SinineUltra 1,170 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 This guy would've been brilliant about 5 years ago especially, seems to have very good direct passing, and we where physical to move the ball up the pitch without needing space then.I don't think this Barcelona thing will ever work in the premier league, i think we should go back to the old days, our play was much better.Exactly, playing like we used to play has brought us success against Barcelona - the team to beat. We are the only team they really hate to face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Exactly, playing like we used to play has brought us success against Barcelona - the team to beat. We are the only team they really hate to face.Bossing games, bullying teams and just plain out-muscling pretty much any team we faced...those were the days. We could also play it on the ground when we wanted to as well, the perfect balance of skill and raw power! Like Essien at his peak, in a nutshell really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blu4Lyf 46 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Etienne Capoue has the best WhoScored rating of DMCs in Europe's top 5 leagues this season, with 7.42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 i think we should go for him- competition for mikel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Jonathan Johnson @Jon_LeGossipCarlo Ancelotti has confirmed Etienne Capoue's claims that PSG are in talks with the French international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 wow and they already have matuidi and veratti. they would really steamroll us in the middle of the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,423 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 We need to get a message out tobthe board somehow that if we want to boss a midfield and get the ballninto mata and hazard quickly this is the guy to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backstreet09 499 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 We need to get a message out tobthe board somehow that if we want to boss a midfield and get the ballninto mata and hazard quickly this is the guy to do itHe's gone mate, PSG are pretty close to sign him up.Sad though, we missed another quality signing >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 We will probably sign another AM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8757369/Ligue-1-Toulouse-midfielder-Etienne-Capoue-hopes-to-leave-the-club-in-the-summerWe should go for him what a great player young and would be rather cheap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I just saw today that the owner of his club said "he could leave this summer if a decent offer comes, a bit better that the one from QPR (12M€ so something like 10,5M £).That would be a great bargain if we could sign him for something like 11M £ he's worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Tbh De Rossi for 10m plus Wallace on loan is more beneficial for us in comparison to paying 11m for this guy. Capoue is a good player but hes not as good as De Rossi, not as experienced and hasn't been tested on grander stages (world cups, european championships, champions league etc). Also Wallace will get playing time at Roma I'd hope so yeah. Could be a very beneficial deal.One winner for me, De Rossi all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Tbh De Rossi for 10m plus Wallace on loan is more beneficial for us in comparison to paying 11m for this guy. Capoue is a good player but hes not as good as De Rossi, not as experienced and hasn't been tested on grander stages (world cups, european championships, champions league etc). Also Wallace will get playing time at Roma I'd hope so yeah. Could be a very beneficial deal.One winner for me, De Rossi all day. Capoué is a ball-winner, not a DLP. Completely different types of DMs, so no point in comparing.They would best be used alongside one another in my opinion. One dictates the play, while the other does more of the dirty work. + Copoué is only 24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Capoué is a ball-winner, not a DLP. Completely different types of DMs, so no point in comparing.They would best be used alongside one another in my opinion. One dictates the play, while the other does more of the dirty work. + Copoué is only 24.De Rossi is hardly a playmaker though, hes a bit of both. He can play accurate long passes from deep but hes not exactly Xabi Alonso. Hes a ball winner as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Just sign them both. Pivot problems solved xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laeth 527 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 De Rossi is hardly a playmaker though, hes a bit of both. He can play accurate long passes from deep but hes not exactly Xabi Alonso. Hes a ball winner as well.This. De Rossi's passing and vision skills on FIFA are extremely over exaggerating his actual ability in those areas. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelCFC 75 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Potential midfield signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Apparently hes stalling on a move to Cardiff as he wants a bigger club to sign him. Cardiff are reportedly paying 8.6m upfront with 1.5 in add ons, surely worth a punt at that price for back up to Mikel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mak 4,459 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/8859737/transfer-news-tottenham-in-talks-with-toulouse-over-midfielder-etienne-capoueLooks like he'll be off to Tottenham. A player I really like, and I think we could do with in the pivot, going to a team I absolutely detest. Fuck them anyway. They'll lose Bale and won't be a significant threat to us anymore. 3 point lane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,985 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Capoue, Sandro, Parker, Dembele, Paulinho, Huddelston...Wtf are they gonna do with all of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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