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[Vivalaraza]

Both in terms of quality. Maybe the will produce the odd Fabregas style player but if they do I doubt he will be better.

Gerard Deulofeu looks like he could be pretty amazing.

 

[Clegg]

Gerard Deulofeu looks like he could be pretty amazing.

I said the same about Bojan.

I still think he'll carve out a decent career for himself though.

Sergi Samper is the Barca player we should be looking out for.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Gerard Deulofeu looks like he could be pretty amazing.

If he doesn't change his mentality, he'll end up being a better Sturridge judging by the U19 tournament

 

[FootballFan]

^He was pretty bad at that tournament but it happens.

Gerard Deulofeu looks like he could be pretty amazing.

Him, Dongou, Grimaldo and a few others look pretty damn good. Who knows if they will keep developing though. If they do then they should be able to make the team.

Montoya has been awesome this season, great player imo. Alves has been disappointing so just in time I guess.

 

[Vivalaraza]

If he doesn't change his mentality, he'll end up being a better Sturridge judging by the U19 tournament

You're just annoyed he wasn't passing to Suso.

It's never a dead cert but that kid had ridic levels of talent.

Bartra is quite good too. He's started playing for the first team this year too.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

You're just annoyed he wasn't passing to Suso.

It's never a dead cert but that kid had ridic levels of talent.

Bartra is quite good too. He's started playing for the first team this year too.

He wasn't passing to anyone

 

[Wilbur]

Delofeu is my youth sub of choice on FM. Fuck Cuenca and Tello.

I don't get why Tello keeps getting picked, don't rate him.

 

[Hixx]

Stan Collymore really is a fucking bellend. Journo from the Echo thought Collymore had removed his tweets about O'Neill leaving when it turned out it was just a twitter timeline glitch (edit: I can't find the tweet on his timeline either...). Any way some berk racially abuses Collymore and he links it to the journo, saying it's his fault!! Unbelievable.

 

[Slizz]

FIFA exposing fraud fans left and right:

They obviously don't have a clue.

 

[Wilbur]

Napoli look pretty toothless without Cavani.

 

[FootballFan]

Delofeu is my youth sub of choice on FM. Fuck Cuenca and Tello.

I don't get why Tello keeps getting picked, don't rate him.

You seen him this season? If you remember I was one of his doubters, but he seems to have changed.

Does more now than just one step over and sprint down the wing. Tito maybe instructing him to change his style. He is much better now imo.

 

[Wilbur]

You seen him this season? If you remember I was one of his doubters, but he seems to have changed.

Does more now than just one step over and sprint down the wing. Tito maybe instructing him to change his style. He is much better now imo.

Seen him a few times, still not getting it. I don't think he's awful but he's not like Pedro where he's a little more direct but can still play the Barca way. I think he's being forced to take part in the tiki taka and it doesn't suit him.

You'll have seen him more than me though.

 

[Hindle]

Barca are in the midst of a generational fluke like United had in the early/mid-nineties.

Giggs/Scholes/Beckham/Butt/Nevilles all came along at the same time and United started winning everything and sundry. Barca have Messi/Iniesta/Xavi/Busquets/Pedro/Pique all at the same time too.

La Masia will still develop quality players but not to the same standard of the one's they have now imo.

Yep Fergie has been trying for years to do it again. I think he's failed though.

 

[Clegg]

Schurrle will be brilliant in a few years time.

If he keeps building on his Leverkusen form there'll be no stopping him.

 

[PaulLFC]

Oh look, a portion of Chelsea fans are being idiots again:

Chelsea supporters will boo interim boss Rafael Benitez until the end of the season, say a fans' group.

Benitez was jeered in his technical area during Sunday's match against Manchester City.

"We want the powers-that-be to realise we didn't want him", said Trizia Fiorellino, chair of Chelsea Supporters' Group.

I feel sorry for the good fans, I'd be embarrassed if someone like that was acting as a spokesman for me as a supporter.

 

[Slizz]

Oh look, a portion of Chelsea fans are being idiots again:



I feel sorry for the good fans, I'd be embarrassed if someone like that was acting as a spokesman for me as a supporter.

Trizia Fiorellino, sounds like a Bond Mistress.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Oh look, a portion of Chelsea fans are being idiots again:



I feel sorry for the good fans, I'd be embarrassed if someone like that was acting as a spokesman for me as a supporter.

Ha, what a tit. Roman was well aware that they didn't want him before he offered him the contract

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm sorry Chelsea-GAF but...

You don't deserve Pep. Let him go to Man City instead.

 

[Wilbur]

I'm sorry Chelsea-GAF but...

You don't deserve Pep. Let him go to Man City instead.

He is. I don't understand the delusion that he will go to Chelsea. He won't. He's going City.

 

[faridmon]

Just checked the Seria results. Wow. Both Milan team, who are supposed to be ''shit' beat Juventus. What hapened? CL fatigue?

 

[The_Hitcher89]

I'm sorry Chelsea-GAF but...

You don't deserve Pep. Let him go to Man City instead.

They don't deserve shit either. I'd love to see Pep at Atletico, Bilbao, or Valencia

 

[Slizz]

Just checked the Seria results. Wow. Both Milan team, who are supposed to be ''shit' beat Juventus. What hapened? CL fatigue?

Quality of play. Serie A, best league in the world.

 

[Timurid]

Just checked the Seria results. Wow. Both Milan team, who are supposed to be ''shit' beat Juventus. What hapened? CL fatigue?

nah milan was gifted a goal from the ref, but that doesn't excuse the fact of how shit juve is without a striker.

 

[Wilbur]

nah milan was gifted a goal from the ref, but that doesn't excuse the fact of how shit juve is without a striker.

Were they shit without one last year as well?

 

[FootballFan]

They don't deserve shit either. I'd love to see Pep at Atletico, Bilbao, or Valencia

Pep to replace Sam Allardyce at West Ham.

 

[Salvadora]

Pep to City, Mou to Chelsea & Moyes to United. It is written.

 

[Timurid]

They don't deserve shit either. I'd love to see Pep at Atletico, Bilbao, or Valencia

i would love to see him at Valencia. Valencia has an very good system. Also, i think they cleared most of their debt. Honestly, i dont see him going back to spain unless its Barca.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Pep to replace Sam Allardyce at West Ham.

Allardyce to Chelsea or City

 

[Kyoufu]

Pep to City, Mou to Chelsea & Moyes to United. It is written.

Who will take over at Everton and Real?

 

[Wilbur]

Pep to City, Mou to Chelsea & Moyes to United. It is written.

I don't think Mou will go back to work under Roman. It'll be most likely Pep to City... but there's a chance he could go to United. Whichever one he doesn't go to, Mou does.

 

[Feorax]

Barca are in the midst of a generational fluke like United had in the early/mid-nineties.

Giggs/Scholes/Beckham/Butt/Nevilles all came along at the same time and United started winning everything and sundry. Barca have Messi/Iniesta/Xavi/Busquets/Pedro/Pique all at the same time too.

La Masia will still develop quality players but not to the same standard of the one's they have now imo.

You have to give credit to Borrell and Segura, they worked wonders with that academy, and they've done fantastically with ours too. Having Kelly, Wisdom, Sterling, Shelvey, Suso, Flanagan and Robinson all break through to the first team in the last couple of years has been wonderful to watch.

 

[faridmon]

nah milan was gifted a goal from the ref, but that doesn't excuse the fact of how shit juve is without a striker.

Well, Juve always had shit strikers from last season and they won the Scuddetto. This year, maybe the CL is having some effect on them. The same with Dortmund.

 

[GolazoDan]

Quality of play. Serie A, best league in the world.

Reminds me, not really linked to this comment, but remember how every time Barcelona or whoever would beat an English team we'd get the "fans of football, not fans of a football team" sorts making sarcastic remarks about the Premier League being "the best league in the world, lololol". Then the last day of the 2011-12 season happened and I think everyone worked out why people call it that.

 

[Wilbur]

Reminds me, not really linked to this comment, but remember how every time Barcelona or whoever would beat an English team we'd get the "fans of football, not fans of a football team" sorts making sarcastic remarks about the Premier League being "the best league in the world, lololol". Then the last day of the 2011-12 season happened and I think everyone worked out why people call it that.

Yeah to be fair, its nowhere near as entertaining for me watching Barca and Madrid duke it out and inevitably finish first and second than in the other 3 big leagues.

Prem > Serie A > Bundesliga > La Liga. Not on quality, but my personal preference.

 

[PaulLFC]

But Fiorellino said: "...The fans don't expect to pick and choose the managers..."

Um, well shut the fuck up and back your manager then.

 

[faridmon]

Yeah to be fair, its nowhere near as entertaining for me watching Barca and Madrid duke it out and inevitably finish first and second than in the other 3 big leagues.

Prem > Serie A > Bundesliga > La Liga. Not on quality, but my personal preference.

Everton > Bundesliga > Everything else for me.

 

[Timurid]

Were they shit without one last year as well?

Well, they weren't in europe last year...

 

[Fintan]

I don't think Mou will go back to work under Roman. It'll be most likely Pep to City... but there's a chance he could go to United. Whichever one he doesn't go to, Mou does.

If I remember correctly, Mourinho said in that Pedro Pinto CNN interview that he'd be willing to work under Roman again.

 

[Clegg]

You have to give credit to Borrell and Segura, they worked wonders with that academy, and they've done fantastically with ours too. Having Kelly, Wisdom, Sterling, Shelvey, Suso, Flanagan and Robinson all break through to the first team in the last couple of years has been wonderful to watch.

They did fantastic work at Barca. They laid the foundations and La Masia is still producing good players. Cuenca,Tello,Thiago,Duelofeu,Samper,Rafinha etc.

But Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, and Messi are once in a lifetime players imo.

 

[Wilbur]

Well, they weren't in europe last year...

And they're doing quite well in Europe without a striker.

If I remember correctly, Mourinho said in that Pedro Pinto CNN interview that he'd be willing to work under Roman again.

Did he?! Well fuck.

 

[FootballFan]

Bar has been hit twice in this game and post once. Someone score please, thanks.

 

[PrematureQuiche]

Well fuck...I was trying to annoy my Mum and Sister while they were watching a recording of x factor with the new Sky+ app which lets you control the box using your phone/tablet. It won't let you change the channel to Babestation or any of those channels! Sucks. I had to change it to some Gay Dating Channel. They were well confused though :lol

 

[faridmon]

If I remember correctly, Mourinho said in that Pedro Pinto CNN interview that he'd be willing to work under Roman again.

That interview was great. Pedro Pinto is an amazing Journalist. He is great at Football Weekly

Spoiler

despite being a Liverpool fan

 

[Kyoufu]

Pep going to Chelsea would be bad because he's very likely to get sacked. Anyone with the job is.

Nobody here wants Pep to get the sack.

Pep to Barca (but Tito is doing great so far).

How about...

PEP TO REAL OMG

 

[FootballFan]

That interview was great. Pedro Pinto is an amazing Journalist. He is great at Football Weekly

Spoiler

despite being a Liverpool fan

Yeah Pedro Pinto is great

Spoiler

despite being a Ronaldo-lover

 

[Vivalaraza]

You have to give credit to Borrell and Segura, they worked wonders with that academy, and they've done fantastically with ours too. Having Kelly, Wisdom, Sterling, Shelvey, Suso, Flanagan and Robinson all break through to the first team in the last couple of years has been wonderful to watch.

The bolded aren't really LFC youth products though. Alot of good work has obv been done at the academy though. Rodgers deserves alot of credit for giving the players a chance.

I don't think Mourinho will go back to Chelsea now.

I think Pep will end up at United if he is offered the job next summer. I believe he is Ferguson's #1 choice.

 

[Fintan]

Did he?! Well fuck.

Yup. Found the quote:

Mourinho’s answer was in response to Pinto’s question of whether he will work again under the Russian billionaire after he left Stamford Bridge.

“Offcourse… No hard feeling. I think it was a perfect example of a fantastic divorce. I still get in touch with him,” Mourinho said in the interview.

The Portuguese maintains he has a good relationship with Roman Abramovich.

“We have a great relationship in fact,” he said.

Apparently he called Roman personally to arrange the Essien loan.

 

[GolazoDan]

Pep Guardiola will provide the buffer between Alex Ferguson and the REAL heir to the throne.

 

[Wilbur]

Yup. Found the quote:


Apparently he called Roman personally to arrange the Essien loan.

Ah, fair enough. Still get the feeling he'd rather have the United job though.

 

[3Sixty]

Well fuck...I was trying to annoy my Mum and Sister while they were watching a recording of x factor with the new Sky+ app which lets you control the box using your phone/tablet. It won't let you change the channel to Babestation or any of those channels! Sucks. I had to change it to some Gay Dating Channel. They were well confused though :lol

Bet you knew that channel number straight away.