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That's a fair point. Galatsasary redeemed it but obviously they aren't as highly visible as Barca or RM, or anywhere near. Especially back in the day.

Great write up mate, enjoy your posts always.

Not PL, but decent day so far - let's see what tonight brings

Might be wrong, but think he might just be injury prone mate. I have my doubts he will ever get over the constant niggles. Like I said before, I rate him highly as a footballer. But I think he's one of those who just collects a lot of knocks. Hope it works out as you suggest, tho.

Yeah that set up for 2030 is insane. FIFA clearly wanted to clear the way for Saudi Arabia getting 2034, and took Africa and South America out of the equation. Corruption. I don't know if you remember (you seem younger than me) but in the early 00s there was a double group stage in the CL, and...

True mate, make some good points there. Good one about the extra winner medals too, lol. I think squads just seem to be expanding all the time. At some point it's gonna get to a 35 player squad for international competitions, probably in the next 20-30 years,, it's beyond ridiculous.

True, he has regressed, though it could also be he was playing above his own level at first being an unknown quantity. Oh yeah, so it was, I forgot it was 28 in that tournament. However, don't you feel that 28 players is too much? I get the feeling coaches prefer a smaller, tighter-knit group...

True, though I have a feeling Antony is just experiencing a moment of good form, a Honeymoon period away from United. It's hard to say how much is United being a terrible place to play football, and how much is the players themselves being overrated. But in Garnacho's case I feel he has A LOT...

There doesn't seem to be much change from the previous World Cup - lots of players are young and now coming into their prime, or are 30 at most. I see you didn't mention Garnacho. I am glad. I know you like him but I really don't rate him (might be anti Man United bias), and think Argentina...

He's 58 in June. Think he still has a good 10 years as a top coach, if he truly wants it. Probably doesn't though.

M Laudrup was a genius and as good as Zidane for me from what I watched of him - maybe even better. His passing and vision were incredible at the time and - like the very best footballers - he made everything look so simple and effortless, as if he was playing in slow motion. Like ballet. His...

It's amazing how Fati was a wonderkid but ended up fucked with injuries and never fulfilled his potential. At 99.9 percent of clubs he'd be the biggest talent they had for years. But Barca casually then pull out guys like Cubarsi and Casado. And then bring out a kid who could legitimately be a...

He was a genius, and should be rated higher than he seems to be by fans now.

I'd never heard of Dimitrov til now. He is handsome so I can see why he dates attractive women (on top of the professional tennis player thing).

Fuck sake. Look at this:lol: I can't speak for the veracity of this but Opta is usually accurate. Makes sense too given how many players tried to half Maradona back then Ronaldo clearly on there for a lot of diving, lol.

I don't know if this has been posted before, but it's excellent Maradona seems to have more flat out explosive speed and takes bigger touches, and is much more extravagant and flamboyant with the flicks. Messi is more economical, favouring bursts of acceleration, closer touches, making every...

Agree mate, have said the same things for many years. All of us in here are like-minded guys.

Yeah that makes sense when I think about it more closely. Thanks for the info.

It's at the quarter-finals now. Great win for Palace away at Fulham, wasn't expecting that. I didn't watch it, however. Brighton-Forest at 5.15 pm UK time if anyone is interested.

I know Argentines are generally descended a lot more from Italians than Spaniards, but as the Latin European nations are where most Argentine players land when they come to Europe, I wonder if this means Spain and Portugal clubs will now take the players that would have arrived in Italy. It...