He canât play down the right. Other than that, I agree with Puke more or less. Wouldnât have the positional sense to play left back but heâd probably do all right left side of midfield. Donât think he has the class, discipline or tactical awareness to play centre midfield either. Wouldnât be too enthused by him really.
Doesnât say much for him when Braafheid is ahead of him in the dutch squad
ClarkeyCatâs advocating a Liverpool team without any defensive shape so he would fit into that template.
Riquelme as a central holding midfielder.
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Riquelme as a playmaker. Come back to me when you donât base your knowledge of a player on what wiki says.
Bandage, you are a veritable scoundrel.
I said I didnât know anything about him. I listed the positions he could play according to wiki and never offered any âknowledgeâ on what he was like.
But requilme always has been an advanced playmaker as opposed to a deep lying oneâŚhe just doesnât have the pace/mobility to play deep
You said you didnât know anything about him but then proceeded to list the positions he can play as though it were fact.
I think heâs well capable of it tbh. I wouldnât have classed Xabi Alonso as the paciest or most mobile.
If we were talking about playing the same system and seeking a replacement for Alonso itâs not something thatâs easily done. If he changes the system, presumably most likely to a 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1, itâs difficult to accommodate Torres, Cole and Gerrard. Hard to know what he will do. Game on Thursday will provide some insight.
Bloody hell.
Listing positions a player has played in (and having already admitted to know little about him) is hardly giving an indepth insight into a playerâs ability.
But advocating Juan Riqulme, a player you must have seen a bit of, as a one of a centre two in a 4-2-3-1 is plain ridiculous.
You stated something as though it were fact. You were wrong.
Why is it ridiculous?
In terms of athleticism Alonso is streets ahead, the reason Requilme is played advanced is because he literally cannot cover the groundâŚGranted he is a superb footballer and as good a reader of the game as there is going but he struggles to cover the ground
I donât think thereâd be that great an onus on him to cover that amount of ground. Defensively heâd be a body and a screen in there but obviously his primary function wouldnât be to win the ball, itâd be to get it and use it. I donât think that require that much athleticism.
I suppose to get back to the point I was making in the previous post - if you were looking for a viable, cost effective alternative to Alonso who would you plump for? Or would you advocate a change of system?
Itâs fine - theyâll be solid down the right with Ryan Babelâs discipline combined with Glen Johnsonâs steely defending. Joe Cole will similarly offer great protection for the very strong defensively Royston Drenthe on the left. And then Riquelme is there too as the shield in front of the back four so what more could ClarkeyCat want?
It depends on whether they keep Torres and he remains fit, both seem unlikelyâŚa 4-2-3-1 with Torres leading the line looks to be the tactic of choice alrightâŚInteresting to read that Cole was told that he will be played centrally at Liverpool
Stop winding me up Bandage, itâs really tiresome. Babel ha big question marks over him granted but Iâm wondering if Hodgson might be able to teach him. I also think we need pace up there. Joe Cole has played where I have him for a large part of his career. Riquelme the playmaker, mascherano the defensive midfielder.
Riquelme plays lots of short little passes and picks holes in defences from advanced positions. Heâd be physically incapable of playing defensive midfield.
Alonsoâs range of passing and superior fitness makes him a completely different player.
Can the admins please ban the name Braafheid being used on TFK again?
This thread is great, Farmer catches himself being a bluffer, i didnât need to do anything. I donât profess to have a worldy knowledge on soccer, but i think anyone that has watched the CL in the past 10 years would know Riquelme is in the hole No.10 type player.
Stick to the Alternative Alternative music farmer.
eh Kev, that was the point Farmer was making, it was Clarkey who was saying he would play him as the defensive side of midfield.