Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - Put My Fries in the Ten Bag

Jean toomer

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Busquets, Casemiro, Pirlo were also worthy. It is what it is, Rodri was at the right place right time. No striker with proper trophies. No winger that dominates statistics so you can pick something different.

Also Rodri is coming of a treble season and then a league+Euro win. Some journo probably thought he deserved it like Modric did :manny:


I'm just waiting for the fukkery of the vote breakdowns. Some are already leaking and there are some Rodrygo and Kroos 1st places :lolbron:
All fair points.
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The voter breakdown will be subject to interpretation like a Picasso abstract.
 

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I really don’t know why Atletico bought Sorloth when Samu was already there. Would have been better for them to spend that Sorloth money on a more attacking midfielder. Train Samu for a season or two then sell to an EPL team for a tidy profit.

Samu is balling crazy at Porto right now and just hit a perfect hattrick in his last game. The Spaniards aren’t gonna like it but he’s odds on favorite to lead the Spanish line for the 2026 WC. Nico - Samu - Yamal, black excellence indeeed.
 

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I really don’t know why Atletico bought Sorloth when Samu was already there. Would have been better for them to spend that Sorloth money on a more attacking midfielder. Train Samu for a season or two then sell to an EPL team for a tidy profit.

Samu is balling crazy at Porto right now and just hit a perfect hattrick in his last game. The Spaniards aren’t gonna like it but he’s odds on favorite to lead the Spanish line for the 2026 WC. Nico - Samu - Yamal, black excellence indeeed.

What young players has Simeone developed? Samu was better off leaving and getting as much game time as possible which is what he wouldnt of gotten at Atletico. Simeone doesn't even know his best line up at the best of times.
 

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If Napoli wins the Scudetto with Conte then you really gotta give ADL his props.

What young players has Simeone developed? Samu was better off leaving and getting as much game time as possible which is what he wouldnt of gotten at Atletico. Simeone doesn't even know his best line up at the best of times.
All of this is very true. Still can’t help but feel ATM shot themselves in the foot with him.

Fair play to Samu though. 11 goals in 9 games in all comps. With Amiron coming to United, Porto might pip Sporting to the title. If Samu keeps scoring like this, expect a lot of clubs to come circling in the summer.
 

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If Napoli wins the Scudetto with Conte then you really gotta give ADL his props.


All of this is very true. Still can’t help but feel ATM shot themselves in the foot with him.

Fair play to Samu though. 11 goals in 9 games in all comps. With Amiron coming to United, Porto might pip Sporting to the title. If Samu keeps scoring like this, expect a lot of clubs to come circling in the summer.

Iirc Atletico also had to sell players. And as we saw in the Prem this summer plenty of the academy/young players got sold for PSR so the clubs could sign other players.
 

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Conmebol took Peñarol vs Botafogo away from Peñarol's home ground Campeón del Siglo after the Uruguayan Minister of the Interior banned away fans in retaliation for the Uruguayans getting regulated last week in Rio
 
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