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

[Kunty McPhuck]

You can't convince me this wasn't a gamble gone bad.

I mean, financially it's probably better than what Juve put on the table but I'm sure this dude's team would have been telling him about Inter, AC, Barcelona, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid etc. when he turned down the Juve contract.

When keeping it real goes wrong

2 Red flags. Fitness and image rights.

Can also argue does he fit modern football with the pressing and his best position is as a SS. Not many teams play with 2 strikers. Inter is one of those teams that do.

 

[nyknick]

Cristiano in his Russell Westbrook arc Mendes' finally has to work to earn his money with Ronaldo.

 

[Ukbrotha]

Chelsea trying to have that Kounde Kimpembe and Koulibaly defence. Very apt for Chelsea.

 

[TobiOT]

The last EA Sports FIFA title.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

The last EA Sports FIFA title.

GOOD.

Let's see if they take they that BILLION DOLLARS and invest it back into their butt butt ass game.

 

[BelieveBeOK]

Cristiano in his Russell Westbrook arc Mendes' finally has to work to earn his money with Ronaldo.

That move would confirm something I always knew about Ronaldo, this dude doesn't care about any specific set of fans or legacy at any club. Since day one he's always just wanted to be the best and never really mattered where that happened.

He would probably seriously consider a move to Liverpool if Klopp was interested.

Can't really knock that about him as the concept of loyalty in football has always been flawed and very one sided

(Good) players are expected to be loyal to the club for as long as their talents justify a place but as soon as you fall off, it's the door for you and you'll be lucky to get a send off.


Hopefully what this will do however is dispel the myth that he ever "loved" United.

 

[null]

I think the guy doesn’t have enough time to assess everything, and doesn’t want to create a massive headline before the season. He’s trying to keep things as low as possible. Hell Flex asked an underhand throw, and he pivoted away from that.

ten hag: "martinez brings some of that south american attitude and .... "

yep. creh is definitely not an urbane sophisticate like klopp (became) or tuchel.

if things take a wrong turn the press will bar-b-q him.

 

[Ill-Yaz]

So no one talking about United being priced out from signing Antony!?

We are Manchester Fukin United. We generate the most revenue in world football but we get priced out from signing a player that our new manager really wants in his first season in charge?

Everyone can just fuk off!

 

[null]

So no one talking about United being priced out from signing Antony!?

We are Manchester Fukin United. We generate the most revenue in world football but we get priced out from signing a player that our new manager really wants in his first season in charge?

Everyone can just fuk off!

how much do you think anthony should cost?

by all accounts we are still chasing FdJ, a RB and a CDM.

 

[SCORCH]

So no one talking about United being priced out from signing Antony!?

We are Manchester Fukin United. We generate the most revenue in world football but we get priced out from signing a player that our new manager really wants in his first season in charge?

Everyone can just fuk off!

Keep going

 

[Scottie Drippin]

My guess is ETH is planning Maguire and Martinez as his 1st choice CBs. Varane will come in if Maguire performs poorly.

This is a bad guess because

-They're both left-footed

-They both need to play with a more mobile complimentary half.

-CB was not a very high priority at United yet we've gone out and signed someone in Maguire's positional profile for a considerable amount of money

If we're playing Martinez/Maguire this season something has gone very wrong.

 

[EA]

Haller leaves Dortmund pre-season as club reveal 'testicular tumour discovered'

Hopefully, it’s not the Big C. So unfortunate for Haller

 

[TobiOT]

This is a bad guess because

-They're both left-footed

-They both need to play with a more mobile complimentary half.

-CB was not a very high priority at United yet we've gone out and signed someone in Maguire's positional profile for a considerable amount of money

If we're playing Martinez/Maguire this season something has gone very wrong.

Varane and Bailly are made out of toothpicks.

The first few games of the season are going to be painful before it gets better

 

[null]

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"Roma is a tiny team" - thecoli

 

[Trajan]

"Roma is a tiny team" - thecoli

A team lobbying hard for a Juve reject nobody really wanted