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  1. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Aye that is what I mean with inflation. £50m should be a lot of money but now teams demand it for some very average footballers. The money in football is out of control.
  2. Maradona37

    14 - Marcus Rashford

    I watched most of those games, and believe me I am not exaggerating when I say he was invisible in a lot of them other than the goals. Man United fans who are more critical of him say the same thing. He's an excellent example of someone who will produce a 'moment' in a game but be a complete...
  3. Maradona37

    Are we favourites for the next Champions League?

    Yeah, I think the 'group of six' I mentioned can be split into 2 subsets. The first with PSG, Liverpool and Real Madrid (because of their voodoo) in the top tier of favourites. Then Barca, Man City (uncertainty surrounding them) and Bayern in the next tier. But really, all 6 have a strong...
  4. Maradona37

    Champions League 2024-25

    Aye heard they were making this change. Makes sense and doesn't change the format. It was a quirk before that is a lower finisher eliminated a higher finisher, they took that team's home advantage in second leg.
  5. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Talking of other clubs, I don't think (for example) Elanga is that great either. He's decent, ok. Well done to him for making a good career since leaving the cesspool that is Old Trafford. But he is really a speed merchant and his stats aren't even that great or his all-round game. Yet clubs...
  6. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Yeah, Neto won't be one of the very best players in the world or anything, but he's a talented player who can do well in a team that is going for top three I think. I feel the same about Palmer. Nkunku was good but seemed more of a purple patch and was ruined by injuries. Jackson has pretty...
  7. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    I only really rate Palmer, Neto and Pedro from that list of attackers. I am grown up enough though to respect different opinions and always enjoy reading what you have to say, so if you rate them fair enough. It's a game of opinions.
  8. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Agree, he's nothing special. PL tax is real.
  9. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Watched Joao Pedro a fair bit at Brighton the last two years. He's a talented fella and as you imply he can play off the left or up front. Of course whether he flops in the basket case that is Chelsea is another question.
  10. Maradona37

    Are we favourites for the next Champions League?

    I think it's clear that PSG are currently the best team in Europe, and this season was one where the CL winner wasn't fortunate and wasn't a lesser team beating better teams. They have great players, play a dominating fast style, and have one of the very best managers in the game. I'd still...
  11. Maradona37

    Tennis

    Yeah Wimbledon does seem to be a game for the big servers or the serve and volley types. Not sure how accurate video games are, but on Super Tennis on the SNES, hard court was always more fun than grass because the bounce was better and you could get more rallies going. Then it was the same in...
  12. Maradona37

    Are we favourites for the next Champions League?

    One of the favourites yeah, as one of the best teams in Europe. But as always so much plays a part, there are so many variables - form and tiredness at latter stages of the season, injuries, and not at all inconsequential is the luck factor in a knockout tournament. It's too early to say really...
  13. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Can't even be bothered watching this game, to be honest. I've hardly watched any of this since the group stage. Edit - also, Chelsea with just the three keepers on the bench lol.
  14. Maradona37

    Neymar

    I don't even think it's that close either (in talent). Who are the 90s born players who could rival him? Hazard, De Bruyne, Salah (bit PL centric this). Anyone else? This has made me realise that players born in the 80s were generally better than 90s ones. Unless that is nostalgia. But I am 82...
  15. Maradona37

    Tennis

    I like tennis but would consider my eye untrained with it. I have noticed when I have watched bits of the hard court stuff (US and Australian Opens) the game does seem faster and more exciting. Probably the larger bounce.
  16. Maradona37

    Endrick

    He's a big talent and a quality player but he isn't ready yet for the very top level, as Jamrock implies. He needs another 2-3 years to be really really good at the level Real Madrid operate at. You can see it when you watch him that he doesn't have the experience to know where to run, his...
  17. Maradona37

    Club World Cup

    Bit weird that there's a European referee tonight. It doesn't matter much really but normally unless two teams are from the same confederation they ensure it's a referee from a confederation neither team is from. I doubt he will favour Chelsea, but still.
  18. Maradona37

    Neymar

    Probably second most talented after Messi, but overall as a player in terms of his career behind Messi, Ronaldo, Xavi, Iniesta, Modric, maybe Robben etc. Of course I am taking liberties a bit as Xavi was born in 1980 and Neymar in 1992, so not really same generation. But their careers crossed...
  19. Maradona37

    Tennis

    Not been watching Wimbledon, but thread seems unusually quiet given it is going on right now and is essentially the World Cup of tennis. There's many big tennis fans on here. I guess you guys will discuss more when it gets to the latter stages.
  20. Maradona37

    Neymar

    Some tremendous players on that park mate.

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