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Players to watch for this season

Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:29 am
Posted by TigerWatts
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:29 am
Neymar
Mattia Destro
Lucas Podolski

Anyone else in mind?
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 10:31 am
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28432 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:33 am to
Hazard
Van Persie/Rooney
Cazorla
Michu
Tevez





And of course Stu Bear when he comes back from injury.
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 10:34 am
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22284 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:42 am to
I am looking forward to seeing Raheem Sterling develop...
Posted by Atom-Z
Member since Jun 2012
2307 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:43 am to
quote:

Raheem Sterling


He looks to be an exciting player
Posted by LSUSOBEAST1
Member since Aug 2008
28614 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:54 am to
I would say Hazard and Cazorla are the biggest ones to watch at this point.
Posted by Ryne Sandberg
Team Am Mart
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:57 am to
Joe Allen
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28432 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:57 am to
I like Sterling. It will definitely be interesting to see how he develops. LOTS of potential.
Posted by WarSlamEagle
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Member since Sep 2011
24611 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:58 am to
That Messi kid is gonna be a good player, I'd watch out for him.



























Kagawa
Reus
Terrence Boyd
Lukaku
This post was edited on 8/29/12 at 10:59 am
Posted by joey barton
Member since Feb 2011
11468 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:58 am to
Nicolas Lopez
Posted by LSUSOBEAST1
Member since Aug 2008
28614 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:59 am to
I'll be keeping an eye on Michu as well. He looks set to have a monster season.
Posted by lesismeaurx
datdirtydirty
Member since Dec 2011
869 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:24 am to
Reus
Shaqiri
Kagawa
Cazorla
Hazard
Dembele
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160104 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:43 am to
Definitely have to watch Javi Martinez this year. Bayern just spent Chelsea money to get him. He better be special.
Posted by tsmi136
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2011
3905 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:50 am to
I'm looking forward to seeing how Sahin translates to the English game, especially with Lucas being out again
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160104 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:53 am to
I know that I tend to focus on Bundesliga players but man I think y'all got a great player on loan. Good passer, very smart, good free kick taker, should be able to link up very well with Gerrard and Joe Allen. I'll be excited to watch that trio.
Posted by xavierTIGER
Black Pearl
Member since Jan 2007
2203 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

I'll be excited to watch that trio.

Me too bud, me too.

I'll also be interested to see how Modric fits in at RM. Does he have a big year and take some of the pressure of CR7 or does he get lost in the shuffle?
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 1:51 pm to
Adam Lalana - Southampton
Stephan El Shaarawy - AC Milan
Erik Lamela - Roma
Stevan Jovetic - Fiorentina
Iker Muniain - Athletic Bilbao
Isco - Malaga (Hopefully this could change to Arsenal)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - Arsenal
Alan Dzagoev - CSKA Moscow
Andre Schurrle - Bayer Leverkusen
Mario Gotze - Borussia Dortmund
Younès Belhanda - Montpellier
Posted by wm72
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2010
7798 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 4:01 pm to
Lorenzo Insigne -- Napoli (ATT, Italian, 21)
Insigne starred with Marco Verratti under Zeman at Pescara on loan in their promotion campaign last year. Already being hyped with Mattia Destro and Balotelli as the new generation Italian NT attack, Napoli's hopes for a top three finish may depend on how well he replicates Lavezzi's production.

Luis Muriel -- Udinese (ATT, Colombian, 21)
His pace and finishing during his loan to Lecce have him back at Udinese and under the tutelage of Guidolin. They'll need him to contribute heavily to avoid a free fall down the table and out of Europe competition after 2 years of heavy selling.


Victor Ibarbo -- Cagliari (ATT, Colombian, 22)
Cagliari looks to stay out of the relegation zone if this physically imposing striker can live up to his promise after a year of adjustment to Serie A.

Ciro Immobile -- Genoa (ATT, Italian, 22)
If Immobile keeps up his torrid scoring pace from Pescara, Genoa may surprise some folks and Juve may regret courting Europe's big names instead of simply calling back his loan.


Stevan Jovetic -- Yeah, certainly to watch since Fiorentina's surrounded him with some decent talent but he's already "arrived" and then some.


And, of course:

AS Roma's attack (or most of the squad actually): The youth movement enters it's second year with a lot of young talent. Expect some rocky roads but there's some potential stars about to burst onto the scenes:
Mattia Destro (Italian, 21), Nicolas Lopez (Uruguayan, 18) and Erik Lamela (Argentinian, 20) in the attack as well as Panagiotis Tachtsidis (DMF/Regista, Greece, 21) and Dodo (RB, Brazilian, 20). I'd also watch Pjanic and Osvaldo as both are established but could take the next step into the elite at their positions.



Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22284 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 4:22 pm to
you see Eduardo Vargas getting much playing time for Napoli? He was an exciting player in Chile and hope he makes the transition in Europe..
Posted by wm72
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2010
7798 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

you see Eduardo Vargas getting much playing time for Napoli?


Hard to say but probably not a lot outside of Coppa and Europa matches as he'll be be behind Cavani, Insigne and Pandev for the 2 spots up front. I don't think Mazzari likes him that much as there's been rumors that he doesn't have a great attitude about working defensively in the pressing system. Vargas seems to have requested a loan (to Genoa) but Napoli look to be keeping him for now.

Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28432 posts
Posted on 8/29/12 at 6:00 pm to
quote:

Stephan El Shaarawy

Googled him. Looks like a greasy Italian douche if I've ever seen one (and yes, I've seen many).
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