robin van persie (continued)

[waspish]

John "van Persie" Cross' daily RvP update is interesting, I find it hard to see Juve spending this much when they have been really prudent in the transfer market but they badly need a top striker.

Juventus are set to launch a stunning SEVENTY million pound attempt to lure Robin van Persie to Italy.

Giuseppe Marotta, the Serie A champions' general manager, has held further talks with van Persie’s representatives and made it clear they will top any offer made by rivals Manchester United.

Van Persie will also be offered a five-year deal worth £190,000 a week AFTER tax.

And Juve have told his agents that they will make a £20m offer to Arsenal for his services.

John Cross the Arse fan wouldn't be trying to push up the transfer fee, would he?

He's trying to get city to offer silly money! Why would Juventus offer that much when in January they get him for nowt papers shouldnt be called "news" anymore

 

[Blootoof]

They'd probably get another ten years out of him in Italy

 

[dario2739]

They'd probably get another ten years out of him in Italy

And they could probably guarantee him a champion winning medal already ;-)

 

[xzbit04]

Kompany had said getting RVP would be "Incredible",

"He is a player who has improved so much. I started playing against him five or six years ago, but his performances last season were unbelievable," Kompany said.

"A player like this would be an incredible addition to any team that he joined. His movement is near perfection and the stats show his finishing.

"He has led by example at Arsenal, so yes, he is a great player."

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[LoveCity]

There you go, our captain has said that he'd be a great signing for us and our manager wants to sign him, so have faith that if we do sign him it'll be a good move. I think people forget how many chances we missed last season despite all the goals we scored. If we were more clinical we could have easily broken Chelsea's record for most goals scored in a season (103 vs. our 93).

 

[BillyShears]

There you go, our captain has said that he'd be a great signing for us and our manager wants to sign him, so have faith that if we do sign him it'll be a good move. I think people forget how many chances we missed last season despite all the goals we scored. If we were more clinical we could have easily broken Chelsea's record for most goals scored in a season (103 vs. our 93).

My question is where he fits into our system. Does he play as the most advanced forward, or does he play off Aguero ? If he plays off Aguero he'll score far less than he did last season.

I really want to be excited by this transfer but for some reason ever since it was mooted it makes me very nervous.

 

[Edwaardz]

There you go, our captain has said that he'd be a great signing for us and our manager wants to sign him, so have faith that if we do sign him it'll be a good move. I think people forget how many chances we missed last season despite all the goals we scored. If we were more clinical we could have easily broken Chelsea's record for most goals scored in a season (103 vs. our 93).

My question is where he fits into our system. Does he play as the most advanced forward, or does he play off Aguero ? If he plays off Aguero he'll score far less than he did last season.

I really want to be excited by this transfer but for some reason ever since it was mooted it makes me very nervous.

He'd play where Tevez was playing at the end of the season. The #10 role.

 

[MyJeckyllDoesntHyde]

Agent_ITK is not a source of any description.
He throws hundreds of rumors out there so it's only inevitable he gets the odd one right.

 

[Rammy Blue]

There you go, our captain has said that he'd be a great signing for us and our manager wants to sign him, so have faith that if we do sign him it'll be a good move. I think people forget how many chances we missed last season despite all the goals we scored. If we were more clinical we could have easily broken Chelsea's record for most goals scored in a season (103 vs. our 93).

My question is where he fits into our system. Does he play as the most advanced forward, or does he play off Aguero ? If he plays off Aguero he'll score far less than he did last season.

I really want to be excited by this transfer but for some reason ever since it was mooted it makes me very nervous.

He'd play where Tevez was playing at the end of the season. The #10 role.

Can't be arsed typing a long post as on my phone however this conundrum is why Bob has been experimenting with a 3-4-1-2 formation in pre season.

Assuming we get RvP then Bob will want to play with 2 strikers without having to play 4-4-2. The main problem when Bob played 4-4-2 last season was the lack of a player "in the hole", playing 3 at the back remedies this.

One problem Bob will have though if he perseveres with 3-4-1-2 is that it will be difficult to accommodate Silva, Nasri and Yaya in the same line up unless he plays Yaya and Nasri deep with Merlin in behind the front 2.

 

[BillyShears]

Can't be arsed typing a long post as on my phone however this conundrum is why Bob has been experimenting with a 3-4-1-2 formation in pre season.

Assuming we get RvP then Bob will want to play with 2 strikers without having to play 4-4-2. The main problem when Bob played 4-4-2 last season was the lack of a player "in the hole", playing 3 at the back remedies this.

One problem Bob will have though if he perseveres with 3-4-1-2 is that it will be difficult to accommodate Silva, Nasri and Yaya in the same line up unless he plays Yaya and Nasri deep with Merlin in behind the front 2.

I hadn't looked at like that, but you make some very good points. He played Suarez from deep yesterday and I recall he played Nasri in a similar position once last season.

If he does use that formation regularly we'll be a completely different beast to what we were last season.