The Rafa signing that has surprised you the most!

Romario · January 14, 2006

For me it's Sissoko. Whe I heard he was signing I thought

"Errr ok, another midfielder, seems a bit odd. Do we need another one?

That's alot of money to pay for a Biscan/Diao replacement.

Why not just keep one of them and chase the players we need!"

Considering we had little to spend and

had a host of midfield talent I couldn't understand why we

picked him up at all. I thought we should be saving our money

for the critical positions that needed urgent attention. I really thought

this was a mistake considering we needed to really fatten out the squad.

10 minutes into his first start I thought he was/is the next Viera.

As it stands I think he's become a vital player for us in a very short time.

He offers almost what Hamann offers yet with more aggression and speed. He covers

more ground than any player I can remember and when on song his passing is excellent.

(I know some reckon his passing was poor today but for the most part I don't agree. He was in the thick of it

when Gerrard and Alonso had unusually quiet games and was breaking up everything)

I didn't think that many players had a better engine than Gerrard but this guy

is unnatural.

Right now I really think most teams s*** themselves just before kick off seeing Gladitorial figure of Sissoko,

the intelligence of Alonso and our captain all in midfield.

Over to you....

sean · January 14, 2006

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