[quote author=Herr Onceared link=topic=47011.msg1405882#msg1405882 date=1317148585]
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=47011.msg1405861#msg1405861 date=1317145829]
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=47011.msg1405856#msg1405856 date=1317144114]
Good enough to win major honours ? No. Good enough to be in the side given our options? Yes
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So after 10 fucking pages, we're all (bar a few on either side of the argument) basically in agreement?
[/quote]Im not in agreement. I think hes good enough. The assumption that he is the reason we wont win anything is a joke.
If he played in place of Busquets for Barcelona they would still win shit.
He isnt our problem.
Selling Alonso and Mascherano and Meireles and replacing them with Shelvey, Adam and Aquilani (now deceased) is.
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There's a difference between complimenting a bunch of superstars and being carried by them though, isn't there? The Barcelona team is such that they would still win major honours with me in place of Busquets, never mind Lucas. The fact is, Lucas' role is an important one, so if we had a better player there, it would obviously be of benefit to us. Of course, if we surrounded Lucas with world class footballers then they'd probably be able to compensate for his inadequacies, but that's missing the point really.
[quote author=LeTallecWiz link=topic=47011.msg1405861#msg1405861 date=1317145829]
[quote author=Sunny link=topic=47011.msg1405856#msg1405856 date=1317144114]
Good enough to win major honours ? No. Good enough to be in the side given our options? Yes
[/quote]
So after 10 fucking pages, we're all (bar a few on either side of the argument) basically in agreement?
[/quote]Im not in agreement. I think hes good enough. The assumption that he is the reason we wont win anything is a joke.
If he played in place of Busquets for Barcelona they would still win shit.
He isnt our problem.
Selling Alonso and Mascherano and Meireles and replacing them with Shelvey, Adam and Aquilani (now deceased) is.
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There's a difference between complimenting a bunch of superstars and being carried by them though, isn't there? The Barcelona team is such that they would still win major honours with me in place of Busquets, never mind Lucas. The fact is, Lucas' role is an important one, so if we had a better player there, it would obviously be of benefit to us. Of course, if we surrounded Lucas with world class footballers then they'd probably be able to compensate for his inadequacies, but that's missing the point really.