Kevin Kuranyi - Schalke 04 - ST (10 Viewers)

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    I speak most days at work with a car park attendent called Kenny. For an Australian, he has an exceptionally keen understanding of the game, and top notch quality of the now and recent now. Partly, I suppose, because he was playing for Schalke youth team when he was a few years younger, but his efforts were curtailed by a series of injuries, so he returned to Melbourne. He knows of our plight and of our history. And has suffered, more than anyone else, the constant analysis and condemnation of this Juve season, through my eyes and words...Since I read about this Kuranyi business, we have had a daily joke, in which I exit my work building, for a rollie, and pump my fist in the air, as I roar, in a strangely african vicious style, KUNYANI! KUNYANI! KUNYANI!...it amuses him, because he finds my revelling in the my own club's muck, somehow joyful.

    He is a Man United supporter, whom I also discussed the Rooney question with, on numerous occasions. Stemming from arguments on here about my assertion that he is the best player in the world presently, and has the talent and tenacity, to be there or thereabouts, for many years to come. He laughs, rather than becomes as irate as myself, when hearing of people suggesting he is not of a world class standard, as do the rest of my english mates back home. Not because he is a United supporter. He is more objective than that. Its because he understands and truly follows football. SO while he will say 'well...at times, yes, the best, especially this season, but at times i would have to say that messi is as good, if not DOING better presently...those two, above all others...stick out in the world game...who can say about torress??? his sporadic form could be because of injuries, but we are talking of the NOW...not then'...

    It seems laughable to him that we have fallen so low as to be seriously considering recruiting Kuranyi...but highly plausible. He suggested, that we should sign Gary Neville, to play as our new right winger...
     

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    blondu

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    Nov 9, 2006
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    spot on poet, why not go for aimar, rivaldo, ronaldo (the real one), carlos, gallas, and all the has been's that we didn't caught when they were good and in a prime age.
    Enough damage was made by getting canna and grosso..
     
    May 22, 2007
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    I don't really know much about the league (only Wolfsburg interest me really), but he's scoring quite a lot (+ 6 assists) and Schalke are top of the table. Even ahead of Dzeko and the likes for goals. If we were to sell two strikers and get Dzeko/Fabiano *insert someone of similar calibre*, would he really be a bad option to have on the bench and rotate in some games?
     

    mondo1

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    May 14, 2006
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    he's nothing special.... he sure has a great season but not a striker we should really look at... wouldn'T mind him here as a 4th choice striker but he is no way better than iaquinta/trez....
    and not sure if he could make it in the serie a....
     
    May 22, 2007
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    No I wouldn't, Salvatore. You have to take into account that he's under Magath right now...
    he's nothing special.... he sure has a great season but not a striker we should really look at... wouldn'T mind him here as a 4th choice striker but he is no way better than iaquinta/trez....
    and not sure if he could make it in the serie a....
    Kuranyi :disagree:

    Though he's having a great season at Schalke, or should I say, under Magath.
    Thanks, he is quite literally "the new" Amauri then? :p
     

    Juve Libnan

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    Jun 20, 2007
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    how can people diss/hate on a player that is shouldering his team's drive towards the bundesliga title

    especially that schalke were written off by many in the preseason

    i highly doubt any of our strikers bar del piero would be replicating kuranyi's form for schalke this season

    even beckenbauer is pleading with loew to reconsider kuranyi despite their differences

    id rather have kuranyi in our squad than iaquinta..hed be the ideal 2nd/3rd choice striker especially if we can land him for free

    but id def love to see dzeko or aguero here instead
     

    SABSAB

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    Dec 10, 2008
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    He was great at Stuttgart, then disappeared a bit at Schalke and now Magath made him a good striker again.
    What I always liked about him is that he works his ass off in going back. Often opponent players never expect to be attacked and wuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhh Kuranyi comes from behind, sliding tackle in his own half, wins the ball and starts the counter.
     

    JCK

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    May 11, 2004
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    He was great at Stuttgart, then disappeared a bit at Schalke and now Magath made him a good striker again.
    What I always liked about him is that he works his ass off in going back. Often opponent players never expect to be attacked and wuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhh Kuranyi comes from behind, sliding tackle in his own half, wins the ball and starts the counter.
    And now a smart ass would tell you that this would not happen in Serie A because Italien defenders are way way way much better than the German ones.
     

    Hust

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    May 29, 2005
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    perfect post, just change iq's name with amauri's...
    :shocked:
    He was great at Stuttgart, then disappeared a bit at Schalke and now Magath made him a good striker again.
    What I always liked about him is that he works his ass off in going back. Often opponent players never expect to be attacked and wuuuuuuuusssssssssshhhhhh Kuranyi comes from behind, sliding tackle in his own half, wins the ball and starts the counter.
    :lol:
     
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