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Only Messi when he played centrally. Otherwise I think Icardi is the best of the bunch, however he was far below Barca standards.

Osimhen has an argument of being the 4th best striker (Halaand, Mbappe and Kane are tier of their own) and this warrant his steep price. He is just a physical specimen who is also very talented. For that alone he is worth 80M+ easily. But not for us, because those are numbers we can't afford...

Great game from us, a little bit of silly mistakes on set pieces but otherwise perfect game. Marmoush had his best game with NT, while Salah is killing it in this right number 10 role. Emam finally stepped up for once. I am still not that much of a believer especially against Senegal, however...

Eusebio used him in midfield several times before he left to join Benfica. I genuinely thought he would end up there full time.

The AI answer lacks an important nuance 27 years are impressive and more difficult because you are earning loyalty from your own club. Mourinho and Ancelotti were never capable of earning such loyalty from their own clubs, and were kicked out several times. This is why longevity matters, you...

I don't see it with him. Far below our level while he could be a starter in La liga.

We are playing with a fighting spirit, but we are very limited and Ivory Coast has one of the best squads in the tournament. They are behind only Morocco, slightly ahead of Senegal and Nigeria. They lack experience in attack as it is fairly brand new one, albeit arguably the most talented...

Mali with another red card, this time against a true contender. Senegal should cruise with ease

R9, Carlos and even Cafu were past it, Robinho was never "him" anyway and Kaka wasn't at his peak yet. The team was still as good as anyone in terms of players but they were still flawed. Add ego to the mix and it was clear they were going out as soon as a serious team plays them. France for...

I am not sure Manu is built that different for a coach like Xavi. There is a reason Amorim was forced to try 433 later. They lack proper midfielders, and they knew that already under Amorim, Ten Hag but failed to address it. They will go big for those regardless of whom they hire. One of...

At most, there is a handful of wingers in the world who won't struggle against a healthy and in form Mendes or Alphonso Davies. Even Lamine had hard time against Mendes. That is an unfair bar to set. Especially for a 20 years old winger returning from ACL who just joined from the Danish league...

Last minute equaliser for Valancia

Those ones takes years to develop anyway. If you are buying U-18 or even U-20 player who cost 2 bag of chips, you are playing the long term one. We managed profits in Pau & Faye, likely to get future profit from Darvich, while Martin and Roony are in first team. And that's not counting injury...

Important game against Valencia B today. A win makes us second in our group at the end of the first half of the season.

It isn't the norm that you are getting the young jewels, it is the exception.

You are spot on on the pros and cons, but I don't get the timing of this talk. They played it in Morocco in 2018, in a one game format rather than the historical home and away. Next season (January 2020) it was played in Saudi in cup format. Then due to Covid they stopped that in 2021...

It isn't going to happen with tight budget and club only seeing the offensive side as the only one that matters. They might bank on Yaakob, and ruin his development by putting him on bench.

It has been like that in all 2020's irc. Why do you folks just realising it now? And it has been the case for other Spanish clubs as well, along Italians who do the same.

QF is set. Very stacked tbh, tough games. Mali vs Senegal Cameroon vs Morocco Algeria vs Nigeria Egypt vs Ivory cost. Other than Mali, all teams were considered contenders. I think Semi will be Senegal vs Ivory Cost, and Morocco vs Nigeria (especially is Osimhen plays). Hard luck to...

He just left NT over this, how is this leadership?