Vivalaraza
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Kroos is slower at circulating the ball. Thiago really was the perfect replacement.
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Football Thread 2013/14 |OT20| I don't really give a shit what any title is
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Kroos is slower at circulating the ball. Thiago really was the perfect replacement.
Looks like they fished him out of a hotel bath filled with lager. Are we sure he's eating/sleeping right ?
Have you been to Wigan ?
Pretty crazy how extremely important this beautiful goal on added time can end up being.
Yes, you could be right. Although last season under Heynckes he was quicker, because he was playing behind the striker.
Doesn't Xavi think Koke is his successor?
Nope. I lead a blessed existence.
I guess the Thiago deal was the best that could happen to Bayern. I still dont get why Barca let him go though.
Bale doesn't have an ego. Ronaldo tho'.
Still, don't think that any of that will be a problem. Whoever comes will adapt to our style and play for the team.
Benz need some competition as his form is like a rollercoaster. Morata's not cutting it at all. I could see him being loaned out to Arsenal.
WAR recon zero
Banned
Muriel sucked this season. he must get out of serie zzz
Cesc was Tito's player in his time as youth coach at Barcelona. Basically Thiago left because Cesc was there, taking all the playing time away from him, so it wouldn't make any sense to drop Cesc now.
:lol
All of Atlético's "xavi-replacements", Koke and Oliver Torres are now playing as wingers.
They had no choice. They didn't play him enough and so his buyout clause was reduced from something ridiculous down to £20 something million.
Vivalaraza
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stop fucking moaning
Giggs warns United not to rush the new manager ting.
Fuck off you uppity, unstylishly unkempt Welsh twat. Go and fucking dip your toe in the managerial swamp. You'll put on a dozen stone. The suits will slip to the back of your wardrobe. You'll buy a tracksuit. You'll buy seven tracksuits. You'll start sleeping in them.
And you'll taste relegation. And the chubbily beguiling X Factor lass you've just shagged and binned will text you mean quips about the fantasy that you could ever have been the United man. Fucking sick of yoga man.
Fuck off you uppity, unstylishly unkempt Welsh twat. Go and fucking dip your toe in the managerial swamp. You'll put on a dozen stone. The suits will slip to the back of your wardrobe. You'll buy a tracksuit. You'll buy seven tracksuits. You'll start sleeping in them.
And you'll taste relegation. And the chubbily beguiling X Factor lass you've just shagged and binned will text you mean quips about the fantasy that you could ever have been the United man. Fucking sick of yoga man.
They didn't have a choice right? They forgot to play him enough triggering a buyout clause or a cheaper buyout clause, and Pep swooped right in.
Nicktendo86
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Ronnie O'Sullivan is starting to choke here now...
Whoa!
Man United not being top does bring the worst out of the fans. Isn't Giggs considered a legend?
Cesc was playing striker most of the time because of the stacked midfield but I guess the rank order was Xavi -> Cesc -> Thiago
In all seriousness but Barca made that contract and they can't tell me that they "forgot" about this detail. Thiago played a phenomenal U21 tornament and was on the list of many top clubs. A few minutes more and clouse would have been 90 million EUR...
Yeah. Instead of 18 million, we paid 22 million.
He's a legend as a player. doesn't mean we should be appointing him as the manager just because of his service to the club.
this just makes the Gotze transfer look even more absurd
Quality player. But an arse of a human being.
And you do your time and you cut the cord. Like Eric.
ashecitism
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But it's not like he's a prolific goal scorer, his stats are very unremarkable.
Forgot about Anelka I give you that. Didn't spend a lot of time at the club, had only one good goal scoring season, but helped us win the double.
He ain't Sherewood. That should be enough to actually see him of with the rest of the season.
You talking about Everton? I don't think you should be too disappointed in not getting 4th
Yeah, hull tickets have been available for absolutely ages. Don't think it's gonna be anywhere near sold out
The Mail sacked him and he went off the deep end.
KidA Seven
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Yes Sal!! This reminds me of this scene from Assassination of Jesse James.
"If you so much as mention my name to Jesse, Boyyyy... I'd find out about it. You had better believe that...and I'll look you up, I'll knock on your door, and I will be as mad as a hornet...I will be hot"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76_nIuIfNEA
37 million to weaken Dortmund and win the CL final was an acceptable price.
I'm genuinely spluttering the last few drops of oxygen I have left in my body
It came across as very petty -- just the tip of the iceberg on his bitchy responses lately. City won 8 games in a row in the PL earlier this season and we dicked Spurs, Plzen and Swansea 10-2 in a 7 day period. I get it, he's trying to "pile on the pressure" but the pressure isn't on City in this case -- it's sitting on his and Gerrard's shoulders. Sure they've overachieved and had a wonderful season, but the story line will be that they blew it if they don't win at this point and anyone who says otherwise is deluding themselves.
He should be worrying about his own team and their performances rather than talking about winning being "a wee bit new" for the team with the best record in the PL over the last 3 seasons. This is a team who won 6 in a row to win the title 2 seasons prior.
Wonder how Gotze felt as he saw Dortmund be beaten like that. Wonder if he has any regrets now that he's warming the bench for Bayern.
don't see how it helped us winning the CL. Gotze was injured anyway.
230k a week might help him to come over this.
I'm pretty sure he will replace Ribery next season and he will play the cup final against Dortmund as starter.
It caused a disturbance at Dortmund.
A goal every other game in the prem is a fucking good return i'd say.
I think the move makes perfect sense
KidA Seven
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Nick only played as a striker for the u21s because Gohan, Macheda, etc... went out on loan. United had no striker so they put him up there often switching with Januzaj. Then he became injured and missed the rest of the season, which resulted in Lingard/Januzaj as the main striker for the rest of the season.
His time was almost equally split between midfield, in the hole, or as a striker. I'm going to guess that he spent a little more time in midfield for the reserves. He played in midfield this season for the reserves too, although that was a really short stint before going out on loan to Wigan.
No, I don't think so. If Guardiola said Fuck Bayern, I want to take over right this minute, then maybe Txiki and Ferran would have to give it some thought. Otherwise, I would say there's no chance. He has the team playing in exactly the style that the hierarchy desires and other than his outburst against the ref after the Barca game, he has been a much better face for the club than Mancini. If we can keep him from leaving to coach a senior club, I wouldn't be surprised if Vieira takes over down the line.
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