Jordi Alba

[CevinK]

He is a really good player but I don't support this signing at all. We have Adriano and he's been great for us imo and he doesn't mind being a squad player. We shipped out Maxwell but Jordi Alba is too good and too young to be our Maxwell, and he is nowhere near defensively sound enough to be our defensive primary LB. We need an Abidal type player to replace Abidal, tall, fast and a great defensive all around player. We will always be at our best when we have Dani Alves (or Dani Alves type player) on one side and a defensive power house on the other side to compliment him. It makes it much easier for our DM to cover the center of the pitch and watch our attacking full backs side as well.

The only way I'd want Alba is if we sold Adriano, and I don't want that to happen.

Adriano is injured all the time...unfortunately

 

[Metaphysical]

we should sign Alba, but we still need a tall powerful LB to properly fill Bilal's shoes. no way Alba can give us what Bilal did.

or we could promote Muniesa.

 

[Superfly]

A pre-deal with Valencia left back Jordi Alba was closed on 8 Mar. If no deal between clubs this summer, he'll join for free next year [ona]

Welcome back, son.

 

[La Furia]

Now they just need to teach him to defend.


Also in SuperDeporte there's a denial from Alba's agent.

 

[jamrock]

we will still need a proper abidal replacement, but imagine if we need to go helter skelter in a game and have alves and alba bombing down the flanks

 

[Metaphysical]

Now they just need to teach him to defend.

even if he "learns to defend" he'll never have the defensive instinct that Bilal brought.

Muniesa hasta be promoted.

 

[La Furia]

we will still need a proper abidal replacement, but imagine if we need to go helter skelter in a game and have alves and alba bombing down the flanks

It could be damn fun if the rest of the D gets their act together. But I don't like an Adriano-Alba tandem, it's redundant.

Also is there any legitimate sources that have confirmed this news? SuperDeporte claims it's bullshit and I trust Valencia sources about Valencia players more than I trust Sport or whatever.

 

[Metaphysical]

we will still need a proper abidal replacement, but imagine if we need to go helter skelter in a game and have alves and alba bombing down the flanks

Muniesa, surely?

 

[jamrock]

Muniesa, surely?

I am hoping the he regains some of the pace he has lost due to his injuries, if so, then certainly he could do the job

 

[jamrock]

Muniesa, surely?

I am hoping the he regains some of the pace he has lost due to his injuries, if so, then certainly he could do the job

 

[gingerless]

how tall is muniesa?

 

[Richard.H]

how tall is muniesa?

Around 1.8 meters, so 5'11-6 ft tall.

 

[gingerless]

that's about my height or smaller :S

at least he can defend though, i have my doubts about alba

 

[mixer]

Vicente Fores (agent Alba): "We could soon renew his contract at Valencia and all this talk about Barça can damage the negotiations." [efe]
Vicente Fores (agent Alba): "Reports that Jordi has signed already a deal with Barcelona are absolutely false, a tremendous lie, shocking." [efe]

 

[barcelonista]

Vicente Fores (agent Alba): "Reports that Jordi has signed already a deal with Barcelona are absolutely false, a tremendous lie, shocking." [efe]

Obviously. We're not going for him. Absolutely not what we need (except we sell Adriano).