Yeah agree.... but it wouldnt be hard tbh!
I'd trust Evans in a Champions League Final more so than Senor Pique!
Barca agree £6m fee for Pique
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I'd trust Evans in a Champions League Final more so than Senor Pique!
He looks a lot faster and more agiler than he was when he played for us.
he looked very good last night, Barca's best defender.
He was all over the place AND bringing the ball up into the midfield and sometimes into the final third
He was all over the place AND bringing the ball up into the midfield and sometimes into the final third
fecking handled in the area which was a leno 99 out of 100 times
Has impressed me greatly these past two games. Has a wicked long ball to him and reads the ball like a seasoned pro. If they could find a hardman like Vidic to line-up next to him it'd be a lot sturdier ship in the back...
You can see why Zaragoza used him in midfield at times. I rate him.
Evans and Pique (at this rate) would have made the perfect future partnership if we didn't already have Rio and Vidic. It's too bad he left.
Rio and Vida will remain first-choice for years to come. No chance we could have kept Evans AND Pique happy to wait that long so we had to make a choice. I'm absolutely convinced we held onto the right centre-half. Evans has always looked much better suited to PL football.
I think the problem was trying to keep hold of the two of them. Pique would have made it with us, but we have plenty of depth at centre back, with Craig Cathcart due back next season. If he returns to the club a better player than he left after playing regular first team football, we've got a hell of a player on our hands.
For me Cathcart is a better prospect than Evans, but only time will tell on that one. I wait with baited breath to see if this season has helped him improve.
For me Cathcart is a better prospect than Evans, but only time will tell on that one. I wait with baited breath to see if this season has helped him improve.
The decision was easy and no regrets. Pique had a year left on his contract from my recollection and was going to leave, either a year later or not too far in the distant future. He wasn't going to break up the Rio/Vidic partnership and with multiple clubs willing to give him starting opportunities, he was destined to leave. Also, Evans was more suited to England and he was ready to request a transfer. SAF saw which player suited United and chose wisely.
Agree. I can't wait for the Foster-Rafael-Evans-Another defender-Fabio backline
£6m for a lad with one year left on his contract isn't a great deal, and we definitely didn't get buttfecked.
Bullshit about us getting fecked. It was a fair price under the circumstances.
This thread is quite amusing.
6m for a player in the last year of his contract is not bad at all
Sid Lowe on Pique in The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/24/gerard-pique-barcelona-champions-league
I like this bit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/24/gerard-pique-barcelona-champions-league
I like this bit:
Good article that, just had a nice coffee and read the rag.
Future barca captain ?!
Future barca captain ?!
Let's hope for him he becomes an outstanding defender starting from next season
Too bad we didn't put a can't play against Man Utd for 12 months stipulation in the sale. Then they'd really be screwed. 