Isa Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I wouldn't have advised him to join them but it isn't doomed to failure. This isn't the Real Madrid of 10 years ago where he would've had no chance. Perez (their president) seems to want to place more emphasis on youth development the long-term, they recently secured the signings of two other big prospects in Marco Asensio and Mink Peeters. Plus they have a B team, so at least he'll continue to get regular competative football, unlike if he had joined an English club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Cheeky loan bid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I wouldn't have advised him to join them but it isn't doomed to failure. This isn't the Real Madrid of 10 years ago where he would've had no chance. Perez (their president) seems to want to place more emphasis on youth development the long-term, they recently secured the signings of two other big prospects in Marco Asensio and Mink Peeters. Plus they have a B team, so at least he'll continue to get regular competative football, unlike if he had joined an English club. Yeah worst would've been going somewhere like Chelsea and being loaned out to Vitesse Arnham in two years time when everyone's forgotten him like McCheran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 at times i think chelsea sign the youngsters just so no one else can, courtois and lukaku being obvious examples, chalobah got sent out on loan again yesterday, this time reading after burnley cancelled his loan there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 at times i think chelsea sign the youngsters just so no one else can, courtois and lukaku being obvious examples, chalobah got sent out on loan again yesterday, this time reading after burnley cancelled his loan there It's also using financial clout to corner the market. They sign hot prospects that they know other clubs will be interested in, if they turn out to be good enough for the first team (Courtois) then that's a bonus but the fact that they can flip all of these players for a profit is the real motivation in my opinion. Chelsea got ridiculous money for Lukaku because they could play hardball when they were negotiating with Everton. They didn't need to sell as he was on a long contract and they sure as hell didn't need the money in that transfer window. They could say to Everton "make us an offer we cannot refuse or we will loan him out to one of the teams who will be near you in the table next season" and Everton are suddenly compelled to buy. Imagine if Lukaku had gone to Spurs this season on loan? The fans would be rioting and every bad result Everton have had this season would be attributed to them not spending the money. It's a great way to combat Financial Fair Play if you are already worth billions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 just watched Norway vs Sweden and this guy is a talent. Made 2 or 3 brilliant passes and easily the best player on the park. Pity Norway dont have a striker or his good play will get wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yeah, he was very good today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 needs a bit of support, Nortveld looked decent as well, felt bad for the guy Soderlund, got into great positions but no composure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 just watched Norway vs Sweden and this guy is a talent. Made 2 or 3 brilliant passes and easily the best player on the park. Pity Norway dont have a striker or his good play will get wasted Can we get him in on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 needs a bit of support, Nortveld looked decent as well, felt bad for the guy Soderlund, got into great positions but no composure He needs, as you say, a good striker. Johansen in midfield is probably our most consistenly good player, and Nordtveit or Tettey makes it a decent midfield. We have been lacking that very good striker since Carew retired, though. Søderlund is normally quite clinical but that is in the Tippeliga. King has never been a terrific goal scorer but he has other qualities. This team with Carew up front would arguably be our best side since the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Is Abdellaeou injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yeah, pretty much all of the time these days. And as much as I like him, he's no John Carew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 No he isn't but he did have a decent scoring record for Hannover not so long ago so thought he might've been your best bet although he hasn't done much for Stuttgart lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 If he were healthy and playing regularly, then he probably would be our best bet. I can't see him getting back to his best, though, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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