thanks for posting the above....couple thoughts a) Did we buy Cicinho as a Right Back or a Right Winger? I thought he would replace Salgado, and with all due respect I'd rather Cicinho take over RB than Diogo. b) If Soldado can get on the end of Beckham's crosses I will be a very happy guy. I'm glad Caro is going to give him the nod; I don't want to write off our season but if we are going to struggle we might as well give a young guy some playing time. c) I personally think rotations are important to help prevent player burnout. I.e. if Becks doesn't perform one game, put Cicinho in there and make Becks earn his spot back, etc.
I agree. La Liga is not likely anymore. But maybe we will have to fight for a top 4 position? currently we haven't won any game against a top 8 team, right?
We may not win it... but I'm not willing to totally throw the season away... I think we will be able to turn it around... there is no way we will catch Barca that is just impossible. However we WILL get second we have to much quality not to do so and Ihave complete confidence in Lopez Caro. I'm telling you a complete renovation had to be done LAST year... remember when Barca finished 2002/03 on a high note but still dumped all their players? THAT is exactly what we should have done to a lesser extent because I think we have some veterans to build around (Casillas, Guti, Beckham, Ronaldo, Raul) out of all of those players only Beckham is over 30 (31 this May). Our youth players need to also be given chances to contribute (Caro has done this which I admire him for). Look at Barca... They brought Eto'o, Deco, Giuly, Edmilson, Larsson, Van Bommel, et. al but Their squad is designed to give youngsters such as Messi and Iniesta chances to break into the squad and eventually become regular contributors. We also should not buy anyone who can't give us 5 years of play at his absolute best... I'll take Ballack on a free transfer for sure though even though he is 28. I'd also like us to buy Spanish players... that means guys like Reyes and Joaquin not Antonio "Fatso" Cassano.
You cant buy Reyes and Joaquin for 5M, lets not forget that we got Cassano very cheap comparing it to Robinho and Baptista wich were 10 times more expensive. Reyes is good, Joaquin also but he is not stabile he plays 1 good game wich are followed by 3-4 not so good games. and why are people judging cassano, he hasnt played yet.