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  1. Maradona37

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    As I said in my post above mate - his weak foot is only great in one situation - shooting at goal. Long or short passing, free kicks, dribbling, penalties, no. He doesn't use his left for any of these. Surely if he had the best weak foot ever we'd see him take free-kicks suiting a left footer...
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Yeah indeed. Talent goes a long way. Sometimes I feel people go overboard with the 'everything is harder now' spiel. Some of the defending now is diabolical yet people talk like we are living in the era of defensive masterclasses. Like you say, they'd be top players in whatever era. They're...
  3. Maradona37

    Aston Villa

    Glad to hear it mate. They're corrupt and plenty of them are evil.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Another tremendous post. Obviously the idea is that players of the past are given equal footing with players of now in medical advancement, nutrition etc. Then their natural talent does the talking.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Tremendous post.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Most people with credibility know Messi-Maradona-Pele are the holy trinity. It's generally only the gen Z kids or oddities who think Pele isn't there or that C Ronaldo is in the top 2 and Pele not in top five, etc. You get decent lads like Horatio who might not have him top three but it's rare...
  7. Maradona37

    Aston Villa

    No problem, you are a good lad and deserve to watch a quality team. Hoping for you to do very well this season - Prince William being a fan aside (don't know your opinions on the royals lol).
  8. Maradona37

    Europa League

    Some preliminary picks. Not sure on a lot of them, just a hunch for some - might change them though I don't always like doing that as my original prediction tends to end up right. Thoughts @Horatio ? You seem to take an interest in my prediction game.
  9. Maradona37

    Aston Villa

    They have arrived in Europe. Well done tonight @fergus90
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    Not sure if these are yet more sexual euphemisms as well as astute observations.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    Yeah I am not convinced myself. But obviously hope he will do it.
  12. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    In the same way I post when I do well (last night), I have to post when I do badly. It's only fair. In fairness there were a lot of upsets tonight. In the same way I can't really take credit when I predict an elite team to beat a minnow, it's hard to blame me for not having the confidence to...
  13. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Yes, I thought it was very arrogant too, Birdy. Complacency and underestimating others should never be admired or rewarded.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    He's doing very well, but there's bigger tests to come. Let's hope he can maintain goalscoring form. He's a good lad in general so he deserves to do well.
  15. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    I did vote for Bayern, but unsure. It's so difficult to pick. I think I was swayed away from Man City by Rodri's injury. Of course Real Madrid have a big chance. And Liverpool and Barcelona have European heritage to be there or there abouts. Not entirely sure on Bayern but not gonna be...
  16. Maradona37

    Real Madrid

    Fair point. But you'd still rather avoid it at the start of February There's also the risk of slipping into 17th to 24th and facing a 'seeded' non top 8 side. Obviously all of this is unlikely. I am just saying that there's less likelihood of counting chickens with this new format. There could...
  17. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    English teams doing well this season. They might get a fifth place next season if they carry it on.
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    Real Madrid

    I don't think anyone has written Real Madrid off, El Gato. It's just that this time you really have to finish top 8 to not have two extra games and a potential difficult knockout tie (I guess a little similar to finishing second in a group and then facing a group winner). The issue is every...
  19. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    You've got pace and energy throughout your team, and seem to be clinical in that you can score with fewer shots i.e. don't need loads of chances to score. Even tonight Pau Torres had a goal disallowed early on. I like your team. The counter/transitional style isn't my favourite, but Villa are...
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    Real Madrid

    Would be nice if one of the Dortmund or Milan games were away. Real Madrid tend to be stronger at home (as most teams are) and I don't really fancy Milan in away games against big teams in the CL. Let's hope Dortmund can do something at the Bernabeu.

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