siminjo Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Massimo loungo, i really fear him tomorrow. Hope we get him in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 On 02/04/2017 at 12:50, StewieGriffin said: Obviously not a top level PL player, but Lasse Vibe at Brentford seems a very good player. Their fans seemed less concerned about losing Hogan because they still had Vibe Agreed - very good player at this level. His movement is absolutely superb and caused us no end of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 3, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) On 02/04/2017 at 12:50, StewieGriffin said: Obviously not a top level PL player, but Lasse Vibe at Brentford seems a very good player. Their fans seemed less concerned about losing Hogan because they still had Vibe That was really not the case. Brentford fans knew exactly what they were losing and despite having had Vibe at the club for 18 months, most doubted he would be an effective replacement. He is hard-working but hugely lacks consistency. His first-touch is rotten and he runs down blind alleys a lot. He's bagged a decent haul so far this year but when you see Brentford regularly you realise it's down to the supply. Jota in particular has been very beneficial to Vibe since he returned from Eibar. I'm not saying he's a bad player, far from it but most* Brentford fans are still not sold on him and would point to him as an obvious choice for replacement in the summer. *Most = the people I sit with in the New Road. Edited April 3, 2017 by choffer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 2 hours ago, siminjo said: Massimo loungo, i really fear him tomorrow. Hope we get him in the summer. I haven't watched QPR closely but I always thought he flopped there. Was big hype and not heard a jot since he joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Yeah I really liked him at Swindon (indeed we were linked at one stage) but he's struggled to established himself there. That said he has been a regular lately as they've picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 4 hours ago, choffer said: That was really not the case. Brentford fans knew exactly what they were losing and despite having had Vibe at the club for 18 months, most doubted he would be an effective replacement. He is hard-working but hugely lacks consistency. His first-touch is rotten and he runs down blind alleys a lot. He's bagged a decent haul so far this year but when you see Brentford regularly you realise it's down to the supply. Jota in particular has been very beneficial to Vibe since he returned from Eibar. I'm not saying he's a bad player, far from it but most* Brentford fans are still not sold on him and would point to him as an obvious choice for replacement in the summer. *Most = the people I sit with in the New Road. Jota was sensational against us, and seems to have played well since (based on highlights). What is the general view on him at Brentford? He was a good player for Spain underage, but never really broke through at Eibar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Couple of years back Brentford had him and Jon Toral on loan (of Arsenal and was at SHA a while back) and both were excellent. I think Brentford signed Jota permanently but he then had some family issues so had to go back to Spain for a bit. At championship level he's a class act though and fits nicely into how Dean Smith wants to play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted April 3, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted April 3, 2017 57 minutes ago, Mat Kendrick's Dentist said: Jota was sensational against us, and seems to have played well since (based on highlights). What is the general view on him at Brentford? He was a good player for Spain underage, but never really broke through at Eibar. "King" Jota? Absolutely loved, worshipped and adored. He is an excellent player and I think he'd have been snapped up by a Premier League club if he'd not been forced back to Spain with family issues (as Chris outlined above). He is a "luxury" player in terms of skill set but he works his nuts off too. His performance against us was not out of the ordinary and although he has a tendency to drift in and out of games I think he is a class act. The fact that he scored the winner in the last minute against local rivals Fulham hasn't hurt his rep either Personally I don't think he'd thrive in the Premier League but then I said the same about Gray when he went to Burnley and Hogan when he came to us so what do I know? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VillaChris Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Have to say I've always liked Quagliarella. Scored the winner for Samp tonight and have a look at his youtube as he's scored some unbelievable goals in his Palermo and Udinese days. Good to see him back as he had some horrible stuff happen to him off the pitch recently, think he had a stalker who got sent to prison a few weeks back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 19 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Have to say I've always liked Quagliarella. Scored the winner for Samp tonight and have a look at his youtube as he's scored some unbelievable goals in his Palermo and Udinese days. Good to see him back as he had some horrible stuff happen to him off the pitch recently, think he had a stalker who got sent to prison a few weeks back. It was when he was at Napoli. some police officer had blackmailed him and he was forced to leave his boyhood club. very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Kendrick's Dentist Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: Have to say I've always liked Quagliarella. Scored the winner for Samp tonight and have a look at his youtube as he's scored some unbelievable goals in his Palermo and Udinese days. Good to see him back as he had some horrible stuff happen to him off the pitch recently, think he had a stalker who got sent to prison a few weeks back. Good player but for me he's always been a scorer of great goals rather than a great goalscorer. His former strike partner at Udinese, Toto di Natale however 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 13 hours ago, siminjo said: Massimo loungo, i really fear him tomorrow. Hope we get him in the summer. How has he gone this season? All the talk back home this season has been Mooy, Jedinak & Irvine. Only heard about Mass a couple of weeks ago because he scored his first goal in 60 odd appearances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Everytime I watch Romero I am impressed. Unlike past United No.2's like Carroll, Kuszcak and company this guy is way too good to be spending his prime years sitting on a bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 He's not that good, only ever seems to play against weak teams for United. Every time I see him play for Argies he's parrying shots back into the box and misjudging crosses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VillaChris Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Vintage Romero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Argentina has hardly been a hotbed of quality goalkeepers, I don't think they've produced a good keeper since Fillol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Not *that* great a player I guess, but it didn't seem worth starting a new thread and it is an incredible achievement from a few weeks back: Kazuyoshi Miura scores at 50 to beat Sir Stanley Matthews’ record The Japanese striker, Kazuyoshi Miura, has become the oldest professional footballer to score a competitive goal, beating Sir Stanley Matthews’ 52-year-long record. Miura, nicknamed “Kazu”, turned 50 last month and scored the only goal of the game as Yokohama FC recorded a 1-0 win over Thespa Kusatsu in J-League 2. The former England international Matthews held the record for the oldest professional goalscorer at the age of 50 years and five days in 1965. Miura set the new record aged 50 and 14 days old on Sunday. “I’m glad to contribute to a win,” Miura said. “I’m always looking to score but had a good feeling about today’s game.” Miura took control of a deflected ball and fired an angled shot past the outstretched arms of goalkeeper Keiki Shimizu. Matthews set the previous record when he played for Stoke City against Fulham in 1965. The former Japan international, now in his 32nd season, Miura made his professional debut in 1986 with the Brazilian side Santos before spells in his homeland with Tokyo Verdy and Vissel Kobe. Miura, who joined Yokohama in 2005, has also played for Dinamo Zagreb, Genoa and Sydney FC. He relaunched his career in the Japanese league in the late 1990s after an unsuccessful trial with Bournemouth. Despite scoring 55 goals in 89 appearances for his country, Miura is still remembered as one of the best Japanese players never to appear at a World Cup. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/mar/12/kazuyoshi-miura-oldest-professional-scorer-beats-stanley-matthews-record 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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