simo Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 In your opinion who is the better player ? And before people start saying they're different types of players put it this way , If you could only keep one of the two which one would it be ? Adam for me !
niceandfriendly Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I think will be unanimous. Adam Lallana every time. Oxlade-Chamberlain could and probably will become a top player in the Premiership, but at the moment he is definitely not better than Lallana.
Turkish Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Lallana. head and shoulders the best player in this league.
Junction 9 Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Adam, can't see what the fuss is all about AOC. Not yet anyway.
Stepgar Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Adam all the way. He is our next LeTiss. Not in the same league mind but ge type of player he is - flair player. He reminds me of Joe Cole with his trickery. We do not seem the same without him on the team.
Gemmel Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 No brainer for me, Adam every day of the wek and twice on Sundays. I am well aware of the potential that Alex has, but thats pretty much what it is right now - just potential. He doesn't effect games in the same way that Lallana does (Or indeed if being brtually honest as Walcott did) and I really believe that Lallana has also got the potential to play at the higest level as well. It's great to see oxo in full flight, but his reputation is now preceding him (Midfielders / defenders are much more aware of him) and we only get to see that 2 or 3 times a match. Whilst Lallana isnt anywhere near as fast, he is at for most of his time on the pitch (Saturday just gone exception) and I expect the end of season goal tally and assists to reflect that. Lovely to have them both (Certainly wasn't expecting them both to still be here) so enjoy them, while we can.
Thedelldays Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 lallana...very easily OxO is a good player and has the world at his feet..but right now, lallana is easily the best player at the club...if not the whole division
NickG Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Now - Lallana, by a huge distance. Ox-C is likely to be better and due to pace, which is key to make the difference at top level, more likely to have a good career in prem
SNSUN Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 We saw in his absence in January and at the start of the season how key he is for us - Adam. No promotion this season could mean losing both, and Morgan and Fonte. Promotion is vital.
Window Cleaner Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 It's an appreciation thing though isn't it.We know that 2 monster clubs have offered terms for the signature of AOC,we know nothing of the sort regarding AL.You can only surmise from that that AOC is more highly regarded from outside the club.
um pahars Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I may come to regret this thread when AOC becomes an absolute superstar, but as we stand here today I would much rather have Lallana in the side (of course I'd love them both). For me, when he is absent we struggle to get going.
NickG Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I may come to regret this thread when AOC becomes an absolute superstar, but as we stand here today I would much rather have Lallana in the side (of course I'd love them both). For me, when he is absent we struggle to get going. don't see why you should - Adam is best now (imho by mile) doesn't mean O-xC won't be a star.
SuperMikey Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Chamberlain has great potential, but Adam is more useful for us atm. Chambo is much quicker and his technique can be trained up to make him a better winger than Adam though.
Jimmy_D Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Lallana is the better player right now, but I'd say Chamberlain has more potential.
jam Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I'd have to say Lallana as we miss him so much when he is not in the team. At the moment Chambo is primarily a pacy winger, and those can be replaced. That said, it looks like Chambo is looking to raise his game and learn more tricks. If he can do this then it'll be really interesting to see just how good he can be.
Deano6 Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I think Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the better player right now, but if Lallana keeps plugging away and speeds up a bit then he could overtake him one day.
Tokyo-Saint Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Their combination play in the 2nd half on Saturday was great, they seem to read each other well. I think if Guly is plays on the same side as a forward they could read each other and combine well. Guly seems to get frustrated at times that others don't read his passes. Rooney looked the same after Ronaldo and Tevez went. Top players read the game in a different way and see things others don't. With 2 or 3 all working that way, we should tear teams apart.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Now let me see, I like Adam as a player and I like AOC as a player but which is best? There's only one way to find out - FIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHTTTTT!!!!!
Bailey Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Lallana every time for me. Chamberlain is a top, top talent, but he's replaceable. Maybe not in terms of quality, but we could sign a powerful, speedy replacement who is more than capable at this level. Lallana is head and shoulders above any other player in this division. His technique, movement and passing are first-class, and we're lucky to have him.
West End Saint Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 I agree with the majority Adam is our best player no question Chambo will go onto be a very good player and we will get a lot of money for him but Lallana make us tick. You only have to look how we have performed while he has been injured to see how important to us he is he always had great skill & technique but this season & last he has end product scores & creates goals top player if he had a yard of pace he would be world class
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Adam by a mile. Irreplaceable in my opinion.
Chin Strain Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Adam. Easily. AOC...he's decent but I think is being over hyped. Walcott was better in a higher league, in a team that wasn't challenging and was pretty much a year younger. Bale was, week in week out, the best though - higher division and very, very consistent over a whole season. He was also a lot younger than AOC.
CitySaint Posted 16 February, 2011 Posted 16 February, 2011 Adam Lallana ... Best player in the league and probably would be in the championship.
Coastal Saint Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Lallana is most important to us. Second most important is Fonte. Third Lambert. I don't really worry if any other players are missing as they can be replaced by others in the pool.
simo Posted 17 February, 2011 Author Posted 17 February, 2011 So if Aoc was being touted as worth 10m what would it take to buy Adam ? Fwiw I don't see what the big deal is around Alex and would quite happily sell him for 5m in the summer !
saintscottofthenortham Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Lallana by one hell of a long shlong. AOC is a top, top prospect by nowhere near as good as Lallana just yet. It's great to see just how far he has come and I think when we reach the Championship there will all of a sudden be a massive fuss about AL.
Matthew Le God Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 So if Aoc was being touted as worth 10m what would it take to buy Adam ? Fwiw I don't see what the big deal is around Alex and would quite happily sell him for 5m in the summer ! Why sell him when there is no financial need for the club to sell and if you do sell why at £5m when you could easily get more with so many top clubs interested and Alex has 15 years of top football ahead of him?
Matthew Le God Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 (edited) Dare I say that AOC is over-rated? So he has been "overrated" by scouts, coaching staff and management of a number of the top teams in world football along with the England under 21's, aged only 17. I think these people have a better idea than any of us. Edited 17 February, 2011 by Matthew Le God
Deano6 Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Presumably he'll be getting great stats on Football Manager then?
simo Posted 17 February, 2011 Author Posted 17 February, 2011 Why sell him when there is no financial need for the club to sell and if you do sell why at £5m when you could easily get more with so many top clubs interested and Alex has 15 years of top football ahead of him? Obviously I would prefere to keep him but I was more pleased that Adam had signed than Alex staying and with the silly money mentioned last month we should get as much as possible if we did sell but what I ment was 5m is more like the price he is worth and would of been more than happy to reinvest that into our new championship team !
Matthew Le God Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 (edited) 5m is more like the price he is worth He is worth whatever the market dictates, if lots of big clubs are interested then his price is increased in a bidding war. Also Saints not needing the money drives the price up even more. He is worth a lot more than £5m taking that into account. Alex may have 15 years as a top professional ahead of him. That is worth a hell of a lot more than £5m or £10m. You don't get into the England under 21's aged 17 and have Arsene Wenger, Damien Comolli, Alex Ferguson and the technical director at English FA all praising you for no reason! Edited 17 February, 2011 by Matthew Le God
simo Posted 17 February, 2011 Author Posted 17 February, 2011 (edited) Ok so maybe I'm comparing it to the deals involving Bale and Walcott and I shouldn't do that but those two were in a higher league and slightly more consistent! Although with the inflated prices for English talent in the last transfer market (Bent and Carroll) your right its a sellers market ! Edited 17 February, 2011 by simo
krissyboy31 Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Adam Lallana is a better all round player at this moment in time but AOC has the one main asset that unfortunately, AL will never have and that's pace. If AL had AOC's pace he wouldn't still be playing for Saints and would already be a full international IMO.
Ricky Redstripe Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Adam Lallana is the best player in this division and I believe would be the best player in the Championship if we get there. He is quite simply the driving force for our club going forward. Alex Chamberlain has immense talent and scares the living daylights out of opponents with his speed and that's what other clubs covet. Put them together and they are unstoppable at this level. But if I have to pick one, it's Adam Lallana every time for me.
The9 Posted 17 February, 2011 Posted 17 February, 2011 Lallana by a mile. Far more developed than Alex and a lot more to his game at the moment. Also able to play a variety of positions well, and if he lost some pace it wouldn't matter anything like as much.
SouthlondonSaint Posted 18 February, 2011 Posted 18 February, 2011 Lallana by a country mile. Alex has great movement and will do well, but Adam should be playing regularly at the highest level now.
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