eldo 868 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) For cheap or loan yes, but for 9m no thanks. Edited July 17, 2011 by eldo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Makalele was uniquely exceptional and a universe apart from Parker in terms of quality. don't compare apples with oranges. it's equaivalent to using Zanetti/maldini as benchmarks to suggest most full backs can play well at the top level into their 30'sIf he was so good, why did he end up at Newcastle and later westham after leaving Chelsea? world class players will always attract big clubs especially in their primeWe don't need another 30 year old average player in the squad, we are looking to trim the average age of the squad and not extend it. We can buy a younger quality DM or use Josh as an emergency back up to Mikel. . .that may not be his natural position but he's looked very comfortable in that role.You have some good points but your last sentence is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 You have some good points but your last sentence is laughable.Yeah the last thing we need is to kill Josh's attacking instinct, like what Jose did to Mikel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 9 mill for Parker40 mill for ModrićParker PFA of the YearModrić 3 goals + 2 assists a season.Only thing that is questionable is age.But we are never gonna give the youngesters a chance so keep on bringing in the proven boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 9 mill for Parker40 mill for ModrićParker PFA of the YearModrić 3 goals + 2 assists a season.Only thing that is questionable is age.But we are never gonna give the youngesters a chance so keep on bringing in the proven boys.Parker would be good, but now that I heard the name of Vidal, i rather take him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 9 mill for Parker40 mill for ModrićParker PFA of the YearModrić 3 goals + 2 assists a season.Only thing that is questionable is age.But we are never gonna give the youngesters a chance so keep on bringing in the proven boys.They're completely different types of players, don't know what this comparison is about, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 They're completely different types of players, don't know what this comparison is about, tbh.Not really mate,they both can play defensive and a central role.The fact that Tottenham and West Ham use them for different purpose it is just to adapt them to their game plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I thought that's the reason we're not signing a right back!Implying Anelka can stick to the sidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Not really mate,they both can play defensive and a central role.The fact that Tottenham and West Ham use them for different purpose it is just to adapt them to their game plan.if Parker is the answer to our midfield problems we areFUCKING DOOMED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 if Parker is the answer to our midfield problems we areFUCKING DOOMEDI actually got excited with the prospect of Vidal. Much younger then Parker, and can play those dual roles.Expect to hear more from him in the coming days.AVB strikes me as a smart guy, and won't spend a lot of money on players like Modric and Pastore. Even though we want them, but price is way over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 if Parker is the answer to our midfield problems we areFUCKING DOOMEDIf Modrić is a answer to our problems we are doomed just as much (i am not saying i want Parker either).I don't see the hype about him or the fact that he is a massive player that can change our fortunes,plus he will be expensive and not worth it,and if he comes you will see for yourself mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If Modrić is a answer to our problems we are doomed just as much (i am not saying i want Parker either).I don't see the hype about him or the fact that he is a massive player that can change our fortunes,plus he will be expensive and not worth it,and if he comes you will see for yourself mate.seems Modric is one of our few remaining plausible targets and at least he didnt lead his team to relegation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 seems Modric is one of our few remaining plausible targets and at least he didnt lead his team to relegationHaha well Parker couldn't really help them stay up by himself.West Ham was absolutely shit all season long and they went down.Why didn't Modrić help Tottenham to a top four finish? he had the easier task.I don't want neither of them mate i was just pointing out that we will pay shit loads for a player that won't make the changes we want.I rate Lampard,Essien and Ramires all higher than him,and he can't be compared to Mikel since he is a dmf and i doubt he would play a dmf in Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Haha well Parker couldn't really help them stay up by himself.West Ham was absolutely shit all season long and they went down.Why didn't Modrić help Tottenham to a top four finish? he had the easier task.I don't want neither of them mate i was just pointing out that we will pay shit loads for a player that won't make the changes we want.I rate Lampard,Essien and Ramires all higher than him,and he can't be compared to Mikel since he is a dmf and i doubt he would play a dmf in Chelsea.do you think our current midfield is good enough especially with essien out for most of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Abramovich 175 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Haha well Parker couldn't really help them stay up by himself.West Ham was absolutely shit all season long and they went down.Why didn't Modrić help Tottenham to a top four finish? he had the easier task.I don't want neither of them mate i was just pointing out that we will pay shit loads for a player that won't make the changes we want.I rate Lampard,Essien and Ramires all higher than him,and he can't be compared to Mikel since he is a dmf and i doubt he would play a dmf in Chelsea.Parker didn't have all bad players around him, Ba was a great player for them, Piquionne wasn't bad and Hitzlsperger was a revelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 do you think our current midfield is good enough especially with essien out for most of the season?our midfield has never been good enough since we lost ballack and deco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 do you think our current midfield is good enough especially with essien out for most of the season?We need a new midfielder for sure,but we can do much better for 30+mill than Luka Modrić don't you think?Parker didn't have all bad players around him, Ba was a great player for them, Piquionne wasn't bad and Hitzlsperger was a revelation.Who had better? him or Modrić? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Abramovich 175 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 We need a new midfielder for sure,but we can do much better for 30+mill than Luka Modrić don't you think?Who had better? him or Modrić?To be honest Spurs, but I'd rather have Ba in front of me than Defoe or Pavlyuchenko and Modric created far more chances for the strikers to put away.I'd much rather have Modric, he makes his midfield tick and works for team whereas Parker plays the role of big fish in a small pond.Do you really want a player that left us because he couldn't get a game and is now older than he was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker10 946 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 My biggest concern in MF is that we have no one to replace Lampard, it hurts me to say this but Lampard is finished, he might start the season but i guarantee you he won't end the season. He doesn't have the legs to play at a high level.We are linked with players like Parker and Modric, none of them have the attribute to score goals and play the final pass.it is funny Liverpool has already found a replacement for Gerrard at age 30, while we haven't even considered finding replacement for Lampard at age 33btw what is this nonsense about finding a replacement for Essien? we already brought one last year in Ramires. last year he was by far better then Essien anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 St Abramovich, he said a couple of times that he dont want Parker as well as modrich.I have to agree, I dont think Modrich is the guy that will change our midfield like you think he would. If you ask me, we need to bring someone like Vidal, another winger, and thats it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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