Friday, July 14, 2006
Hammers to Sign Aussie Star?
According to the rags in England Alan Pardew is trying to persuade Blackburn to release Brett Emerton for a cut price fee of 1.5m pounds. Whether this materialises or not remains to be seen but this is one rumour we had to cover. Brett had a good world cup for Australia although he missed the final game versus Italy due to suspension. At 1.5m he could be a good signing. From what I've seen over the last few years he has been a little indifferent and has struggled to find the form that shot him to the limelight with Dutch side Feyenoord. If anybody can get the best out of him it'd be Pardew so if we can snare him on the cheap it'll be another valuable addition to the squad.
Posted by Dave at 7:33 am
whubris said...
He had a cracking good WC, no doubt - one of our best players. But I wouldn't want him at West Ham. You know the old saying that the first half a yard is in your brain? Well he's half a yard behind everyone else. Not that I'm saying he's dumb, not at all, he just doesn't have a footballing brain IMO. He's incredibly fit, and fleet of foot when he wants to be, but he just gets caught out too often defensively, and when he has the ball, he's far too indecisive. Too often he chooses the safe, backwards or sideways pass - he delays too long on the ball and gets closed down so he's forced to go back. When he does get a cross in, sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not. Often he appears to be putting in little effort and can go missing. Don't get me wrong, the guy had a great World Cup, and if we could get him cheap (I mean a LOT cheaper than 1.5m) and if Pardew can instruct him properly, he might be OK. If he can do well under Hiddink, maybe Pardew can get the best out of him.
whubris said...
"I think my future remains in the Premiership and that is where I want to be." - Emmo
said...
He was great playing in Australia and in Holland where the emphasis was on his technique.
Then he joined a club managed by Souness and look how they played. He's much better under Hughes, but would be even better under Pardew. He's even been linked with Milan.
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whubris said...He had a cracking good WC, no doubt - one of our best players. But I wouldn't want him at West Ham. You know the old saying that the first half a yard is in your brain? Well he's half a yard behind everyone else. Not that I'm saying he's dumb, not at all, he just doesn't have a footballing brain IMO. He's incredibly fit, and fleet of foot when he wants to be, but he just gets caught out too often defensively, and when he has the ball, he's far too indecisive. Too often he chooses the safe, backwards or sideways pass - he delays too long on the ball and gets closed down so he's forced to go back. When he does get a cross in, sometimes they're good, sometimes they're not. Often he appears to be putting in little effort and can go missing. Don't get me wrong, the guy had a great World Cup, and if we could get him cheap (I mean a LOT cheaper than 1.5m) and if Pardew can instruct him properly, he might be OK. If he can do well under Hiddink, maybe Pardew can get the best out of him.
whubris said..."I think my future remains in the Premiership and that is where I want to be." - Emmo
said...He was great playing in Australia and in Holland where the emphasis was on his technique.
Then he joined a club managed by Souness and look how they played. He's much better under Hughes, but would be even better under Pardew. He's even been linked with Milan.
