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Football Thread 2016/17 |OT| Mou Money Mo Pogba

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Zasa

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casiopao said:
You mean Farsopoli?

You guys better take over Lazio for Europe first there lol.^^



He can play over Mandzukic position lol. Juve actually really need a player with his grinta and pace there.^^ As currently Mandzukic is taking that position to help our team defensively.
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Yeah he could definitely play in the 4231 on the LW or even at striker when needed. But I personally would rather see him at Bayern tbh. Just think it'd be a better fit with his play style.

Sánchez - Lewa - Robben (if fit)

The third best attck in Europe right there imo, on paper obviously. I'd love to see it.
 
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Steverulez

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casiopao said:
And they said Premier League is competitive lol.^^
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Well the "big" teams below us have been competitively as shit as each other so thats something?

Dreadful performance today but good win the end. RLC looked great off the bench too

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ElyrionX

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Audioboxer said:
I'm not saying fatigue doesn't exist, I'm talking about managers and players breeding the melodramatic. That affects mental strength. Sure, it's a balancing act of trying to sometimes protect over zealous players who would play with a broken foot. They're a dying breed though, these days it's players acting like they need cotton wool wrapped around them that can drag a team down to mediocrity.

Hence why you get some of the old school minds like Zlatan playing nearly every game at 35, and players in their early 20's huffing, sighing and moaning around a park at every little thing that goes wrong. Then needing some visits to the bench cause they're "tired". A lack of a winning mentality coupled with a lack of consistently trying hard, and pushing through things going wrong, is causing some footballers to act like they are just there to pickup a paycheck/ride on the backs of other players in their team.

Fergie wouldn't accept that shit, and the wildcard with Mourinho is sometimes HE is the one acting like a child in front of the camera/with the things he says. No club should ever be moaning about the amount of cups they are involved in. That shit is toxic. Most teams would kill to be competing in 3~4~5 trophies.
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Those are fair points.
 
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casiopao

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DBT85 said:
Anyone can beat anyone and a relegation team can win the league lol.
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But other league also had that lol. I mean, don't Barca just lose to some nobodies team or Juve early on loses to Florentina and Genoa.

It is not something unique to PL there.^^

On relegation team winning the league, indeed there is a miracle. But i don't see that happening anymore and now what we see is Chelsea is strolling to the title.^^

Audioboxer said:
When your league is full of frauds can you expect anything different?
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Lolol. Don't blame on certain doing really well when other team is just not good enough to provide any competition lol. Which certainly is what happening right in PL too with Chelsea dominance.^^

Zasa said:
Yeah he could definitely play in the 4231 on the LW or even at striker when needed. But I personally would rather see him at Bayern tbh. Just think it'd be a better fit with his play style.

Sánchez - Lewa - Robben (if fit)

The third best attck in Europe right there imo, on paper obviously. I'd love to see it.
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Man, Bayern is already such a complete team there lol.^^ Let Juve get some goodies too.^^

I would love seeing

Cuadrado-Dybala-Sanchez
xxxx-Higuain-xxxxxx

That will be crazily powerful.^^
 
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Zasa

Member
casiopao said:
Man, Bayern is already such a complete team there lol.^^ Let Juve get some goodies too.^^

I would love seeing

Cuadrado-Dybala-Sanchez
xxxx-Higuain-xxxxxx

That will be crazily powerful.^^
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Haha, that is a wonderful attack for sure. Couple that with top FB/WB's in Alves & Sandro playing off Cuadrado/Sánchez with marauding runs & some of the best delivery out there.

But I want to see Napoli & Roma go neck & neck with you guys next season!
 
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casiopao

Member
Zasa said:
Haha, that is a wonderful attack for sure. Couple that with top FB/WB's in Alves & Sandro playing off Cuadrado/Sánchez with marauding runs & some of the best delivery out there.

But I want to see Napoli & Roma go neck & neck with you guys next season!
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I would not bet on Roma lol.^^ They will come really close and then fail badly again. I would probably bet more on Napoli there. Right now, they are quite unbalanced as while their Frontline and Midfield is great, their backline is terrible. If they can clean that problem ASAP, i can see them threatening us.

On the other hand, Atlanta looks really hot nowadays.^^ Kessie had been playing really well every week.^^
 
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WhateverItTakes

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privitsan02 said:
Liverpool are losing tomorrow. City just got knocked out of CL and we have no Sturridge, Origi, Firmino, Henderson or Lovren.

This team would've done some serious work this season if the squad weren't so anemic. Klopp should've known how bad our January would've been with Mane gone and the potential for injury from Coutinho, Lallana, Lovren, Sturridge and Henderson who are pretty injury prone lately.

But Arsenal suffering will have to do this weekend. Can't wait for AFTV.

Best wishes.
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I'm not too confident but we seem to have a certain magic versus City as of late. Plus City really have showcased their ability to bottle it recently.

Klopp seems to be very adamant that he wants a certain kind of player and not overpay for them. Would've really helped our top 4 chances to have bulked up so it does annoy me, but hopefully it'll pay off with a good summer.
 
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DBT85

Member
Zasa said:
Indeed ;)
That happens practically everywhere else in Europe as well. Also, Kaiserslautern were the original Leicester...
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casiopao said:
But other league also had that lol. I mean, don't Barca just lose to some nobodies team or Juve early on loses to Florentina and Genoa.

It is not something unique to PL there.^^

On relegation team winning the league, indeed there is a miracle. But i don't see that happening anymore and now what we see is Chelsea is strolling to the title.^^
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lalalala best league in the world lalala much competitive lalalala cold night at stoke.
 
Audioboxer

Audioboxer

Member
casiopao said:
But other league also had that lol. I mean, don't Barca just lose to some nobodies team or Juve early on loses to Florentina and Genoa.

It is not something unique to PL there.^^

On relegation team winning the league, indeed there is a miracle. But i don't see that happening anymore and now what we see is Chelsea is strolling to the title.^^



Lolol. Don't blame on certain doing really well when other team is just not good enough to provide any competition lol. Which certainly is what happening right in PL too with Chelsea dominance.^^



Man, Bayern is already such a complete team there lol.^^ Let Juve get some goodies too.^^

I would love seeing

Cuadrado-Dybala-Sanchez
xxxx-Higuain-xxxxxx

That will be crazily powerful.^^
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Duuuude, it's well known by now it's fraud central in the premier league ;)
 
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DBT85

Member
Jerm411 said:
What has happened to the club I love with all my heart.....

I don't even need to elaborate...

Fucking hell.
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Look on the bright side, Arsene I'm sure is about to announce he is leaving at the end of the season, then you can do a Leicester and grow a spine and win again.
 
Jerm411

Jerm411

Member
DBT85 said:
Look on the bright side, Arsene I'm sure is about to announce he is leaving at the end of the season, then you can do a Leicester and grow a spine and win again.
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I actually think he's staying....the way he talked in his PC after the match just gave me that vibe.

The fact it's even his decision just shows how spineless the board is.
 
Audioboxer

Audioboxer

Member
DBT85 said:
Look on the bright side, Arsene I'm sure is about to announce he is leaving at the end of the season, then you can do a Leicester and grow a spine and win again.
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It'll be the Man Utd effect. Exodus of some players, and going through a few managers in a short space of time. Probably.
 
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Carbonox

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Brighton losing and Huddersfield lost yesterday, would have been perfect to have bagged 3 points against Birmingham but alas, we'll have to take the draw. 3 games without a win now, if we didn't shit the bed we'd have wrapped up the title by now ffs.
 
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Syder

Member
I think even if Arsenal fail to get Top 4 and don't win the FA Cup the board will offer him another 2 years. Whether or not Wenger takes it is another matter.
 
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DBT85

Member
Jerm411 said:
I actually think he's staying....the way he talked in his PC after the match just gave me that vibe.

The fact it's even his decision just shows how spineless the board is.
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I felt the opposite. I just can't see how he can get spanked so hard in the CL, and lose 4 in 6 PL games, 6 losses in the last 9 in all comps (2 of the wins were against non league sides) and feel that he should stay on longer. I mean, as a United fan I'm desperate for him to stay. Genuinely.

If he comes out and says he's going this week, then for the last 9 games of the season the crowd will get behind the team and hopefully you'll get top 4 and maybe win the FA cup. New decent manager can come in with CL and Sanchez maybe stays to see how it goes.

Or, he comes out and says he's staying. The crowd remains toxic, I can't see you winning the FA cup, you possibly don't make top 4 and Sanchez gets out the door, possibly to a rival, possibly goes overseas.


Audioboxer said:
It'll be the Man Utd effect. Exodus of some players, and going through a few managers in a short space of time. Probably.
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You have to think it might be due to the amount of control he has over everything. On the flip side, if he goes now then Arsenal might just be able to hold on to Sanchez or Ozil as long as the next manager isn't Moyes.

Fergy left that United squad in dire need of repairs and retirements, and on top of that picked Moyes as his replacement who just wasn't the man for that job. As much as I was tired Gaal toward the end, at least he had a bit of a clear out. For me, Moyes was mad to get rid of so many of the staff when he joined. The team won the league at a canter (despite its obvious flaws) and the staff all knew how to make it happen. So Moyes gets rid of them all.

But the Arsenal board will have to accept that a new manager is going to want to bring his own players in and it won't be cheap to do so. Arsenal don't need to go through lots of managers. Moyes was just in over his head and Gaal was stubborn and refused to change his style.

Arsenal can play some great football, they just need a Plan B, the ability to actually defend and a few vertebrae spread between the team. For me, those are the things that really separate this team from those of years gone by. A CB and a CM that have the balls for a fight would do them wonders.


Syder said:
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Syder said:
I think even if Arsenal fail to get Top 4 and don't win the FA Cup the board will offer him another 2 years. Whether or not Wenger takes it is another matter.
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I'd genuinely like to think that he has the best interests of Arsenal at heart, even if the Board don't. I think he'll tell them to find a replacement for the end of the season so they can get it done and dusted early.
 
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Syder

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Compilation of the top 10 favourites for next Arsenal manager across various bookies


  1. Massimiliano Allegri
  2. Eddie Howe
  3. Thomas Tuchel
  4. Brendan Rodgers
  5. Leonardo Jardim
  6. Luis Enrique
  7. Rafael Benitez
  8. Diego Simeone
  9. Patrick Vieira
  10. Ronald Koeman
I see like 2 or 3 names that I think could realistically get Arsenal a league title within 1-3 seasons, and who knows if any of them would even think about coming.

So many top managers have moved around in recent years it kind of feels like Arsenal have missed the boat to sign a world class manager.
 
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DBT85

Member
So before kickoff, the pundits seemed to think United were going 3-4-3 but it already looks more like 4-3-3 with Young at LB and Bailly at RB.

Close from Rashford. So much pace.
 
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