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  1. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    That was then, we're talking about now. Owen is still a good player but he's a shadow of what he was when he won the Ballon d'Or.
  2. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    What's wrong with Carrick?
  3. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    Regardless, he wasn't good enough to keep his place in the team.
  4. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    In a way that justifies what I'm saying. He offers less than Lampard on the attacking end and much less than Essien on the defensive side. He's average. He doesn't have any glaring weaknesses but at the same time he doesn't have any vital strengths. Andy tries to convince me that his strength is...
  5. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    If Mourinho liked Tiago so much he wouldn't have shipped him out as soon as he was able to find someone better. Tiago is an average player. When you put an average player in a good team like Chelsea or Lyon who are always going to be favourites against weekly domestic opposition, that average...
  6. Stu

    riquelme-tiago swap deal?

    You like the word inane. What you say is true but I think it would be inane to not swap a bench warmer for a potentially world class player. Nedved seems to be on his last legs and Riquelme would be a great alternative to him. I know it's unfair to not even give Tiago a chance but if the...