joe cole
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United don't need Cole, he's a great player but we have some quality youngsters whose progress would be stifled by Cole coming in. He also is injury prone and asking for a very large pay package.
Liverpool are a good option for him as they are in need of a decent winger and so he is gaurenteed 1st team football.
Personally I think he will go to spurs as he said he wanted to stay in London and of course champions league football.
Liverpool are a good option for him as they are in need of a decent winger and so he is gaurenteed 1st team football.
Personally I think he will go to spurs as he said he wanted to stay in London and of course champions league football.
United do need Cole, they need someone in midfield who can unlock a defence.. All man u's centre midfielders atm are more defensive ie; park/carrick/hargreaves/scholes has turned that way hence why they've also been linked with Schjneider/Ozil and Modric, all 3 would be great signings, but wud u rather pay an extra 30 mill or have joe cole on a free with jus a nice wage packet? As many know (shameful as it is) big clubs don't leave space for their youngsters, they're either wonderkids and fight into the first team or they spend they're life in the reserves and get loaned out from club to club.
Know which I'd prefer if I were chairman/manager.
Aaah yea I see, actually, now i think, it was inevitable, hence Benayoun going the other way.
In all- good switch tbh, now lets hope hodgson gets the system right, unlike rafa, Liverpool would set up well with the familiar world cup system of 4-2-3-1
with Mascherano and Lucas holding, and joe cole gerrard and kuyt/maxi or aquilani off Torres.
In all- good switch tbh, now lets hope hodgson gets the system right, unlike rafa, Liverpool would set up well with the familiar world cup system of 4-2-3-1
with Mascherano and Lucas holding, and joe cole gerrard and kuyt/maxi or aquilani off Torres.
Mascherano is basically out of liverpool (from what i have heard) - just a matter of getting the right offer.
Also not sure the Hodgson will play 4-2-3-1 all the time, can see him playing 4-4-2 against weaker teams, something that rafa benitez never did.
Also not sure the Hodgson will play 4-2-3-1 all the time, can see him playing 4-4-2 against weaker teams, something that rafa benitez never did.
Yea they have I did same thing when that dude posted lol
Ouch I think Mascherano will be a BIG loss, Lucas isn't good enough.
Ouch I think Mascherano will be a BIG loss, Lucas isn't good enough.
Not much chance of that with Gerrard doing so well there and Riera always injured.
I hope Hodgson gives Babel a chance.. He's 10000000000x better than N'gog lol.
-edit- Newcastle are back in the prem, he can play who he wants
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Haha, thats exactly how i play with them in football manager, 4 at the back, mascherano and lucas defensive midfield, gerrard off torres, then rotate babel,kuyt,riera and benayoun around, sometimes replace lucas or gerrard with aquilani when i want to go more attacking or when gerrards knackered.
Creamed my pants when i saw Joe cole had signed, I don't like him but he's one of our best signings for a longgg time.
/Nymph
Ancelotti has already said they wanted to keep him, just not prepared to give him the money he wanted after the injuries he's had past couple of seasons.
Great player if kept fit, and played right.
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The fact that it's Chelsea with their silly wages who think he's not worth the money says everything.
Don't get me wrong, I think he will do well at Liverpool, from my opinion it was the best choice for him.
And Benayoun was massively underrated at Liverpool. In my opinion Chelsea have come out best from the two transfers.