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This might be hard for some to accept, but Caroll is shit. He'll ultimately go down as the biggest waste of money in modern football. In 10 years, people will still be discussing new transfers saying something to the effect of "Well, if Carroll is worth 40 million, x player is at least worth 50...

:lol: at this debate. Villa with a broken leg >>>>>>>>>>>>> Carroll

Indeed. I'd honestly worry more about players like Iniesta or Cesc, weird as it may seem to believe. Even if Xavi is considerably older than both of them, he's frankly a lot fitter and less injury prone. Not only is Xavi a brilliant player, he also has unbelievable fitness. How many players in...

Depends on his longevity really. Imagine Xavi plays until 38, even if as a part player in his latter years (definitely seems possible since he shows no signs of fatigue). Is it that inconceivable that we win 13 trophies in 6/7 years? But yeah, even if Xavi does it, he'll only hold the record...

Let's all Xavi surpasses Giggs, it'd be awesome :D

I understand your point and you might be right, I maybe shouldn't have "fed" the troll. In my defense, though, it was some pretty mild trolling. It's not like he could cause chaos in the forum. He just claimed that Messi's goals don't count, it's not like such statement could ever be taken...

I don't dislike Ozil, but he's a bit overrated. This might not be a very popular view, but IMO other midfielders from the German golden generation like Muller, Kroos and Reus are better than him, and Goetze will be shortly as well (if he isn't already). Not to mention that for all the Ozil...

:lol: I'm pretty aware that I'm being trolled (would be bizarre if any of this was serious), but I've always liked to engage trolls, it usually makes for some pretty funny exchanges :D

:lol: You don't really believe that, do you? Messi's finishing skills are way superior to Valdés's and most other players in the world. The tap-ins look easy because Messi is such a great finisher. Not to mention that Valdés and most other players wouldn't even be in the right position in the...

I assume that you're just trolling, but I'll bite anyway. Of course they do. They might be "easier" goals, but obviously not everyone can score them. They are as valuable for the score and a team's victory as a screamer from 50 yards out. If we start discounting tap-ins and penalties legitimate...

What's this supposed to mean? Tap-ins and penalties are goals too...

Yes, I do. I do a lot of sportswriting, namely football and Barca-related, and this year I'm also contributing to TotalBarca as a guest author mostly but not only for Player Ratings. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Hope things are going great for you and you had a great Christmas. Keep up with...

Thanks for the birthday wishes and the high praise :D Hope all is great with you and that you had a Merry Christmas :)

Even Cesc, who is undoubtedly world class, will probably not start for Spain. So what chances does someone like Arteta have? If he was English, he'd have a good chance. But Spain are in a golden generation especially when it comes to midfielders, I'm not even sure Arteta is among the top...

Iniesta>Xavi>Busquets>Fabregas>Silva>Alonso>Mata>Thiago>Javi Martinez>Navas>Cazorla>someone I might be forgetting atm>Arteta So basically, Del Bosque might be a bit too busy to notice. At least one if not both of Silva and Fabregas won't make the starting lineup, Arteta doesn't have a chance in...

Well, the ban will only start when the appeal period is over or even later if Suarez does appeal, as he should. If Liverpool have some good lawyers, they could take the FA to the cleaners here. A reputation-tarnishing decision like this made on so little, if any, conclusive/irrefutable...

I know some people here don't like Suarez, but this affair was very poorly conducted. Liverpool and Suarez should definitely appeal. A decision like this can't be taken or announced so lightly. This is a decision that affects the entire league and of course tarnishes the reputation of a player...

This is part of the problem. What exactly is the evidence? For the sake of transparency and credibility, this evidence should be fully disclosed. But I guess transparency isn't exactly the strong suit of football's biggest organizations (FIFA, UEFA, the FAs). Without disclosure of the...

For the sake of transparency, the evidence that led to Suarez being banned should be disclosed. It looks like no players who was on the field confirmed, so I would really like to know on what grounds he was banned.

You got it pretty much right. The main difference, however, is that in 1996 (when the first deals were made), clubs had several operators they could deal with. Now, for some reason I'm not fully aware of, all deals are made with one giant operator, who will obviously give more money to the...