Philippe Senderos

[Olneythelonely]

Is he that bad in all honesty? He's not great, no-one signing for us is going to be given the current situation of uncertainty, but hes solid, not a player to sell season tickets but solid.

No complaints from me.

He's the opposite to solid. He's liquid. Or is that gas. He's essentially condensation.

Basically, he's a concept.

He won Valencia's abstraction of the season at their end of year awards.

[supertom]

I suspect Senderos will come here as a first choice too. Okore is obviously still young and new to Prem football. I also wonder whether we'll either carry on with 3 CH's, or whether Lambert tries Okore out at RB.

I don't see Senderos being seen as simply a Baker replacement. I think he's coming in as Vlaars first choice partner. Certainly, he's not going to come to us to be 3rd or 4th choice either. This is a bit of worry, on account of him being bobbins. That said, somehow or another Senderos has managed 52 caps for a reasonable footballing nation, and has played for Arsenal, Milan, Fulham and Valencia in his time. Much like Titus Bramble, he's fooled the footballing world into believing he's a Premiership footballer, despite a long list of gaffs.

Still, if it keeps Baker out the side... (it's a bit like trading Mr Bean for Mr Magoo to be fair).

[KevinGage]

Is he that bad in all honesty? He's not great, no-one signing for us is going to be given the current situation of uncertainty, but hes solid, not a player to sell season tickets but solid.

No complaints from me.

He's the opposite to solid. He's liquid. Or is that gas. He's essentially condensation.

Basically, he's a concept.

So he's a figment of my imagination and won't play at Villa Park at all?  I can live with that.

[eamonn]

Would rather have given Albrighton his wage instead.
 Fine if we fuck Baker off. I think Clark is worth persevering with.

[cdbearsfan]

Good luck to him. He'll be better than Baker or Clark. When I've seen him in the last few years he's looked ok. Underwhelming I agree, but that's how we roll these days. It's not his fault. I wish him all the best.

Welcome to The Home of Football (and Shattered Dreams) Philippe.

[Matt Collins]

As long as the 40k-ish a week he'll probably cost us

If we are paying Senderos 40k a week, then we have learned nothing and never will.

Just a guess given his age, previous clubs and experience. Probably more likely 30ish you'd hope, but even so, he's not going to come cheap.
Would think he'll be on at least parity with Vlaar.

God I hope not. He's been passed around clubs who don't seem to want him so I'm hoping twenty tops

I've also wondered whether Okore may play at right back, though we've also got Hutton and both bacuna and Lowton have shown enough not to give up on them there

I hope we don't play 532 next season. We just don't keep the ball at all when we do (hull at home the exception). But I've got a nasty feeling we might do as that's where lambert goes when he's feeling under the cosh

[silhillvilla]

This surely confirms the end of project "young and hungry"

[DrGonzo]

  Comment from poster on F365:

"Keane in. Senderos in. Blinking heck. It's like it's being run by a drunk 8 year old on some football management game. "

Made me smile.

[N'ZMAV]

Hopeefully Okore will be a massive improvement on Baker. Senderos will probably be 4th choice.

[Malandro]

I'll give him a chance, he kept Sol Campbell out of the side at one point and played really well with Toure. From what I've been reading the Arsenal fans quite liked him, but in the end just thought of him as a good backup.

He's got plenty of experience and is not going to be dominated as much as our younger defenders.

Swiss international and they have a pretty solid team.

[silhillvilla]

Agree. All things considered it's a good signing.

[Chris Smith]

I have always though of him is a so so sort of player prone to inexplicable cock ups. Thats a step up from Baker as his cock ups are easily explained by him being rubbish.

[cheltenhamlion]

I don't think it would be a bad signing. Bags of experience and can fill in when Vlaar is inevitably injured. No fee either.

He is bang average but that is what your back ups should be.

[curiousorange]

I suppose it came down to a choice - we could spend the Albrighton wages improving Vlaar's pay, or we could sign an extra player. I figure Vlaar's already been sounded out about a new contract and is about a month away from being pictured next to Van Gaal as his first United signing, so Lambert's probably preparing for a worst-case scenario.

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Vlaar to Yanited? Lulz.