Sviatoslav
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Zenit is going to be in the champion's league every year so there's that. But honestly the difference in money they can earn in Russia is huge. Especially when you consider the flat 13% tax rate.
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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT3| Two-sided triangles
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Zenit is going to be in the champion's league every year so there's that. But honestly the difference in money they can earn in Russia is huge. Especially when you consider the flat 13% tax rate.
How are you meant to watch the Russian League? It's not like the Bundesliga, Serie A, or La Liga, where it's deemed attractive enough to be shown on British television, and thus, to me, those quality players choosing to spend the immediate future there is a waste of talent.
Of course it's all subjective, but I'd personally rather see them in a league that isn't walled off.
Of course it's all subjective, but I'd personally rather see them in a league that isn't walled off.
Melfice7
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James Rodriguez (21) Christian Atsu (20) Iturbe (19) Kelvin (19)
James is without a doubt awesome
let's see if the rest have a chance this year to do something, instead of trying to find replacements on the marketBaconsaurus Rex
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On this subject, is there anything in England like MOTD or Revista for Serie A and Bundes?
I think there's a Bundesliga round up on ESPN, or something, but not for Serie A. There fucking should be though.
EDIT: Ah it appears it's ITV4.
Sviatoslav
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Honestly with this squad
Danny - Kerzhakov - Hulk
Witsel - Shirokov
Denisov
Criscito - Lombaerts - Alves - Anyukov
Malafeev
I think we can hold own against anybody not named Real or Barca.
Fixed for ya.
Sviatoslav
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The answer is torrents.
4-0, never forget.
We already beat them last year and now we are stronger and they are weaker.You will lose against Porto in the first knockout stage in the name of justice for stealing Hulk and Alves
Melfice7
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You will lose against Porto in the first knockout stage in the name of justice for stealing Hulk and Alves
Bring back WWF Heat
I like you.
pulga
Banned
Cheers!
Shatner's Bassoon
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Jesus, I remember having to turn my TV down so I could watch Heat without my mum knowing I was still awake. All just so I could see some amazing Val Venis and D'Lo Brown action.
Tragic.
Awesome.
So Hulk have more goals in the League than Falcao. Good!
Also, Hulk is mostly a winger, scoring goals was not his job. Like I said: Both were prolific at Porto and I don't see why you all mad at the price.
BlindCommunication
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Hope he'll keep improving there, kinda surprised he took that decision but as people said, the Russian league is on the up and he'll get to play with/against great players.
Sviatoslav
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We didn't have Criscito back then.Match fixing
When Criscito isn't busy match fixing he is quite good, but what do I know, I just follow a second rate league.
But our secret best player is Denisov. Voted best player in the league last season which had the likes of Eto'o in it. Top 10 DM in the world in my opinion.
pulga
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Match fixing
He's a great LB.
Obviously haven't watched him lately, him being in the Russian league and all, but he was dismal back in his Juve days.
Sviatoslav
Member
He played as a CB back then right? He's a LB now so maybe the switch helped him. He also looked like a regular in the Italian national team before the match fixing thing prior to Euros so they must have seen something decent in him as well.
mocolostrocolos
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Too bad it ended that way, PJX.
Jan Vertonghen getting the golden boot from his mother, THE TEARS MAN THE TEARS.
Enjoy AVB's reign of failure you schmuck.
Dutch Gronk
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Sviatoslav
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Cleared... like Conte?
Funny you say that since we have an official partnership with Schalke.
I think the quarters is the goal at minimum or there will be lots of heat on Spaletti.
He hasn't played a single game so far and our coach doesn't seem to like him.
Goodbye Witsel and thanks for everything. A terrible season awaits my Benfica.
Dutch Gronk
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Well that sucks, he's quite the promising player, sucks to see another Dutch talent go to waste because they switched teams too early in their carreer. Did the coaching staff change after he joined the team?
Thanks for answering btw.
sazabirules
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It wouldn't be any different for me as an American. Stream like I normally have to do.
Remember Schalke snuck into the semis 2 years ago, so it's possible but i wouldnt rate Zenith ahead of Barca, Bayern, Real, ManCity, Chelsea or Juve and Dortmund, PSG, ManU are at least on par too. (Cant make up my mind about ManU, they could easily be the 4th best team in Europe but so far they havent looked good).
"Real Madrid biggest club in the world" What´s that? I don´t know but sounds like an axiom.
Cash money and real big titty bitches?
Come on we all know the biggest club in the world is Stoke.
I guess it because the weather.
FootballFan
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It's not like as soon as Russians see Eto'o in the streets they all start throwing rocks at him. And Hulk did get racist monkey chants in Portugal too. Sucks that there are still racists out there. You would think in 2012 it would be non-existent.
Melfice7
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No change in staff, coach got angry at him in the pre-season for some reason and he hasn't played since then
Is not like Portugal or Spain are racist-free countries.
The staff is the same but Ola John is having a little hard time adapting to Benficas tactic. This and our coach is, to put it simple, a great a-hole. In one of the pre season match he began to argue with the player in front of everyone.
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