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  1. Maradona37

    Vinícius Júnior

    That miss in the first half was criminal - when he was 6 yards out, just wide of the post, and tried to shoot to the near post. He had so much of the other side to curl it into. Tried to be too clever. Top players make mistakes but a player of his reputation has to score. It was the second-worst...
  2. Maradona37

    25 - Wojciech Szczęsny

    I wouldn't say I find smokers disgusting, but smoking disgusting. I despise the act, but some very nice people unfortunately smoke. Sadly many of them are addicted and frustrated by the fact they cannot stop too. Of course you get the dickheads who smoke near kids etc, and that is unforgivable.
  3. Maradona37

    Vinícius Júnior

    Rodri deserves it more.
  4. Maradona37

    La Liga Round 11: Real - Barca 0-4

    Yeah. A lot of them crumbled. The likes of Man City, Bayern and Juventus snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Real Madrid several times.
  5. Maradona37

    La Liga Round 11: Real - Barca 0-4

    Yeah if Barca could have met them more and eliminated them by bringing in Clasico Liga form it would have been great. Only happened in 2011.
  6. Maradona37

    Manchester United

    The comedy show is back tomorrow. 2 pm kick off UK Time vs West Ham at the London Stadium. To be fair to them, West Ham have been poor under Lopetegui and are missing Kudus. United might well win in London. However, even if they do, you can almost guarantee they will do it without convincing...
  7. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    I just can't be bothered arguing much about something as inconsequential as football - especially with someone who is likely a decent lad away from the game (Gato). I did the forum arguing a few times since I joined in June, and it has now become boring. So I would rather see if other people...
  8. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Fair enough. You have given me food for thought, and a different perspective. Take care and goodnight.
  9. Maradona37

    La Liga Round 11: Real - Barca 0-4

    Bayern have a mental block against Real Real have a mental block against Barca Barca (had) a mental block against Bayern. Some kind of weird hate triangle.
  10. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Fair enough. I still think Beckham was an unnecessary transfer in and of itself though, regardless of Makelele. But it seems we agree on some stuff and disagree on others, so we have reached some level of consensus. It's been great doing business with you. Night. Edit: btw, 'sacrifice' made...
  11. Maradona37

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Yes, there's some top players there in the making, but they and the side collectively are years away from peaking. They really shouldn't be hammering elite teams by three and four goals at this point.
  12. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    It doesn't matter. Michael Owen was never going to be good enough to be a main player in a team winning the league or CL. His entire career proves it. You know it and I know it. You know it was a stupid signing. 'Playing well as a rotation player while living in a hotel and bagging some goals'...
  13. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    I said it at the time so it isn't hindsight. I rated Beckham but even then I knew he got a significant boost as a player due to his 'profile' off the pitch. Plus, we all knew Makelele was good there. So it was a case of Perez being a fame worshipper and getting rid of the guy who isn't glamorous...
  14. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    He was never gonna be good enough to start for Real Madrid, if they wanted to win big trophies, no matter how you try and defend it. Far too one-dimensional.
  15. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Makelele likely cost you four years, though. After selling him it took your four more seasons to win one of the big two trophies. It's nothing major against Beckham, who was a very good player - it's that he should never have been signed and Makelele should never have been sold.
  16. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Maybe. But Beckham was still a case of too many cooks. Owen did okay but he was never gonna be a Real Madrid starting striker long-term, let's be serious. He was already in decline by then as his main and only weapon - his pace - was already declining due to the injuries. Either way Owen was an...
  17. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Funny how Perez cannot get the first Galacticos right bar the odd trophy, but can win 6 CLs with the second/third ones. It's almost like Gato is making it up as he goes along in his post.
  18. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Never said he wasn't one of the better ones (though you could name several who were significantly superior). Just said the reason isn't because he played for Real and Milan, in fact he'd have had a better career had he stayed at the Mancs where he was always comfortable and where his best...
  19. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    What always makes me laugh about the first Galacticos is they were a mesh of great players thrown together with no clue. To give one example - people these days defend Beckham as a player because he 'played for United, Madrid and Milan, you must be great if you play for big clubs'...but what...
  20. Maradona37

    Jude Bellingham

    Lol good one. Nah seriously though, I don't care about his looks. His performance. He just isn't a CM, he can't control games or play the short game. He's definitely better when prowling or advancing into the box like this era's Lampard (though Lampard had better controlling abilities than him...

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