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  1. DonAndres

    Leandro Paredes

    When did I ever say transfer costs determine talent level? In fact I alluded to the very opposite, that even underwhelming players like Lukaku and Higuain can go for absurd fees. My point was that you are making arguments that are extremely disingenuous about how transfers inflated over the...
  2. DonAndres

    Leandro Paredes

    Do you not understand the context? 2016 was well prior to the Neymar transfer, which elevated the market massively. Coutinho/Mbappe/Dembele all went for 120m+ immediately after the Neymar move and inflation has not gone down since. 2016 is also prior to when prices started getting inflated...
  3. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Why do you claim that he is lacking in evidence when all you've posted is a random link to Barca's general whoscored page? What exactly about "their history as players" suggests that Rakitic/Busquets have been good in the CL for well over a year now? Rakitic was downright awful in every game...
  4. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    "Injury prone" is something that can happen at any time. All it takes is one, and then improper recovery. The imbalances created by one injury also changes how you put your weight on your legs and overcompensate towards one side/joint, which can lead to other injuries. Players can get a bad...
  5. DonAndres

    Kylian Muppet

    Prime R9 was definitely more complete than Mbappe even at Mbappe's age. However, he was derailed badly by injuries. Mbappe, despite being more raw (and less talented), will have a long career to improve his sloppiness/inconsistency and keep bagging goals and assists. Think about it this way. A...
  6. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    I'm not saying Eredivisie is better than Liga Nos. Just that both are definitely higher than the Brazilian league, and Eredivisie is not so much worse than the Portuguese league that the top teams can't even compete against each other. There's also 4-5 other arguments I posted that also point...
  7. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    I just don't see what the alternative is. Are we supposed to bench Dembele who is our 2nd best offensive weapon? Are we going to drop Arthur for Coutinho, despite him looking like the absolute most important player in our midfield? I wouldn't even drop Vidal for him because he is way more well...
  8. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    Top teams like PSV and Ajax can bang with the best in the CL and not get humiliated. PSV outplayed us badly in our 2nd CL game against them despite our victory. They performed well against Tottenham and Inter too despite being in arguably the most difficult CL group. Ajax drew against Bayern...
  9. DonAndres

    Kylian Muppet

    Idk, even if he isn't close to Messi/Neymar's level in generating offense he's still a world class forward at the age of 20. He'll never be a Messi type of player. Messi is unique, like a "quarterback" in a sport that doesn't have one. Only guys like Maradona/Zico/Ronaldinho/Neymar have even...
  10. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    If he can't make it by the Lyon tie he should just have the surgery and then use that time off to go hardcore with PED's and experimental recovery substances. I'd rather have fully fit Umtiti next season than crippled ghost of Umtiti for a couple of games this season and then more long term...
  11. DonAndres

    Luka Jović

    Linked with us again, this time by Sport. Maxi Gomez looks like he's off to West Ham anyway and, if not that, RM are supposedly interested in him too and I'd rather not get in a bidding war with them If Jovic comes and proves that he can eventually take over Suarez's starting spot, we will have...
  12. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    We have to just inject him full of BPC-157, various roids, and arthritis meds. He'll be brand new again.
  13. DonAndres

    Leandro Paredes

    Is he even that good? He's long been one of the fringe names mentioned as part of Argentina's "next generation" yet never gets playing time with the NT. If he is good, then Messi sure could use a well rounded CDM type in midfield. Lo Celso should probably be starting too. These guys might not...
  14. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    Jones fracture? Nasty injury, and happens to athletes who are either huge (Embiid type guy) or explode too hard from a planted foot. Neymar tends to telegraph his dribbles and take hard planted steps to cut or accelerate. Also his style of dribbling invites bad challenges while he's off balance...
  15. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Rakitic is the type of guy to clock in to his 9 to 5 every single day, never miss a day of work. Except when he's there all he does is fiddle with some Excel sheets for a few minutes and then browse 4chan all day.
  16. DonAndres

    Sergi Roberto

    He reminds me of headless chicken Alba at the height of his stupid form except without the pace or defensive recovery. Just a lot of blind running and horribly inaccurate crosses. Some of his balls today weren't even within 5 meters of any of our players.
  17. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    It's not even just that he is bad so I want to sell him. It's that even if he was good, I just don't want to shift and restructure the system to fit his style of play, because it is largely incompatible. There's no room to play him and every one of our projected starters Dembele/Arthur/FDJ look...
  18. DonAndres

    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    He also clearly takes over in the games when Messi is out. Steps up like he owns the offense trying to make the most of every possession.
  19. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    Yeah his shortcomings are beyond any coach/system failure. We have nowhere to play him that aligns with our formation plans. He will never be good enough to be starting LW over Dembele, and he will never be well rounded enough to play as a midfielder and have an impact. His purchase was a...
  20. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    The man literally rejected the farmer's league :lol:

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