Activate Another Lever and Still Lose to a Madrid Remontada - The Small Teams Thread

Special finish from Osimhen.

𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 | 𝖭𝖺𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂 1-0 𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺 (𝖮𝗌𝗂𝗆𝗁𝖾𝗇) https://t.co/6GHC6nFpYr

— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 29, 2023

 

We need him. I want him.

 

We should have snapped him up last summer before his price would skyrocket, because some of us knew this was going to happen. Would have closed the entire forward issue for a long time, and until Benzema drops off in a year or two, we could have played them together in an asymmetrical 4-4-2 in addition to rotating in the 4-3-3.

Benzema--------Osimhen

Vinicius----Kroos/Camavinga----Tchou/Modric----Valverde/Rodrygo


But we would rather wait for Endrick, and hope for Mbappe/Haaland to fight their way to the white shirt...

 

Looks like Cancelo is on the way out from City, probably to Bayern.

 

Bayern have completed the agreement to sign João Cancelo, here we go! Deal set to be completed on loan plus €70m buy option clause 🚨🔴 #FCBayern

Cancelo told Pep Guardiola that he wanted to leave.

Medical tests later tonight.

Boarding completed - Munich ✈️ @TurkishAirlines pic.twitter.com/TiQMyMWhwq

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 30, 2023

Understand Pedro Porro didn’t train with Sporting today. He only wants to join Tottenham after Sporting changed the conditions of the deal during the night. 🚨🚨⚪️ #THFC

Been told there’s a meeting ongoing as Spurs and Sporting are trying to find a solution. pic.twitter.com/49CmKzFrE7

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 30, 2023

 

You never had anything good or bad to say about Ligue 1 until Messi joined it.

And there is no need to expose your agenda so transparently because it doesn't matter what they do in the Saudi or French league, nothing at this late stage in their careers will move the needle in the GOAT debate apart from winning a World C..... oh.

 

The Cancelo news caught me by surprise. But I assume Bayern isn't going to use the buy option in the end.

 

There is no debate about the fact that not a single WC winner in history received so many non-existent penalties in one tournament. Whether its a conspiracy or not, I don't know. But the above is a fact. Its difficult for me to remember a more shocking decision than the penalty on Di Maria when you consider context.

 

🚨 Es passiert wirklich! 🚨✅

➡️ Isco auf dem Weg nach Berlin
➡️ Einig mit Union
➡️ Er wird einen Vertrag bis 2024 plus Option auf 2025 unterschreiben
➡️ Morgen Medizincheck @plettigoal @sky_marc#SkyTransfer #Isco #Union pic.twitter.com/2yWyYhd47d

— Sky Sport (@SkySportDE) January 30, 2023

Even if somehow unbelievable

But Isco seems to have agreed a deal with Union Berlin for a contract to 2024 with option to 2025
medicine check tomorrow...

 

Do you mind sharing which PK Argentina received that was NOT a PK in your opinion?
Penalties are part of the game! so who cares how many were awarded? does it matter? what matters is how many were WRONGFULLY awarded.

 

Those against Saudi Arabia, Poland, Netherlands, Croatia and France were not penalties. Which is every single one of them.

 

Gotta make money somewhere i guess ........

 

Yes. But it is funny anyways because Union, despite being 2nd right now, is the total underdog club. And the way from Real (even via Sevilla) to Union Berlin is somewhat extraordinary.

 

Life happens fast.

 

That whole tourney was rigged for that midget to win it.

 

Sofyan Amrabat to Barcelona rumours, probably loan.

 

ok, if you think all of those were not PKs then there is no point continuing the discussion. Cheers.

 

Not even Argentines can keep a straight face and claim those pens were legit, add to that countless non penalised fouls, cards and halting the opponents without giving an advantage after fouls- and you got the most obviously rigged tournament in the history of football.

 

Fair enough but IMO if you remember his last 2 seasons with us and how he looked at Sevilla i'd say not extraordinary at all, more like lucky, he just hasn't done anything recently

 

Literally made 10 posts in the WC thread with evidences to support how rigged that stupid tournament was. I’m not going to argue with a closeted messi fan in denial to prove that again.

edit :

According to FiveThirtyEight's SPI, Barcelona is the favorite to win the Copa del Rey 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GxTLrKxHrw

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 30, 2023

 

Agreed this needs to end. How much do some people here hate Messi and Argentina?

I can say you need an instance of luck to win tournaments. A moment here and there where God smiles on you and this is every team including Real. But to argue a whole tournament?? Argentina were worthy to get in finals. But let's not get into that.

 

Some craziness in the PL today for sure. I am assuming Enzo Fernandez will join Chelsea for €120M, Caicedo may well go to Arsenal but they already failed with a £70M offer. Connor Gallagher could move, James Madisson could move to Newcastle (that one interests me more than the others)