[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=41080.msg1151855#msg1151855 date=1281460981]
I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by the idea of him getting some games this season but i think it's a bit much to expect him to become 'a regular'. If that happens it means something is wrong with our frontline.
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He will be 20 this year, that's old enough to hold down a first team slot in many teams if you are good enough. At the moment our frontline players are (and I'm assuming now that Gerrard is moving back into midfield): Torres, Jovanovic, Cole, Kuyt, N'Gog, Babel & possibly Aquilani (as AM), we may also have another striker arriving before the end of the transfer season. However it seems Pacheco will be played on either the left or the right and in that case his competition is Jovanovic, Kuyt & Babel - It's not beyond the realms of possibility that he can get himself to #2 in that list, and become a 1st team regular, if he continues his progress.