Creative Midfielder needed (suggestion)
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 Uphill Online  Bedford 01 Aug 16 9.09am |
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I agree with the thesis in this suggestion. Mata still has plenty of football left in him and I'd rather use the Benteke 'money' (if such a pot actually exists) on his type plus a cheaper striker from the lower leagues. To my mind the cost of Benteke is an 'all eggs in one basket' gamble much the same as the short-sighted Adebayor experiment.
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Petereagle  Brockley 01 Aug 16 9.35am |
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Originally posted by Uphill
I agree with the thesis in this suggestion. Mata still has plenty of football left in him and I'd rather use the Benteke 'money' (if such a pot actually exists) on his type plus a cheaper striker from the lower leagues. To my mind the cost of Benteke is an 'all eggs in one basket' gamble much the same as the short-sighted Adebayor experiment. Bottom line is we only have one fit striker at the club at the moment
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| victor43 St. Albans 01 Aug 16 10.51am |
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Originally posted by Uphill
I agree with the thesis in this suggestion. Mata still has plenty of football left in him and I'd rather use the Benteke 'money' (if such a pot actually exists) on his type plus a cheaper striker from the lower leagues. To my mind the cost of Benteke is an 'all eggs in one basket' gamble much the same as the short-sighted Adebayor experiment. You are completely off your trolley if you're comparing the Adebayor and Benteke deals. Benteke is the closest thing you'll get to a sure thing in terms of premier league goals. 25 years old, has scored regularly for 4 seasons, 3 of those for a team very similar to us. Agree we also need a creative midfielder, but if we have the chance for Benteke we should grab it. And please dont think Shelvey is a good option. He is a liability, has no mobility, terrible defensively and doesnt score enough. He's like Huddlestone in that occasionally he'll ping an outrageous pass or hit a cracking shot.
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| Part Time James 01 Aug 16 11.08am |
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Originally posted by Petereagle
Bottom line is we only have one fit striker at the club at the moment He is rather scrummy isn't he?
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| Uphill Online Bedford 01 Aug 16 1.32pm |
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Originally posted by victor43
You are completely off your trolley if you're comparing the Adebayor and Benteke deals. Benteke is the closest thing you'll get to a sure thing in terms of premier league goals. 25 years old, has scored regularly for 4 seasons, 3 of those for a team very similar to us. Agree we also need a creative midfielder, but if we have the chance for Benteke we should grab it. And please dont think Shelvey is a good option. He is a liability, has no mobility, terrible defensively and doesnt score enough. He's like Huddlestone in that occasionally he'll ping an outrageous pass or hit a cracking shot. Benteke comes with no guarantee and not sure Villa can be called a 'similar team to us' 30 million (if true) is an almighty gamble. Typical of Palace to sell on one of our best strikers without a replacement (or two) lined up. As for Shelvey, yes he is a 'problem' player, possibly a disruptive one, but he can pass the ball better than anything we currently have.
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Littlebogreek  01 Aug 16 1.48pm |
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Originally posted by Uphill
Benteke comes with no guarantee and not sure Villa can be called a 'similar team to us' 30 million (if true) is an almighty gamble. Typical of Palace to sell on one of our best strikers without a replacement (or two) lined up. As for Shelvey, yes he is a 'problem' player, possibly a disruptive one, but he can pass the ball better than anything we currently have. No signing is ever guaranteed success regardless of fee etc but you are right, its a lot of money for a team like us to be paying which is exactly why the board are exercising caution before upping it by another 5 million. I still say at £10 million, Gayle had to go regardless of what we had lined up - it was early in the transfer window and that's a lot of money for a player that was never going to reach his potential with us - plus he was probably begging for the move once he heard about its possibility. Fair play to him that he didn't come out and demand a move, kept it professional and got a deal that I believe suits everyone. Not sure I agree re Shelvey - don't think what you get as a player is worth the additional baggage. Plus he's ugly as f*ck.
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| Midlands Eagle 01 Aug 16 1.49pm |
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Originally posted by Uphill
To my mind the cost of Benteke is an 'all eggs in one basket' gamble much the same as the short-sighted Adebayor experiment The problem with the "all the eggs in one basket" player is what happens if he breaks his leg. We were in exactly the same position a couple of decades ago when we signed Lombardo who transformed the side until he broke his leg and we slid down the table and were relegated
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| Uphill Online Bedford 01 Aug 16 3.01pm |
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Ah Lombardo ! Our own 'bald eagle'. Surely, somewhere in the world is someone with half his talent (a budding Fabrigas) plying their trade who we could 'discover' ? The problem with the "all the eggs in one basket" player is what happens if he breaks his leg. We were in exactly the same position a couple of decades ago when we signed Lombardo who transformed the side until he broke his leg and we slid down the table and were relegated
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Aug 16 9.48am |
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Originally posted by Willo
Jonjo Shelvey who can spray good passes around and has an excellent strike from distance.We need someone with vision who can pass a ball. Problem with Shelvey is he starts well at every club and then seems to disappear once his attitude has time to settle... I like him as a player, but he seems to have trouble fitting into clubs.
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| jamiemartin721 Reading 02 Aug 16 9.49am |
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Originally posted by CPFC/SCCC
I feel we could play all this money on a benteke/Bony/berahino but one of the main reason, why we fail to score is the lack of creativity. When puncheon off his game, the only way we look like scoring is a corner. Hope we adress this problem. My suggestion would be to sign Samir Nasri, G.siggursson or Juan mata. Who would you suggest? I bet they've all been angling for a move to Crystal Palace, and can't believe no ones phoned them yet.
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