Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“Well no, we haven't been able to replace those players, and it was a great team. I was saying that a couple of pages back. Though I think Ramires would still have made a useful squad player even back then, and the same goes for several other players in our current team. It's the use of the word "crap" that I object to.”
Again, he was crap when compared to most of the top class we had. If he was at say a Southampton, then i wouldn't say he was crap i would say he was at his level.
You remember that Brazilian team of 82. Everyone who loved football loved that team!
BUT, as brilliant and fantastic to watch as they were, they were a fatally flawed team with a donkey at centre forward and very dodgy keeper. That was to cost them bigtime against Italy and they went out as glorious failures.
For all his work rare, a top team should not have a player in the middle of the team who's first touch is so poor [for that level] and one who is such a poor passer. Without doubt, he gave the ball away far, far more than anyother player in our team.
Yes, there were moments when he looked like a 'proper Brazilian' and showed genuine class - the goal against Barca showed composure and a fine touch. However, all too often when running with the ball he looked like a Dog chasing a balloon.
I am all for our team having 'water carriers' because every team needs one of those.
Kante, at Leicester, works his butt off but he has the technical ability to go with it.
That is the level we should have been looking for.
Speaking of him. If i had my way, he would be at the top of our shopping list for next season. He's exactly the type of player we are crying out for!