Interesting Baines article

[DrEFC]

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/has-man-street-rio-de-janeiro-heard-leighton-baines
Discusses how people around the world don't know much of him (bar the spanish and yanks). Interesting that he refused Bayern also.
*Happy if gets amalgamated into a Baines thread*

 

[SerenityNigh]

“Everyone at the club is convinced by him” (and not just that he exists) and then, less happily, “We can’t force him to join us – he would rather live in Liverpool than Munich, and that’s that.”
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features...iro-heard-leighton-baines#yWOhwKQuBfbpmhBp.99

Everton that

 

[Wat Tyler]

We know how good he is, that is more than enough

 

[SerenityNigh]

Nevertheless, the drive of the article is silly. Can Baines be England's secret weapon at the World Cup because fans and journalists don't know his name? If coaches don't know him, maybe, but if coaches don't know how to scout the opponent's best players, they're weapons.

 

[DrEFC]

Initially I thought it was a bit of a piss take article, you know hinting he had to be in the CL to be known. I'm sure any of Englands opponents would of done their homework

 

[efcfanwirral]

Initially I thought it was a bit of a piss take article, you know hinting he had to be in the CL to be known. I'm sure any of Englands opponents would of done their homework

They sort of do though, how many Atalanta or Wolfsburg players do we know? It's the same thing.

Let's face it, a fair number of people abroad haven't heard of the club he plays for and are shocked the city of Liverpool has two teams...what chance does he have of being well known?

 

[Fensta]

Like he said, most of us couldn't name full backs in the French / Brazilian / Italian leagues so it's no big deal.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Most of us might not be able to, but you'd think coaches, and especially scouts, would do. That's their job

 

[lmurkder]

Initially I thought it was a bit of a piss take article, you know hinting he had to be in the CL to be known. I'm sure any of Englands opponents would of done their homework

Isn't the premier league the most watched in the world or why they getting billions.

'Little old Everton' obv.

 

[ANDYEFC95]

Pretty sure Baines isn't arsed if people don't know his name