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[The_Hitcher89]

Created more chances than anyone in Europe's top flights according to the BBC.

And wow - Liverpool are signing enormous amount of players - how many is that now over the past 12 months?

All of the players



Excluding players to go into the youth setup, off the top of my head

Lambert
Markovic
Can
Balotelli
Lovren
Lallana
Moreno
Manquillo (loan)

Milner
Ings
Bogdan
Firmino
Clyne (pretty much)

Most of the second group are to make up for the lack of positive impact made by the first

 

[Tubie]

17 assists is crazy good for any top division league in Europe.

 

[bjaelke]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=uicPQQ1WZgE#t=256

Lucas killing it

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Interested to see how we are with Henderson as captain, especially Henderson himself

Whenever he played with Gerrard, he seemed to go into his shell a bit, maybe because he couldn't trust Gerrard to cover for him when he bombed forward.

 

[Stulaw]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/west-ham-sign-player-more-5945169

Yes, Payet created an enormous 135 chances for his team last season - more than any other player in England, Spain, Italy, France or Germany.

That's 34 more than Eden Hazard.

That's 40 more than Cesc Fabregas.

That's 40 more than Lionel Messi.

 

[Lashley]

"That's 40 more than Lionel Messi"

Hardly surprising. He's not exactly known for his assists.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

All of the players

Still crazy that after finishing runners-up you signed 8 players!

Just out of interest how much has Brendan spent in his time there?

 

[privitsan02]

Still crazy that after finishing runners-up you signed 8 players!

Just out of interest how much has Brendan spent in his time there?

He started in the 2012/2013 season. The big problem last summer was we lacked depth. If one of our players got injured or banned, we were out of options. That's one of the things we missed when we had no Henderson or Sturridge starting against Chelsea that season.

The problem is even with depth, none of our players gelled and we didn't really have a cohesive team until the beat down from Manchester United last fall.

Best wishes.

 

[Salsa]

Mainz offloading Jara cause cavani-gate

lol, good riddance dumbass

 

[Carbonox]

Fair fucking play to West Ham for bagging Payet.

 

[Pennywise]

Mainz offloading Jara cause cavani-gate

lol, good riddance dumbass

 

[bjaelke]

U21 semis starting in 25 minutes. Portugal - Germany first followed by Sweden - Denmark.

 

[papercan55]

Payet transfer completed.

could be signing of the season, well done west ham

 

[Carbonox]

Arda Turan supposedly wants to leave Atletico cos he doesn't like Simeone's high intensity style and doesn't want to defend. Added to the fact that he's legit shit, I'm baffled by *tabloid* rumours pin him on Chelsea and Barcelona. :lol

 

[brokenbeans]

yeah he's always linked to top teams must have a decent agent.

 

[bjaelke]

Portugal slaughtering Germany.

 

[MrKaepora]

Portugal slaughtering Germany.

Indeed. Another one.

 

[Portugeezer]

U21 Portugal so good. Germany looking average as fuck.

Dat Bernando Silva tho

 

[Heebie Jeebies]

4 :lol

 

[bjaelke]

4-0

 

[Andrefpvs]

7-1 pls

 

[True Savior]

Feels amazing to destroy germany at anything . More than half the team is basically from Sporting

 

[bjaelke]

7-1 pls

Getting there

5-0

 

[Oersted]

This is brutal, lol

 

[Portugeezer]

The future of German football.

 

[gutter_trash]

Portugal's U-21 squad has been outshining the veteran National Squad so far.

there is hope for the future. Hopefully by next World Cup, the old timers wasting away can be put out to pasture and make room for these younger superior talent

 

[toweringinferno]

Portugal's U-21 squad has been outshining the veteran National Squad so far.

there is hope for the future. Hopefully by next World Cup, the old timers wasting away can be put out to pasture and make room for these younger superior talent

You should hope they kick on and develop further. A lot of promising u21 players don't seem to develop into their full potential

 

[Meier]

Guidetti balling out there.

 

[DBT85]

Did we get Schneiderlin yet.

Him and Prospect in the centre could be a nice partnership.

 

[Se7enSword]

Did we get Schneiderlin yet.

Him and Prospect in the centre could be a nice partnership.

Nein.

 

[Portugeezer]

Portugal's U-21 squad has been outshining the veteran National Squad so far.

there is hope for the future. Hopefully by next World Cup, the old timers wasting away can be put out to pasture and make room for these younger superior talent

For real man, can't wait for the old guard to make way.

I've been putting up with Helder Postiga's shitness for 5+ year, slowest striker to grace this sport.

 

[EmiPrime]

We've been linked with Vidal*.

Let's see how good he is on youtube/FM/FIFA.

Spoiler

*probably bollocks

 

[brokenbeans]

Linked with Coleman and the usual suspects once again.

 

[El Topo]

We've been linked with Vidal*.

Let's see how good he is on youtube/FM/FIFA.

Spoiler

*probably bollocks

You really want Vidal, even after he drunk drove and crashed his car?

 

[Lashley]

You really want Vidal, even after he drunk drove and crashed his car?

Yes

 

[Messi]

"That's 40 more than Lionel Messi"

Hardly surprising. He's not exactly known for his assists.

He had 18 assists last season tho

 

[Lashley]

He had 18 assists last season tho

Yeah, he's good for assists but he's more known for his goals. Just seemed a bit weird to compare hem.

 

[manipulate]

Yeah doesn't Messi usually top Liga assists?

 

[Carbonox]

Why on earth would anyone want to sign Eder? He's off to Swansea but he's the Portuguese Shola Ameobi. Absolutely naff player.

 

[Lashley]

Yeah doesn't Messi usually top Liga assists?

No idea tbh, im probably just ignorant

 

[MrKaepora]

Why on earth would anyone want to sign Eder? He's off to Swansea but he's the Portuguese Shola Ameobi. Absolutely naff player.

It's one of those things that defies logic. I don't know what swansea saw on him.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Why on earth would anyone want to sign Eder? He's off to Swansea but he's the Portuguese Shola Ameobi. Absolutely naff player.

Strange

Gomis is like a knockoff Bony, Eder is like an out-of-date Gomis

 

[JardeL]

OMG! I've just noticed this thread!

FootyGAF is so much fun! Its nice to see you again guys!

 

[StealthGoblin]

We keep fucking doing this. We sign a load of midfielders and strikers and neglect the defence. When was the last time West Ham actually signed a defender with a pre-built solid reputation on a permanent deal?

We still need a proven striker as well, and Song. Or someone to replace Song.

 

[brokenbeans]

OMG! I've just noticed this thread!

FootyGAF is so much fun! Its nice to see you again guys!

Sup!

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Looks like Begovic is going to Chelsea which means another good keeper is out of the running for us, Valdes it is then.

 

[Az]

Sup!

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Looks like Begovic is going to Chelsea which means another good keeper is out of the running for us, Valdes it is then.

I will be so disappointed with him if he does. He's not a bench player

 

[Steverulez]

I will be so disappointed with him if he does. He's not a bench player

He'll probably only be with us for a couple of seasons maximum. He'll get a few trophies (presumably) then go off somewhere else to play more games

 

[manipulate]

aren't brazil meant to be good at football

 

[The_Hitcher89]

aren't brazil meant to be good at football

They were merely okay for a decade or so. Then Germany raumdeutered the shit out of them, and they accelerated the freefall by rehiring that incompetent goon Dunga. Then Neymar cunts it up ala, well, Neymar, and they're left as a husk of a shite team while he's out.

 

[Jack cw]

aren't brazil meant to be good at football

To be honest, they are pretty average for more than a decade. They have a regular star player every generation, but they lack behind EU when it comes to tactics and discipline. And they haven't had a good manager for years.