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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIWell Llorente is decent and Pedro of Barca can step up and Torres will hopefully come good soon.(Original post by Zerforax)
Makes you wonder what happens for Spain come next summer. Torres a shadow of his former self and Villa will be trying to recover from a serious injury.
Who else do they have? Llorente?
Their midfield can bag a lot of goals too with Mata, Silva, Iniesta...etc. -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IILlorente doesn't seem to quite fit the Spain style of play and seems to be more of a Plan B?(Original post by JClive)
Well Llorente is decent and Pedro of Barca can step up and Torres will hopefully come good soon.
Their midfield can bag a lot of goals too with Mata, Silva, Iniesta...etc.
I thought Pedro played as a winger for Barca and Spain?
Perhaps Fabregas in a false number 9 position?
....Silva....Fabregas.....Pedro
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIOk then. State the obvious. Not in a crisis, we usually have 4 teams go through to the round of sixteen.(Original post by greekguy)
This year its the worst for the english teams so far in the chl and in the europa league. -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IINegredo, soldado, mata can play in false 9 probably.(Original post by Zerforax)
Llorente doesn't seem to quite fit the Spain style of play and seems to be more of a Plan B?
I thought Pedro played as a winger for Barca and Spain?
Perhaps Fabregas in a false number 9 position?
....Silva....Fabregas.....Pedro
...........Iniesta..Xavi........
...............Alonso........... ...
Not in any crisis. At least torres has a good chance of making the squad now.
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Re: The European/World Football Thread III don't think Fabregas is cut out to be a number 9. Especially at international level.(Original post by Zerforax)
Llorente doesn't seem to quite fit the Spain style of play and seems to be more of a Plan B?
I thought Pedro played as a winger for Barca and Spain?
Perhaps Fabregas in a false number 9 position?
....Silva....Fabregas.....Pedro
...........Iniesta..Xavi........
...............Alonso........... ...
Maybe they'll take Soldado to the euro's? -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IINegredo, isn't doing too badly, 4 goals this season so far and if I remember correctly ,his last outing for Spain against Lichtenstein he scored 2. Definitely got a shot at making the Euro's. However, Soldado is definitely the man in form, 9 goals in as little as 15 games.(Original post by jam277)
How's negredo doing?
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIThis is what makes me facepalm madrid, they let players leave for nothing and never play them, then they become top class players.(Original post by xxm)
Negredo, isn't doing too badly, 4 goals this season so far and if I remember correctly ,his last outing for Spain against Lichtenstein he scored 2. Definitely got a shot at making the Euro's. However, Soldado is definitely the man in form, 9 goals in as little as 15 games.
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIYeah, agreed. But in all fairness to Madrid, I'm not sure Soldado would get much game time there, he'd maybe get the odd game, run in the cup competitions that'd be it I think. Which would be such a waste of talent. Likewise Negredo.(Original post by jam277)
This is what makes me facepalm madrid, they let players leave for nothing and never play them, then they become top class players.
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIHe'll probably get taken to the Euros but with Torres' prolonged poor form, do you really want to be relying on a striker who won't be match fit/sharp as he usually is going in a major tournament?(Original post by Kevmeister)
Timescale for his return is 4-5 months, so that's ideal for Spain, tbh.
Barca have a little more to be worried about. .... -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IITrue, though last year higuain and benzema got injured, would have been useful.(Original post by xxm)
Yeah, agreed. But in all fairness to Madrid, I'm not sure Soldado would get much game time there, he'd maybe get the odd game, run in the cup competitions that'd be it I think. Which would be such a waste of talent. Likewise Negredo.
There's also mata. The worst has got to be samuel eto'o.Last edited by jam277; 15-12-2011 at 21:49. -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIYou think he'd get in the team ahead of Ozil or Di maria?(Original post by jam277)
True, though last year higuain and benzema got injured, would have been useful.
There's also mata.
I'm not sure, he'd definitely play his fair share and if he showed his true class would probably be picked ahead of Di maria. Not sure about Ozil though.
Just seen your edit. Yep to this day they must be kicking themselves over that.Last edited by xxm; 15-12-2011 at 21:58. -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IISpain's first match is 6 months from now - its not like he's new to the team, so its not that big a risk. He doesn't have to start the first match or two, but he's a great option to have coming off the bench.(Original post by Zerforax)
He'll probably get taken to the Euros but with Torres' prolonged poor form, do you really want to be relying on a striker who won't be match fit/sharp as he usually is going in a major tournament? -
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IITrue, I think mourinho would have rotated all of them like he does with kaka/ozil and benzema/higuain, the speed at which he picks a pass is immense, his link up play with meireles is similar to that of barcas.(Original post by xxm)
You think he'd get in the team ahead of Ozil or Di maria?
I'm not sure, he'd definitely play his fair share and if he showed his true class would probably be picked ahead of Di maria. Not sure about Ozil though.
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Re: The European/World Football Thread IIShame he's Spanish, doesn't get the international recognition he deserves. Likewise Silva to an extent.(Original post by jam277)
True, I think mourinho would have rotated all of them like he does with kaka/ozil and benzema/higuain, the speed at which he picks a pass is immense, his link up play with meireles is similar to that of barcas.
