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cornelius_blackfoot
It was knee jerk. I did apologise pretty much instantly, because I felt it was a bit Roy Keane off the leash.
However, that sentence suggests that you think he could learn more abroad etc and so on. I'd suggest otherwise given he's 26 and he should have pushed on if he was good enough. I recognise the chances of a top top talent actually becoming a top top player are very slim. There's so much to go wrong. Especially in Modern Football. Going to Fiorentina may prove to be great for him. I doubt he'll get back into the England set up. (MUST PLAY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, THEREFORE MUST PLAY FOR TOP 4 TEAM).
(I agree with you on Falcao)
(but I have just read yesterday's fiver....)
Guess which book I'm reading:
It's easier to spend money on things that you can measure, goals, assists. It's harder to spend money on things that will improve your weaker links if you the tools for analysis cannot reveal things that are not being measured. For example, tackling. Tackling is easy to measure. But, as Xabi A says, tackling is a last ditch measure. Tackling isn't something you should want to be good at.
And, isn't it interesting that Liverpool have purchased a big centre forward who is mobile and can score goals.
Looking at the stats and outputs, Andy Carroll could have been worth it. (according to the book I'm reading)