Heebie Jeebies
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Wasnt really a slight on Pogba. We had Ferdinand and Giggs in central midfield at one point, and Rafael and Fabio in midfield vs Arsenal in a FA Cup match. Fergie was a bit of a madman in the later years.
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Manchester United get Pogba for record-breaking 120+ million
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Wasnt really a slight on Pogba. We had Ferdinand and Giggs in central midfield at one point, and Rafael and Fabio in midfield vs Arsenal in a FA Cup match. Fergie was a bit of a madman in the later years.
Rooney will most likely still be the #10 in the first eleven so Pogba will be playing further back as an #8, in that position 10 goals and 10 assists would be a good season. What is ominous about Pogba is that most coaches don't think he will reach his peak for another three years.
HarryKS
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Let's make a bet, we both come back here at the end of the season. What you want to put on the line?
Don't worry man, dybala wil lead us to Cardiff.
Audioboxer
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Pogba? No chance. The guy is pure class.
Man Utd? lol pls be excited. Mou will be first to crack and if he does so will the club.
SporeCrawler
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Okay.. Lets bet about CL.. If ManU wins the CL you win.. Oh wait they cant even compete because they couldnt reach CL
What about the coach.. Maybe we could make a CL bet on his former team? Whats ghat? That team fell even harder?
Are we talking about the guy who completely failed last season?
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
tbf, this was before mou and pogs joined
Audioboxer
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Mourinho? Yeah. One season doesn't make all his talent disappear though. Just shows he's human and can make a lot of mistakes.
Audioboxer
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I mean this topic is based around one of Fergies biggest mistakes
Even the best can fuck up.
We basically paid Juventus a ridiculous babysitting fee to help mature Pogba. In some regards it might have been better for him as Moyes and Van Gaal developing Pogba? lol
KurtSloane
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Well do go on about the money.
SporeCrawler
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Which will happen again. He is just too predictable at this point
And Louis Van Gaal didnt win a lot of trophies ? Whats your point?
I mean ManU at least made it to EL.. And barely missed CL. Chelsea was like bottom tear last season when Mou got fired
Audioboxer
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Mourinho done it in the Premier League, Van Gaal didn't.
Anyone who manages to kick Fergie down at least has some talent.
With Pjanic, Pjaca, Benatia, BBC, Buffon, Lemina and Higuain, even without Pogba, i feel we will be able to stand strong here.^_^
Hiks.T_T If only we could get Verrati here.T_T
KurtSloane
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And Klopp near got Dortmund relegated, is he shit now because of one season.
You are making shit up based on one season, let's see what happens.
SporeCrawler
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uh... dortmund at least got to EL that season.
KZObsessed
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pogbas-40m-payback-for-reds-pfmxhxpx9
It is crazy how much money is in football these days.
Audioboxer
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The one thing Woodward is good at.
He's learned a little this summer but I still think he could be left in an office doing marketing deals whilst someone else handles transfers.
Fully expected the usual last minute Madrid twist where Woodward is yet again left embarrassed going after a big signing.
Lion Heart
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How do these contacts work, is that per year for Pogba or that money all goes to his former club? What's he actually making.
SporeCrawler
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basically football players have x year contracts with their clubs. if another clubs wants that player the football player cant just ignore that previous contract. thats why the other club can pay the current club some money so that all parties agree on the transfer.
what happened here is that manu chose to pay juve, who had some years left with pogba, a one time fee of 120 million euros and of course pogba has to agree with manu on their employment agreement too (which i hear will be around 12 million annually.)
Paracelsus
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Actually most fans are fuming because
1. Manchester United has not, nor will have for the foreseeable future, a bigger chance than Juve of winning the UCL. Therefore this is just for the money
2. His replacement seems to be an utterly generic and old inside forward (Matuidi), which is more money to his scumbag agent
3. He was the only player able of pulling tricks in the midfield, so as a result the overall quality took a dive
It's kinda like what happened when Juve got rid
he didn't help winning shit
HarryKS
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Willing to put my account on the line. Talk the talk, walk the walk.
Premier League winners.
flintstryker
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Didn't Pogba made some huge claims about never going back to United? Or did I dream it?
Great that this almost finally done. Still need that RB and another CB though. Then we'll have a complete starting XI.
DDG
Valencia- Bailly - Smalling - Shaw
Carrick
Herrerra Pogba
Mikihatryan Martial
Ibrahimovic
And haters gonna hate, of course. As if your clubs don't have transfers and shit too? Kit sales and commercial opportunities will pay this off in no time. =)
Mourinho has already given back this club the swag that it lost when SAF left.
DDG
Valencia- Bailly - Smalling - Shaw
Carrick
Herrerra Pogba
Mikihatryan Martial
Ibrahimovic
And haters gonna hate, of course. As if your clubs don't have transfers and shit too? Kit sales and commercial opportunities will pay this off in no time. =)
Mourinho has already given back this club the swag that it lost when SAF left.
True Savior
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Congrats Mino Raiola.
wapplew
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Rooney will be the biggest problem for Mou. I hope Rooney have to fight for the possition.
Juve have a stronger squad than last season largely down to this windfall. I don't see many Juve fans being upset/annoyed about it, as it's been inevitable for a while (could have left last season).
Fight isn't enough for Rooney, he's just done.
wapplew
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He's just 30, he can't be done that early. Let him fight for it for the sake of all the work he done for Manu.
He's been mostly poor for the last 2-3 seasons. Speed is gone, touch is gone. He's great though if you want someone to spray Hollywood balls out wide and get in the ref's face.
He's been playing professional football for what, about 14 years now? It takes it's toll and Rooney isn't exactly some sculpted Adonis.
He'll still have his moments, but if any other player had a seemingly God given right to start week in, week out they would too. I wish SAF had stayed on another year as he'd undoubtedly have been sold rather than being given a bumper new contract.
KurtSloane
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He has been playing first team football since 16, he has played more football at 30 than most, its the miles on the clock and not the age.
He gets paid handsomely by the club, we owe him nothing. He will be gone next season.
Mass_Pincup
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He'll be worth it for the jersey money alone.
slightconfuse
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MAnchester yankees
smokeandmirrors
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fucking hell of a financial turn around for Juve.
Char Aznable
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Watch him flop due to Yunaited shitty defense
Worst 10 ever for juve such a disrespect for the club
Worst 10 ever for juve such a disrespect for the club
KurtSloane
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Shaw is great, as is Stalling and Bailly was brilliant today, defense is improving.
Either way, why would it impact his ability to play well? What an odd reasoning.
Worst 10 ever? Bitter much?
He gave Juve 4 great years, get over it.
SporeCrawler
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To be fair. Juves foundation is called buffon, chiellini and bonucci
Pogba is a great player but he wasnt juves sole reason for success
HarryKS
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You this guy?
Stay classy.
Maybe Juventus can afford to pay the judges as well now, not only the referees.
Dark Rider
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He really wont. Clubs sell like 2m shirts a a year if they are lucky, and 90+% of the sale goes to Adidas. That's why they are paying us such stupidly high numbers per season for the rights.
As I've said before. Money is inconsequential to United. They make so much of it that they can happily afford to do this again and again if need be. It would take several years outside the top 4 consecutively for it to be a problem.
Pogba for £89m is a crazy amount of money, but then Chelsea thought Torres at £50m was a bargain while Pool sagely bought the mercurial Andy Carrol for £35m. You don't know if it's actually a waste for a few years.
Watford wouldn't sell Troy Deeney for £30m, Everton want £50m for Stones and £70m for Lukaku. The PL is mental even without oil barons, sugar daddies or crazy sponsorship.
The Hamburglar
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Shrek has been shit for the last 5 years, he's done but will be an automatic start because managers don't seem to have the balls to bench him .
Char Aznable
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Disgusting fat shaming. Also, Higuain is 28.
I'm obviously not happy about Pogba leaving, but it is what it is. It's really, really hard to be pissed when your club has signed Higuain, Pjanic, Dani Alves, Benatia and Pjaca (watch out for this lad) in one summer.
Even without Pogba, Juve have a much better squad this season.
yeah dude...so salty for the 120 M yunited spent in order to beat mighty leicester
Pogba didn't play against Leicester. Still won.
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