Watch the game again, at one point he muscled toure off the ball, he'll do just fine
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No, that's not it at all.
What is it then, Sean? Genuine question because my first reaction was the same as the Doc's.
I thought Sean was making more of a humour based observation, I've joked a few times about playing Rodgers bingo. It doesn't mean I don't respect him, I love the way he talks, he just has some memorable phraseology he likes to use when he does so.
As for sterling, I'm dead against him hitting the weights at 17. It will not help imo, more likely hinder.
As for sterling, I'm dead against him hitting the weights at 17. It will not help imo, more likely hinder.
I would agree with this. He most likely will bulk out naturally as he hasn't finished growing yet.
You're approach to what I said is like saying that there's no middle ground, either you want him to play or you don't want him to play.
I WANT HIM TO PLAY, but I've always said that it should be a gradual transition.
That's not what you said though Modo, or you didn't state it clearly enough. You said he 'isn't ready', then you said:
He needs to get bigger because he's getting shrugged of the ball too easily.
His size also forces him to use up a lot of energy in order to keep the ball in those types of duels.
Hence, my "he isn't ready" comment.
What middle ground? He's just played well and the barometer wasn't set against Norwich or Villa, but the Champions. If your point is that we need to be careful with him and protect him when we need to, then that's fair enough, but that's not what you said.
He needs to get bigger because he's getting shrugged of the ball too easily.
His size also forces him to use up a lot of energy in order to keep the ball in those types of duels.
Hence, my "he isn't ready" comment.
What middle ground? He's just played well and the barometer wasn't set against Norwich or Villa, but the Champions. If your point is that we need to be careful with him and protect him when we need to, then that's fair enough, but that's not what you said.
I've had to swallow my original statement on Sterling Modo. I said he wasnt ready and I reckon now he is! If he wasnt ready I'm sure Assaidi would have been drafted in and Borini deployed on the left.
Exactly
As the above article implies, I think last season's NextGen matches were an invaluable wake-up call to him just as he was slipping into an indifferent spell. He didn't exactly shine consistently in those games, but he learnt a lot from them and really knuckled down with Borrell after them and pushed on. He's been nurtured well by the club, contrary to some claims, and that's why he is looking so promising now.
Yep. Rodgers comments that he'd learnt about closing down their lines & moving into space within one game are very promising. It's one thing having those attributes that he has, but those combined with the ability to learn tactically are what set the best players apart.
I think people can get uppity rather quickly online, myself included, when unable able to hear or see how someone is meaning something.
If I appeared to be being disrespectful or undermining of Rodgers that was not my intention. I'm not saying he's a twat or whatever. My only point is that management buzz speak, (which I deal with every day in my job) is hateful, and using the phrase 'going forward' is hateful too. As is any company offering 'solutions' or 'delivering great service or saying 'we are passionate about plumbing/meat packing/anal lice cream production'. It means absolutely nothing.
It is not an indictment of the man or his methods. I hope he will be an excellent manager for us. It is merely that my preference would be that he did not use management-speak or any other language that appears in Dilbert cartoons.
In my opinion this is rather different from what I was accused of, which was being pedantic over repetition.
Hope that clears that up. I really enjoy participating on this site, my favourite in many years, despite some predictable trolls and WUMs who couldn't find Anfield with a fucking sat nav, but then that's the power of the internet.
from the telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...o-Walcott-if-Andy-Carroll-joins-West-Ham.html
what do you guys think? 5-6m winger...?
what do you guys think? 5-6m winger...?
More likely this though, as he came on a free.
I've said this for months, and I know it's fucking obvious, but that's exactly what it's boiled down to, when we've got a £3m winger and a £10m forward on the pitch, there's no justification for having a £35m player sat warming the bench, eating up wages and wasting away valuable transfer funds. It's not solely about ability or suitability, it's always been political as much as anything.
I reckon the winger probably is generic speak, though it could easily be Cole, who's allegedly on just under £5m a year.
I reckon the winger probably is generic speak, though it could easily be Cole, who's allegedly on just under £5m a year.
If he was at a club that didn't want to sell him I guess he would be worth in excess of £20m, the excess depending on how desperate the buying club was.
I reckon that we will have done well if we get £15m for him by Friday midnight, as it is obvious that we want shot of him.
If anyone offers us 15m there'll be an additional compensation deal for wages as well. I reckon we'll see less than 10
I think there is also a desire to rid ourselves of the easy lay tag.
If someone is really trying to fuck us over I reckon(hope) we will tell them where to go
Unless he is playing the game and trying to keep the media sweet and on his side until he has had an opportunity to establish himself in his current position
Not the club, the player... Hasn't he got about 4 years left on a good contract? If Newcastle offer him their standard package and it works out 5m less over the term than we were going to pay him then his agent will sit there til midnight saying he wants us to write a cheque.
And so he should.
And so he should.
Maybe, yes. I do think it's a bit risky when it comes to transfers.
Depends how much Carroll wants the move to Newcastle too I guess.
There have been some suggestions that the West Ham offer is still on the table but Andy isn't budging.
It is turning into a game of chicken waiting for the first one to blink
Christ I hope Didi doesn't turn up unexpectantly.
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