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Thats a good point and im sure the transfer will be paid in installments too, so how this all effects the rest of their transfer plans is probably anyone's guess.
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Thats a good point and im sure the transfer will be paid in installments too, so how this all effects the rest of their transfer plans is probably anyone's guess.
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A lot of journalists are saying £15M of the fee is installments. £5M if we win the league, and £5M if we win the CL (and the same again, so we'd need 2 CL's) .
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Liverpool's defense has been shocking. City and Chelsea an absolute mile ahead of everyone else this season.
It's going to be a couple of seasons before anyone catches up.
It's going to be a couple of seasons before anyone catches up.
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Spurs vs Liverpool next week should be interesting.
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If Balotelli starts, it's on the left.
They play with 3 up top. Sturrige and Sterling (right) are staying there. They rotate and interchange, but primary that's where the positions start. The strange thing about Balotelli is that he doesn't really fit in with Liverpool's explosive style. He'll have to adapt - none of this standing around stuff. City fans didn't mind that, but Liverpool's won't. They'll be on his back much quicker.
They play with 3 up top. Sturrige and Sterling (right) are staying there. They rotate and interchange, but primary that's where the positions start. The strange thing about Balotelli is that he doesn't really fit in with Liverpool's explosive style. He'll have to adapt - none of this standing around stuff. City fans didn't mind that, but Liverpool's won't. They'll be on his back much quicker.
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On the contrary, I see Balo starting in the middle, Sturridge on the right and Sterling on the left.
What usually happens as you probably know by now is that Sturridge always comes quite deep, usually on the right side to pick up the ball and start something. Today vs City showed us exactly why Balo will fit in just fine, they had no one with a presence attacking in the box when Sturridge popped out until Lambert came on.
Of course your last point is correct, "none of the standing around stuff" but he really doesn't need to do much as the rest around him will be making runs. He can hold up play and has excellent technique to make something out of nothing. I think having Balotelli there will also increase Sturridge's performance because he will play the role he likes more freely, also without the burden of being the only main scorer.After the first game they asked him something regarding that and he gave a very nervy answer from what I recall.
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I'd be very surprised if they moved Sturridge back out wide. The plan all along seemed to be for Sturridge to be the number 9 once Suarez went. It's one of the reasons he went to Liverpool. It's possible though.
Anyways....Di Maria has been pictured at Carrington
Reliable sources are saying Daley Blind is all but done as well. Plus we supposedly want one more.
This spending
Anyways....Di Maria has been pictured at Carrington
Reliable sources are saying Daley Blind is all but done as well. Plus we supposedly want one more.
This spending
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I'd be very surprised if they moved Sturridge back out wide. The plan all along seemed to be for Sturridge to be the number 9 once Suarez went. It's one of the reasons he went to Liverpool. It's possible though.
Anyways....Di Maria has been pictured at Carrington
Reliable sources are saying Daley Blind is all but done as well. Plus we supposedly want one more.
This spending
United needed big spending though.
What you have currently is just not good enough.
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I'd be very surprised if they moved Sturridge back out wide. The plan all along seemed to be for Sturridge to be the number 9 once Suarez went. It's one of the reasons he went to Liverpool. It's possible though.
Anyways....Di Maria has been pictured at Carrington
Reliable sources are saying Daley Blind is all but done as well. Plus we supposedly want one more.
This spending
personally i think a 4-4-2 is best option.
Balotelli sucks alone. Best in a 2 man. Sturridge probably the same.
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But Gerrard doesn't fit in a 2 man midfield....and he's playing no matter what.
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It's possible balo will play wide. He plays well there
Reall when he played if for milan or inter he was essentially a withdrawn striker cutting off the side as opposed to a winger.
Anyway you slice it balotellis best ability is face up with ball at his feet going at defenders. Just can't read game off the last man or back to goal.
Maybe that changes but I see little to suggest it. All hei best play comes partnered up and not isolated
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