Wright Phillips vs. Joaquin

[asajoseph]

Which would you choose?

My vote is for Wright-Phillips. Perhaps he doesn't have quite as much skill as Joaquin, I love his directness, and his end product is extremely effective...

 

[Ryanzinhhio]

Yep Wright-Phillips for me, you know what you are going to get from the lad and that is 100% aswel as all of his over qualities. He could become even better with Arsenal and would be a great player to have and with Man City's financial troubles although they say they will not sell, they will have to face realities that they can't stand in his way and do need the finance.

 

[Rapid88]

Neither, but for the sake of this poll it would be Wright Phillips. Joaquin is a bit of a show boater and would get worked out quick in the prem. He would get chopped constantly like Reyes does. Joaquin reminds me of C Ronaldo but not as good.

 

[Florida Gooner]

Wright-Phillips for me, as I really have not seen Joaquin play!

 

[Mark]

Joaquin is more talented, but he just wouldn't fit in in the Premiership imo. Wright-Phillips has been causing all Premiership defences all kinds of problems consistently so he would be a better bet probably.

 

[Ratinho]

I've only really seen one (last) season of a good Wright-Phillips, and Joaquin has been around for a bit now. I believe Joquin is the more talented, and would fit into the Prem as he is very strong and can be very direct. Of course, we already know how good Wright-Phillips can be in the Prem, and neither have anything to note in europe.

I thought i'd come in and say, obviously Joaquin, but after thinking about it, i'm not so sure. Sean's an Arsenal boy too........yep, that passion would turn me completely around, i'd prefer Wright-Phillips.

Plus we couldn't afford Joaquin, with the likes of Chelsea and Madrid sniffing around him. Or more to the point, we could afford him, but we can't afford to stick all our money on a winger.

 

[asajoseph]

Well Ratinho, playing for Man City isn't exactly the right place to start off a European career, is it? And I was pretty impressed with the goal he scored on his international debut...

Plus, Wright-Phillips I feel has a lot of scope for improvement - as you say, Joaquin has been around for a few seasons, and his final ball is STILL abysmal. Yes, he has more talent at running at players, but if you can't pass it, it's not you're not much use...

 

[Ratinho]

That was my point. Betis isn't exactly Champ League Central, is it?

Both of their final balls/crossing are disgraceful for a winger/wide midfielder.

 

[asajoseph]

I don't know Ratinho, I think Wright-Phillips is more direct. Most of his dribbles end up in the box. Joaquin stays wide a lot more. Beats his full-back, then does bugger all...

 

[Ratinho]

Fair point. Shall we just buy defenders instead?

 

[towelie]

joaquin

much more talented player. did you see what he did to cole in that friendly?

 

[Rocafella]

Joaquin has been around for a few seasons, and his final ball is STILL abysmal. Yes, he has more talent at running at players, but if you can't pass it, it's not you're not much use...

And Ljungbergs final ball isn't abysmal 99% of the time ? :wink:

 

[GoonerGurjit]

Ljungberg sets up plenty of goals. His final ball is actually pretty good.

I would choose Wright-Phillips. Once Wright-Phillips final ball gets slightly better then he'll be close to being world-class in my opinion. For all the skill and ability Joaquin has....half the time he doesn't look bothered and doesn't try nearly hard enough. Desire and commitment play a big role in being successful in the EPL.

 

[Anonymous]

Wak-eem is so much the more talented.
He's better than Ronaldo which is something in itself.

SWP is a midget with firepower.
It's embarrising to watch him play sometimes just for that.

 

[kel varnsen]

i say joaquin, because he's the better footballer. still, it'd be a lot easier signing swp and a lot cheaper...

 

[omdtm]

I would say Wright-Phillips... Hey, he's Ian Wright's son, isn't he? I've got he's a gunner...

Joaquin would really cost a lot, and I don't think he's worth more than 8 million pounds, altough he would cost 2 or 3 times that value...

I'll go with SWP then...

Anyway they both would be "long-time-replacement", as Ljungberg is still better than both of them.

 

[gunnertilldeath]

seen them both. joaqiun pwns. really good player. like ronaldo without all the useless showboating rubbish and a functioning sense of balance. really good player. but freddie is awesome. dont really need him

 

[seanconvey66]

Joaquins prooved it on a bigger stage.

 

[TIFANNY]

I would choose Shaun Wright-Phillips!! he's a great player!

 

[asajoseph]

Joaquins prooved it on a bigger stage.

Proved what? and when?