Author Topic: Insua's Goal (Read 5280 times)

Jermaine man · « **on:** March 31, 2012, 03:17:01 AM »

I like to keep an eye on youngsters we let go usually check up on how they are geting on. This mid week Insua scored a corker. link below

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xprztt_sporting-2-0-metalist_sport

Frank. · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2012, 03:22:29 AM »

Always liked the lad, never thought we should have sold him.

CHOPPER · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:24:22 AM »

Having a go at those that thought he was a fat wap I see.

Carra-ton · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:37:53 AM »

He played well in that game. Looked a completely different player.

MBL? · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:44:31 AM »

It was a joke people writing him off. The lad had a shit season along with most of the side and got slaughtered.

The same people who got rid of him wanted to get rid of Lucas. Thank fuck they were so greedy they wouldn't take the mighty sum of 4 million.

kcbworth · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:29:05 AM »

He's scored a few good goals this season. Think he's scored 6 or 7 all up from LB, good return

Discipline · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:47:45 AM »

Quote from: kcbworth on March 31, 2012, 05:29:05 AM

He's scored a few good goals this season. Think he's scored 6 or 7 all up from LB, good return

That's more than everyone individually on our team.

soberphobia · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:48:12 AM »

I read somewhere Sebastian Leto' is tearing up the Greek league to.

DominicQ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:53:52 AM »

Quote from: soberphobia on March 31, 2012, 05:48:12 AM

I read somewhere Sebastian Leto' is tearing up the Greek league to.

15 goals in 15 games.

SF Red · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:58:06 AM »

Quote from: soberphobia on March 31, 2012, 05:48:12 AM

I read somewhere Sebastian Leto' is tearing up the Greek league to.

Leto has 16 goals and 9 assists in 22 matches this year. He really should have gotten a work permit - the English teams are at such a disadvantage compared to Spain/Italy/Germany. I think we are still entitled to some of his transfer fee if he moves on though.

ziggyy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2012, 07:43:29 AM »

we sold him? thought we gave him away in exchange for a mars bar at our clearance sale...

Discipline · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2012, 07:45:51 AM »

His contract expired.

BobbyDavro · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:21:50 AM »

Quote from: MBL? on March 31, 2012, 04:44:31 AM

It was a joke people writing him off. The lad had a shit season along with most of the side and got slaughtered.

The same people who got rid of him wanted to get rid of Lucas. Thank fuck they were so greedy they wouldn't take the mighty sum of 4 million.

Stop being a tit.
Saying you think one player isn't good enough doesn't mean you're automatically a type of person who thinks everyone is shit.
Insua wasn't good enough for us. I'm glad he's doing well. Lucas always had more about him and the comparison makes you look stupid.
Oh here y'are:
All those saying he was good enough are the same ones who said Diomede was good enough.

Makes no sense, does it?

roym · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:51:57 AM »

Quote from: BobbyDavro on March 31, 2012, 08:21:50 AM

Stop being a tit.
Saying you think one player isn't good enough doesn't mean you're automatically a type of person who thinks everyone is shit.
Insua wasn't good enough for us. I'm glad he's doing well. Lucas always had more about him and the comparison makes you look stupid.
Oh here y'are:
All those saying he was good enough are the same ones who said Diomede was good enough.

Makes no sense, does it?

not quite... he led in crossing stats in the league the year he got his chance. he was simply played too much and burnt out... kind of like enrique now...

Lofty Ambitions · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:59:41 AM »

Was a class act, and still is! Well done Emiliano !!!

Gods_Left_Boot · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:08:15 AM »

Quote from: roym on March 31, 2012, 08:51:57 AM

not quite... he led in crossing stats in the league the year he got his chance. he was simply played too much and burnt out... kind of like enrique now...

Any source for that "Insua led the league in crossing stats the year he got his chance" stat?!? He might've been played too much and therefore got somewhat burned, but he sure as hell was a liability defensively, in every aspect of the game. He was good technique and he was quite decent going forward but he severely lacked pace and positioning skills. Sure, he might've gone better with more experience, but he really just wasnt that good for us at the time. The Insua-Enrique comparison you're making is laughable, really....
I seriously wish the lad all the best, but there's no way Insua'd be a starter here at the moment, had he stayed. Enrique might be frustrating to watch at times and might've had a dip in form lately, but he's still a rock-solid LB, and WAY more solid and complete than Insua will ever be.
Thinking about it.... actually we do have someone who's WAY better than Enrique in the LB position, too bad 'that someone' is a permacrock

Shabby · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:08:40 AM »

Always thought he was carrying a bit too much weight for us but he looks to have toned up in that vid.

Always liked the lad, he played too many games in 09/10 kinda like Henderson has this season, but you could see he had potential and he still managed to churn out a good amount of assists. More than Downing that's for sure. We should have sold him on a buy back option but there you go.

rocco · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:12:05 AM »

Quote from: Discipline on March 31, 2012, 07:45:51 AM

His contract expired.

Do we not stil own 50% if he is sold on ?

mactifosi · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:41:59 AM »

Was disgusted with the way the club, or more correctly the Purslow gang treated some of our younger foreign players.

Great to see him doing well, he was a good lad when he was with us.

Fromola · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:43:41 AM »

Quote from: mactifosi on March 31, 2012, 09:41:59 AM

Was disgusted with the way the club, or more correctly the Purslow gang treated some of our younger foreign players.

Great to see him doing well, he was a good lad when he was with us.

Come on mate. We needed to be more English again. Too many foreign accents in that dressing room.

Blade · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:59:29 AM »

Quote from: rocco on March 31, 2012, 09:12:05 AM

Do we not stil own 50% if he is sold on ?

Yes, we own 50% of his rights. Sporting owns 35%, and the "Sporting Portugal Fund" (some sports management company) owns the other 15%.

Passmaster Molby · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:08:02 AM »

Good to see the lad doing so well and enjoying it. We dropped a bollock letting this lad go and should have continued to develop him. No doubt he will become a regular Argentine international.

jimmyjr86 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:13:43 AM »

I think we had him at the wrong time. If we'd signed him now or a year or so down the line he'd be great. Loads of Potential. Hope he does well. How olds he now? 22/23?

Prelude no.5 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:15:31 AM »

Quote from: Passmaster Molby on March 31, 2012, 10:08:02 AM

Good to see the lad doing so well and enjoying it.

That's the most important thing I think. His messages on twitter and his body language during the end of Rafa's reign and how he was being touted about for pennies was as disheartening for the young lad as any experience.

I've seen some Sporting games this season and he looked well. Would like to keep track of his progress.

Saint Kopite™ · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:15:35 AM »

Good to see him doing well.

But we have Enrique who is better than him and Robinson who has a lot of potential as well.

GlenJohnson2 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:19:05 AM »

Good goal that. Always liked the lad.

RivaGe · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:20:09 AM »

Never understood why we let a young homegrown lad go.

Discipline · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:25:01 AM »

Quote from: Blade on March 31, 2012, 09:59:29 AM

Yes, we own 50% of his rights. Sporting owns 35%, and the "Sporting Portugal Fund" (some sports management company) owns the other 15%.

Wait what? If we own majority of his rights, does that mean he's out on loan to Sporting?

Ultimate Bromance · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:25:18 AM »

Lovely goal, was sad to see him thrown to the wolves after being left horrible exposed by our lack of depth, hopefully goes on to have a decent career.

lucas leivas #1 fan · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:29:13 AM »

Alsways liked the lad, wish we hadnt let him go... if he keeps imporving we could buy him back though we'd effectively get him half price at least

Danyaals Kop · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:41:38 AM »

I got told off because I said that I'd rather want him here then Clichy.

Still think he's boss.

yorkykopite · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:46:13 AM »

Great technique, that.

I always remember Alan Hansen and Match of the Day having a go at Insua. It was very unfair and pretty ignorant stuff. You always felt his biggest crime was not being English. Established foreign players who come to England are generally left alone. But to be young, unknown and foreign is to be a prime candidate for the derision of old school pundits. They get judged by much harsher standards (Lucas was another obviously). A lynch mob mentality can get going very quickly and since football pundits have, by their very nature, herd minds everyone joins in. That happened to our lad.

It was quite clear to anyone who watched Insua on a regular basis that he was an exciting and bold full back brimming with potential. Selling him for a song made as much sense as buying Andy Carroll for 35 mill.

On that thought can you imagine if Carroll was from Nuevo Castille and not that place on the River Tyne.

redbyrdz · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:48:26 AM »

Good goal, I think. to be honest can't really see much on that video, it's very stop-start, but that might be my laptop.

Quote from: RivaGe on March 31, 2012, 10:20:09 AM

Never understood why we let a young homegrown lad go.

This.

idontknow · « **Reply #33 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:58:12 AM »

Seemed to be a good young player, glad to see him doing well again now. Very good strike. Always like to see youngsters who did not quite make it here - although I think Insua could have - doing well elsewhere.

Zaffarious · « **Reply #34 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:02:08 AM »

Quote from: RivaGe on March 31, 2012, 10:20:09 AM

Never understood why we let a young homegrown lad go.

-Q- · « **Reply #35 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:05:25 AM »

Quote from: Frank. on March 31, 2012, 03:22:29 AM

Always liked the lad, never thought we should have sold him.

Me too

The G in Gerrard · « **Reply #36 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:07:24 AM »

Mistake by club to let him go. Aurelio as brilliant as he is, makes bench at best and Enrique could do with a rest imo.

Lenin · « **Reply #37 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:08:51 AM »

If his name was Emlyn Ince...............

Gnurglan · « **Reply #38 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:15:22 AM »

Good goal.

Goes without saying we should have kept him. I still wonder how anyone thought Konchesky was a better option than Insua. Dreadful management and after that we followed the usual route and our loan player was gone.

Discipline · « **Reply #39 on:** March 31, 2012, 11:23:41 AM »

Anyone know how these % of rights things work?