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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #345 on: July 21, 2015, 08:28:30 PM »
Gil looks the business *


*this level, pre season, not the league I know I know, but still.

Gil could become our own Zola. He's got a great eye for what's going on around him and if we can get an intelligent forward to play in front it could be very promising.

If Gil turned out to be half the player Zola was I'd be more than delighted. What a player he was.

no arguments there. He was superb and chipped in with some outstanding goals too.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #346 on: July 21, 2015, 08:28:35 PM »
Anyone else finding themselves in a degree of turmoil at the revelation it is pronounced "Ammer vee" rather than "Amarr vee"?

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #347 on: July 21, 2015, 08:28:59 PM »

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #348 on: July 21, 2015, 08:29:07 PM »
Zola was easily one of the top ten players in the PL era, in my book.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #349 on: July 21, 2015, 08:30:12 PM »

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #350 on: July 21, 2015, 08:30:22 PM »
From what I've seen Amavi looks pretty handy.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #351 on: July 21, 2015, 08:30:55 PM »
Zola was easily one of the top ten players in the PL era, in my book.

Yep, and a fella you could like even though he played for teams you didn't

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #352 on: July 21, 2015, 08:31:07 PM »
Anyone else finding themselves in a degree of turmoil at the revelation it is pronounced "Ammer vee" rather than "Amarr vee"?

Yes, I heard that on WM this morning and it disturbed my equilibrium .

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #353 on: July 21, 2015, 08:35:42 PM »
One up at half time. Reasonable performance gents?

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #354 on: July 21, 2015, 08:35:45 PM »
Zola was easily one of the top ten players in the PL era, in my book.

In no particular order

Bergkamp (he's in order)
Keane
Henry
Pires
Viera
Van Nistelrooy
Van Persie
Shearer
Giggs

Always thought Zola good but overrated.

Id I took out the UK players then I'd put in Overmars and either Cahill, or even Suarez before Zola. Yorke too. If not only overseas players then I'd even have Gerrard ahread of him.
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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #355 on: July 21, 2015, 08:36:49 PM »
Gil and Amavi the standouts so far. Richards looks like a small overweight child. But hasn't done much wrong.

Bacuna has looked like a very angry competition winner,  aside from his help in setting up the goal.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #356 on: July 21, 2015, 08:37:53 PM »
Who's on the bench? Assuming Delph and Benteke will play in the second half?

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #357 on: July 21, 2015, 08:38:08 PM »
Zola was easily one of the top ten players in the PL era, in my book.

In no particular order

Bergkamp (he's in order)
Keane
Henry
Pires
Viera
Van Nistelrooy
Van Persie
Shearer
Giggs

Always thought Zola good but overrated.

Id I took out the UK players then I'd put in Overmars and either Cahill, or even Suarez before Zola. Yorke too. If not only overseas players then I'd even have Gerrard ahread of him.
Petit

I can't believe you've got a list that long and yet Francis Benali doesn't get a mention!

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #358 on: July 21, 2015, 08:40:22 PM »
Finally find a stream and they're watering the pitch.

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Re: Pre-Season Friendly Match Thread Compendium
« Reply #359 on: July 21, 2015, 08:41:27 PM »
Never really judge pre season against lowerl  league opposition. Doubt it will be the line up that starts at Bournemouth.

 


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