Saviola?

[Red Chilli]

answer my question Chilli.... lol

Oh, didn't realise it was directed at me.

The answer is, I don't know. I haven't seen much of them playing to be honest, but I reckon Heinze is probably the most likely.

[einar]

It´s not like he´s 35, class permanent and all that.

just check out youtube, some are very recent. He is playing and scoring for Barca now.

Plus he´s a "right place at the right time" sort of player also.

[Parm]

How many Non-EU players can you have in a match day squad these days?

has he not got spanish pasport now, been in spain long nough for it.

[Flake]

Oh, didn't realise it was directed at me.

The answer is, I don't know. I haven't seen much of them playing to be honest, but I reckon Heinze is probably the most likely.

Perhaps we could choose one that is yet to play in the prem??

[lfc4ever]

so Imagine we had the whole of the Argentins world cup squad to chose from...


1 GK ABBONDANZIERI Roberto - (Boca Juniors, ARG)
2 DF AYALA Roberto - (Valencia, ESP)
3 DF SORIN Juan - (Villarreal, ESP)
4 DF COLOCCINI Fabricio - (Deportivo La Coruna, ESP)
5 MF CAMBIASSO Esteban - (Inter, ITA)
6 DF HEINZE Gabriel - (Manchester Utd., ENG)
7 FW SAVIOLA Javier - (Sevilla FC, ESP)
8 MF MASCHERANO Javier - (Corinthians, BRA)
9 FW CRESPO Hernan - (Chelsea, ENG)
10 MF RIQUELME Juan - (Villarreal, ESP)
11 FW TEVEZ Carlos - (Corinthians, BRA)
12 GK FRANCO Leonardo - (Atletico Madrid, ESP)
13 DF SCALONI Lionel - (Deportivo La Coruna, ESP)
14 FW PALACIO Rodrigo - (Boca Juniors, ARG)
15 DF MILITO Gabriel - (Zaragoza, ESP)
16 MF AIMAR Pablo - (Valencia, ESP)
17 DF CUFRE Leandro - (AS Rome, ITA)
18 MF RODRIGUEZ Maxi - (Atletico Madrid, ESP)
19 FW MESSI Lionel - (Barcelona, ESP)
20 FW CRUZ Julio - (Inter, ITA)
21 DF BURDISSO Nicolas - (Inter, ITA)
22 MF GONZALEZ Luis - (Porto, POR)
23 GK USTARI Oscar - (Independiente, ARG)


Which would we think would make it in the rarified atmosphere of the Prem...?

None of them of course, as they are ALL Argies (do I win a prize?)

[Red Chilli]

Perhaps we could choose one that is yet to play in the prem??

Move the goal posts why don't you


OK, Cambiasso.

[Flake]

None of them of course, as they are ALL Argies (do I win a prize?)

[Flake]

Move the goal posts why don't you


OK, Cambiasso.

I'm not aufait with the Argies particularly, but he'd have been my choice just for being hard....

[Red Chilli]

I'm not aufait with the Argies particularly, but he'd have been my choice just for being hard....

Yeah, and if you can defend in Italy, you can defend in the Premiership.

[Harv]

Yeah, and if you can defend in Italy, you can defend in the Premiership.

Cambiasso and Mascherano are practically the same type of player. Mascherano is a better passer though.

[badpiggy]

Yeah, and if you can defend in Italy, you can defend in the Premiership.

unless you're ac milan in a champions league final. woohoo!!!

[nbryan1764]

I was actually at the game and apart from the goals he did not do a hell of a lot else (ok it was a big part nevertheless!!).The first goal he knew very little about it came off the keeper and rebounded in, the second was a good (unchallenged header), and the third was a top quality goal made from a fabulous ball from Xavi.

It was a strange game, but we need to be wary of Edmilson I think when we play them. He came on as sub and looked absolute class. Didi with a greater passing range. Anyway we can beat them. Two things that we need to 1) get Bellamy on Marques heels all the time. He is fine with time on the ball but crap under pressure. Alaves should have had three goals from his mistakes 2)get Gerrard playing on the right, tight on Ronaldihno when they have got the ball, aand let Barca worry about him when we have it. One further thing is that Marques and Puyol have big gaps between them. We need pace to exploit it. Bellamy is about to be corwned king of the Nou Camp I think!! Believe for we can do it

número seis es nuestro destino

[Shaggy]

I was actually at the game and apart from the goals he did not do a hell of a lot else (ok it was a big part nevertheless!!).The first goal he knew very little about it came off the keeper and rebounded in, the second was a good (unchallenged header), and the third was a top quality goal made from a fabulous ball from Xavi.

It was a strange game, but we need to be wary of Edmilson I think when we play them. He came on as sub and looked absolute class. Didi with a greater passing range. Anyway we can beat them. Two things that we need to 1) get Bellamy on Marques heels all the time. He is fine with time on the ball but crap under pressure. Alaves should have had three goals from his mistakes 2)get Gerrard playing on the right, tight on Ronaldihno when they have got the ball, aand let Barca worry about him when we have it. One further thing is that Marques and Puyol have big gaps between them. We need pace to exploit it. Bellamy is about to be corwned king of the Nou Cam I think!! Believe for we can do it

[knockers]

I was actually at the game and apart from the goals he did not do a hell of a lot else (ok it was a big part nevertheless!!).The first goal he knew very little about it came off the keeper and rebounded in, the second was a good (unchallenged header), and the third was a top quality goal made from a fabulous ball from Xavi.

It was a strange game, but we need to be wary of Edmilson I think when we play them. He came on as sub and looked absolute class. Didi with a greater passing range. Anyway we can beat them. Two things that we need to 1) get Bellamy on Marques heels all the time. He is fine with time on the ball but crap under pressure. Alaves should have had three goals from his mistakes 2)get Gerrard playing on the right, tight on Ronaldihno when they have got the ball, aand let Barca worry about him when we have it. One further thing is that Marques and Puyol have big gaps between them. We need pace to exploit it. Bellamy is about to be corwned king of the Nou Camp I think!! Believe for we can do it

número seis es nuestro destino

Good scout report! I honestly think we can beat them, I used to think Puyol was a great defender but the games I've watched him in this year he's look very average and lacks pace. As long as we defend well and don't concede early I think we have a really good chance.

The finish for the 3rd goal last night was class and a super ball from Xavi. That's the kind of play we will really have to be wary off. With players like Xavi, Ronadinho, Eto and Messi they are very capable of producing the unexpected.

I like Saviola He is a class player but as people have said I'm not sure he is suited to the English game. I think one of the reasons he didn't get much of a chance at Barca is because they thought he was rather lightweight. I think he bulked up a little in his first couple of years to compensate but didn't really fit into Rijkaard's style of play once he arrived.

[tomasjj]

Puyol is overrated by TV armchair footballers.
He is nowt special.
:shakey: