richardviking wrote:So does anyone know what Meireles is actually like? I only see Porto in the CL occasionally and paid little attention to the World Cup. Apparently United have trailed him for a while. Hopefully he'll be a good buy if he comes to Liverpool, though he's obviously in for a lifestyle and footballing culture shock.
Not the most gifted physically. Is decent at passing, crossing and an alright shooter, has good movement off the ball and likes to get forward, good work rate but he might struggle to find a 'role' in our side. As you can see, he's 27 and has only really established himself during the past two seasons. He was good for Boavista, but was only 'decent' at Porto for years. They tried him as a defensive mid, attacking mid and shifted him around a bit, but he seemed to work well in the midfield 'three' being the 'medium' advanced player. Not in the hole, not in front of the defence, but allowed to drift between both.
Some fans are getting stupidly giddy, I wouldn't be that excited as he doesn't strike me as a 'premier league' player, but if he settles well, we should have a good, reliable player. Much better than Lucas, not better than Xabi.
