Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Let's keep everything crossed.... If it helps I'll drive him there myself... In fact I'd even be prepared to give him a piggy back all the way there if that's what it takes!
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Roberto Soldado
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Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
I am actually struggling to think of a worse striker than Soldado to have played for us since I went to my first game in 1978.... Perhaps Andy Booth?
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
He was significantly better than Soldado.... I think Rebrov got 13 goals in his first season at Spurs.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
I wish I'd had all my memories of Darren bent erased, was it expensive?
Bent was better than Bobby. Not that he was good.... It's just that Bobby is that bad.
Oooooh now that is close..... I will have to think about that one.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
he was 14 years old, he shouldn't be dragged into this
He scored a lot more goals, how do their assist stats match up? Not sure why people think Bobby is a good footballer (in the premier league) I don't see many/any attributes that make him stand out in any way.... And a lot that have made him the abject failure (here) that he undoubtedly has been...... Yeah he is a has been
Baleforce
Ron Henry
he can control a ball, pass it, spot when a teammate is in a better position, work the channels and offer an out ball
bent chased balls over the top and toe poked them towards goal, which he made a career out of to be fair, impressive athlete, very quick
bent didn't get a single assist in his time at spurs, simply because he didn't attempt a single pass, he only lifted his head to watch the ball sail over it
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
@Superhudd @galeforce - your support of the player is admirably but, boy, is it misguided!!!
How you cannot see that he has been an abysmal failure from day 1 is simply beyond me. These arguments of better ball control etc look like desperate attempts to avoid coming to terms with this reality. Soldado was bought to score goals - end of story. If he had scored the same amount of goals as Bent did (and nothing else) - and we all know he had enough chances - we may well have had a shot at top 4 in the past two years...
As for this Moran clutching of straws... the level of failure of a player is obviously linked to his fee and salary. If I buy a second hand Skoda and bin it against a lamp post, it will be a far less traumatic experience than if I did the same with a new Porsche.
@Finney Is Back, @kanoute16 and @DTA are absolutely right; Sold-a-dud is, without doubt, our worst striker - pound for pound - since the beginning of the Premier League, if not even before.
How you cannot see that he has been an abysmal failure from day 1 is simply beyond me. These arguments of better ball control etc look like desperate attempts to avoid coming to terms with this reality. Soldado was bought to score goals - end of story. If he had scored the same amount of goals as Bent did (and nothing else) - and we all know he had enough chances - we may well have had a shot at top 4 in the past two years...
As for this Moran clutching of straws... the level of failure of a player is obviously linked to his fee and salary. If I buy a second hand Skoda and bin it against a lamp post, it will be a far less traumatic experience than if I did the same with a new Porsche.
@Finney Is Back, @kanoute16 and @DTA are absolutely right; Sold-a-dud is, without doubt, our worst striker - pound for pound - since the beginning of the Premier League, if not even before.
milo
Jack L. Jones
If we are measuring his success against what he cost, surely we will have to factor in what we recoup. Assuming we get a fee his 7 goals in 51 games will look very similar to Rebrov's 10 in 60 but we lost Rebrov's for nothing.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
I disagree with this, I don't think players should be judged on individual stats in a team game, some people place far too much importance on goals.
Soldado has been a failure in terms of goals, which was primarily what he was bought for.
But I'm not having anyone tell me that he was a poor footballer, he had very good technique - control,passing,intelligence,could hold the ball up.
It hasn't worked out for sure, but he still contributed to our general play and even when low on confidence still demonstrated good technical ability, just a shame his shooting boots have gone AWOL....
But I'm not having anyone tell me that he was a poor footballer, he had very good technique - control,passing,intelligence,could hold the ball up.
It hasn't worked out for sure, but he still contributed to our general play and even when low on confidence still demonstrated good technical ability, just a shame his shooting boots have gone AWOL....
Whiffler
Jermaine Jenas
Agreed.
While he hasn't got into the goal-scoring habit here, I put much of the blame on not playing attacking football. Not everyone is suited to the ball being push across or away from goal most of the time.
If he stays I'll be happy enough for him to play. If MoPo can't organise things better then he'll probably take a spot in a Spanish team before the season's out.
While he hasn't got into the goal-scoring habit here, I put much of the blame on not playing attacking football. Not everyone is suited to the ball being push across or away from goal most of the time.
If he stays I'll be happy enough for him to play. If MoPo can't organise things better then he'll probably take a spot in a Spanish team before the season's out.