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Cristiano Ronaldo - v1
Yes, selectively in games Messi has played he was great. However, how often has he really played? He's barely had the chance to show his best vs elite teams or have a consistent run because of his injuries. He hasn't been playing enough CL football to challenge Ronaldo's recent performances in... -
Xabi Alonso
He's playing pretty poorly with the NT today. Given the ball away twice leading to opposition attacks already, his passing has been sluggish in tempo and way too hammered in execution, and off the ball he's been static as hell and not very useful defensively.- DonAndres
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- Forum: Legends and retired players
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Cristiano Ronaldo - v1
CL top scorer, scored in almost all huge games for RM vs. the biggest teams, scored in the CDR final and was 2nd topscorer of the tournament, 2nd top scorer of la liga last season and 1st so far this season in both La Liga and CL. As an individual, Ronaldo has been unrivaled this year. A player... -
Cristiano Ronaldo - v1
Well performance and ability go hand in hand. Performance is just ability put into practice, which is clearly a much better criteria for an award that judges over an entire year rather than having the "ability" to give good performances but not being able to show it. Messi could easily have been... -
Cristiano Ronaldo - v1
Messi's a better player, but Ronaldo's played better. Messi has struggled with injuries and form this year and that has immense influence on whether or not he deserves the Ballon D'or. The award is given based off of the player with the best year-round performance, not the player with the most... -
FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)
Incredibly significant win today, goals from Espinosa and Bedia (his was quite nice) and 2 assists from Dongou, plus a great showing from Samper.- DonAndres
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- Forum: FC Barcelona B & La Masia
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FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)
Poor goal conceded, Girona up 1-0 now. Samper has been dominating the game though.- DonAndres
- Post #1,413
- Forum: FC Barcelona B & La Masia
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Sergio Agüero
That kind of view is only taking into account Silva's best performances and ignoring his bad ones, while looking at Mata's performances as a collective. That really creates an image that favors Silva and disregards the fact that he is inconsistent and that his "best performances" aren't all that...- DonAndres
- Post #1,559
- Forum: Legends and retired players
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Gerard Deulofeu
With Everton he's still looked like a one trick pony who plays disconnected from the team. In the Bosnia game, he looked like a completely different player: working hard, working within the unit, being unselfish, having a variety of abilities with the ball, etc. Something had to have clicked...- DonAndres
- Post #2,521
- Forum: Other Players
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FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)
If I recall correctly, Segunda B is split into 4 groups so it'll be a mountain to climb getting back to Segunda if they're relegated. Eusebio deserves to be sacked immediately if we don't win a game by December.- DonAndres
- Post #1,407
- Forum: FC Barcelona B & La Masia
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10 - Lionel Messi - v2
Obviously the scope is completely different, just saying that injuries can really affect his career especially considering that he's just entered his prime yet is barely getting to consistently play. This kind of chronic injury is far less severe than damaged joints or ligaments but that doesn't... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v2
Messi needs to turn this around ASAP, incredible players such as Van Basten and Ronaldo were also never able to play their careers to the fullest due to injuries. Lack of rest is not the issue, he's been played far more often before and still not even gotten tired, let alone injured. Hell for a... -
Premier League 2013/14
Rooney trying to shield it in anticipation of Giroud doesn't change the fact that Giroud charged in on him and made a wrong challenge that never hit the ball until after he knocked Rooney over. Even if he was 'intending' to shield and then clear to make up for his mistake, it came out completely... -
Premier League 2013/14
Sprinting in and colliding with Rooney isn't the same as two players grappling and shoving each other out of the way. What Giroud did cannot be deemed as a clean challenge. -
Premier League 2013/14
Tackler's strength matters because it decides whether or not the penalty is needed, but it's irrelevant in deciding whether it's deserved. If Cazorla were to sprint in and attempt something like that, the penalty would still be equally deserved, but not needed as Rooney wouldn't necessarily fall... -
Premier League 2013/14
Tackler's strength is very relevant in the process of making a decision, it was a rough tackle that targets Rooney before even going for the ball, he even gets his arm and foot in front of him to take him out. Any type of attempt to sprint at a player and make a collision in the box like that is... -
Premier League 2013/14
Agreed, that should've been an unquestionable penalty call along with other questionable decisions that haven't gone United's way. As he does so often. -
Premier League 2013/14
United controlling the game so far, creating more chances. Vermaelen and Ozil look rather unspectacular -
Alexis Sanchez
An off the ball support player is just as vital to the team as a dynamic one. We don't need all of our attackers to be dribbling oriented alpha-dogs. Alexis is great at making runs and opening up the defense with his movement, Pedro doesn't compare to him in that respect and is a far more...- DonAndres
- Post #4,110
- Forum: Other Players
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Cristiano Ronaldo - v1
I also agree that he should win it this year. He might not have won trophies but it's not like he didn't do enough for those trophies himself, scored in the CDR final and was 2nd top scorer in that entire tournament, CL golden boot as well despite Madrid crashing out to Dortmund in the semi's...
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