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azpi wasnt much better in the 2nd half though ^^. spain were rubbish. only iniesta was decent. they looked really tired...brazil always one step ahead of them. dont think this means anything in terms of WC.

yes, thats it. peopl are just too fast on creating their opinions. he plays one game bad- not worth. 2 games good- best striker in the world. beside this in my opinion, he would create us in to the title favourite for the EPL asap.

funny. after the two first games of the Confed Cup most people wrote he is awful, not worth the money blabla. now suddenly he is world-class and worth every penny...

his biggest problem is his long-range passing. its mostly awful..he has to improve this. beside this also his tactical knowledge..sometimes he seems not to know what to do on the pitch. physically he is a beast and also quite fast, as far as I can say this. ps: nice name . one legend and one hopefully future legend .

marca today reported that madrid will meet his investment group next week to seal a deal. he has potential but is still really raw. pogba already one step ahead of him and clearly the more talented...but pogba aint available.

stats arent everything in football. you cant assess everything with stats. how can I discuss with you, when you are saying khedira and di maria are piss horse? players who are playing for germany and argentina AS STARTERS, when both team have loads of players, who could substitute them? well, clearly, you are more a tactical genius than löw, mourinho and co. you have said illara plays similiar to alonso and i have said it is BS. go and ask any real sociedad fan and he will confirm it to you. he is playing different than xabi, and this completely. he is more mobile, more attacking-forward, but he isnt spraying 40 m long passes or gettnig the ball in front of the back 4 and organizing it...THATS NOT his playing style. So he is NOT A next Xabi Alonso. and neither he is a DLP like Modric. for spain U-20 he is playing very deep yes, because they have isco, thiago and all their attacking players...he is the deepst of the Midfielders, but he doesnt really sprays long balls, he mostly gives the ball to Thiago or anyone other and lets them organize the play. or, when koke gets more behind, he joins forward and moves more upfront. its hard to define his role. he is neither a clear DM, nor a clear B2B...he is more of a hybrid type player, who combines something of this roles in one and can fulfill different duties when asked. he is tactically very well educated, as you can see from his roles at Sociedad and Spain. so its hard for me define clearly a role for him, but me personally, I dont see him as a DLP at all.

Del Nido and Perez have a good relationship...wouldnt be a big problem. I think as long as they will get the fee they want, they will let the player decide..and I think Kondogbia would prefer Madrid over any PL team.

" Khedira and Di Maria are horse piss and you have never been able to set up an argument against it other than saying..." > nuff said. go play fifa and think illaramendi is the next xabi alonso..have fun with it .

" I appreciate the wanting to discuss, but you are horribly wrong each and every time, and never bother to reply with any valid or resourceful arguments." so because you are saying Di Maria is shit (which he obviously isnt) my argumetns are "invalid"? go and watch the first 2 seasons about Di Maria And no Khedira isnt SHIT either. but I assume, Joachim Löw and Jose Mourinho are idiots comparing to yourself, you tactical genius, arent they?! And no, Illara IS NOT a long-range passer. he neither plays it for Spain and not even for Real Sociedad. how many games do you have watched from Illara? all the games from the U-21 and thats it I assume. he is more a DM with strong technique and ability to go forward- but he is NO DLP as Schweinsteiger, Pirlo, Xabi, Modric and who else you want to call. if you cant get this, go back playing Fifa or whatever you got your opinions from and he HASNT GOT the capabilties of Alonso. THEY ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLAYERS. But you know: he is a basque, playing for the same club in a similiar position as Alonso = next Xabi Alonso. only because the media is assuming something, it isnt always right. as if robinho is the next pele or neymar or others. they tend to overhype players really fast so calm down, wathc some games and then come back discussing about things, you obviously dont have a clue about. beside the fact, that sociedad are playing a more direct, short-passing style without a lot of long balls. but Illara is definetly not a DLP with long-range passes over 40, 50 metres, like Alonso can do them. with DM as Modric I meant playing behind the AMF..i didnt mean playing him as a destroyer like Lass or Gravesen or these type of players. it was just the position on the pitch I meant, NOT HIS ROLE. I know that he is not A DESTROYER but a creative player, or mostly a DLP. i am from Germany so DM here means something different than in England sometimes. its the problem with the clear position-naming..but of course I know that Luka is not a destroyer. in english you just have a lot of position names...regista, DM, holding midfielder, anchor midfielder etc etc.

illaramendi is not really a DLP. and he isnt playing that for Real Sociedad neither. he is more a DM/B2B for Real Sociedad but not a DLP....also he is definelty no long-range passer. so comparisons between xabi and him are non-existable. he is a good player though, but no "next xabi"- because he plays different than him.

somebody can hook me up with a link to the isco thread at the city forum? anxious to see their reactions ps: have found it by myself. delicious

its official. he will be unveiled on the 3rd of july and will sign a 5-year contract. fee believed to be 27 m + 3 on variables. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/Actualidad/1330153471689/noticia/ComunicadoOficial/Comunicado_Oficial_2013-06-27.htm

surely they start to say "well we dont need him anyway" and will bring stats to prove this hehe. selling their best striker for peanuts and not getting their favorite player...awful week for city

he is a B2B. surely no DLP.

Kaka.

yes. presentation expected to be next week. fee is 27 m euros.

of course but his agents think he would earn more money staying in germany.

they cant hijack the lewandowski deal because he doesnt wants to join them...

Juve have agreed a fee of 10 million pounds for Tevez. Announcement imminent... http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/8792815/Transfer-news-Juventus-agree-fee-for-Manchester-City-striker-Carlos-Tevez

ronaldo, di maria, benzema, higuain, callejon and morata are all no AMFs. modric is better as a DM. so we have 2 AMFS- one of them is kaka, who plays awful for years and will be sold if everything goes right. 1 option for the AMF for 50,60 games per season- sounds great?

you dont have a clue if you just put up stats like this. go to watch games and not just look at stats. kaka has been awful for years and özil alone cant be playing the whole season. they lacked a goal-threat from the midfield, CR was the only one scoring constantly and özil cant score for his life sometimes it seems. isco is a brilliant signing. go to a madrid forum and ask them, if the CAM position is good...they will anwer no. kaka sucked, will maybe be sold. futhermore isco is spanish and madrid have been lacking homegrown players. and 25-30 m is a steal for such a huge talent. he will add much needed squad depth in the CAM and wing position.

typical for people with not having any clue to just talk bs. yeah no need for an AMF, because kaka has been soooo great the last season for madrid, hasnt he. signing someone who can compete with Özil was a priority- and they did sign someone. perfect deal. Abdullah N Al Thani ✔ @ANAALThani shirts No . 22 will not be available to any other player in the Malaga cf courtesy to the player Isco

mediaset is from italy not spain. spain is nearly investigating all football players/coaches right now.

Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri 9m José Mourinho, according to Mediaset, will be investigated by spanish tax authority

comparing a coach to a player is kinda...you know ancelotti is one of the best coaches in the world and that for years. calling him average is just a plain insult.