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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    I understand, but is the player supposed to reject taking part in this because he doesn't agree with the politics or because he's too important for his club to be taking part in these unimportant friendly matches? Surely you understand that players can't do that. Besides, it's usual for NTs to...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    I had never encountered such hostility towards NTs until I joined this forum. I get it, players get tired, injured etc., but playing for one's NT is a top priority for any intelligent and self-respecting professional football player. That's just the way it is. No point in arguing about it, ever...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    I was just joking. :) It's almost expected that more people in the UK would prefer Ronaldo.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    Either Ronaldo has more fans than Messi in London, or there are more smokers among Ronaldo's fans than among Messi's. :p
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    The fact that he begins answering by "According to you, I'm not allowed to earn money.", even though the reporter never mentioned money, shows exactly how he views those side projects of his.
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    If that translation is precise, Zlatan was being a major dick. What the fuck is his problem? The reporter was asking a normal question with no mocking or judgemental undertones, and Zlatan responded as if he had been asked a completely different question, and immediately started being hostile...
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    1 - Victor Valdes

    I think we did. To be fair, he would have looked like a douche if he had accepted that offer after pompously announcing that he was leaving. But yes, it probably would have been the best decision.
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    Alex Song

    It's not a brand, it's a way of life, man.
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    1 - Victor Valdes

    Not exactly a shocker. Many (if not most) football supporters think Valdes is a shit keeper. He was never going to be in high demand. And that injury before he left FCB pretty much ruined any possibility of continuing his career normally afterwards.
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    Thiago Translantara

    I'm pretty sure that if Thiago hadn't played at Barca prior to joining Bayern, right now we would probably be dead certain that he's the guy for us and we'd be showering Bayern with lucrative offers for our next CM.
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    Andriy Yarmolenko

    I may be mistaken, but I don't see anyone suggesting that Yarmolenko is the better player. Certainly not FCB. Also, this is not about ditching Pedro and looking for someone to replace him with. Some of you make it sound like some sort of an idiotic plot by the club. The club never wanted to sell...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    Messi would be crucified if he didn't show up in the first international break after Copa America.
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    Cesc Fàbregas

    If he was ever gloryhunting, it was when he moved from Arsenal to Barca. Like JamDav says, moving to Chelsea was the exact opposite. And I honestly can't understand how anyone can say that Thiago is a gloryhunter. It's clear as day that he left Barca because he wasn't happy with his playing...
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    Alex Song

    Didn't the guy at West Ham says that Song in the first part of the season was possibly the best player they ever signed?
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    Ivan Rakitić

    This, this and this. I'm very happy with how he played last season, but he is first and foremost an attacking midfielder. Always was, always will be. His best playing and his best matches come when he's further up the pitch.
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    Yes, that's exactly how they do it. And it's not rocket science either. I don't see what the problem about this is. Most people aren't even blaming Neymar's representatives for it, it's simply how business is done. You can always ask for a better deal, but you need something to substantiate it...
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    Alen Halilović

    I must have missed that. Thanks.
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    Alex Song

    I still don't understand why we bought him in the first place.
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    Alen Halilović

    Yeah, looks like he did well to me, too. I fail to understand any problem he might have had with signing for Sporting. They're not a huge team, but when you look at the big picture, Halilović just went from playing in the Segunda to playing in the Primera. That's a step forward any way you...
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    Alex Song

    Same here. If he's going to stay, we might as well register him and use him until he leaves. We need all the midfielders we can get. And as much as he wasn't a sensational transfer and turned out to be a nutcase, he can handle being a backup, and more than that.

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