La Liga Announce VAR. Catalonia Announce Secession - The Other Teams Thread[R]

That's what I had read previously as well. Lewandowski earning 15 ME gross etc. Makes sense given Bayern's wage structure.

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Athletic Bilbao trying to convince Oyarzabal to join them. He has a 50 ME buyout with it being 60 ME for Bilbao. Though their lawyers think that teams can't have two buyouts as players themselves buyout their contract. La Real meeting with Oyazabal's father today with their renewal offer.

http://www.marca.com/futbol/athletic/2018/08/13/5b7136f4e5fdea8b358b4580.html

 

He was only saying what we were saying on his forum; horrible roster.

It's funny hearing him ask for patience. Patience for what? That roster isn't going to magically turn to a good one. It's filled with shit players and "has beens". Their best (Ozil) played like he was supposed to be their worst.

 

I still don't understand how Arsenal Fan TV is popular. I can never make it more than a minute or two of that tripe.

 

The CdR games aren't really spread-out through the season. The R16, QF and SFs were played on 6 consecutive mid-weeks starting early January this year. And the final was in April.

Looks like next season will be spread-out a more, but not by much. Only 5 consecutive midweeks and then a 3-week break until the second-leg of the semifinal. Plus the final will be in late May.

 

I think Spurs will miss out. Didn't sign a single player this summer. Levy is too smart for his own good.

 

What happened to Conte and Milan? Wasn't he supposed to take over from Gattuso?

 

I heard that he's having some legal battles with Chelsea about his compensation. I am not sure how the two are related but it looks like that caused the delay. He'll most likely become Milan coach in a couple of months.

 

I doubt Ribery is still on 12m. That was the wage he negotiated in 2010 iirc

 

Looks like Monchi is taking Nzonzi to Roma from Sevilla.

Serie A taking away liga talent. Ughhh nzonzi is good

 

We could have got Nzonzi. How much was the fee?

 

We couldve gotten Ben Yedder, Batshuyai, or Gameiro, all goalscorers who couldve added depth to our attack. Even Andre Silva was attainable. Why da eff are we not looking for forwards, its literally been our weakest position since Pipita left, and even more so now that our forward will be expected to score.

 

Coentrao was very useful in Mourinho's league winning season and Carlo's CL run. Obviously his transfer fee was a little too high, but for the money he would earn, I think players like him are worthwhile. We dont need a squad of 25 starter quality players, or excellent value players, we can afford a couple role players. Henrik Larsson and Giuly for example were very useful for Barcelona in Rijkaards years, and same goes for Torres at Atletico round 2.

Between Isco and Asensio, we should be ok with Ronaldo's minutes, but the problem has always been Benzema's backup. We right now only have 2 players who can play that role, and neither has shown enough promise. Unlike many here, I dont even mind Benzema starting, but you gotta have a plan B when teams are bunkering and we need someone in the box, or when Benzema is going through a bad stretch. You can argue we only won the league in 16/17 because of Morata and Mariano off the bench.

You could be jeopradizing a season for transfers that might never happen. Unless we are really tight on money, whats a <50M striker purchase (minus Mayoral and RDT fees and wages). Will Ben Yedder really stop us from buying Neymar or Mbappe if they are available? Lets not forget we went and bought Ronaldo, Benzema, and Kaka when we had Robben, Sneijder, VDV, and Huntelaar already, and then again with Bale when we had Ozil, and James when we had Di Maria.

 

LOOOOOOOL pic.twitter.com/dzxVGOPktU

— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) August 14, 2018

 

"Temporary"

 

L'Equipe: Zidane is already considering his next role and has his sights set on the Premier League & he is especially keen on managing Manchester United. pic.twitter.com/eGlcLporeP

— M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) August 14, 2018

 

This dude is a clown.

All the shit Cristiano has taken in his career and he has never tried a stunt like this.

 

Since 2006 when Messi played his first major tournament, he played in a major international tournament every year, excpet 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2017. Anyway, he played in 8 or 9 tournaments, depending you considered the 2008 Olympics as a major tournament. That is draining for a player, but he better wins something. He has plenty of chances to do something. He has great teammates too.

Okay, he got the Gold Medal in 2008. Making to 2014 WC Final was not a bad result.

Anyway, he will have another chance next summer. Is he giving it up?

 

All that shows is how desperate CONEMBOL has been, even going as far as creating tournaments to get him a major trophy.

Oh and how much a failure messi is when he is with his national side.