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Originally Posted by NicReynolds
Don't like either but good luck to him. Il happily be proved wrong but I think he's going to have a very difficult season.
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Originally Posted by Elrazor
That's a slight contradiction. Not sure Lambert, Can or Lallana would get in Spurs' team. You can obviously argue for Lallana, but he basically plays in the same position as Eriksen and there is really no comparison between the two.
I think you guys are underrating Lallana, and I say that as someone who loves Eriksen and badly wanted us to go after him last Summer...
-I don't know what the fee was (the £25M figure floating around is reportedly high) but let's accept that it's higher than we'd like given his sell-on value. For me that's simply the premium you're gonna pay to buy a player who's proven himself in the league. Nuri Sahin and Iago Aspas are examples of what can happen when you acquire a non-elite player and introduce him to a new environment.
-One of our biggest leaks last season in my eyes was the failure of any of our midfielders to provide a clinical source of secondary scoring. Henderson's issues are well-documented, Allen missed a couple glorious sitters, and Coutinho was startlingly wasteful (his bullet winner versus City being the exception that proves the rule). Sterling came on in this department as the season wound down, but for the longest time our attack
was SAS. Lallana showed very nice poise in front of goal for Southampton. Midfielders get opportunities in our setup, and we finally have a player capable of taking those chances.
-Unlike Moses and Aspas (you guys realize that
Iago Aspas entered our most crucial game last season against Chelsea when we were in dire need of a goal, right?) Lallana is a proven presser. Regardless of who starts and who subs in, out tactics won't fall apart should we need to call on the bench this coming year.
-I also think he's capable of performing the Allen/Henderson role, making him more than simply surplus to requirements should we go on to add someone like Shaqiri, Markovic or Sanchez. Not to mention the possibility that Suarez is gone, or the reality that he is suspended for an important chunk of games. I especially think CM is a possibility as he ages, by which point Gerrard will be gone.
-Lastly......the guy is flat out good! I feel like when the rumors broke about Southampton turning down £20M everyone soured on the deal and the player. Pochettino said that if Lallana was Spanish or Brazilian he'd be seen completely differently, and i think he's right. If this deal was for £13M he'd be viewed completely differently too. Don't let the fee affect your view of the player. Lallana was straight
ballin' last season for the Saints- harassing opponents, running at defenders, creating opportunities, baggin goals. With less defensive attention and better teammates I don't understand why LFC fans aren't unanimously excited to see what he does under Rodgers next year.
Last edited by Dean Manifest; 07-02-2014 at 10:20 AM.