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Do you think players (unless homegrown) care one iota about history/prestige/league's history etc? No, only we discussing here really care about such things. The vast, vast majority of players only care about the size of wages, they will just pick the highest bidder.

You can't blame the kid for sensing that lots of rich clubs are after him and he can play them for fools. The real subject here is our apparent stupidity. Pogba is a bright prospect with lots of weaponry in his arsenal, but is definitely not worth 12m net, nor an 80-90m transfer fee. I would...

Less than a month after our glorious triumph in Berlin and the capture of our 5th European Cup, the UEFA Champions League returns tonight! Will this finally be the season when a side manages to retain the Holy Grail of club football? Will it be Lucho's boys who finally break the long-standing...

Not only the quality of the goals, but also the fact that the dude who made it, went through the trouble of editing each and every one of the goals in the chronological order in which they were scored! It's also incredible how two players are dominating the pinnacle of the game in a manner...

Astonishing video:

Both Iniesta and Rakitic were under-par in several games the past season. In fact, most of us in here noted that our midfield is the only weakness of our current team. Yes, Iniesta showed up for the big games (as he does on 90% of the occasions) but otherwise he was very poor (and I am his...

Terms like "leadership" are too vague and intangible for anyone to provide definitive proof for or against. What I can say though is the following: a) The term is overused. b) Sometimes, yes, good players just play well in big games. Why call that "leadership"? c) Ascribing an ageing star...

One of several great performances in big games: And another:

If Ramos left Real Madrid, I would still wait and see how RM will try and replace him, and also take note of any other additions/departures before attempting any kind of prediction for the coming season. Nevermind going as far as anticipating full-blown meltdown/disaster (your terminology) just...

I agree 100%. People (meaning Barca fans, Premfaces, Bayern fans etc, all those who stand to gain from RM weakness) are too eager to write the team/Perez/Rafa off for next season. All this wishful thinking and juvenile silliness reminds me of all the nonsense said about Lucho/Barca for...

Yes, as things stand, Cech seems like a massive upgrade for Arsenal. We'll have to wait and see what happens though, like with everything in football.

I do not disagree with that entirely, but I think that we can possibly find some temporary solution for our midfield outside of Rafinha/Roberto/Samper. Not necessarily the names already circulating the press, but nevertheless better than our current bench-warmers. We'll see how the transfer...

Is Bacca to AC Milan for 30m euros a done deal? If true, it's a very good sell for Sevilla, who also did well with selling Vidal to us, plus have the money from the CL coming. Lots of $$$ for the Sevilla coffers.

You never know in fact. Some goalkeepers keep playing well until almost 40, while others decline heavily much earlier. It's pure lottery.

When there is no way for you to quantify, or even merely observe something, how can you be so certain that something like "leadership" exists as a special attribute of some players who through some obscure process pass that on to their teammates? Players who are usually labelled as "leaders"...

From all the insults thrown at LE in the last year or so, surely that one tops it all off. Makes me wanna :puke:

You can't measure or quantify things like that, hence they are a matter of pure speculation. Things like that are mostly in the "football gossip" category and frankly do not amount to much. In my mind, just like there are no managers who magically turn players better, there are no players who...

Wait what? How? Why? Oh now I get it, he wants to play in a league where "anything can happen"... None of which have demonstrated to be capable of starting games for us. If we bring any of Iborra/Parejo/Darder, it will be as a stop-gap until some big name (a la Pogba is brought in) A player...

I like Ramos as a player a lot, I really do, and yes it will be difficult to replace his qualities on the pitch, but not nearly as tough as some on here are suggesting. Do not forget also that 50m euros (for a 29-year-old defender at that) is an excellent offer for Real Madrid! And with all that...

:lol: Funny how Ramos was routinely savaged by almost everyone on here (I was one of the very few to defend him) but once he is the target of Man United, he somehow transformed into Maldini's heir and has become irreplaceable. If Real Madrid get good money for him (which I am certain, they...