Roland_Gunner
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Never seen Traore play but overall La Masia hasn't really been producing big time talent the last few years. Bartra was hyped to hell but he can't defend anyone with size or speed. Which is kinda limiting.
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Never seen Traore play but overall La Masia hasn't really been producing big time talent the last few years. Bartra was hyped to hell but he can't defend anyone with size or speed. Which is kinda limiting.
dont we both know the answer already?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=55445764&postcount=12338
Nailed it. Not that it was very difficult though as he'd already played a lot of games for them. I did laugh at people suggesting Bayern had overpaid earlier this summer though. Idiots.
Nailed it. Not that it was very difficult though as he'd already played a lot of games for them. I did laugh at people suggesting Bayern had overpaid earlier this summer though. Idiots.
im surprised that no many other teams cared about him this summer
brokenbeans
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Yeah Costa just slipped under the radar this summer.
Ape Gone Insane
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Didn't realise United were playing today, pleasant surprise.
The_Hitcher89
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Can't tell if nobody else was interested, or if Bayern just signed him up before anyone else got a sniff. Seemed to come from nowhere, and happened really early as well iirc.
The_Hitcher89
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Ape Gone Insane
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As a United fan, I secretly hope Villa put a few past us and Rooney fucks up.
Push along them Otamendi and Pedro deals
Milchmonster
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Bayern 1-2 HSV
Müller with the 1-0 after 10 seconds, Götze in for Müller in the 89th minute, Diaz scores a free kick seconds later, Götze with the winning goal for HSV in the 94th minute.
This is HSV's year
Müller with the 1-0 after 10 seconds, Götze in for Müller in the 89th minute, Diaz scores a free kick seconds later, Götze with the winning goal for HSV in the 94th minute.
This is HSV's year
brokenbeans
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I don't know where the goals are gonna come from and that goes for both teams, 0-0.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Rooney and Depay get hatricks each but Gestede ruins the day by scoring 7 goals
The_Hitcher89
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If we drop points I'm blaming you
Not that our home form was much good without you last season
Congrats! Should be a memorable occasion for you. No comment on my hopeful outcome.
brokenbeans
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I want Depay on the wing tonight and Mata in the middle. Last week I wanted Depay to just keep running but he didn't and his head was always up looking for fatty!
MultiJhonny
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Almost time for Bayern.. I can't fucking wait! Let's start HSV's relegation campaign right
MultiJhonny
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Wish Alonso wasn't in the starting 11 but I love the rest of it nonetheless
Prepare to be surprised at how ancient the inside of the ground is. Hope you enjoy it though, I need to try to get back there a few times this season.
And Lolerpool will be in full effect, of course. Should hopefully still win though.
The_Hitcher89
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Thiago for Alonso, and that's Bayern's first 11 right?
Or is Ribery still above Costa but injured?
Or is Ribery still above Costa but injured?
MultiJhonny
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Ribery is still injured for who knows how much longer sadly. So it seems that Costa will be getting a lot of matches
brokenbeans
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Gonna steal the remote and see if I can watch some of the Bayern game.
The_Hitcher89
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Getting to the Sturridge stage with Ribery it seems, having him available is just a bonus rather than something to expect. Not getting any younger either.
MultiJhonny
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Nope and Costa has really impressed in the preseason so we are in great hands with him. his pace is unbelievable.
that sounds like the sort of stupid shit they'd do
De Gea forced to train with the reserves lol. take the hint.
The_Hitcher89
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Is the hint 'put in a transfer request' or is it 'sort your head out'?
If we drop points I'm blaming you
Not that our home form was much good without you last season
Haha I just hope we win. If Can and Firmino start I'll be really confident then since they seemed to improve the team massively when they came on last week against Stoke.
If you hope for a Liverpool win I'll hope Chelsea lose?
I'm in the Paddock which is the oldest part as well!
I'll settle for any win
Can really needs to be in the first team. I like Brendan, but him not noticing obvious stuff like this worries me.
MultiJhonny
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How do you Liverpool fans feel about Markovic? Haven't heard much at all about him over the summer or at the start of the season and he wasn't in the squad for Stoke
to go away. His position seems untenable now he can't be arsed to play while he waits for Real to come knocking.
The_Hitcher89
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Haha I just hope we win. If Can and Firmino start I'll be really confident then since they seemed to improve the team massively when they came on last week against Stoke.
If you hope for a Liverpool win I'll hope Chelsea lose?
I'm in the Paddock which is the oldest part as well!
I'll settle for any win
I don't have a fucking clue what we should do at DM. And the Stoke match didn't help much, since they never even tried getting anything going in the positions our DM would normally occupy.
If Can is there, we gain a lot of comfort in possession and physicality, but he is so cumbersome off the ball and easy to run past. In that case, we need Milner or Henderson to stay very deep, and CBs to push up and sweep up behind him, which I don't think either Skrtel or Lovren are very comfortable with.
Allen is much more mobile, but a physical pushover.
Lucas is injured all the time, and seemingly well out of favour for whatever reason
A base of Milner and Henderson I think neutralises both of their attacking instincts too much, or at least one of them depending which one is tasked with sitting back.
The_Hitcher89
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He's kind of fucked, plays in the positions where there's the most competition, so he has to impress consistently, which is borderline impossible with his lack of gametime. Has to make a big impact in the cup competitions to have any chance. Personally I'd rather see him around the team than Lallana. Our play just slows to a crawl most of the time that Lallana's involved, since he holds onto the ball for so long (and not in a good way)
I want him to succeed badly, and he seems to have the tools, but he massively underperformed except for a brief period at RB. Hopefully he gets more chances.
Go with Can and concentrate on attack, I guess. But then who do you lose from the midfield? We have too many players that won't be happy without 1st team football right now.
£50m is probably a fair price for him in this market.
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