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football thread 13/14 |ot12| last roll of the dive
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pulga
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Sahin, although that was a collaborative effort with both Real Madrid and Liverpool.
Although you guys did play him at LB
I imagined someone would bring up Sahin, but A) he couldn't even get a start at Liverpool with much less competition, so what hope did he have with us? and B) BVB players break down after leaving Kloppo's nest. #freeShinji
Vivalaraza
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I didn't say you had ruined anyone.
Said Madrid are all about flavour of the month, which is true.
Madrid would have a much better team if the management cared about stability and actually building something.
City are already dead.
pulga
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oh yes messi we ruined poor Iker, poor little darling didn't even get a chance to spread his wings before we confined him to the bench at thirty two years old. shame he never won any trophies either, completely ruined him
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Yeah he was injured a lot at Madrid, you guys didn't really play him though and he was on the bench the majority of the time. He really regressed when he went to Madrid, not sure whether it was leaving Dortmund, his injury or Madrid.
Same could be said about Chelsea.
They could of had not had to pay Benfica £21m for Matic and could have Sturridge banging them in and not wasted £50m on Torres.
pulga
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he was foul the couple of games he did play for us though, can't blame the management for shipping him back
Vivalaraza
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Madrid didn't ruin him.
Madrid just didn't give him a chance. Making it at Real Madrid is probably one of the hardest things to do as a player.
Hardly anyone gets time and patience. As soon as you hit a run of bad form - your future at that club is under threat.
Unless you play in defence, in which case you can do whatever the fuck you like.
See what I mean :lol
Lopez is 32
The_Hitcher89
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They weren't your fault as a club, but in the last 9 years, I'd say Owen, Woodgate, Kaka, Benzema (to an extent), Coentrao, Sahin have all either had their careers or development stall because Madrid is simply too big a club, with too much expectation, and too much competition for places. All of them would have been better off if they'd never moved to you imo
And that's before even mentioning the youth players who have to leave to get the chance to prove themselves, although I think that might be overblown because of Mata and Negredo. I could see Morata joining those 2 in the future though as players who had to leave Madrid to flourish.
Plus, the comparison was with Juve, and unless they have a similar record I don't know about (which is quite likely tbf), Madrid have them beat in terms of careers going off-track, at least temporarily
Shinji has been such a let down.
I know we haven't been playing him in his right position all the time. But when I've been watching him he is very slow to react and his passes are weak.
He WILL blossom into a Ballon D'or standard play though #BELIEVE
pulga
Banned
He was injured the rest of the time you fruit :lol
HOW THE FUCK HAVE WE RUINED BENZEMA
holy shit
I cant
wow
i think im gonna go play W101
we've reached a whole new level of hyperbole footygaf
il Diavolo
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Lopez has been amazing tbf
The_Hitcher89
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Before he moved to you he was on track to being world class, and he's come nowhere near fulfilling that potential. And I'm not saying you ruined these players.
He has. Doesn't change his age though which he felt the need to point out about iker.
Vivalaraza
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Villa likely to be signing someone tomorrow. Rumoured to be Scott Dann.
Apart from the fact he played for City, I'm relatively ok with it. Probably around £3m for what will be our 3rd choice CB going in to next season. Would be nice to get a young prospect for the same money from the continent but they'd likely take longer to settle in to the league and we need someone for the latter half of this season.
Apart from the fact he played for City, I'm relatively ok with it. Probably around £3m for what will be our 3rd choice CB going in to next season. Would be nice to get a young prospect for the same money from the continent but they'd likely take longer to settle in to the league and we need someone for the latter half of this season.
The_Hitcher89
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Bla isn't perma'd is he?
You should read his posts instead of flying off the handle. Chill.
pulga
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you missed the fucking point you candy gulping mong
how the fuck does one ruin a player who's won every single trophy in existence when relegated to the bench at 32, and only in La Liga at that
god I cant be in here anymore you troglodytes have been snorting chicken fumes or sumfink
and you should think before posting absolute dung
The_Hitcher89
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Sometimes it feels like pulga is trying to get banned, or at least see how far he can push it
The_Hitcher89
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On second viewing, that is schoolboy defending. Still a quality goal, but they're all over the place
Freewheelin'
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Oh my
Yep
If only there was a way to add Benny Hill music to this gif...
Vivalaraza
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Rubbish.
It's similar to one of Suarez's goals this season. Think it was against Norwich?
The_Hitcher89
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I really want to see Ramos and Pique play together in a team that doesn't play tiki-taka, and comes under attack more than Spain do
Messi should have 4.
Messi should have 4.
pulga
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if it means never having to read such drivel as that we've stalled Benzema's career, or ruined Iker's, it'd only be a blessing
Lambda Pie
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Ramsey's PEDs at work.
The_Hitcher89
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Suarez's goals are all unstoppable
Two red cards before 5 minutes
The_Hitcher89
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I'm not saying you stalled Benzema's career ffs.
I'm saying Benzema is nowhere near as good as I expected him to be at this point when he moved to Madrid. And I'm not even saying his failure to progress as expected is at all the fault of Madrid.
Vivalaraza
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Or let him go past you and be involved in the creation of something wondrous.
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