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I'm actually glad that most important fixtures in the first half are at home as they make them more winnable and get us into a lead , we arent arsenal to slip up atleast not that bad.. but the first few fixtures are too tough a test for scolari, if we win all of them say draw in one of them even then it would be a fantastic result and set up nicely for the rest of the season.. i'm not sure but i think we have more players who have played more in the euros and hence might be lax at the start of the season or just too tired..

i know and so do i, but it started out with villa being overhyped and being compared to torres and somehow got into drogba vs villa debate.. he did score a goal and a assist.. i'm just saying he's one of the best around and worth every hype the media are now associating with him..

yes but the very next season he was ahead of those two in the pecking order.. last season was not so great for him cos i feel he was overused, he must have played in more games than some of the defenders in the season.. on form he's one of the best out there..

Why? surely his smile makes you skip a heartbeat, no?

dude firstly for the best part you have turned this into a drogba vs villa debate which i hate cos i love both of them and i was on about torres and villa cos the media was going gaga abt him this season.. he is one of the best if not the best around and the appreciation has been long time coming.. villa for the best part of his career at valencia has played in a 4-3-3 villa has scored 15-20 goals consistently season after season in 2005-06 he scored 25 goals in the league . ye agreed he doest have the same aerial threat but he makes up for it with his intelligence.. he sees moves 2-3 passes ahead and even manages to get at the end of them after starting them, he doesnt have the power but makes up for it with the dribbling and acute angled great finishing.. dude, At. madrid are the superior verssion of spurs they have always had the bst players in la liga ther just underachieved massively.. what did put torres down was the expectations, he was made the captain at fucking 19 years of age.. villa can be just as good as anyone out there

Loyalty is the quality that best defines Luiz Felipe Scolari, according to those closest to him. In early 1999, Wagner Velloso faced a financial problem. The goalkeeper had just helped Palmeiras qualify for the Copa Libertadores, but the Brazilian club's offer of a renewed contract was below expectations. When Palmeiras refused to improve it, Velloso informed his coach he would have to leave. 'Don't go,' came the reply. 'Stay, and I'll make up the difference in your wages from my own.' Velloso remained, Palmeiras won South America's premier club competition, and their coach delivered a cheque signed with the name Scolari. 'No,' Velloso said, tearing the paper up. 'For you, I would do anything.'

he isn't over hyped for nothing mate, i have always believed him to be better than torres, who fluffed too many chances at At. Madrid, and he's also one of the most intelligent strikers around.. and i'll stand by it.. if valencia do sell him and if he is played according to his strengths he'll be what drogba was last season..

exactly, you can't have a young experienced quality keeper sitting on the bench can you, and hwen they don't get enough first team chances they nmove on, carson?

valencia in general has had a very very poor season with the mangerial merry go round and he was injured for some part of it.. he has been brilliant and more consistent in la liga than torres ever was.. and he drops deep and creates moves and goals thats why i guess he is appreciated more, just like didier, but unlike his targetman qualities..

oh ok, my bad..

yeah as long as we don't have another another injury crisis of 06/07

yeah, whats up with jan sebak, esk might know... i'm afraid i can't quite command the same sense of humour as greg(Fulham Broadway)..

i think ronnie/left winger IF drogba stays would/should be the only major signing of the summer we have enough cover for every position and great quality in that too... as much talents as deco, moutinho, veloso etc are, i wouldn't trade one of our players for them, apart from the reason i love them they have proved their worth and mettle in the premiership and theres no need to go for these replacements..

Belated happy birthday mate

Belated happy birthday mate

This thread reminds me what i have been missing the past few days, gregs impeccable sense of humour.. yeah and when he goes 8-10 games without scoring people would say he's out of form, not the same player and blah blah bullshit..

if i remember correctly, after the WC 2006, ballack, makelele had joined around a week late compared to others as they were involved in the later stages of the WC.. and don't forget these players haven't got a day off after the club season, they had to go straight for friendlies and then euro, i would expect a 10-14 day leave for the euro players starting from the day their team exits the Euro..

is it just me or does the goalkeeper kit colour look similar to the players one? i mean it wouldn't be allowed would it?

welcome...

from another forum..

more like another painting for his wall

i don't think he'd come back to premiership unless the club is in europe or atleast has a chance of making it..

May be cos the manger is tied up somewhere(Read EURO 08) and he doesn't wanna attract attention or affect the team or the players.. add to that what greg has said.. and i think scolari is worth putting 100 quid on