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    Arturo Vidal

    Like i wrote in another thread already ... he was highly wanted by Bayern too. Just Leverkusen didnt want to sell within the league (for being retarded i guess ... not like they are competing with Bayern for the title this season anyway). Vidal however apparently gave his word to Bayern and...
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    Jonathan Dos Santos

    Like fcb1, he never really impressed me too. Might become be an ok player, but nothing more imo. He doesnt have that super agility, ball control and flair of Xavi and Iniesta. Thiago is way closer to them than JDS, so thats a fine move to me. And there is still the buyout option.
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    Should Barca sign a defender?

    There are still Busi and Masch who like to play and dont really mind doing so even as CD.
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    What if Barca signs Cesc and keeps Thiago?

    Having the 4 mostly affects Keita.
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    Michael Ballack

    Well not dead, but very well finished ... which is pretty bad for him as he was never good but instead perhaps the most overrated player of the recent german football history. But somehow Rudi Völler (Bayer Leverkusens manager) is good friends with him and so he can end his career there...
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    Jonathan Dos Santos

    I got the same feelings towards him ... never seen much in him and anything very special about him. Maybe im wrong ... i also cant say i saw him playing that much ...
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    Arturo Vidal

    He is also different and perhaps just worse than Cesc - and he hardly has a lobby and the respect of the players around him.
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    Fabio Coentrao

    If not Marcelo, then he would affect Di Marias time on the pitch, which also seems a waste. I can btw not imagine Sahin playing side-by-side with Xabi. They are too similar to me to be working, so i guess there will only be one of the two on the pitch. And why isnt Khedira there anymore? Wasnt...
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    The Coaches Corner II: The Rise of the Rich

    Im not gonna delve into one of the listed examples and work out the strategy in detail, but im gonna show what dimensions/aspects have to be dealed with imo and use a good example from Germany (not Hoffenheim), where you can learn a lot from. Bayer Leverkusen decided to take an interesting path...
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    Vincent Kompany

    Looking really good in that video ... which is amazing as he was only dubbed a talent during his time in hamburg, but never showed it. In fact he was fairly bad and never made it above squad player status. Seems like he learned a lot during his 3 yrs in england.
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    FC Barcelona Tactics

    Nice vid!
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    Fabio Coentrao

    Yep, like i said. Gestifute = Jorge Mendes ;)
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    Fabio Coentrao

    I dont know which LB played a better or lets say at least more flashy season ... maybe you care to elaborate?
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    Fabio Coentrao

    I dont understand the Coentrao transfer as well regarding Marcelos strong performances. What makes it a bit natural is his agency (Gestifute), who have CR, Di Maria, Carvalho, Pepe and even Mourinho himself as clients. So there is a certain link between him and RM.
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    Fabio Coentrao

    Definitely top class and certainly a good chance to replace Marcelo. But is there a big need to replace Marcelo and is it worth spending 25-30M transfer money + 4-5M a year salary for a slight upgrade? I also dont think that he is a much different player so there shouldnt be a tactical reason.
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    Fabio Coentrao

    Very random signing, although he has the same agent as Mourinho and several RM players, so there is a certain link. But what now? Bench Marcelo? Sounds ridic ... or put Coentrao on the left wing replacing Di Maria? Or allowing some rest to CR? Pretty expensive squad option tbh ... Unless...
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    Fabio Coentrao

    It seemed so, but Bayerns manager Nerlinger suprisingly said today, that their 'interest' is only a hoax and that they actually arent after him ...
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    Nuri Sahin

    Dunno about scoring chances, but he only has 8 assists in the BL.
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    Which is better : AC Milan (1989-1990) or FC Barcelona (2009) ?

    I see i should have made that clear, as it was absolutely not my intention. Instead i pointed to the different rules to show that comparing teams from different eras is pointless when they were playing under different rules. Milan made the best of the rules of that time, but it wouldnt work out...
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    Which is better : AC Milan (1989-1990) or FC Barcelona (2009) ?

    And the offside rule was different back then too, b/c there wasnt passive offside. Most of the scenes wouldnt have been offside today, you can best see that from the scene at around 1:00.

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