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Poor Torres just can't catch a break.
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Poor Torres just can't catch a break.
No one is going to give him that and the sooner he realises that the better.
Nasri to Uni... Never mind, cocks in. How about Hazard! Agh. Lets go all in for this Lucas la... Ahh fuck it just play Welbeck out wide.
KidA Seven
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Fergie will always take a gamble on players he sees a lot of potential in.
I'm not overly concerned.
We're well placed to take these gambles anyway. Top of the league, new revenue streams coming in every year that will allow us to supplement our current squad with talented players. And the best manager that British football has ever seen.
If Zaha can have a positive influence on the team then it'll have been worth the money.
Are those male bums?
I can't see him not offering something different, at least he appears to be reasonably direct with his running and whilst it may be frustrating at times it'll be nice to see someone using FIFA skill moves a lot again like Ronaldo did, mixes it up a bit.
FootballFan
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France are way too stacked in midfield to give Schneiderlin a game.
Going from Ligue 1 player of the year (two years in a row) to a Championship player who has yet to prove himself is Arsenal esque. Like Arsenal you might wake up a few years down the road with a mediocre squad if you are not careful.
I think he's worth a shot in the defensive role.
Saints player of the season so far for me.
They don't really play DMs though. Cabaye and Sissoko can defend and attack. Valbuena, Matuidi, Ribery and Nasri terrorise defenders. Way too stacked to play a dedicated DM.
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I heard Yoshida's been great.
He's been getting better every game. Still worried about him physically against bigger strikers but other than that he's done very well.
Still waiting for him to score one of his bicycle kicks.
Nah.
Our young players may not develop into world beaters but they have a winning mentality which is completely non-existent at Arsenal.
We also aren't in the business of selling our best players to our domestic rivals.
Money may be tight at the moment but new revenue streams will be open to us in the near future. We'll have a bit more to spend if we really are desperate for a quality player.
Don't forget Capoue and Gonalons
Rooney was close to going to City & Tevez did go to City. It will be interesting to see United after Scholes, Giggs and Ferguson retire. I have a feeling that winning mentality might not be staying long after.
We only had Tevez on loan though, but yeah he did turn us down when we made our offer.
kingellesar
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So some respected Spurs ITK just posted about AVB and some snippets of info. Apparently he really wanted Hulk in the summer and got in a sulk when we didn't get him. Told Friedel he'd be no.1 this season, didn't want Vertonghen/Dempsey/Dembele/Ade. Not sure how much I believe to be honest but certainly wouldn't be surprised by it. He was pictured with Hulk in the summer!! (Olympics or some friendly?).
I think as he has said, he is learning from his mistakes at Chelsea and I think he has grown considerably, you can definitely see the Mourinho in him.
I think as he has said, he is learning from his mistakes at Chelsea and I think he has grown considerably, you can definitely see the Mourinho in him.
Freewheelin'
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I always thought Schneiderlin was Dutch for some reason :lol
I can't leave the loo
What did you eat?
Gonalons barely gets a game.
I think he will start to get more, a midfield of Capoue/Cabaye-Gonalons could have a lot of potential.
The mentality is already there with or without Siggs and Scholes. And Fergie will be around for a few more years.
Rooney didn't go to City so that point hardly merits discussion. And Tevez was never our player to begin with.
An Arsenal like meltdown won't happen because United are simply better. Better players, better manager, better infrastructure and an executive board that actually knows what they're doing.
I may dislike the Glazers for restricting the club in the transfer market but in by 2017 our debt will be reduced and we'll have money to repay even more, or, to spend it on players.
There is going to be a period, after Fergie retires, when we'll probably struggle to challenge for titles. But nearly everything is in place for the next manager to take over. Add some quality players in certain areas and we'll be ready to go again.
I find it hard to believe he wouldn't have wanted Dembele and Vertonghen (hard to say about Ade or Dempsey) but I don't see any reason why the Friedel part wouldn't be true. Hulk was in London for the Olympics and AVB and him had a chat. Hulk's best season was under AVB so no reason he wouldn't want to be reunited.
Rooney was considering going to City which does merit discussion in my opinion. That RVP interview indicates that Giggs & Scholes are still a big part of that squad so I imagine they do matter.
kingellesar
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Well I can sort of see the reasoning behind Dembele, if he wanted Moutinho at the time and felt we were already well stacked we just needed one midfielder.
Vertonghen I find very hard to believe but that was a deal that was pretty much in place before AVB, whether he just feels he has little to no input in the transfers and thats why he felt unsure on them, I don't know.
I have to say though, I think AVBs squad rotation has been excellent so far, with the limited squad we have (we need a good back up winger! and another striker). Plus the injuries but everyone seems to be getting game time. Hopefully this means we can push on for the rest of the season unlike last year where we burnt out.
Freewheelin'
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LOL
Colin Murray has been sacked from MOTD2 apparently!
Reason? "Irritated a number of BBC football pundits by the way he criticised players."
Colin Murray has been sacked from MOTD2 apparently!
Reason? "Irritated a number of BBC football pundits by the way he criticised players."
Could be, I mean if Gourcuff still get called it, he has some chance. Maybe the information was wrong but I recall reading somewhere that the one the finish in 2nd in the Spain, France group gets eliminated, is it true? I'm pretty sure the the second best gets to play to the other second bests for the other groups, but that for some reason the group could only have 1 team qualifying or something like that
edit: Nevermind I found it:
Now i know why I got confused
kingellesar
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Fucking result, such a talentless twat.
Saw that earlier, great news.
It doesn't matter because he didn't go.
And I never said Giggs and Scholes didn't matter. The winning mentality will still be there when they retire. Of course they're a big part of the squad. But their influence isn't what it once was. We're getting by in the big games without them now.
That's something Arsene fucked up on. He jettisoned all the experienced winners and was left with a squad of kids who buckled under the pressure. SAF is making sure that won't happen to us.
And if we really are in trouble when SAF leaves, I think the Glazers would allow the new manager to spend big. United generates a lot of money and they want that. It's in their interests to keep us successful.
There will defo be a few rough years when SAF retires though.
Waaaay too much Gatorade and chocolate but I am blocked :/
They should fire all of the BBC Football "pundits". Completely shit, the lot of them.
He was paid well not to go if I recall, and if he hadn't I wouldn't doubt at all that he would have left. Arsene fucked up unbelievably in a number of ways, especially with our experienced players.
Thank you! I'll switch tomorrowWant a new av?
kingellesar
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Agreed, they should use a wildcard or something.
Sviatoslav
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60 million and Hulk is yours! For a limited time only we'll include a past his prime Bruno Alves FOR FREE!!!
Like Bebe did.
kingellesar
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To be fair, Hulk Adebayor Bale would be quite a front 3. In reality though, Hulk is too expensive and Adebayor has turned to shit.
Thank the lord for Lennon and Super Clint.
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