by solo si » Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:04 pm
No, i am not a young lad ( 37 in fact) and I play football to a semi pro standard, so I have a rough idea what I am talking about. Lua Lua plays for one of the worst teams in the Premiership, what do you expect his goal scoring record to be? Peter Crouch plays for the European Champions and look at his goal scoring record!! Look at Rooneys goal scoring record in the league...p**s poor, but I bet you wouldn't mind having him in the team.
Remember Newcastle paid £2m for him when he was at Colchester and Bobby Robson admitted it was a mistake selling him. He's only 21 and I am not talking about a £20m player here. I think he would add a lot more than Luis Garcia does for example. Garcia is awful in the league especially away from home. Lua Lua is a strong athletic player, who is not knocked off the ball, has great pace and skill. He can play in a number of positions and with the right guidance, would be a great asset to the squad. Remember Cantona when he was at Leeds! Not that brilliant, but look what happened when he went to scum. He was the difference, because the manager saw his potential and turned him in to a world beater. Look what Rafa has done for Carra, Finnan and others. I just think he could turn a good player like Lua Lua in to an excellent player.
By the way what's this he wasn't good for Newcastle so he's not good enough for us rubbish! How many players could we say that about?
It's just my opinion, but I can recognise a good player when I see one.