Producing your own players is a **** of a lot cheaper than buying them all.
Just because he is not in Chelsea's first team at the age of 20 does not mean he wont make the grade. Drogba didnt get his first proffesional contract until he was 22! 28 is a decent age, Lampard was 28 five years ago and look what he has done in them five years. Players are beccoming fitter and stronger these days meaning they can play at the top for longer. And of corse no-one has done what Jose done but its still relavent.E
So if Barca have all that theoreticly they shoulnt even be in the red
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Says??
Of corse there are no guarrentes i never said that. Im comparring him to Bertrand who never got a new deal so obviously the club prefer PVA
You said he will :L
Producing your own players is a **** of a lot cheaper than buying them all.
I never said he was guarenteed, i said he looks the most likely option to replace Cole.
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Your point is exacly?? How many of Arsenals first team crop have been at the club since they are 10ish?? Same goes for Utd with the exception of the old guard i.e Scholes, Giggs, Neville etc.
I never said he was guarenteed, i said he looks the most likely option to replace Cole.
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Your point is exacly?? How many of Arsenals first team crop have been at the club since they are 10ish?? Same goes for Utd with the exception of the old guard i.e Scholes, Giggs, Neville etc.
My point is that they have much larger revenue, and a much less need for expenditure, so they're in a stronger FFP position.
Read the quote in my initial post. "He will". Saying that is saying it is definite.
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On top of that:
Second point that was @Joel.
Arsenal and United aren't spending as much. Unlike Chelsea they won't have to.
See how many of their players are cheap.
If he is to be the successor he will need to get some game time this season.
Lampard is over-rated and could easily be replaced imo.
Lampard is over-rated and could easily be replaced imo.
Replacing 20+ goals a season from one midfielder will be a lot harder then you think.
Looking at it narrow mindedly. He doesn't seem to create an awful lot (IMO - he may do) so, if you replaced him with someone who got 10 goals or whatever, but bucket loads of assists - I'd say you've replaced Lampard. Moutinho could easily replace him.
Looking at it narrow mindedly. He doesn't seem to create an awful lot (IMO - he may do) so, if you replaced him with someone who got 10 goals or whatever, but bucket loads of assists - I'd say you've replaced Lampard. Moutinho could easily replace him.
Looking at it narrow mindedly. He doesn't seem to create an awful lot (IMO - he may do) so, if you replaced him with someone who got 10 goals or whatever, but bucket loads of assists - I'd say you've replaced Lampard. Moutinho could easily replace him.
Agreed, although there is no doubt he is a good player, I also think he is over-rated.
Looking at it narrow mindedly. He doesn't seem to create an awful lot (IMO - he may do) so, if you replaced him with someone who got 10 goals or whatever, but bucket loads of assists - I'd say you've replaced Lampard. Moutinho could easily replace him.
Well I honestly don't look at assists too much but I believe lampard got the most in the 2009/10 season in the league
104 assists in all competitions since 2001!!!! ESPN Soccernet
or
108 assists in all competitions since 2001!!!! Wikepedia
believe whatever you like but its along that mark, keep chucking them balls my way and i'll keep knocking them out the park lads!!!!
So these statistics render my opinion useless?