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crosas - will we train him and then lose him

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by gunt, Nov 15, 2008.

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  1. gunt

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    I agree. He is defensively suspect and I wouldnt play him in the rough games. Simon Ferry is back in the reserves and he actually plays a very similar game with a lot of forward passing. I would rather have a guy like him who we dont have to worry about having taken off us in a couple of years. If we trained him and he did well, played a few CL games over the next two seasons Barca may well fancy him as a cheap ready-trained backup player. In the meantime someone like Ferry will have got fed up and left/ not had his chance and we will be left high and dry. In a couple of years Hartley will defo be done too. I just dont like the arrangement where the better he is the more worried we will be.
     
    gunt, Nov 16, 2008
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  2. Liam Scales

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    he'd be in my midfield everytime he can d something the rest of out midfield can't

    pass the ball forward and move and look for the ball back
     
    Liam Scales, Nov 16, 2008
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  3. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Spot on, he's got the attribute that makes a great modern midfielder which is the ability to take the ball move it on and then get into space for the return. The master of it is Mascherano, if he gets anywhere near his level it would be to Celtic's benefit, even for a couple of seasons.
     
    PaulM1888, Nov 16, 2008
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  4. Liam Scales

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    reckon the master of it is Fabregas, Xabi Alonso, Xavi and espically Iniesta.

    and they are all Spanish coincidentally.

    apoligise if my spellings * im still recked from last nite:56:
     
    Liam Scales, Nov 16, 2008
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  5. Shifty917

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    Again even If Barcelona want to buy him back the player might choose to stay which would be kinda funny
     
    Shifty917, Nov 16, 2008
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    He's a quality addition to our squad and can only benefit us. Even if he goes back to Barca he will have done us a good stint. Indeed if they take up the option to buy him back then it will only mean that even more talent could be coming our way even if only in the short term. If they, and other clubs, see that we can develop such talent then further deals may follow.

    it pains me to say it but we have to face up to such realities. When teams like Hull City (with all due respect to Tigers fans) have greater spending power than us then we have to seek every avenue open to us, though that must include continuing to rear our own.
     
    jerseycelt, Nov 16, 2008
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  7. Jonny Bhoy 1

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    IMO i think its good that he got a wonderkid on any terms at all cos apparently sevilla were in for him too so its a good bit of bisness no matter what hpe we dont loose him though (yn)
     
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    No i think hes here for good, wont make it at barca, too many good players at their club
     
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