honourablegeorge Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Bottom of this story. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...iverpool102.xml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prongsy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He is actually a bloody good player although at Barca the team around him don't do him many favours in terms of defensive duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He is actually massively overrated, like most of these names from abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He is actually a bloody good player although at Barca the team around him don't do him many favours in terms of defensive duty. He's been a massive flop a Barca, nowt to do with defending all to do with attacking i.e. he offers feck all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prongsy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He is actually massively overrated, like most of these names from abroad. What are your suggestions for full back, then? I'm guessing someone English that we can pay a 5-10m premium on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He's been a massive flop a Barca, nowt to do with defending all to do with attacking i.e. he offers feck all. Cool sounding name though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kelv Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Quality player who has found it tough at Barca purley cause nobody ahead of the back four even try to defend. 30 odd caps for France whilst Evra has 9, enough said really. Be perfect for our system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredfella Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Quality player who has found it tough at Barca purley cause nobody ahead of the back four even try to defend. 30 odd caps for France whilst Evra has 9, enough said really. Be perfect for our system. I agree, very good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngibo YPC Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Looked absolutely garbage the other night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hes a great athlete.... a poor footballer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassony Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He reminds of Traore (except this chap doesn't have a champion league medal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodrobotusses Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Guess it kinda makes sense when you think about the left-backs we've been linked to in the last couple of seasons - Heinze, Kaladze, Chiellini, etc. They're all more defensive left-backs/auxiliary centre-backs. Can't remember who posted on here AAAGES ago, but there was the theory that Rafa wanted a defence wherein the left-back could tuck in and almost form a 3 at the back, with a far more attacking right-back on the other side. The story was that he'd tried to train Riise to play this role, but naturally it wasn't a great fit. Makes sense though, both in terms of our previous LB targets (could we throw the lad from Bilbao among them too?), and our previous linkage with the likes of Alves and Rafinha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prongsy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Cool sounding name though. Yeah, that's why people want him. Nothing to do with him being good or bad, just his name. If it was Smith, you'd be all over him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Toxteth O'Grady Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Yeah, that's why people want him. Nothing to do with him being good or bad, just his name. If it was Smith, you'd be all over him. Smithio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Thought he was the worst player on the pitch last week; he really stood out to me. Mind you, I'm no Kaizer when it comes to judging potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prongsy Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Thought he was the worst player on the pitch last week; he really stood out to me. Mind you, I'm no Kaizer when it comes to judging potential. Lahm was horrific the other day, too. I'd love him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicer07 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 No ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmylibel Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Interesting. Before he joined Barca he was quoted as saying that Liverpool had made an approach to him (it was around about this time last season) but he was more interested in Barca or Arsenal. Might have to be a little less picky now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Cal Red Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 i regularly saw him play earlier in the season. thought he was very solid defensively & comfortable on the ball... but didn't offer much going forward (probably didn't need w/ that Barca line-up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Davis Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Christ he's overrated. Very, very overrated. Never been impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFletcher Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He was abysmal against United the other night. Attacks basically ended as soon as the ball arrived at his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield11 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 He's been a massive flop a Barca, nowt to do with defending all to do with attacking i.e. he offers feck all. Agree, Riise with a tan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regi Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Don't rate Abidal TBH....but then I didn't rate Evra before he went to United either.Thought Abidal was poor for France in WC 2006 and he hasn't done much since to change that view.Fact the Barca are willing to let him go so soon would only seem to back that up.He looks clumsy and uncomfortable going forward. Would love to be proved wrong but he wouldn't be high on my list of potential left-backs. I certainly wouldn't have him on ahead of a fit Fabio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Davis Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Agree, Riise with a tan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyds Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Good defensively, sh*t going forward - can't cross for nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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