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blutgraetsche
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Everton sign Riquelme...
fcb- Number of posts : 40471
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blutgraetsche- Number of posts : 23328
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Riquelme = incompatible to EPL.
Luis- Number of posts : 26262
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saw that this morning, poor everton fans, must of jumped for joy!
Rasiak-9- Number of posts : 2605
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Incidentally, i think that Riquelme would be a quite SPECTACULAR failure in the EPL
Deluded F*ck™- Number of posts : 21765
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Ditto.
No manager would build a team around him in this league, for better or for worse.
No manager would build a team around him in this league, for better or for worse.
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Agree with you guys!
Rasiak-9- Number of posts : 2605
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Its not just that, its the way that he's used to the slower pace and extra time on the ball that you get in Spanish/South American football which allows him to pick out a pass or thread it through for a striker to latch on to.
Secondly i think that he could probably be bullied out of a game by fairly ordinary midfielders - although to be fair he handled himself very well against Colombia last night when they used hardball tactics against him so maybe that wouldn't be toooooo much of a problem
but thirdly and most importantly is the fact that for Riquelme to thrive, he needs to be playing in a number 10 role, something that most EPL managers don't really fancy.
When Ferguson was asked about why he didn't use a number 10 his tongue-in-cheek reply was:
"Number 10? what do you mean by that? a midfield player that doesn't defend?"
and this view is echoed my most managers in the Premiership it seems. The only real attacking midfielders that feature are really just split strikers like Rooney or Cahill.
Be interesting though to see what Keane does with his Sunderland side who at times, have played a box-midfield
Secondly i think that he could probably be bullied out of a game by fairly ordinary midfielders - although to be fair he handled himself very well against Colombia last night when they used hardball tactics against him so maybe that wouldn't be toooooo much of a problem
but thirdly and most importantly is the fact that for Riquelme to thrive, he needs to be playing in a number 10 role, something that most EPL managers don't really fancy.
When Ferguson was asked about why he didn't use a number 10 his tongue-in-cheek reply was:
"Number 10? what do you mean by that? a midfield player that doesn't defend?"
and this view is echoed my most managers in the Premiership it seems. The only real attacking midfielders that feature are really just split strikers like Rooney or Cahill.
Be interesting though to see what Keane does with his Sunderland side who at times, have played a box-midfield
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