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Football Thread 2016/17 & Offseason |OT2| Wenger In Fam! Wenger Out Blud!

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Beefy

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I would take Lukaku over Lewa , not because he is a better player. But because he is younger and has a chance of getting better. No way is he better then Lewa atm though
 
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wolfwolfwolf

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Carbonox said:
Mertesacker retiring at the end of the season to become academy manager for Arsenal.
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Good call on his part. Hopefully he can put in a few Chelsea-like performances in his final season.

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Audioboxer

Audioboxer

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Loris146 said:
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I miss him so much.
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At least we had him play for our team.

Man Utd has had the best manager, and best player to ever be in the EPL (come at me naysayers). Heck, you could say the best manager and player in the world (come at me Messi fans).

No one better compare any of the frauds to Sir Alex.
 
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Loris146

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Audioboxer said:
At least we had him play for our team.

Man Utd has had the best manager, and best player to ever be in the EPL (come at me naysayers). Heck, you could say the best manager and player in the world (come at me Messi fans).

No one better compare any of the frauds to Sir Alex.
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Ronaldo never played for M. Utd.
 
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DBT85

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longdi said:
Did he play in shitty leagues to rack up those goals?


And wow at Raul, what a major drop off from him too
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Born in 76 so he was 23 in September 99. Before that 99 season started he'd played in Série A in brazil, Eredivisie, La Liga & Serie A. With 3 of those being in La Liga or Serie A.
So yes.

Scored in 127 in 148 league games and 36 in 57 for Brazil before he was 23.

In La Liga and Seria A alone he put away 73 in 88 games before he was 23.

Dutch Gronk said:
These "Conte is angry and wants to leave because of ...." rumors are getting quite annoying.
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I know. It's crazy. Chelsea usually hang on to their managers.
 
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Loris146

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longdi said:
Did he play in shitty leagues to rack up those goals?


And wow at Raul, what a major drop off from him too
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Ronaldo scored 52 goals / 54 matches with PSV at 17-19 years old ( 99 % of player are not even in the main team at that age lol )

47 / 49 matches at Barcelona at 20 year old.

35 goal the first year with Inter. Serie A was by far the most difficult league in the world.


Edit : Poor kid.
 
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Dutch Gronk

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DBT85 said:
Born in 76 so he was 23 in September 99. Before that 99 season started he'd played in Série A in brazil, Eredivisie, La Liga & Serie A. With 3 of those being in La Liga or Serie A.
So yes.

Scored in 127 in 148 league games and 36 in 57 for Brazil before he was 23.

In La Liga and Seria A alone he put away 73 in 88 games before he was 23.



I know. It's crazy. Chelsea usually hang on to their managers.
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Just gotta hang on 1 more year, and then we can get Mourinho again after his third year at ManU.
 
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slider

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McMoneyman said:
Sad news. That little Sunderland lad Bradley have passed away :(

Rest in peace little fella
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Just saw the news. Awful stuff all round. But glad he and Defoe had that time. He genuinely seemed overjoyed to be with his hero. Still gutted. Rest in peace dude.
 
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TimmmV

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DBT85 said:
Born in 76 so he was 23 in September 99. Before that 99 season started he'd played in Série A in brazil, Eredivisie, La Liga & Serie A. With 3 of those being in La Liga or Serie A.
So yes.

Scored in 127 in 148 league games and 36 in 57 for Brazil before he was 23.

In La Liga and Seria A alone he put away 73 in 88 games before he was 23.
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Those divisions were a lot different in the 90s then they are now too, the Eredivisie was much stronger than it is now - the two seasons he was in the Eredivisie had Ajax winning the CL and finishing runners up. At Barca they also won the Cup winners Cup and finished 2nd to Real Madrid by only two points. Then he was great at Inter, when Serie A was widely regarded as the strongest league in the world.

Ronaldo 1.0 was absolutely ridiculous when he first started out. It's such a shame he got that injury
 
cromofo

cromofo

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Audioboxer said:
Outstanding business by Man Utd.

How the mighty fall. Zlatan looks at Rooney like u 40 bro?
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If I'm not wrong, this is a record if it is really 90m + 10m(Rooney)

Eager to see how he'll do next season for us. Who knows, he might be the shit

Glad to see the Everton and United building good relations when it comes to transfers this year
 
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DBT85

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cromofo said:
If I'm not wrong, this is a record if it is really 90m + 10m(Rooney)

Eager to see how he'll do next season for us. Who knows, he might be the shit

Glad to see the Everton and United building good relations when it comes to transfers this year
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Good business for United tbh. Rooney hasn't been good enough for at least 2 years. Maybe Everton will see him find his level but I wouldn't count on it.

He's done amazing things for United and as a fan I'm pleased we got him all those years ago, but I'll also be pleased to see us not paying those ridiculous wages any more. He's dropped so far.
 
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Loris146

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TimmmV said:
Those divisions were a lot different in the 90s then they are now too, the Eredivisie was much stronger than it is now - the two seasons he was in the Eredivisie had Ajax winning the CL and finishing runners up. At Barca they also won the Cup winners Cup and finished 2nd to Real Madrid by only two points. Then he was great at Inter, when Serie A was widely regarded as the strongest league in the world.

Ronaldo 1.0 was absolutely ridiculous when he first started out. It's such a shame he got that injury
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He is simply the GOAT.

Milan is trying to sign Biglia from Lazio.
 
cromofo

cromofo

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WhateverItTakes said:
The Rooney angle as well makes it extra tasty. Do Chelsea have to offer even more now?
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We can accept both and let Lukaku decide.

Raiola the fat bastard will play a role. Rooney too. It's all very interesting. IMO Lukaku will not go for just 75m, It'll have to be near 90m or more.

Even tho I'm sad he's leaving, this is fun.
 
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yagal

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With Morata you need to play football but with Lukaku you can just throw ball in and wait things to happen

... and Raiola

#Team Morata
 
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DBT85

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McMoneyman said:
Oh you. It wouldn't really annoy me. I'm probably one of many who isn't really a big fan of Mourinho!
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Oh I know his fanclub isn't as big as it used to be, and he always seems to gave hated Liverpool lol.

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So desperate to get rid of Rooney they're giving him away. Tells you everything right there.
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Tbh I expected us to waive the fee if he was going to Everton anyway. They couldn't have the fee and the wages and we do need him off the books, or on a lower wage more representative of his current position in the team. Plus long service and all that.

Only way we'd get paid for him was a move to China.
 
longdi

longdi

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Whats with Chelsea rebuying players at extreme mark-ups?

With so many games per season, cant they afford to let younger players play, and save the 'development' fees.
 
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Danchi

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I find it strange that more Premier League clubs aren't at least being linked with Aubameyang. Last month it seemed like he was going to PSG, then China, and now AC Milan apparently want him back.

Compared to £50m for Lacazette, £70m for Morata, £75m+ for Lukaku, or £85m for Belotti, £70m for Aubameyang seems like the best buy of the lot.

Syder said:
Can't believe we're going to let Iheanacho slip through our fingers.
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I guess Pep just doesn't think his all-round play is good enough to be his number 9? He's such a good finisher, though, that it seems crazy to me that they wouldn't loan him out for a year at first.
 
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Syder

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raven777 said:
Lukaku is official now
http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2017/Jul/Manchester-United-agree-transfer-fee-with-Everton-for-signing-of-Romelu-Lukaku.aspx
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Morata to Chelsea then?


Danchi said:
I guess Pep just doesn't think his all-round play is good enough to be his number 9? He's such a good finisher, though, that it seems crazy to me that they wouldn't loan him out for a year at first.
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I'm a West Ham fan. Rumours were we were a shoe-in for him 6 weeks ago and as per usual we let a player go to another club.

It's a shame because we need a striker and he needs playing time. Leicester already have Vardy, Slimani, Okazaki and Musa. We've got Carroll who's fit for 60% of the season, if we're lucky, and Sakho who had even less time fit this year.

Pre-season is on the horizon and we've made no moves yet, I'm starting to worry.
 
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