Quick question thread

Passport

Hey, once I get the naswer to this question, why not ask another,

How is Ronaldo getting on with ac milan?
Is he injured?
if he's playing is he scoring goals?

Bateman

Passport wrote:

Hey, once I get the naswer to this question, why not ask another,

How is Ronaldo getting on with ac milan?
Is he injured?
if he's playing is he scoring goals?

Quite well, no, and yes.

How can anyone on earth think Gerrard is better than Lampard?

~Rebel~

for one they could have seen both play for their country.

Bateman

~Rebel~ wrote:

for one they could have seen both play for their country.

Unless you're talking about Andorra (surely not?), last time the stakes were high, both missed from the spot. Not much to choose there...

~Rebel~

in any of the England games since the world cup gerrard has been better. Neither have been particularly great, but that wasn't the question.

I've defended Lampard a good few times on here in the past, i do think he gets an awful lot of abuse he doesnt deserve, but if it came down to it, if i could pick one of them for my team, i would pick gerrard. I feel he's a little better if you're struggling, has that extra bit of leadership to lift the team around him and has a habit of inspirational actions when they're needed (westham, milan), not to say lamps doesnt (barca) but for me, Gerrard edges it. The versatility to do a job wherever its required is also a plus.

The_B_Man

is it me, or is John O Shea actually on a decent run of form lately, for club and country?

Guy:Incognito

On the Gerrard/Lampard thing. The main reason I think people think Lampard is better is that he gets the easiest ride so is able to look better. He gets played in his proper position for cluba nmd country and has players doing his dirty work for him. Gerrard on the otherhand gets shoved from pillar to post and fitted in where needed, he gets put out of position for England to accomodate Lampard.
The reason I think this happens is that managers know Gerrard is beter and so can cope with playing different roles, whereas Lampard wouldnt be nearly as effective.

I think Gerrard in a free role behind the strikers would be the best player of his type.

Passport

The_B_Man wrote:

is it me, or is John O Shea actually on a decent run of form lately, for club and country?

Yes and what is even more suspicous is staunton's new right back role for him is catching.

BaZmO*

Passport wrote:

Yes and what is even more suspicous is staunton's new right back role for him is catching.

Not really, the only reason why he's playing there for Utd. is because Neville is injured. The unfortunate thing about JOSH is that he gets so much stick for not being a "World Class" player (whatever that is) but yet he doesn't ever play in a fixed position, therefore it's hard to criticise a player that doesn't play in the same position week in week out. He's basically the new Phil Neville. Maybe that's not a good thing for supporters but for a manager it's a Godsend.

Just out of interest, what position do people think Gerrard is best suited to?

Mark

is it me, or is John O Shea actually on a decent run of form lately, for club and country?

Yeah, that goal against Liverpool seems to have been the catalyst for the Joshinator to return to his Figo-nutmegging days.

Why did Barcelona sell Ronaldo to Inter in 1997 after his 47 goal season, and for a profit of only £6 million. I know there was a contract dispute but I just can't understand the sheer lack of ambition in the Barca hierarchy that resulted in selling him rather than doing something, anything to keep him.