His best hope is as a Steven Gerrard type as an advanced midfielder, be that central or from wide. I mean he's the only one on the team who plays Hollywood balls, Vermaelen aside. For that he would need to really improve as a goalscorer and his dynamism in his running. It would be a pretty lame fall if he was reduced to playing the Benayoun run-up-and-down role for the rest of his career. Everyone seems to hate the guy but I do still think he'll be good for us.
He does go on a bit doesnt he. Its tiring on a Sunday morning having to plow through one page essays without even paragraphs to keep you awake!
Originally Posted by Maestro
simply put, a turd is a turd
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The turd being the team, not Ramsey. Ramsey's an average player who could do well somewhere like Norwich where they don't have delusions of grandeur.
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indeed the team, from what i read in your post. i am beginning to think our Lazaresque ability to always make the top four is more an indictment on the poor quality of the league (i.e. teams below us), rather than proof of any real quality on our part.
That is how I feel about it. There has never been a team that we've had consistent scraps with each season to get top four. With the league title, you can usually identify the three too teams that will be title contenders. It's never the case for the top 4 because teams can never build on their success from the previous season. This year may be different but we've seen Spurs, Villa, Everton, all challenge one season then they're abysmal the following year.
In La Liga, Valencia are probably the team more comparable to us in regards to success and league position but they always have to worry about teams like Sevilla, Althletico Madrid and Villareal. We've never really seen that sort of threat in our league. For all talk about La Liga being weak, those teams could give any of our teams a run for their money in a match.
Athletico Madrid look like they could win La liga this season tbh. I think the reason people say its a weak league is because its always been won by Real or Barca. Least thiis league you have a few teams that can win it or challenge for it.
3 points we really needed. That'll do for now.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Barca and Real live on a different planet compared to the other teams. It's like Man Utd, Chelsea and City in this league but even better because besides the money, they also have the tradition and appeal. They share the world's best players between them. World Player of the Year candidates and winners. People say it's a weak league but I always disagree with that. They have the best players, besides having the most feared teams in the Champs League, they also do well in the Eurorpa League. Our English teams hardly ever win it or do well in that comp. Spain are the best international team. Two European Cups and a World Cup...England...no point in going there. The Prem is an exciting league but not the best.
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