bluestevei
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Before Yaya signed for us...
RAG: I was discussing this matter with James, yesterday. So, I don't understand why would Barca sell their best (imo) defensive midfielder? Who are they gonna replace him with? Busquets? Keita? I don't think any of them can do a better job than Yaya.
Anyway, I don't really care about the well being of Barcelona. From what I've seen, Yaya is a very good defensive midfielder, tall, strong and could prove to be a worthy asset. But then the price has to be right and it depends on how much would Sir Alex be willing to spend on a 27-year-old (I'm sure Yaya would not turn down a good offer from us).
RAG: Liverpool's run came to an end, so it is possible that our run will come to an end in the near future. We can't compete (financially) with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Man City, so we will need to focus on bringing through top quality youngsters. Fergie realises this and has already implemented a new youth policy. You only have to look at the intake of Academy scholars over the last two seasons to see this. Even our transfer policy suggests this i.e. buying young players for cheap and then developing them e.g Diouf, Smalling, Obertan, etc.
We have some very talented youngsters in our ranks, in fact ridiculously talented. If they listen to the coaches, stay focused and train hard, well then with a bit of luck they will hopefully make the grade here. These youngsters will save us having to spend and could maintain our dominance for at least another decade.
Also, Man City have an impressive squad but they won't be able to keep everyone happy. They won't be winning anything big unless they sort out their mediocre defence. They are more of a threat to Liverpool than us.
RAG: I was discussing this matter with James, yesterday. So, I don't understand why would Barca sell their best (imo) defensive midfielder? Who are they gonna replace him with? Busquets? Keita? I don't think any of them can do a better job than Yaya.
Anyway, I don't really care about the well being of Barcelona. From what I've seen, Yaya is a very good defensive midfielder, tall, strong and could prove to be a worthy asset. But then the price has to be right and it depends on how much would Sir Alex be willing to spend on a 27-year-old (I'm sure Yaya would not turn down a good offer from us).
RAG: Liverpool's run came to an end, so it is possible that our run will come to an end in the near future. We can't compete (financially) with the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea and Man City, so we will need to focus on bringing through top quality youngsters. Fergie realises this and has already implemented a new youth policy. You only have to look at the intake of Academy scholars over the last two seasons to see this. Even our transfer policy suggests this i.e. buying young players for cheap and then developing them e.g Diouf, Smalling, Obertan, etc.
We have some very talented youngsters in our ranks, in fact ridiculously talented. If they listen to the coaches, stay focused and train hard, well then with a bit of luck they will hopefully make the grade here. These youngsters will save us having to spend and could maintain our dominance for at least another decade.
Also, Man City have an impressive squad but they won't be able to keep everyone happy. They won't be winning anything big unless they sort out their mediocre defence. They are more of a threat to Liverpool than us.