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Thursday 14 August 2008

Poll: Left wing attacker

27 comments:

pep said...: This is some kind of first test poll.

If you know better poll sites or if you have some problems, let me know!

And don't try to fool the system too much. You apparently can do some blockings, but that could mean some people just wouldn't be able vote, so just vote once. That way we get a clear and true view of what you guys think.; 14 August, 2008
pep said...: To be clear: "no one" means you think we are able to fill that position with the players we have now in the squad (Henry, Iniesta, Hleb, Messi, Pedro, Jeffren, Bojan, Eto'o).

If you chose the "another player" option, feel free to give the name of that other one here.; 14 August, 2008
A9 said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 14 August, 2008
A9 said...: i know before i said we dont really need a left winger because we have enuff ppl but if we ever got the chance to sign neves i say sign him for sure hes a fantastic player...some may argue hes not perfect but hes the closest thing right now.
i dun know...sumthin bout arshavin i dun like...but i wouldnt want him in barca if have to pay more than 15 millo.and hes old(well not old...older)
so i say neVes; 14 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: Hold on, before you guys go buying players, shouldnt we look to our own first? I for one would love to see jeffren or gai get the chance to play the left wing attacker. barca is known for its youth but if we dont utilise it then we'll just end up losing more great players. Jeffren made a commendable showing in the pre season lets see if he can keep it up and develop into a full world class player. Imagine if we hadnt given messi the chance when he was that age. We'd have overlooked a big talent. We dont really NEED a wing attacker so if the youngsters cant meet the challenge (and i'm sure they will meet it quite well, possibly beyond our expectations) then we have enough cover to wait itll the january trabsfer window. So i say give the youngsters a chance.; 14 August, 2008
cojonudo said...: Well with Eto'o staying it looks like Henry's going to have to play on the left, if Pep sticks to a 4-3-3 formation. That probably would preclude Barcelona from signing another winger, (at least for this season.) Players like Jeffren and Pedro might get spot minutes and maybe have the opportunity to crack the starting lineup in Copa matches but that's about it. It would be unfair to throw them to the wolves at this stage.

Call me crazy but with Jeffren/Pedro waiting in the wings (literally) I don't think they necessarily need to go out and splurge on a "mega" talent on the wing. Plus with Hleb now onboard Barcelona have added another option as well, besides just Iniesta.

For the time being Jeffren and Pedro would serve as backups, earning whatever minutes would be thrown their way. The experience at least would be invaluable, so they could get a first hand look at the "pressures" of playing at the top club throughout the season, not just the "soft" preseason. Keeping them on the squad would also get them in the mindset of competing at the highest level day in and day out even if it's mostly in practice. At least by looking at the "stars" surrounding them it would give them a sense of the commitment and hard work they need to make in order to stick with the team.; 14 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: is the poll real because we must get neves he goood very good so come on guys get him about 20 mil will do because he is doing well at the olympics.; 14 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: In my opinion i would go for Thiago Neves or my second choice would be Diego Capel but the reason is because Barcelona needs a left winger to give more width to their attack so that the midfield would have more space and the strikers would get more room to operate.I wouldn't go for Arshavin because he isn't really an all out left winger and he rally hasn't proven himself to me n the big stage but we will get to see him in the Champion's League this year and see how really good he is against Europe's elite.I know also that Neves hasn't proven himself outside of Brazil but i would take the risk because his valuation is probably 20mil tops after Olympics ad he brings that speed and flair to the attack that Barcelona plays.Diego Capel is another good option but Barcelona doesn't want to take the risk of trying to buy another person from Sevilla after it took so long to get Alves and Keita and i know that Capel isn't the ideal sort of left winger that Guardiola likes but with practice he could mature to be one of the hottest prospects.If i could get Neves then i would use Jeffren as his backup because you don't want to overwork him in his first season with the first team like we almost did with Krkic.Ifwe can't get anyone i would just give Hleb,Jeffren and Pedro chancesat that position during the season and see who works best and that is just my opinion and please Barcelona don't go for Berbatov he isn't ready for our style of football and wouldn't just suit our system.Pep just tell me what you think about my opinion.Que mes un club.; 14 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: Good point, barca aficionado:but i wish barca will buy neves considering that we need depth in r team.anything can happen during d season e.g. injury,friendly matches,card suspension etc...
the season is so long and the new young guys can feature as subs.
u can see from yesterday,that pep had to remove pedro becos he wasn't performing again during the 2nd half.

so we shouldn't put pressure on them now.; 14 August, 2008
fc_barca said...: I think we should get Thiago Neves as fast as we can and please sell Gudjohnson awfull player i really dont like to see him play in a Barca shirt again then give Neves the number 7 shirt we should get him or we will regrett.; 15 August, 2008
Jnice said...: I'd rather keep Pedro with the first team and loan out Jeffren for the season. I say this because Jeffren still has a selfish mindset and although he may be more flashy, Pedro is a better all around player. Jeffren would do well on loan where he would no doubt come back more experienced and probably less selfish. I guess everyone has the Neves craze now. I mean he is a good player and all but, if we could have got him before the olympics fine, but now his price will definitely rise and we really don't need a winger.; 15 August, 2008
jeff said...: For the poll, i would like to sign neves, but just what you guys said we don't need to sign a left wing attacker because of pedro and jeffren and other guys in the b team like gai...; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I voted "No One," in the hopes that Henry as the left wing keeps playing with Eto'o the way he did against Wisla. Wow!

I'm laying claim to "The Magical Twosome" right now.; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: may be thiago neves..but I think our team is set..Lio will be back and we will rock. I really liked our play agaisnt wisla.

by the way. pep..the pole really looked cool.great one..; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: Henry:Regardless of the fact that Henry is not a good winger ,we havent played serious games yet to show that, all what we have done was playing against team that can barely beat santander, I believe the perfect position for henry is to be a second striker.And if eto get injured he will be already in form to work in the box, rather than switching him back from wing to striker and start complaining that his finishing skill is not as killer as it was before.
Iniesta/Hleb:are the best options for winger position and I think using them on the wing will b a good option when u need to gain possession because they can bounce back to play as 4th midfielder when the team loose ball, i think in champions league(in away games against first class teams) i support the idea of using Leita+toure as DM. xavi infront, and iniesta/hleb switching between the wing and the midfield,I really hope pep can give that a try and I will eat my head if it fail.
The youngsters: r promising, just keep in mind, its too early to offer them a key role, i think one of giovani problems was that he took a big role before he was completely ready for it, i still believe if he accepted to stay one more year on loan(before last season), he would hit the sky in barca and demanding barca fans would not make him feel as stranger as he felt lately, barca fans are not really known as being helpfull and understanding (lets face it), so if things started to turn bad...they will smash the players they r hailing now, so better to keep those two wingers working away of the bright lights thru giving them secondary roles so they keep improve.I said before CL I like pedro but dont use him in CL, pep used him and i think he did it to make sure how ready he is(at the end of the day,it wasnt realy a game to make u panic)now he know.
Neves:my only option IF the team decided to sign someone, not that i saw him playing enough to judge, but his status match my criteria for a winger, and he is young enough to keep being a good bargain if he needed time (or later loaned out)to adapt...getting him mean loaning one of the young wingers out,and I say jef...as I said before I have a good feeling(not judgement)on him,he is explosive and we lack that on the wing. He is not A NEED/MAKE OR BREAK but thats a kind of luxury transfer that may prove being a hit!just imagine if he (for15M)turned to become a Ronaldo match (the 70M$ man)...he no doubt seems to have the attributes to improve for that.; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: *Kieta...not Lieta:); 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I dont think we need another winger we already have good players who can play there like: Iniesta, Henry, Hleb, Pedro, Jeffren, Bojan. If we sign another player there will be another player on the bench...i dont think that is good....; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I dont think we need another winger we already have good players who can play there like: Iniesta, Henry, Hleb, Pedro, Jeffren, Bojan. If we sign another player there will be another player on the bench...i dont think that is good....; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I think that Arda Turan would be a perfect for us
He can play as a left-wing and attacking midfielder but his natural position is a left-wing; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: Lets put one of our youth products on the left, they will develop into great players.....
JC; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: slightly confused 48% wanted neves when i did the poll and 6% no-one but 90% of the comments here are saying not to get anyone!
i dont feel that it is fair to put all the responsibilty of that position on henry/ pedro/jeffren, as has been noted barca fans are quick to create a scapegoat, and i'd put these guys odds on favourites to receive most of the stick, same as ronaldinho and giovanni. loan jeffren, use iniesta in the middle, also hleb but use hleb and pedro as back up for both wings. but get neves because it is plain to see he is going to be a big talent. get him this season when he doesn't necessarily need to be big star straight away, he and pedro can adapt to big time football whilst getting valuable minutes. also depth and versitility are absolute musts for top teams, as great as the football was under rijkard's team other teams knew how we were going to play, with neves we have a genuine winger that allows 4-4-2 effectively. pep's strong enough character to juggle the egos. so get neves and we're done but avoid another silva saga; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: OKey i would go for almost anyone except Capel he aint worth it.

Neves would be the best option he is not proved in Europe so it would be a dangereous move but if he fits in and think he will he could be a new barca star.

cheers to yall; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: OKey i would go for almost anyone except Capel he aint worth it.

Neves would be the best option he is not proved in Europe so it would be a dangereous move but if he fits in and think he will he could be a new barca star.

cheers to yall; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: our team is ready and I think barca dont need any new players to buy!; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I voted no one. ithink the best possible option for the spot is Aiden Mcgeady from Celtic; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: Neves or no one because Neves would fit right in with us but Im pleased with having Henry or anyone else from our team in that spot. If we sign or not i still think we have that spot covered regardless!; 15 August, 2008
Anonymous said...: I think we should get Neves and have Jeffren back him up, and if not neves then one and were set; 15 August, 2008

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