The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Sell You Light Edition 7th August 2013

CoopsieDeadpool

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Waiwonder said:

That was insightful. However I never know AVB wanted to play direct football? I thought it was more possession, patient football?

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Read this (lifted from the Capoue thread)


http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/1657?cc=5901

"His Porto side -- which remains a better representation of his favoured footballing style than his efforts with Chelsea or Tottenham thus far -- was a perfect example. Porto had talented midfielders, but they didn't hold onto possession for the sake of it -- they attempted to transfer the ball into the final third as quickly as possible. Porto were relentless, powerful and determined, consistently launching wave after wave of direct, immediate attacks. Opponents were overblown by their sheer force, rather than cut open slowly by their subtlety. "

 

LukeBB

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Sum Monsterism said:

is this itk? isn't there an "I know everything about andre and can't keep it in" thread?

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sorry mate, i was just trying to clear up a few things in the only way I know how, to make their eyes bleed with large blocks of text I'll try keeping it in next time though

 

HappySpur

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I kind of feel that while I like Sahko, he's still a work in progress and I don't know if he would fit into the category of "dominating the opposition" quite yet.

Then again, there are very few who such hyperbole could actually be applied and they would all be pretty expensive

I wonder if the intent of the message is that Baldini/AVB see the raw materials to forge that type of player.

 

EnfieldYiddo

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Surely the 'dominate' part is the key, maybe a synonym?

Don't think it's as simple as name any strong defender.

 

kev1nxxx

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Rob said:

Then we'll g(l)oat like mad

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But how will we know????

 

CoopsieDeadpool

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HappySpur said:

Did anybody read this.....think Juande Ramos and shudder a little

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You just made my warm fuzzy feeling become a cold dead & depressed feeling

 

Sum Monsterism

Looking for an anecdote

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kev1nxxx said:

But how will we know????

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oh, we'll know... we'll know.

It's safe to assume that it's a delicate negotiation; but is that because we're getting one over on the selling club, or are we swooping in to nick a rival's target?

 

Qualsonic

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kev1nxxx said:

But how will we know????

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There must be a clue...

 

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Spunkmonkey

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HappySpur said:

Did anybody read this.....think Juande Ramos and shudder a little

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to be fair to Ramos, his Sevilla side were excellent, and too a lesser extent his Rayo side were good as well.
He just never understood the intensity of English football

 

mil1lion

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Ilori = Lorry

Those are big enough to dominate

 

LukeBB

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The Goat means we're looking for a CB who can dominate the opposition with exceptional technical ability, with great passing, creative mentality and excellent dribbling ability for a CB, similar to Jan Vertonghen (not physically dominate them, why do you think we were looking at Chiriches? )

 

dvdhopeful

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I can't help but feel all these links to quality players would be a lot more exciting if I knew for certain our forward three for the entire season would definitely include Soldado and Bale.

 

Lilbaz

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mil1lion said:

Ilori = Lorry

Those are big enough to dominate

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But is he red lorry or yellow lorry.

 

Dharmabum

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Goat: "We're looking for a central defender who can dominate the opposition."This sound a bit kinky, are they looking for a deneder who's into BDSM? NO wnder they claimed the matter was "somewhat sensitive."

 

Rob

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LukeBB said:

The Goat means we're looking for a CB who can dominate the opposition with exceptional technical ability, with great passing, creative mentality and excellent dribbling ability for a CB, similar to Jan Vertonghen (not physically dominate them, why do you think we were looking at Chiriches? )

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Or he was being cryptic

 

BedfordshireSpud

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wpd659 said:

Psg defender.

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Not someone who has had a chunk taken out by Suarez is it? - domin-ate. We would need to narrow it down further.

 

Gb160

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mil1lion said:

Ilori = Lorry

Those are big enough to dominate

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It's an i at the beginning of Ilori.... But it's still kinda close

 

Sum Monsterism

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It's Suarez. He said to Sid Lowe in the Guardian "I would not consider moving to a club outside the Champions League." oh no... that's not the quote I wanted... ere we are: "They (Liverpool) defended me, just like I defended them on the pitch."

So there! I've cracked it. He domineats the opposition and seems to classify himself as a defender. Sorted. Next!

 

LukeBB

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Rob said:

Or he was being cryptic

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don't say that I'm tired of thinking, we ain't talking bout the welsh lad anymore why can't you just let me lick your ITK wooden spoon

 

EnfieldYiddo

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Papadopoulos appearently is supposedly nicknamed 'The terminator'; that's pretty dominating... Also he is a huge physical presence.


Meh, I suck at cryptics