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TerransHill
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany572 Posts
July 10 2015 21:05 GMT
#16381
On July 11 2015 05:30 sharkie wrote:
Hahaha, so Guardiola does not only fail on a winning trophies level but also on a personal level.
With selling Schweinsteiger Bayern sell everything they stand for. It's as if Liverpool'd sell Gerrard. He always stayed in Bayern when he had better offers and Bayern sell him just like that.

Rummenige and Guardiola - Bayern destroy themselves lol


I am also critical about KHR and Guardiola but this seems a little harsh to me...

Schweinsteiger mentioned that he'd like to play in England once. And this is the only chance he'll get. I am very sad that he leaves, he is such a legend. But he won everything there is with Bayern and if he wants a new challenge you have to accept it. I wish him the best of luck!
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Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-10 21:06:56
July 10 2015 21:05 GMT
#16382
On July 11 2015 05:30 sharkie wrote:
Hahaha, so Guardiola does not only fail on a winning trophies level but also on a personal level.
With selling Schweinsteiger Bayern sell everything they stand for. It's as if Liverpool'd sell Gerrard. He always stayed in Bayern when he had better offers and Bayern sell him just like that.

Rummenige and Guardiola - Bayern destroy themselves lol


Let me guess you were the first that sayed "Schweinsteiger is too slow now and beyond its prime". Schweinsteiger had a contract until 2016 if he doesnt want to he wouldnt go anywhere.

Objectively speaking it makes sense for everyone. Schweinsteiger stated since the start of his career that he wants to play in England one day and he can do it with some of his prime left. He won everything and you have to give him a lot of respect that he is going to ManU and not in the US or Qatar.

Bayern wants/has to get younger and Schweinsteiger was plaged with injuries the past couple of years. Also what are they doing with him in 2 years when he is really too old? How do you deal with an aging legend properly? (Liverpool doesnt really count, on bad teams you can play whoever you want).

Would i rather see him retiering at munich. Yes i do. But this is the busines at this level and it was handled much better then with guys as Ramos or Cassilas.

I am very curios how Bayerns midfield will look next season.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 10 2015 21:20 GMT
#16383
Excited for this signing. Who is this Darmian guy though
lprk
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2249 Posts
July 10 2015 21:43 GMT
#16384
On July 11 2015 06:20 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Excited for this signing. Who is this Darmian guy though

Matteo Darmian is very good fullback that can play on both sides also he played few times as CB. His main strength is positioning and tackling, he is pretty good going forward, generally only drawback is mediocre speed.
Rokomish
Profile Joined March 2011
United States68 Posts
July 11 2015 00:32 GMT
#16385
On July 11 2015 06:43 lprk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2015 06:20 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Excited for this signing. Who is this Darmian guy though

Matteo Darmian is very good fullback that can play on both sides also he played few times as CB. His main strength is positioning and tackling, he is pretty good going forward, generally only drawback is mediocre speed.

I'm biased because he's ex-Palermo, but he is f*ing class imo. Really exciting signing for ManU - he's excellent at both fullback and wingback, which should fit well with LVG's formation craziness. That said, Italians in the Prem don't exactly have the greatest track record so who knows. I sincerely hope he does well.
marooder diedie
GizmoPT
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal3040 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-11 01:14:50
July 11 2015 01:14 GMT
#16386
oh that Garza guy playing for USA played on our under19 squad in Sporting CP lol
Snipers Promod & Micro Arena Creator in SC2 Arcade - Portuguese Community Admin for SC2, HotS and Overwatch - Ex-Portugal SC2 Team Manager, Ex- Copenhagen Wolves and Grow uP Gaming Manager in SC2. Just Playing games now!
Stratos_speAr
Profile Joined May 2009
United States6959 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-11 02:40:48
July 11 2015 02:37 GMT
#16387
On July 11 2015 05:30 sharkie wrote:
Hahaha, so Guardiola does not only fail on a winning trophies level but also on a personal level.
With selling Schweinsteiger Bayern sell everything they stand for. It's as if Liverpool'd sell Gerrard. He always stayed in Bayern when he had better offers and Bayern sell him just like that.

Rummenige and Guardiola - Bayern destroy themselves lol


Truth.

It's sad to see Schweinsteiger leave Germany. Bayern seem to be the epitome of the "modern" club that loses all of its integrity and identity due to money. They've always been German giants that compete with the best German players. Pretty soon, it's going to be a club that German fans just can't identify with. I really hope they keep falling short. Even as a BVB fan, I cheered for Bayern in the CL so that they could represent Germany, but they look more and more like a La Liga team than a German team. I was hoping that Bayern wouldn't go this direction under Pep.

Let me guess you were the first that sayed "Schweinsteiger is too slow now and beyond its prime". Schweinsteiger had a contract until 2016 if he doesnt want to he wouldnt go anywhere.

Objectively speaking it makes sense for everyone. Schweinsteiger stated since the start of his career that he wants to play in England one day and he can do it with some of his prime left. He won everything and you have to give him a lot of respect that he is going to ManU and not in the US or Qatar.

Bayern wants/has to get younger and Schweinsteiger was plaged with injuries the past couple of years. Also what are they doing with him in 2 years when he is really too old? How do you deal with an aging legend properly? (Liverpool doesnt really count, on bad teams you can play whoever you want).

Would i rather see him retiering at munich. Yes i do. But this is the busines at this level and it was handled much better then with guys as Ramos or Cassilas.

I am very curios how Bayerns midfield will look next season.


OK, you might be able to justify selling Schweinsteiger, but what about Kroos? The man is in his prime, is a WC champion, and is one of the best midfielders in Europe.
A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.
Espers
Profile Joined August 2009
United Kingdom606 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-11 02:48:54
July 11 2015 02:47 GMT
#16388
Schweinsteiger would only be going to United if he wanted to... it's almost necessary anyway so Thiago can get into the starting XI
Micro_Jackson
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany2002 Posts
July 11 2015 08:07 GMT
#16389
On July 11 2015 11:37 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2015 05:30 sharkie wrote:
Hahaha, so Guardiola does not only fail on a winning trophies level but also on a personal level.
With selling Schweinsteiger Bayern sell everything they stand for. It's as if Liverpool'd sell Gerrard. He always stayed in Bayern when he had better offers and Bayern sell him just like that.

Rummenige and Guardiola - Bayern destroy themselves lol


Truth.

It's sad to see Schweinsteiger leave Germany. Bayern seem to be the epitome of the "modern" club that loses all of its integrity and identity due to money. They've always been German giants that compete with the best German players. Pretty soon, it's going to be a club that German fans just can't identify with. I really hope they keep falling short. Even as a BVB fan, I cheered for Bayern in the CL so that they could represent Germany, but they look more and more like a La Liga team than a German team. I was hoping that Bayern wouldn't go this direction under Pep.

Show nested quote +
Let me guess you were the first that sayed "Schweinsteiger is too slow now and beyond its prime". Schweinsteiger had a contract until 2016 if he doesnt want to he wouldnt go anywhere.

Objectively speaking it makes sense for everyone. Schweinsteiger stated since the start of his career that he wants to play in England one day and he can do it with some of his prime left. He won everything and you have to give him a lot of respect that he is going to ManU and not in the US or Qatar.

Bayern wants/has to get younger and Schweinsteiger was plaged with injuries the past couple of years. Also what are they doing with him in 2 years when he is really too old? How do you deal with an aging legend properly? (Liverpool doesnt really count, on bad teams you can play whoever you want).

Would i rather see him retiering at munich. Yes i do. But this is the busines at this level and it was handled much better then with guys as Ramos or Cassilas.

I am very curios how Bayerns midfield will look next season.


OK, you might be able to justify selling Schweinsteiger, but what about Kroos? The man is in his prime, is a WC champion, and is one of the best midfielders in Europe.


Well letting Kroos go was just stupid. Or not. We will never know and hindsight is 20/20.
This is not Football Manager. We dont know how much money he wanted, how the talks went and if he just sayed "guys i like you but i just want to play for Real Madrid". Bayern has a reputation for rather keeping players then selling them for big money and i dont think the contract talks failed because of one or two millions a year.

Also he is or was at the time not uncontroversial. He has / had a reputation for disappearing in difficult situations (see euro 2012 semis against Italy) and i think the Bayern management didnt like that he refused to shoot a penalty in the 2012 CL final despite his superior shooting techniqe.
Dingodile
Profile Joined December 2011
4139 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-11 08:49:38
July 11 2015 08:45 GMT
#16390
I am Bayern Fan and I can say that selling Kroos was excellent. He was always the weakest player on the field under pep' football, pretty much the same is Alonso doing. Schweinsteiger plays perfectly in pep's football speed. As long as pep is the coach, I would sell Alonso instantly.

Coach Heynckes is a different story.

Edit: above me: Kroos wanted a 9m yearly salary as the most bayern players. Bayern only gave a 5m yearly salary. Kroos is weak at marketing and isn't popular (compared with other bayern players).
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smr
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4808 Posts
July 11 2015 09:10 GMT
#16391
On July 11 2015 11:37 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 11 2015 05:30 sharkie wrote:
Hahaha, so Guardiola does not only fail on a winning trophies level but also on a personal level.
With selling Schweinsteiger Bayern sell everything they stand for. It's as if Liverpool'd sell Gerrard. He always stayed in Bayern when he had better offers and Bayern sell him just like that.

Rummenige and Guardiola - Bayern destroy themselves lol


Truth.

It's sad to see Schweinsteiger leave Germany. Bayern seem to be the epitome of the "modern" club that loses all of its integrity and identity due to money. They've always been German giants that compete with the best German players. Pretty soon, it's going to be a club that German fans just can't identify with. I really hope they keep falling short. Even as a BVB fan, I cheered for Bayern in the CL so that they could represent Germany, but they look more and more like a La Liga team than a German team. I was hoping that Bayern wouldn't go this direction under Pep.

Show nested quote +
Let me guess you were the first that sayed "Schweinsteiger is too slow now and beyond its prime". Schweinsteiger had a contract until 2016 if he doesnt want to he wouldnt go anywhere.

Objectively speaking it makes sense for everyone. Schweinsteiger stated since the start of his career that he wants to play in England one day and he can do it with some of his prime left. He won everything and you have to give him a lot of respect that he is going to ManU and not in the US or Qatar.

Bayern wants/has to get younger and Schweinsteiger was plaged with injuries the past couple of years. Also what are they doing with him in 2 years when he is really too old? How do you deal with an aging legend properly? (Liverpool doesnt really count, on bad teams you can play whoever you want).

Would i rather see him retiering at munich. Yes i do. But this is the busines at this level and it was handled much better then with guys as Ramos or Cassilas.

I am very curios how Bayerns midfield will look next season.


OK, you might be able to justify selling Schweinsteiger, but what about Kroos? The man is in his prime, is a WC champion, and is one of the best midfielders in Europe.

I'd say that Schweinsteiger is a case somewhat close to Klopp in Dortmund. He did so much for the club, if he says, that he'll like to end his career after 2-3 years in the UK you'll grant him his wish especially when you get money for that and already have a few replacements in the club.

And regarding the German giants I'd argue that it's just a case of a weak German player pool at the moment. Who's there for them to get to stay mostly German and be able to compete with europes best sides?
- Reus might be a good replacement but he signed a new contract and competes with Ribery and Robben in injury times.
- Gündogan will be a target once he finds his 2012 form.
- Schürrle and Volland? Nope!
- Özil? No!
- Draxler? Maaaaaybe if Pep sees something special in him.
- The Bender brothers? No.
- Mertesacker? No.
- Kruse or whatever attacker? Absolutely no way.

Kroos is the one case we can discuss but it made sense financially so I wouldn't blame anyone.
Maenander
Profile Joined November 2002
Germany4926 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-07-11 12:05:20
July 11 2015 09:32 GMT
#16392
Kroos just didn't identify with Bayern like Lahm, Schweinsteiger or Müller. That's why he left. Saying he was the weakest link in Guardiola's team is laughable. Bayern fans didn't like him as much as the others, and that's why there was no major outcry, but it was a bitter loss from a team-building perspective.

Schweinsteiger is nearing the end of his career and wants to try something different. No Bayern fan can blame him, he gave his best football years to the club.

Btw from a Bavarian perspective an Austrian like Alaba is naturally closer to the club's identity than a Prussian like Kroos :D
lprk
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2249 Posts
July 11 2015 09:36 GMT
#16393
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4139 Posts
July 11 2015 14:09 GMT
#16394
Schweinsteiger is an excellent signing for Yanited imo. Our midfield is pretty complete with him and he probably still has a few good years left in him. Awesome!
evilfatsh1t
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia8785 Posts
July 11 2015 14:12 GMT
#16395
On July 11 2015 23:09 Dante08 wrote:
Schweinsteiger is an excellent signing for Yanited imo. Our midfield is pretty complete with him and he probably still has a few good years left in him. Awesome!

wut
lprk
Profile Joined September 2013
Poland2249 Posts
July 11 2015 14:55 GMT
#16396
On July 11 2015 23:09 Dante08 wrote:
Schweinsteiger is an excellent signing for Yanited imo. Our midfield is pretty complete with him and he probably still has a few good years left in him. Awesome!

If he plays he can be very good, but he moves to more physical league without winter break with recurring ankle problems.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51513 Posts
July 11 2015 15:35 GMT
#16397
hopefully he's what they need to give carrick a bit of a break every now and then
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smr
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany4808 Posts
July 11 2015 19:44 GMT
#16398
THANK GOD! FPL IS BACK! CREATE DEM TEAMS!
GizmoPT
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal3040 Posts
July 11 2015 20:24 GMT
#16399
On July 12 2015 04:44 smr wrote:
THANK GOD! FPL IS BACK! CREATE DEM TEAMS!


on my way! to then forget about it few months in! :D
Snipers Promod & Micro Arena Creator in SC2 Arcade - Portuguese Community Admin for SC2, HotS and Overwatch - Ex-Portugal SC2 Team Manager, Ex- Copenhagen Wolves and Grow uP Gaming Manager in SC2. Just Playing games now!
GizmoPT
Profile Joined May 2010
Portugal3040 Posts
July 12 2015 01:11 GMT
#16400
damn El Salvador impressive singing the anthem at the Gold Cup not even USA playing at home got near this epic :p
Snipers Promod & Micro Arena Creator in SC2 Arcade - Portuguese Community Admin for SC2, HotS and Overwatch - Ex-Portugal SC2 Team Manager, Ex- Copenhagen Wolves and Grow uP Gaming Manager in SC2. Just Playing games now!
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