Boxing Day, Holidazed and the Crouch/Villa rumor
By: Jim | December 29th, 2006Blackburn and Liverpool’s inability to score took all the fun out of Boxing Day, and then my own personal crowded Christmas fixture schedule took all the fun out of me. But the sickness has mostly left and now I must deal with Crouch to Newcastle and David Villa to Liverpool.
Previously, I had dismissed the Crouch to Newcastle move as a harmless rumor printed to keep a writer busy while Newcastle struggled to provide other excitement. However, now The Independent is in on the act and has taken things a step further, saying LFC want £12 million for Crouch so the team can help fund a £25 million move for Valencia’s David Villa.
Not that The Independent is somehow above printing rubbish, but the rumor is gaining steam. I’d like to retain some idealism and think these guys aren’t making this stuff up completely, so that means somewhere at Anfield, somebody is thinking (or hoping) this could be done. I think it comes down to this: The one thing Liverpool is missing among the big four is an outright world-class striker.
Arsenal: Henry
Man U: Rooney
Chelsea: Drogba
Liverpool: ???
Is David Villa in that class? I doubt it, but is his quality close enough to make a partnership with Dirk Kuyt basically equivalent to what the other superpowers have? I’m not sure, and unless someone at Liverpool is completely sure a Villa/Kuyt partnership would give the team a strike force equivalent to the class at those other clubs, don’t spend the money for Villa. The next big striker move should be an unequivocal purchase of true, world-class talent on par with the others. Otherwise, I fear what would happen after that.
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I’ll take Kuyt or Bellamy over any of those guys especially Rooney who is the most overrated player in the world. He’s only scored in 4 games this season and he doesn’t contribute much else. Take Christiano off that team and they’re no where near the top of the table. I have a hard calling him or Drogba world class. Henry is without a doubt. I thought we’ve learned our lesson with Spanish strikers. *cough* Morientes *cough*
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I respectfully disagree about Drogba. I can’t stand him. He drives me nuts, but I’d feel entirely differently if he played for Liverpool. This season he has been ludicrously great. I was tempted to say he got lucky with the goal that beat Liverpool earlier this year, but then he scored the exact same way a couple more times after that.
I think Kuyt can be great, but he needs the right strike partnership. I’m not sure Bellamy is it. And I really think £25 million for Villa is outrageous for something that is far from a sure thing. They’re in a tough spot. Rafa should maybe scale back the ambition for this year. Make a European Cup run and ensure a top four finish, then retool in the summer with the sheikh’s money.
Rooney likely is overrated, But imagine if it was Kuyt and Rooney up front. Whoa. I like Bellamy’s pace, but his teammates don’t seem to know right now how best to get in position to take advantage of where Bellamy can go with the ball. The Welshman always seems to end up in a spot where he can’t shoot and can’t find someone to put it away.
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£25million for Villa, quite a lot of money for somebody who could turn out to be another Morientes. Even someone as talented as Shevchencko has struggled.
I’ve actually heard another whisper, I belive Thierry Henry has requested a transfer and it will be him and not Villa at Liverpool in January. It really does sound crazy and Arsenal fans will argue that it would be a step down (even though it isn’t as Arsenal are a one man team) He has bought a house in Cheshire, is a bit of a closet fan, and all of a sudden Liverpool have a lot of money due to the Dubai investment. Henry has fallen out with Wenger and people have gone as far to say as the injury is feigned as he has refused to play again under wenger.
As for them other strikers, Rooney is the MOST OVERATED player in the premiership. Yes, he causes defenders problems, but how many goals does he actually score? And then we come to assists, no more than Kuyt so far this season.
Drogba, I despise. A cheating, diving, Rent-boy, scumbag with no talent. I have seen a bit more of him this year and I can no longer say that he isn’t talented. He is powerful and can turn and shoot with venom. Doesn’t stop me hating him though!
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Villa is worth that much. If not for Samuel Eto’o, he’d have been top scorer last season in Spain, and for me he was better than Torres (who is way over-rated) in the World Cup.
Valencia would never sell, though, as he’s the only thing holding them up. They’re crazy dependent on his goals.
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I believe the reds should sign Henry or Villa but Henry would be a better option. Although Liverpool will have to pay more for him than Villa.But now we have the money with the new owners so we can’t really go wrong.I say sign Thierry Henry.
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