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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 28 2012 17:45 GMT
#441
I feel like Man Utd still needs defensive cover more than midfield. The younger defenders dropped so many points last season in crucial games.
Signet
Profile Joined March 2007
United States1718 Posts
July 29 2012 04:17 GMT
#442
On July 29 2012 02:45 zulu_nation8 wrote:
I feel like Man Utd still needs defensive cover more than midfield. The younger defenders dropped so many points last season in crucial games.

Defensive cover is needed (LB in particular) but last season the unit was also devastated by injuries - Vidic for most of the season, Jones and Smalling also missed significant parts. Evans has improved noticeably, and between Jones and Smalling I'd think at least one of them (if not both) will become a reliable defender. We could stand to sign a more star defender but I think that just with more available players this season will go better than last.

In midfield, Scholes is probably on his last season, Giggs really shouldn't be used as a CM under any circumstances, Carrick is now 31 and I feel like he's reached his peak, and we've lost our two biggest midfield stars from the youth team - Pogba and Morrison.

Now Kagawa is a *fantastic* CAM who can be the maestro of our attack for years to come. Cleverley looked promising before getting injured last season. And I liked Tunncliffe's effort during the world tour (seems like he can become a player in the mold of Fletcher). I'm worried SAF believes too much that Anderson will reach his potential -- um, is it me or does he seem in worse physical shape than he was a year ago? I think we really need to go in for a strong defensive or holding midfielder.

Lucas or RVP would both be amazing signings but unless the player is of that quality, we really don't need any more AM/winger/ST signings. All the talk for weeks has been about them, and they'd be huge for the team, but if not them then a defender (probably LB) and a central midfielder are the positions SAF needs to focus on.
MorningMusume11
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3490 Posts
July 30 2012 07:07 GMT
#443
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/7949873/Bale-blasts-coward-Adam

Damn didn't know Charlie Adam had a rep for being a dirtbag...
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 30 2012 07:47 GMT
#444
Haha, wow very crazy. I can't even remember that challenge and i watched that friendly, i guess they don't like eachother!
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
hns
Profile Joined January 2010
Germany609 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-30 07:57:58
July 30 2012 07:51 GMT
#445
On July 27 2012 21:23 clusen wrote:
Sahin going to Arsenal on loan apparently, if it's true it's kinda huge. He is a fucking awesome player.


Wow, I guess both sides could profit from that quite a lot.

Edit: I guess Charlie Adams is somewhat of a bad guy..
ZerO, Action, Neo.G_Soulkey & FlaSh fanboy~~
bObaZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
Portugal864 Posts
July 30 2012 08:48 GMT
#446
Mark my words. . Real will not buy Modric because he's too expensive, and will buy Witsel for 30-35M... Unfortunately for me...
NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
July 31 2012 10:01 GMT
#447
Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm completes move to CSKA Moscow for about 6 million euros. I hope it turns out well for him.
Life is like Tetris. Your errors pile up but your accomplishments disappear. - Robert Ohlén | http://railroaddiary.wordpress.com/ - My words about stuff.
Pads
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
England3228 Posts
July 31 2012 11:04 GMT
#448
On July 30 2012 16:51 hns wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2012 21:23 clusen wrote:
Sahin going to Arsenal on loan apparently, if it's true it's kinda huge. He is a fucking awesome player.


Wow, I guess both sides could profit from that quite a lot.

Edit: I guess Charlie Adams is somewhat of a bad guy..


Even as a Liverpool fan I don't like Adam, but for Bale to call HIM a coward? fuck me! He admits in interviews he dives all the time so he doesn't get taken out and he didn't want to play for team GB so he said he's injured... but somehow he is magically fine to play for Tottenham on the same days. He's the fucking coward.
#1 Kwanro[saM] fan!
Stimp
Profile Joined November 2010
South Africa780 Posts
July 31 2012 11:06 GMT
#449
Yeah and ofc the FA aren't going to push a suspension for Bale missing the olympics even though he magically recovered in time.

They are too busy pursuing frivolous name calling cases and trying to punish someone for something a court deemed them not guilty of.
Don't count your apples before they've... grown
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18605 Posts
July 31 2012 12:40 GMT
#450
On July 31 2012 19:01 NuclearJudas wrote:
Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm completes move to CSKA Moscow for about 6 million euros. I hope it turns out well for him.


I wish that was a sign that honda moves to another club

he is wasting his best years in Russia
RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6269 Posts
July 31 2012 13:12 GMT
#451
On July 31 2012 21:40 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2012 19:01 NuclearJudas wrote:
Swedish midfielder Rasmus Elm completes move to CSKA Moscow for about 6 million euros. I hope it turns out well for him.


I wish that was a sign that honda moves to another club

he is wasting his best years in Russia

So will elm probably.. Russia is a place to cash and pretty bad for talents to develop sadly.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
August 02 2012 20:11 GMT
#452
DOWNINGGGGGGGG !!!!!!!!!
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
August 04 2012 20:40 GMT
#453
is modric that much of an upgrade over sahin?
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18605 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-05 01:20:31
August 05 2012 01:20 GMT
#454
Different type of players really.

Sahin is a 6 more than a 10.
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
August 05 2012 01:43 GMT
#455
But in the overall scheme of how Real works atm. Not really, he'll have his work cut out if he goes to RM.
mAKiTO
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
Colombia4171 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-05 02:50:02
August 05 2012 02:48 GMT
#456
Sahin did not even have a single opportunity to do anything at real madrid.

Anyways, do you guys think Kaka is over? done? we would never see the amazing Kaka anymore? If I was a madrid fan, I could give Kaka another opportunity and give him 1 more year
No quiero soñar mil veces las mismas cosas
Neelia
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany599 Posts
August 07 2012 10:29 GMT
#457
Santi Cazorla to Arsenal confirmed.

Yeah, finally )
Mandalor
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Germany2362 Posts
August 07 2012 11:22 GMT
#458
On August 05 2012 11:48 mAKiTO wrote:
Sahin did not even have a single opportunity to do anything at real madrid.

Anyways, do you guys think Kaka is over? done? we would never see the amazing Kaka anymore? If I was a madrid fan, I could give Kaka another opportunity and give him 1 more year


Sahin is an amazing player, but he's one of those cases of a talented player not being given the chance to develop because his team has too high ambitions to field anyone but a fully developed top player. It's a shame really and I saw it coming. Should've stayed in Dortmund.

I think Kaka is waaay past his prime. I don't think we'll see much of him in the Serie A either.
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
August 07 2012 11:37 GMT
#459
On the Kaka issue i think he should of left for Chelsea last year when we were sniffing around him, Mourinho has no need to try and get him back into form as he has enough players who are currently performing better than he is and a youngster in Sahin to give game time to get better. Kaka however did show great games towards end of the season when he was being played more, i would of loved to seen him in the prem, but its to late for him to come now though.
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Rebs
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Pakistan10726 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-08 04:19:31
August 08 2012 04:13 GMT
#460
On August 07 2012 20:22 Mandalor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 05 2012 11:48 mAKiTO wrote:
Sahin did not even have a single opportunity to do anything at real madrid.

Anyways, do you guys think Kaka is over? done? we would never see the amazing Kaka anymore? If I was a madrid fan, I could give Kaka another opportunity and give him 1 more year


Sahin is an amazing player, but he's one of those cases of a talented player not being given the chance to develop because his team has too high ambitions to field anyone but a fully developed top player. It's a shame really and I saw it coming. Should've stayed in Dortmund.

I think Kaka is waaay past his prime. I don't think we'll see much of him in the Serie A either.


Hes still really good though, considering he didnt get the ball as much he prob would like at Madrid when he did get games. Performed pretty well near the end of the season.

Sure hes past his prime but he can still start for most teams in the world atm. England would be difficult though, its alot more rigourous then the other leagues.

Also (and Im going to spam this a few times in the next week cuz last year people missed it)


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