amiable wrote: »
Daemonic wrote: » Thinking back to the video of them arguing in a hotel reception that was posted around the web at the start of the season, I wonder if Aquilani going out on loan was another blot on Comolli's copybook. Maybe some falling out between the 2 that resulted in Aquilani going from looking content in pre-season to being loaned out again. Before anyone asks, absolutely nothing other than a boring Friday afternoon in work has led to the ramblings above.
Jayob10 wrote: » whats the title of that podcast? I don't think there will be any dirty laundry aired publicly though, id imagine there'd be some sort of no disclosure clause as part of his "mutual consent" termination.
eldwaro wrote: » heard today carroll is being shipped out on loan as part of a massive team overhaul...that coates rumour is what reminded me... heard from a guy who likes his gossip, but often wrong. anyone heard anything?
Sappy404 wrote: » Makes zero sense to loan him out.
djPSB wrote: » I would hope that in three years time, when Carroll is 26 that he would be at a similar level to what Dzeko is at now.
"Just listened to the Comolli interview on Fox Soccer 1) Thinks that DoF role is still useful in England 2) Made a mistake on a player that was "mentally" not strong enough. Any guesses? 3) Every transfer, no matter how much effort is put in, can be a failure. That's the interview in a nutshell
Leiva wrote: » Comolli FOX Interview. From another forum .. ...it has to be Carroll, but IMO there is more than just lack of the proper mentality .
Kess73 wrote: » But as we have seen with Newcastle, a team that sets itself up around Carroll is a team that scraps to get by and to survive, whereas a team that gets rid of Carroll and those that do his donkey work becomes a team that works together in the true sense of the word team, and that can play clever neat football and attack with pace.
Kess73 wrote: » You could guess that he means Carroll, but in fairness the same could be said for the other pair of big money English signings as well. Would tend to agree that he means Carroll, but Downing would run him a close second imho.
eldwaro wrote: » just going to go ahead and ask... but does anyone else feel this overhaul is actually just a little bit likely?
Handsome Bob wrote: » From what I've heard, it is surely Carroll. He wouldn't be the first to insinuate that Carroll's head is all over the place.
-Ade- wrote: » I'm a Dzeko fan as anyone who knows me can testify to. Was delighted but not surprised seeing him do well when given a run of games at the start of the season for Man City, but just looking back at his time at Wolfsburg. He was a very good goalscorer for a couple of seasons but he also had a strike partner in Grafite who was an absolute machine in front of goal as well. At the time, they were up there with the best strike partnerships in world football IMO for the games to goals ratio. They also had the very underrated Misimovic and Hasebe at the time providing assist after assist. Would have been hard not to be scoring in that team. Would I have Dzeko at Liverpool though? Damn right I would. If he started regularly for City he'd be scoring goals again, and with the amount of chances we've created this season and given a run of games I say he could easily do the same for us.
amiable wrote: » I've seen some of the players endorsing products on Twitter today@FabioAurelio : I tell you what guys, the people at @BUPA are really helping me recover from my injuries
daithijjj wrote: » I think people are a little harsh on Downing, ultimately, he was bought to provide chances, he has 'provided' quite well. The price we paid is not his problem, its Comolli's, or was. Comolli's remit, which came from the owners, was, "we have to be smart in the market". We were not, and he lost his job. In recent enough times Downing has done quite well, you can put it on Carroll's head all day, its he who has to score or not miss sitters like the start of the second half of the semi final. Downing was great at home to city in the semi, got motm in the final, arguably our best player at QPR. He has done better than some, but he will never win people over if the price is brought into it. He would have a dozen assists minimum imho if we had a Fowler up front, we dont.
Turtyturd wrote: » That's a Jay Spearing photoshop waiting to happen if ever I seen one.
Kess73 wrote: » If Carroll was even close to the player that Dzeko was when he was 21,22, or 23 then we would be laughing At those ages Dzeko was getting 36 goals in 42 games and 29 goals in 48 games in the Bundesliga. Dzeko showed great potential along with being able to consistently score goals against any opposition from a young age, and as he went up against better defences his goal getting seemed to step up a level as well. Carroll by 23 has not shown anything like the potential Dzeko had by the time he turned 23. Hell in the Bundesliga season where Dzeko was 21 when he started it and 22 when he finished it he scored almost as many goals as Carroll has scored for Newcastle, Preston and Liverpool in the EPL and Championship. No comparison between the two players age for age or in terms of potential they have shown in their careers to date. Dzeko has been a genuinely sought talent, whereas Carroll has been an example of the hype given to English players if they have a decent run in the EPL. The 11 goals he scored for Newcastle in the 10/11 season is pretty much what has made his name. Those 11 goals seems to be what qualified him to be called premiership proven. His only other career highlight is scoring 19 goals in all comps in the Championship. But if people here write off the French league or the Portoguese league as being a marker of player quality, then the same can be done for the Championship as it is certainly a few levels below the second tier of European leagues. I have to admit I was guilty of buying into the Carroll hype and before this season started I went as far as to say that I thought he would outscore Suarez this season and that the disinterested headless chicken player that I saw in the final months of the 10/11 season was one created by time out injured and lack of fitness. I think this season the real Andy Carroll stood up. One that is better suited to a team that will put players around him to do his running and his donkey work for him, as Newcastle were set up at one point. But as we have seen with Newcastle, a team that sets itself up around Carroll is a team that scraps to get by and to survive, whereas a team that gets rid of Carroll and those that do his donkey work becomes a team that works together in the true sense of the word team, and that can play clever neat football and attack with pace.
missingtime wrote: » I'm all for giving players time but I think we bought a bunch of mediocre players who were stuck in their comfort zones and expected them to gel straight away.
opr wrote: » The loan thing for Coates has come from Duncan Jenkins. duncan jenkins @duncanjenkinsFC #lfc are considering loaning out sebastian coats next season, they are concerned about him. i think he has looked good tbh honest mates. I guess Kenny/Clarke see him in training every day so they know more but I let out a huge sigh when reading it. Opr
