NAMING RIGHTS THREAD: Liverpool really won't win the Premiership 2010-2011

Woops. That last sentence isn't supposed to be there.

Just in case anyone's interesting

i'm interesting!

Pienaar can play on either wing, right? Would he stand a chance of replacing Lennon on the right? He might be the long term option for when we inevitably sell Bale in the summer I suppose, otherwise just adding another attacking midfield option for an already stocked bench does feel kind of pointless.

pienaar is a neat, efficient possession player of the ajax school and played with van der vaart there

tottenham's success is more about directness on the flanks and possession players in the centre

see him as less obviously an 'attacking' midfielder than modric, bale, kranjcar, vdv or lennon, tbh. We dont really have that many centre-circle options, as evidenced by jenas still playing every now and then. Pienaar definitely a little more of that type of player than modric or vdv, and less cumbersome than thudd with it.

Does he ever actually play in that role for Everton?a

             Gomes
Corluka  Dawson   Bassong
                           Bale
         Sandro   THUDD
Pienaar              Modric
          van der Vaart
              Suarez

fucking awes team imo

for next season when sandro has settled obv

Except we'll sell Bale in the summer, and Bale can't defend. And that centreback pairing is still ropey. And we'll still be playing Hutton at RB. And we won't sign Suarez. Apart from that, great.

yeah, all that

Ok ok- figuring that in-

              Gomes
Corluka    Dawson    Agger*   Baines**
         Sandro     THUDD
Pienaar      VDV      Modric
                        Falcao***

Subs bench: Cudicini, Bassong, Hutton, Palacios, Lennon, Defoe, Adebayor

*available at a decent price imo
**available at a decent price, reliable as they come
***may cost a bit but if spurs need anything, its a goalhanging finisher type. cut price version is boselli from wigan imo, whose only quality (tap-ins) is the one spurs desperately need while wigan need a hard working type. One that will most probably get me shouted at: Torres.
^^^all would be paid for by Bale.

2010– Wigan Athletic 8 (0)

defoe is one of the best (only?) 'goalhanging finisher types' in england

Yeah Wigan aren't a type for tap-ins and need someone to break w/ Insomnia and teh Rod, while Spurs fans are going mental at not having a goalhanger for when Bale and Modric have already done the hardwork.

Thought you meant http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02/24/article-1154562-009AF78B0000044C-21_233x323.jpg for a second.

It's not a goalhanger we need, it's a big physical forward. Defoe is more than just a goalhanger and he can do that job better than most in the Premiership, just doesn't have the height.

falcao is both.

Defoe has had a very disrupted season what with injuries and suspensions but given playing time he's worth 25 goals a season easily.

i have become such a nu-porto groupie.

falcao is like 5'9

redknapp will probably go for someone like almeida or gomis

still a strong muafucka though

he was really highly rated at river plate and then had a bad injury

killin it now tho

lmao @ hoyhoy's completely divorced from reality fm10 world

http://www.mp3lyrics.org/f/falco/falco_1.Jpg

it is a better world imo

I was thinking of what Boselli did to make Wigan buy him and Falcao isn't that great on fm btw

Srs I thought everyone could tell my football knowledge comes from spending a quarter hour on 101gg a day and not from fm by now

however if you want knowledge in scouting regens

Just in case anyone's interesting
Doh. Must read own posts before posting.

Except we'll sell Bale in the summer
I hope you don't. Spurs have got a really good footballing team at the moment, it would be a shame to see it broken up.

'arry won't let the club fall into ruin before he leaves, what about his reputation?

spurs fwd line

Defoe-good finisher, also hits em from long range, cant hold it up and is the worse for bulking up and trying to do so. No good in the air, obv. Plays in and around box

Pav- drifts around outside box, better footballer than crouch or defoe, decent finisher and long range shot. Doesnt hold it up all that well despite size. O in air but not bothered

Crouch- cant shoot from distance, decent pass/touch, slow, cant hold it up, cant head it, finishing average. Teams plays longball despite it not suiting him. Plays in the hole, the fucking clown

Needed badly- gets in the box/plays off last man, wins aerial ball, plays with back to goal, can finish

Crouch is a better player with the ball at his feet than Pav but the problem with both is that they're just not regular enough finishers. Defoe is.

cant hold it up and is the worse for bulking up and trying to do so

I don't know where you get this from really - his hugely improved goalscoring form last season was a direct result of him bulking up. He got a lot better at holding defenders off while running with the ball, and several of his goals from last season just wouldn't have been scored without that. But yeah, lack of height is an issue and he's manifestly unsuited to being a loan striker sadly.

But yeah, his job shouldn't be to hold the ball up, it should be to turn the defender, run on goal and score and he does that better than most.

Arshavin's agent is talking about a possible move to Juve for £17m. Never gonna happen but times are slow.

"He's already burned out in Europe. It's not worth killing yourself through taking on an unrealistic workload."

"...in England he has to apply himself every game. Andrey isn't ready for that."

a loan striker

Is that like a lone shark?

i'm not sure defoe's goalscoring form has been hugely improved, matt- it's impossible to seperate it in his case. Being a first choice starter with a top four club makes a big difference too. Just personally feel defoe has lost pace and gained strength, and it's not his natural game. Debatable, though.

still no sign of this pienaar deal btw.

Craig bellamy arrested for assault btw

Wayne Bridge going to West Ham, has somebody mentioned that already. I was kinda boggling at that one.

that or fulham about his level rly. Only a loanee, as orbison says

ah didn't realise it was a loan. fair enough then.

Only a loanee, as orbison says

:D

hahaha I think Pat Murphy on Five Live just compared Bentley to Beckham.

fair in certain regards. You'd need to totally disregard work ethic and consistency, mind

I thought Bridge to Liverpool would be quite likely

snigger snigger dint want to loan to top 4 rivals snigger