Franck Ribery

RedRonaldo · 29th May 2006, 15:41

We should sign him
and his threatening look alone could easily win us more games over a season

Mainoldo · 29th May 2006, 15:41

My bad!!

Parks Life · 29th May 2006, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mainoldo

My bad!!

Mongole.

Sarni · 29th May 2006, 19:51

In my previous post I forgot to add, that if we really want to sign Ribery, then we have to secure this deal before the World Cup.

After a good performance at World Cup, his price will increase significantly and it's far more than likely that he'll shine in Germany.

But I really can't see us signing him, Lyon is a lot faster than us in terms of speed in the transfer market.

bbest · 30th May 2006, 05:51

iyho, who do you rate in terms of tech. ability and pace as a whole?

ribery, joaquin, robben, j.s. park?

Justin · 30th May 2006, 06:41

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Originally Posted by bbest

iyho, who do you rate in terms of tech. ability and pace as a whole?

ribery, joaquin, robben, j.s. park?

Out of those 4, probably Robben

bbest · 30th May 2006, 06:57

robben seems to get tumbled easily.

Richardson · 30th May 2006, 10:03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDsNExXszg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C465LXXy57M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMZ6SkzG5j8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXywsQQOxtY

hardyboy · 30th May 2006, 12:19

He looks speedy enough to be in Man United first team...

032Devil · 30th May 2006, 12:36

The Daily Mirror reported today that United may make a bid of £10m for him.

LazyDino · 30th May 2006, 12:39

Reminds me of Matt Le Tissier, if only he was that good.

SiYuan · 30th May 2006, 12:58

Le Tessier always conjured something out of nothing in the dying seconds.

So far, Ribery has been dubbed the next "Zinedine Zidane". I dont like this when press over-hypes players who hadn't proven themselves yet. The thing gets to their head and it inflates.

Richter · 30th May 2006, 13:03

Chelsea are looking for a winger, would anyone be surprised if they made a bid?

LazyDino · 30th May 2006, 13:04

No i mean, how he looks like hes inbred. I havnt seen him play as i dont watch the French League. Though im sure we will all get a good look during the World Cup

Franq · 30th May 2006, 13:47

He looks ugly enough to be in uniteds first team.

Edgio · 30th May 2006, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyDino

Reminds me of Matt Le Tissier

Yes - bags of tricks, french and fucking ugly.

Kate Lewis · 30th May 2006, 18:30

What we need is a soild defensive central midfielder not some goon from " Carry On Screaming"

Mainoldo · 30th May 2006, 19:08

Our main target doesn't always have to be our first purchase... Ribery would be an excellent buy, would wipe out Arsenal's purchase of Rosicky anyway...

kiristao · 31st May 2006, 11:16

United have lined up a £10m move for "the new Zinedine Zidane". French international midfielder Franck Ribery has been monitored closely by Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson who considered signing the Marseille playmaker in the January transfer window. Ribery, 23, wants to leave following the departure of club coach Jean Fernandez. He is also a target for Lyon. But the French champions have angered Marseille by publicly courting Ribery - dubbed the new Zidane - and they are ready to sell him to United rather than letting him join their French league rivals.
Article on the Daily Mirror

Who is this guy? Anyone seen him play?

snootyjim · 31st May 2006, 11:17

I thought this was all about Houllier's Croation Zidane... oh well.

Drifter · 31st May 2006, 11:19

Franck Ribery

032Devil · 31st May 2006, 11:23

Ribery - flavour of the month.

Lmarco · 31st May 2006, 11:29

He's not the new Zidane as he's a winger with a totally different style of play...Some young French talents were dubbed 'new Zidane' like Meghni, Meriem, Ben Arfa, Nasri, etc. None of them confirmed their potential it's true. But Ribéry's game is more based on speed and running at defenders, dribbling and crossing.

Anyway no club will get him for 10M£, Marseilles will demand much more.

Giggzinho · 31st May 2006, 11:38

ribery = rothen = in 4 years he wont have done anything and will be average/shite

Amir · 31st May 2006, 11:48

Why so pessimistic? Not every young rated talent turns out shit, proven by the fact there are decent players in the world.

Giggzinho · 31st May 2006, 11:51

ok not ALL young players - just the ones from france

Amir · 31st May 2006, 11:52

For every Cheryou you've got a Pires, for every Guivarch a Trezeguet, for every Boumsong a Cygan, a Silvestre or an Evra. Ok, shit example.

Kiwi_fan · 31st May 2006, 12:08

more like a Gallas?

Lmarco · 31st May 2006, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giggzinho

ribery = rothen = in 4 years he wont have done anything and will be average/shite

Rothen is injury prone and became professional at the highest level quite late in his career...Moreover his game is mainly based on his left-foot crossing, that's not much.

Ribéry has speed and technical skills with both feet, he always plays with great commitment. In two years Ribéry has gone from French 3rd division to becoming French international...Most of the young players dubbed 'new Zidane' never even played for the French national squad but Meriem maybe.

I don't know if he'll make a great career but so far he has made a lot of progress. He's been the best player for Marseilles this year and voted French young player of the year.

The pb with him might be that he changes club too often, and that he is a bit impulsive and not easy to manage.

Apart from that he's very different from the usual French starlets who only got a few technical skills but no physical or mental strength...

Ronaldo07 · 31st May 2006, 12:58

"Rubbery" Ribery slips through another defense

Giggzinho · 31st May 2006, 13:01

he sounds like a moody twat - he'll probably come to us, piss fergy off then fergy will piss him off and we'll let another one of our 'star' players leave

kafta · 31st May 2006, 13:09

he's very highly rated, but i donno if we should spend 10+ million on him

Fortitude · 31st May 2006, 13:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lmarco

Rothen is injury prone and became professional at the highest level quite late in his career...Moreover his game is mainly based on his left-foot crossing, that's not much.

Ribéry has speed and technical skills with both feet, he always plays with great commitment. In two years Ribéry has gone from French 3rd division to becoming French international...Most of the young players dubbed 'new Zidane' never even played for the French national squad but Meriem maybe.

I don't know if he'll make a great career but so far he has made a lot of progress. He's been the best player for Marseilles this year and voted French young player of the year.

The pb with him might be that he changes club too often, and that he is a bit impulsive and not easy to manage.

Apart from that he's very different from the usual French starlets who only got a few technical skills but no physical or mental strength...

How many positions can Ribery play? I was told he played OM for the French U-21 side? Can he play as well centrally as he does on the wing?

Can he play both wings?

Lmarco · 31st May 2006, 13:26

He's more at ease on the wings i think. But i've seen him play as playmaker behing two forwards, or even as second forward.

I'd say that his style of play makes him more efficient on the wings. As i sometimes say, he is in some extent a less flashy version of Cristiano, likes to dribble and use his speed. Less experienced and smaller, but plays more for the team.

For the time being he is not a world class player anyway, but could turn out to a very good player.

He might be compared to Aaron Lennon actually, who managed to become an English international though one year ago he played in the Championship. Their skills are quite comparable as well...

vijay · 31st May 2006, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiristao

Who is this guy? Anyone seen him play?

He is ugly.

vijay · 31st May 2006, 13:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortitude

How many positions can Ribery play? I was told he played OM for the French U-21 side? Can he play as well centrally as he does on the wing?

Can he play both wings?

Watched him play couple of times. He plays on the left and also drifts inside and breaks defences in the middle.

MUFC187 · 31st May 2006, 13:53

Too expensive imo. He'll be at least 8-12m. Unless we have a huge budget, we need to spend elsewhere.

ehsanul · 31st May 2006, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUFC187

He'll be at least 8-12m. .

Ribery will cost more than that

4everUtd · 31st May 2006, 14:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by vijay

He is ugly.

you would be too if you survived a nasty car accident

Freak · 31st May 2006, 14:58

I would prefer lennon if they're both going to cost big.

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kiristao Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Goa, India Posts: 1,694	The New Zidane United have lined up a £10m move for "the new Zinedine Zidane". French international midfielder Franck Ribery has been monitored closely by Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson who considered signing the Marseille playmaker in the January transfer window. Ribery, 23, wants to leave following the departure of club coach Jean Fernandez. He is also a target for Lyon. But the French champions have angered Marseille by publicly courting Ribery - dubbed the new Zidane - and they are ready to sell him to United rather than letting him join their French league rivals. Article on the Daily Mirror Who is this guy? Anyone seen him play?

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29th May 2006, 15:41	#81 (permalink)
RedRonaldo First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,305	We should sign him and his threatening look alone could easily win us more games over a season

29th May 2006, 15:41	#82 (permalink)
Mainoldo First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,488	My bad!!

29th May 2006, 19:51	#84 (permalink)
Sarni nice guy, unassuming, objective United fan. Thinks hes intelligent though. Nutter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Krakow Posts: 21,630	In my previous post I forgot to add, that if we really want to sign Ribery, then we have to secure this deal before the World Cup. After a good performance at World Cup, his price will increase significantly and it's far more than likely that he'll shine in Germany. But I really can't see us signing him, Lyon is a lot faster than us in terms of speed in the transfer market.

30th May 2006, 05:51	#85 (permalink)
bbest The Caf's worst songwriter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: .................... Posts: 8,885	iyho, who do you rate in terms of tech. ability and pace as a whole? ribery, joaquin, robben, j.s. park?

30th May 2006, 06:57	#87 (permalink)
bbest The Caf's worst songwriter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: .................... Posts: 8,885	robben seems to get tumbled easily.

30th May 2006, 10:03	#88 (permalink)
Richardson Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,766	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDsNExXszg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C465LXXy57M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMZ6SkzG5j8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXywsQQOxtY

30th May 2006, 12:19	#89 (permalink)
hardyboy Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Old Trafford Posts: 1,048	He looks speedy enough to be in Man United first team...

30th May 2006, 12:36	#90 (permalink)
032Devil First Team Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 19,325	The Daily Mirror reported today that United may make a bid of £10m for him.

30th May 2006, 12:39	#91 (permalink)
LazyDino Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: fuck liverpool Posts: 564	Reminds me of Matt Le Tissier, if only he was that good.

30th May 2006, 12:58	#92 (permalink)
SiYuan Cafe Grandmaster 2008 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Where Crouch is a Midget. Posts: 8,294	Le Tessier always conjured something out of nothing in the dying seconds. So far, Ribery has been dubbed the next "Zinedine Zidane". I dont like this when press over-hypes players who hadn't proven themselves yet. The thing gets to their head and it inflates.

30th May 2006, 13:03	#93 (permalink)
Richter Hairy big footed Swede Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 29,198	Chelsea are looking for a winger, would anyone be surprised if they made a bid?

30th May 2006, 13:04	#94 (permalink)
LazyDino Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: fuck liverpool Posts: 564	No i mean, how he looks like hes inbred. I havnt seen him play as i dont watch the French League. Though im sure we will all get a good look during the World Cup

30th May 2006, 13:47	#95 (permalink)
Franq Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 819	He looks ugly enough to be in uniteds first team.

30th May 2006, 18:30	#97 (permalink)
Kate Lewis Youth Team Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 168	What we need is a soild defensive central midfielder not some goon from " Carry On Screaming"

30th May 2006, 19:08	#98 (permalink)
Mainoldo First Team Sub Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,488	Our main target doesn't always have to be our first purchase... Ribery would be an excellent buy, would wipe out Arsenal's purchase of Rosicky anyway...

31st May 2006, 11:17	#100 (permalink)
snootyjim In most joy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Redcafe, circa 2006 Posts: 3,555	I thought this was all about Houllier's Croation Zidane... oh well.

31st May 2006, 11:19	#101 (permalink)
Drifter No Lifer Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 30,939	Franck Ribery

31st May 2006, 11:23	#102 (permalink)
032Devil First Team Regular Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 19,325	Ribery - flavour of the month.

31st May 2006, 11:29	#103 (permalink)
Lmarco Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: France Posts: 1,049	He's not the new Zidane as he's a winger with a totally different style of play...Some young French talents were dubbed 'new Zidane' like Meghni, Meriem, Ben Arfa, Nasri, etc. None of them confirmed their potential it's true. But Ribéry's game is more based on speed and running at defenders, dribbling and crossing. Anyway no club will get him for 10M£, Marseilles will demand much more.

31st May 2006, 11:38	#104 (permalink)
Giggzinho Fletcher's bitch Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,661	ribery = rothen = in 4 years he wont have done anything and will be average/shite

31st May 2006, 11:48	#105 (permalink)
Amir First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Rehovot, Israel Posts: 16,097	Why so pessimistic? Not every young rated talent turns out shit, proven by the fact there are decent players in the world.

31st May 2006, 11:51	#106 (permalink)
Giggzinho Fletcher's bitch Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,661	ok not ALL young players - just the ones from france

31st May 2006, 11:52	#107 (permalink)
Amir First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Rehovot, Israel Posts: 16,097	For every Cheryou you've got a Pires, for every Guivarch a Trezeguet, for every Boumsong a Cygan, a Silvestre or an Evra. Ok, shit example.

31st May 2006, 12:08	#108 (permalink)
Kiwi_fan I'm a little pisspot Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ian Wishart's prodigy Posts: 3,517	more like a Gallas?

31st May 2006, 12:58	#110 (permalink)
Ronaldo07 Beanpole studying Irish history Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fighting over the internet is like being David Bellion, even if you win, you'e still a gay french shitbag who's first touch is worse than a landmine victims-Credit to Big Andy Posts: 5,314	"Rubbery" Ribery slips through another defense

31st May 2006, 13:01	#111 (permalink)
Giggzinho Fletcher's bitch Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,661	he sounds like a moody twat - he'll probably come to us, piss fergy off then fergy will piss him off and we'll let another one of our 'star' players leave

31st May 2006, 13:09	#112 (permalink)
kafta Perpetual Under 11's Team Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Now occupying that talked about perch Posts: 3,104	he's very highly rated, but i donno if we should spend 10+ million on him

31st May 2006, 13:26	#114 (permalink)
Lmarco Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: France Posts: 1,049	He's more at ease on the wings i think. But i've seen him play as playmaker behing two forwards, or even as second forward. I'd say that his style of play makes him more efficient on the wings. As i sometimes say, he is in some extent a less flashy version of Cristiano, likes to dribble and use his speed. Less experienced and smaller, but plays more for the team. For the time being he is not a world class player anyway, but could turn out to a very good player. He might be compared to Aaron Lennon actually, who managed to become an English international though one year ago he played in the Championship. Their skills are quite comparable as well...

31st May 2006, 13:53	#117 (permalink)
MUFC187 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,106	Too expensive imo. He'll be at least 8-12m. Unless we have a huge budget, we need to spend elsewhere.

31st May 2006, 14:58	#120 (permalink)
Freak Born a freak always a freak. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somewhere in your mind, touching a nerve Posts: 10,273	I would prefer lennon if they're both going to cost big.