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clusen
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany8702 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 08:01:32
July 13 2017 08:01 GMT
#6361
On July 13 2017 09:43 Pr0wler wrote:
So now we consider Thiago a top tier midfielder ? Lol. What next ? Better than Modric ?

Sure, no reason not to.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
July 13 2017 10:59 GMT
#6362
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 11:20:07
July 13 2017 11:00 GMT
#6363
Fuck.

Abdelhak Nouri, one of the biggest talents in the Ajax academy, collapsed last Saturday on the pitch with heart problems (Cardiac Arrhythmia). He was resuscitated for a while but he has suffered severe lasting brain damage... looks like his career and his life as it is might be over.

Such a waste . He was such a joyful kid, not only in interviews and stuff, but also in his playing style, and his one dream was succeeding at Ajax. I've always deemed him the next Iniesta and believed he could reach those heights.

Lots of strength to Nouri and his family.



Amazing future blown away
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lxginverse
Profile Joined May 2008
Monaco1506 Posts
July 13 2017 11:07 GMT
#6364
Ajax had really put a lot of faith in this kid, from the very start. Damn, he could've been great with all that talent and desire to get better. Wish that he could at least go back to having something productive with his life.
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TheNewEra
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany3128 Posts
July 13 2017 11:13 GMT
#6365
fuck this
Midas <3 Casy <3 BeSt <3 | Pray to Doh-men, heathens! | Zwischen Harz und Heideland
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 13:22:09
July 13 2017 11:51 GMT
#6366
Very, very sad news regarding Nouri.
On July 13 2017 09:43 Pr0wler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2017 17:35 haitike wrote:
This is a very bad deal for Real Madrid, It is very cheap for Bayern (Bayern is quite awesome in transfers, to be honest).

How is that bad for Madrid ? James has no value for Real Madrid and is not in the plans of Zidane. The bad deal was giving 80 f-ing millions for unproven player. Getting rid of him is great and will open space for better players.
When you dont have that 80 million euro liability sitting on the bench, it's much easier to field actually useful players.

36 goals and 41 assists for Real when he wasn't a core player except under Ancelotti doesn't sound all that useless if you ask me.

Surprise transfer in the Bundesliga: Sven Bender leaves Dortmund to join his brother Lars at Leverkusen. Dortmund seems kinda low on experienced players at this point. A lot of injuries too.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Liquid`Ret
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Netherlands4520 Posts
July 13 2017 11:54 GMT
#6367
Nouri was a special kid. he brought a kind of respect, joy, and kindness to ajax and wherever he played. He was a great talent but an even better man, and a great rolemodel.

heartbroken by this news
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 13 2017 12:41 GMT
#6368
Mike Ashley the Newcastle billionaire owner has invested in Game Digital in the view of helping push their ESport market!

Also condolences to Nouri's family nothing anyone can do
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2727 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 13:57:32
July 13 2017 13:54 GMT
#6369
On July 13 2017 09:43 Pr0wler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 12 2017 17:35 haitike wrote:
This is a very bad deal for Real Madrid, It is very cheap for Bayern (Bayern is quite awesome in transfers, to be honest).

How is that bad for Madrid ? James has no value for Real Madrid and is not in the plans of Zidane. The bad deal was giving 80 f-ing millions for unproven player. Getting rid of him is great and will open space for better players.
When you dont have that 80 million euro liability sitting on the bench, it's much easier to field actually useful players.



So now we consider Thiago a top tier midfielder ? Lol. What next ? Better than Modric ?


Too cheap. They could have waited for a better offer. Especially with the actual market inflation.
Elentos
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
55571 Posts
July 13 2017 14:01 GMT
#6370
On July 13 2017 22:54 haitike wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 13 2017 09:43 Pr0wler wrote:
On July 12 2017 17:35 haitike wrote:
This is a very bad deal for Real Madrid, It is very cheap for Bayern (Bayern is quite awesome in transfers, to be honest).

How is that bad for Madrid ? James has no value for Real Madrid and is not in the plans of Zidane. The bad deal was giving 80 f-ing millions for unproven player. Getting rid of him is great and will open space for better players.
When you dont have that 80 million euro liability sitting on the bench, it's much easier to field actually useful players.



So now we consider Thiago a top tier midfielder ? Lol. What next ? Better than Modric ?


Too cheap. They could have waited for a better offer. Especially with the actual market inflation.

You mean 'They should have waited for an offer from England'.
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Ysellian
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands9029 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 14:41:43
July 13 2017 14:40 GMT
#6371
Sad to read about Nouri. I'm shocked, doesn't feel real.
Twisted
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Netherlands13554 Posts
July 13 2017 14:55 GMT
#6372
Still can't really believe it. Such a joyful player, life is so unfair. He's more popular than Luis Suarez was at Ajax. Every time he was on the bench I was hoping he'd play, maybe 20 minutes, maybe 5, just to see what kind of magic he would bring.

Appie
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nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15846 Posts
July 13 2017 16:18 GMT
#6373
On July 13 2017 16:33 Mafe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 13 2017 12:08 Shellshock wrote:
Gold Cup is a shit show with most of the big name teams playing their B squads. Not that it normally isnt anyway. USA had to squeak out a 3-2 win over Martinique jesus. Canada might actually win this after going the last 2 Gold Cups without scoring a goal

Well, French guiana apprently intentionally fielded their A+ squad; in the sense that Florence Malouda might be their best player, yet he was ineligilbe...

And canada had the first player born in the 2000s to score in a major tournament? I'm not sure if I should be happy for that guy, but maybe the hype for him wont be as big as it would be in the USA, though he will probably be one of the faces of the 2026 world cup for sure.

Let's not go too far as calling this a major tournament. I also don't see a problem letting our former internationals play chocolate cups with their region.

I have a childhood friend who was a forward for Martinique btw, he started his professional carreer after getting his degree. He played in the mighty 3rd divisions of Wales and then Italy. He never lived in Martinique though.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-07-13 23:47:30
July 13 2017 23:08 GMT
#6374
Chalobah gone....fuck....

[Edit]

I'm proud that he made the decision to forgo higher pay etc for regular football at a smaller club. Lots of youngsters with their egos would want a move to a bigger club instead, and end up again not breaking through.

I'm just very disappointed with my team, because they clearly showed half ass efforts in blooding the youth. Sporadic chances here and there. Not wanting Ake, I can understand because maybe he does not fit the current back 3. But going for bakayoko when you have chalobah, who impressed during his limited minutes last season, this is just wrong. Chelsea had little faith in their youth.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51592 Posts
July 14 2017 06:05 GMT
#6375


lmfao
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 14 2017 07:34 GMT
#6376
On July 14 2017 08:08 DucK- wrote:
Chalobah gone....fuck....

[Edit]

I'm proud that he made the decision to forgo higher pay etc for regular football at a smaller club. Lots of youngsters with their egos would want a move to a bigger club instead, and end up again not breaking through.

I'm just very disappointed with my team, because they clearly showed half ass efforts in blooding the youth. Sporadic chances here and there. Not wanting Ake, I can understand because maybe he does not fit the current back 3. But going for bakayoko when you have chalobah, who impressed during his limited minutes last season, this is just wrong. Chelsea had little faith in their youth.

Matic pretty much gone too, Inter his destination as we won't deal with Yanited anymore. So that leaves Kante and Cesc as CM until Bakayoko signs today. Then maybe Baker as 4th? but he is more a 10. So that means we need to sign another midfielder now too lol.
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
DucK-
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Singapore11447 Posts
July 14 2017 10:09 GMT
#6377
On July 14 2017 16:34 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2017 08:08 DucK- wrote:
Chalobah gone....fuck....

[Edit]

I'm proud that he made the decision to forgo higher pay etc for regular football at a smaller club. Lots of youngsters with their egos would want a move to a bigger club instead, and end up again not breaking through.

I'm just very disappointed with my team, because they clearly showed half ass efforts in blooding the youth. Sporadic chances here and there. Not wanting Ake, I can understand because maybe he does not fit the current back 3. But going for bakayoko when you have chalobah, who impressed during his limited minutes last season, this is just wrong. Chelsea had little faith in their youth.

Matic pretty much gone too, Inter his destination as we won't deal with Yanited anymore. So that leaves Kante and Cesc as CM until Bakayoko signs today. Then maybe Baker as 4th? but he is more a 10. So that means we need to sign another midfielder now too lol.


Matic can go he is not very useful. We let rlc leave on loan too, but that guy is lazy and has not impressed me. Chalobah was the future if the management had a little faith. I dunno much about baker, but he doesn't have the experience chalobah has gotten.

Wonder what we gonna do with Christensen and zouma too. Ay our squad is so thin suddenly.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
July 14 2017 10:13 GMT
#6378
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 14 2017 10:35 GMT
#6379
On July 14 2017 19:09 DucK- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 14 2017 16:34 Pandemona wrote:
On July 14 2017 08:08 DucK- wrote:
Chalobah gone....fuck....

[Edit]

I'm proud that he made the decision to forgo higher pay etc for regular football at a smaller club. Lots of youngsters with their egos would want a move to a bigger club instead, and end up again not breaking through.

I'm just very disappointed with my team, because they clearly showed half ass efforts in blooding the youth. Sporadic chances here and there. Not wanting Ake, I can understand because maybe he does not fit the current back 3. But going for bakayoko when you have chalobah, who impressed during his limited minutes last season, this is just wrong. Chelsea had little faith in their youth.

Matic pretty much gone too, Inter his destination as we won't deal with Yanited anymore. So that leaves Kante and Cesc as CM until Bakayoko signs today. Then maybe Baker as 4th? but he is more a 10. So that means we need to sign another midfielder now too lol.


Matic can go he is not very useful. We let rlc leave on loan too, but that guy is lazy and has not impressed me. Chalobah was the future if the management had a little faith. I dunno much about baker, but he doesn't have the experience chalobah has gotten.

Wonder what we gonna do with Christensen and zouma too. Ay our squad is so thin suddenly.

Baker is great, good experience with Vitesse for 2 years, helped them win their first major trophy last season. However he defo would need a season of training week in week out with Conte to help improve so again he is not ready like Chalobah was.
Zouma is going on loan as i think he see's Christensen as starting, Zouma lined up for Stoke. Zouma going to sign a new contract before he goes though which is great news and then he gets 12 months of football under his belt as well hopefully so he can come back and maybe replace Cahill or something for example.
2x Strikers
1x CM
2x Wingbacks?
we need to sign still and potentially imo we need 1x winger, maybe that Keita Balde guy from Lazio who looks very good and useful.
Marina has a busy few weeks ahead of her :D
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
July 14 2017 12:12 GMT
#6380
FPL is up btw.
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