Mase Gumble
Member
It's fucking hilarious how Barca tried doing their usual thing with Veratti earlier in the window and now they end up being the ones mugged off.
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Football Thread 2016/17 & Offseason |OT2| Wenger In Fam! Wenger Out Blud!
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I love it
Mase Gumble
Member
I suppose this works out well for most other key Barca and probably Real Madrid players, they'll be getting nice new contracts so the clubs can bump up their buy out clauses.
My top 3 teams to win CL:
1. Real Madrid
2. Real Madrid
3. Real Madrid
Nobody can stop the best team in the world, especially not Barcelona now that they lost Neymar lol.
GTP_Daverytimes
Member
Happy for him, fuck Guardiola, he had a chance to mold this kid into becoming one of the deadliest strikers in the premier league.
So good
cartoon_soldier
Member
It will be funny when PSG don't even reach the semi finals.
And I am a Madrid supporter.
And I am a Madrid supporter.
Now they can just do it and buy him back
Football has become a shitshow in big part thanks to private investors becoming club owners. This deal is the best example.
Barcelona deserve some shit for their own behaviour, but that's another story of its own.
As a Bayern fan (already a fully commercialised club), development of world football makes me want to stop watching altogether. In just a few years only the biggest 2-3 clubs who are financed in "the old way" (which doesn't mean it's perfect or entirely fair) will be able to compete and all the other clubs up there will be ones which are owned by some billionaire or company. That's not a real competition, it's about which club has the richest fan willing to buy them to become his hobby.
Barcelona deserve some shit for their own behaviour, but that's another story of its own.
As a Bayern fan (already a fully commercialised club), development of world football makes me want to stop watching altogether. In just a few years only the biggest 2-3 clubs who are financed in "the old way" (which doesn't mean it's perfect or entirely fair) will be able to compete and all the other clubs up there will be ones which are owned by some billionaire or company. That's not a real competition, it's about which club has the richest fan willing to buy them to become his hobby.
CMojicaAce
Member
Barca beat them without Neymar last time though. Granted, it was a close match with a last minute winner.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
The bubble will burst eventually. Always does.
People have been expecting something to slow football spending down for the last 40 years though.
Can't see it
McMoneyman
Member
Danny Drinkwater and Ross Barkley will lead them to CL glory.
Not as long as even the weakest PL clubs receive insane amounts of TV money.
lol the first one. Thanks a lot EU fire safety regs.
I have faith in your team, not your manager.
RocknRola
Member
This is how I'd rank the teams with the best chance of winning:
- Real Madrid
- Bayern Munich
- Juventus
- Manchester City
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Atlético Madrid
- Manchester United
- Borussia Dortmund
I wonder how Barça will be affected (or not) by this. Neymar saved quite a few games last season (including the one against PSG, even if the ref gave them a big hand). Don't think they have anyone that can be consistently decent to replace him. Messi and Suarez will have to do double the work now, which given their already (and still!!) short bench, isn't good news for their season...
GoldenCrow
Member
Go watch non-league shit that's what it's already like or just ignore the money and watch quality football. I stopped caring about the figures a long time ago, its none of my concern. 10 million, 100 million, or 1 billion the figures are stupid. I just want to be entertained and see the best talent. But I do love seeing clubs like City, PSG, and Leipzig fuck with the old money clubs and want more clubs to start fucking with them. Shame UEFA shut the door.
PSG play Amiens on Saturday afternoon, I doubt everything will be done by then.
Well they clearly haven't.
That has 90% chances of happening. And Real-Bayern.
Honestly, I think Neymar has been pushing Messi for second best player in the world [behind Cristiano] over the last 18 months. Neymar is going to absolutely tear most of those Ligue 1 defenders to shreds. I can legit see double-figure scorelines coming.
I think Barca's best bet is to strengthen the midfield so that Messi doesn't have to come so deep.
I have no idea what the plan is with their midfield, with players like Denis Suárez, Arda Turan, Rafinha, André Gomes, and the left-wing, with players like Paco Alcácer, Gerard Deulofeu and Munir.
I expect them to be spending most of the Neymar fee on these areas.
Mattlikewhoa
Member
Did you see him play last season? Great player & he should mould well in a more direct side with a good support striker. He clearly didn't fit into the system, & looked uncomfortable to boot. Static at times. He certainly wasn't on course to usurp Agüero or Jesus at least.
#Fraudiola
Basically this.
We have no idea how good anyone is right now, much less so how good they will be in January.
And having Madrid as favorites is downright silly. No team had ever won 2 in a row in this format before last season and you expect us to win 3 in a row?
A bit too optimistic imo.
Mattlikewhoa
Member
...Oh yeah...
Roberto Larcos
Member
In other news, Michael Eisner now owns Portsmouth FC. Formerly supporter-owned.
I guess EA is working on a PSG trailer as we speak, to add some insult to PES' injury.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Praise Neymar Sr too!
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Didn't happen with Zlatan and won't happen with Neymar.
Some of you heavily undervalue the Ligue 1, it's not that bad.