: Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:05 pm
JWP wrote:
You see, apart from quoting me in your sig', your also looking back over my posts, and using what I've said to base your opinion of 'Robbie' (Are you Mark Hughes ??) on. I tell you that he plays best in a free role, d'nar ! A page or two later Enfield Exile uses the exact same phrase to 'Tell Me' where Robbie plays best. I guess I should take that as a compliment, especially as your a football guru who watches Robbie every week.
I said it much earlier in the thread that Robson is better as a forward. It's also on a number of my posts on two City forums. These posts go back a fair while, even before he joined City.
In simple terms for you, I've watched alot of Robinho, lots of him at Real too as I was interested in him since he was billed as something special when at Santos. (I know for you, Robinho has only existed since August 31st 2008 - But he did play before that, honestly).
You were interested in watching a teenager?
I've watched with interest where each & every manager has played him, as I've never been quite sure what he is, as you rightly say, is he left of a three ? Free Role ? A frontman ? A winger ? I think what he is, is a luxury. Somebody who if you have a side who can afford to have a bloke who'll find himself in pockets of space, play in behind either a frontman or two but will roam left, right & off the front, then he will influence the game. If you ask him to provide you with genuine width he offers you nothing, Ribery & Young do this role much, much better.
So you watch him closely? Ok, name each position that he has played for City, and tell me what position he played in during his best performances for the team? If you cannot, your opinion has zero credibility.
He's provided width when he has had to. It depends which LB is playing behind him. Since Bridge has joined, he has come inside more. When Ball was playing, he was offering genuine width.
I think you are confusing yourself.
A 'luxury'? How very condescending.
In a conversation about World Class wingers, you dismissed suggestions from another poster, who put forward Robben, Ronaldo, Ribery etc,
and you dismissed them out of hand
Did I dismiss them all? Re-read my post
Just because Liverpool have the best defensive winger in football, there is no need to be so angry.
that they weren't a patch on 'Robbie' as you & Mark Hughes like to call him,
...and many City fans. But then how would you know because you know zip about the club, fans and its players. Anyways, what's the point you are trying to make? Or do you often write sentences that don't have a point?
you then in your post put something along the lines of "But he's at his best as a forward", which he is. But to dismiss the options like Ribery & Robben, you obviously feel he's the best winger in the world,
He's a great player who can play on the wing and still look world class in that position.
as people have given you the candidates, and you've just dismissed them, ridiculously, out of hand, especially when everybody can see your being really, really daft.
What is the word count difference between 'dismissing them out of hand' and 'fair explanation'?
Was what I said about the other wingers less analystical of your view that Young is better than Robbie (It really does get funnier
)
Nobody is having a pop at 'Robbie', not me anyhow, I think he has ability, but he isn't a winger.
What is a 'winger'? You didn't answer my earlier question.
Any of the initial names given to you, do a better job of that role than him, and Ashley Young does too.
The more you say it, the funnier it gets. There will be plenty of top clubs all over Europe after Robihno in the summer. Major clubs? Who will be after Young? Probably one or two top Prem clubs and Spurs.
Are you honestly satying that if Robson was English, and the only place for him was on the left-wing, that Capello would choose Young ahead of him, and that it would be a straightforward choice?
Funnily enough, I was on the Tube last night and I overheard some Brazilian fans state that they wished Ashley Young was Brazilian.
I await your next response, calling me out like a wrestler. That's me done anyhow. I've got my opinions on Robinho, and thankfully folk on here seem to be on a similar trail of thought. Football is all about opinions, it's just difficult when you get folk who see things one eyed.
ooooh, the words of the self-righteous loser. Two people have PMd me to tell me you are talking nonesense. Both of them are United supporters. Are they one-eyed to
If it's "all about opinions", then you need to relax as you were seemingly getting very annoyed
