mcmanus said:
just seen some youtube highlights he looks fucking awesome. But Samaras looked good on a collage of his 3 or 4 good moments.
Has anyone ever seen Gourcuff at a match or on the telly? A few questions if anyone has.
1 Can he hold his own in centre mid in a 442 in the PL
2 Does he work hard for the team
3 Can he play on the right or left of midfield
Cheers in advance
in the way teams set up against city usually - ie all bodies behind the ball and break up play - then a 4-4-2 centre mid would usually be a pirlo type of player - a quarterback if you like ... this is not his position - yes he could play there- he is physically capable and has a great range of passing - but we wouldnt see the best out of him there .... think of it as playing Kompany at RB
yes - he does work for the team - obviously he does not do the De Jong shift - as he is an attacking mid - but he does work hard - when he loses the ball he will get it back and when he needs to defend he will do and try to hit a team on the counter
yes he can play the right and left midfield - more suited to the left - just like most attacking mids are more suited to their opposite wing as it allows them to play their natural game of finding passes - as well as mixing up their style with the odd run down a wing.
also - some people said they have worries about him being good enough - as in he didnt get into the AC Milan team - i addressed this during the summer when i said we should buy him - but the years he was at AC Milan were the years Kaka was the best player om the planet - now no matter what people say i dont count it as a failure/not good enough - i a 20 year old new boy is not getting into a leading European teams starting line up ahead of the best player in the world ..... he is a brilliant player - always had great potential and unlike a hell of a lot of other players with potential - he is following it through with brilliant performances and personal growth as a player
i say - as i have many times before - sign him up bleeding quick city ! - Bourdoux were nowhere near the league this year - his favorite striker to play with looks on the way out - he isnt in ANY european competitions this year - and with him probably going to have a good world cup - he will want the larger stage more than ever - EPL - best league in the world with a team really moving up on the world.
i just hope we sign him before Real Madrid get their devious hands into him.
sorry for the long post - just helping out :-)
-- Mon May 17, 2010 10:06 pm --
also that video isnt working for me? -- i says it has been removed by the user ... another link anybody? i wouldnt mind seeing why people have suddenly started talking notice of him