"Futebol dos Gringos" 17/18 thread [R]

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  1. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
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  2. Mengão86

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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Andre Gomes starting for Barca....
     
  3. Kaka10725

    Kaka10725 Member+

    Jun 1, 2007
    Madrid lucky Pauligoat not starting.

    Barca looking terrible at the moment. Neymar decision looking better and better everyday.
     
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  4. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Barca are being worse managed than Palmeiras.
     
  5. Mengão86

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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Ze Ricardo is available.
     
  6. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  7. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    How are these pots determined again? Coefficients and league champs? With the way UEFA loves to rig things, they needed to have PSG and Barca in the same group.
     
  8. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  9. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  10. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  11. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  12. Kaka10725

    Kaka10725 Member+

    Jun 1, 2007
    Neymar gonna destroy Celtic again.

    I see Spurs going out in the first round again. Other than that, it should be a good showing from the EPL this year.
     
  13. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
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    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Are you serious? Dortmund vs Real again? Bleh.
     
  14. Harambe Alvinegro

    Feb 13, 2017
    The highlands between DRC and Rwanda
    Club:
    Santos FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Then Dembele to barca.. High energy player going to a low energy team. Bleh is my reaction.
     
  15. Mengão86

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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    I actually see Spurs advancing and Dortmund eliminated. Sorry @MatthausSammer
     
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  16. Mengão86

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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    My predictions:

    Group A: Man Utd, Benfica
    Group B: PSG, Bayern
    Group C: Chelsea, Atletico
    Group D: Juve, Barca
    Group E: Liverpool, Sevilla
    Group F: Man City, Napoli
    Group G: Monaco, Besiktas
    Group H: Real, Spurs
     
  17. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
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    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Dembele forced this move, unfortunately. Better to sell than keep a distraction around like that. Hopfully we can secure a replacement before the window ends.
    Why? Dortmund's a proven commodity in Europe, Poch's Spurs haven't done anything to show that they're frankly on the same level.
     
  18. Mengão86

    Mengão86 Moderator
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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Dembele's exit, uncertainty around Reus and your coach. I just happen to like Spur's squad more than Dortmund's, even though your point is a valid one. Harry Kane will finally break out on the international club scene.
     
  19. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
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    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Dembele's insanely talented, but he's also fairly raw. He's not necessrily irreplacaeable, IMO. Assuming we have a replacement in mind, I think between giving more touches to and facilitating the further growth of Pulisic, the replacement, and Reus coming back, we can make it work. I really like Gelson Martins as an Ousmane replacement and I heard he had a release clause of 60mil somewhere. It wouldn't help us in the CL unfortunately, being cap-tied, but t would help in the BL
     
  20. Kaka10725

    Kaka10725 Member+

    Jun 1, 2007
    Spurs have Alli missing for the first three games and they are playing there home games at wembley which hasn't been kind to them.

    Most likely they lose home and away to Madrid. Split the games with Dortmund. Apoel is the key. They need to win both games.
     
  21. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
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    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Another thing is that BVB have a pretty good record against Madrid since 2012. Dortmund has a higher chance of taking points off Madrid than Tottenham IMO.
     
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  22. Mengão86

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    Flamengo
    Brazil
    Nov 16, 2005
    Maryland, RJ/ES/PE
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    I'd be surprised if this Dortmund will take points from Madrid.
     
  23. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    I'd agree if no replacement transfer happens. Which would be idiotic. But let's not forget that Dortmund won the group last year against Real. I doubt that the team is just going to completely shatter.
     
  24. Kaka10725

    Kaka10725 Member+

    Jun 1, 2007
    If David Neres didn't move to Ajax last year, I think he would of been a good signing.
     
  25. MatthausSammer

    MatthausSammer Moderator
    Staff Member

    Dec 9, 2012
    Canada
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    We've been linked to Luan recently. I wouldn't hate that acquisition.
     

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