Transfers & Rumors Discussion Thread Vol. XVIII - FIFA mode on the Pepstation

isnt that robben body? this is just wrong in so many ways

 

That's a horrible job...his yellow kit is still all around his neck?

 

This imo sounds like fitting your players to your system rather than fitting your system to what players you have. We are breaking defensive records left and right, I don't think our central defense is too bad. You have to remember that our #1 CB (until Dante came) got a season ending injury.

 

Well, we've seen what happens when Robben doesn't get playing time. He is as good as gone! Müller may be on the way out too, he's too good and vital to ride the bench though his last few games kind of warrant it.

Do I think Götze is worth both Robben and Müller's playing time? Nope, but GötRibs (you heard it here first!) will certainly be a force to contend.

Wouldn't it be ironic if Robben and/or Müller went to BvB? Certainly, a plausible situation if Götze comes. Can't see either slumming with lesser teams.

 

I think our defense could conceivably be better, but as you and I keep saying Martinez is one of the world's elite at DM. So we maybe move him to CB to fit one of our other players in the midfield... now we have a weak midfield defensively (Kroos-Schwein is shaky at best defensively) and possibly not even a better defender than the guys he is replacing. We absolutely have the option to play Martinez at CB, but that's not an ideal formation; he is so smart, strong, positionally astute, technical, etc that the team will only get worse if he is not playing DM.

 

That's just ridiculous

Müller isn't going anywhere and certainly not to Dortmund. We need at the very least five players for three positions.

Robben might leave but why would he go to a lesser club, earn less money and most importantly spend his time with players who ridiculed him last season. Not to mention that the fans hate him wholeheartedly. Not going to happen.

 

Just bring Müller off the bench, he'll still get plenty of playing time. He's essentially Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Götze, and maybe even Ribery's backup. Just move Götze to the central midfield when Kroos and Schweinsteiger are out, or Götze to the left for when Ribery is out(though I'm not sure if Götze can play on that side and I guess Shaqiri should back that spot up). Anyways with good rotating, Müller will see plenty of playing time, as well as some important minutes coming off the bench if he doesn't get the start.

 

bring one world class player... take out 4 players ...

 

He did it all last season and probably would have done it again this year if Robben wasn't injured. People need to chill.

 

So you took my thread idea, eh? You're welcome.

Who, Spock?

Cris, you crack me up with these Klinsmann jokes.

 

Borussia Dortmund's interest in Kevin De Bruyne over the last week may make some more sense now.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to get Goetze but at what expense in terms of players lost? Further, there's a huge concern that dismantling one of the greatest Bayern teams of all time is probably not a good idea. Ya know, stuff like chemistry is important to winning, maybe more so than sheer talent.

Uli spent his money well last season and had some of the best buys Bayern has seen in decades. Next season, I'm not too confident it will be as fruitful.

 

I mean, here's a serious question: what contribution has Robben honestly given to this team in 12/13 and specifically what has he done that Mario Gotze can't do? Take your time, but I'll answer your question.

At zero expense.

 

maybe the only goal against BVB?

 

Don't even act like Gotze is not an upgrade on Robben at the present time.

One is 29 and relies on sheer pace and one move (run down the wing, cut in and shoot) and is constantly injured.

The other is 20 and has already had better seasons than Robben ever had until he was 25, and is vastly more well rounded.

 

Let's not act like we're not going to shut Europe down if we get Götze and possibly Lewandowski.

 

some people...




see you guys on the game thread tomorrow..

keep it real

 

Want to look into the crystal ball? This team is set up for an unprecedented period of modern dominance.

2018 lineup:

Neuer (32)
Lahm(34)-Boateng(29)-Badstuber(29)-Alaba(25)
Martinez(29)-Kroos(28)
Muller(28)-Gotze(25)-Shaqiri(26)
Lewandowski(29)

Lahm will probably play forever. But seriously, holy shit. This would be a world class XI that has played together for FIVE YEARS, and in the case of some players, as many as 9 years. All hitting their prime at the same time. And this would assume only one more transfer for five years (completely implausible), when we all know the reality is that some of these players will be UPGRADED.

 

Transfer is supposed to be officially announced later today according to Ruhr Nachrichten.

 

Just so everyone is on the same page, we're all clear that Dortmund will face Bayern in the CL final, it will go to penalties, and Gotze will miss the decisive one.

 

i thought you were talking about Dante for a second.

 

What is bad about this story is not that Götze wants to go to Bayern, but that he has lied all the way about a possible move. He had chances to speak the truth like Lewandowski and Hummels have, but always chose not to while doling out statements of near-eternal loyalty when the opportunity has arisen. Sometimes the fans in DO are unrealistic with their expectations, in which case he should not have played along with them and used the goodwill for all kinds of benefits. The fans are the most important part of that club - they were saved in 2005 because creditors realised the payback from having such a large and attached fan-base in years to come. He's gained the trust of the fans and then lied to them. Terrible thing to do.

The fans will understand in the end, but not lieing makes that process much, much quicker and easier for everyone.

 

How do people here feel about the "competitive Bundesliga"?
It will probably never happen when Bayern keeps on using their financial advantage like this. The worst part about that for the rest of the league is that Bayern got a lot of that advantage by breaking rules and getting away with it over decades..and continue to do so. Until that changes, there will not be a competitive league.

 

are you asking the question and then answering it?