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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT2| Wake Me Up, Yaya Sanogo

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LAM09

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Normally I'd agree, but Sterling is the real deal

I'm not saying I expect any of these 'next Messis' to actually do it, or even come close, but it's just a harmless benchmark for them to aim at, and basically shorthad for 'this kid is special'



When and why did Rooney lose that spark and burst that made him such a magical player when he was younger? Was the spark coached out of him, and the burst lost as a result of fitness issues?

Probably fitness issues and professionalism. C.Ronaldo is a prime example of someone who has done everything he could to get where he is today.
 

pulga

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Wingback

Or I'm hoping we move to a 433 and he plays in the midfield 3.

Don't think we'll sign him though. Madrid apparently want stupid money for him and I doubt we'll go anywhere bear what they want.

m8 United reeks of desperation, you'll pony up the 60m and be done with it.
 
Wingback

Or I'm hoping we move to a 433 and he plays in the midfield 3.

Don't think we'll sign him though. Madrid apparently want stupid money for him and I doubt we'll go anywhere bear what they want.
Wouldnt be surprised if Ed stumps up in his desperation. What's the rumoured fee they want? £50m?

Do you think 3-5-2 will be long term?
No. But I don't think they'd pay £50m for someone who might not be utilised fully until next season.
 

Yen

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dootering about on netflix, came across a film called the colony. looking at the poster, i thought, huh so that's what jean reno is up to these days. hover over for a preview. it's not jean reno, it's laurence fishburne.
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Probably fitness issues and professionalism. C.Ronaldo is a prime example of someone who has done everything he could to get where he is today.

Honestly, as efficient as Ronaldo's become, he's hammered some of the magic out of his game. He used to be a crazy good dribbler and provider, now he's like a machine

Can't criticise him as it's pushed him to become the best in the world (we'll see if Messi can reclaim that position), but he used to be more fun to watch (well, it wasn't fun at the time, but you know what I mean)

06/07 was when he had the greatest balance of scoring, creating, and dribbling imo
 

K1LLER7

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Wouldnt be surprised if Ed stumps up in his desperation. What's the rumoured fee they want? £50m?

No. But I don't think they'd pay £50m for someone who might not be utilised fully until next season.
Think it was ~£55m.

Thing is, if we change to 433, Rooney will be played out of position. 352, Di Maria would be a wingback and we would have wasted 30m on Luke Shaw.
 

pulga

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That's the thing though, they don't.

For the amount of money they have they could have already bought Di Maria and Vidal if they really were that desperate.

well they payed like 40m for a 25 year old prospect and another sack of cash for the Michelin man didn't they. It seems desperate

Honestly, as efficient as Ronaldo's become, he's hammered some of the magic out of his game. He used to be a crazy good dribbler and provider, now he's like a machine

Can't criticise him as it's pushed him to become the best in the world (we'll see if Messi can reclaim that position), but he used to be more fun to watch (well, it wasn't fun at the time, but you know what I mean)

06/07 was when he had the greatest balance of scoring, creating, and dribbling imo

Hitcher you clearly don't watch enough Madrid games, Ronaldo is as good as a dribbler as ever.

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He's the perfect footballer. You lot are just premfacing, as usual.
 
Think it was ~£55m.

Thing is, if we change to 433, Rooney will be played out of position. 352, Di Maria would be a wingback and we would have wasted 30m on Luke Shaw.
Well it is is a "squad" game and all that type of thing but yeah I just can't see them paying so much money for someone who doesn't slot straight into the team. Nor should they really. That's a crazy amount of money.

Anyway - Wilson was with the rest of the first team squad at the stadium today. Powell too so I guess they're training with the first team now.
 

LAM09

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Honestly, as efficient as Ronaldo's become, he's hammered some of the magic out of his game. He used to be a crazy good dribbler and provider, now he's like a machine

Can't criticise him as it's pushed him to become the best in the world (we'll see if Messi can reclaim that position), but he used to be more fun to watch (well, it wasn't fun at the time, but you know what I mean)

06/07 was when he had the greatest balance of scoring, creating, and dribbling imo

I get what you mean. I guess in a weird way he made the right choice, as he is where he is now. On the other hand, he was more of an entertainer in his early Utd days.

He has gone from a man who played for fun, to a man on a mission.
 

K1LLER7

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Honestly, as efficient as Ronaldo's become, he's hammered some of the magic out of his game. He used to be a crazy good dribbler and provider, now he's like a machine

Can't criticise him as it's pushed him to become the best in the world (we'll see if Messi can reclaim that position), but he used to be more fun to watch (well, it wasn't fun at the time, but you know what I mean)

06/07 was when he had the greatest balance of scoring, creating, and dribbling imo
United Ronaldo was more like the current Bale.

Expecting big things from Bale this season. He's looked good in pre-season.
 

wedward

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United Ronaldo was more like the current Bale.

Expecting big things from Bale this season. He's looked good in pre-season.

Bale isn't as good a dribbler or as tricky as Ronaldo was. Way less flair.

Bale relies on his pace and strength. Because he is a beast.
 

pulga

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Imagine if he did as many stepovers nowadays as he did back then and what this thread would be saying. Just looking for any reason to "bitch", kinda like OTGAF lol
 

Jarnet87

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m8 United reeks of desperation, you'll pony up the 60m and be done with it.

good, I hope we overpay. It's about time we join the club, every other major club has jumped into the pool of not giving a fuck about transfer fees. Getting Champions League back will help us bargain a bit and we won't have the knock of no European football when it comes to transfers.
 

K1LLER7

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Well it is is a "squad" game and all that type of thing but yeah I just can't see them paying so much money for someone who doesn't slot straight into the team. Nor should they really. That's a crazy amount of money.

Anyway - Wilson was with the rest of the first team squad at the stadium today. Powell too so I guess they're training with the first team now.
It is. I'm happy with this Rojo chap. Thought he was good at the WC but not really seen much of him at CB. It's funny how we joked about the Garay rumours but right now he'd be a perfect signing.

Nick Powell will probably be loaned off somewhere again. Don't think he'll make it at United. On the other hand, Wilson should get the #9 after we sell Chicha to Juventus.
 

valeo

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Rime looks like a good art showpiece, but going by the developers previous game - the gameplay wont be anything special.
 

Facism

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WRIIIIIIIIII ANOTHER SILENT HILL WRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIII

Fucking Rime looks brilliant.

Bloodborne needs sticking up an arse for maximum prostate milkage.

PS4 get (in February or whenever Bloodporne is out)
 
Just finished the 1st season of Twin Peaks, awesome show. The first 10 minutes of the final episode with
room service fannying around while Cooper was lying on the floor
was amazing.


Dagenham & Redbridge boss Wayne Burnett: said:
I am so proud. At 6-5 you hope you can see the game out but the state of this game was unbelievable.

See the game out at 6-5 :D
 
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Xpike

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"Indie AAA" is now a kind of game. Truly the game industry has gone insane.
 

Showaddy

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"Indie AAA" is now a kind of game. Truly the game industry has gone insane.

I remember Journey winning all the best Indie Game awards whilst the devs were talking about them just starting to turn a profit after it had been purchased more than a million times...
 

GQman2121

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I couldn't figure it out. I don't know what I wasn't doing but I became trapped in the hallway. I did get at least three good jump scares out of it. Tense stuff. I'm uploading my brief playthough to YouTube right now with commentary.
 
Just finished the 1st season of Twin Peaks, awesome show. The first 10 minutes of the final episode with
room service fannying around while Cooper was lying on the floor
was amazing.

Season 2 can be pretty rough to get through but Lynch came back at the end and it's just fantastic. Just watched the Fire Walk With Me deleted scenes from the Blu-ray set.... they're just amazing!
 
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