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[quote author=Skullflower link=topic=41846.msg1173227#msg1173227 date=1284313872]
we spent 12 million pounds on them.
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One has only played 4 games for us however and is a good footballer no matter how poor he looked today. At the very least could you give him ten games to disqualify himself?
*Not that it matters but he's probably alraedy played more games than Aqua managed.
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I think there's some promise there, some of his passing can be very good, maybe his shortcomings won't be so magnified once he plays alongside someone with some actual ability rather than Lucas. It was the same last season with Masher, the onus was on him to do something in an attacking sense and I guess it led to alot of criticism too.
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Was about to right something very similar before I re-read the thread.
Im clinging to the fact that Lucas would conspire to make any midfield partner look utterly utterly shit, regardless of their ability.
Just when we were telling ourselves that he couldnt get any worse, and had lowered our expectations to the level of "oh, he wasn't so bad today, he managed to put his boots on the correct feet, not to cry in public, stand upright for over 50% of the match, and mouth breathe whilst jogging" he suddenly goes that extra step and becomes a total fucking shithouse - actively making himself unavailable by taking positions behind opposition midfielders, delaying-delaying-delaying-delaying the pass, and then..... sliding it straight to the opposition centre back.
Fuck. me.