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Football Thread 2016/17 & Offseason |OT2| Wenger In Fam! Wenger Out Blud!
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I think Griezman did a good thing by staying. Of course as a United supporter, it's disappointing but I respect him for doing this. See all them rivals in relief we didn't sign him, we have yet to strengthen and they already scared. Just wait till we begin to shore up the squad, you think you hate United now, just wait and see how much madness Jose will instill
GHG
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Nobody is scared. Jose isn't what he once was. Even Wenger has beaten him now, everybody knows what he's about.
WAR recon zero
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12 european cups
I cannot believe this.
I cannot believe this.
No it's not.
MoodyFog
Member
... plz no
Balague is kind of shit.
That would be an even worse deal than paying 70m for De Gea.
Choosing James Rodrigues over Bernardo Silva is a decision that will haunt Man United for years to come.
Man United had the right to match any deal for Bernardo Silva but declined to do it according to Portuguese press. I'm sure Mourinho will love James defensive ability and commitment to recover balls in the midfield. He's the opposite of what Mourinho demands of a number 10. If the rumors are true, I'm sure Drawinho believes he can change James like he did with Ozil at Real, but after watching him play since his Porto days, I'm not so sure you can change him.
Also I don't see how James is one of your most biggest needs when you already have Mata and Mhki, and of course FellainiGod.
Bernardo Silva in the Premier League will be a big surprise, not because of his creativity and ball skills but because he actually recovers a lot of balls in the midfield. Guardiola type of player that can press the other team as soon as they leave their penalty box, just like he did at Barcelona. I'm shocked that Barcelona didn't went hard after Bernardo Silva unless they still believe the molasses Andre Gomes is their Iniesta replacement...
Not just Balague
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Dani Alves has been offered to Chelsea according to a reporter who works for Di Marzio
What are you talking about? Have you seen James playing recently for Real? Zidane already changed him quite a bit in doing exactly that.
Quite frankly I've not seen him a lot this year especially because the games I've watched he was sitting on the bench or watching from the stands. The last time I've seen play was against Barcelona and while he single handlely created the opportunity to tie that game with less 1 player, it wasn't the perfect time to watch his ball recovering and covering skills. Did he improve that a lot this year?
Yes, he can play defensively now quite decently. Depends a lot on what position he plays on the field but whenever he played as CM (usual Kroos' position) he did a good job there and runs back. Here are his defensive stats for this season:
https://www.whoscored.com/Players/71182/Show/James-Rodríguez
And you can see also what positions he covered..
MakotoYuki
Member
Please no, respect Keylor Florentino.
Stats wise it looks better but at the same time the sample size is quite small and mostly against bottom of the table teams. But you clearly I've watched him more this year than I do and the eye test is the best, so I stand corrected in that regard. Good to know he's better on that aspect.
I don't question his offensive ability one bit, and Man United definitely needs someone that can create chances but fucking Mourinho never gives total freedom to his number 10 player and sometimes even plays without one. Still remember he prefered Oscar to Mata and De Bruyne because Oscar showed effort on the defensive side.
I hope I'm wrong but if James goes to United, I bet he gets benched before September ends because he didn't cover a corner like he should or any defensive lapse it happens, just like Mourinho did with Shaw after that cross against Watford.
Can't wait for United signings for this year to be Perisic, Matic (if Chelsea gets Bakayoko), William and Lindelof.
MrS
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Pretty sure Mandzukic's goal sealed Keylor's fate. He should never have been beaten by that.
I am broken inside lol. I had watched four UCL defeat. My mind is more or less give up now.
The main problem is the mentality as this whole match had been decided the moment Casemiro scored. Hell, even from the first half, i feel all the player had been too tense.
Our BBC and Buffon should be the backbone for the team there. Shouting and calming the whole team but man, watching Buffon face after Casemiro goal already told me that we are going down badly there.T_T
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De Gea cannot perform those extraordinary saves Keylor does.
However yesterday's Mandzu goal would not happen to a taller gk
De Gea can keep Keylor on his toes. Let's see.
However yesterday's Mandzu goal would not happen to a taller gk
De Gea can keep Keylor on his toes. Let's see.
Pls.
cartoon_soldier
Member
Does United really want Morata?
Yes he can. And he can do much more, as well. Navas is a decent keeper with a good heart but De Gea is world class.
I don't think Keylor would stay if De Gea was bought.
The testimonial was hella good fun. Another good one was Phil taking on Gary with a lot of stepovers lol.
Most hilarious thing was Rooney being terrible against a bunch of pensioners...and then also yelling numerous times at the ref.
According to Di Marzio, he's one of Mourinho's top targets.
Would take him over the other targets linked with us really (Lukaku & Belotti)
LOL absolutely savage.I wish I knew someone who both knows Star Trek (Voyager) and football(preferably a Juve fan) just to show him this picture:
Real talk, though, it's a shame Juve capitulated like that. Would have been nice for Buffon to win one. At this rate he's gonna end up like R9 - one of the greatest ever in his position who won everything but the Champions League...
Extremely disappointing if true. Keylor won us the league and the CL, what else does that greedy fuck Flo want.
I believe the reports are that United are willing to let De Gea go for Morata plus money, not that he is going to join.
Clarence Seedorf and Scholes looked like they could still give it a go, Park as well.
Audioboxer
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But all is well
texhnolyze
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I'd like to see Morata in EPL.
£150m isn't really enough to make that Arsenal squad title challengers in today's market.
McMoneyman
Member
Looks like Mohamed Salah will replace Andy Carroll(lol) as Liverpool's record signing and it will probably not be the only time we break our transfer record this summer.
GoldenCrow
Member
If Sanchez goes its not even close. He has been dragging them through games and that is with reports of him being unhappy and wanting to leave for most of the season.
McMoneyman
Member
Apparently Lazio's Keita Baldé have come out as gay. Good on him! (https://twitter.com/patric_6/status/871405757014691841)
Shame on the moron "football fans" on Twitter who still got their minds in the 1800s.
Shame on the moron "football fans" on Twitter who still got their minds in the 1800s.
Is he the first player to do so while playing?
McMoneyman
Member
At this level I think so. There's Robbie Rogers(LA Galaxy) in MLS and there was Justin Fashanu in the 90s.
Worth noting that it's with his Lazio teammate Patric. So I suppose both of them are coming out.
Feel like we should wait for confirmation, but if true, massive respect for both of them. Fuck homophobic twitter rats.
A Serious Man
Member
I've had a bad feeling about this summer for Chelsea for awhile now.
McMoneyman
Member
True you're right.
Hopefully if they are coming out, it will make more people more confident of doing the same thing.
Props to him. Football fans are the worst for being stuck in the past.