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Knowing Me, Knowing You - Saha
Comments (39) : Laugh if you want to... I know that it is a bold statement; however, I will stand by it until I am proven to be wrong.
For a while now, we have craved a pure athlete up front. AJ was an athlete, however, we need an athlete with a predator-like instinct. Louis Saha could well be that player. He can score with both feet, has pace to burn, is fantastic in the air and has already proved that, by offering to forsake his wages until fit, he is not only a first class and honest professional, but is chomping at the bit to pull on the blue shirt and start banging the goals in.
I remember seeing his play whilst on loan at Newcastle years ago and even then I could see that the guy was sheer class. In a way he reminds me of Les Ferdinand. He has a fantastic spring which enables him to outjump opposition defenders from a standing start and at 6'1" he is also good at holding the ball up. The main difference with this guy is that he can use both feet equally well.
We all know about his goalscoring exploits with Fulham. 117 appearances with a goal return of 53 was awesome in a side that struggled year-in, year-out. His move to Manchester United was inevitable with that form and although he suffered many injury problems he still scored some sensational goals, keeping Ruud van Nistlerooy out for a spell. He played 86 times netting on no fewer than 28 occasions.
Although we favour the 4-4-1-1 formation with Tim Cahill playing in 'the hole', I can honestly see a reversion to 4-4-2 to accommodate Saha when he is fit as his pace, power, athleticism, predatory instinct and hunger combined with all the Yak possesses, in my eyes will be one of the deadliest strike partnerships in the league.
Breaking it all down, I still cannot believe we got Saha on the terms that we did. It is well known that David Moyes has a great relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson and to be honest, I don't care if we do get labelled "Man Utd's B team" if it means that we carry on getting players of the calibre of Tim Howard & Louis Saha.
Of course, my words here are based on a fully fit Saha, and I do have every confidence that he will regain his fitness and match sharpness in the coming weeks. However, I will fully accept any critisism and invite you to laugh at me if I am completely wrong about this... after all, I do sound like the chairman of the Louis Saha fan club.
Anyway, all together now, after 3... 1-2-3;
KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU....................!!!!!
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Let's hope thats a chant we get accustomed to when he?s rattling the goals in!
I seriously hope we start the game next week with Castillo, Fellaini and Jacobsen in the starting line up. I know it?s not Moyes?s style but given the weaknesses in midfield I?d be very surprised if he didn?t and we need these players familiarised pronto into an effective working unit.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
It’s a rich man’s world...
’So long Marouane, its time that we began To laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again’
Hopefully more laughing...
Yes we got Saha, but who comes in next from there??? Scholes?? Please Nooooooooooooo!!
"Knowing me, Knowing you, A-Ha’?????
"There is nothing we can do..." Hope there is!
We could have the best strikers we have had at the club since the Heath - Sharp - Lineker era and rumours of the ?possible? arrival of Vagner Love causes a sharp tightening in the pants.
Saha?s arrival ensures that the bar has been raised on the standard needed to break into our frontline. This can only be a good thing for all our ambitious youngsters.
Compared like for like with Nicolas Anelka, Saha has a better goal to game ratio. Not bad for a player who costs ⅛ of the price of his counterpart and 90% less than Robbie Keane...
and let us not forget that the boy was a key player for a French team on their way to a World Cup final and played his part in a Manchester United side crowned the best in Europe! Yet he has been criticized for not being high brow enough for the more quintessential Goodison pallet, those of whom still yearn for the Beattie/Johnson years!
The Yakubu - Saha pairing is as tantalising as the Torres ? Keane, Drogba - Anelka set up and I pray this boy stays fit.
Further, the arrival of Fellaini now ensures that the spine of our side is potentially as good as any, however on a downside we still lack the necessary width and pace down the flanks (both in defence and midfield) which will stifle creativity and maintain our undying love of hoofball. Fix this and we?re on!
What a refreshing change to read something positive for a change. Good on you!
COYB
How about -
?Knowing me knowing you, Saha?
?There ain?t nothing he can?t do?
----Saha
Anthony - Leonard Cohen??? Are you a manic depressive???
Try some Lynyrd Skynyrd instead mate. Good time boogie to cheer you up !!!!
IF he ever gets fit, with him Vaughan, Yak, Vic and W Love, we could be truly awesome up front.
We need the bloody defense sorted first though. Joe?s injury may mean Moyes is forced to play Jags in defence, but I can?t see why he has not spotted this already. Jags cannot play midfield.
LOL
Leonard Cohen? a football chant... I don?t think so mate!
Knowing me knowing you Saha, excellent
COYB
Don’t you think that after all the shit flying around over the past few weeks, that the club would be plastering Wagner Love’s signing all over the official site if he was actually coming?
I’d be a very happy Blue if it’s true, but I have absolutely zero expectation of this one. If such a major signing had been made, I’m sure there would have been some official word on it. Especially just before the EGM to lighten the mood around Goodison somewhat.
As for Saha, time will tell, he’s undoubtedly a talented footballer who could tick the boxes, but at 30, on the back of 2 injury plagued years there’s plenty of ifs and buts.
Could be a great bit of business, but I’m always sceptical when we bring in a known crock at EFC. Fingers crossed tho!
I do I do I do I do I do.
Let’s hope he turns out to be the best bargain in the history of football.
Yakubu has replaced Beattie
Baines has replaced Naysmith
Jagielka has replaced Stubbs
Castillo has replaced Carsley
Fellaini has replaced McFadden
Saha has replaced Johnson
Nash has replaced Wright
plus we have either found or added Jacobsen, Rodwell, Baxter and Gosling.
The gradual improvement is still on track.
Voulez Vous, Saha
Gets the ball and scores it
Never ever lets us down!
Voulez Vous, Saha
Why were you not with the Blues before?
Just trying to create some new chants...
Voulez Vous, Saha
Gets the ball and scores it
Never ever lets us down!
Voulez Vous, Saha
Why weren’t you a Blue before?
That’s the way (Saha, Saha)
I like it (Saha, Saha)
That’s the way (Saha, Saha)
I like it (Saha, Saha)
Saha scored 32 goals of his 63 total for Fulham when they were in the CHAMPIONSHIP. He scored 31 in two and a half seasons in the Premiership there. 15 in 22 in his last half season. Thats about the same strike rate as Andy Johnson all in all. Only Saha has spent a lot of that time since crocked. the whole thing reminds me of the thinking behind the Beattie purchase...you know the way he was really good for that one season a while back!
I don’t think we will see that much of him. Probably Andy VdM will though!
Let’s give the guy a chance.
" .. there was something in the air
that night
the Reds were shite, Fernando ... "
Besides that small stumbling block, he?s a great signing. Here?s hoping he comes good. COYB!
@ Michael - In fairness we gave Andy VdM a chance. A few chances if I remember correctly.
6 away points in the next two games by any manner or means with our two new midfield recruits bedding in and I don’t give a crap about what Saha does. I don’t care about the treatment room -its our engine room that needs sorting out.
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