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getting in a first team lw quickly with some of that cash would make that inarguable imo

What's happening with Lamela now? He could probably fill that role you'd have thought

i do think! i think that he'd be 30m wiser spent, certainly, than on willian.

Where are these opinions coming from? I too prefer Lamela, but that's based on having him on my mental 'to watch' list when he was a nipper and seeing him be alright once or twice for Roma. Plus a vague feeling that if you must have a misspelt name, 'Erik' is a more respectable choice than 'Willian'.

Football manager and written reports, as per. Guy has 20 for flair, hoooey

I feel like a Wenger in a Baldini world

Lamela (4 March 1992) 102 25
Willian (9 August 1988) 274 40

Apple (forward)
Orange (winger)

Shame we never will see Willian, Defoe, lining up for Spurs. Would have been Hollywood stuff.

At River he drew comparisons with compatriot Javier Pastore, a languid left-footed playmaker who would glide past players and pick a telling pass.

However, since moving to Italy his position has changed somewhat and Lamela's game has altered.

From being lumbered with the creative burden on the entire team at River Plate, he was shifted into a wide right role at the Olimpico, with license to drift out of position, cut inside, or drive into the penalty area.

This brought him a significantly increased goal haul, particularly under the ultra-attacking coaching of Zdenek Zeman at the start of the 2012-13 season.

Now comfortable on either flank, Lamela's game is no longer comparable to that of a central playmaker like Pastore, and instead his direct running game from the wing is more akin to Cristiano Ronaldo than the Paris Saint-German midfielder.

Blessed with more brains and creative qualities than CR7, Lamela is a slighter, leaner figure but still one capable of destroying defences - as he showed with 15 league goals from the flank last season.

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"Blessed with more brains than CR7"

Praise indeed

willian isn't so much an extra layer of gold paint for the bentley as a set of flaming skull decals on either side

bentley's flaming skull, spurs fans

Would pay to see him kick Bentley's flaming skull into a faraway skip

You just don't see that kind of thing in today's game.

suspect the original quote attributed to zidane was fabricated by an english hack

bobby moore kicked flaming skulls into skips all day, never tweeted or had his agent go blaring to the press about it, never earned millions like the stars of today. that game is dead, and we are a poorer sport for it.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3353/mh1n.jpg

Yikes.

Plus a vague feeling that if you must have a misspelt name, 'Erik' is a more respectable choice than 'Willian'.

― Ismael Klata, Friday, August 23, 2013 6:56 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

where would "Adem" rank?

xp

thank fuck Saunders has gone

adem is a turkish name

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9488/stg6.jpg

the suggestion is it's a strange name for a serb but apparently he is actually bosniak

congrats for thinking erik is a misspelling tho

Cannot believe different languages have different spellings. John Mata's another one who annoys me.

*John Kill

*Esme Clatter

So Mourinho's literally given the nod to Willian in a press conference. A team in need of a new striker, holding midfielder and centre back but already with enough attacking midfield/forward types to rotate the whole lot every week, spaffing £30 million on a winger.

Tbh I think Spurs and/or United and/or Arsenal should be trying to sign Mata, he must be fuming

I suppose he might be offered to United in part-ex for Rooney.

don't really see how united could not win the league if they have mata and van persie. i can't believe that deal would ever happen.

at this stage united probably wouldnt sell to weaken themselves and strengthen a rival whatever the fee (well, south of £50m i guess). mata would be the solution?

Mata @ united wld b choice

sorry but we have a one in one out policy for united fans here, back of the line

at this stage united probably wouldnt sell to weaken themselves and strengthen a rival whatever the fee (well, south of £50m i guess). mata would be the solution?

fail to see what this has to do with a supposed rooney transfer tbph

we really need more chelsea fans (i.e. where's Pete W?)

I find this all a bit odd from Jose really, Casillas at Real caused huge problems although probably for different reasons, but it's not like Jose started fucking with Cron or Ozil. Wtf is he thinking, alienating the obvious star player in the squad? Anyone watching Chelsea last year could see that Mata was their top player. No one except maybe towards the end of the season Hazard even came close.

Totally not buying that Mata doesn't fit the system either, he should be ahead of Oscar in the pecking order for the central 10 role. A lot was made of Jose wanting to play him wide right as the only decent left-footed contender, but that doesn't seem to be materialising either

i think oscar is coming pretty close to mata, but it still makes no sense to buy someone else and/or sell mata to a rival.

sorry but we have a one in one out policy for united fans here, back of the line

o_0

What's the fuss about living in Chelsea Harbour, anyway?

we bought anyone yet?

One in, twenty nine out (seven on loan) so far.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Arsenal_F.C._season#Transfers_2

it sanogo area

mine eyes

ik i have never yet iirc fp'd u but the 'mine' usage is a sore trial

you're complaining about my post?

that's a Godfather Part III to the Godfather Part II of 'thothial conthruct'.

the obv question is what was part I

and yknow maybe you have to allow for the gfiii (which some ppl rep for btw) to get the occasional i and ii just sayin

part I: Your favourite jokes about Euro 2008

eh u know that the godfathers all had the same director right

just sayin