Marvellous explanation of how poor these new rules are Ripleys, you get a word.
Ahem...
Word RipleysCat, word
comment by The BB Thread Stopper - Natalie Sawyer is my sister in law ceasefire mode..this could last forever (U1181)
posted 29 minutes ago
good article..Modric would be a dream at Utd tho
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Can you please explain why, using facts of course.
Cheers
What is wrong with me expressing my admiration for a player.
Modric would probably do alright why are you so set against it?
Too much money for a player who we don't need critically. Would be great to have him in the side, but I do think he's overrated somewhat. Still a very very good player who I wouldn't be Unhappy with, but Spurs are aiming high, and won't sell to us at the moment.
ManUtdDare
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I could ask you. And I'm a Carrick fan and think he should go to the Euro's.
But statistically, what has Carrick done to get in our team?
My point is football is about more than goals, assists etc.
Modric in my eyes would improve our possession stats by 5-10%
not even gonna waste my breath trying to explain why Modric would be good fr us
I want us to sign players who in the first place are better than what we've got or signed to do a job in the side. Players who can deliver on the big stage in the crunch games as well as on cold tuesday nights in Stoke.
A 3 goal a season midfielder, with 3 assists isn't better than what we've got and would be a monumental waste of resources.
Time and time again, Modric gets hyped to high heaven and time and time again he goes missing in big games, gets dominated by the likes of Stoke City, is ineffective against quality midfield opposition, can't tackle or track back and is barged off the ball.
I would rather we played our useless midfield (according to some) and promote from within than waste our resources on a player who isn't better than what we've got at the moment.
I've presented my argument, using facts, I would be grateful if the people who want to us to pay 40m for Modric do the same.
Cheers
Carrick offers massively more than Modric does defensively.
If we could sign Modric on a free, that's fine with me but anything over 18m is too much in my opinion.
His goal tally and assists for Spurs can be compared to Gibson's contributions for Utd but people want him gone. Amazing
I think he is better than what we have but would cost too much..i think it's a good we all have different opinions
comment by SouthLondonManc (U12028)
posted 17 minutes ago
ManUtdDare
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I could ask you. And I'm a Carrick fan and think he should go to the Euro's.
But statistically, what has Carrick done to get in our team?
My point is football is about more than goals, assists etc.
Modric in my eyes would improve our possession stats by 5-10%
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Yes it is, I believe that as well. We complain about goals from midfield and people suggest Modric can help out with that, I've shown that he doesn't so what else can he do for us that our current midfield can't?
Carrick protects our back 4 very well, Modric can't do that, Carrick intercepts, tackles and retains possession well too.
The possession argument is useless because Arsenal for instance used to dominate possession but did nothing with it. Goals win football games.
Modric isn't a bad footballer, but he's not better than what we've got and surplus to requirements. He couldn't even dominate our supposedly poor midfield.
I think £40m for Modric is too much.
But he destroyed Liverpool this season.
He also destroyed Arsenal.
And last season at WHL he was by far the best midfielder on show.
It would be great to see Spurs possession stats with and without Modric.
Also how many indirect assists does he get? E.G. Modric to Bale to Adebayor.
Cos we also play with high wingers.
2 years ago I said Bale would be a dream at OT..people laughed at me..not many laugh now...Spurs are a nightmare to deal with tho and would want way over the odds for any player..Harry wouldnt sell Paker for less than 25 million now
2 years ago I said Bale would be a dream at OT..people laughed at me..not many laugh now...Spurs are a nightmare to deal with tho and would want way over the odds for any player..Harry wouldnt sell Paker for less than 25 million now
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True. In fact, Spurs are a good example of why FFP is not all bad. A few years ago they were a mid-table club but with a few very astute signings they've propelled themselves right up with the big boys - without the need for a sugar daddy.
Don't get me started on Bale
Daredevil,
All I can say is you obviously haven't watched that much of Modric then. OK, his goals and assists are low, but that's not the main part of his game. Modric is our playmaker, he initiates our forward play, he might not be the one getting on the final ball or even producing the final ball, but he is almost always instrumental in starting the move.
He spreads play brilliantly, is always there as an outlet and brings urgency to the game when it's needed.
To say he gets dominated by teams like Stoke isn't true...he produced a superb display against them a couple of seasons ago which buried that myth. The defensive side of his game is underestimated, he tracks back, puts his tackles in and retains possession when needed.
As for his performance against your 'poor' midfield this season...you seem to have missed the fact we had Huddlestone and Sandro injured and hadn't bought Scott Parker when we played you, so our defensive cover in midfield was pretty much non-existant.
Having said all that, it doesn't make any difference as all this is just mischief making someone at the Daily Fail. £30million for someone we turned £40million down for in the summer?....it's just poor quality, lazy journalism.
Oh, and apart from that...he wasn't playing against you!
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posted on 26/12/11
Marvellous explanation of how poor these new rules are Ripleys, you get a word.
Ahem...
Word RipleysCat, word
posted on 26/12/11
comment by The BB Thread Stopper - Natalie Sawyer is my sister in law ceasefire mode..this could last forever (U1181)
posted 29 minutes ago
good article..Modric would be a dream at Utd tho
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Can you please explain why, using facts of course.
Cheers
posted on 26/12/11
What is wrong with me expressing my admiration for a player.
posted on 26/12/11
Modric would probably do alright why are you so set against it?
posted on 26/12/11
Too much money for a player who we don't need critically. Would be great to have him in the side, but I do think he's overrated somewhat. Still a very very good player who I wouldn't be Unhappy with, but Spurs are aiming high, and won't sell to us at the moment.
posted on 26/12/11
ManUtdDare
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I could ask you. And I'm a Carrick fan and think he should go to the Euro's.
But statistically, what has Carrick done to get in our team?
My point is football is about more than goals, assists etc.
Modric in my eyes would improve our possession stats by 5-10%
posted on 26/12/11
not even gonna waste my breath trying to explain why Modric would be good fr us
posted on 26/12/11
I want us to sign players who in the first place are better than what we've got or signed to do a job in the side. Players who can deliver on the big stage in the crunch games as well as on cold tuesday nights in Stoke.
A 3 goal a season midfielder, with 3 assists isn't better than what we've got and would be a monumental waste of resources.
Time and time again, Modric gets hyped to high heaven and time and time again he goes missing in big games, gets dominated by the likes of Stoke City, is ineffective against quality midfield opposition, can't tackle or track back and is barged off the ball.
I would rather we played our useless midfield (according to some) and promote from within than waste our resources on a player who isn't better than what we've got at the moment.
I've presented my argument, using facts, I would be grateful if the people who want to us to pay 40m for Modric do the same.
Cheers
posted on 26/12/11
Carrick offers massively more than Modric does defensively.
posted on 26/12/11
If we could sign Modric on a free, that's fine with me but anything over 18m is too much in my opinion.
His goal tally and assists for Spurs can be compared to Gibson's contributions for Utd but people want him gone. Amazing
posted on 26/12/11
I think he is better than what we have but would cost too much..i think it's a good we all have different opinions
posted on 26/12/11
good thing #
posted on 26/12/11
comment by SouthLondonManc (U12028)
posted 17 minutes ago
ManUtdDare
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I could ask you. And I'm a Carrick fan and think he should go to the Euro's.
But statistically, what has Carrick done to get in our team?
My point is football is about more than goals, assists etc.
Modric in my eyes would improve our possession stats by 5-10%
=================================
Yes it is, I believe that as well. We complain about goals from midfield and people suggest Modric can help out with that, I've shown that he doesn't so what else can he do for us that our current midfield can't?
Carrick protects our back 4 very well, Modric can't do that, Carrick intercepts, tackles and retains possession well too.
The possession argument is useless because Arsenal for instance used to dominate possession but did nothing with it. Goals win football games.
Modric isn't a bad footballer, but he's not better than what we've got and surplus to requirements. He couldn't even dominate our supposedly poor midfield.
posted on 26/12/11
I think £40m for Modric is too much.
But he destroyed Liverpool this season.
He also destroyed Arsenal.
And last season at WHL he was by far the best midfielder on show.
It would be great to see Spurs possession stats with and without Modric.
Also how many indirect assists does he get? E.G. Modric to Bale to Adebayor.
Cos we also play with high wingers.
posted on 26/12/11
2 years ago I said Bale would be a dream at OT..people laughed at me..not many laugh now...Spurs are a nightmare to deal with tho and would want way over the odds for any player..Harry wouldnt sell Paker for less than 25 million now
posted on 26/12/11
2 years ago I said Bale would be a dream at OT..people laughed at me..not many laugh now...Spurs are a nightmare to deal with tho and would want way over the odds for any player..Harry wouldnt sell Paker for less than 25 million now
___________________________
True. In fact, Spurs are a good example of why FFP is not all bad. A few years ago they were a mid-table club but with a few very astute signings they've propelled themselves right up with the big boys - without the need for a sugar daddy.
posted on 26/12/11
Don't get me started on Bale
posted on 26/12/11
Daredevil,
All I can say is you obviously haven't watched that much of Modric then. OK, his goals and assists are low, but that's not the main part of his game. Modric is our playmaker, he initiates our forward play, he might not be the one getting on the final ball or even producing the final ball, but he is almost always instrumental in starting the move.
He spreads play brilliantly, is always there as an outlet and brings urgency to the game when it's needed.
To say he gets dominated by teams like Stoke isn't true...he produced a superb display against them a couple of seasons ago which buried that myth. The defensive side of his game is underestimated, he tracks back, puts his tackles in and retains possession when needed.
As for his performance against your 'poor' midfield this season...you seem to have missed the fact we had Huddlestone and Sandro injured and hadn't bought Scott Parker when we played you, so our defensive cover in midfield was pretty much non-existant.
Having said all that, it doesn't make any difference as all this is just mischief making someone at the Daily Fail. £30million for someone we turned £40million down for in the summer?....it's just poor quality, lazy journalism.
posted on 26/12/11
Oh, and apart from that...he wasn't playing against you!
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