Lennon and Berbatov, Worth it or not?

I don't think Lennon has anymore talent or potential than Pennant.  I can't see the point in buying him.

Berbatov has a good touch, great skill and can find the back of the net but he is lazy.  If he loses the ball or a pass fails to find him he stops playing.  He has no work ethic. (To understand what he should be doing see Torres F.)

So no thanks.

That's what managers are there for...to change players work ethic...Rafa can sort that out...

He does seem to have that lazy attitude but I think he's a good striker...doesn't have pace but he has great touches...and if the price was right I wouldn't mind seeing Berbatov in red...

Lennon hasn't really impressed me...

Lennon is the good winger but Pennant 's would be OK.

To our club or the style of game?

Neither actually. What I meant was he would take best part of a season to get his game up to a level where he could be of use to the team. As I said in my previous post I do think he has potential as he has a lot of skill on the ball, he just needs to work on his distribution & decision making. We would have to wait a while for him to learn these things though, and then there is always the risk that he may not improve at all, in which case I don't think he's good enough for us. If we already had someone world class that he could play second fiddle to then fair enough, but considering we don't I wouldn't sign him personally.

Worth it or not?...



...nope!

Worth it or not?...



...nope!

Another great DOBBS83 in depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the proposition.

no fuss no muss

No chance we can get both of them. Juande wouldn't allow it, Berba seems commited to Spurs but wants to play CL football and think he will stay at Spurs for a wee bit longer. Could we really out price United, Chelsea for him though.

If Berba is available there will be numerous clubs after his signature.

Aaron Lennon isn't good enough for us and is a step backward to what we currently have.

After seeing many articles in papers and on the internet about Lennon becoming availble I have been doing alot of thinking about whether or not he would be worth signing.

Pro's:

1. We need a winger that will stick out wide, has blistering pace and can put awesome crosses in That's something he doesn't do, Pennant is a better crosser of the ball
2. He is very young and could learn a heck of a lot playing in the same team as Gerrard, he could become world class
3. He can score goals Hardly, he's got 2 this season in the league
4. Great passer and would be able to pick a striker out from distance if he is'nt able to get down the wing Really? Can't remember him being able to do that too often
5. Would sign for us

Cons:

1. Can be inconsistent and let his head drop
2. Sometimes tries to beat a player more than once and ends up losing it

theinsider

Pro's:

1. We need a winger that will stick out wide, has blistering pace and can put awesome crosses in That's something he doesn't do, Pennant is a better crosser of the ball
2. He is very young and could learn a heck of a lot playing in the same team as Gerrard, he could become world class
3. He can score goals Hardly, he's got 2 this season in the league
4. Great passer and would be able to pick a striker out from distance if he is'nt able to get down the wing Really? Can't remember him being able to do that too often
5. Would sign for us


he does do them things quite often actually and seeing as my brother supports them i think i watch them play more than you. and so what if he only has 2 goals, pennant only has 1 and that was more luck than anything.

but i expect it was just speculation, cant see him in a liverpool shirt to be honest

I have to admit I'm with the insider on this one, he can dribble well but beyond that he doesn't do a lot else. As I posted before with work on the other areas of his game he might come good, but then again he might not. Not worth buying IMO.

No chance we can get both of them. Juande wouldn't allow it, Berba seems commited to Spurs but wants to play CL football and think he will stay at Spurs for a wee bit longer. Could we really out price United, Chelsea for him though.

If Berba is available there will be numerous clubs after his signature.

Where have you heard he is comitted? No where i've read.

After the Carling cup win, he said he didn't want to leave Spurs but did want Champs League football. I'll try and find a source for it.

Anyways if Berba was to move I believe it would be to the scum.

After the Carling cup win, he said he didn't want to leave Spurs but did want Champs League football. I'll try and find a source for it.

Anyways if Berba was to move I believe it would be to the scum.

IMO a normal reaction after winning a cup. He wont stay there next season. Scum will grab him and leave Villa up for us and Chelski after they jack the price up.

If Berba goes to Scum, then is there not a danger of Villa heading to spurs as a replacement. That will be £20m+ they have not including funds they get in summer.

I think Lennon would be a good buy actually but I'm not sure where he would fit in like, he does not seem to me to be the sort of player who would be happy to sit on d old bench when he knows he's a good prospect for any team and should be included.  As long as he stays injury free then he'll be great and may go to Arsenal or Man U not us.

I think Lennon would be a good buy actually but I'm not sure where he would fit in like, he does not seem to me to be the sort of player who would be happy to sit on d old bench when he knows he's a good prospect for any team and should be included.  As long as he stays injury free then he'll be great and may go to Arsenal or Man U not us.

What makes you think he won't come to us

In my opinion, we should go for the other names that are being tossed about. I don't think Lennon will do a better job than Pennant and Berbatov won't fancy being "number 2" behind El Nino if we keep this formation into next season.

Bring on David Villa...

if we got them for good prices then i would say yes. iv always been impressed with lennon, his pace in particular. hes fast and intelligent on the ball and hes very young!

they both are adapted to the premier league so it wudnt take time for them to settle in, i wud go for both. berba cud be a fantastic partner to el nino up front.

I dont beleive berba is a realistic target but lennon could be, him and babel on either wing is a dangerous combo

I wouldn't go for either of them. Where do you play Berbatov,surely not instead of Stevie G or Fernando and would he be happy in a supporting role out wide, being expected to track back into midfield I think not. As for Lennon I can't make my mind up about him, I would still prefer Aguero given the choice.

Definitely not to either...

Redroy, agreed, where could we fit Berba in?

Aguero is striker to isnt he? Left footed too (?)

I think we have to buy specialised players in their positions.

Apparently we are going to battle it out with newcastle for lennon. How much of that is true i do not know though.

We probably arent going to keep this formation next season imo so berbatov would just go upfront but we arent going to even bid for him so it doesnt matter.