OneMoSalah

Lol it doesn't make sense.... nothing makes sense does it? Lampards gone we need experience in MF....

What does that have to do with the fact hes a brilliant center half? Absolutely fucking nothing.

Get Godin instead no?

Khedira or Di Maria will be sold. Makes sense if Khedira is sold because Kroos is a better passer, not as wasteful with the ball and it allows Modric to still have more an influence further up the park as well. People saying this doesn't make sense for Real it does really, replacing a inferior technical player who plays in that holding position and signing a more technical player who can play any central midfield role, as a 6, 8 or 10, in a team where they are trying to play more open attacking football. Really good signing for 25M euros too.

because we just want to buy all the young talents for a laugh...

Really? When our 3 strikers scored 27 goals between them, I think having one striker who will score at least 15 or more is good enough, we can't expect far too much given the Torres experience and also with players like Sheva who have struggled after big moves.

If Liverpool get Sanchez and cash for Suarez they have done exceptionally well. Means Sturridge can play as a lone frontman with Lallana, Sanchez and Sterling in a 3 behind him... could be another top 4 finish for them. Hope not really.

Expect him to score at least 15 goals next season. Need a striker who can get at least 15, who knows we might win the league this season if he can and we manage to concede as many as we did last year.

or maybe you did say... lol missed that

Always positive when he comes on. Same when he came on against PSG when we beat them at the Bridge. Always looking forward, to beat people when he can, to run in behind, to go on the outside as well as the inside when he can to add variety. Hopefully he starts against France on the left, Debuchy leaves a lot of space when going forward so this would be ideal for Schurrle (or even Podolski) to exploit. He must score at least 10 PL goals next season though as well as adding more assists but I feel that will come, hes effectively as good as a striker in front of goal at times, works the keeper most times.

Stupid stupid stupid decision by Mourinho. For another year or two he has shit loads to offer, homegrown, big game player, lots of experience, poor decision by Jose, the board and Roman to not offer him a new deal. If he could have been convinced to take a squad role I generally believe he would have because he knows he's 33 and is coming towards the end. I'm sure he'd have prefered to have that sort of role at Chelsea than somewhere else unless hes going to be playing every game in the MLS or somewhere.

You have to look at how many experienced players we will have in the squad next season without him. No Cole, no Lampard, probably no Eto'o, as well as the chance that Cech could be sacrificed for Thibaut Courtois. Tiago has been there and done it, a great free transfer, in fact hes actually a very good player to be honest even at 30 odd. This squad, as I said in another thread, will have a good mix of youth, players in their peak and older players because in a squad you need that. Ferguson had players like Giggs, Scholes, O'Shea, Solskjaer, at United when they were in the latter stages of their careers to pass on experience to younger guys and play when needed to play. You can't win with just kids because they need time to learn and improve, I generally believe that you need a good mix of everything in a squad, to come through big games, suspension/injury crises and also when the younger guys are in bad moments the older guys can perhaps step up and lead the way setting an example for younger players.

You've said this about 49 times without giving a valid reason. Explain..

Sure there are moments Suarez dives but like all good players, not just Suarez, they are clever with their bodies getting themselves between the opposition and the ball and win fouls. I don't like this diving carry on you see or when players get a little kick or something they are on the ground doing 500400640 rolls to try and get the opposition player booked as well as win a foul.

What you want him to dive and also roll about for fucking ages when he gets fouled? Ok. There are ways to buy fouls, like Suarez does very well when he gets his body between the ball and opponent or like Eden does do by constantly making the opponent think hes going to take the ball before taking it away from him but to ask Eden to fall down for minimal contact like you see in Spain with players and roll about for ages like various players in Spain/Italy/Portugal is ridiculous.

whaaaaaat

Watching the games Chile have played in the World Cup you see how much of a complete player he is which isn't always as clear to see at Barca. Really impressed but do we really need him with Willian, Salah, Hazard and Schurrle competing for wide places in the team? Probably not.

The guy still has a lot to learn. Even if hes there for 10 or 15 years or not you still remember hes only 18 right now. If he was available for cheaper than 20M and we resigned Ash incase we needed him then sure I'd have been happy to go for him but 30M? Thats ridiculous. I get the fact we need an English core but overpaying with FFP being more and more influential on what clubs can do in the transfer windows, its better not overspending.

40M ? Nearly as good a deal as we got from PSG for Luiz. Sure Shaw is a good young player but 40M is laughable. Moreno/Rodriguez are both better and would cost 15-20m max. Who are the idiots doing the transfer side of stuff at United since Fergie left? - Nani and Valencia got new contracts on big wages - Rooney got a massive contract worth 300k p/w - Fellaini for 27M - Mata for 37M (I'd have paid that tbh) - now Shaw for 40M

A year at Sunderland is better than playing 5 or 6 cup games though. I think he will need 2 seasons on loan anyway, hes very raw still.

He started out on the LW for Porto then moved to the right after Hulk was sold but hes been used more centrally for Colombia and Monaco.

Finally started adding a final ball and goals to his game the last 2 or 3 seasons, great to see as he has all the talent in the world when he was 18 or 19 but his final product was inconsistent. Not surprised at all at how well he has done for Columbia and the fact he has has either scored or been directly involved in nearly all their goals just shows how he is probably the most important player to Columbia and not Falcao.

Can see us setting up next season with 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 whatever you want to call it. Courtois Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Luis Matic Willian - Oscar/Rami - Fabregas - Hazard Costa

Had a mixed game, when he was dropping deep into the pivot while Fellaini pushed up, Russia where getting through the middle of the park easily enough. I think that shows the thing about how he wouldn't have been a very good pivot player for the fact he lacks the defensive side of his game.

Well he didn't particularly seem bothered with our midfield at the start of the season as he only signed Marco and then he brought Matic in in January and now Cesc has signed. Marco's gonna be fit for the start of the season, Ramires is staying, Mikel is staying, he might not want another midfielder.