[Jack Bauer]

The summer thread was too depressing (at least for me) so let's start a new one.

What do you expect to see (besides Honda) ?

[acid911]

True, speaking in terms of statistics he is yet to set the world on fire. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) But Ancelottti liked Pato as a player, and if he can get him on cheap there is a slim chance that he may yet end up in Real Madrid. But like you I really hope he earns a World Cup place and tears it up in the tournament.

[han2503]

True, speaking in terms of statistics he is yet to set the world on fire. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) But Ancelottti liked Pato as a player, and if he can get him on cheap there is a slim chance that he may yet end up in Real Madrid. But like you I really hope he earns a World Cup place and tears it up in the tournament.

I really hope he doesn't end up at Madrid! At Real there is simply no place for someone like him, there's no patience for a player to rehabilitate and get back to his best, you're either great or you're out. Madrid is the last place he should go.

[acid911]

I really hope he doesn't end up at Madrid! At Real there is simply no place for someone like him, there's no patience for a player to rehabilitate and get back to his best, you're either great or you're out. Madrid is the last place he should go.

Unless Ancelotti is the coach, that is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Pato was brought down by his injuries and nothing else. I vividly remember watching a video comparing him to Benzama a few years back. And from what I have seen of both, Pato is twice the payer Benzama ever will be. It's just his idiotic injuries that meant the guy never built momentum.

But if Benzama can play at Real, someone like Pato with Carlo by his side, will thrive!

[ganney]

Unless Ancelotti is the coach, that is. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Pato was brought down by his injuries and nothing else. I vividly remember watching a video comparing him to Benzama a few years back. And from what I have seen of both, Pato is twice the payer Benzama ever will be. It's just his idiotic injuries that meant the guy never built momentum.

But if Benzama can play at Real, someone like Pato with Carlo by his side, will thrive!

we simply gave up on pato too easily, with all the injuries he still delivered 63 goals in 150 appearance at his age, knowing that strikers generally peak between 26-32 yrs we should have given him more time.....funny he reminds me a bit of v.Persie who struggled with injuries earlier in his career but arsenal kept him as a squad player (who only delivered below double figures once in 8years) and he went on to play 3good seasons for them and 1good title winning season for man.u.... it will really suck to watch the duck go on to play his best football elsewhere while we cope with allegri's wonder striker

[acid911]

we simply gave up on pato too easily, with all the injuries he still delivered 63 goals in 150 appearance at his age, knowing that strikers generally peak between 26-32 yrs we should have given him more time.....funny he reminds me a bit of v.Persie who struggled with injuries earlier in his career but arsenal kept him as a squad player (who only delivered below double figures once in 8years) and he went on to play 3good seasons for them and 1good title winning season for man.u.... it will really suck to watch the duck go on to play his best football elsewhere while we cope with allegri's wonder striker

Stop making sense, man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I have to keep agreeing with you, LOL. And yeah, we gave up on him much too early, in the sense that we were there in the last stretch, an year or two, another season or two. I have to believe maybe the duds and quacks knew that they had wrecked the kid something bad.

I mean we have Niang we has scored a titanic 0 goals so far. Anyway, a contract extension at a lower amount was all that was needed, just tied to his performance or something like that. Now with Kaka back, and Balotelli by his side, he had all the potential to tear up opponents. Oh well.

[ganney]

Stop making sense, man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I have to keep agreeing with you, LOL. And yeah, we gave up on him much too early, in the sense that we were there in the last stretch, an year or two, another season or two. I have to believe maybe the duds and quacks knew that they had wrecked the kid something bad.

I mean we have Niang we has scored a titanic 0 goals so far. Anyway, a contract extension at a lower amount was all that was needed, just tied to his performance or something like that. Now with Kaka back, and Balotelli by his side, he had all the potential to tear up opponents. Oh well.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) i very much agree with all your points too... the quacks probably messed him up for good