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People who act as if Silva is a magic wand that fixes everything simply don't understand defending. In counterattacking situations we've faced, there's probably nothing that Silva individually would've done differently than Pique/Puyol that would be of any real help. The only thing a better...

Pardo has more potential, but it's kind of weird how Illa went from being completely unnoticed at Sociedad to being heavily praised (even over-praised) because of the u21 performance.

When on form, Di Maria is deadly but you have to figure that he rarely IS on form. Isco is far from slow and could interchange with Ozil centrally and on the right, plus he's only 21 and will likely improve a lot more in the future. Isco is a very good transfer for them. Spain u21 performance...

At what cost though? As amazing as Oliver would be for Barca, it would be a detriment to the league and all the competition if we were to stoop to Madrid's level and start poaching all the young talent. A few smart buys is one thing but taking the star talents of smaller clubs is unfair in my...

I'm not saying that they get credit for Isco or Illaramendi, it's just that they are focusing more on youth than we currently are under Tito and with Ancelotti they will develop a lot of those players unlike in the years before.

Isco, Morata, Jese, Carvajal, Jose Rodriguez, Varane, Casemiro, and possibly Illaramendi all likely to be future regulars for Madrid yet we only have Neymar, Montoya, Deulofeu, and possibly Thiago if he doesn't leave. Say what you want about La Masia and our youth development, Real Madrid have...

Al-Khelaifi (president PSG): "Thiago Silva is not for sale. No chance he'll leave, impossible. He'll stay until end of his contract" [sport] Sheikh Tamim (emir Qatar, to Rosell): "Thiago Silva is not for sale, not for all the money in the world. If you give me 1000M, I'll say no."

If Madrid are really having this youth movement, then they will probably be a better academy/youth development club than us for the near future.

That's more about lack of alternative option than club loyalty.

:worthy: This.

Lewa's more of a "finesse" player so to speak. He has a much better first touch and can handle playing in crowded situations as a #9 which would add something we currently lack. Rooney however likes to drive forward more and spends a lot of time on the ball and in space, and in addition to that...

Sadly he and Juanmi haven't made much progress this season

Seriously??? Wow I never knew that. That's really cruel for him :(

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I doubted Neymar's ability to do specifically tiki taka but even then he still had lots of technical ability. Rooney has been able to link up on a counterattacking team like United and still isn't notably technical or quickfooted. Barcelona is a whole different team, almost opposite in style.

Henry and Eto'o are fast footed and pacy forwards who excel in ground play. Rooney is very different from that. He is more of a SS, AM kind of player and honestly would just get in the way. If you want a goalscoring forward/winger who could offer the same kind of play/output as Eto'o and Henry...

A tactical change and using a different approach is necessary in really dominating again, but how the hell is getting Rooney the solution for that? We need a different approach, not bringing in a player who would be more detriment than help. Different system=/= unnecessarily spending on a...

Rooney is no "genius" or even that good technically. To compare him to Alexis in that respect based on one goal is just ridiculous. He's done well for United and is a vital player for them but it just doesn't translate straight over to Barcelona. A few isolated incidences that highlight some...

Why do we need a CF at all? It's not a very wise move to spend 20-30m on a forward when we just got Neymar for goalscoring and still need to look at defense as a priority. Especially considering all of this is for some sort of "backup" plan as if that's actually a smart move. No one spends that...

Not all passers are the same. Rooney often plays direct or long passes to the wingers, needs loads of time on the ball, and doesn't have a very controlled first touch. If people complain about Cesc and Alexis looking completely out of place then I don't understand how on earth Rooney would be...