Simao better than Alves !

[REDSCOUSER]

Let us hope Rafa contacts you in the near future then.

who me ?

[AFII]

So we should sign Navas and play him as RW then, sorted.

Navas isn't good enough tracking back and everyone knows that Rafa want the whole team to work very hard. I can't imagine that he would make it in the PL, to lightweight.

[Parm]

If Simao was gonna leave he wouldn't have signed a new deal.

NOT A ****ING CHANCE HE IS COMING.

fair point sir, fair point.

[El Jefecito]

Having watched both closely for the past year or so I have come to the conclusion that Simao is the better player for us if Rafa still want him.
Simao is a two footed natural winger who defends as good as assisting and scoring.
On the other hand, Alves is predominantly one footed. He only uses the left foot to stand on. Big example today v Spurs. He did not once touch the ball with his left foot. He reminds me a lot of Riise.
Furthermore, Simao would cost us less than Alves. Maybe we can get Simao for 10-12£ m instead of 20-25£ mill for Alves.
Just my opionion like but what do you think ?

YOu can't have been watching Alves very well then. He's been world class.

[REDSCOUSER]

YOu can't have been watching Alves very well then. He's been world class.

no actually i have since last season Sevilla games are on nearly everyweek on goaltv.To be honest he did improve since last season but i still think he is too lightweight and his defending needs to improve..his price is a bit too high as well.

[El Jefecito]

no actually i have since last season Sevilla games are on nearly everyweek on goaltv.To be honest he did improve since last season but i still think he is too lightweight and his defending needs to improve..his price is a bit too high as well.

He has 10 assists FFS. How much better can he be. His crossing is second to none.

Sorry, make that 13.

[REDSCOUSER]

He has 10 assists FFS. How much better can he be. His crossing is second to none.

Sorry, make that 13.

well if Rafa wants to play him as a RW then sure I'll take the assists but if he wants Alves to play RB then we're fooked royally with him back there and ginger on the other side. Alves is not good enough to play RB and not skillful enough to play RW. I can't recall seeing him skin a full back and get a cross in. Anyways, we wont be signing him cos he's too expensive.

[El Jefecito]

well if Rafa wants to play him as a RW then sure I'll take the assists but if he wants Alves to play RB then we're fooked royally with him back there and ginger on the other side. Alves is not good enough to play RB and not skillful enough to play RW. I can't recall seeing him skin a full back and get a cross in. Anyways, we wont be signing him cos he's too expensive.

Agree, he's never impressed me as a RB. As soon as Sevilla win the ball he's up into thefinal 1/3rd. If you watch them, most of the defending is done by the right sided CH.

As a right winger though, he'd be awesome.

[lfc4ever]

Agree, he's never impressed me as a RB. As soon as Sevilla win the ball he's up into thefinal 1/3rd. If you watch them, most of the defending is done by the right sided CH.

As a right winger though, he'd be awesome.

I quite fancy Riise & Alves as Wing Backs, so when we can & when we need to we can go with 3 CDs with Masher & Alonso running the middle, SG in front of them with one of our strikers & a buzzing Eto'o type striker, like a 3-4-1-2 and playing at home would be phenomenal!

[El Jefecito]

I quite fancy Riise & Alves as Wing Backs, so when we can & when we need to we can go with 3 CDs with Masher & Alonso running the middle, SG in front of them with one of our strikers & a buzzing Eto'o type striker, like a 3-4-1-2 and playing at home would be phenomenal!

Three in the middle and wing backs would definitely get the most out of what we have.

Just get Alves, Deco and Etoo and we'll be sorted whatever the formation

[Fiddy]

as a wing back cant really think of anyone better than Alves.

Not a Simao fan at all, I think he's gash. Decent at set pieces but we've pretty much got those covered already

[Kopite_Colin]

Speedy, why do you think we have room for Deco? Where would he play if we play 3 CMs (Alonso, SG & Masher) + 2 strikers? And with what he would cost when we potentially could have Tevez? Even SG's probably better suited to our league in that role. Deco's not done enough for me since he left Porto.

[AFII]

Sevilla chief denies offers for Chelsea, Liverpool target Alves
tribalfooball.com - April 07, 2007

Sevilla sports chief Monchi insists no Premiership offers have arrived for wing-back Daniel Alves.

Chelsea and Liverpool have been linked with the Brazilian, but Monchi says: "We have received no formal propositions and now we are in the race for a number of competitions, that is our main concern.

"(Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido) has insisted that I do not discuss Alves or any other player until June."

[einar]

They sound like they will sell if the price is right.

[LFCman]

Alves was **** tonight.

But anyone who has seen him play regularly can vouch for the fact that he is world class. Light years ahead of that skin-tight shirted little runt Simao.

Spot on. I watch quite a lot of La Liga on ESPN and have watched Alves a **** load of times and that was one of the worst displays i've seen from him.