He scored 11 in about 42 games and didn’t score from mid-December onwards, he was complete crap. Niasse scored more open play goals in about a third of the minutes.
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He scored 11 in about 42 games and didn’t score from mid-December onwards, he was complete crap. Niasse scored more open play goals in about a third of the minutes.
Also Nigel Martyn.
billyblue80
Player Valuation: £70m
Off to Barca
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Sauce...?
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
There are reasons other than just age as to why these transfers didn't work out (though some will be tied to it).
Gascoigne and Hughes were miles past his best when he came here and Gazza had some major issues, Ginola lost any pace he had which is a problem for a winger like him. Delph's main issue is he is never fit, he never has been and the older he gets the worse it will get. Rooney was another who was brilliant in the past because he had that dynamic quality which he lost as he had been playing non-stop since he was 16. Blomqvist and Eto'o were not even that bad really. Blomqvist (who also had major injury issues) was OK until Moyes came and fell out with him and Eto'o did well for the short time he was here.
Then you have Gough and Barry, players who never relied on pace even in their prime (or adapted to losing it) who were model pros who very rarely got injured. Intelligent footballers, it's why the likes of Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo and even a James Milner can continue to play at a high level.
You can also make room for a seasoned pro but they have to be of the right make up to mitigate any risks involved.
Kantareller
Player Valuation: £35m
Rooney being good that season is a very bad take. Almost as bad as that Allardyce did wonders getting us 8th
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Very. Took some pens and scored a goal from the halfway line.
Brilliant goal obviously but you cant rely on that every week. A rare moment of brilliance can cloud some peoples judgement even if the rest of what they do is crap.
kenada_blue
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Point is he was still our top scorer after we spent £300million. So he wasn't really the problem.
He definitely was a problem, but there were a plethora of problems that season.
hallamblue
Player Valuation: £35m
Hilarious after they got rid of Suarez because he was too old.
That’s a bold statement
BirkenheadBlue
Player Valuation: £70m
I do think he showed enough that season to suggest he could have been a decent signing if we as a team at the time:
1) hadn’t been utter shabite
2) hadn’t needed to rely on him to be playing pretty much every game.
That said…. That goal was boss. I was sat in the Gwladys, and you knew it was in the instant he hit it. Unreal technique.
The worst of it is that I have no idea how my font changed !
FCBarça
Player Valuation: £10m
Kun is a year younger but coming in on a free, he will have to accept lower wages than what Luis was earning but agree the decision to dump him made no fiscal/sporting logic
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