Quality players from Europe...

Scholesy said:
Without googling anything...

A few guesses.

Merida - although 'one ofthe most talented players in Europe' doesnt give me hope.

Diarra - doubtful.

Modric - the physical description is accurate.

Guy they signed from Werder Bremen in the summer on a free... Bischoff?
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Merida's rubbish.
 
KeyserSoze said:
"Wenger has studied his spindly legs and twig-like frame first hand and visualised him being snapped in half by an opponent twice his size in the depths of an English winter. Indeed, aside from the rise in standard - and him, as one of the most talented players in Europe, should be untroubled by that - there really is little in England that he will not have encountered at home. Yet Wenger, arguably the most sophisticated thinker in the Premier League, would not take a chance on him.

Having delivered his verdict, it was pointed out that Cesc Fàbregas, Arsenal's playmaker, is not exactly the first person one would call on to get a book off the top shelf in the library, but Wenger saw it differently. He mimed Fàbregas by sticking out his chest and his chin to indicate a pocket general. In Wenger's opinion, Fàbregas is one of those short, stocky items, a compact unit that cannot be easily knocked over, like those Mexican boxers who operate in the lower weight divisions, whereas he was one of those awkward challengers from Europe that always end up on the canvas. There is not enough meat on him. Wenger has a point. There is only a 3cm height difference between the two (Fàbregas is taller at 177cm or just over 5ft 9in), but there is 4kg in weight (almost 9lb). Using the limits enforced by the World Boxing Association, he would therefore fight at super-lightweight and Fàbregas at super-welterweight, two divisions above, and would be nearing the top end of that; with a little bulking up he could be a middleweight."

Scholesy, which player is Martin Samuel of The Times talking about here?

Hint, he looks a bit like Sally Gunnell.
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Lucas?
 
Scholesy said:
Modric - the physical description is accurate.
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Winner! I owe you a pint the next time I pass the Village you claim to reside in.

However, assuming you know who Sally Gunnell is, your choice of Diarra is troubling as he looks more like Oprah Winfrey if she had a head like a dolphin. Wenger has also already took a chance on Merida (if you mean that one), which rules him out. These mistakes can not be overlooked which means I can not promise to pass before the year 2079 and the pint will now be of White Lightning.
 
Brwned said:
Gonzalo's a good shout, his partner Godin last season was great for them too.

Achille Emana's been great for Betia this season, and was always impressive, if a bit inconsistent, for Toulouse.

Felipe Melo's a real player too, but no-one besides KeyzerSoze seems to know anything about him.
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Mentioned him a few times on here. Good player, though Betis play him in attacking midfield... I've never seen him deployed there but I sense he'd be fantastic in a normal central midfield role as he's not the usual style of player you think of when someone says "attacking midfielder". Very strong and combative enough to put his foot in, the only question for me is his positioning. But as I say, I've never seen him before Betis where he plays behind the striker so I've no idea how his positioning would be in a deeper role.
 
Ekeke said:
Mentioned him a few times on here. Good player, though Betis play him in attacking midfield... I've never seen him deployed there but I sense he'd be fantastic in a normal central midfield role as he's not the usual style of player you think of when someone says "attacking midfielder". Very strong and combative enough to put his foot in, the only question for me is his positioning. But as I say, I've never seen him before Betis where he plays behind the striker so I've no idea how his positioning would be in a deeper role.
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Nah, he's played that way in the majority of matches I'd seen him in for Toulouse and Cameroon as well.
 
Manuel Fernandes from Valencia. He definetly has the potential and is quite a decent player already.
 
Brwned said:
Lucho Gonzalez, Domenico Criscito, Sergio Asenjo and Diego Lopez.
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What do you mean by United quality. Squad members or able to try and force their way into the side?

Particularly in regards to the keepers, you see a clear separation, talent wise, between them and Foster?

Have not seen much of them myself.
 
KeyserSoze said:
What do you mean by United quality. Squad members or able to try and force their way into the side?

Particularly in regards to the keepers, you see a clear seperation, talent wise, between them and Foster?

Have not seen much of them myself.
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Squad players no doubt.

Criscito as a long-term partner for Evans, Gonzalez as a third choice centre mid - he'd be an improvement on Fletcher and he'd give us a different option to Carrick/Scholes/Anderson/Hargreaves. Asenjo/Lopez would be an improvement on Foster IMO.
 
Gaetano D'Agostino

Left footed central midfielder for Udinese.

Such an elegant player, cultured left foot, physically strong, reminded me a bit of Redondo.

Granted I have only seen him once :D
 
Probably more well know than the other players mentioned in here, but I like Jesús Navas at Seville, always manages to put in a decent performance when I watch him.

He's a bit lightweight and has had problems traveling that even Dennis Bergkamp would laugh at. Think he also suffers from panic attacks or something.

Overall though, a good little player. Still fairly young too I think so will no doubt get even better.
 
Trippin_Stoned said:
Probably more well know than the other players mentioned in here, but I like Jesús Navas at Seville, always manages to put in a decent performance when I watch him.

He's a bit lightweight and has had problems traveling that even Dennis Bergkamp would laugh at. Think he also suffers from panic attacks or something.

Overall though, a good little player. Still fairly young too I think so will no doubt get even better.
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Yep, in terms of a biility he's one of the few top wingers around, and would've been a great buy for Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Madrid or Inter over the past year.

Too bad he has sever homesickness and will most likely stay at Sevilla for his entire career.
 
Do any of you footballing geeks know anything about Porto I'legro, or something like that? A club from Brazil?

They appear to have some good players...
 
TheReligion said:
Do any of you footballing geeks know anything about Porto I'legro, or something like that? A club from Brazil?

They appear to have some good players...
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Porto Alegre?

Is a city in the south of Brazil. Gremio and Internacional are from the city.
 
Grafite for Wolfsburg's been making a bit of a name for himself this season, with 14 goals in 13 appearances in the league and 18 goals in 15 games in all competitions.

Just scored 2 against Hamburg at the weekend there.

Quite impressive.
 
ricardinho said:
Simon Vukcevic.
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I thought he was going to have a brilliant international career after I saw him twice against Italy at the Under 21 Euro 2004 but he made a mistake by signing for Saturn. I don't know how he's doing at Sporting since I never manage to catch the highlights of the Superliga.

I agree with the ones who mentioned Di Natale and D'Agostino, the second can be considered a left-footed Pirlo. Udinese have a couple other interesting elements, I guess you all know Quagliarella. Then Gokhan Inler (Swiss defensive midfielder of Turkish origin) is another player to keep an eye on.
 
What about Lyon's Jean Makoun? I've just watched him once and he reminded me of Essien.
 
Gk:

Sergio Asenjo
Diego Carreira

Df:

Breno
Luca Di Laura
Sokratis PAPASTATHOPOULOS

MF:

Sergio Canales
Antonio nocerino
Ignazio Abate
Damian Escudero
Fernando Forestieri
Pablo Piatti
Miralem Pjanic

FW:

Eren derdiyok
Emmanuel Riviere
Ben Sahar
Roy Beerens

Have that then, thats my Pro Evo team :D part of it anyways :p
 
How about that Serbian (I think?) Striker that's propelled Hoffenheim, to the top (well now they're third) of the Bundesliega with 16 goals in 15 games, so far.
 
David Villa of Valencia:

One of the highest producers of European football , making every match the previous season. He had missed 4 matches in all this season. As we see in the English top flight clubs injuries are abundant. Good players that aren’t spending half their career on the bench should count for something.

Villa is also a key player in the International level, as well.

Not that Kaka’s opinion counts for shit on this forum, but he claims that Villa is the best in the Spanish national side.
 
Trippin_Stoned said:
Probably more well know than the other players mentioned in here, but I like Jesús Navas at Seville, always manages to put in a decent performance when I watch him.

He's a bit lightweight and has had problems traveling that even Dennis Bergkamp would laugh at. Think he also suffers from panic attacks or something.

Overall though, a good little player. Still fairly young too I think so will no doubt get even better.
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Wouldnt say hes afraid of travelling. He gets terribly home sick. He's had chances to leave Seville but he would really miss Spain
 
cesc's_mullet said:
How about that Serbian (I think?) Striker that's propelled Hoffenheim, to the top (well now they're third) of the Bundesliega with 16 goals in 15 games, so far.
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Ibišević. I think he's injured now though so they've brought in Sanogo on loan to replace him.

ooeat0meoo said:
David Villa of Valencia:

One of the highest producers of European football , making every match the previous season. He had missed 4 matches in all this season. As we see in the English top flight clubs injuries are abundant. Good players that aren’t spending half their career on the bench should count for something.

Villa is also a key player in the International level, as well.

Not that Kaka’s opinion counts for shit on this forum, but he claims that Villa is the best in the Spanish national side.
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I think this thread was intended for lesser known players that don't get recognition.
 
Alvaro Negredo's been talked about right from the off this season, with Ballague saying that he was their best player by a distance and being perfectly suited for the Premier League.

Big, fast, holds the ball up well, gets involved with the build-up well and can hit a ball well from the most difficult of angles/distances.

Pretty much the ideal target man, and he's being tipped to move to the Premier League this summer.
 
I like the way Marek Hamsik (Napoli) plays. But there is no way, the Naples mafia bosses are going to let him go. I think he is definitely worth a shot at United although we are over-stocked in central midfield
 
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