Wishlist Stefan di Vrij

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He was injured whole season, besides all throwing his performance at WC 2014, other top defenders of that tournament were Garay, Blind, Van Buyten etc.

[Styles 9,790]

I've just read that he has had two bad knee injuries. Is it to the same knee or both?

I remember Azpi suffered a long-term knee injury before coming here so it's not the end of the world, but two is a different story imo.

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7 hours ago, Eidur the Spider said:

Is this guy reliable?

He's reliable for Juve stuff, and I believe he's hit or miss with other Italian teams

3 hours ago, Styles said:

I've just read that he has had two bad knee injuries. Is it to the same knee or both?

I remember Azpi suffered a long-term knee injury before coming here so it's not the end of the world, but two is a different story imo.

Both times were to his left knee. The first time he was out for about a month and didn't get surgery, he only got it after the second time 

[robsblubot 3,217]

8 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

I've never played FM myself. Is the 2012 version considered the classic? 

Opinions vary and I wouldn't call it the classic version, but it's considered the one with the best match engine: actions on the pitch resemble more the real thing.

I don't play it anymore (last was 13) but tried the demos. personally I don't buy them because it's basically the same game, with an updated roster at full price - makes no sense. So when feel like playing I just download a roster update for the database.

sorry for the OT. Think we have a FM thread where latest versions are discussed.

on de Vrij, acquiring someone after a bad injury can be a good strategy to get a better deal. However in this case he would be a gamble because it sounds like he has chronic knee problems in which case only if heavily discounted/loan.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Another No...

[!Hazard! 3,394]

This chase for a CB is getting hilarious now. We are like a disliked kid walking around the school yard trying to find a date for the prom.

[Amblève. 4,995]

3 minutes ago, !Hazard! said:

This chase for a CB is getting hilarious now. We are like a disliked kid walking around the school yard trying to find a date for the prom.

FFS Chelsea, even I got asked out

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Two CBs (Zouma and him) straight after knee injuries ? If Chelsea don't bother seeing if the player has recovered from such injury, they should go for Fekir to give that sparkle upfront.

[Cosmin 2,484]

No one wants to sell us anything. Why don't they want our money? 

[manpe 10,855]

4 hours ago, Cosmin said:

No one wants to sell us anything. Why don't they want our money? 

Mid-level teams have suddenly developed ambition. Blame Leicester and Iceland.

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#CFC have offered €22m+€3m in bonuses for Dutch defender De Vrij. #Lazio have set an asking price of €40m (Il Tempo)

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Why are we even linked with all these young CBs?

We have Zouma and Christensen next year, that should be enough. We dont need 3rd u23 CB. 

Koulibaly is 25, which is the app. age we should be targeting. 

[lucio 5,391]

40m for some wasteman with liquid knees. absurd

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

We'll panic and spend 40m euro on de vrij.  Or we will nick that Torino CB linked to Napoli

[AK-3001 286]

2 hours ago, BlueLyon said:

Why are we even linked with all these young CBs?

We have Zouma and Christensen next year, that should be enough. We dont need 3rd u23 CB. 

Koulibaly is 25, which is the app. age we should be targeting. 

De Vrij is 24..

[BlueLyon 9,359]

1 hour ago, AK-3001 said:

De Vrij is 24..

And wouldnt make any difference if he was 21 because he doesnt have the right experience IMO.

[It's too big 625]

Fuck sake, just put some faith in Tomori or Clarke-Salter. 

[Hybrid Angel 2,130]

It's late in the transfer window so it would be hard to find a replacement but mostly it's the other clubs knowing we're desperate as fuck not only because of our lack of quality but also lack of time to purchase a CB.

So much for negotiating for a 'better deal' for all these players we're linked to. Just pay the money and wrap it up at the start. This isn't a world record fee for Pogba we're negotiating. The team's CB options are nothing more than mid-table standard and we are pissing around till the last hour of the transfer window. 

I'm still slightly hopeful for Koulibaly and happy if the deal for de Vrij pulls through, but at the same time I wouldn't be surprised if we start chucking random panic bids for CBs on deadline day like we did last year.