Diego

[Neil Thomson]

Diego looks like a great signing to me, he's got the control, passing and vision of a very good midfielder - he'd actually make a perfect link man - not what I'd expected. Most of us (except Redpie) have seen the goals he scored at Independiente and there were a lot of them, with head, left foot, right foot, scorchers from outside the area... so I know we're gonna get a lot of goals from this kid when he's relaxed and got his confidence going. Andy Cole took a year to get going for us, but I don't think Forlan will take that long and I'd feel very comfortable about giving him more first team starts as cover for an injured or rested striker. Forlan had, I think, 3 attempts on target tonight - so he's getting closer and closer, and is bound to score soon - and then he'll start to relax and place his shots better.

 

[Livvie]

Originally posted by Travis Bickle:
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Did you see Cole's first season at OT? He constantly missed sitters, including a rather important one at West Ham.
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Well if we're being honest, it wasn't only his first season.

 

[Travis Bickle]

Originally posted by Livvie20:
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Well if we're being honest, it wasn't only his first season.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, I don't disagree. Though I think that by last season that element of his game had just about gone.

But I think it's a case of letting sleeping dogs lie with Cole; he's moved on and we have RVN who is the first world class striker we have had for a long time.

Though Forlan hasn't scored yet, he looks better to me than Cole did when he first came to OT.

 

[Dans]

Why everyone reacts I don't know. The guy's on another planet - a scouse one.

 

[Used to be Jip Jaap]

Originally posted by arnie sidebottom:
<strong>We've displayed a worrying lack of creativity in big games, especially when Giggs is out or double marked. Diego shows every sign of providing that further option.
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Good point... Like Neil T says, Diego has exactly the right attributes to become a fantastic partner for RVN when OGS doesn't play. Maybe he could be used in midfield too...

 

[Neil Thomson]

Originally posted by Used to be Jip Jaap:
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Good point... Like Neil T says, Diego has exactly the right attributes to become a fantastic partner for RVN when OGS doesn't play. Maybe he could be used in midfield too...</strong><hr></blockquote>

He looks perfect for the 4-4-1-1 link man that Scholes didn't manage to do earlier in the season. I'd really like to see that, with Ruud up front. With Ole injured maybe we will see it this weekend, although teamtalk seem to think Ruud won't be playing this weekend either, in which case we're pretty stuffed.

 

[mathiaslg]

Originally posted by Neil Thomson:
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He looks perfect for the 4-4-1-1 link man that Scholes didn't manage to do earlier in the season. I'd really like to see that, with Ruud up front. With Ole injured maybe we will see it this weekend, although teamtalk seem to think Ruud won't be playing this weekend either, in which case we're pretty stuffed.</strong><hr></blockquote>

You know, thinking about it, I agree with your idea that Forlan could be a brilliant link man. He really looks the part in that regard, and it is an interesting idea.

 

[redpie]

Originally posted by SOCALRED:
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I used to think that you were an ok bloke dispite the fact that everybody was having a go at you,however you've changed my mind,you are a really boring bitter old twat so feck off and do your moaning some where else
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I used to think I was ok too but have changed my mind of late.
But, as they say, the past is a foreign country...they do things differently there.

 

[golden_blunder]

Originally posted by redpie:
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I used to think I was ok too but have changed my mind of late.
But, as they say, the past is a foreign country...they do things differently there.</strong><hr></blockquote>

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[Amir]

was feckin brilliant tonight. What a future that kid has. Niiiiiiiiiice.

 

[soccerbest]

omg this thread was 3 years ago.

 

[MThomas]

weeee,lets bring up 3 year old threads and have a laugh,thats fecking brilliant.
oh wait,no it isnt,feck off.

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Diego looks like a great signing to me, he's got the control, passing and vision of a very good midfielder - he'd actually make a perfect link man - not what I'd expected. Most of us (except Redpie) have seen the goals he scored at Independiente and there were a lot of them, with head, left foot, right foot, scorchers from outside the area... so I know we're gonna get a lot of goals from this kid when he's relaxed and got his confidence going. Andy Cole took a year to get going for us, but I don't think Forlan will take that long and I'd feel very comfortable about giving him more first team starts as cover for an injured or rested striker. Forlan had, I think, 3 attempts on target tonight - so he's getting closer and closer, and is bound to score soon - and then he'll start to relax and place his shots better.

this is the best one.. i thought passing,control and vision was what was lacking from his game..??

 

[very Ruud]

was feckin brilliant tonight. What a future that kid has. Niiiiiiiiiice.

 

[no7z]

Dieeeegoooo

 

[Mozza]

He is top scorer (or second) in the spanish league, hes just not suited to the premier league, or more porbable, a bit part where hes in and out of the team.

 

[Ern]

Thought we were talking about the Brazilian one when I first saw this thread

 

[Bearded but no genius]

Why the feck did this thread get revived?

 

[very Ruud]

Ask Amir...

 

[Ern]

Nostalgia, perhaps?

 

[Raoul]

What a nice future he has...... at Villareal.