The same Van Gaal who made Phil 'The Jones' Jones our designated corner kick taker?
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The same Van Gaal who made Phil 'The Jones' Jones our designated corner kick taker?
loooool epic bantz
Eh. It's just rich to hear opportunistic player-comparisons from a fan of a club that's basically a theme park for players limited by injury/crack.
cartoon_soldier
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I want Bundesliga back
Im slowly going crazy here.
Enjoy Chelsea vs Liverpool today
Watch out for slippage
Just when you thought it went quiet, the media campaign to force Paul Pogba out of Juventus and strip Serie A of its most prized commodity has sadly reared its ugly head again. Fortunately for Calcio followers and Bianconero tifosi alike, the Frenchman hasn’t turned his.
We continually hear about how footballers are held to ransom by their agents, as if they’re forced to accept bigger pay packets elsewhere, but in Pogba’s case, not even maverick representative Mino Raiola can engineer the midfielder’s next money-spinning transfer, just yet.
In this day and age, whereby individual needs are increasingly taking precedence over the collective for most footballers, the 21-year-old is refreshingly refusing to bite the hand which feeds him. After all, it was Juve who were willing to take in the then-departing Manchester United teenager two-and-a-half years ago.
Fresh from putting Verona to the sword in the Coppa Italia last midweek, the midfielder was at it again on Sunday, inspiring the Bianconeri to another emphatic victory over the Butei. Inside just three minutes, he unleashed a rocket from 25 yards out, which flew like a bullet into the bottom-right corner.
That wasn’t enough for Pogba. Four minutes later, he showcased incredible swagger and awareness to dummy Alvaro Morata’s deflected cross, effectively assist Carlos Tevez for his side’s second of the evening and put the Gialloblu out of sight, all while barely breaking a sweat. His efforts helped him to a current 185 Eurofantasyleague points.
When he wasn’t contributing with goals, he was helping the team sustain their domination at the other end, emerging successful in all five of his tackles to make him Juve’s joint-most accomplished ballwinner and completing 67 of his 73 passes at a rate only second to Andrea Pirlo.
On the basis of his performance against Verona alone, it’s easy to see why Pogba is in high demand, but there are many more factors to consider – the crippling Italian economy and the perception that Serie A no longer warrants prestige, especially in the context of Ballon d’Or candidacy.
There’s also Beppe Marotta’s worrying admission. Instead of simply sidestepping the issue, he reminded us about what we all already knew – that the Old Lady struggle to compete financially with the world’s best clubs. One wonders whether Luciano Moggi would have responded likewise.
The English Press seem to be doing all they can to make up for their earlier blunder in failing to prevent Pogba’s free transfer to Juve, despite his potential being clear for all to see in Manchester United’s reserves, including Sir Alex Ferguson, who knew exactly what he lost out on.
The last player to depart Turin for Madrid was a certain Zinedine Zidane, who on Monday claimed ‘all the great players end up’ there. That may be so, but the €75m was quickly reinvested on two more greats Gianluigi Buffon and Pavel Nedved – both never Blanco, both still Bianconero.
Of course, Pogba has a long way to go before he can be uttered in the same breath as the aforementioned pair, but with a new contract recently signed, his future at Juve is secure for at least a few more years. He’s on the path to greatness and going the right way about it.
Goodbye Paul
adieu
hwyl fawr
surreal. And there's a Milan Bus twitter account already :lol
Cup or league?
cartoon_soldier
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Yurt pls
Let's have a similar blog post about how Barkley would set a great example by staying at Everton.
Not comparing Juve and Everton. Or am I.
Juve "willing to take him in" fuckin :lol
Like you're a benevolent orphanage. Like he was gonna be doing keepy uppy for spare change otherwise.
Let's have a similar blog post about how Barkley would set a great example by staying at Everton.
Not comparing Juve and Everton. Or am I.
Juve "willing to take him in" fuckin :lol
Like you're a benevolent orphanage. Like he was gonna be doing keepy uppy for spare change otherwise.
The peasant cup, who cares
FootballFan
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Boring
we do have the same spending muscle.
and a flaccid penis in the dugout
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
my favourite is The English Press failing to prevent his transfer :lol
HEY tbf I didn't bold the bollocks parts, just the stats ;_;
Ember Spirit
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versatility isn't a prerequisite for a high price tag
Can't remember if it was Wilbur or not, but definitely remember someone saying that.
It does sound like something Wilbur would argue
having two kneecaps should be
lol
If Arsenal is Disney Land than Man U is fucking Disney World m8.
Don't make doicare come remind you.
The_Hitcher89
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This is why I don't play Dota with you.
And this
Worth more than both of your fucking dinnerplates put together
Time for the bimonthly 'recommend me things that I'll never actually watch' post
Alien series (maybe minus Resurrection, which I've seen and is shit)
Killing Them Softly
Gone Girl
Broadchurch S2
Nightcrawler
The Town
All worth a watch, right? Heard KTS was underwhelming, but still decent I think
I feel like Balotelli's contribution has been so negligible and he's been kept out of the team so much that people have almost forgotten that he exists and is the biggest, most predictable flop of the summer
cartoon_soldier
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He will be a flop if continued to be played as a striker by Gaal
Shanks D Zoro
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This makes no sense, the true GOAT made the opposite switch when he was 30 and continues to amaze and set records at 38. Maybe it is Totti who is the true impossible man
cartoon_soldier
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Do Barca still play a false 9 or is Messi a more traditional #10 now?
LabouredSubterfuge
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Yeah idk, Di Maria's 4 goals and 6 assists in 14 games isn't really flop territory.
Definitely isn't a target-man striker though.
Definitely isn't a target-man striker though.
Statistically he's been quite decent.
But I'd be lying if I said I haven't been disappointed by his performances over the last while. Injury and a shift to an unsuitable position haven't helped, but he's still a world class player and should be playing much better than he is.
The_Hitcher89
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Messi is all over the place. Starts for the right generally I think, but is free to go where he wants
Glad to see Dude Abides was banned. What a knobend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIlPFRsseQ8
Look at the comment section. It's like every video is being 'trolled' by redditors and other clowns these days.
Look at the comment section. It's like every video is being 'trolled' by redditors and other clowns these days.
I'm going to The Theory of Everything tonight and I swear if they make Felicity Jones cry I'm going to give them 0/10 on IMDB.
THAT WILL SHOW THEM.
Alien: you can't go wrong with any one of them.
Killing Them Softly: on my To-Watch list, but it's Brad Pitt so it can't be that bad surely
Gone Girl: My vice-movie of the year.
Nightcrawler: Enjoyable. Fine performance by Jake as usual.
The Town: I..don't remember anything about it :lol I just remember my utter disappointment. Oooh right, watch it for the GET THAT IN YOUR HEAD scene
THAT WILL SHOW THEM.
I'm pretty sure you're just gonna end up rewatching some fucking random movie like usual but here goes nothing:
Alien: you can't go wrong with any one of them.
Killing Them Softly: on my To-Watch list, but it's Brad Pitt so it can't be that bad surely
Gone Girl: My vice-movie of the year.
Nightcrawler: Enjoyable. Fine performance by Jake as usual.
The Town: I..don't remember anything about it :lol I just remember my utter disappointment. Oooh right, watch it for the GET THAT IN YOUR HEAD scene
Marotta: 'Juve can afford to reject any offer for Pogba, but I'm not sure Pogba can.'
Says it all, really. As soon as a club comes knocking with that 10M+ salary, he'll have to consider it and ultimately move away. I hope he decides to stay another season and we stretch our salary cap a little to accomodate him, but I doubt the likes of PSG will be fine with postponing the purchase for another year.
Says it all, really. As soon as a club comes knocking with that 10M+ salary, he'll have to consider it and ultimately move away. I hope he decides to stay another season and we stretch our salary cap a little to accomodate him, but I doubt the likes of PSG will be fine with postponing the purchase for another year.
all youtube comments are worthless, dont even read them
cartoon_soldier
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I see Messi converting to a much more traditional #10 as he gets older. Would be amazing too.
(incoherent ramblings below)
IMO, you can forget about PSG, they can't buy him, UEFA won't simply allow them to spend another 100 million. Unless of course they sell Cavani, Verratti and a few others (I don't think either is going to leave any time soon because no one will be able to match their salaries)
this salary cap bollocks is small time stuff, it's as stupid as BVB's release clauses and really you can't help but laugh at those clubs when one of their players decides that it's time to move on or when a depraved Bavarian comes knocking
Next season we're gonna have the Adidas money, a flood of new sponsors and not long after we're gonna open up that Juve City or whatever it's called, so there's no excuse for not raising the cap or at least making an exception (later on).
in the end I don't think it'll come down to how much money we're willing to pay for him, it'll be about being the best in the world and winning the coveted Golden MTV Award.
and he can't win it with an Italian team.
Vivalaraza
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Di Maria has been terrible since he came back from his injuries. Was really bad against Saints and not much better against QPR.
Coldnoodle
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I want Bundesliga back
Im slowly going crazy here.
Where is the ass
You know I like tight
cartoon_soldier
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Yup
Though I think against QPR (at least from what I read since I couldn't see the full match) he was much better in 2nd half playing in midfield?
LabouredSubterfuge
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He was. He needs to be roaming midfield and finding pockets of space to receive it and turn.
Playing him with his back to goal against 6'5 CBs is probably not going to get the best out of him.
Vivalaraza
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A bit brighter but nothing special. He always has moments of quality, because of his talent, he put some good crosses in and had a few dribbles etc but that's the minimum you expect from him really.
He's been very impatient in the last two games - not sure if that's out of frustration of playing up front and being out of the game for long stretches or if he's been told to force the issue when he gets it.
Anyhow - it's a bit early to call him a flop or otherwise at this stage, half a season in. But certainly, you pay that much for a player and you need match winning performances from him. We paid £37m for Mata, I don't know if people would say he's a flop or not but he hasn't given us a return on that money, no chance. Of course the fee isn't their fault etc etc, but it's bad business for the club to keep spending money like that.
Which is why I'd be amazed if we sign Falcao, for the agreed fee at least.
Had a massive debate with my mate in the gym about price tags and if they mean anything. We were basically discussing van gaals comments about how a players price tag is irrelevant for him, it's what they do in training teams how they fit into his team that he sees. I'm like on SOME levels a players price does have to come into the equation regardless of whether you were responsible for paying it or not.
I see United GAF are a bit confused about Di Maria
it's not his injury, it's not his position, he's just inconsistent. He was like this with Madrid and it frustrated the fuck outta Mou. He'll step up in a couple of games and you'll fall in love with him all over again don't you worry
it's not his injury, it's not his position, he's just inconsistent. He was like this with Madrid and it frustrated the fuck outta Mou. He'll step up in a couple of games and you'll fall in love with him all over again don't you worry
Vivalaraza
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It matters. You spend money on a player and you need a return on that expense. It matters less when you're as rich as United are but it still matters.
If Van Gaal suddenly decides Di Maria doesn't fit into his plans, well that's a problem - he asked the club to buy the player and I assume the club paid the fee and agreed wages with the expectation that he will be a key player in the team.
But then I doubt Van Gaal would say that about Di Maria. Falcao isn't a signing he requested per se so he can turn around and say, well, you gave him to me, I don't want him.
I don't know Tobinishi-kun, you tell me?
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