The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 22 June 2011

[knilly]

I seriously can't think of a single player coming to the EPL from Seria A and being any good or not considered a flop of the top of my head. Shevchenko, Aquilani, Maccarone, Veron. I'd be wary of signing Vucinic as he's been in Italy so long it could take him awhile to adapt if he ever did at all but for a good low price he might be worth the risk. Didn't he say some rather disrespectful stuff about Tottenham afew seasons ago when we were linked to him?

Vialli, Zola, Di Canio, Di Matteo, Nicola Berti

 

[Viva la Tottenham]

Vialli, Zola, Di Canio, Di Matteo, Nicola Berti

new I'd forgot afew guys lol

 

[knilly]

new I'd forgot afew guys lol

the last in the list being the biggest success by far. But you are right other than that there arent many players who have come from Italian clubs, be they I-talians or foreign players.

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

I seriously can't think of a single player coming to the EPL from Seria A and being any good or not considered a flop of the top of my head. Shevchenko, Aquilani, Maccarone, Veron. I'd be wary of signing Vucinic as he's been in Italy so long it could take him awhile to adapt if he ever did at all but for a good low price he might be worth the risk. Didn't he say some rather disrespectful stuff about Tottenham afew seasons ago when we were linked to him?

Zola did pretty well, Bergkamp too, Vialli, Ravanelli, Di Matteo, Klinsmann second time around, Muntari, Ziege. I wouldn't call any of thos flops.

Now there aren't that many players coming over from Italy, but it doesn't mean they are bad. It is like people writing off players from the Dutch league because many flopped here, but then you still get players like Van Nistelrooy coming along.

I wouldn't be wary of Vucinic at all, he is very good. He might have said disrespectful stuff, but Roma had just finished 2nd in the league and Spurs under Ramos were crap, we'd finished 11th and he said he wanted to move to a bigger club.

I just think it doesn't really make sense to write off players just because of where they have been playing.

 

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Zola did pretty well, Bergkamp too, Vialli, Ravanelli, Di Matteo, Klinsmann second time around. I wouldn't call any of thos flops.

Now there aren't that many players coming over from Italy, but it doesn't mean they are bad. It is like people writing off players from the Dutch league because many flopped here, but then you still get players like Van Nistelrooy coming along.

I wouldn't be wary of Vucinic at all, he is very good. He might have said disrespectful stuff, but Roma had just finished 2nd in the league and Spurs under Ramos were crap, we'd finished 11th and he said he wanted to move to a bigger club.

I just think it doesn't really make sense to write off players just because of where they have been playing.

point taken, I was suffering from a momentary brain freeze lol

I'd still rather Ade though if it was a choice between the two

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

point taken, I was suffering from a momentary brain freeze lol

I'd still rather Ade though if it was a choice between the two

That's fine, I think I would too. But I'd be very happy with Vucinic as he is class.

 

[Viva la Tottenham]

That's fine, I think I would too. But I'd be very happy with Vucinic as he is class.

just remembered the greatest ever player to come from an Italian club to an English one


James Peter Greaves :bow:


as far as Ade goes though I think he gets an unfair rap at city, he's actually scored at a good rate there, Madrid too

 

[Wsussexspur]

My guess will be loan or he might be in the squad...cant see anybody buying him this summer.

So he probably aint lying :razz:

I thought maybe he might go down to Villa now they have mcleish as manager. Also Specially as villa look to be losing ashley young & maybe downing as well.