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Roberto Soldado

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Dembele has incredible control of the ball in my opinion, and I don't wanna sound like a mong but honestly the way he dribbles (sometimes) reminds me of Messi with the way the ball just sticks to his foot. I agree with the other sentiments though, what he does at the end of runs isn't often spectacular/creative.
 
Abbey Yid said:
Dembele has incredible control of the ball in my opinion, and I don't wanna sound like a mong but honestly the way he dribbles (sometimes) reminds me of Messi with the way the ball just sticks to his foot. I agree with the other sentiments though, what he does at the end of runs isn't often spectacular/creative.
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I honestly think it's him or Pauline. Can't see them both in the same side
 
Carlito Brigante said:
I honestly think it's him or Pauline. Can't see them both in the same side
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In all honesty I haven't seen Paulinho play at all (except the Confed Cup Final v Spain where I was in a bar in Spain, smashed out my face) so don't know too much what he's like. From what i've read on here though he's a box-to-box midfielder? Good defending and attacking? If that's the case I could see:

Dembele
--------------------------- Paulinho
----------Sandro

But again, not 100% sure what he's like as a player. No idea where Huddlestone/Parker/Livermore/Carroll/Sigurdsson fit in though.
 
By the time AVB gets through with them on the training pitch, they'll all be passing the way he wants! He does seem to be getting players to change the way they have always played.
Makes me unwilling to forecast how we are going to play. I genuinely have no idea how we are going to play this season, but am REALLY excited to find out!
 
back to Roberto, let's hope he can settle in quickly, will do wonders for his confidence if he can get off to a good start, a goal or three would be ideal!
 
penpen said:
Roberto Soldado perfectly anchors AVB's 'vertical' football
http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/tacticsandanalysis/id/1657?cc=5901

Pretty optimistic sounding article by Zonal Marking's Michael Cox about Soldado's suitability for an AVB team, though reiterates the concern that a Paulinho-Sandro-Dembele midfield might lack the creativity required to provide him with enough service.
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Which implies he needs accurate, reliable service to play his favoured game, and there's a question mark about who will provide the passes at White Hart Lane. Tom Huddlestone is capable of those balls but seems unlikely to be a regular. Meanwhile, Sandro's passes are naturally conservative, Dembele distributes the ball calmly from side to side, while Paulinho's verticality is more about his off-the-ball running than his passing. On paper, it's a perfect midfield trio in a 4-3-3 but lacks a genuine through-ball specialist.

Come on Holtby :avbpray:, if not this year then the next. (My German mate guarantees he'll be in the first 11 by next season, if not before, and I have to agree).
 
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Which implies he needs accurate, reliable service to play his favoured game, and there's a question mark about who will provide the passes at White Hart Lane. Tom Huddlestone is capable of those balls but seems unlikely to be a regular. Meanwhile, Sandro's passes are naturally conservative, Dembele distributes the ball calmly from side to side, while Paulinho's verticality is more about his off-the-ball running than his passing. On paper, it's a perfect midfield trio in a 4-3-3 but lacks a genuine through-ball specialist.

Come on Holtby :avbpray:, if not this year then the next. (My German mate guarantees he'll be in the first 11 by next season, if not before, and I have to agree).
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Your german mate is correct. He might not be as flashy and well known as the two world class CAM's germany have in Øzil and Gøtze, but he's not that far off them in ability. Only real difference is that Holtby does his work without the big flashy stuff, keeps it quick and simple, while the other two have a bit more panach.
 
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