*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I think as long as he doesn't need to play week-in and out he'll be quality to come in and do a job. If Bridge goes down and he has to play every week it might get a bit touch-and-go burnout wise, especially as you mentioned, he has slowed down a lot (as you'd expect).

 

[BoyBrumby]

Was good enough to keep Ronaldo relatively quiet in the CL final and considering he's around as cover for Bridge and mentor to the younger guys, as well as a Brazilian influence for Robinho to enjoy, think it ticks all the boxes.

Yeah, all things considered it's at worst a worthwhile gamble on a class player in the autumn of his career.

Plus it's not like City are strapped for a quid or hundred million anyway.

 

[aussie]

Sylvinho was excellent in the CL final. So i guess its a good signing for City.

 

[TT Boy]

Just another player for the new manager of Citeh to offload.

 

[TT Boy]

Lets see how he goes when/if he comes back..

And if that happens he won't be playing there for club, so unless Capello (could be gone as manager by then) is bat-crazy, he wouldn't play RB for England. Unless Rafeal gets into amateur porn like Anderson, he should have the RB position locked for years to come.

 

[aussie]

But Rafael hasn't stepped up yet though. I am more see Hargreaves as a short term option for the WC if Johnson, Richards or Brown dont step up.

 

[aussie]

James Milner, future England right back IMO.
Just a feeling tbh.

I can see why you would say that. Off all the English right-wingers he is already the best defensively.

 

[Matteh]

But Rafael hasn't stepped up yet though. I am more see Hargreaves as a short term option for the WC if Johnson, Richards or Brown dont step up.

Would rather have Reo-Coker playing for England there, mainly because he's played RB in the last 18 months.

 

[roseboy64]

Whatever pace he has, he's probably still faster than Gary Neville, who, when playing a PL game for us last season, somehow got MotM.

Why would that surprise you that he's still capable of putting in good perfromances against teams who don't rely on pace?

 

[roseboy64]

But Rafael hasn't stepped up yet though. I am more see Hargreaves as a short term option for the WC if Johnson, Richards or Brown dont step up.

He's been injured though so hard for him to step up.

 

[grecian]

@Lucas and Liverpool.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Two-nil to the Villa. Sheesh. All not well in Liverpool at either team, obv.

Only listening on 5Live, but defending sounds village.

 

[grecian]

The thing is Villa look shocking, to be losing 2-0 to this shower is really poor. Almost poor enough to get you the sack......

 

[steds]

Loving this.

 

[Ikki]

Liverpool gift-wrapped this one and gave it to Villa. The own-goal, the unnecessary penalty. They were there just to get a point; defending with pretty much all their players bar Agbonlahor in their own half...yet they got 3 goals. Gutted, to say the least.

 

[TT Boy]

Liverpool looked so pedestrian in contrast to Villa.

Lost all of two games last year, already equalled that in just three games.

 

[TT Boy]

Instead of blowing all your load on a RB and an injured midfielder, Liverpool should have looked at Young and Agbonlahor.

Also, got rid of the two hapless Dutchmen and sold the Ukrainian back to Germany (all three at a loss of course). Instead Rafa is reduced to buying Rangers rejects.

 

[Ikki]

If by pedestrian you mean bossing the game and trying to conjure up everything/anything, then yes, we were pedestrian.

Instead of blowing all your load on a RB and an injured midfielder, Liverpool should have looked at Young and Agbonlahor.

Why? They both did F-all.

Also, got rid of the two hapless Dutchmen and sold the Ukrainian back to Germany (all three at a loss of course). Instead Rafa is reduced to buying Rangers rejects.

The Ukrainian I agree with you. The Dutchman scored about 15 goals and had 10 assists last year.

 

[GIMH]

Steve Harmison mentioned those possession stats yesterday, weird

 

[sledger]

Johnson not exactly showing himself up to have much defensive ability, looked good going forward, but looked awful at the back today.