[kurtsimonw]

Yeah, you shouldn't bet on your own team to lose. I try to not bet on Villa at all.

[vahid]

Gael Clichy in 2009: 'I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at Manchester City.'
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[X-Offender]

So, Clichy to ManCity is official. Good signing for City, though don't they have Kolarov in that position?

[Danny]

Gael Clichy in 2009: 'I really believe if you are a player who thinks only about money then you could end up at Manchester City.'
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In 2009 they weren't serious challengers for anything. They weren't in the CL, nor were they in the top 4.

Things have changed.

[Danny]

So, Clichy to ManCity is official. Good signing for City, though don't they have Kolarov in that position?

I think Kolarov is used more as a winger than a FB.

[Milan Are Brilli...]

So, Clichy to ManCity is official. Good signing for City, though don't they have Kolarov in that position?

Clichy is a strange one, sometimes he looks great then other times he makes silly mistakes that ultimately cost the team. Can remember a fair few occasions when he was at fault in the previous few seasons, resulting in goals being conceded.

[kurtsimonw]

Clichy is bad.

[kurtsimonw]

Villa reject £15m offer from Liverpool for Downing. Rumour is we will accept £19m, what the hell?

Levy wants to talk with Modric about his future. If I were him, I'd tell Modric he shouldn't have been so greedy and signed a 6 year contract, so he will spend his next 5 years as a Spurs player.

[Danny]

Adam to Liverpool looks a goer.

[Milan Are Brilli...]

Adam to Liverpool looks a goer.

Still can't believe these big clubs really rate him so highly. I mean he was hardly that great for you was he? Think it's a case of a decent player in a pretty low-skilled team, I'm sure he won't actually do anything of major note.

[Danny]

Still can't believe these big clubs really rate him so highly. I mean he was hardly that great for you was he? Think it's a case of a decent player in a pretty low-skilled team, I'm sure he won't actually do anything of major note.

I have a sh1tload I could say about Charlie Adam, but I'll not bother wasting everyone's time.

The most telling stat I saw was on SSN the other day, comparing him with the likes of Gerrard, Lucas and some others. He came out on top in goal stats and assists, but his pass completion rate was the lowest.

Which basically sums him up - he can score goals, yes, and he can create chances, but for a midfielder he really lacks the ability to carry out the basics of the game. He's like a Hollywood player - with talent, yes, but a disregard for the bread and butter of football.

The only good thing I can really say about him is his moving to Liverpool will net Rangers a windfall sell on fee.

[kurtsimonw]

Which basically sums him up - he can score goals, yes, and he can create chances, but for a midfielder he really lacks the ability to carry out the basics of the game. He's like a Hollywood player - with talent, yes, but a disregard for the bread and butter of football.

That's pretty much how I see him, a Match of the Day player. So many goals they conceeded last season were due to his lack of tracking back to help out.

[Milan Are Brilli...]

Which basically sums him up - he can score goals, yes, and he can create chances, but for a midfielder he really lacks the ability to carry out the basics of the game. He's like a Hollywood player - with talent, yes, but a disregard for the bread and butter of football.

The only good thing I can really say about him is his moving to Liverpool will net Rangers a windfall sell on fee.

Agreed, completely. As Kurt says the amount of times he loses the ball and doesn't track back. I mean when he was playing for Scotland against Brazil he was completely out of his depth on that day. I see him as an ideal mid-table to low end-team but I just can't see him producing the goods at a team challenging for Champions League.

[kurtsimonw]

Paul Scholes used to make enemies only when one of his poorly timed challenges sent an opponent sprawling.

Now, after calling some of his old England team-mates ‘selfish’ and claiming they were more interested in personal glory than playing in a winning team, a few well-known names may feel tempted to cross the former Manchester United midfielder off their Christmas card list.

But who did Scholes have in mind when he complained: ‘I always felt that players, especially at clubs like your Aston Villas, try to use England as a way to get to a top club. I think they are very selfish people.’
Big money move: Gareth Barry left Villa for City in 2009

Scholes isn’t saying but some might be tempted to read that as a criticism of former Villa player Gareth Barry, whose England career was in its infancy when Scholes quit the international game seven years ago.

Certainly, Barry’s England form helped him make his £12million move from Villa to Manchester City two years ago, but that was only after he had spent four years in the international wilderness following Sven Goran Eriksson’s initial interest in him.

Makes me laugh this one.

I don't think a guy who spent his entire career being pampered by United, earning millions a year, winning tonnes of trophies and someone who retired from his country at a young age has any right to say anything about anyone.

[Rossoneri7]

I don't think a guy who spent his entire career being pampered by United, earning millions a year, winning tonnes of trophies and someone who retired from his country at a young age has any right to say anything about anyone.

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