Wesley Sneijder

[Boots_]

Not got time to read all the thread. Any info from john on this one?

 

[okstate99]

Well then Sabster, what DO we need, eh?


But then again, who is the trequartista, Silva, or Sneijder?

Yaya's in the trequartista position - we don't have a No. 10 role, because we sacrifice that for defensive solidity. So do most teams.

Thus any creative signings are either:

a) going to play off a wing like Silva or Sanchez, or
b) going to be able to put a shift in - like Fabregas, Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard.

We no longer have any Cantonas, Bergkamps or Zolas in this country. For a long time, the most forwardly-positioned of the midfielders has been in the Gerrard/Lampard mould. The Joe Coles, Silvas, Nasris, Arshavins all get pushed to the wings.

I think I rather have Mata cheaper, younger and has played with SIlva before.

 

[Jumanji]

Well then Sabster, what DO we need, eh?


But then again, who is the trequartista, Silva, or Sneijder?

Yaya's in the trequartista position - we don't have a No. 10 role, because we sacrifice that for defensive solidity. So do most teams.

Thus any creative signings are either:

a) going to play off a wing like Silva or Sanchez, or
b) going to be able to put a shift in - like Fabregas, Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard.

We no longer have any Cantonas, Bergkamps or Zolas in this country. For a long time, the most forwardly-positioned of the midfielders has been in the Gerrard/Lampard mould. The Joe Coles, Silvas, Nasris, Arshavins all get pushed to the wings.

Wrong. Yaya plays in the hole, but he is not the trequartista. That is indisputable. Silva, currently is.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Why can't we have more than one formation ?

 

[Sabster]

Well then Sabster, what DO we need, eh?

I myself would rather have Mata, but very few have Sneijder's range of passing, long range shooting accuracy, added to the fact that in my opinion he's the best free kick taker in the world. I don't see anything bad that can come from it.

But then again, who is the trequartista, Silva, or Sneijder?

IMO we need someone who can create from wide and someone who can create from deep ("Regista").

We have 1 of the best Trequartista's in the world - why on earth would we bring in a more expensive less talented older trequartista???

 

[BenchillBlue]

For that sought of money, I'd go for pastore. Younger, be keen to prove himself in a different league, although you could say the same about Snieder. I just think the better option would be Pastore.

 

[Super David Silva 21]

This is the same Sniejder who said he is going nowhere???

 

[Ireland_for_pm]

This is the same Sniejder who said he is going nowhere???

He's come out since that saying he is open to an exit and thanking inter for everything so I thinks he's defo leaving!

 

[ST Coleridge]

Wrong. Yaya plays in the hole, but he is not the trequartista. That is indisputable. Silva, currently is.

Well, we're getting into semantics here, but 'trequartista' is 'three-quarters of a striker' - a withdrawn forward who typically plays cute passes. Silva is as much a trequartista as we'll have in the current system, but he plays off a wing.

Now - are you going to play Sneijder off a wing? Because we can't afford to put him in the Yaya position, it'll leave our midfield too light and too fractured.<br /><br />-- Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:39 pm --<br /><br />

IMO we need someone who can create from wide and someone who can create from deep ("Regista").

We have 1 of the best Trequartista's in the world - why on earth would we bring in a more expensive less talented older trequartista???

Absolutely agree, the team's crying out for an Alonso/Schweinsteiger - someone who can control games and play long passes to the wings when we counter.

 

[Jumanji]

Now - are you going to play Sneijder off a wing? Because we can't afford to put him in the Yaya position, it'll leave our midfield too light and too fractured.

Bollocks. Yaya as a box to boxer would solve that problems. General consensus is that's what's planned, but no one knows.