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Originally Posted by Deffeh
Me = Idiot? You're the one who'd take Samuel over Riise for gods sake. You = Villa Fan.
As to the Sunderland thing.. Sunderland finished with the lowest points ever in the Premier League.. yet Macho signs for Chelsea, McCann and Sorenson sign for Villa, Phillips signs for Southhampton, Bellion goes to Man Utd, Flo starts scoring shitloads for Siena and is linked to Milan, Reyna goes to city, Kilbane goes to Everton, etc.. Arca and Thornton are highly thought of and still at sunderland
Where the **** is the blame put on? Everyone thinks their ex sunderland player was blameless and it was all the other players fault sunderland were pathetic? Now im well aware Jakiri can put us right on who was shit and who wasnt, but everyone seems to think they got their bargain man, and it just doesnt wash with me im afraid.
You've taken your forward line out of context. Maybe theyre quicker. But lets rephrase what you said. Your a defender, and you see Carlton Cole on the ball. 10 yards outside the penalty area. You arent thinking "By golly gosh, i sure wish that was Hasselbaink, yo". Viduka and Hasselbaink are stronger, deadlier, better in the air, better from set pieces, with better strike ranges and forces on them. I think they make up for losing a little pace on Vassell and Cole "just about".
Of course i dont watch Villa week in, week out. For one, im not a fan like you. For another, why on earth would i want to? I'm glad youve just played southhampton because for me at least thats the least attractive fixture of the season out the way for a wee while.
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Riise really isn't that good. For the amount of money Liverpool paid for him, he's a good signing. However, since his first season, the only REAL thing he has contributed towards Liverpool's (lack of) success has been long throws. I'd much rather have Samuel.
Sunderland had a way better team than most of the sides that have gone down previously. God knows what happened there, probably a lack of motivation/poor confidence. Who cares, we've secured two good signings from there.
As for the forward thing, as a defender, with Carlton Cole 10 yards outside the area, you're not thinking about him shooting, as with Hasselbaink. Of course you're not thinking "Man, I sure wish that was Jimmy" or anything alike - but you ARE worried about being outpaced. Close down or not? etc. Both Viduka and Hasselbaink are also temperament players. Mood swings ahoy! If something isn't going their way, they won't perform. Not quite the same with our lads (who knows about Cole though).
As far as strike forces go, ours is decent. If you look at other partnerships in the league, there aren't many that are WAY better. Our problem is picking 2 players if they're all in form.
Your last comment is crap. Our first game was entertaining and had LOADS of chances. We're not the same defensive unit as seen 2 seasons ago. As much as I know people love to pick up on how "boring" we are, our game was WAY more entertaining than that of Chelsea - Man Utd, and we'll be a more entertaining side this season than many.