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Arthur schreef:Perez as replacement for Sneijder would have been a disaster. He's clearly a purely offensive player and in that position I prefer Suarez anyway.
He doesn't have to be a carbon copy or play the exact same role as Wes in order to give the same value to a team .... and he showed that today for PSV with his positional play, vision, passing and those two fantastic goals.Arthur schreef:That is my own opinion. Perez as nr 10 was not a success last year.
I have to agree. If you saw the PSV game, you'll be hard pressed NOT to be impressed. With Suarez + Kennedy/ Luque, we're just above average, We'd be really special had we gone with Suarez + Perez.dws schreef:He doesn't have to be a carbon copy or play the exact same role as Wes in order to give the same value to a team .... and he showed that today for PSV with his positional play, vision, passing and those two fantastic goals.Arthur schreef:That is my own opinion. Perez as nr 10 was not a success last year.
K.Kowalczyk schreef:Wesley Sneijder was brilliant in his last year, but we always had our doubts in earlier seasons. Do you remember why?ZoefdeHaas schreef:[Perez] wouldve been Sneijder's perfect replacement but meh..
Because Sneijder didn't defend. He used to think offensively and refused to do any dirty work when Ajax lost the ball. What made him brilliant in his last season was the fact that he lost a bit of weight, did loads of powertraining and running, and actually became a very dynamic, energetic and hard-working midfielder, who kept racing around, was surprisingly strong for someone his height and more than willing to tackle and win the ball back.
It was Sneijder's final step to the top. He made it - and won himself a 27 million euro transfer to Real Madrid.
As much as I like Perez; he doesn't do that. He is stand-offish in duels and doesn't 'shift back' from his offensive to his defensive mode. I would guess that he runs only half the distance that Sneijder runs during a game. With Perez in Sneijder's place we would have had the old problems back: the problems in midfield that we used to have with the (slightly lazy) Sneijder from before 2006.
Kenneth Perez is an true 'artist', but he must be played as a forward or as a creative central midfielder on a four-man (!) midfield (rather than a three-man midfield). In other words: the perfect PSV player, I'm afraid...
All very true.Kowalczyk schreef: Wesley Sneijder was brilliant in his last year, but we always had our doubts in earlier seasons. Do you remember why?
Because Sneijder didn't defend. He used to think offensively and refused to do any dirty work when Ajax lost the ball. What made him brilliant in his last season was the fact that he lost a bit of weight, did loads of powertraining and running, and actually became a very dynamic, energetic and hard-working midfielder, who kept racing around, was surprisingly strong for someone his height and more than willing to tackle and win the ball back.
It was Sneijder's final step to the top. He made it - and won himself a 27 million euro transfer to Real Madrid.
Relevant if we persist with a system we are ill equiped to play(Two great wingers needed for 4-3-3 .... and we ain't had two great wingers since Finidi and Overmars). Irrelevant in a 4-4-2 deploying two grafters and two creative players.Kowalczyk schreef: As much as I like Perez; he doesn't do that. He is stand-offish in duels and doesn't 'shift back' from his offensive to his defensive mode. I would guess that he runs only half the distance that Sneijder runs during a game. With Perez in Sneijder's place we would have had the old problems back: the problems in midfield that we used to have with the (slightly lazy) Sneijder from before 2006.]
True enough.Kowalczyk schreef: Kenneth Perez is an true 'artist', but he must be played as a forward or as a creative central midfielder on a four-man (!) midfield (rather than a three-man midfield).
..... Since when did PSV own the copyright to 4-4-2?Kowalczyk schreef:
In other words: the perfect PSV player, I'm afraid...
ZoefdeHaas schreef:Kowalczyk schreef:Kenneth Perez is an true 'artist', but he must be played as a forward or as a creative central midfielder on a four-man (!) midfield (rather than a three-man midfield). In other words: the perfect PSV player, I'm afraid...
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I agree with most your post Ko, but we do have Gabri (and even Davids) who are enrgetic in midfield. We simply miss the creative spark from the middle which Sneijder gave, but so did Perez.
just read that toophilippe schreef:according to "the sun", van Basten has been offered the job with Chelsea
Van Basten wouldn't last a week, I'm afraid. He hates the media, and the media in England are the worst in the world. And he's got no experience as a clubcoach. He still needs a mentor if he would become a clubcoach, otherwise he will go down very soon.ZoefdeHaas schreef:As a Dutch fan Id be glad to see VB out after Euro 08, even if he wins it. I dont think he'll leave now, of if Chelsea would even want him
Cheers Ko, I was wondering what had happened to Yannis. Good to see he's still playing, and in NL as well - FC Omniworld in the cup maybe?? (but let's hope he doesn't get the winnerKowalczyk schreef:Good old Yannis Anastasiou left The Castle on a free transfer and joined First Division side FC Omniworld. Which means he's playing down the road from Amsterdam, over in Almere.
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