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Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:21 pm
by azriahmad
He is full of energy and has telescopic-like reach with his tackes but as Stu said, he needs to improve on his common sense/decisions. Otherwise, he will get plenty of cautions and/or we may be a player down in crucial matches.
He can improve and he is at a very young age. I don't know if he will get better than Patrick Vieira in time but first of all, he needs to improve his passing.
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Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:14 am
by darwisigila
he must improve his passing and first touch and technical side of his game. every time he get the ball..i don know what he gonna do with it and i afraid we will lose it every time he touch the ball. he will be a useful player for us coz he always running...tackle and block opponent player. if he can move the ball better, he will become our viera.
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Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:34 pm
by 115-1073096938
And how many Liverpool games and English premier league, first division and Championship matches, along with FA cups, champions league, Uefa cup and cup winners cup games have you been to Banana?
Players like Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Rooney, Bergkamp, Schevchenko, Maldini, Nesta, Stam, Cannavaro, Gazza, Fowler, Owen, Gerrard, Keane, Beckham, Giggs, Schmeichal, Batistuta, Totti, Thruam, Candela, Terry, Gallas, Cech, Given, Shearer, Henry, Pires, Vieira, Hyypia, Carragher, Hendry, Adams, Keown, Anelka, Overmars, Petit, Kluivert, Deco, Morientes, Aimar, Vicente, Baraja, Ballack, Lucio, Kahn, Puyol, Kuffour, Tristan, Valeron... I've seen them all lad. I've seen most of them at least 5 or 6 times LIVE, then add what you see on T.V. aswell and i'd say i'm pretty well informed on what i say. Infact the only two players i've never seen live over the years who i wish i would have had the pleasure of seeing was Ronaldo and Zidane.
I've been to at least 750 games in all, i've played the game to a good standard in this country and i've coached some of the kids from the best childrens sides on merseyside if not in the country.
Our very own Steven Gerrard played for Whiston Juniors, my old team and the team i've spent the last few years coaching on occassions. Players like Lee Trundle etc have come out of there, infact, there are currently 18 players playing profession football in the top 4 leagues in this country from that club.
FA charter standard, all coaches having done FA courses and the standard and running of the club is excellent.
You'll never hear me claiming to be an expert on other countries, i'll never get into a heated debate with things i know nothing about, but football in this country and in general is something i know ALOT about.
I mean, for you to say something like Sissoko is one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe, then have the cheek to boast about your "knowledge" in comparrisson to mine make you look a fool mate.
Sissoko isn't in the same class as the likes of Gerrard, Alonso, Keane, Gilberto Silva, Davids, Barton, Smertin, Essien, Makelele or even Parker. Thats this country and Scotland alone. Thats before you touch Spain with Baraja, Albelda, Xavi... then in Italy, Gattuso and Vieira.
Lad, you're talking out of your backside as usual, give it a rest and stop making yourself look silly. I know a player when i see one, Sissoko is good and has potential, he could be very good.
Your judgement of players though is shocking. Examples of players you were adamant you were correct with...
Baros better than Owen.
Hyypia one of the poorest centre halfs in the league.
Carragher an average player.
Finnan a poor right back.
Theres loads, i'll trawl through and bring them all up if you like.
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Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:23 pm
by Ace Ventura
I have to admit i am somewhere in the middle of what the 2 of you are saying about Sissoko (thats stu & banana).
I can see Stu's point about putting players in the reserves and letting them learn there trade from senior players with more experience. The likes of Hamann Alonso and Gerrard are brilliant rolemodels with varying attributes.
It was the Liverpool way in the 70's and 80's, and it worked a treat.
But lets be honest at the moment we are not dominating virtually every competition we are entering like in the previous decades. We are on the right track an not far off, but we couldnt afford to have Sissoko in the reserves at this point, i know there is Hamann but i think Momo is more mobile and although tactically he is nowhere near the level YET of Didi i dont think there is one player in the premiership that has enjoyed playing against him.
Having said that there are times when he still makes me wince playing strange erratic passes that can put us under pressure and obviously the reckless tackles need to be watched.
But at 20 years of age he is already a very decent holding midfielder and has been a major success story so far.
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:36 pm
by Cool Hand Luke
After watching Sissoko play for Valencia for 45 minutes last season I wasn’t overly impressed, he looked as though he lacked balance and brains. I even questioned whether signing a new central midfielder was really a priority, giving Hamann and Biscan extensions and using our money to strengthen other areas of our team seemed more sensible to me.
But after a couple of games I could see I was wrong, Sissoko has definitely added something different to our team. He is one of the players who enjoys it when, as I like to say “the game is bought into the sewer”. I know Gerrard, Alonso and Hamann enjoy a tackle but they are pure footballers first, they enjoy playing good football, Sissoko enjoys the battle. His ability to cover loads of ground in a concentrated area has been a great asset to us this season, no more easy ride for opposition central midfielders.
I am somewhere in between what people have said concerning how good he is. He isn’t on the same level as Gerrard, Alonso or Hamann, YET! He has only been playing in central midfield since he was 18, and it shows. He is often naïve in his tackles and passing, but his positioning is surprisingly good for such a young player. But I think putting him in the reserves would be a complete waste of time, he is too good for that level. He is in his development years now, so he should be getting 40+ starts in a season when we will be easily be playing more then 60 games.
I don’t think he will be as good as Viera if I’m being honest, he doesn’t possess the same technical ability or passing, and although he is quiet strong in the tackle and in the fight, I think he could do would some more body strength, but this may come on in the next 2 years as he is still growing.
So in conclusion, he will turn out to be a very good signing for £5MIL. He isn’t quiet what you would expect as a first team player yet but there is only one way he is going to get to the level we want him to be at. He should be playing enough first team football to aid his development, while learning from the coaches and Rafa on the training ground.