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Offline TheSandman

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2010, 11:39:55 PM »
Houllier needs to seriously sort this out. If he isn't out for a genuine reason then that is immediately one flaw of his already. The same with our previous manager - has his favourites.

I think the difference here is that there was an argument for Carlos at RB as we were quite sound defensively when he was.  I don't see that argument at all with Cuellar v Dunne at the moment.

I'm not writing Dunne off, but form should dictate the change.

I agree with that. There was a slim justification for Cuellar playing there and the costs and benefits were clear. This is less justified as there are only costs to the continued selection of Dunne.

Sadly, I just think short of Dunne getting injured, nothing will get Carlos into the team.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2010, 12:16:20 AM »
Sadly, I just think short of Dunne getting injured, nothing will get Carlos into the team.

And even when Dunne has been injured he picked Ciaran ahead of him.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2010, 12:17:25 AM »
Carlos is our best central-defender easily - how is not getting into the team?

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2010, 12:18:32 AM »
He's doing a good job in midfield playing in front of the back four.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2010, 01:23:25 AM »
Carlos is our best central-defender easily - how is not getting into the team?
It might have something to do with the fact that he's injured with a calf strain and will not be fit for the Man Utd game either. To make matters worse, Beye twisted his ankle in the warm up tonight.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2010, 01:28:55 AM »
Carlos is our best central-defender easily - how is not getting into the team?
It might have something to do with the fact that he's injured with a calf strain and will not be fit for the Man Utd game either. To make matters worse, Beye twisted his ankle in the warm up tonight.
Fawk... I had no idea King Carlos was injured. And Beye injured too?! This is just mental with all our injuries - it's beyond freak of nature. Get well soon ASAP...

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2010, 01:48:54 AM »
Carlos is our best central-defender easily - how is not getting into the team?
It might have something to do with the fact that he's injured with a calf strain and will not be fit for the Man Utd game either. To make matters worse, Beye twisted his ankle in the warm up tonight.

Bloody hell.    Do I need to book a flight?  I've got a slight hammy, but I'll struggle through.

Offline Phil from the upper holte

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2010, 07:20:47 AM »
I don't know if its true or not but I heard he stormed out last night after finding out he was on the bench & I heard it from a good source

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2010, 07:59:55 AM »
I don't know if its true or not but I heard he stormed out last night after finding out he was on the bench & I heard it from a good source
he is injured

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2010, 08:23:20 AM »
I wonder if Carlos's lack of composure and comfort on the ball goes against him. I accept that neither Dunne nor Collins are Beckenbaueresque at the back but both are happy to take the ball from the keeper and build the play.

He is obviously a big fan of Clarke for that reason.

I think most would pick him at centre half at the moment but throughout his time here both O'Neill and Houllier have not seen him as a first choice for that spot.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2010, 09:19:04 AM »
I don't know if its true or not but I heard he stormed out last night after finding out he was on the bench & I heard it from a good source
he is injured

I just presumed that when he wasn't even on the bench. Good to know and hopefully back soon, he should play.

Offline Guy M

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2010, 09:27:47 AM »
I don't know if its true or not but I heard he stormed out last night after finding out he was on the bench & I heard it from a good source
Think I mentioned it before but I'd heard from a good source that Carlos wanted out not long after Houllier had joined us. He was in Spain at the time and he supposedly didn't even want to come back from there.

Will be interesting to see what happens in the January transfer window.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2010, 09:37:58 AM »
When he get's over is injury i would drop Dunne and put Cuellar in instead.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2010, 09:42:18 AM »
We have a new manager with new ideas, as soon as GH joined us we started to play more balls along the ground, Carlos as good a defender as he is has not got a clue about distribution thats why he's not in the side.

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Re: Carlos Cuellar
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2010, 10:10:02 AM »
I don't know if its true or not but I heard he stormed out last night after finding out he was on the bench & I heard it from a good source

A good source??
I love all these good sources from VP that tell things to fans.
These security guards and waiters etc. that hear things on the grapevine... love it!

So our injury list now reads; Delph, Carew, Heskey, Beye, Cuellar, Sidwell, Reo Coker, Petrov!!! inc. Ireland who might aswell be injured as he's tat & doesn't want to be here...

So really, with a senior central midfielder being a 5ft nothing Barry Bannan - there's not much cause for complaint at present. Considering we're on the same points as Spuds with their amazing squad??

 


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