by L12 Fri May 11, 2007 11:07 am
@COTR If you're talking about Technique and quality on the ball, I accept that Hargeaves has more of that. If ability is to mean the whole package including tackling, pace, power & stamina I think Sissoko comes out on top. I've seen Hargeaves play for Bayern and he does a decent job for them. Sissoko does for us too. He was our best player by some distance up until his injury (granted most of our players were'nt playing well) and he's had 1 or 2 poor games since that injury.
With regards to all those bleating on about work permits. The reason we can sign these players is the fact that they're Argentinian. When we bought Gonzalez, despite a good season in Spain, we had to loan him out again for another year because of his Chilean background. It's a farce the way work permits are sorted out, but if you want to moan about bringing foreign kids then do so on it's own merits. It's not a Liverpool & the rest of the world conspiracy.
As for the MSI stuff, we tried to loan him, took it to the Premier League and they said we couldn't do it. Then they went and investigated West Ham over Tevez. We in the meantime bought out his registration off MSI for a shed load of cash and signed him with the PL's permission. The detail of his personal contract I don't know (nor ever will). His registration however is now with us and whenever he signs for a new club that will be transferred, just like a normal transfer. I'm not sure but I don't think the Tevez situation with MSI is exactly the same with regards to the holding of his registration.