Diego Forlán - ST - Atletico-Madrid (8 Viewers)

[Bozi]

8-10 goals in 2 years in England is not clinical. Right now he is working under optimal condition, in Italy its even tougher to score, than the epl...
Thats what i m talking about. I saw him losing far too many occasions to consider him prolific now and he only have 2 decent years left so a flop in the first year would be the end of his carrier in Italy...

If we are to get rid of Tiago and/or, spend less than 15mil for forlan and buy krasic a CB and starter LB, whilst avoiding spending money on crappy Italian forwards like quaq and Pazzini, then forlan is welcomed to give a try in Italy!
But we should not at any case spend any more than12mil cash on him, or a useful player that must be recovered.

you truly cannot question the mans scoring ability,YES he did not prove succesful at Manure but he was a young guy,moving to a new continent where the weather is fucking pish,cloudy,cold and rainy. Forlan at Manure was still a talent in progress and it never worked for him

however since then he has proven his worth,he has finished as European Golden Boot winner twice,in teams that were not realistic title challengers. i have been massively impressed with him over the last 3-4 years,he scores with his left and he scores with his right. sure he is a little older than what i had hoped for but with Folran we an get rid of Amauri/iaquinta.
i would love to get Dzeko but that looks less likely with every passing day,forlan would compliment our team and he would score goals,no doubt about it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSJUdFPqiFY

lookm how small his head is

 

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[Dragon]

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[Ventus]

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[Quetzalcoatl]

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What do our resident gayrus think?

 

[Dragon]

In an interview with a Brazilian newspaper released today he said he is happy at Atletico and wants to stay there until his contract runs out

La figura del equipo uruguayo y Balón de Oro del Mundial surafricano expresó que se siente cómodo en la capital española y que desea culminar su contrato en el equipo colchonero




El uruguayo Diego Forlán, Balón de Oro del reciente Mundial de Sudáfrica, afirmó en una entrevista con el diario brasileño Lance que está "feliz" en el Atlético de Madrid y que aspira a continuar en la plantilla del equipo español.

"Tengo otros tres años de contrato, estoy feliz, me encuentro muy bien en el club y mi intención es seguir", declaró en la entrevista que publica hoy el periódico deportivo carioca.

Tras la gran actuación del futbolista uruguayo en el Mundial de Sudáfrica, se han desatado varias especulaciones sobre su futuro e incluso se afirmó en la prensa italiana que el Juventus pretende presentar una oferta concreta por su ficha.

En el caso del equipo italiano, el presidente del Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, ha desmentido que haya habido algún tipo de contacto y recalcado que el club no tiene interés en transferir a ningún jugador, aunque tampoco descartó que pueda ocurrir.
En la entrevista con Lance, el delantero sólo comentó que algún día querría jugar en el São Paulo, de Brasil, club en el que su padre y también futbolista, Pablo Forlán, militó entre 1970 y 1976.

"Estaría encantado (de jugar en el São Paulo) y sería un sueño, por todo lo que mi padre hizo ahí", declaró Forlán, quien solamente indicó que "si un día tuviera la oportunidad, sería realmente muy emocionante".

 

[Dragon]

What do our resident gayrus think?

Who's that?

 

[Lapa]

In an interview with a Brazilian newspaper released today he said he is happy at Atletico and wants to stay there until his contract runs out.

Let's turn our attention to Benzema.

Saying things to newspaper doesn't mean shit though. Kaka also said that he is fine in Milan, but where did he end up?

 

[CalcioJuventus]

8-10 goals in 2 years in England is not clinical. Right now he is working under optimal condition, in Italy its even tougher to score, than the epl...
Thats what i m talking about. I saw him losing far too many occasions to consider him prolific now and he only have 2 decent years left so a flop in the first year would be the end of his carrier in Italy...

If we are to get rid of Tiago and/or, spend less than 15mil for forlan and buy krasic a CB and starter LB, whilst avoiding spending money on crappy Italian forwards like quaq and Pazzini, then forlan is welcomed to give a try in Italy!
But we should not at any case spend any more than12mil cash on him, or a useful player that must be recovered.

It is not that hard to score in italy. People over rate Italy big time. Di Natale scored a shit load of goals but I doubt he would have scored as many in the EPL. Zlanta used to score for fun in Italy but then oculd never score in the CL. Forlan was not a starter at Man Utd, he was behind RVN in the pecking order so how can you expect him to score regularly?

Forlan would walk into our team and score more goals then Amauri and Iaquinta ever could. It is not smart to think that, a guy who has been so consistant in goal scoring for so many years now is not a good finisher.

 

[Red]

8-10 goals in 2 years in England is not clinical. Right now he is working under optimal condition, in Italy its even tougher to score, than the epl...
Thats what i m talking about. I saw him losing far too many occasions to consider him prolific now and he only have 2 decent years left so a flop in the first year would be the end of his carrier in Italy...

I'm not going to say Juve should sign Forlan, but basing your judgement of him on his time at Man Utd would make about as much sense as basing your view of Henry on his time at Juve.

 

[Fred]

I'm not going to say Juve should sign Forlan, but basing your judgement of him on his time at Man Utd would make about as much sense as basing your view of Henry on his time at Juve.

I don't agree, Henry was never really given a fair chance to show his ability.

Forlan had plenty of chances and 3 seasons with United, two of which he had more than 20 league appearances to show his worth at United. I also remember a period where RVN was injured for almost two months, in which Forlan had plenty of time to play, he didn't make anything out of it.

I think Forlan is a good player nonetheless, i think he has matured and improved in Spain and would probably do well in United if given another chance. But it would be wrong to say he didn't flop at United, because he was given opportunities but he didn't take them.

 

[Alen]

I'm not going to say Juve should sign Forlan, but basing your judgement of him on his time at Man Utd would make about as much sense as basing your view of Henry on his time at Juve.

He will tell you that Henry spent only half a season in Juve while Forlan spent 2.5 seasons in United.

Here is a more interesting comparison.

David Villa in the last 6 seasons (Valencia and Zaragoza)
LA LIGA: 201 matches --- 122 goals
Coppa Del Rey: 20 matches --- 5 goals
European Cups: 45 matches --- 20 goals

Total: 266 matches --- 147 goals

Diego Forlan in the last 6 seasons (Atletico and Villarreal)
LA LIGA: 208 matches --- 120 goals
Coppa Del Rey: 18 matches --- 6 goals
European Cups: 52 matches --- 19 goals

Total: 278 matches --- 145 goals

This is pretty equal in every single competition, right?
Both score like nuts for their national teams too. Both assist a lot too but Forlan has the edge here, I believe.

The difference is that Villa never played in the EPL where he could potentially shine or flop. For the sake of the argument, lets say that at 22, when Villa played for Sporting Gijon, he went to Manchester United which had RVN and flopped. Was that gonna mean that now Villa isn't the player to buy?

 

[Trezegol17]

He also has an amazing shot , he can score outside the box,something our current strikers miss or dont try.

 

[Red]

I don't agree, Henry was never really given a fair chance to show his ability.

Forlan had plenty of chances and 3 seasons with United, two of which he had more than 20 league appearances to show his worth at United. I also remember a period where RVN was injured for almost two months, in which Forlan had plenty of time to play, he didn't make anything out of it.

I think Forlan is a good player nonetheless, i think he has matured and improved in Spain and would probably do well in United if given another chance. But it would be wrong to say he didn't flop at United, because he was given opportunities but he didn't take them.

He will tell you that Henry spent only half a season in Juve while Forlan spent 2.5 seasons in United.

I'm fully aware my comparison was a bit of a stretch.

I still don't see how a player, who has been great for five years, can still be dismissed due to a poor couple of years when he was young.

 

[Fred]

He will tell you that Henry spent only half a season in Juve while Forlan spent 2.5 seasons in United.

Here is a more interesting comparison.

David Villa in the last 6 seasons (Valencia and Zaragoza)
LA LIGA: 201 matches --- 122 goals
Coppa Del Rey: 20 matches --- 5 goals
European Cups: 45 matches --- 20 goals

Total: 266 matches --- 147 goals

Diego Forlan in the last 6 seasons (Atletico and Villarreal)
LA LIGA: 208 matches --- 120 goals
Coppa Del Rey: 18 matches --- 6 goals
European Cups: 52 matches --- 19 goals

Total: 278 matches --- 145 goals

This is pretty equal in every single competition, right?
Both score like nuts for their national teams too. Both assist a lot too but Forlan has the edge here, I believe.

The difference is that Villa never played in the EPL where he could potentially shine or flop. For the sake of the argument, lets say that at 22, when Villa played for Sporting Gijon, he went to Manchester United which had RVN and flopped. Was that gonna mean that now Villa isn't the player to buy?

I'm fully aware my comparison was a bit of a stretch.

I still don't see how a player, who has been great for five years, can still be dismissed due to a poor couple of years when he was young.

Agreed on both counts.


Dismissing Forlan's quality because of a couple of years is indeed silly.

 

[Alen]

I still don't see how a player, who has been great for five years, can still be dismissed due to a poor couple of years when he was young.

Indeed.

And it's 6 years now
He won the golden boot for the 2004/05 season.

 

[Red]

As former Aberdeen coach Ebbe Skovdahl said:

Statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing.

 

[Alen]

As former Aberdeen coach Ebbe Skovdahl said:

Statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing.

In football that would be true for players we don't know. But when you read that someone scored ~150 goals in the last 6 years in one of the 3 strongest leagues in the world, then nothing really remains hidden, especially when everyone watched the player in question.

 

[Djabrail]

How the things are here?

ON Forlan- He could give us 2 seasons of 19-25 goals per annum, which means- well be THE TITLE challengers again in so many years.

 

[Nicholas]

We could get 3 years out of Forlan I think.

 

[Fred]

As former Aberdeen coach Ebbe Skovdahl said:

Statistics are just like mini-skirts, they give you good ideas but hide the most important thing.

We could get 3 years out of Forlan I think.

Thats a bit optimistic.