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Unfortunately, you are 100% correct. I still find people all over who are willing to argue that CR is comparable (or even better) than Messi. It is precisely there and then when I know that the person making the claim is basically clueless about football. I even found people that insisted that...

Maybe your last sentence is correct, I won't argue. But the first one is definitely mistaken and was never my point in any case. I did not criticize anyone for saying that Hazard (and Goetze) were almost as good, or the next best thing to Neymar. I was critical of the people who repeatedly...

OK, just because you claim something is a sarcastic tone, doesn't make you right. Also, the knowledge that several other member are sympathetic to your cause, give you no extra legitimacy either. In my opinion, Cesc was closer to Xaviesta, than Hazard (and Goetze, remember, he was part of my...

We also play Neymar somewhat out of position, which is extremely rational since we have Mr. GOAT. With Brazil, he is of course their best player by far and not only does he play in his preferred role, but he is also the main outlet and at the same time has far more freedom than with us. Still...

That is a very coherent post indeed. Congratulations! So are you saying that Hazard is closer to Neymar than Cesc was to Xaviesta? I humbly (who am I kidding?) disagree. Are you also suggesting that Cesc does not have great stats and performances under his belt? I am not sure, but he is...

Cesc had the performances and statistics to back his hype up with. It's one thing to claim that Cesc is the next best thing to Xaviesta (with statistics and EPL performances plus Spain NT performances to back it up with) and it is quite another to be claiming that Hazard/Goetze are not just the...

I did. Only to always repeat that he would never be as good. Still one of the best midfielders around. In any case, the gap between Cesc and Xaviesta was never as big as the gap between Neyboy and Hazard/Goetze. Excellent all-around performance from Neymar. Only sour spot that miss on the...

Rodrigo Caio only came back after an ACL injury in March. Valencia have taken a gamble on him, they had to shell out 12.5 million euros.

He is the main man with Brazil, at Barca he is not even 1/3rd of our forward line (because GOAT is there) How some people had the nerve (as well as stupidity) to compare Goetze and Hazard with Neymar :lol:

We need a highlights clip of Neymar from this game. So, it's yet more humble pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the naysayers.

Have you even watched the game tonight? Silva was immense. The only thing missing from Spain is an efficient striker.

Slovakia, Spain and Ukraine locked in a very tight fight. Some extremely crucial games coming up in autumn.

I re-watched the final twice since last Saturday. While we were not at our best, we still created several excellent goal-scoring opportunities which we wasted. Alves, Pique, Suarez (2 or 3 excellent chances) Messi (twice) Neymar could all have put the game to bed long before it finally did...

Precisely. The transfer season only begins to really shape up by the time August is around.

Another Chygrynski?

Excellent post! The Bayern defeat was indeed a dead-rubber (could have happened anyway though) and the Real Madrid and PSG losses were in the very early part of the season. Once the team got going and things clicked we went on a simply astonishing run of wins (home and away) over good (Ajax...

So, do you think that Sterling can command almost a 50% premium over Gareth Bale in the transfer market? Or that Diego Costa can command double the price of Lewandowski? Or that Alexis is worth more than James or Suarez? Or that Coutinho and Oscar are worth much more than Verratti/Koke/Busquets...

What is remarkable about the above list is not its "badness" but its the obscenity of its solipsism.

Phantom penaldo v. Getafe, clear penaldo denied to Valencia @ Mestalla (injury time, Valencia would have equalized) wrongly disallowed goal v. Mallorca (would have put Mallorca 2-0 up) soft penaldo and red card for Levante on minute 43 while score at 1-1, Ramos and Pepe spared several red cards...

I mean the year when RM received soft penaldo after soft penaldo, plus several red cards for the opposition, plus Pepe and Ramos defying the rules of the game time and again and staying on the pitch for some reason.