Recent content by Aasim

That means Tata wants him to stay but the board don't mind selling him as a decent offer has been put in.. Cesc's decision. I'll think he'll stay.

Well new manager will be appointed early next week which means they already in advanced talks (probably occurred before the news today as a contingency), so it will probably be Bielsa, who i believe was second choice after Tito last season. Could also be Heynckes but I doubt that tbh...

I missed the sell on fee.. still bad though man. Weren't we asking for 12-15m at the end of the season? Villa must have really wanted the move.

Another player who could have been useful leaves for peanuts.. It's not even 5m. It's 2.1m this summer, then 2 next IF HE STAYS. So if he leaves Atleti next summer, we would have sold him for 2.1m and Atleti probably laugh their tits off by getting some cash for him then..

I will always remember his first goal against Bilbao. A goal we needed and out of the blue on the left, home boy Abidal pops up. Brilliant.

I agree with what you say but Rooney is not going to bring that diversity (and he can't play on the right nor will Messi give up the middle). Playing with a CF will bring that but it's not needed in 80% of the games we play. Which is why IMO we should buy an older Klose type if a striker does...

Where the heck would he play? Neyfart on the left. Messi in the middle. Rooney can't play on the right. I don't think we're going to drastically change the formation around him to play him as a CF or #10. Please go away Rooney rumours!

Or we could take a page out of Rugby's book and have the ref mic'ed up so we can hear what is said. May make players think about what they will say to him and in what manner.

Well Messi and Maradona are similar players so he chose Diego. Personal opinion. Maldini & Baresi > Hierro though.

I don't feel that's the problem really. He'll have a physical CB/team next to him. I'd expect Muniesa to be the ball player and distribute the long ball that would likely to be played often, but Hughes may change that tactic. I think he'll be alright with the physicality, he's got the...

Crouch is underrated. The dude has decent technique for a big man. Scored some world class goals over the years.. But Klose.

Laporta let himself go..

Like everyone else here, I hope he doesn't leave. Our future really does does bleak without him, in terms of the midfield. Roberto is decent but Thiago is best of generation material. Tito/Zubi/Rossell really need to persuade him to stay and guarantee minutes (which he deserves). Interesting...

He was never a creative force or anything, however his redeeming feature was his pressing and, especially, his finishing. His finishing has dropped completely though these last 2 seasons and his pressing ability hasn't really been used effectively since Tito decided to tactically remove it...

You can tell he wanted to stay so much. That to me is the worst thing. If he had indicated he wanted playing time he couldn't be guaranteed, then I feel he would have accepted a non-renewal. But he is/was SO desperate to stay which means that it has nothing to do with demanding minutes but just...