Luka Modric

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Bad logic being used by you here with all due respect.

Apparently you havent really payed attention to Di Maria. La Liga is an "easy" place to score and assist in, dont let the numbers fool you, when circumstances are such that you look like an idiot against teams like manchester united, or bayern munich, or borussia dortmund where you dont know where to pass a ball, dont know how to pass it to begin with and are only a handicap and a flop..Well then..

Its the big games that really define players and di maria has flopped in nearly all of them, dont let the assist to ronaldo in the copa del rey fool you for example lol, the rest of the match he misplaced balls, feel too easily and was not world class in any way.

You said he offers unbelievable work rate and that you "need" that, like i said if your manager really thinks you need di maria they could get him as a bench player for less than 15 million and that would be acceptable but i doubt he wants to bench and i really doubt madrid will sell for less than 25 which at that point youd have to be disabled to buy him.

You blame other players too defend di maria in such a way? It could be logical to do so but not in this case as you are trying too hard to put a blind eye to his problems. He was NOT CONSISTENT at all and never has been except for about the first half of his first year in madrid but it all went down after wards specially when facing real opposition.

He's a diver.

He's expensive.

He has HORRIBLE passing.

Only good thing he has is work rate is final ball and work rate which is not enough for 25 million plus + Specially when you dont even need him.

He is inconsistent, has never had a great game against a great team, sucked more than anyone else in our attack this year really, and he just fails in too many areas.

And an argument such as "he plays for argentina" is very faulty. Look at arbeloa starting for madrid, and hes garbage! and for spain...

Sometimes its down to manager perferences but when you dissect di maria, he is not impressive at all. Hes never been great, dont know what matches uve been seeing with all due respect. Sprouting out " hes been playing at a high level for x years" only goes so far...As it is false.

You think i rate ozil high because he can do well against pathetico madrid? The guy is sht at defending and that is why guys like gotze are getting rated over him by mostly everyone. You have to learn to dissect players, di maria in a package is a disgrace if what you want is a good deal thats world class and lives up to the hype.

Youtube can really distort minds if not careful.

I agree Di Maria has been poor this season!

I was on here last summer saying we should sign Di Maria and not Hulk and people were telling me Di Maria is crap and Hulk is much better but now that Di Maria is available people want him now! even after he has had a poor season at Madrid!

I would prefer KdB/Schurrle tbh.

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

I agree Di Maria has been poor this season!

I was on here last summer saying we should sign Di Maria and not Hulk and people were telling me Di Maria is crap and Hulk is much better but now that Di Maria is available people want him now! even after he has had a poor season at Madrid!

I would prefer KdB/Schurrle tbh.

Well i havent see either of those two play but believe me, di maria is not the solution for chelsea. He is too expensive and too bad.

[The Skipper 20,593]

TMO, what was the need in signing Silva when you've already got Ozil?

Modric transfer makes more sense.

[Fernando 6,453]

Di maria sounds more and more like another version of Kalou....

But hey Mourinho brought him here along with Mikel, which when Mourinho got him he said he had found gold...

So I agree that Mourinho can make bad purchase as well good.

But so did saf.

If he can bring out the best from mediocre players like saf did with his squad, then all good.

[Toli 977]

lol even comparing di maria with kalou..god damn.

La Liga an easy liga? Di Maria was awesome, ALSO against barca...but yeah they are an "easy opponent".

and even saying that schürrle is better than di maria is a disgrace. what are people smoking on? di maria is one of the best Wingers on the WORLD. he played 2 amazing seasons and madrid even renewed his contract giving him more salary- doing so because he is crap, you know.

25 m would be an absolute steal, if you think, that even schürrle costs 20 mio- a player who hasnt proven anything, who has potential but is still miles behind Di Maria. Di Maria has everyhting: pace, dribble qualitys, he can cross, he can make unblievable passes etc. he isnt a goal scorer yes, but still manages to get his 5-7 goals every season in the league. hell, head 16 assists in the league twice in a row...if it would be so easy to play in La Liga, why Pedro, Sanchez and Co are not even nearly on Di Marias playing level? thats just a poor excuse. look how modric is having difficulties in the league. Di Maria would be a dream buy, no doubt about it. he would need to get more muscles on, though.

in terms of argentina: in the attack they have tevez, kun, higuain, lavezzi, di maria, messi as attacking options...and di maria is still a starter. but yeah, surely playing for Argentina in the attacking positions is no indication of class...even salomon kalou could play there!

also he would get our balance right and we wouldnt get exposed so easy on the wings and in the centre. but tbh, i dont even believe Madrid will be so dumb to sell him.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Di Maria is one of better players at Madrid. But his current form is bad, like whole Real team.

[Beepu 1,714]

Di maria sounds more and more like another version of Kalou....

But hey Mourinho brought him here along with Mikel, which when Mourinho got him he said he had found gold...

So I agree that Mourinho can make bad purchase as well good.

But so did saf.

If he can bring out the best from mediocre players like saf did with his squad, then all good.

Yes, exactly! All managers are guilty of making bad transfers from time to time.

[The Skipper 20,593]

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[November33rd 84]

Because i have been getting aneurisms for 3 years now watching him in madrid. He is predictable and inconsistent.

Well that's an oxymoron. You realize you just characterized him by two exact opposite traits?

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

its not an oxymoron,m his dribbling and passing and overall game is predictable and he is also inconsistent in that he cant really play well and keep it up.

Toli im too tired to write a full response but also i dont have to as i already wrote what i needed to write. Di Maria is not worth 25 million. Maybe the youtube videos of his skills, and those stats have you confused but when it comes to what he is as a player, he could be a good purchase for you if he was below 15 million but he definatley is not.

He has been very bad really, never amazing, he is for sale specially now that bale is apparently coming. He was a mourinho boy, never liked by the rm community much and with good reason. I dont want to sound spoiled but if you read everything i posted only thing i can say is that i stand by it.

I think someone asked why get silva when we have ozil, well di maria was preffered over silva even before we got ozil, silva is a better player overall and could have been used in another system of play but mourinho went the way he went.

[Muzchap 8,966]

its not an oxymoron,m his dribbling and passing and overall game is predictable and he is also inconsistent in that he cant really play well and keep it up.

Toli im too tired to write a full response but also i dont have to as i already wrote what i needed to write. Di Maria is not worth 25 million. Maybe the youtube videos of his skills, and those stats have you confused but when it comes to what he is as a player, he could be a good purchase for you if he was below 15 million but he definatley is not.

He has been very bad really, never amazing, he is for sale specially now that bale is apparently coming. He was a mourinho boy, never liked by the rm community much and with good reason. I dont want to sound spoiled but if you read everything i posted only thing i can say is that i stand by it.

I think someone asked why get silva when we have ozil, well di maria was preffered over silva even before we got ozil, silva is a better player overall and could have been used in another system of play but mourinho went the way he went.

Actually it is - you either have to say predictably inconsistent - or just inconsistent

Anyway, you have your opinion and others have theirs - so all good...

Silva isn't that great - not done much this year - overrated not like Mata who keeps getting better and better

[Zinedine Iniesco 172]

No you are confusing the contexts.

Im saying his game is predictable and his level of play is inconsistent in that he does poorly. Better put hes consistently awful.

These are not contradictory terms if understood under the right context.

Only relevant thing di maria has on silva is his work ethic.

[chrismada9 1,948]

It's apparent that Mourinho wishes to trade Oscar for Luka Modric according to this article! Most likely to be bullshit though due to the fact that it's coming from the Mirror!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-want-swap-oscar-real-3424832

[bushman 2,043]

When in doubt, Jose buys another player. It´s the Jose´s way?

[Special Juan 27,421]

I'd love this lad at Chelsea, right next to Matic.

[Oscar 441]

Modric would be the perfect player that Chelsea is missing and replace OScar IMO in both 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1.

However, he is nearing 30 and Madrid already have Isco so I don't know what they would gain with Oscar.

[stroey 2,525]

Linked with a £10+Ramires-Modric move

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/11/chelsea-hold-transfer-talks-with-real-madrid-over-ramires-for-luka-modric-swap-4758135/

[zolayes 14,489]

Linked with a £10+Ramires-Modric move

http://metro.co.uk/2014/06/11/chelsea-hold-transfer-talks-with-real-madrid-over-ramires-for-luka-modric-swap-4758135/

PITY its the Metro