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Thiago isn't on Xavi/Iniesta levels either and Isco has a far different style from Silva. That being said they are completely different players and replacing Thiago with Isco is far from a like-for-like replacement or even a smart thing to do. It's just replacing one big name youngster with...

I think it's delusional to continuously say we have the best 11 in the world by far. We used to but remember players aren't always the same. Players like Alves, Pique, Puyol, Xavi, Pedro, and Villa used to be great but now they are shadows of their former selves. Bayern on the other hand have...

I've been preaching a permanent libero for ages, glad to see someone who's thought of it as well :beer2: Organization at the back and cutting out longballs/throughballs makes the libero system effective even if we don't have the best of defenders.

Honestly speaking if Luis Enrique does well with Celta this year and Tito doesn't live up to expectations, it's pretty likely we could see him appointed as the new coach. And that scenario is very possible if not probable.

Aspas Alberto Canos possibly Henrikh Mkhitaryan This is proving to be a very productive transfer window for Liverpool

I find it weird that the press is so far advanced in these rumors yet neither Thiago nor the club have come out and said anything publicly. Was it similar with the supposed Sneijder transfer last year?

Too little, too late IMO. Bartra knows how low he is in the pecking order and a new CB would just put him down even more. He'll either transfer out now or go out on loan eventually to never return.

Which youth level is he at for Barca?

Kondogbia is one for France. Absolutely monstrous.

Guys to keep an eye out for in the Spanish u20 team: Gerard Deulofeu- LW Jese Rodriguez- RW Javier Manquillo- RB Oliver Torres- CM Others who are also worth keeping an eye on: Suso, Denis Suarez, Paco Alcacer, Juan Bernat, Saul Niguez

Well considering how repetitive he was (and how many times he was warned for it) it's not a completely crimeless punishment. Not only would he never add to the discussion, he'd actually detract and veer away from it by bringing up the same thing about Tito in several different threads. Even...

That'd be as rash a decision as Thiago leaving so early. This wasn't handled well but cut them some slack. Thiago being so upset as to leave over one season came as a surprise to everyone. So much so that not playing him for a few more games led to him being able to leave for a mere 18m soon after.

Maybe not a CL victory so soon, but a definite turn up. United have good players and youngsters in Rafael, Phil Jones, De Gea, Cleverley, Powell, and Chicharito and they balance it out with experience in Giggs, Scholes, Carrick, Rio, and Evra. To top it all off any team does well with a...

Well there are lots of people not happy with Tito. He however had so many posts with the repetitive idea that everything was Tito's fault (often using the same words and phrases) and didn't add much to the discussion. If you disagree with Tito, it's one thing. However he went way over the top...

For a while I was wondering if anyone else noticed how repetitive he was (not just about Tito, almost everything he posted about). I didn't mind too much though, until he started getting that radical with the anti-Tito campaign.

??? United have a huge need for world class midfielders and he would thrive in a central role there being an influential and leading player.

That makes a lot of sense. It felt weird not seeing one of his long anti-Tito posts every 5 minutes.

Well at youth levels they had different academies but all of the senior development happened at Barca under Pep.

Not every player who's been in Real Madrid's academy spent much time there, so it's not like they can all be credited as "Madrid's product" considering that most of their youth and senior development happened away from Madrid.

Well Thiago isn't really ruining his career if he moves to United. Just because you don't like the move doesn't mean that United is a MASSIVE downstep from Barca.