I was wondering. Is this the same Paulinho that used to play for Spurs? If so, I would rather clubs go for Carvalho......
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I was wondering. Is this the same Paulinho that used to play for Spurs? If so, I would rather clubs go for Carvalho......
Is there anyone PSG that they won't be signing?
''Financial Fair Play'' yeah , really....
Ftfy
WhateverItTakes
Banned
Our Hoffenheim squad doesn't have Studge or Coutinho. Honestly would be tempted to give Grujic a run out for creativity purposes. We need to take this game by the horns.
jts
...hate me...
Unlike for Neymar, there's not a sinking ship for Asensio to jump out of.
Sato Koiji
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Paulinho is trash. Bartomeu had to be doing coke when he decided he was a good signing.
Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta is a partner and CEO at ADELTE Group which is into designing, manufacturing, supplying and maintaining airports, seaports and road transport operations.
Apparently, ADELTE Group is expanding into China and bidding on projects like the Ocean Flower Island being built by the Evergrande group which also happens to be the parent organisation of—you guessed it—Guangzhou. Guangzhou was Paulinhos club up until now.
Hes using this transfer for personal gains.
Like he did with Vermaelen, Turan and Mathieu.... :')
Kill Your Masters
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I remember Vermaelen. He used to play football right?
jts
...hate me...
Lest we forget André Gomes.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Still bewildered on why they want rid of him?
Same as to why Costa wants out?
I like Bayern, but I'll be rooting for Juventus again for Buffon
In these inflated prices? Yeah, probably worth it.
20m, if you think of it like that
Cuadrado was terrible too
imo, he's not worth that
Can't see a big club coming in for him either
brokenbeans
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All that money and the only option was Paulinho.
Steverulez
Member
£35m for Ox? Get it done Marina
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
😂😂😂😂😂
There comes a point when you have to buck the trend. Are you seriously telling me all main EPL clubs exist to service the Spanish two??
yes
Until EPL clubs start performing constantly well in CL, yes. Winning EPL is not the biggest achievement a player can dream about.
Also, playing for Real Madrid or Barcelona is a dream of many.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
immortal-joe
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Most important thing when it comes to Asensio's development is hype and ego management:
Hype
- Fans pushing hard to have him start every game, raising expectations and disrupting a perfectly functional rotation system
- When he inevitably has his bad games, fans will apply their short term memories and call him "useless"
Ego
- Press raises him up against every other starter, risking disruption in the dressing room and with the coach
- Agent gets thirsty, flirts with other clubs, and whispers to Asensio about being the star of his team
Worth noting that Spanish players in La Liga are far less prone to hype backfiring, as opposed to a Bale or Neymar where a few mistakes undo all previous exploits.
Hype
- Fans pushing hard to have him start every game, raising expectations and disrupting a perfectly functional rotation system
- When he inevitably has his bad games, fans will apply their short term memories and call him "useless"
Ego
- Press raises him up against every other starter, risking disruption in the dressing room and with the coach
- Agent gets thirsty, flirts with other clubs, and whispers to Asensio about being the star of his team
Worth noting that Spanish players in La Liga are far less prone to hype backfiring, as opposed to a Bale or Neymar where a few mistakes undo all previous exploits.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
When you realise that Paulinho is actually Barcelona's 4th most expensive signing of all time..
Like, seriously Barca?
https://twitter.com/davidjaca/status/897058230542770177
A thread about the signing, saying he'll most likely not be anywhere near as bad as people think - Which is likely true
Dortmund tell Barca time is running out for Dembele
I was about to write something like this after reading through your post up to this, but you did it already. Spanish players get +2 at good will and +2 at patience with the fans by default.
To PSG that is nothing
Nope - if we're not willing to match the price they want then let's move on.
StrawberryJam
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Caught up with the highlights on MOTD2 last night and, assuming the highlights were honest, Man United looked pretty damn good. I have a feeling Matic might turn out to be their most important player this season.
brokenbeans
Banned
No not one bit.
Kill Your Masters
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Not really especially if we would then sell/loan/bench Martial.
Just saw the Highlights for El Clasico...LOL at that referee, wtf was that?
Suarez like we know him, I guess that's normal but seeing a dive from Ronaldo in that situation is quite the stretch. He was definitely hindered by Umtiti in his sprint.
It was not enough for a penalty but it was definitely not a dive.
Suarez like we know him, I guess that's normal but seeing a dive from Ronaldo in that situation is quite the stretch. He was definitely hindered by Umtiti in his sprint.
It was not enough for a penalty but it was definitely not a dive.
Same.
Audioboxer
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40919553
Looks like the Mourinho season is off to a good start with a loss, discipline problems, dressing room revolt and drama.
Costa is a dick, though.
edit: And beaten, because of course I'd be beaten in this thread when it's in offtopic instead of community.
immortal-joe
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Not much drama and revolting to be had when he's not even with the team.
The cycle reinforces itself and is extremely hard to break. Even when United was a semi-decent force in Europe and dominated the EPL for two straight decades, it didn't break the illusion that RM and Barca are *the* team to play for. Kids growing up now watch RM and Barca dominate the CL with players like CR7 and Messi. Guess who woud they want to play for when they grow up?
The English FA needs to wake the fuck up and actually do their top teams a favour in Europe by helping a bit with the fixtures because all the money pouring into the EPL has made it a better league but has not improved the quality of the teams relative to others in Europe, especially at the top.
Audioboxer
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Yep, never understood the interest when you already have Martial
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Not one bit.
Mou likes hard workers. Also, Martial was LvGs favorite as was Shaw. He and Shaw were once talked about being the future of the club.
ReplacementPelican
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I agree. In the modern game there's no 'touching' the largest European teams for the EPL, its so easy to forget that Liverpool have won the CL 5 times, the same number as Barca.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
I can see that about Martial, but not Shaw. Poor lad never gets a game.
Steverulez
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It is, yes. 😂
According to the evening standard it's progressing. Will replace Moses at RWB? And can play CM. good deal for both sides in the event he's definitely off next summer
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