I agree, looks a good player, from what I hear though a lot of the Hammers' fans don't appreciate him, think he gets a bit of stick from some sections of the crowd
This is exactly the sort of side that could cause an upset, they're doing very well in their own league, play decent football and battle hard. Rafa is right to play a strong side.
There's an interview on the official site where he says that, said we were aware of him before Japan and that he was playing well then and has continued to play well since. Said an interesting bit at the end "He always knows what to do with the ball"
I think he's still at about 80% but he's making a positive contribution to every game. Good to see him bursting past the full back inside their box that time too, proves he still has his bit of pace.
The only right-back I can think of who is better than Finnan is Zanetti. Thuram was a few years back too but he's playing CB now. Sagnol is about on a par. By the way, neither Cafu or Zambrotta are as good as Finnan defensively.
Don't agree with that, he's one of the best crosser of a ball in the club and a very good passer, he has two or three assists (for what they're worth) already this season
£220m for a two year deal. They couldn't do it as it stands at the moment, the bigger clubs all want it for obvious reasons but the smaller teams won't budge.
Morgan didn't back off until his offer was refused though and we don't know what Kraft backed off for financial reasons. It's as likely that he backed off because the sport is corrupt as f*** and unstable. Nobody in England will make any money from a club until individual clubs get the rights to sell their games, just look at how much Juve got last week.