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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT| The Beautiful Game

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All we know for sure is that he's the best Fernando Torres.

Nope.

and come on, no one is going to pay 20mil for a Llorente with a year left of his contract. He might be very valuable to Bilbao but it would make sense for them to cash in if he really wants to try something new. 12.5 mil is far from a piss take in that situation.
 

Fry

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Nope.

and come on, no one is going to pay 20mil for a Llorente with a year left of his contract. He might be very valuable to Bilbao but it would make sense for them to cash in if he really wants to try something new. 12.5 mil is far from a piss take in that situation.

He's on the last year of his contract?

There should be a bid war by now. A lot of teams could use Llorente up-front.
 

sneaky77

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Nope.

and come on, no one is going to pay 20mil for a Llorente with a year left of his contract. He might be very valuable to Bilbao but it would make sense for them to cash in if he really wants to try something new. 12.5 mil is far from a piss take in that situation.

less than half his buyout? is more valuable for us to just keep him one more season
 

Meier

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Surely Madrid or Celtic could have picked a shirt that clashed a bit with the other, yeah? This looks like something you'd see in a video game and not real life.
 

Arnie

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RVP is in Germany, Fergie is in Germany, but isn't at the match. Very interesting.

Very.

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Shinji at CM? WTF


You're limiting him there. He had brilliant seasons at Dortmund playing behind the striker. His passing in tight spaces in the final third and the freedom to attack will be gone. What's the point of playing him at CM?


I hope this doesn't become a regular thing.
 

Madridy

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Shinji at CM? WTF


You're limiting him there. He had brilliant seasons at Dortmund playing behind the striker. His passing in tight spaces in the final third and the freedom to attack will be gone. What's the point of playing him at CM?


I hope this doesn't become a regular thing.

Wasnt Anderson an AM player before going to ManU?

He got turned into a CM/DM
 

GorillaJu

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I don't know how he'd be starting most games with United's current set up. And if you've been watching Dortmund or Japan you'll see him greatly lose effectiveness when he's pushed out wide

It looks like one of three options for Shinji:
1) Ferguson plays him behind Rooney and doesn't buy RVP
2) He plays as CM in a 4-4-2 with Rooney and RVP up front
3) He is used sparingly as a sub or rotated with Rooney and RVP
4) He is played out wide in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3

3 of those 4 options would see a reduced effectiveness compared to Dortmund. Only #1 would have him played to his strengths.

I think he'll have a good season he just won't be the same player he was for Dortmund.

Hmmm...
 
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