You in the right forum man. There are a couple like-minded guys you will get on well with. Yet another "I dislike Vini" but we obviously know why.
That's because Dani and anyone with a functioning brain knew that the team needed a player like Rodri more than a player like Mbappe. However, the award isn't for the player who would best fit the current needs of Real Madrid as Dani may be suggesting in your unverified quote. The award is for the best player in the world and Dani's comments seem to imply that Rodri is the only player outside the club he would favor, he doesn't take Rodri over anyone already with the club like Jude, Vini, etc. The club will of course support player's nominated who contribute to its own title winning success; but, if it had brought Rodri as one of it's summer transfers and Mbappe had stayed in Paris then without a doubt the club would have righteously felt vindicated for its choice. Logic, you should try some!
Oh it's a VERY verified quote. He said: “I tell Rodri every day to sign for Real Madrid. I tell him every day to leave Manchester, that there is no sun there and to come to Madrid that we need him. He tells me he has a contract, but he would be perfect for us.” I'm sure Florentino would be beyond interested, but i feel like his has a tank of a contract that's impossible to move.
It would be against current transfer policy given his age regardless. And that would make the club have 3 DMs lol.
They're all different profiles, and we could seriously use a high volume passer in the Rodri/Zubimendi vein.
TBF, Flo stockpiled the team with LWF's hedging his bets thinking one of these guys has going to be the new CR7and win the Ballon d' Or. As soon as he finds out CDM is the new LWF for winning the BdO you better believe he's going all in and we may see as many as 5 defensive midfielders in the team next year.
Are they teaching Mbappe how to stay onside or giving him the confidence to finish chances? That's the difference between us beating or drawing barca.. or getting beat 0-4.
You would think the defense would have a word to say when you've fished the ball out of your net 4 times, but no, today we learned that it's definitely the attack that saves the goalposts. Vini was clearly robbed of a Yashin award.
Wtf did that guy just said "there are too many black people in the squad" and this is considered fine?
No it isn't and he's been banned, but if people keep quoting it, this is what people will assume is going on here and we'll only get guys like him to join. Is that what we want?
What are Florentino's CDM purchases? Gravesen, Lass Diarra, Xabi Alonso, Khedira, Casemiro, Illaramendi, Tchouameni? Maybe I've missed a few. There's a bigger chance that hell freezes over than Florentino going on a CDM shopping spree
Lass wasn't a Flo purchase. Guy killed it in his first six months though. We don't need a CDM. We need someone who can play the ball for Tchou and Cama.
Why doesnt Carlo play Arda at CM more? He could develop into an Ozil type player. Might as well try that first before looking for expensive outside solutions.
Because we have a lot of people that have to play right now. Mbappe, Valverde and Vini are all have to plays. Then you have players that need to play or they'll get sad like Rodrygo and Tchou. Then you have players like Modric who have to play minutes because he's all we've got in terms of being able to pick out a pass but he can only last so long. Then you have Cama and Guler who should be playing and developing on the field. It's an absolute headache for Carlo.
I believe AS or Marca had an article online the other day that Arda has all but disappeared from rotation/consideration currently.
The moment we saw the constant praise Ancelloti gave him in the press, you knew Arda wasn't getting any significant minutes.
I don't know. I'm not nearly as plugged in to other teams and the market as I used to be. There's got to be someone out there and if there isn't, then the quality has indeed gone down across the board.