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Goddamn, Eddie Izzard fucking sucks.

Origi was horrid, if not equally.

"65,000,000"

@Jason Edward Lizzard or Anton Greaseman; who is the better player?

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A lot of English (the nationality, not just the language) commentators pronounce his name that way for some reason.

Nah.

I didn't say sell him to Man Utd. Thanks, though.

Agreed. He is rubbish outside of a robust system, the archetype of a 'system babby'. He only looks like a fantastic DM when everything is funnelled towards him.

Well, no one sans yourself has complained...soooooo....

English or not, names are names; unless a different alphabet is considered.

Why?

Did you know it is [CURRENT YEAR]?

It's subjective besides must everything always be so serious?

Horrible business. A loan later and he is thrice as expensive.

I don't care if he fails or not. I just want to see Chelsea do well; if it happens simultaneously with United's success than so be it.

You are forgetting the initial 10,000,000 to Anderlecht. So the equation would be 10-30+65 which is 45. That's a lot of money, 45,000,000 pounds. But is never that simple because in the mean time the club has spent that money received from Lukaku's transfer. So no matter, it will always be 65,000,000.

I'm close to echoing that sentiment.

I cannot think of all the examples (perhaps you can help with that) but I know for a fact that Real Madrid and Atletico have both employed the 4-4-2 in the past two years. Even as Pizy said clubs like Watford and West Ham are enjoying the new found success with this approach. I could be wrong but I do believe that Max Allegri's Juventus are also fond of the 4-4-2. I find great joy in the irony of England's best chances lying in the 4-4-2. For years Three Lions managers struggled to let go of this tactic and now that everything has come full circle; England's once weakness could be a strength.

That is the thing. I believe 4-4-2 is modern football!

Well, it does look like we are seeing the rebirth of England's beloved 4-4-2. Football lives in cycles and it seems to me that we are witnessing the return of the 'big striker' 'little striker' dichotomy. Of course, strictly speaking I'm not just referring to their physical sizes.

It's not always about sheer numbers or what is palpable on a spreadsheet. Brevity of goals scored, movement, vision, intelligence is often difficult to quantify and express through numbers and data. From what I've seen Alvaro Morata is a forward with a physical presence, intelligent movement and the technical skill to utilise both feet and head. Maybe that isn't what you desire in a striker but be sure that he has qualities that managers lust for otherwise he'd never have been playing for Real Madrid or Juventus.

I was acting on @CHOULO19 behest, even though he didn't ask me or intend for this to happen.

Dunno mate.

Oh, are Asamoah and Bonucci actually linked or is that merely conjecture? Oh, I'd take the latter without a thought! Marvellous technical skills for a defender.