Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Scott Sinclair seems tad too much like Aaron Lennon. But with domestic players rules in place we need to sign English players. So in that way it makes sense. At least he has got pace and will help stretch defenses off the bench.
Ted Hughes wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Scott Sinclair seems tad too much like Aaron Lennon. But with domestic players rules in place we need to sign English players. So in that way it makes sense. At least he has got pace and will help stretch defenses off the bench.
Potentially much more likely to stick the ball in the net than Lennon though. And he's spent the last few seasons playing for a pass & move, posession football team, wheras Lennon plays for a lump it out wide, leg it, & lump it back in team.
PeterParker wrote:Ok, i saw Sinclair a lot of times at Swansea, he is really good, has speed, good pace, things that we sometimes miss, but imho he isn't better than Johnson. His only good thing is that he has his mind in order, doesn't fancy clubs and drinking and wants to progress.
I think if we buy him, there is no way in the world we will go after Jovetic too.
Ted Hughes wrote:Since our (surprising) interest in this lad became a reality, I've been doing the old Youtube routine with some vigour & I can really see what Bob is thinking. Especially looking at footage from his days at Chelsea, when he got minutes against proper teams in the Prem.
He is a bit like SWP used to be, but potentially with more goals & potentially gives us that fear factor of direct speed & a finish on the break. Something we lost when we mistakenly let Bellamy go.
Ted Hughes wrote:PeterParker wrote:Ok, i saw Sinclair a lot of times at Swansea, he is really good, has speed, good pace, things that we sometimes miss, but imho he isn't better than Johnson. His only good thing is that he has his mind in order, doesn't fancy clubs and drinking and wants to progress.
I think if we buy him, there is no way in the world we will go after Jovetic too.
I think AJ is better than most as a footballer, but Sinclair is a different kind of player & does give us another dimension.
Why do you think this would change things re Jovetic ? I see him as an alternative to/partner for Silva or Nasri.
I've no idea whether the stories linking us to him are genuine but I'm trying not to get very excited about the idea. When we were favourites for RVP & the media was suggesting Jovetic to Arsenal as a replacement, I felt like crying.
PeterParker wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:PeterParker wrote:Ok, i saw Sinclair a lot of times at Swansea, he is really good, has speed, good pace, things that we sometimes miss, but imho he isn't better than Johnson. His only good thing is that he has his mind in order, doesn't fancy clubs and drinking and wants to progress.
I think if we buy him, there is no way in the world we will go after Jovetic too.
I think AJ is better than most as a footballer, but Sinclair is a different kind of player & does give us another dimension.
Why do you think this would change things re Jovetic ? I see him as an alternative to/partner for Silva or Nasri.
I've no idea whether the stories linking us to him are genuine but I'm trying not to get very excited about the idea. When we were favourites for RVP & the media was suggesting Jovetic to Arsenal as a replacement, I felt like crying.
Well, from what i've seen Jovetic, he was used as a left winger or second striker. He loved to work in a trio when he had Gilardino and crackhead Mutu at Fiorentina. He can't be used here as a striker because we have four of a kind aces up front, so my best guess is that he will be used as a winger.
I don't think Bobby will go after both of them. In my mind, i was convinced if he would had brought Hazard in, Bobby wouldn''t had been interested in Sinclair or Jovetic and Aj will still have left.
I would be glad to see him here, but i not sure we are acting in order right now. It seem that we are buying players that where on the bottom of the list and that makes us a bit desperate.
Ted Hughes wrote:PeterParker wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:PeterParker wrote:Ok, i saw Sinclair a lot of times at Swansea, he is really good, has speed, good pace, things that we sometimes miss, but imho he isn't better than Johnson. His only good thing is that he has his mind in order, doesn't fancy clubs and drinking and wants to progress.
I think if we buy him, there is no way in the world we will go after Jovetic too.
I think AJ is better than most as a footballer, but Sinclair is a different kind of player & does give us another dimension.
Why do you think this would change things re Jovetic ? I see him as an alternative to/partner for Silva or Nasri.
I've no idea whether the stories linking us to him are genuine but I'm trying not to get very excited about the idea. When we were favourites for RVP & the media was suggesting Jovetic to Arsenal as a replacement, I felt like crying.
Well, from what i've seen Jovetic, he was used as a left winger or second striker. He loved to work in a trio when he had Gilardino and crackhead Mutu at Fiorentina. He can't be used here as a striker because we have four of a kind aces up front, so my best guess is that he will be used as a winger.
I don't think Bobby will go after both of them. In my mind, i was convinced if he would had brought Hazard in, Bobby wouldn''t had been interested in Sinclair or Jovetic and Aj will still have left.
I would be glad to see him here, but i not sure we are acting in order right now. It seem that we are buying players that where on the bottom of the list and that makes us a bit desperate.
Aguero was next on the list after Sanchez.
I see Jovetic as a direct replacement signing for Hazard & from what I saw of him in the past, one of few players with the same or better potential. Hazard in theory was an easier signing because his club wanted to sell & Jovetic's club don't. Then came his agent's greed & Chelsea. Jovetic would have to be to be prised out of Fiorentina & I expect very difficult to aquire, so it would have made perfect sense to go for Hazard.
Ted Hughes wrote:That's the point I'm making. We wanted Sanchez, he went to Barca so we moved for Aguero, who wasn't top of the list but turned out to be a much better signing.
If it's true that we are in for Jovetic, the same thing could happen with signing him as opposed to signing Hazard; that we end up with a player who is better than our 1st choice.
Sinclair imo, is a direct replacement for AJ, not a replacement for Hazard.
PeterParker wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:That's the point I'm making. We wanted Sanchez, he went to Barca so we moved for Aguero, who wasn't top of the list but turned out to be a much better signing.
If it's true that we are in for Jovetic, the same thing could happen with signing him as opposed to signing Hazard; that we end up with a player who is better than our 1st choice.
Sinclair imo, is a direct replacement for AJ, not a replacement for Hazard.
He has his moments, but i trust Bobby. He knows who to bring to take us to the next level. If he wants Sinclair and Jovetic instead of AJ he can do that.
Well of course, there is the possibility that Jovetic is Marwood's target.
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