Xabi Alonso

[AnthonyG]

'Slow' Alonso snubbed by Juventus

Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri revealed he turned down the chance to sign Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso in the summer because he was "too slow".

 

[illmatik]

ok.....

 

[HollandGooner]

And we where to fast but we didnt get him?

 

[kamikaze80]

i think he was saying alonso is too slow...

 

[entropy13]

Alonso is slow, Sissoko isn't?

 

[tactica442]

Funny to see how managers justified their signing decisions in a hindsight. Remind me how Wenger said Modric is too thin when being invoted as a guest pundit in EURO. If they don't get the players they want, they somtimes attribute the failures of signging attempts to physical factors of the players. Baffling.

 

[USArsenal]

Remind me how Wenger said Modric is too thin when being invoted as a guest pundit in EURO.

funnily enough, Wenger has been proven right so far this season... Modric has looked like a waif thus far...

 

[tactica442]

If Eduardo signed for Sp*rs, he might not fare much better in PL than Modric does. It's the whole package in Arsenal that make players great, and it's the whole package of sp*rs make talented players like Modric playing sh*t.

 

[USArsenal]

If Eduardo signed for Sp*rs, he might not fare much better in PL than Modric does. It's the whole package in Arsenal that make players great, and it's the whole package of sp*rs make talented players like Modric playing sh*t.

well, isnt that to be expected? Spuds or Newcastle are where players go to kill their careers..

 

[Asterix]

or Barcelona, if you're an Arsenal player.

 

[Tony Montana]

Like Van Bronckhorst.....

 

[scytheavatar]

If Eduardo signed for Sp*rs, he might not fare much better in PL than Modric does. It's the whole package in Arsenal that make players great, and it's the whole package of sp*rs make talented players like Modric playing sh*t.

Eduardo has a lot more going for him than Modric, he always looked like someone who has the potential to be a very well-rounded and complete striker. Nothing Modric has done so far has made me though that we were missing out on a talent, he looks lightweight and has never showed flashes of brilliance that you would expect from a player of his reputation. I just can't see any sort of potential for Modric to be a top 4 club player. I'll take Denilson over him easily.

 

[clockwork orange]

Like Van Bronckhorst.....

That's a bit of a one off. And he was part of the Cesc deal.

 

[Josh23]

I've always said that Modric is the Petit to Kranjcar's Vieira. He looks good next to the real stars of the Croatian side, but he's very ordinary. (That's 'very ordinary' by Premiership standards, of course, so he's pretty good, really... )

 

[Anzac]

Some LFC supporters reckon that Alonso has been playing some of his most influential football defensively this season since his injury v CFC - best form in a couple of seasons.

 

[nazo]

Alonso won't be there next season and i don't know where he could go. There should be a lot of options for him tbh.

 

[gunner_down_under]

True classy players have gone to ****e clubs and thrived - Juninho at Boro, Berbatov at Sp**s, Shearer at Newcastle, Hobinho at Man City (early) Torres at Liverpool (lol)....etc etc

I know its a team game and it would make it a whole lot easier if you got a better set of payers around you, but I dont necessarily think its 100% true in all cases.

 

[USArsenal]

Alonso won't be there next season and i don't know where he could go. There should be a lot of options for him tbh.

ehh, im not so sure about that.. i think the way Liverpool are playing these days (formation-wise) suits him pretty well, and he has looked class so far.. when they play 2 deeper lying midfielders (Alonso & Mascherano) with Gerrard as a more forward role in front of them supporting the striker (Torres or Keane), they have looked dangerous.. they have beaten Chelski & ManUre with that setup... Mascherano does the defensive duties, Alonso does the deep lying passing duties and Gerrard does the "push forward in support of the striker" duties..

i actually think Liverpool has found their best formation after years of tinkering with the wrong ones... and it shows - they are tops and Benitez seems to be rotating a bit less...

 

[qs]

Watching him recently is so annoying. He's in his best form for 3 years. We could have had that. Imagine the difference he'd have made to us for an extra couple of million.

 

[TomasCR]

Forget.

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