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A very football manager response. Theres notihng to say those three would adapt to the league.

Ha, you kidding? Who then? Bear in mind theyve already settled to the Prem as well.

Only problem with N'Zogbia is that hes always wanted to move onto a bigger club. Rightly so, imo, hes well worthy of being at least a squad player at a top four club. If we get back to that standard I cant see him doing anything else but contributing well, especially given that any fee is likely to be sub £10M.

Whats moneyball?

What the f*** is this all about? disgusting, Absolutely disgusting.

NOTW :*) Do they expect these players just to hang around without a nice pay packet? Its almost like they believe footballers grow in a field and you can pick a basket full for a tuppence.

Mediocre players. We're being strongly linked with Cassano now, as he seemingly had his contract ripped up this afternoon.

Obviously you know the secrets then. Please do share with the group.

European owners and he'd be gone by now. i just get the feeling that these guys dont quite "get" things just yet. Not that im against their ownership of course, but i think its something that is holding up the sacking of our pal Woy.

As I mentioned above any mobility issue can easily be covered due to a disciplined defensive midfielder and Dirk Kuyt. *When Kuyt pushes forward CM1 needs to act as the central sitting midfielder.

What? Like Carragher then? All i heard when Carragher played there recently was that he was useless at the position, but hes definitely a more conservative full back.That didnt work out. Funny that, eh? Anyway, its a moot point because with the normal defensive midfielder and Kuyt covering theres enough cover around to stifle any "lack of mobility".

Good grief what? How does whether Johnson plays RW or RB effect out lack of mobility at centre back? Please share, as im genuinely baffled. Hes injured, and has been for a while. Maxi has been equally rubbish anyway, and (ridiculous Johnson suggestion aside) noone else can play there. I wouldnt call it "glossing over and ignoring the poor form either" - Id call it not sticking to tunnel vision and realising that the vast majority has been turd aside from half a game against blackburn and that that is likely to make the vast majority of players appear to be in bad form.

Yeah when youre weighing up which player will contribute the most to the team as a whole. Johnson playing at RW rather RB is going to have little effect, if any (and if i was pushed id say it would cost us more points than earn them), and will have bugger all effect on the lack of mobility at centre half. So as you can see, "the whole picture" doesnt really apply here. Stop being silly.

This was a discussion about Johnson that grew to include Kuyt. Where did i mention centre backs?

Wow Such a backlash. I'll retract my general badoomtish then.

Ive seen a lot of your posts, you seem like a funny guy. So consider it a general thing.

Where to start :*) As i have said on no less than two occassions thus far, Dirk Kuyt is now (whether you like it or not) one of our big game players - cart horse he most certainly is not. Ridiculous claim really, as he brings a lot to the team. With regards to your Liverpool of old example I can only assume youve got some vCJD. How is a winger being moved back to cover an injured full back in anyway comparable to a discussion involving moving a full back to the wing? Polar opposites You then proceed to give silly examples. The difference with Giggs and Ronaldo in particular are that they arent defensive at all, and this dont behave like defenders and nor would they if they were shoehorned into a defensive positions. Again, a ridiculous claim really. Not really sure what to make of your Bale comment - it wont be the first time a young player has been moved position and it has greatly increased their playing level.The difference there is Bale is still young and developing whereas Johnson has been established as a top level international right back for a few years now. Do you appreciate the difference? Finally, I can do no more than vehemently disagree with your evaluation that Johnson would be much better suited forward on the pitch. Johnsons strength lies in his pace and ability to run at defenders with said pace at opportune moments. If he is moved further forward: a) his ability to get up to pace before the byline is greatly reduced b) hes more likely to get the ball with his back to goal, or not much room to maneouvre on the touchline. And lets face it - he doesnt have the skill to beat defenders one on one. c) he wont be able to pick "opportune moments" as hed have to involve himself in more attacks. I think it would be a pretty good idea for you to look closely at the players we've got at the minute, realise that this shape and setup works well given those players, and that playing Johnson at RW would greatly reduce the efficacy of the right side of the pitch as a whole. Rank and file. Rank. And. File.

Yes sorry,was writing that in a rush. CM i would say as the two holding midfielders (regardless of whether you consider them defensive midfielders or not) and AMC would be the attacking one / person in the hole behind the striker. Not trying to be specific, just give some nomenclature to simplify my idea. Thats why I said Kuyt isnt *solely* responsible. I cant see a team order banning Kuyt from passing to Johnson And Maxi may be better at the triangles, but Dirk is also adequate and adds a lot more than Maxi to the team shape and defensive set up. Youve got to think of the whole picture.

Kuyt isnt there to provide the ball for johnson on the overlap. CM/AMC have a much better angle to play the ball in behind/ round the corner so i wouldnt expect Johnson to be relying solely on Kuyt for his service. Hence the use of passing triangles my friend. Kuyt to AMC to Johnson on the overlap is the best way to move the ball quickly into areas that will hurt the defence. Maxi is all about the passing and the movement so i am happy to agree with those points, but nonetheless he should still be playing second fiddle to Kuyt.

Haha so many people clueless about our first team setup its unreal :*) Johnson was bought for a good reason - to form a partnership on the right side with Dirk Kuyt. They compliment each other well. Everyone is well aware of Dirks strengths and weaknesses, and as such a player in the mould of Johnson was quite clearly the next step in improving the right side. Dirk steps inside, Johnson bombs on giving the width. Johnson overlaps, Dirk has the gumption to sit and provide some cover. I fail to see why we need to a) cut out dirk from the team (ive said it before and ill say it again - hes one of our big game players these days) b) change the position of players based on 'poor form', when in fact the entire team has been playing s***. Reactionism ftw, eh?

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Bit harsh on Kuyt by Earl there imo. Whatever you think of his style,he definitely falls into the "big game player" at Liverpool these days, and id much prefer him in than out. Euphemism ahoy!

Strangely, your posts suggest youre always drunk.

So ignoring the misuse of figures, these clowns are using one example from all Rafa's seasons to prove that everything will be fine, despite Rafa doing a LOT better than Roy in all the rest of his seasons?