PLTuck
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Are we basing our view of Carrick on his ability to stifle the greatest set of inside forwards in history (with Giggs or Anderson as a partner) or on starting 3 Champions League finals in 4 seasons? I wouldn't place much store in a view that has that down as failing to prove himself. He's had far more European success than Roy Keane did, while picking up 4 League Winners medals.
Don't get me wrong, there are clearly better players than Carrick, but there are far fewer of them than Utd fans would have you believe. Players with his skill-set are actually pretty rare.
Edit: to put it another way, I bet Xavi and Iniesta make Busquets look a chump in training.
Adam
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I bet they dont-Xavi has always raved about Busquets-calls him the best one touch player in the world
Mr Pink
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Milner useless? He's stagnated at City, no suprise there. Had he continued at Villa he would of continued to impress and get better IMO.
bryanabutler
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Good shout , i would prefer Casimiro, to Vidal
13VanDerBale13
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If modric does end up going, i would be satisfied if we ended up with diaara and pjanic. But if he does end up staying what would the fans reaction to him be? surely he wont get booed?
13VanDerBale13
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Love this player would be a fantastic addition, but agree unlikely.
Max_Junglie
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Not sure if this has been posted yet...
Luka Modric will fly to South Africa on Wednesday with the Tottenham Hotspur squad for their three-game pre-season tour with the uncertainty over his future at the club set to be prolonged into next month.
Chelsea's second bid for the Croatia international, which was worth £27m, has been dismissed as "pretty poor" by Harry Redknapp, with the club's hierarchy having effectively rejected the offer out of hand simply by reiterating that Modric is not for sale. The player is only one year into a six-season deal worth £45,000 a week but is determined to move to Stamford Bridge during the transfer window.
Yet Redknapp is convinced the player, whose relationship with the chairman Daniel Levy appears to have fractured beyond repair, will remain professional even if his desire to move is frustrated. "I wasn't in the meeting between the chairman and Luka, but my relationship with him hasn't changed," said Redknapp. "No matter what happens I will always think very highly of Luka. He's as good as gold: a great boy and not a troublemaker in any shape or form. He's the last lad in the world that would ever cause a problem. He'll just get on with his job, and let's see what happens. But we really don't want to lose him because he's a key player for us."
Modric trained as normal at Chigwell on Tuesday having learned that Chelsea's second bid, an improvement of around £5m on the opening offer, had been unsuccessful. His suitors will return with a third offer, though, even aside from Spurs' clear reluctance to sell, the logistics of completing any deal would most likely ensure no resolution is possible until next month. Spurs depart for Johannesburg and play Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday and Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, with a third match on 23 July. Chelsea, meanwhile, depart for their own two-week tour of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong on Sunday.
Redknapp has suggested that the situation would not be altered even if Modric hands in a formal transfer request. "I wouldn't think that would have any effect on it, really," he said. "We don't want to sell him. I still think £27m is a pretty poor offer for a player of that ability. What's the point of offering £20m-odd for Luka? I may as well go to Manchester United and offer £15m for Wayne Rooney. It's nowhere near what I would value him at, but he's not for sale. There's nowhere to go with it. That's the end of it. The chairman has made his stance clear: he's not for sale. I don't think anything will tempt him to change his mind."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/12/luka-modric-tottenham-chelsea
Well that seems to be pretty unequivocal. Case closed?
Luka Modric will fly to South Africa on Wednesday with the Tottenham Hotspur squad for their three-game pre-season tour with the uncertainty over his future at the club set to be prolonged into next month.
Chelsea's second bid for the Croatia international, which was worth £27m, has been dismissed as "pretty poor" by Harry Redknapp, with the club's hierarchy having effectively rejected the offer out of hand simply by reiterating that Modric is not for sale. The player is only one year into a six-season deal worth £45,000 a week but is determined to move to Stamford Bridge during the transfer window.
Yet Redknapp is convinced the player, whose relationship with the chairman Daniel Levy appears to have fractured beyond repair, will remain professional even if his desire to move is frustrated. "I wasn't in the meeting between the chairman and Luka, but my relationship with him hasn't changed," said Redknapp. "No matter what happens I will always think very highly of Luka. He's as good as gold: a great boy and not a troublemaker in any shape or form. He's the last lad in the world that would ever cause a problem. He'll just get on with his job, and let's see what happens. But we really don't want to lose him because he's a key player for us."
Modric trained as normal at Chigwell on Tuesday having learned that Chelsea's second bid, an improvement of around £5m on the opening offer, had been unsuccessful. His suitors will return with a third offer, though, even aside from Spurs' clear reluctance to sell, the logistics of completing any deal would most likely ensure no resolution is possible until next month. Spurs depart for Johannesburg and play Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday and Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, with a third match on 23 July. Chelsea, meanwhile, depart for their own two-week tour of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong on Sunday.
Redknapp has suggested that the situation would not be altered even if Modric hands in a formal transfer request. "I wouldn't think that would have any effect on it, really," he said. "We don't want to sell him. I still think £27m is a pretty poor offer for a player of that ability. What's the point of offering £20m-odd for Luka? I may as well go to Manchester United and offer £15m for Wayne Rooney. It's nowhere near what I would value him at, but he's not for sale. There's nowhere to go with it. That's the end of it. The chairman has made his stance clear: he's not for sale. I don't think anything will tempt him to change his mind."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/12/luka-modric-tottenham-chelsea
Well that seems to be pretty unequivocal. Case closed?
StartingPrice
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Again with the £45,000 PPW claim...:roll:
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his future seems pretty certain to me
these journos are a pack of twats
these journos are a pack of twats
jonathanhotspur
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It's not about Barcelona, though that is the standard Utd strive to meet. After all, they were given a lesson by Bayern the season before last and Carrick lost his place in the side as a result.
I am not an expert on what goes on at Utd so I don't want to stick my neck out too far but I haven't imagined the grumblings about Carrick. I think he's a very good player and he would be good for us but whereas the summit of our ambition is to participate in the CL, Utd expect to win it.
I resent the comparison to Roy Keane, however-a player I don't think they've ever managed to replace.
I found a nice little article that seems to encapsulate the debate about Carrick. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it, Samson.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/mar/11/michael-carrick-manchester-united
And funnily enough, there's a quote in there from Rio Ferdinand that could easily (in my opinion) be applied to Modric...
"I learned from Roy (Keane) that you cannot develop from being a good player to a top player if you play safe all the time. You've got to take chances. At United everyone takes responsibility."
DJS
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I looked him up and couldn't help notice that he has a team mate named...
... Lars Bender...
Gotta love ze German names!!! :lol:
nickchrissi
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Are people in this thread and on this forum having a f****** laugh!?
I keep seeing quotes like "just f****** sell the rat" "the sooner he's gone the better" and signatures with our team for next season, which all have Luka absent!
What is difficult to grasp from HES STILL A TOTTENHAM PLAYER.
Until the day he's officially gone and holding that scummy blue shirt, he should be treated as he is, one of our own.
I actually swear to god, if anyone boos him and forces him out i'll go f****** potty because it's not too late for him to change his mind and stay. Get behind the boy and show him how much WE want him to be here next season!
I keep seeing quotes like "just f****** sell the rat" "the sooner he's gone the better" and signatures with our team for next season, which all have Luka absent!
What is difficult to grasp from HES STILL A TOTTENHAM PLAYER.
Until the day he's officially gone and holding that scummy blue shirt, he should be treated as he is, one of our own.
I actually swear to god, if anyone boos him and forces him out i'll go f****** potty because it's not too late for him to change his mind and stay. Get behind the boy and show him how much WE want him to be here next season!
JerryGarcia
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I fully agree with you sir. Levy couldn't have made his statement any more clear, this is just turning into a way for the 'harry out' brigade to have a moan now.
StartingPrice
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I agree.
Folk are just hurting.
And venting.
Can't help saying, though, while I agree about this "just sell him", and making sigs without him in the team, my primary concern is the symbolic harm it will do to the club to sell him this Summer. Modric the player, giving 100%, I wold absolutely want in the team; Modric the person, even if he has just been a bit silly and very badly advised, and if half of waht we have heard is media invention/distortion, has significantly dropped in my estimation. I honestly believed he was the antidote to modern greedy, deceitful players.
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