Mellberg available apparently

[Cisse]

................according to the Mirror . He has finally realised (it only took you 5 yrs Ollie) that Villa is going nowhere and could leave in January for a knockdown 3m.

[Earl Hafler]

Could be a very good signing. Has injury problems but would be excellent, experienced cover / competition for Carra and Sami.

 

I expect a post from Leo to follow and it had better contain his trademark phrase

[salkavalka]

that Villa is going nowhere

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Where should A. Villa go, they got that place, 16th.

[Guest Jack Bauer]

I don't think he'd want to be cover.

[Guest Les Howard]

Mellberg is average. Never particularly impressed me.

I wouldn't even buy him as cover. We let Henchoz go and he's better than Mellberg.

[deacon]

No he's not, not even close. Mellberg is a fantastic defender, excellent in the air, very strong, and can match pacy attackers. Henchoz isn't

[Guest Les Howard]

No he's not, not even close.  Mellberg is a fantastic defender, excellent in the air, very strong, and can match pacy attackers.  Henchoz isn't

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So fantastic that he's been at Villa for 5 years?

The bloke you describe above is not Mellberg mate.

If you could get all that for £3m there would be a load of top clubs after him; let's see where he goes.....

[Swipe]

Mediocre defender who's been in rubbish form for ages now

[Eiler99]

Decent defender but not as good as he was 2-3 years ago. He wouldn't be first choice here and I don't think he would come to sit on the bench.

[StevieC]

More injury prone than Kewell was.

[Rimbeux]

He's lost fitness and confidence in the last two seasons, before that he was excellent. Both him and their keeper seem to have gone backwards under the current manager

[CarraLegend]

Was brilliant for his first couple of seasons been pretty poor ever since. Keep well away.

[Eiler99]

He's one of those players we seem to be linked with every year just for good measure. Just like Malbranque.

[Stevie H]

He's lost fitness and confidence in the last two seasons, before that he was excellent. Both him and their keeper seem to have gone backwards under the current manager

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think that's bang on. he's regressed at villa and i'm not sure he'd be a worthwhile signing any more.

[Cisse]

Captains both Villa and the Swedish national team. Yes, he's been not so great lately but a change of environment would do him very good. Has the same winning mentality as Carra and would be a great option for us if we could get him for around 3 mill.

[Hassony]

used to rate him highly, but his concentration is as bad as traore sometimes

[Logic]

Doubt he's want to move to us in Jan. He would know he'd get few games which would possibly result in him losing his place in the Swedish team. He won't risk that.

 

We should have gone for him a couple of years ago. He's not the same player as he was.

[Benzo-13]

He caught Owen once if I remember..

 

A right determined b***ard when on his game.

 

If re-invigorated? He'd be a worthy aquisition.

[Morgul]

Doubt he's want to move to us in Jan. He would know he'd get few games which would possibly result in him losing his place in the Swedish team. He won't risk that.

 

We should have gone for him a couple of years ago. He's not the same player as he was.

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Not a chance that he'd lose his place in the Swedish team. He could go injured until May but would still be certain of a place in the national team. Him and Lucic are the only decent centrebacks we have.

 

Agree that he's gone downwards though, two years ago he was one of the best in Europe, but now he's not more than OK.

[Logic]

Not a chance that he'd lose his place in the Swedish team. He could go injured until May but would still be certain of a place in the national team. Him and Lucic are the only decent centrebacks we have.

 

Agree that he's gone downwards though, two years ago he was one of the best in Europe, but now he's not more than OK.

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Teddy Lucic still playing for Sweden?

 

Perhaps you're right though, haven't been able to watch Sweden as often as I can since I moved from there.

[Morgul]

Teddy Lucic still playing for Sweden?

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Yeah, he is And he has actually been very good in the qualifiers

[Guest Sundance Kid]

Teddy Lucic still playing for Sweden?

Yes, and he has been better than Mellberg.

[Logic]

hehe, cool. I always liked him but that was a couple (several actually) of years ago.

 

Sweden and Spain the teams to follow this summer. Since my own national team seem unable of producing a crop of players capable of anything.

[Maldini]

2 or 3 years ago I'd have been delighted to sign him but he seems to have lost a good bit of pace since his last injury.

[Falconhoof]

Any more news on this Mellberg signing ?