2013 - 2014 Football Thread - Page 33

On July 11 2013 21:50 WillyWanker wrote:
18M for Thiago is a 'good' price. I don't think he's worth more really... He's young yes, but he hasn't proved anything yet. He has never played big games for Barça, and even in smaller games he has never really shined. Of course he's young and in Barcelona you need to be a monster to shine when there is Messi and Iniesta around you but still, I never saw something amazing in this kid (except for his godlike technical skills).
If you put him in Xavi's role, he's going to be average because he doesn't have the discipline needed for that kind of role, and he doesn't really like to defend. His best position is playmaker behind a 9. He's at his best when he doesn't need to defend too much and when he has many passing solutions (which he can exploit really well thanks to his technical skills) and when he can have the freedom to shoot at the goal and do solo moves. In Barcelona, I doubt he can play at this position as long as Iniesta is there, and I doubt they will put him to replace Xavi as he has never been good in this position (I would put Dos Santos there, or buy Veratti ).

In Bayern he would fit nice but still would have to face a tough competition: Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Müller (I'm not sure if he's still used like this, but still an indirect competitor). Maybe Pep wants to change their 4-3-3 but if he doesn't, I don't see him play Thiago without making big ennemies in the team :s
Manchester United would be a nice place to go for him as he needs stability and time on the field. But on the other side there is Guardiola so...

edit: shit I even forgot Gotze in the list

On July 11 2013 22:05 Zhiroo wrote:
I really don't see why Thiago would go in Bayern. Seems like a bad choice plus the fact that Bayern have Toni Kroos who's way better.

On July 11 2013 22:13 mavignon wrote:
It's really hard to tell what Pep wants. Assuming they keep the same formation as last season (and it's not a given), Thiago would play instead of Javi Martinez in the midfield and Martinez would play CB

On July 11 2013 22:46 Kleinmuuhg wrote:
Anyone who watched last season knows that Bayern doesnt have 11 players who play all season long but like to have 1 or 2 equal substitutes for each position and then switch it around between the 3 contests.

On July 12 2013 00:05 Influ wrote:
Neuer sometimes looks like he has more the skillset of a midfielder than the skillset of a goalkeeper.

On July 12 2013 00:38 Stratos_speAr wrote:


This. The dude has a lot of talent, but fuck is he stupid sometimes. I really wish that Adler or Weidenfeller were in the national goal instead of him sometimes.

Meanwhile, copies of transfer documents from Santos football club, obtained by Brazilian media site Globoesporte, reveal that Barcelona paid €17.1 million for Neymar in what was an overall €57 million deal.

Of that, €9 million went to Santos, €7 million to investment company DIS Esporte and €1 million on taxes. The remaining €40.1 million, in the overall €57 million deal, was paid to Neymar and his father - also his agent - as "commission" and a signing-on fee.

The documents also show that Barcelona agreed to pay €2 million if Neymar finished among the top three finalists for the Ballon d’Or award. They also arranged to play two friendlies with Santos.

Last month, one of Neymar's former investors threatened to go to the Brazilian courts to get money he claimed to be owed from the player's transfer, amid confusion over the sums due to each of the various stakeholders in the deal.