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Football Thread |OT22| His true nature avoided
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The_Hitcher89
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Tevez is one of three City players who wasn't disappointing last season. Discuss.
Liverpool are pulling blinders so far this summer (CBs not withstanding), but the GK sitchi is fucking delicate.
Freewheelin'
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Now that Tevez is off to Juve....
HIGGY PLS
HIGGY PLS
LabouredSubterfuge
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Date for the Thiago unveiling.
5th July? Feels like ages away 
Kompany was only disappointing in comparison to the season before last but he was solid.
Kompany, Zabaleta, Clichy, Nastasic and Tevez. That's it.
Kompany was only disappointing in comparison to the season before last but he was solid.
Kompany, Zabaleta, Clichy, Nastasic and Tevez. That's it.
Cause you forgot about Liverpool in general riding that Bayern treble wave.
Naahh I'm not like that. It's because he got injured at the end of the season.
CrashBandicoot
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I'd give one of the three spaces to Nastasic. I'm really not sure who else though. Maybe PabZab, he was ok
I know, I'm just messing.
Can't believe I'm hyped for Confed Cup tomorrow.... It has been decently entertaining overall.
The_Hitcher89
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I'm torn with the keeper situation
If Reina is definitely leaving next summer, fine, snap up Mignolet while we can
If we plan to use both, Reina is a waste of wages/ability and he should be looking to leave
If that happens, we're still fucked for backup keepers
Unless Reina is definitely gone next year, I can't help but feel that we've spent a fair wedge on a position that wasn't a priority (personally) when it would make more sense to spend £4m on a decent 2nd choice and put the remaining £6m towards a centreback/backup left back
@Crash, Tevez, Nastasic and Zabaleta were my three
5th July? Feels like ages away
Kompany was only disappointing in comparison to the season before last but he was solid.
Kompany, Zabaleta, Clichy, Nastasic and Tevez. That's it.
All yes apart from Clichy. The guy is a defensive horror show. Always out of position, lazy, can't defend set pieces.
And Zabaleta was terrific last season, most consistent right back in the league.
Gareth Bale
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I don't think the new president wants to sell Soldado
tarzanpuyol
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Llorente - Tevez up front, not bad
Read somewhere Juve may offload Marchisio to raise some cash, how likely is this?
Read somewhere Juve may offload Marchisio to raise some cash, how likely is this?
Brazil will win it, book it.
i'm so tired of waiting on this dude. coooooooooooome onnnnnnnnnnn Moyes.
I think Clichy's quietly quite consistent. He doesn't stand out and he's far too weak when against a robust winger (TONY V WHERE HAVE YOU GONE), but typically City get fucked due to laziness on Yaya's part and a lack of pace/technical understanding/ability/soul in Barry, and it's fucking criminal that a team with City's money and ambition have a midfield that gets bypassed because of things like that. As shit as our midfield is, it isn't for lack of effort. But Toure is a liability when he isn't focused.
Not very likely, imo. Unless someone comes knocking with a 30M€+ cheque. We'll try to sell Matri and Quagliarella before we think about selling Principino.
fadetoblack
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fadetoblack
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Not happening. A regional Italian paper is saying that Juve would consider offers, but that's really only stupid money, like Cavani money, that will get us to sell.
The longer it goes, the more it turns into Lucas.
Yeah will agree to an extent, but Clichy has never been consistent.
Same at Arsenal, always giving away stupid goals. Remember Birmingham? Potentially cost them the title.
I'd say there were more players than that, but I've been consistent in saying I thought he was our best player last season. I think even when he wasn't scoring goals, he was playing well and he played throughout the entire season. That Mancini benched him with relative frequency at times was his (RM's) failing and not Carlitos'.
tarzanpuyol
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completely forgot about those 2, Juve has like 8 forwards in the books lol
Arsenal as a collective are a bunch of stupid clogs
wakajawaka
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He is very good. Fast, amazing dribble skills, good passer. He is a bit of a diva but still a fighter, strong character. He has played in the shittier team of the liga this year in my opinion, a very defensive team that kept throwing him long balls and he always managed to do something with them even being completely alone most of the time. He is not a pure forward, but he scores.
Put him behind a good 9 and both will be much better.
CrashBandicoot
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Arnie my post in the attractive sports thread was better than your post in the attractive sports thread.
We got rid of Iaquinta. That's all that matters to me.
Llorente, Tevez, Jovetic, Vucinic, Giovinco ... what a fucking upgrade that would be.
Liverpool FC ‏@LFC
Liverpool Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of Belgium international goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes
Simon Mignolet has completed his £9m transfer from Sunderland to Liverpool after passing a routine medical today.
The_Hitcher89
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Do you guys reckon Lucas will ever get back in the Brazil team?
I can;t help but think the significant time he was injured for has allowed the likes of Gustavo to get their foot in the door, and he'll find it very difficult to get himself back in the running, even if he continues his steady rise back to his pre-injury standard
I'd be beaming like a mentalist if he and Coutinho got into the 2014 squad. It would mean a lot to them.
I can;t help but think the significant time he was injured for has allowed the likes of Gustavo to get their foot in the door, and he'll find it very difficult to get himself back in the running, even if he continues his steady rise back to his pre-injury standard
I'd be beaming like a mentalist if he and Coutinho got into the 2014 squad. It would mean a lot to them.
tarzanpuyol
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Jovetic and Gio can play as second forwards even as attacking mids, it would really boost the squad significantly.
anelka is gone right?
Bocanegra no longer plays there right?
Way too late. He'll be in sky blue by then.
fadetoblack
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Anelka and Bendtner were both loans.
Agreed.
He was brilliant. He is brilliant. Juve got a player.
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And we've signed three players in that time.
I assume that this is why we haven't assigned a squad number to our newbies yet.
Freewheelin'
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Jelly that Liverpool have signed the Mig.
Need a fucking goalie... Maybe Begovic is available?
Need a fucking goalie... Maybe Begovic is available?
CrashBandicoot
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Went out on loan... somewhere, kind of glad he did because his wages mean he's a luxury we can't really afford and definitely don't need. He's having discussions just now about what'll happen next season, he's probably looking for a payout to terminate his contract.
I really liked Captain America though, he was very good tactically and was a great influence on the younger players.
Vivalaraza
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Don't worry Sir Chesney is going to be a year older.
Liverpool FC ‏@LFC
Liverpool Football Club are delighted to confirm the signing of Belgium international goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes
Simon Mignolet has completed his £9m transfer from Sunderland to Liverpool after passing a routine medical today.
Hope he's first choice to be honest. As top as Reina has been, and as loyal to the club and as loved as he is, he isn't the better keeper anymore. Should move on now to be first choice. Good luck to him.
And good luck to Mig. Has a chance to really stand out next year now; I'd have called him keeper of the season anyway probably (or at the very least top three), but needs to perform consistently and on a bigger stage now. Really rate him. Rodgers needs to pull it out of the back concerning the team's performance this year, because he's been backed well enough. Seventh won't do this year.
He is, but he can't use his feet that much. Biggest problem with him.
Looks cool as fuck, though. That counts for something in my book.
The_Hitcher89
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Begovic is such an obvious transfer for you to make. Really not sure why nobody appears to be after him
@Wilbz, if we finish below Everton again I'm gonna touch Rodgers' face with my fists at a reasonable pace
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