*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[sledger]

Van der Sar's a more proven goalkeeper than Lehmann and the defence is better. Also, upfront if they're healthy that's a better strikeforce. The midfield's old but they're still good.

how eactly is van der sar more proven ? if you ask me neither are proven to any great extent.

 

[kendall]

I would also expect Arsenal too buy a keeper before the start of the new season

 

[sledger]

as would i, although im sure wenger has some plan, i cant see lehmann lasting the entire season in his best form or finishing it at all actually, and i dont fancy almunia in goal, hes pretty rank from what i have seen.

 

[kendall]

what is the latest on baptista or is that move finaly dead? if he was brought in Arsenal would have a very good strikeforce

 

[sledger]

still mulling over the offer i think, although he isnt actually a striker, hes more an attacking midfielder, but if arsenal get him then they will have a front line to be wary of ( as if they dont already )

 

[kendall]

Yes it is already just as good as Chelsea or Man united although i am not yet convinced by Reyes

 

[marc71178]

For all the discussion of midfields, I'll just ask - which side is currently using Alan Smith in a holding midfield role?

 

[aussie]

yeh i agree arsenals midfield is by far superior, how many of giggs, scholes and keane are currently world class, none.
how many are past it and on the decline, all of them.

oh yes even have to agree with this sad fact.....

 

[thewizard1o1]

how eactly is van der sar more proven ? if you ask me neither are proven to any great extent.

Van Der Sar has done well at every club he has been at, and kept Fulham in a hell of alot of games over the past two seasons, otherwise they would have been a big chance of going down. He also did well when he played in Italy. While he won't be the best keeper in the PL he is streets ahead of Lehmann.

 

[aussie]

how eactly is van der sar more proven ? if you ask me neither are proven to any great extent.

well i remember keeping quite well for Fulham in past seasons & internationally for Holland, so i think he's quite proven.Lehmann is the one in my opinion who isn't that proven, i dont even know why the German coach insist on swapping positions with Oliver Khan in the german side.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Lehmann is proven, most of Europe now know beyond any doubt that he's a pretty awful goalkeeper.

 

[roseboy64]

how eactly is van der sar more proven ? if you ask me neither are proven to any great extent.

That's stupid. Van Der Sar's got over 100 caps for his country and he doesn't have to share time with someone like Almunia. You could say that it was Fulham but still that doesn't matter if you look at it logically.

 

[roseboy64]

How will he move without International clearance (that the Brazilian authorities are refusing?)

Well, they will have to. It makes no sense letting him rot on the bench when he could be playing regularly and so improve and so be better for Brazil on the world stage helping them win more trophies.

 

[roseboy64]

No but it has a lot too do with it on many occasions last year Manchester united has a complete lack of creativity

There was no lack of creativity. It was a lack of finishing.

 

[roseboy64]

yeh i agree arsenals midfield is by far superior, how many of giggs, scholes and keane are currently world class, none.
how many are past it and on the decline, all of them.

So you're saying Ronaldo and Fletcher are on the decline as well as Park? Pires and Ljungberg aren't exactly teenagers either.

 

[superkingdave]

Fletcher needs to have something to decline from

 

[sledger]

So you're saying Ronaldo and Fletcher are on the decline as well as Park? Pires and Ljungberg aren't exactly teenagers either.

park is totally unproven and will take months to adjust to english football, and correct neither pires or ljungberg are teenagers, but they would both walk into the man utd team.

 

[kendall]

There was no lack of creativity. It was a lack of finishing.

You have clearly just got that idea from the F.A cup final on occasions they have lacked finishing but on many occasions they have been completly direft of ideas in midfeald usualy when playing at a low tempo

 

[sledger]

Lehmann is proven, most of Europe now know beyond any doubt that he's a pretty awful goalkeeper.

HES BETTER THAN YOU.

 

[steds]

HES BETTER THAN YOU.

He's payed to be awful, though. Scaly Fish isn't.