I'm surprised..when has that ever happened??i dont remember saying about any player in the ligue world class..IMO the only world class player in the ligue is Juninho..but i do think Benzema and Nasri wuill develop into world class players.
Are you saying the Scottish League is on par with the French??well look at the french teams results in the CL and the uefa cup and compare them to the scottish teams results..i believe you will see a difference..
You dont even watch the french league...you know nothing about it..so stop acting like a know it all.
its one of the top 5 leagues in Europe..thats undeniable..
Tiago is on Cambiasso's level??is that a bad thing..cambiasso is a very good midfielder.
I dont understand how you can judge a player based on one appearance..Tiago didnt get his fair chance..and thats a fact..He's miles ahead of almiron and Zanetti.Andy pretty sums up what i think about the whole situation..so i have nothing else to add
good points mate..completely agree.
I have watched the French league or have tried to but it is too boring, to many misses by strikers.
It is shown on Setanta sports and it is boring.
I never said the scottish league was better than the ligue1, i just told you that Celtic and Rangers would do well in and I am talking about top 4 finish.
How can you be talking about top 5 in Europe as an achievement? How many top leagues are there in Europe?
It is debatable if it is superior to the Dutch or Portuguese leagues is we are to use your criteria by comparing their achievements in Europe.
You cannot deny your partiality towards anything French.
Where do you see me judging Tiago on his Juventus career? I would not do that, I am judging him by the players I saw play for Chelsea and he was not good in my view.
SerieA is on a par to the premiership and that is how I judge players not when they go to the French or leagues like that and look good.
@Andy, I am pretty sure you are not a fan of 4-4-2 so why would you have a problem with us changing a system we are not equipped in?
Argentina and Villareal did not pack their team with defensive players to accommodate Riquelme so why should we.
We are not a team blessed with quality and are kind of helped out by teams in serieA not killing us off, well the teams we have played against anyways.
A team that has Camoranesi, Riquelme, Nocerino and Almiron/nedved/Zanetti is not so bad is it?
Its funny people are saying we would get overworked with lazy ass Riquelme, don't we get overworked anyways with less talented players so why not get someone that can play and dictate to our opponents?
Those players you mentioned like VDV (I don't rate that highly by the way and I don't think he is a playmaker either), Diego, ronaldinho and Nasri are all excellent players but I there has been no report of their manager or board wanting Tiago for any of them.
Obviuosly you guys have seen something I have not in Tiago so please tell me what you think his main qualities are
Is he a good dribbler?
Does he have great vision spotting a pass?
Great ball control?
Great speed of thought with the ball?
Does he have great pass and move ability