BAE away, who will be our LB?

[Kendall]

Just a shame he will get skinned or give away a pen then. He can't attack as a lm, and can't defend as a lb....why did we buy him again? ;-)

Within 2 minutes of coming on he'd left his post and almost allowed one of their players in.

 

[Adam456]

IIRC bale has only really attacked promisingly from LB. The opposition full-back has a LM to worry about, and bale can therefore go forward more freely and cross the ball both from deep and from the byline. Whereas if he plays LM, he is being marked constantly.

Well he's also often been in a 2 vs 2 situation but either way I'm certain he would be just as effective from LW as he has pace, trickery - the ability to go past players

 

[simyid]

got to be Bale. BAE is just warming his seat till Bale reaches his potential.

 

[Kendall]

got to be Bale. BAE is just warming his seat till Bale reaches his potential.

lol!

What is it about Bale that makes people so keen and excited by him. He looks a decent young player, nothing more.

 

[StartingPrice]

It was tongue in cheek you cretin, that's what he said himself on the crossbar challenge.

Who are you calling a bloody crertin...if it was tongue in cheek how was I supposed to know that...and I never seen a bloody crossbar challenge. What I do have to go on is that there have been posters on here who have made the exact same claim as you (are claiming was tongue in cheek) and have been deadly bloody serious. So I had every bloody right to believe you were being bloody serious - perhaps if you had taken some effort to make it clear that you were being tongue in cheek (what there was no indication) of, and not being deadly bloody serious (which there was every reason to believe).

And I would be careful where I throw any accusation of cretin-dom, you bottom feeding, plankton piece if intellectually sterile mediocrity:shake:

 

[Raxscallion]

I love this discussion - everyone treating positions like they're absolutes. Gareth Bale is a footballer. He may be best suited to LB, LM, LW, depending upon his mood, recent training, the opposition and which quarter of the zodiac is in the ascendant. Nevertheless, he's also almost certainly a better striker than you or me, or even goalkeeper. The way people post, it's as though positions are somehow hardwired into players' DNA. It's good for the lols though.

 

[StartingPrice]

I love this discussion - everyone treating positions like they're absolutes. Gareth Bale is a footballer. He may be best suited to LB, LM, LW, depending upon his mood, recent training, the opposition and which quarter of the zodiac is in the ascendant. Nevertheless, he's also almost certainly a better striker than you or me, or even goalkeeper. The way people post, it's as though positions are somehow hardwired into players' DNA. It's good for the lols though.

I hope you are not including me in that - as far as I'm concerned, if Aitch makes him a LWer (or any other position) I don't give a monkies just so long as he performs to the requisite standard. ust don;'t like it when folk insist that he is a LWer just because he covered there at the beginning of his Spurs career.

 

[brett.spurs]

Within 2 minutes of coming on he'd left his post and almost allowed one of their players in.

Noticed this too, if it had been C.Cole instead of Franco he'd have got onto the ball and maybe made it 2-1 Eek

 

[Kendall]

Who are you calling a bloody crertin...if it was tongue in cheek how was I supposed to know that...and I never seen a bloody crossbar challenge. What I do have to go on is that there have been posters on here who have made the exact same claim as you (are claiming was tongue in cheek) and have been deadly bloody serious. So I had every bloody right to believe you were being bloody serious - perhaps if you had taken some effort to make it clear that you were being tongue in cheek (what there was no indication) of, and not being deadly bloody serious (which there was every reason to believe).

Even Bale doesn't think he's a left back...


"Gareth Bale.....left side"

The phrase "even Bale doesn't think he's a left back", followed by a quote should serve to any sharp person that it was a quote by Bale, in which he could've descibed his position as a 'defender' or 'left back'. He didn't, but it was the crossbar challenge, so I wouldn't analyse that too much, hense the tongue-in-cheek manner of me pointing this out.

It's ok if you couldn't tell though, we can't all be razor sharp :up:

And I would be careful where I throw any accusation of cretin-dom, you bottom feeding, plankton piece if intellectually sterile mediocrity:shake:

The first part sounds good and bang on the money, I'm struggling to decifer the last part, though.

In all seriousness, yes Bale is a left back, but just not a very good one. Attacking wise he is OK, but his final ball is worse than Lennon's was 2 years ago and I would say he's less of a liability on the wing.

I think he should play LM to learn the game and return to LB when he's a bit more experienced.

 

[Kendall]

I love this discussion - everyone treating positions like they're absolutes. Gareth Bale is a footballer.

No, he's left side :up:

 

[Raxscallion]

I hope you are not including me in that - as far as I'm concerned, if Aitch makes him a LWer (or any other position) I don't give a monkies just so long as he performs to the requisite standard. ust don;'t like it when folk insist that he is a LWer just because he covered there at the beginning of his Spurs career.

No one in particular SP - just lulz at the thread in general.

 

[chrissivad]

People talk about Bassong, but he was woeful for Newcastle at left back. A left footed CB doesn't maketh a left back!

Remember its was on here that people didn't rate Lee because we was a right footed LB. Probably think sticking someone in at LB with a left foot they will be world class :shrug: :wink:

 

[StartingPrice]

The phrase "even Bale doesn't think he's a left back", followed by a quote should serve to any sharp person that it was a quote by Bale, in which he could've descibed his position as a 'defender' or 'left back'. He didn't, but it was the crossbar challenge, so I wouldn't analyse that too much, hense the tongue-in-cheek manner of me pointing this out.

It's ok if you couldn't tell though, we can't all be razor sharp :up:



The first part sounds good and bang on the money, I'm struggling to decifer the last part, though.

In all seriousness, yes Bale is a left back, but just not a very good one. Attacking wise he is OK, but his final ball is worse than Lennon's was 2 years ago and I would say he's less of a liability on the wing.

I think he should play LM to learn the game and return to LB when he's a bit more experienced.

Yes, I did pick up on the fact that you were suggesting, via the inclusion of quotation marks, that Bale had said this myself - I had no indication that you knew the correct grammatical usage of quoatation marks (there are actually a substantial number of people on this forum who don't - but there again, they don't actually have my academic training). AS I said, thus devaluing your further mention of the 'crossbar challenge', I didn't see that particular crossbar challenge, orany other crossbar challenge, nor, indeed, do I actually know what 'crossbar challenge' is. I do specifically remember, however, an interview GB gave where he specifically said he was a LB who still saw his future at LB - this kinda led to to the conclusion that you either had no idea how to actually use a quotation mark, or that it was misquote...either way, as there was no reall indication that your post was anything other than deadly serious (like the others that have claimed, in all seriousness, that GB was a LWer) I treated it as such. As I said, if you had actually used one of the accepted methods for indicating that a post should not be treated in deadly seriousness, like a :wink: I may have picked up on it.

Well, think what you like about my cretin-like status. I would tend to take the fact that I hold a degree in one faculty, a masters degree in another faculty, neither of which is in languages and I also speak (at least partially) 4 languages and am fully qualified up - despite dropping out of school at 13 and working as a welder until mid 20s, as some kind of indication that i am not actually a cretin. The fact that you struggled to decipher a relatively simple prose insult where basically I said you are a twat, would kinda suggest that it is you that could do with the application of a whetstone (but ho-hum).

Perhaps, if you had just pointed out in a friendly manner that your post had been tongue-in-cheek, rather than coming across as kinda aggressive and insulting by calling me a cretin, there wouldn't have beena problem - but, ho-hum, I guess we can't all be razor-sharp in our use of the social graces, can we:shrug: Tis all! I have been in exactly the same positon and merely aded a smiley and "I wasn't being serious" or "I was joking" post - which usually elicits a smiley or an embarrassed emoticon - but, like I said, if you would prefer to leap straight into insults you will get the response I gave you. You see (and let this be part of your education) when you make a post that seems to show some basic ignorance of a fact and someone corrects you, calling that person a cretin (which is actually quite a nasty insult - especially to someone you don't know) is not viewed favourably. So, no, I didn't take it favourably, and, as explained above, I kinda don't think your explanation that it was blatantly obvious that you were speaking entirely tongue-in-cheek holds water, and proves I am somehow 'not sharp' for not recognising it. It just makes you seem like a bit of a bottom-feeder, actually:-|

 

[StartingPrice]

I hope you realize you sound like a bit of a tit.

Ditto.

And ignore.

 

[simyid]

The phrase "even Bale doesn't think he's a left back", followed by a quote should serve to any sharp person that it was a quote by Bale, in which he could've descibed his position as a 'defender' or 'left back'. He didn't, but it was the crossbar challenge, so I wouldn't analyse that too much, hense the tongue-in-cheek manner of me pointing this out.

It's ok if you couldn't tell though, we can't all be razor sharp :up:



The first part sounds good and bang on the money, I'm struggling to decifer the last part, though.

In all seriousness, yes Bale is a left back, but just not a very good one. Attacking wise he is OK, but his final ball is worse than Lennon's was 2 years ago and I would say he's less of a liability on the wing.

I think he should play LM to learn the game and return to LB when he's a bit more experienced.

EekEekEekEekEekEek what are you on mate, he's got cracking final ball what are you basing that statement on.

 

[simyid]

oh and also we won't need to worry aboutjohnson for our next league game, he's gonna be out for a few months.

 

[Kendall]

Yes, I did pick up on the fact that you were suggesting, via the inclusion of quotation marks, that Bale had said this myself - I had no indication that you knew the correct grammatical usage of quoatation marks (there are actually a substantial number of people on this forum who don't - but there again, they don't actually have my academic training). AS I said, thus devaluing your further mention of the 'crossbar challenge', I didn't see that particular crossbar challenge, orany other crossbar challenge, nor, indeed, do I actually know what 'crossbar challenge' is.

It was posted on here a lot at the time, JJ hit the bar, Keane was shocking (what else is new?).

Keane introduced himself as "Robbie Keane...Striker", Defoe as "JD Trouble...Striker" (hense why some on here call him trouble), Luka as "Luka Modric...Midfield, Hutton as "Alan Hutton...Defender", Zokora as "Mr Didier Zokora...Midfield" JJ as "Jermaine Jenas....Dalsim" and interestingly, Giovani as "Giovani Dos Santos....Striker".

Bale, however, said "left side", hense I threw that one into the mix for the 'Bale is a left back' stalwarts to muse over :up:

I do specifically remember, however, an interview GB gave where he specifically said he was a LB who still saw his future at LB - this kinda led to to the conclusion that you either had no idea how to actually use a quotation mark, or that it was misquote...

You can keep your poxy article! I have youtube video evidence of Bale saying Left Side! (which may go some way to explaining his crappy positioning, since he has no clue where he's playing other than on the left :up: )

either way, as there was no reall indication that your post was anything other than deadly serious (like the others that have claimed, in all seriousness, that GB was a LWer) I treated it as such. As I said, if you had actually used one of the accepted methods for indicating that a post should not be treated in deadly seriousness, like a :wink: I may have picked up on it.

Well it was a pretty clear quote from Bale, I'm not sure how I could have illustrated that it was a quote any better (aside from perhaps posting the video clip for clarity, but this would not be possible from work).

For the record, I put a :up: which is essentially ;-) but with an added bonus of a thumb, on which you may now swivel....... ;-)

Well, think what you like about my cretin-like status. I would tend to take the fact that I hold a degree in one faculty, a masters degree in another faculty, neither of which is in languages and I also speak (at least partially) 4 languages and am fully qualified up - despite dropping out of school at 13 and working as a welder until mid 20s, as some kind of indication that i am not actually a cretin. The fact that you struggled to decipher a relatively simple prose insult where basically I said you are a twat, would kinda suggest that it is you that could do with the application of a whetstone (but ho-hum).

Tell me more....

All this and you still used the word 'if' instead of 'of' in your original 'attempt' at an insult. Hense me not being able to understand what it was you were actually trying to say.... ;-)

Perhaps, if you had just pointed out in a friendly manner that your post had been tongue-in-cheek, rather than coming across as kinda aggressive and insulting by calling me a cretin, there wouldn't have beena problem - but, ho-hum, I guess we can't all be razor-sharp in our use of the social graces, can we:shrug: Tis all! I have been in exactly the same positon and merely aded a smiley and "I wasn't being serious" or "I was joking" post - which usually elicits a smiley or an embarrassed emoticon - but, like I said, if you would prefer to leap straight into insults you will get the response I gave you. You see (and let this be part of your education) when you make a post that seems to show some basic ignorance of a fact and someone corrects you, calling that person a cretin (which is actually quite a nasty insult - especially to someone you don't know) is not viewed favourably. So, no, I didn't take it favourably, and, as explained above, I kinda don't think your explanation that it was blatantly obvious that you were speaking entirely tongue-in-cheek holds water, and proves I am somehow 'not sharp' for not recognising it. It just makes you seem like a bit of a bottom-feeder, actually:-|

I felt you jumped on what was a fairly obvious quote from a player in a tonge in cheek like manner excessively. Cretin is pretty throw away by my standard really, I felt it apt, as you were pushing your bile in my face with your condescending opening word.. "look..." as if you're trying to teach me, like some wise old hand teaching a school child. Not on your nelly Mr, I won't very well have it!

 

[Kendall]

EekEekEekEekEekEek what are you on mate, he's got cracking final ball what are you basing that statement on.

Since when? his delivery has largely been shocking. Though I was mildly impressed with the Preston game.

 

[BerbatovandKeane]

A whisper that Rose could be tried, presumably if Bale fails to cut the mustard defensively.

Surely you mean Cox? Cox is the youth team LB; Rose is a CM or LM. Not sure Rose has ever played LB.

Rose is also a terrible player - hugely overrated. Andros Townsend is far superior.

 

[raf18]

Bale's ideal position (where he has excelled for wales) is LWB. Maybe that's why he said "left-side"? But then I class lwb as a defender. The position allows him to attack (usually 352 doesnt have a wingers), as well as help defend with the cushion of 3 CBs behind him.