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Not so, they built a canal especially.
All Lezza has to do is buy himself a pedalo and he can get back and forth in no time.
The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 16 May 2011
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Not so, they built a canal especially.
All Lezza has to do is buy himself a pedalo and he can get back and forth in no time.
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Don't fully agree with your point, although I am concerned about us buying mediocre-good older players (often on high wages) that don't improve us and don't have sell-on value. But I think others have raised this issue before about Harry only caring about the short-term. He's looking toward the end of his career, even if he doesn't get the England job, so buying players that are going to flourish a couple years down the line, so it makes sense that he would be looking to players that could put in one or two years for him.
Harry won't have to worry about what it means when those players are no longer performing but still have contracts, since he'll be at England or retired, so I think it's understandable that there may be some friction between him and Levy on this (like the alleged £250K bid for Phil Neville).
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No one would have played Bale before Assou-Ekotto had got injured, when he had played he hadn't been great bar his first season.
Rose played one half against Arsenal, sure he scored a great goal, but he didn't really do much else, he only played through injury to Lennon.
Sandro had a shaky start, we wanted to slowly blood him, everyone wanted that.
It's ridiculous to use those as reasons to bash Harry.
Moving Bale from left back to left midfield when BAE came back was a good move. Playing Rose at left back, looks to have solved the issue of back up for that positions. And Sandro now commands a first team position. All of that was down to Harry.
Sturridge will not be going anywhere. Anelka and Drogba are more likely to leave than Sturridge. He was out on loan so he could continue to develop. He's very highly rated at Chelsea, and rightly so.
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Teaching the kids with his vast coaching experience?
Don't think so. I think he can still do a job as a super-sub, but as a coach? Laughable nonsense.
He is one of the greatest players this country has produced in my lifetime, maybe even the greatest, he has seen it, done it, won it, youngsters would look up to him and even if he does not have coaching badges they can learn from him.
Davids used to stay behind after training and teach the younger players, coincidence that we got 2 lots of 5th in Davids's time ? hmmmmmmm
Imagine too what he could teach Lennon about crossing, imagine what he could teach Bale about set pieces.
Azrael
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I highlighted your own words to make it clear to you. staying late in training does not automaticallyu qualify Beckham as a great coach.
Um, what? Are we watching the same team?
Azrael
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What exactly is he going to teach Lennon that Aaron has not already beem taught? Which boot deal to go for? How much gel to put in his hair?
You seem to forget that Lennon has had plenty of time to "learn" from Beckham in England training.
He will have coached kids at his "soccer" academy's that he set up so I am sure that he has experience of teaching football techniques.
The guy is an inspiration, just being on the same training pitch as young players or academy players at Spurs would boost the players, a youngster being on the same field as Beckham would be like me being stuck in a lift with Steve Jobs
Azrael
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When did he find the time to become a full time coach to children. Since when were children the same as premiership footballers?
Somehow I think that if you were stuck ina lift with Steve Jobs you'd be trying to convince him why your banana was better than his apple.
Yeh that's what I meant. Not sure if Lyon have any potential strikers
My wife is very happy with the size of my banana thanks :razz: but Jobs is my personal and professional idol even being in the same room as him would be the 3rd greatest moment of my life after the birth of my kids
Does Sherwood have coaching badges ? does Ferdinand ? didn't stop Harry hiring them.
There is hardly anyone on this board who doesn't want Ledders to be given a coaching role when he retires, what experience of coaching does he have ? why could King be a great coach but not Beckham ?
Azrael
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So because Harry brought them in it was the best decision? At least one of these hasn't taught the players much. Can you guess which?
Says who? I am dead against such an idea and so are plenty of others. It's romantic nonsense. What proof do we have that King could be a coach? Absolutely fucking none. Sure, if he goes elsewhere and becomes a top coach then fine we can consider him, but to suggest he should be a coach just because he's been a good player is utterly absurd.
This sentence is made on the basis that I think King would be a good coach, which clearly I don't without some kind of explanation over what factors would make King a great coach right out of the block.
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Life is about taking chances and gambles, Beckham might turn out to be the worst coach there has ever been or alternatively his presence would lift the players to new levels, only one way to find out, the most inspirational English player of the last 30 or 40 years being out there on the training ground teaching his stuff is more likely to be a success than a failure IMHO
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