Comments on: Opinion Poll

By: john

john — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:06:48 +0000

…illas: I honestly rank him as the best goaltender in the world, a Madridista lifer, the reason we’re contending for a second straight title. I know we already have him, and will most likely never lose him, but if I have to pick one player in the world to be on the pitch in white, it’s still Casillas

By: john

john — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:03:33 +0000

Oh, I forgot the explanations. Granero and De la: We just don’t have room for them right now. I suppose we could try out Grenaro and the right wing, and elisa is absolutely right, we need width – but Balboa can give us that, he just isn’t used often enough. Both players have tremedous potential, and like I said, they’ve been brought up through the team, which I love.

Benzema: You’re right Corey, it’s too obvious. But too obvious to deny, in my opinion. I am just incredibly impressed by this kid’s skill, specifically his hunger for the back of the net, and his bravery in trying to get clear to it. Right now I really think our team is talented, and should be winning games, but as I’ve pointed out before, they just don’t have that forward instinct. Benzema does, and he’s damn good at it. We need a player who can be fed forward towards goal, but can also push the ball forward himself. Enough said.

As for Cas

By: john

john — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:47:53 +0000

Future player(s): Granero and De la Red. I just can’t help it. I want to see our youth flourish. But don’t make me choose between the two, I keep going back and forth.

Current Player: Karim Benzema. No question.

All time player: Messi is tainted, Ronaldo’s a twat, Totti’s a poof… I would consider Kaka but… I’m going to go with Iker Casillas.

By: elisa

elisa — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:41:53 +0000

OK we need wingers and fullbacks – we need width badly – Diego Capel and Dani Alves. We need a striker and fast – Mara Villa and Luis Fabiano. A young strike force with La Liga experience. We need Cesc in the mid (Dream pick). I think I answered your questions. =)

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:21:40 +0000

his best form was enjoyed while at Lyon, where he scored goals more often and was overall a more complete player. And at this time he was partnered with Diarra. So Diarra does defensive duty, Essien helps out on both defense and attack, he is a perfect “double pivot” canidate. His price should not be to high, but I doubt Chelsea will want to let go.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:27:29 +0000

I would love Benzema and Fabregas. I love those guys. I think Kolo Toure would be a great pickup too. He is such a rock for Arsenal. Berbatov seems like the complete striker, great at hold-up play and in open space. Philip Lahm at leftback.

I disagree on Essien, I think he plays a pretty damn good DM for Chelsea. He even plays the back line for them and does an admirable job at it. For Ghana, he’s of course a focal point for the offense too, hence his CM skills, but with more talented teammates, i think he’s best in a holding role.

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:26:48 +0000

Haha, well you cant have Garay then, cause I did have a man crush on him before he started flirting with your team…

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:01:50 +0000

You can’t have Toure. Sorry. No way. I have a major man-crush on him and you can’t have him. I will find you and break you if you even think about it! Grrr.

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:22:57 +0000

Wooh, great point James. And I do love me some Phoenix Suns, my father converted to being a Suns fan 2 years ago because he was tired of the Celtics being crap and all the sudden they are good again… But while Ronaldo is a little bitch and dresses like a qweahhh, he is a very good player, one of the top in the world no doubt, and he would go a long way with us. Thing is, would he play on the right, cause he wont play on the left. I know he is naturally right sided be he switches so often which is what makes him effective, he loses markers by being all over the field. It is more likely that we get Quaresma right now, but he is the poor mans Ronaldo.

As for Essien, I considered him, but he is not a good DM. He is a great CM, but we have so many players there, Gago Baptista Sneijder even Guti that its hard to add another.

By: James

James — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:50:49 +0000

Future Player: I would have loved to see us get Pato, he’s a phenomenal talent with a eye for the goal and the toughness to play for Madrid. I guess he’s not a future player since he’s accumulated quite a few caps this year, but I didn’t expect that at all, and neither did Milan. I don’t know how much of the pitch he would have seen here, but with Ruud going down (just as Ronny did for AC), I would have liked to see him instead of our other options, like the completely worthless Bunny Rabbit.

Current Player We Could Use Now: This is a really tough question since there are a few areas of need: right middie, full-backs across the line (besides Ramos), a solid striker behind the top two. I’d love to see a big, tough player in the middle to shore up the defense more than anything. A brute who’s not afraid to mix it up, ESPECIALLY ON SET PIECES, where we are dismal. I like the Yaya pick, but I think I’d like to have Michael Essien back.

Current Player I’d have no matter what: As much as I hate him, Cristiano Ronaldo. Seriously, the dude has it all. Little Lionel Messi and Kaka give him a run for the best player in the world, but right now, I’d take Ronaldo. I feel like something special is going to happen everytime he’s on the ball, ESPECIALLY ON THE COUNTER. Holy crap, MAN U RUNS THE FAST BREAK BETTER THAN THE PHOENIX SUNS.