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I think you'll find most defensive midfielders are slow. He is one of the last people to blame, the counter shouldn't happen in the first place. He did his job fine in most of the conceded goals. Trust me he is perfect for our system. If you bring in Song or Masch they might make up slightly...

The guardian is reliable. I think we are in for him for real. Where did he say he was open minded about a move? I don't trust it just because the express said so, is there any quotes?

Yeah, the showmanship is entertaining, but I didn't like it when he scored against us. As a side note, I find arrogant people quite funny for some reason. Obviously if their arrogance hurts someone's feelings or damages their life then I wouldn't laugh though.

He's actually a decent guy. The arrogant celebrations are probably just for show. I do them too but usually end up laughing because of how ridiculous it looks.

It's a shame that Pep's changes will alienate Muller slightly, he is one of my favourite players.

So that's where his creative vision comes from. Makes sense because Pirlo is the master of vision and creativity and he is the biggest stoner in football.

I fucking love that guy. Thanks for all the memories David, shame the club didn't give you a chance towards the end.

Song may be physical but his positioning is not as intelligent as Busquets, and he lacks the intelligence to know exactly when to press and when to stay back like Sergio. Also, Song is the midfielder that has the least technical ability and knowledge of our play. There's countless times where he...

Busquets is a brilliant player and perfect for us. He picks and chooses when to pressure and nine time out of ten it pays off. If he stayed back and became a pure anchorman we would not win the ball quickly and concede more goals. Song is also a good player but for the big matches you need to...

:lol: Messi is infinitely better than Ribery tbh.

The nature of how we play means we will concede from counters, it's inevitable. Even with Piqué at his best and a fit Puyol we still conceded goals. If the system fails for a split second and you're exposed to a three vs two counter, it doesn't matter who's in defence you're likely to concede...

In the Pep era we defended well mostly because of the pressing system. If the works perfectly it doesn't matter who the defence is. We beat Arsenal 4-1 without Pique and Puyol. We won the CL final with Yaya at cb and Sylvinho at lb. Defending is more about the team shape and everyone kong how...

I wouldn't say that. Xavi is the only tempo keeper and a true football legend. He's still got it too but needs to be managed. You're right that Cesc will be involved this year and he will really show everyone his full talents hopefully.

I once pulled my hamstring and sprained my ankle while falling out of a moving car. True story :lol:. Both of them were fixed in two weeks. He should be alright.

Apology accepted.

Then we're overpaying for players who aren't good enough for the price tag. Either buy a youngster and take a gamble or wait until a proven world class centre back is available and spending that much is justified.

Yeah, Vertonghen was the better talent out of the two. It's just not realistic to get him now. Maybe we're better off getting a stop gap until next summer, when certain players might become available. There's no rush to win the Champions League right now if it means we damage long term success...

My feeling was that Tito rejected the move. Wasn't it him that said "we don't need a defender" last summer? While we're on the subject of defenders who play our system, what about Toby Alderweireld? I don't know much about him but I've heard he's a good talent and he plays for Ajax.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. I like to move on and forget the past, obviously you must be wary and know he could do something similar again, but for now things are fine and we should support him. It's like that quote "forgive your enemies but remember their names". The arguments over who...

Modric is a very good player. Intelligent and can keep the tempo of the game moving. He made the difference in the second leg vs Manchester United (I know the was a red card but he still performed). Xavi is also a tempo keeping player and rarely makes long passes. He is still a world class...