Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[phcitywarrior]

Franck Kessié to Barca is an interesting one. Xavi really tooling up the Blaugrana for next season.

He was at arsenal since he was a teen

Yea it’s different when you’re a teen, you pick up the language easier.

Azpi, Mata and DDG been in the UK for damn near 10+ yrs but they sound like they left España yesterday

 

[TobiOT]

Classic

 

[Montez]

This show has always been lousy but this is the height of the bullshyt. Steve Nicol clearly doesn't watch football.

 

[The ADD]

 

[frush11]

This show has always been lousy but this is the height of the bullshyt. Steve Nicol clearly doesn't watch football.

Fukk him and Liverpool, and fukk all these Arsenal hating fools.

 

[African_brehda]

You only watched the clip to see him speak Spanish.

I watched Busquets post el Classico interview for that



GOAT DM

 

[TobiOT]

Portugese fans seem angry in the replies

 

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GOAT DM

you didn't mean THE goat dm ... ?

"Regarded as one of the greatest players in his position, Rijkaard was a quick, strong, complete and tenacious defensive midfielder who was praised by pundits throughout his career for his physical and athletic attributes, his work rate, positioning, his acute tactical intelligence and decision-making, as well as his outstanding consistency and ability to read the game. Due to his aggression and versatility, he was also capable of playing as a central or box-to-box midfielder, and even in a defensive role, usually in the centre.[10] Although Rijkaard was known as strong tackler, he was surprisingly elegant for a player of his size, and also possessed good technique, passing ability, link-up play, and vision, which made him adept at starting attacking plays as a deep-lying playmaker once he won back possession;[10][11] because of his technical skills and creative abilities, he was also capable of playing in more advanced roles, as an attacking midfielder or second striker. Due to his height and physical strength, he excelled in the air, and also possessed a powerful shot; furthermore, he was capable of getting forward and contributing to his team's attacking plays with goals by making late runs into the penalty area.[2][3][12][13]"



"Regarded as one of the best players ever in his position, Makélélé revolutionised the role of the defensive midfielder in the Premier League. A combative and hard-working player, although he was capable of getting forward and playing in more advanced positions, he usually played in front of his team's back-line, where he mainly served as a defensive foil for his more offensive teammates, due to his aggressive tackling, as well as his ability to read the game, break down plays, mark and anticipate opponents, and time his challenges. In this role, he was known in particular for his acceleration, positional sense, tactical discipline, intelligence, energy, and ball-winning ability; although he was not the fastest, most talented, technically skilled player on the ball, or particularly good in the air, he was also highly regarded throughout his career for being capable of functioning as a deep-lying playmaker for his team, due to his ability to dictate the tempo of his team's play in midfield with his short, efficient passing game, which allowed him to link up the defence with the attack effectively after winning back possession. His physical strength in spite of his small stature, combined with his low centre of gravity, also gave him excellent balance on the ball in limited spaces, which allowed him to retain possession against more physical opponents. In addition to his defensive skills, Makélélé was also known for his tenacity, awareness, consistency, and strong mentality.[7][8][14][17][18][19][40][41][42][43][44] Jonathan Wilson, when writing for The Guardian in 2013, labelled Makélélé as a type of holding midfielder he described as a "destroyer," a player who is primarily tasked with running, winning back possession, and distributing the ball to other players.[45]"

 

[TobiOT]

How you fellow Man Utd brehs feeling about this?

What happens if the new manager doesn't rate him?

These folks must have something in their contracts.

 

[concise]

Two late goals for Japan sends them to the WC and Australia has to fight through playoffs to get there.

 

[Ukbrotha]

How you fellow Man Utd brehs feeling about this?

What happens if the new manager doesn't rate him?

These folks must have something in their contracts.

They have to in some cases tbf. I'm not Bruno's biggest fan but I'm not sure we can consider selling him yet.

 

[NSSVO]

How you fellow Man Utd brehs feeling about this?

What happens if the new manager doesn't rate him?

These folks must have something in their contracts.

I don’t think we should do anything until we get a manager. This goes with the idea that Man U managers don’t make the executive decisions on players

 

[Ukbrotha]

Jota is an elite finisher.

 

[phcitywarrior]

Camavinga with a goal for the U-21. Idk why DD still has Rabiot in the senior team, mans a scrub. Get Camavinga out there with the big boys.

Don’t call up Olise though

Jota is an elite finisher.

I’m still tryna understand how dude gets so many headers at just 5’10/11. Falcao regen

 

[African_brehda]

you didn't mean THE goat dm ... ?

"Regarded as one of the greatest players in his position, Rijkaard was a quick, strong, complete and tenacious defensive midfielder who was praised by pundits throughout his career for his physical and athletic attributes, his work rate, positioning, his acute tactical intelligence and decision-making, as well as his outstanding consistency and ability to read the game. Due to his aggression and versatility, he was also capable of playing as a central or box-to-box midfielder, and even in a defensive role, usually in the centre.[10] Although Rijkaard was known as strong tackler, he was surprisingly elegant for a player of his size, and also possessed good technique, passing ability, link-up play, and vision, which made him adept at starting attacking plays as a deep-lying playmaker once he won back possession;[10][11] because of his technical skills and creative abilities, he was also capable of playing in more advanced roles, as an attacking midfielder or second striker. Due to his height and physical strength, he excelled in the air, and also possessed a powerful shot; furthermore, he was capable of getting forward and contributing to his team's attacking plays with goals by making late runs into the penalty area.[2][3][12][13]"



"Regarded as one of the best players ever in his position, Makélélé revolutionised the role of the defensive midfielder in the Premier League. A combative and hard-working player, although he was capable of getting forward and playing in more advanced positions, he usually played in front of his team's back-line, where he mainly served as a defensive foil for his more offensive teammates, due to his aggressive tackling, as well as his ability to read the game, break down plays, mark and anticipate opponents, and time his challenges. In this role, he was known in particular for his acceleration, positional sense, tactical discipline, intelligence, energy, and ball-winning ability; although he was not the fastest, most talented, technically skilled player on the ball, or particularly good in the air, he was also highly regarded throughout his career for being capable of functioning as a deep-lying playmaker for his team, due to his ability to dictate the tempo of his team's play in midfield with his short, efficient passing game, which allowed him to link up the defence with the attack effectively after winning back possession. His physical strength in spite of his small stature, combined with his low centre of gravity, also gave him excellent balance on the ball in limited spaces, which allowed him to retain possession against more physical opponents. In addition to his defensive skills, Makélélé was also known for his tenacity, awareness, consistency, and strong mentality.[7][8][14][17][18][19][40][41][42][43][44] Jonathan Wilson, when writing for The Guardian in 2013, labelled Makélélé as a type of holding midfielder he described as a "destroyer," a player who is primarily tasked with running, winning back possession, and distributing the ball to other players.[45]"

I only talk about people I watched play breh. So I can’t speak on Rijkaards greatness.

My eye test knowledge about ball comes from 2004 La Liga and UCL, rest is from 2006 onwards. I respect Makelele and what he did, I just prefer Busquets style of play