Quote from: Gerrin on October 10, 2013, 07:04:20 AMQuote from: john e on October 09, 2013, 06:11:40 PMits amazing to think that just about any premier league team could have signed Guzan for free just over a year agohe's virtually priceless to us nowI think it also unfortunately illustrates the crazy margins between success and failure in the professional football. How a manager making the bold step of having faith, belief and confidence in a player over a big name can make such a difference in a players career. Who knows where Guzan would be now were it not for Paul Lambert, it wouldn't be the Premier League though.It looked like he was going to Hull until Lambert stepped in and as Hull are now Premier League, so he would be in the Premier League but he would have missed a year.
Quote from: john e on October 09, 2013, 06:11:40 PMits amazing to think that just about any premier league team could have signed Guzan for free just over a year agohe's virtually priceless to us nowI think it also unfortunately illustrates the crazy margins between success and failure in the professional football. How a manager making the bold step of having faith, belief and confidence in a player over a big name can make such a difference in a players career. Who knows where Guzan would be now were it not for Paul Lambert, it wouldn't be the Premier League though.
its amazing to think that just about any premier league team could have signed Guzan for free just over a year agohe's virtually priceless to us now
Quote from: OCD on October 10, 2013, 06:26:37 PMQuote from: Gerrin on October 10, 2013, 07:04:20 AMQuote from: john e on October 09, 2013, 06:11:40 PMits amazing to think that just about any premier league team could have signed Guzan for free just over a year agohe's virtually priceless to us nowI think it also unfortunately illustrates the crazy margins between success and failure in the professional football. How a manager making the bold step of having faith, belief and confidence in a player over a big name can make such a difference in a players career. Who knows where Guzan would be now were it not for Paul Lambert, it wouldn't be the Premier League though.It looked like he was going to Hull until Lambert stepped in and as Hull are now Premier League, so he would be in the Premier League but he would have missed a year. Not really sure how you work that one out? Brad's last appearance for Hull was over a year before Bruce even took over there, how do you know he was going to buy him, make him first choice and Hull get promoted?
Brad for me is the antithesis of whats wrong with the England team. He was not given the chances and nearly left. People often remembered him from the Blackburn game. Give him a run of games and look at him blossom. Now look at the state of the England team, look at the Milners, Rodwells, Williams. Do they get a regular run in their best positions, never. Look beyond that there must be loads of players who could become really good if they got a run in a decent team who could play for England, will they ever get a game, probably not
OK here's a question just for a bit of sportif you had the choice of Given when he was at his best or Guzan as he is now which would you go for ?