- Apr 13, 2006
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Surely this should be Aaron Lennon vs Jose Dominguez?
Wow...a 'not' joke.And w
And what a good reason that is. Not.
I'm an old fucker, not going to change now. It wasn't a joke, it was sarcasm in an online form, since the internet doesn't convey tone of voice well. For the avoidance of doubt, I think that the statement 'but I'd choose Lucas for the sole reason he has a shot on him' is stupid.Wow...a 'not' joke.
What year is this again?
This what I love about SC... well thought out, reasoned, debate.I'm an old fucker, not going to change now. It wasn't a joke, it was sarcasm in an online form, since the internet doesn't convey tone of voice well. For the avoidance of doubt, I think that the statement 'but I'd choose Lucas for the sole reason he has a shot on him' is stupid.
Not really, they are very similar.totally different gravies
I’ve never understood the love in for Lennon. Average player, poor record and shot that couldn’t tear a tissue in half.
Moura was the better player the day he joined.
He walked off the pitch and left us with 10 men also. I was fond of but never classed him as a star.I’ve never understood the love in for Lennon. Average player, poor record and shot that couldn’t tear a tissue in half.
Moura was the better player the day he joined.
I dont think we have seen Moura at his prime yet mate. Give it 3 years. Lennon should have been at his prime (27) when he left Spurs and declined.
Its a tough ask because Moura could take his game up a few more notches
Ah, what a lad he was. If he had grown half a foot more he'd have been like Ariel Ortega.Surely this should be Aaron Lennon vs Jose Dominguez?
I’ve never understood the love in for Lennon. Average player, poor record and shot that couldn’t tear a tissue in half.
Moura was the better player the day he joined.
In terms of first touch, close control and tactical discipline then I'd say Lennon was a class above what we've seen from Lucas so far. However, he had a fair few problems that held him back.
He broke through towards the end of the 4-4-2 era. So whilst he made his name as an effective player in a system that leant itself to bursting forward to the byline and picking out two targets in the box, things evolved and he was now being asked to play as a wing forward, or as a wide player in a 4-5-1, and he never really managed to adapt his game.
Then Sherwood happened. To an extent, AVB started this rot, but Sherwood's coaching was so so poor and Lennon massively regressed. You could tell he Lennon was a massive confidence player from the days that Berbatov used to shout at him when he lost the ball with a shit cross he'd crumble and play terribly. Under Sherwood you could tell that he wasn't enjoying his football at all and stopped trying to take players on, stopped attempting dangerous balls, stopped trying anything creative at all. By the time Poch came in, it looked like he'd lost interest in the game and he decided he was part of the deadwood that needed clearing out.
The true answer to the OP is Lucas would have been worse than Lennon in the Jol/Ramos/Redknapp 4-4-2. But I don't think Lennon would have worked as a wingforward in today's system under Poch. Peak Lennon was a far more effective player than Lucas has been for us so far, but he has plenty of potential to surpass him.
Odd poll. Ask in 3 years time
Lennon was great for us at the time but Poch sold him for a reason. He was meant to be in his prime
Lennon went to another level when he had competition like Routledge and Bentley but sometimes was predictable. Always went around the outside and not a great crosser at all. On his day he was fantastic but never consistently fantastic