Coates

[ChrisM]

Code, eat your snickers.

[No2]

I think Coates will go on and be a top class centre back for some Italian team.

 

I just think you need more in your locker in this division. Not because it's so good, but because it's so open and like a game of basketball, and so disorganised.

 

The centre backs need to be physical specimens, a team's get-out-of-jail-free-card, capable of covering ground like a forward, and leaping like a salmon, and also with an upper body like a rugby league player, and some modicum of game intelligence to know to give the ball simply and not to do stupid things with it. Two things that these players do not need to be able to do (1) be great technical footballers, (2) turn quickly and sharply.

 

Thiago Silva is ace. Not too big, not too small, just an athlete but he can also play. You want the 6'1" lads, not the 6'4" ones so much.

 

I still think Coady could be a class centre back.

 

If you ask me, and most people do, I think Gerrard could take over from Carragher at the back. Stop being awkward Stevie, be the worlds best centre back you selfish bastard.

 

I don't know if you're taking the piss or not but I agree with this. Being saying it for a couple of years that he should end up there. Mattehus, Sammer, Rykardd, Hoddle, Desailly and Gullitt are just some of the top midfielders I can think off that finished up at the back.

[Hand Shandy]

 

You had to use google to know that?

 

Are you 12?

 

Yes that's right Code, I'm 12.

 

I thought it was Montero, but wasn't 100%. If I'd said it was Montero and it wasn't, I'm sure you'd have been on here with an equally clever and cutting remark.

 

I'm sobbing onto my keyboard as I type.

 

A bit like you when you sit back and think about how many people actually like you and choose to spend time in your company.

 

Now jog on, you fucking meff.

[Gym Beglin]

I don't know if you're taking the piss or not but I agree with this. Being saying it for a couple of years that he should end up there. Mattehus, Sammer, Rykardd, Hoddle, Desailly and Gullitt are just some of the top midfielders I can think off that finished up at the back.

 

I think that we could get another 4 years out of him if he changed positions, whereas we'd only get another 2, if we're lucky, with him in the middle of the park.

 

Great in the air, great at reading the game, great tackler, great distribution, great turn of pace in bursts, great recovery tackles, brave, vocal, experienced, strong. You'd pay £30m for a centre back like that.

 

If only for a transition period, which this next season certainly will be with Carragher definitely going, and the extreme likelihood that Reina, Skrtel and Coates moving on, and then there are murmurs about Johnson now. We need some stability and experience to see us through for 12 months.

 

And let's face it, with Coutinho, Allen, Lucas and Henderson we have good options in the middle, we just need another like Wanyama or Diame and I'd be very happy with that group.

[Code]

Yes that's right Code, I'm 12.

 

I thought it was Montero, but wasn't 100%. If I'd said it was Montero and it wasn't, I'm sure you'd have been on here with an equally clever and cutting remark.

 

I'm sobbing onto my keyboard as I type.

 

A bit like you when you sit back and think about how many people actually like you and choose to spend time in your company.

 

Now jog on, you fucking meff.

 

With people claiming we have never beaten Ferguson to the title on here the last days I thought I should check.

 

The knowledge might not be all that in general.

[VladimirIlyich]

 

With people claiming we have never beaten Ferguson to the title on here the last days I thought I should check.

 

The knowledge might not be all that in general.

 

What are you talking about?

[Captain]

What are you talking about?

 

He's chatting shit as usual to try and big up himself. It was all explained yesterday but you know Drone72, once the binary idiot has got an idea into his head you'll never hear the end of it.

[fowler9]

according to Guardian he has suffered a potentially serious knee injury which could prevent a sale

 

I like him and wish we'd have seen a bit more of him but do think a move is probably best for all parties at this stage, hope it isn't too bad

[dennis tooth]

 

Here he is doing some physio. Look at him go.

[Trumo]

Bump.

 

Coates tore his ACL while playing for Uruguay last week, and he'll now need to undergo surgery and will be out for the next 6 months or so. Won't post a link right now, but the various news sites will report it over the next few hours.

[aRdja]

Can't believe I started this thread..

[Bad Red Bull]

Captained Sporting to the title, their first since 2002. Congratulations to him and Sporting.

[Josef Svejk]

Sporting conceded 15 goals in 32 games. So, he's doing something right... 

[JohnnyH]

We’ll always have QPR

[aws]

Never doubted him. 

 

Nat is the new Coates. 

[VladimirIlyich]

10 hours ago, Bad Red Bull said:

Captained Sporting to the title, their first since 2002. Congratulations to him and Sporting.

Bastard! Just when we could have done with a decent-ish centre back.

[Strontium]

It turns out players have far more of an effect when they're on the pitch than when they're on the bench, who knew.

[The Midnight Rambler]

Loves a last minute winner. Nailed on to be named Primeira player of the year too.

[m0e]

[Jose Jones]

5 hours ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

It turns out players have far more of an effect when they're on the pitch than when they're on the bench, who knew.

Quite a few of these absolutely shit players that we bought have turned out to be actually pretty good.

 

[Josef Svejk]

5 hours ago, Strontium Dog™ said:

It turns out players have far more of an effect when they're on the pitch than when they're on the bench, who knew.

It also turns out that greater experience for younger players in slightly less demanding leagues may be beneficial in the long run, especially for defenders. 

 

See also that Virgil fellow. 

[dockers_strike]

Id rather have Nat.

[stringvest]

We could have done with Coates and a Nat to weather the storm

[VladimirIlyich]

39 minutes ago, stringvest said:

We could have done with Coates and a Nat to weather the storm

Only you oldies need that kind of protection. Just a light pack-a-Kabak for us.

[Kevin D]