This is a goer.
Cuadrado
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) are here to discuss Amad saving our blushes in a win against Southampton as well as our now annual loss at home to Brighton. They discuss Amorim's post-match comments, revisit how mid-table we may or may not be, and discuss some transfer news.
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Absolute lightning pace in the 80th minute. This guy is being harshly judged on the world cup campaign. He's been one of Serie A's top players for a couple of years now.
He had a great world cup too most assists. It was only against Brazil when the ref allowed free-for-fouls play that he had a poor game.
Most of these stats are useless for comparisons though. Average pass length, total duels, shot accuracy, fouls suffered etc... I see your point but Cuadrado does still fair well with those mentioned both in stats and general play.
Just be careful with these sort of comparisons.
Haven't watched him that often to make a conclusive theory, hence I said looks. Apart from one good season at Fio and couple of matches at the WC anything else to suggest he's worth 36m ?
It's a shame Anderson is useless and couldn't scrape a few million off the price tag.
6 goals and 6 assists in his last 10 competitive matches. Not bad huh
He's worth £5 million for his entertainment alone. Every team needs a clown after all.
Based on my extensive research of this player (one YouTube clip) , he looks to have attributes we are lacking in.
Also, he seems nothing like Valencia and young. He looks a very gifted dribbler with explosive pace.
Also, he seems nothing like Valencia and young. He looks a very gifted dribbler with explosive pace.
12m it is then. Super.
Indeed. Very exciting player to watch. Valencia and Young are 2 of the most predictable wingers in world football.
That's rac.. wait, no.
It's not attack or anything. It's just that i have seen this comparison a few times and i genuinely don't get it. The only things they have in common are the continent they come from, their skin color and their speed.
Cuadrado is build like a skeleton, is a trickery player good with both feets, he can play in both wings, can use his left foot and isn't risk averse.
For me is closer to a 24-26 years old Robben.
http://www.marca.com/blogs/futbolitis/2014/08/08/cuadrado-es-oro.html
That Marcos Lopez article, translated via Google.
That Marcos Lopez article, translated via Google.
This looks like it may happen. Barcelona have lost interest apparently and decided to keep Dani Alves.
Colombian players are as good at dancing as they are at football. Their first goal in the World Cup prompted a 1 minute choreographed dance to the crowd, and they were awesome! We haven't had any celebrations that exciting since Nani used to do those backflips or Anderson:
So to have some Colombian Salsa (or whatever their native dance is) would be mucho entertaining.
But please don't do the Bale heart, it's nauseating.
Agreed. We have lacked a good celebration for a while - hopefully LvG will put aside a few minutes every week for Cuadrado to teach the boys a few moves. Personally I liked it when we went through a faze, of imitating commando roles (Vidic v Wigan?) and Bazooka shots (Ronny v City?) though I think Giggs and Fergie put an end to that...
It is good to have a couple of flair/pacey players in your team. The only one we have regularly playing for us is Januzaj, so to have this guy who looks a weapon going forward does interest me greatly. For £36 million though, that seems quite steep and definitely sounds like a World Cup premium.
Would love this fella here, so I hope rumours are true.
Somebody is messing with his Wiki page 
Loan to Blackpool FC[edit]
On August 8th 2014, in a somewhat surprising move Blackpool agreed a loan deal with his club for a period of 12 months. Cuadrado was quoted as saying "I wanted to ply my trade in England, and in order to get myself accustomed to the climate, I thought I could be a success in Blackpool".
Loan to Blackpool FC[edit]
On August 8th 2014, in a somewhat surprising move Blackpool agreed a loan deal with his club for a period of 12 months. Cuadrado was quoted as saying "I wanted to ply my trade in England, and in order to get myself accustomed to the climate, I thought I could be a success in Blackpool".
Somebody is messing with his Wiki page
Loan to Blackpool FC[edit]
On August 8th 2014, in a somewhat surprising move Blackpool agreed a loan deal with his club for a period of 12 months. Cuadrado was quoted as saying "I wanted to ply my trade in England, and in order to get myself accustomed to the climate, I thought I could be a success in Blackpool".
It's bound to hit a peak of rumours though before fizzling away into nothing. Hope something concrete comes out in the next few days (or even hours).
He got 5 assists at the world cup, more than any other player. It was a pretty good World Cup for him, by any standards.
Sounds like this might actually happen, I'm willing to revise my opinion that he's a bit of a show pony footballer.
We did the bazooka/missile one a few times. It was a great celebration.
Why not..
Just so happy we are not signing Vermaelen I could accept anything right now..
Just so happy we are not signing Vermaelen I could accept anything right now..
Seems we have Cuadrado all squared up...
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Based on strong suggestions of interest in Di Maria, I agree with the look forward to a 4-3-3 and him being a Nani replacement.
Unless Nani does an about-face, Adnan is the only proper winger left...
I like Cuadrado, we need pace in our attack. However, the elephant is, and will remain, the need to play Rooney and Persie (and Mata). I'm not really into this Wing-Back business. I imagine we'd have no chance of going after Reus next summer either if our grand plan is to turn him into some sort of left-back!
With the formation we are playing, I think the attack will be too slow, with or without Cuadrado. It worked well for Liverpool because it suits Sturridge/Suarez/Sterling more than Rooney/Persie/Mata. If Cuadrado's signing allows us to play with a proper 7 and 11, I'd be all for it. However, that would mean someone dropping out of the team who we are unwilling to drop.
With the formation we are playing, I think the attack will be too slow, with or without Cuadrado. It worked well for Liverpool because it suits Sturridge/Suarez/Sterling more than Rooney/Persie/Mata. If Cuadrado's signing allows us to play with a proper 7 and 11, I'd be all for it. However, that would mean someone dropping out of the team who we are unwilling to drop.
His wiki has been updated -
Personal life[edit]
Cuadrado was born in Necoclí to Marcela Bello Guerrero and Guillermo Cuadrado,[15] a truck driver, and was raised in Tumaco. His father was shot during violence issues in Necoclí, when he was five years old. His mother stated in a Colombian Interview show that Cuadrado had to be a perfect student in order to be able to play soccer. Cuadrado lived with his family in Florence until his transfer to Blackpool in 2014.[16]Friends say Cuadrado plans to prepare himself for life in the popular seaside resort with an evening of donkey rides, Bacardi Breezers and vomiting into a skip with his pants round his ankles.
Personal life[edit]
Cuadrado was born in Necoclí to Marcela Bello Guerrero and Guillermo Cuadrado,[15] a truck driver, and was raised in Tumaco. His father was shot during violence issues in Necoclí, when he was five years old. His mother stated in a Colombian Interview show that Cuadrado had to be a perfect student in order to be able to play soccer. Cuadrado lived with his family in Florence until his transfer to Blackpool in 2014.[16]Friends say Cuadrado plans to prepare himself for life in the popular seaside resort with an evening of donkey rides, Bacardi Breezers and vomiting into a skip with his pants round his ankles.
I was all for keeping Valencia as he would be a decent cover at WB, but young has shown he is much more adapted and can cover both side.
Cuadrado in and start getting rid of the dead weight. Though for 36m, as is being reported, we would not be too far off Di maria..
Cuadrado in and start getting rid of the dead weight. Though for 36m, as is being reported, we would not be too far off Di maria..
My comment was in regards to where he will play and what role he will take. He will be a wingback in 3-5-2 instead of Valencia. Looks more trickier than Valencia, but will he be that much of an upgrade I'm not sure.
Also 24-26 years Robben was playing for Real and then final in the CL for Bayern. I'm not sure Cuadrado is near his level.
3-5-2 isn't the end game here. It's likely that LVG will move to a 4-3-3 by next season when he's had 3 transfer windows to sort out the squad. 3-5-2 is a good formation for the talent at our disposal currently, but his preference is a 4-3-3 of some kind. If we are able to sign Cuadrado and Vidal in this window I think we'd probably see some 4-3-3 this year itself, though 3-5-2 will be the formation of choice for the upcoming campaign.
Di Maria can tuck inside and doesn't hug the line, he also can play in central midfield for parts of the game. I'm just using him as a comparison I think we need more of a wide forward in the Di Maria mold. I'm not sure Cuadrado has the same positional sense and can play in a role like that, because in a 4-3-3 he will have to.
From Vermaelen to Benatia is quite a huge step in quality as well.
Fair enough. I see Cuadrado being a fit though for Van Gaal. He's basically a superior version of what Depay provided to the Dutch team and capable of playing on either wing. I don't know if Di Maria is more of a need, but I do think he's a superior player and would have a much greater impact.
Have we prepared a bid?
I agree that Di Maria is the superior player but he clearly does not rate us as his first option.
I think LVG has prioritized Cuadrado over Di Maria... Cuadrado would be fantastic for us.
Of course anyone would choose Di Maria over him but Di Maria was man of the match in the Champions League final, does anyone think that it's realistic that he'll drop to a team out of the competition altogether?
I'm not upset if we get Cuadrado but there has been a theme throughout the Summer of us struggling to attract players with pedigree in the Champions League.
I beg to differ, I believe that if we really wanted Cesc and/or Kroos they would have been ours, money talks .. thats how PSG got Ibra/Cavani and Monaco got James/Falcao.
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