2012 - 2013 Football Thread! - Page 489

On June 21 2013 21:23 Telcontar wrote:
Well, Barcelona have brought it on themselves after agreeing to such a weird clause, and then not keeping it. It could be the steal of the summer.

On June 21 2013 21:18 GTR wrote:
I thought that 17m GBP release clause was all bullshit. I guess I was wrong.

Also U-20 WC kicks off today. Squads here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_FIFA_U-20_World_Cup_squads

On paper, the French look the strongest - Spain and England are using their U-21 squad rejects. However I think Uruguay is a dark horse for this tournament.

While Thiago would be a nice buy by United, do I really see him being most effective playing alongside Carrick as a deep lying midfielder? His skill set seems to suggest a better fit in the Kagawa/Rooney CAM role.

On June 21 2013 21:40 bObaZ wrote:


Really looking forward to this U-20 WC. It's sad that spain and england are using the U-21 rejects, although i don't think that the kinds of deulofeu and jese are B-Teamers, but I really don't know all of the team so you're probably right.

In the English team I only recognize Eric Dier.

It's a shame that Brazil that won the last U-20 WC isn't on the competition.

I think that the portuguese team is strong (stronger than the one who got 2nd place 2 years ago) but we lack a good striker... If you're watching the games you should look for Bruma, Tiago Ilori, João Cancelo, André Gomes, Tó Zé and Ricardo. These are the best players along with the two players that come from barcelona (Lé and Cá).

On June 21 2013 21:28 Ferrose wrote:


Apparently Christian Tello has a release clause worth 10m Euros as well...

Yeah France's U20 squad is LOADED. Gonna be a shocker if they don't go far in that tournament...

On June 21 2013 22:00 PixelNite wrote:
According to Beinsport (pretty much PSG TV), Laurent Blanc is the new Paris Saint Germain coach. We will see how it goes I guess

On June 21 2013 23:39 GTR wrote:


Word on the street was Liverpool were planning on a swoop for him - would make sense if Suarez leaves for Real.

On June 21 2013 23:36 Telcontar wrote:

Was that also based on number of appearances & minutes played in them? His name hasn't really appeared in the transfer gossip but I would understand if he wanted to move. With Neymar coming in, he's not guaranteed to get more playing time than last season. Perhaps Barcelona will loan him out.

On June 22 2013 00:29 Ferrose wrote:


http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/tello-signs-his-new-contract

Nope, no incentives. Maybe Tello wanted a release clause so he had a way out if he never got to play?

If not Liverpool, could anyone see Bayern buying Tello? Pep knows him, and with Ribery and Robben getting older, Tello/Shaqiri could be the future on the wings.

On June 22 2013 01:56 Tazza wrote:
Well korea came back to win 2-1. We seemed to get overwhelmed by cuba's physicality in the beginning, but after that, korea started winning posession and cuba seemed to run out of gas.

great to see korea play the "korean" way after the senior team failed to show anything for the past two years. Playing direct passes that AREN"T long balls, pressing, and of course a few defensive errors and profligacy on goal lol.

On June 22 2013 00:03 Pandemona wrote:
You get Jon Obi Mikel instead :3 Ahaha xD
He is pretty much signing according to the press :S

On June 22 2013 01:57 Mensol wrote:

You guys need Senol Gunes as coach


sneijder please he has potential to become another Gala legend like Hagi

i think we're getting jon obi instead Felipe Melo.