Don't think Podi was 'cursed' - decent player, paid off his transfer fee. Just nothing special

Haven't stepped into the forums lately. Going by the last few posts, a new Benzema #9 kit would serve well to replace my current Podolski #9! :opti:

speedy wrote:

The guy would sign krut again if he could for rwf.
He sold Alonso and when he first arrived there was tons of rumours he wanted to sell Gerrard. He's not afraid to make a change.

😆

Clunk wrote:

In terms of real flops for the number 9, only PCY and Jeffers make the cut anyway.

Reyes, Eduardo and Poldi all did well in their time here.

Reyes and Eduardo are the main examples of the curse: Reyes couldn't hack the league mentality and Eduardo got crocked. PCY, Jeffers and Poldi did not have that much to have to be cursed in the first place - unless you expand the curse to include flops.

Dene McClean ‏@DeneMcClean Jul 26

@DeanLDN22 any update on a striker? Some reports saying RM won't let Benz go till find a replacement...?

DC ‏@DeanLDN22 Jul 26
@DeneMcClean that's the deal but we hear they've got someone lined up

someone? i heard it was two players. joel campbell and danny welbeck, madrid is playing hardball for benzema.

Welbeck can be Rafa's new Kuyt: Don't think there is a better defensive forward in the world today.

Iloveyouarsenewenger wrote:

Welbeck can be Rafa's new Kuyt: Don't think there is a better defensive forward in the world today.

Cavani! His work rate is unbeatable.

Sanchez Giroud AOC everyone is a better "defensive forward" than that fucking useless manc turd.

he's our best defensive forward.
would be fine if our number 9 was a Cavani or Saurez who can hit 20-25 goals a season. as it stands, we can't afford to regularly start a Dirk Kuyt type with Giroud up front.

I consider Jozy Altidore the best defensive forward in the game. Bloke looks like an extra centreback for the opposition on most days.

Klaus wrote:

I consider Jozy Altidore the best defensive forward in the game. Bloke looks like an extra centreback for the opposition on most days.

Ouch 😆

I reckon Akpom is already better than Welbz. He really is the definition of a panic buy.

No he's not ffs 😆 Akpom is an embryo in terms of senior football. Welbeck is pretty much a starter for England. He's not quite our starting XI level, but lets not go overboard.

Townsend and Delph are starters for England!

Yeah, and they're better than Akpom as well.

Jed wrote:

Townsend and Delph are starters for England!

And yet, Akpom doesn't feature in the England U-21 squad. What does that reveal about him?