English Premier League thread

As a matter offact my friend, i'm a big fan of Raffa...i immensely enjoyed his Valencia team. Much better to watch than Liverpool.I've read Ballague's book about how Liverpool played in their Cl's win season. Benitez is a very clever coach...but Liverpool is boring to watch...and who cares as long as the results are good (but, at the moment they are not...).
And Liverpool is one of the big clubs i like...i also like Chelsea and this season i'm a big fan of Arsenal...because they play splendid football. I used to be a Man Utd fan (30 years) and like the way they are playing...very atrractive. But please do not tell me that Liverpool are playing attractive football, even if they have one of the best center forwards in the world.
Xabi Alonso's passing game is second to no one.
I've already said that Gerrard is over-hyped.
 
I actually don't know how you 'measure' attractive football. Sure we don't play champagne football, but we play good football. We play a passing game, and we have given up the 'hoofs' this season to a great extent. Our football this season has been 'Italian' in a way, but we change our game on the counter attack. We were boring to watch under Houllier, and also for a certain period under Rafa (he knows we don't have good enough players to play the football he likes). But then we were brilliant attacking wise under Evans, but couldn't defend for shit.

Xabi Alonso's passing game is second to no one (Xavi? Pirlo?) but he is very, very inconsistent. Gerrard is inconsistent as well, and over-hyped to a certain degree, but he's a world class player. Not a mediocre player.

And Torres is not even one of the best center forwards in Europe YET. I wonder would you say the same thing, say a year back from now?
 
Abhishek said:
Hmm, no offense, but this post clearly indicates your hatred (if you can call it) of bigger clubs (and there are several clubs bigger than Liverpool financially).

You obviously haven't watched us play this season, if you think we are boring. Yes we were boring against Chelsea last season, against Barcelona perhaps at Nou Camp, but that was because we had inferior players, so we could not outplay those teams, but outsmart them.

Funny you should include Alonso in that 'not mediocre' list, but not Gerrard (who you don't like either I am guessing?). Also you forget Hyypia-Carragher, who were one of the best CB partnerships in Europe a couple of years back. And obviously, Reina and Agger are 'mediocre' too. I bet you think Lucas and Babel are shite as well?

It's just a stereotype used against Rafa that he's a defensive coach (though I admit watching us under Ged must have been painful). 100 goals in around 48 games ain't bad, is it. We also have scored the most goals in the CL this season. Pretty decent for a boring, defensive team? And not to mention Rafa's Valencia 'machine' who could pull off the most breathtaking counter attacking and give-and-go moves on occassions, and had 2 of the best attacking flair players of it's time (Aimar and Vicente).

Boring indeed :tumble:
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What happenend to him?? i remember thinking he was World Class and thought he was one of the best Wide players around and he was only 22 or something :tumble:
 
YoungGun_UK said:
What happenend to him?? i remember thinking he was World Class and thought he was one of the best Wide players around and he was only 22 or something :tumble:
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Eh, let's just say he did a Kewell :(

Fucking shame, the amount of talent he has. Amazing player when on form. Doesn't get much playing time now with the emergence of Silva and Mata.
 
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Abhishek said:
We play a passing game, and we have given up the 'hoofs' this season to a great extent.
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The only reason you've given up the hoofs is because Crouchy has barely played this season. And thats a shame because he's your best striker.

Gerrard is inconsistent as well, and over-hyped to a certain degree, but he's a world class player. Not a mediocre player.?
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World class at motivating a team yes, but as far as true technical ability goes, he IS mediocre, just like most English players.

I bet you think Lucas and Babel are shite as well?
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But Lucas especially IS shite, he was shown up in the last game he played. And Babel has promise, he has pace, but as far as an end product, he more often than not has nothing. That said, give him a few years and he could very well be unstoppable.
 
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matherto said:
The only reason you've given up the hoofs is because Crouchy has barely played this season. And thats a shame because he's your best striker.
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Hmmm, Torres......

matherto said:
World class at motivating a team yes, but as far as true technical ability goes, he IS mediocre, just like most English players.
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Motivating a team? :LOL:

One of Gerrard's biggest failings is his inability to be a great leader, and motivate those around of him. He's a poor leader, and that's his only fault IMO. Just shows how much you know.

And his technical ability is mediocre? Probably, but that's not the only thing that makes a player. Almost all midfielders are technically superior to Gerrard in Spain, but I would still have Gerrard above them, because he is world class. He has the ability to turn a game around, score a goal from nowhere. He's got pace, power, drive, energy and passion, and his passing ability is top draw as well.

matherto said:
But Lucas especially IS shite, he was shown up in the last game he played. And Babel has promise, he has pace, but as far as an end product, he more often than not has nothing. That said, give him a few years and he could very well be unstoppable.
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I wonder if you actually see matches, or just base it on one match that you've seen?

Lucas is shite, eh? Saw him against Inter, Chelsea, Newcastle, Everton (home), West Ham, Besiktas, Bolton? Probably not.

And yes Babel has very little end product, but it's first season here.

2 years from now, these 2 players will be bargains at the price we got them.
 
Almost all midfielders are technically superior to Gerrard in Spain,

@Abhisheck are you joking?Gerrard's Technical is great,his passing ,shooting,first touch are almost perfect.It's not because he doesn't do 1000 stepovers that he 's technically poor,technic is not just about What the likes Of Ronaldo or Ronaldino does,it is a lot more ,most of coach on youth academies would take Gerrard as an example rather than Ronaldo..
 
Abhishek said:
Motivating a team? :LOL:

One of Gerrard's biggest failings is his inability to be a great leader, and motivate those around of him. He's a poor leader, and that's his only fault IMO. Just shows how much you know.
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you must be joking :SHAKE: Gerrard is the player who saves pool's arse on critical matches. He proved that point yesterday, if that's not contributing to a team's passion to win then i don't know what is.
 
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you must be joking :SHAKE: Gerrard is the player who saves pool's arse on critical matches. He proved that point yesterday, if that's not contributing to a team's passion to win then i don't know what is.
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Ask any Liverpool fan what they don't like about Gerrard, and they will say it's his sulking every few games, when he doesn't feel like playing. He's a big game player (in the CL), and is world class, but he is not a good leader. He can't motivate players around him.
 
ALAIN said:
Almost all midfielders are technically superior to Gerrard in Spain,

@Abhisheck are you joking?Gerrard's Technical is great,his passing ,shooting,first touch are almost perfect.It's not because he doesn't do 1000 stepovers that he 's technically poor,technic is not just about What the likes Of Ronaldo or Ronaldino does,it is a lot more ,most of coach on youth academies would take Gerrard as an example rather than Ronaldo..
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By technique, I mean his control over the ball. It's decent, but it's not like a Xavi or a Pirlo where the ball sticks to their feet.

And I already said, his shooting, his passing, his drive and energy is world class. And I too am not a fan of useless step overs, like a Quaresma or a Ronaldo.
 
Abhishek said:
By technique, I mean his control over the ball. It's decent, but it's not like a Xavi or a Pirlo where the ball sticks to their feet.

And I already said, his shooting, his passing, his drive and energy is world class. And I too am not a fan of useless step overs, like a Quaresma or a Ronaldo.
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Thats cause you like dull players like Kuyt :-pp
 
I can see your point as its not effective but football is for entertainment purpose's and you want to be entertained and im not saying its the only way to entertain but its still something that for me makes the game so special even if it piss's of opposing fans :DD
 
YoungGun_UK said:
I can see your point as its not effective but football is for entertainment purpose's and you want to be entertained and im not saying its the only way to entertain but its still something that for me makes the game so special even if it piss's of opposing fans :DD
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I honestly don't get entertained by him doing step overs every time he runs at a player. He does it every time, so it has actually got boring :LOL:
 
he managed to control his step overs lots in the past 2 years, now he knows the right time to do them and actually score a lot more which is why he is the best player atm.
 
I don't agree that Gerrard is a world class player, as far as I'm concerned England don't have a single world class player in their squad. The phrase world class gets handed out far too much.
 
If you score over 20 goals from midfield every year and win the Champions League, or get to the latter stages then you are world class in my book.

If all the big teams want a player in their side, then he is world class.
 
He is world class in my opinion but Peter that argument doesn't count for me, from what i now Lampard scores around 20 goals a season and i wouldn't class him world class at all. the only english players i believe to be world class are Gerrard, Rooney Ferdinand and J.Cole(he's improved so much) the rest are good to mediocre players in my book.
 
well yeah YG, i was just thinking that about Lumplard.

Fact is, Gerrard:

Scores around 20 every year, plays at the highest level in latter stages of CL and has won the tournament as a captian, scoring vital goals and driving the team on, and he has Pace, Strength, Drive, Passing abillity, a powerful accurate shot, good in the air, and he is spoken highly of by players such as Kaka

World Class English players= Ferdinand, Terry, Gerrard, Rooney, Cole
 
For me you have to do it for club and country.
 
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Kaka hasn't done much for country has he?

Gerrard and Ferdinand are the only 2 world class English players IMO.
 
Kaka hasn't done much for his country yes thats true but I never said he was world class.
 
So tobi that would mean players who play for countries like Uruagay or Bulgaria could never ever be considered world class.

It wouldn't matter how fantastic they are with their clubs if their country would get nowhere near the latter stages of the WC or an EC

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well if they are so good then those players should be able to transfer to big clubs ofcourse if they are really "world class" and show their skills there where the footy is most focused. It's not where you come from , not if you speak English or not its all about the excellent work you know what i mean :)
 
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