Always thought he would be a very good signing, but not so sure about him now. How old is he? Would he be a very good squad player or starter?
Just turned 30, starter...better than Downing IMO.
Yep, I'd definitely go in for Benayoun, he runs at players and actually goes past them, opening space up for other. Exactly what we need at times.
But Benayouns not a wide man is he? Doesnt he play just just in behind the striker?
I know one thing for sure though, if we played Gabby and a smaller guy upfront together wed have to cut out a lot of the long balls.
That's Yossi's preferred position, but Benitez has played him on teh right wing on many occasions.
I don't agree with your assessment of playing Gabby and a shorter player, especially after this year. Gabby's gotten a lot better at playing with his back into the centerback, and has over the course of this season turned into a faster, goalscoring version of Lionel Heskey. As a matter of fact, one of the best goals Gabby ever scored was off of a long ball (at the Emirates last season, when he fought off Gallas, circus-sealed the ball onto his right, and hit it on the half-volley). Actually, one of the things that miffed me most about Sunday's match was that the Fonz didn't come on first, so we could see what the Gabby-Fonz partnership would look like.
Im not saying stop playing long balls, just not so many because we wouldnt have Carew there to win the flickons.