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From: Bruce D. Scott on 27 May 2010 07:43
Graf Finklestein (udo_binsack(a)hotmail.com) wrote:
: On 26 May, 18:05, Copper and Blue Blood <bl...(a)copper.and.blue.com>
: wrote:
: > On Wed, 26 May 2010 06:40:47 -0700 (PDT), Google Beta User
: >
: > <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
: > >Analyze.
: >
: > >Solve.
: >
: > Play them as CMF's with Lampard carrying a DMFish role.

: ?

: You're seriously suggesting Capello plays the most potent attacking
: midfielder on the planet... as a defensive midfielder?

Wesley Sneijder isn't English. Try again.

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ciao,
Bruce

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From: Graf Finklestein on 27 May 2010 09:54
On 27 May, 12:43, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote:
> Graf Finklestein (udo_bins...(a)hotmail.com) wrote:
>
> : On 26 May, 18:05, Copper and Blue Blood <bl...(a)copper.and.blue.com>: wrote:
>
> : > On Wed, 26 May 2010 06:40:47 -0700 (PDT), Google Beta User
> : >: > <wanyik...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> : > >Analyze.
> : >
> : > >Solve.
> : >
> : > Play them as CMF's with Lampard carrying a DMFish role.
>
> : ?
>
> : You're seriously suggesting Capello plays the most potent attacking
> : midfielder on the planet... as a defensive midfielder?
>
> Wesley Sneijder isn't English.  Try again.

The number of goals Sneijder will score in his most prolific season
ever, will be no more than Lampard scores in an average season. It's
baffling that you would think Sneijder is even close to Lampard in
this regard..
From: Keith on 27 May 2010 10:58
On May 26, 6:26�pm, Graf Finklestein <udo_bins...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> No, I wouldn't have Gerard in the team at all. �He regularly goes
> missing at international level. �But if I were forced to play both,
> I'd rather have an already-ineffective Gerard as the more defensively
> minded of the two than waste Lampard's goal threat.

Sorry - you have this backwards. Lampard was a black hole on the
field in 2006, and has been very average for England in general,
having good games against minnows and disappearing against quality
teams. Gerard definitely has hot and cold streaks, but at least
sometimes he's hot. If Barry is healthy, I'd pair him with Gerard -
the two have worked well together in the past - and see if the spark
is still there.

Keith
From: Graf Finklestein on 27 May 2010 11:35
On 27 May, 15:58, Keith <powel...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On May 26, 6:26 pm, Graf Finklestein <udo_bins...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > No, I wouldn't have Gerard in the team at all. He regularly goes
> > missing at international level. But if I were forced to play both,
> > I'd rather have an already-ineffective Gerard as the more defensively
> > minded of the two than waste Lampard's goal threat.
>
> Sorry - you have this backwards.  Lampard was a black hole on the
> field in 2006

True, he didn't have a good tournament, but he was no more anonymous
than Gerard.

> and has been very average for England in general, having good
> games against minnows and disappearing against quality teams.

He was voted Player of the Year by England supporters for two years
running. They obviously didn't think he was average.

> Gerard definitely has hot and cold streaks, but at least
> sometimes he's hot.

I can't think of one good performance from Gerard against decent
opposition.
From: Uncle Dave on 27 May 2010 15:39
On May 27, 3:58 pm, Keith <powel...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> On May 26, 6:26 pm, Graf Finklestein <udo_bins...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > No, I wouldn't have Gerard in the team at all. He regularly goes
> > missing at international level. But if I were forced to play both,
> > I'd rather have an already-ineffective Gerard as the more defensively
> > minded of the two than waste Lampard's goal threat.
>
> Sorry - you have this backwards.  Lampard was a black hole on the
> field in 2006, and has been very average for England in general,
> having good games against minnows and disappearing against quality
> teams.  Gerard definitely has hot and cold streaks, but at least
> sometimes he's hot.  If Barry is healthy, I'd pair him with Gerard -
> the two have worked well together in the past - and see if the spark
> is still there.

Barry has been the difference on the field for England just as Capello
has been off. In order to play the three of them - which I'm sure is
what Capello would like to do - somebody has to play out of position.
Gerrard on the left and whoever is flavour of this particular month on
the right with Lampard and Barry see-sawing in the middle.

UD
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