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[GorillaJu]

Curro, Juan Fernando Quintero (on Porto to start) and Yordy Reyna are my 3 fav players in FM 14 thus far. Curro (young player from Sevilla) in particular is INSANE as a CM.

My favorites are Thom Haye (Dutch U19) and Mario Pugliese (Atalanta U21)

 

[Barzul]

The thing is Draxler is much better than Santi, Podolski or any of our midfielders with the exception of Özil. His price is only going to go up and he's the player who closest reminds me to Eden Hazard. So if there's a chance we can get him we really have to take it.

I would much rather us spend £40m on Draxler than waste it on Costa who I think is ridiculously overrated.

I'm starting to share your sentiment on Costa. He has to do a lot more to show me he's worth 15m more than Giroud. His world cup performance will be telling. No one should get this wrong, I'm not underestimating his talent, he just needs to do a bit more to be at the Lewandowski/Suarez level.

 

[Meier]

My favorites are Thom Haye (Dutch U19) and Mario Pugliese (Atalanta U21)

Chelsea got Pugliese in my game for $4.7m in the summer of 2015.. saw him last season (2015-2016) and was disappointed I'd never get him at this point. Thom Haye isn't in my save apparently. Curro is very young to start so you could add him many years down the line and still get an insanely good player with lots of his career left.

 

[pulga]

Wii U bros, where are you?

Im here baby

 

[faridmon]

Draxler has a lot of potential, but 40m is too much for him.

Is that 40m price tag real?
Bloody hell, we might have another Spurs-inflated price tag over here...

 

[Meier]

Curro in 2016-2017 at age 20.

Is that 40m price tag real?
Bloody hell, we might have another Spurs-inflated price tag over here...

That's his release clause and they have no reason to sell him.. so yeah, that's his price tag. Just like Griezmann's is 30m even if Arsenal bid an insultingly low 15m.

 

[noal]

Im here baby

Buy Lego City. It kind of reminds me why I play games in the first place. Perfect? No. Fun? Yes. My NNID is in my profile if you want to add.

 

[faridmon]

That's his release clause and they have no reason to sell him.. so yeah, that's his price tag. Just like Griezmann's is 30m even if Arsenal bid an insultingly low 15m.

Bloody Hell. 40m is a huge risk for an unproven youngster. Is he better player than Erikson?

 

[Scum]

Wii U bros, where are you?

Right, here. Been pissing around on DmC. Eugh. D:
Added.

 

[FootballFan]

Didn't know Keit4 is banned.

RIP BarcaBro

 

[Frank the Great]

Killzone is actually pretty fun. The campaign at least. Haven't tried the multiplayer yet.

 

[GorillaJu]

Curro's stats are very similar to Will Hughes.

 

[Lightning]

Real.

"Costa is overrated."

"Draxler is better than Cazorla, Ozil, etc"

It's like the verbal diarrhea Olympics in here.

I feel Costa is overrated.

I directly said Draxler wasn't better than Özil but feel he is better than Cazorla. Where did someone say Draxler was better than Özil?

And while €40m is expensive for him his potential makes that a worthwhile investment for whoever takes it up. Exceptional player who can only get better and in this market you will need to overpay. Bargains can take you a certain distance but they won't push you over the line.

 

[Jin_7]

If Götze is worth around 40m, Draxler is as well.

 

[Sviatoslav]

Lightning-chan is right, Costa is overrated.

 

[wedward]

I feel Costa is overrated.

I directly said Draxler wasn't better than Özil but feel he is better than Cazorla. Where did someone say Draxler was better than Özil?

And while €40m is expensive for him his potential makes that a worthwhile investment for whoever takes it up. Exceptional player who can only get better and in this market you will need to overpay. Bargains can take you a certain distance but they won't push you over the line.

I'd rather pay 40 for Draxler than pay 40 for Costa.

 

[Kopite]

Would be a good move. John Flanagan really stepped up after his loan to Fiorentina.

Haha, I was on the forum where we made this up. Can't believe it spread so far.

 

[jtb]

I'd rather pay 40m for Costa than Draxler. We need a striker more than attacking midfielders, quality strikers are rarer than quality attacking midfielders. Either way, overpaying for long-term solutions like Draxler or Costa is exactly what Wenger needs to do to get this squad to the next level for a long time.

edit: also I really wish we had done some kind of Dzeko-RVP swap a couple years ago. it's too bad City will never sell him to another PL club, I still rate him. definitely a better striker than Giroud, imo

 

[Yurt]

I haven't seen my Romanista co-worker in over a week

Should I contact the authorities?

And is it ok if I banter him to death on his death bed?

 

[Meier]

My god at those stats. My takeaway from this image is that they haven't updated the player faces of regens in a long fucking time. :lol

 

[Yurt]

I'll send five PS4s to random posters on this thread if he keeps his promise.

Mazzarri "It's becoming a joke now. You too saw the incidents today, so nobody can say 'Mazzarri complains about referees.' I don't want to talk about it anymore for the rest of the season."

Edit: Wooden, Arnie, Wilbs and Richie included.

I'm sorry FF but NZ is too far. Australia is fine though.

 

[tri_willy]

I'll send five PS4s for random posters on this thread if he keeps his promise.


Edit: Wooden, Arnie, Wilbs and Richie included.

I'm sorry FF but NZ is too far. Australia is fine though.

excellent... australia pls

 

[dc89]

Wii U bros, where are you?

 

[Sviatoslav]

Benfica play Porto today, right? If Rodrigo isn't in the squad it would lead credence to the rumour that we're close to buying him.

 

[Lambda Pie]

Benfica play Porto today, right? If Rodrigo isn't in the squad it would lead credence to the rumour that we're close to buying him.

rumour is that he won't.

also, we're brilliant. got Matic for free when we sold Luis to Chelsea, now we're selling him back to Chelsea for 30€ mil.

 

[Blablurn]

.

 

[qindarka]

also, we're brilliant. got Matic for free when we sold Luis to Chelsea, now we're selling him back to Chelsea for 30€ mil.

Not been finalized yet.

How good is he, anyway?

 

[oconnomiyaki]

Do I get to rant about the A-League in here?

 

[bjaelke]

rumour is that he won't.

also, we're brilliant. got Matic for free when we sold Luis to Chelsea, now we're selling him back to Chelsea for 30€ mil.

It says €35m bid rejected.

 

[Rad-]

Apparently we tried to buy Daehli back but he chose Ole.

Also some sources say we are going to loan out Nani. Wtf why?

 

[Sviatoslav]

rumour is that he won't.

also, we're brilliant. got Matic for free when we sold Luis to Chelsea, now we're selling him back to Chelsea for 30€ mil.

Interesting. If we end up paying 20+ million, I'll cry. You guys are the best at ripping us off.

 

[Yurt]

Do I get to rant about the A-League in here?

By all means

And welcome!

 

[Sviatoslav]

Matic not playing against Porto is what I'm reading. Move to Chelsea seems imminent.

http://www.ojogo.pt/jornaldodia/interior.aspx?content_id=3627753

 

[Lambda Pie]

Not been finalized yet.

How good is he, anyway?

no scouting, only gifs.

 

[Manager]

Interesting. If we end up paying 20+ million, I'll cry. You guys are the best at ripping us off.

Those assholes took advantage of Marwood's stupidity and sold Garcia for £16m. It's easily the worst transfer since the takeover, contract horrible too.

 

[Salazar]

Also some sources say we are going to loan out Nani. Wtf why?

I assume that means sell him to someone bright enough* not to be prepared to take an irreversible punt on him.

*Yurt, be honest. Does this sound like Juve ?

 

[Sviatoslav]

lol

Matic has an agreement with Chelsea. He's refusing to play today with Benfica to put pressure.

Benfica's president not that kind of guy easy to be blackmailed. Matic risks 6 months without playing. #CFC

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In Russia there is a term for this, it's called "Balkan professionalism". That's what you get Benfica for hiring so many serbs! Stick to your South American mercenaries.

 

[Blablurn]

Jan Aage Fjortoft ‏@JanAageFjortoft 21m

Alaba injured in Bayern-training. Right knee. Getting treatment I am at the training in Qatar

:/

 

[Lambda Pie]

also, kopites, will you kindly take Ola John from us? Ajax dropped out of the race.

 

[Yurt]

I assume that means sell him to someone bright enough* not to be prepared to take an irreversible punt on him.

*Yurt, be honest. Does this sound like Juve ?

But isn't he out for quite a while according to Moyes? Fuck, let's do it. I'll take a crippled Nani over Menez. GiveItToMeNow.gif

 

[sohois]

also, kopites, will you kindly take Ola John from us? Ajax dropped out of the race.

Too busy with M'vila, apparently

 

[Yurt]

Zidane publicly tapping up Pogba lol

Go fuck yourself you inconsistent cunt

 

[tri_willy]

some shit paper reporting we're after yarmalenko again

liverGAF, what are your thoughts?

 

[TeddyBoy]

some shit paper reporting we're after yarmalenko again

liverGAF, what are your thoughts?

He's a good player but his asking price was too high. I don't see us going back in for him unless that changes some how. So a recycled story for me.

Too busy with M'vila, apparently

I think that's just his agent, M'vila has too many off the field issues to think about. It would be best to avoid him, even if he's an improvement on lucas.

 

[sohois]

He's a good player but his asking price was too high. I don't see us going back in for him unless that changes some how. So a recycled story for me.

I think that's just his agent, M'vila has too many off the field issues to think about. It would be best to avoid him, even if he's an improvement on lucas.

You don't hear much of it around Liverpool since Comolli's departure, but it's very much a moneyball signing. Sign talented players who maybe have psychological issues that have held them back as it's easier to sort out a player's off field issues than to train up a mediocre player who has no issues. Liverpool have one of the world's foremost sports psychologists on staff, I'm sure they would be more than willing to take the risk.

Yarmolenko, though, I largely agree, expect it may have been put out by the club themselves as a signal to Basel.

 

[tri_willy]

apparently he's (yarmalenko) valued at a reported 15 million pounds atm

 

[TeddyBoy]

You don't hear much of it around Liverpool since Comolli's departure, but it's very much a moneyball signing. Sign talented players who maybe have psychological issues that have held them back as it's easier to sort out a player's off field issues than to train up a mediocre player who has no issues. Liverpool have one of the world's foremost sports psychologists on staff, I'm sure they would be more than willing to take the risk.

Yarmolenko, though, I largely agree, expect it may have been put out by the club themselves as a signal to Basel.

I suppose he could be worth the risk at the right price, but he did only move last year so I'm pretty sure Rubin Kazan will want at least what they paid for him.

@tri_willy: I was under the impression his asking price was around €35m, £15m is a price Liverpool could be interested at.

 

[Manager]

lol




twitter.com/_GoncaloLopes/status/422277859450032128
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In Russia there is a term for this, it's called "Balkan professionalism". That's what you get Benfica for hiring so many serbs! Stick to your South American mercenaries.

btw you skipped this:
Goncalo Lopes ‏@_GoncaloLopes 2m
Benfica refused the first offer, 35m€. #CFC

A lot of money. He's quoting this I believe:

Portuguese newspaper O Jogo reports on Sunday that Chelsea are closing in on a mega deal in the January transfer window: The signing of former midfielder Nemanja Matic.
The 25-year-old Serbian has emerged as one of the top midfielders in world football over the past couple of seasons but Chelsea will likely be ruing the fact they let Matic go in 2011 as part of the swap deal that saw David Luiz arrive at Stamford Bridge.
According to O Jogo, Matic has agreed personal terms with Chelsea and is now putting pressure on Benfica to let him leave.
Benfica have rejected a bid of 35 million euros from Chelsea but the close relations between the two clubs seems to suggest a deal will be done in the coming days.
Matic has put pressure on Benfica by reportedly refusing to play for Benfica in the mouth watering clash in Portugal today against Porto.
Chelsea though expect Matic to arrive in London to complete the deal tomorrow.
And it would be a big signing for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who would add steel and muscle, as well as technical quality to the Blues central midfield.

 

[Salazar]

You don't hear much of it around Liverpool since Comolli's departure, but it's very much a moneyball signing. Sign talented players who maybe have psychological issues that have held them back as it's easier to sort out a player's off field issues than to train up a mediocre player who has no issues. Liverpool have one of the world's foremost sports psychologists on staff, I'm sure they would be more than willing to take the risk.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall for Raheem's "Don't Hit Women, alright lad ?" aversion therapy.

 

[Yurt]

Sign talented players who maybe have psychological issues that have held them back as it's easier to sort out a player's off field issues than to train up a mediocre player who has no issues. Liverpool have one of the world's foremost sports psychologists on staff, I'm sure they would be more than willing to take the risk..

CAN YOU FIX HIM FOR US?