Unless you've scouted all available midfielders, then you simply don't know that. Going by the few players we're linked with in the press doesn't give an accurate picture of who Fergie is interested in. For all you know, the club may be scouting someone who hasn't been mentioned and you've never heard of. We need look no further than Cisse to highlight that posters on web forums don't really know who the best players are.
Sneijder or Modric?
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Unless you've scouted all available midfielders, then you simply don't know that. Going by the few players we're linked with in the press doesn't give an accurate picture of who Fergie is interested in. For all you know, the club may be scouting someone who hasn't been mentioned and you've never heard of. We need look no further than Cisse to highlight that posters on web forums don't really know who the best players are.
Thats all true ofcourse but i'd rather we not sign someone none of us have heard of to address our CM.
And why is that ? The people who post here are basically knee-jerk transfer muppets who use a combination of tv, youtube clips, and dodgy press articles to build hype around certain players. In reality, there's a lot more involved in evaluating a player that fans aren't privvy to and probably never think about. Things like character, adaptability, language skills, work ethic etc.
Ofcourse there is. Am not saying people on here are best equipped to judge players, far from it. What am saying is that the possibility of a truly top quality CM out there whom none of us have even heard of is very remote. As i said, not talking of young CMs with potential, am talking of CMs who are already top quality. How likely is it that there's one out there who none of us has even heard of, highly unlikely imo. Which is why i said that.
And ofcourse, there's much more to a player than just his ability with the ball, Sir Alex has said so himself. He looks for other areas in a player too, his character, bravery etc.
SCENE: A luxurious palace
In the middle of a huge room, a figure sits on an elaborately carved throne. Garbed in sparkling white linen, he has a disdainful countenance, with a semitic nose, and eats pomegranates from the hands of a naked girl.
A commotion is heard outside. Suddenly a man bursts into the room. He is dressed in rough homespun and looks remarkably like Charlton Heston.
He strides towards the throne, halts, and looks up. 'Hail, Pharaoh', he cries in a loud voice.
A change comes over the face of the Pharaoh. A look of uneasiness. 'What ails thee now, accursed one?', he asks.
Modric's agent - for it is indeed he - raises his arms to the skies and declaims in a great voice 'Let my people go, Levi'
The Pharaoh jumps to his feet. The naked slave girl is knocked sprawling to the ground. 'Never', he says. 'Never will I let my slave Modric go.'
The man who looks like Charlton Heston raises his staff. 'If thou dost not, O Pharaoh', he says, 'ten great plagues will descend upon thy people.'
He casts his staff to the floor. To the Pharaoh's horror, the wooden rod melts before his eyes, and he is looking at a great black snake, which wriggles across the floor towards his throne.
The snake raises itself up before him, eats a pomegranate, takes a sip from the wine glass he holds in his hand, smacks its lips appreciatively, and says in a low voice with a strange burr 'Thou wilt let thy slave Modric go, Great Pharaoh. There's nae doubt about that.'
Aww the last sentence makes it!Sneijder has been in goal scoring form in recent weeks. 4 goals.
I'd still love to see him at United. Always been a huge fan.
I'd still love to see him at United. Always been a huge fan.
Goddamn Inter have been on a decent run finally, with their 4th or 5th coach of the season, something like that, and Sneijder is playing again.
Anyone know what formation they're playing now? I've lost count. Sneijder was on the bench due to the formation for most of the time he wasn't injured so far this season. It seemed likely he'd be much more determined to move on after that, and the poor season they've had so far. Now, who knows.
Here's Inter's outfield in their last 3 Serie A games anyway:
@ Udinese
Stankovic
Cambiasso
Guarin
Alvarez
Sneijder [2 goals]
D. Milito [goal]
v Cesena
Cambiasso
Obi
Guarin
Alvarez
Sneijder
Pazzini
@ Parma
Stankovic
Obi
Cambiasso
Alvarez
Sneijder [goal]
Milito
Alvarez is listed as a midfielder, so I'd guess they're playing a 4231 or something similar that has Sneijder back in his favored position behind the striker as a trequartista.
Anyone know what formation they're playing now? I've lost count. Sneijder was on the bench due to the formation for most of the time he wasn't injured so far this season. It seemed likely he'd be much more determined to move on after that, and the poor season they've had so far. Now, who knows.
Here's Inter's outfield in their last 3 Serie A games anyway:
@ Udinese
Stankovic
Cambiasso
Guarin
Alvarez
Sneijder [2 goals]
D. Milito [goal]
v Cesena
Cambiasso
Obi
Guarin
Alvarez
Sneijder
Pazzini
@ Parma
Stankovic
Obi
Cambiasso
Alvarez
Sneijder [goal]
Milito
Alvarez is listed as a midfielder, so I'd guess they're playing a 4231 or something similar that has Sneijder back in his favored position behind the striker as a trequartista.
The guy has started an average of 20 league games a season for Inter. Why on earth would you want to sign another injury prone player for massive money?
Really? Never would have got that impression.
He's a crock. An inconsistent and overpaid crock. Like I said a couple of days back we dodged a bullet when we didn't sign him.
4321, Sneijder and Alvarez floating about ahead of the three-man midfield, with Alvarez occasionally providing the width. It's a narrow formation but it can afford to be with Nagatomo and Maicon backing them up.
Interesting, I quite like that formation myself but you don't see top teams play it much. Milan has been using a 4312, and of course Barca had their 3412, but neither of those have lead the team to European glory.
I can see us doing something like that away in Europe, with Welbeck up top, Rooney and Nani or Young or whoever as duel attacking midfielders, and then a line of Scholes, Carrick and Cleverley/Anderson. The biggest problem is that we're so used to playing with width that it would be a huge change.
I can see us doing something like that away in Europe, with Welbeck up top, Rooney and Nani or Young or whoever as duel attacking midfielders, and then a line of Scholes, Carrick and Cleverley/Anderson. The biggest problem is that we're so used to playing with width that it would be a huge change.
Modric in world soccer this month: I will decide about my future after the euros. More precisely, I will make my decision where to continue my career. I'm ready for big tests. I want to....prove my potential with Croatia at the euros.... and then we'll see.
Anyone know any sports related TV stations or newspapers in Croatia? I heard Modric gave an interview to one of them discussing his future. 
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