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Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2112 Posts
July 26 2021 18:17 GMT
#5321
Varane feels like a hit or miss thingy. He's obviously great when he's on, but it he's definitely had some pretty bad off days too and rainy Manchester may not be the easiest adaptation after the sunny Madrid. That being said, Maguire and Varane doesn't sound too shabby of a pairing, especially if they can settle down with a goalie.

Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 26 2021 18:30 GMT
#5322
Im just baffled at Real Madrid, losing their two starting CBs and Perez coming out and saying they are not buying anyone again this summer....how are they going to survive lol!
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sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18761 Posts
July 26 2021 19:42 GMT
#5323
On July 27 2021 03:17 Bacillus wrote:
Varane feels like a hit or miss thingy. He's obviously great when he's on, but it he's definitely had some pretty bad off days too and rainy Manchester may not be the easiest adaptation after the sunny Madrid. That being said, Maguire and Varane doesn't sound too shabby of a pairing, especially if they can settle down with a goalie.



Really? Varane is one of the best CB in the world for me
Bacillus
Profile Joined August 2010
Finland2112 Posts
July 26 2021 20:51 GMT
#5324
On July 27 2021 04:42 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2021 03:17 Bacillus wrote:
Varane feels like a hit or miss thingy. He's obviously great when he's on, but it he's definitely had some pretty bad off days too and rainy Manchester may not be the easiest adaptation after the sunny Madrid. That being said, Maguire and Varane doesn't sound too shabby of a pairing, especially if they can settle down with a goalie.



Really? Varane is one of the best CB in the world for me

As I said, when he's on, he's really good. That's most of the time and makes him a world class CB.

Then there's the Real - City UCL game 2020 game with two really awful defensive mistakes and I recall some of the Real's slumps involving absolute stinkers by him also. To me it feels like he's got some tendency towards awful games at times, maybe more so than some other top tier CBs.

I see the transfer as a potential crossroads for him right now. He's got most of the important career ambitions covered already, there's likely going to be a nice, comfy and lucrative contract that'll cover most of this prime years and PL can be a rough transition with the culture, climate and physical play and all that. It's a big test on how he'll respond.

Getting a prime Varane for 50 million is definitely a bargain, but I feel like there's a handful on things that need to click before Utd get the best out of him.
haitike
Profile Joined June 2009
Spain2744 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-07-26 23:11:03
July 26 2021 23:09 GMT
#5325
I watch Madrid weekly and Bacillus is right, Varane is kinda irregular. He was always better when Ramos was his partner, but when Ramos was injured and he had to be the leader of the defense he often had bad mistakes (Like the CL ones). Last part of the season for example, Nacho was more regular than him.

He is an awesome defender when he is focused, though.
Dante08
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Singapore4189 Posts
July 27 2021 02:11 GMT
#5326
On July 23 2021 19:19 Pandemona wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2021 18:44 Harris1st wrote:
On July 23 2021 17:18 evilfatsh1t wrote:
so pep openly says that they arent buying any strikers because they cant afford to pay the ridiculous fees for either kane or haaland, and suddenly city have agreed to pay the same ridiculous fee for kane?
im inclined to believe the former but if the latter is true then we need an intervention on all this damn oil money. not to mention the fact that kane isnt worth 160m anyway. absolute robbery


If they had and wanted to spend this kind of money, it surely would be Haaland instead of Kane right?

This can't be right

Why not? Dortmund are like the worse club with finances in the world, they let Lewa gone on a free instead of make money on him and are doing the same (kinda) with Haaland, will reject Chelsea huge bids for him to get £75 million next season instead.

Kane is a premier league goal scorer, 20 goals ore more 3 seasons in a row for Spurs and now he goes to City to play more possession and in a team that create even more chances. He is also only 28 (in few days he is 28) so that for me makes him the best striker signing out there. Haaland is good and young but not tested in England...Werner was scoring 30 in Germany and struggled 1st season in prem for an example.


And Hazard struggled when he went to La Liga, hate all these "players will struggle in the PL" crap. Different players need different times to adapt!
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland27463 Posts
July 27 2021 02:15 GMT
#5327
It is rather confusing when you see the same people complaining the game is too soft nowadays simultaneously saying players can’t adapt to the ‘physicality’ of the Premier League
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
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Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 27 2021 18:12 GMT
#5328
On July 27 2021 11:11 Dante08 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 23 2021 19:19 Pandemona wrote:
On July 23 2021 18:44 Harris1st wrote:
On July 23 2021 17:18 evilfatsh1t wrote:
so pep openly says that they arent buying any strikers because they cant afford to pay the ridiculous fees for either kane or haaland, and suddenly city have agreed to pay the same ridiculous fee for kane?
im inclined to believe the former but if the latter is true then we need an intervention on all this damn oil money. not to mention the fact that kane isnt worth 160m anyway. absolute robbery


If they had and wanted to spend this kind of money, it surely would be Haaland instead of Kane right?

This can't be right

Why not? Dortmund are like the worse club with finances in the world, they let Lewa gone on a free instead of make money on him and are doing the same (kinda) with Haaland, will reject Chelsea huge bids for him to get £75 million next season instead.

Kane is a premier league goal scorer, 20 goals ore more 3 seasons in a row for Spurs and now he goes to City to play more possession and in a team that create even more chances. He is also only 28 (in few days he is 28) so that for me makes him the best striker signing out there. Haaland is good and young but not tested in England...Werner was scoring 30 in Germany and struggled 1st season in prem for an example.


And Hazard struggled when he went to La Liga, hate all these "players will struggle in the PL" crap. Different players need different times to adapt!

That is not right with Hazard though, he has been broken in terms of physicality, his body is shot from either being kicked to death in the prem and it catching up with him, or with the way he has trained in Spain. There was a report 4-5 months ago stating how Hazard ankle is literally 1 injury away from forcing him to retire full stop. That isn't due to him "struggling to adapt" to the league is it, its due to his body giving out
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DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4437 Posts
July 27 2021 19:29 GMT
#5329
Toby Alderweirald has left Spurs and gone to Qatar for £13 million.

Surely they should be trying to sell Eric Dier instead of him?
Sucker for nostalgia
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51698 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-07-28 03:22:09
July 28 2021 03:21 GMT
#5330
13m gbp for a defender in his 30s on six figure wages is pretty much robbery.

get some money back and you get his contract off your books.
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RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6322 Posts
July 28 2021 15:52 GMT
#5331
Its only 5 million euro's apparently. Not sure if that's a good deal.
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
July 29 2021 08:52 GMT
#5332
In Denmark we have gotten a rather interesting case of abuse. Esbjerg has gotten new American owner that has hired German coach Peter Hyballa. He has training measures has been under scrutiny for being to harsh, with details coming out to press and the union stepping in. But owners standing behind coach.
Now 21 signed open latter first to owners but with no reaction to the press.
ekstrabladet.dk

In it they say to hard training leading to injury and not listening to medical staffs advice with one fysio quitting and replacement breaking down in tears.
Players being bodyshamed being called fat in front of others, being touch on naked stomach and chest. Pulling players nibble. Being called stupid or horse. After bad performance Hyballa takes whistle blowing full force in the ear of a player and ask him to do 20 arm bends. Saying he can get players fired. Also the have put 4 senior players to U21 because the talked to press as punishment. And more stuff like that
GO OG
Deleted User 173346
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
16169 Posts
July 29 2021 23:05 GMT
#5333
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{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
July 30 2021 01:40 GMT
#5334
The US has advanced to the Gold Cup final. So we wait for either Canada, or Mexico.
"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4437 Posts
July 31 2021 06:00 GMT
#5335
New thread? Heaps of transfer and contract extension news to dump
Sucker for nostalgia
Sapaio
Profile Joined October 2017
Denmark2037 Posts
July 31 2021 07:03 GMT
#5336
Yeah guess it is season 21/22 except from the OL news
GO OG
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-07-31 13:10:23
July 31 2021 13:10 GMT
#5337
Yeah me and Sneirac need a few more days, mainly Sneirac as he makes the awesome banners and i just suggest the colour always blue and this time hopefully Tuchel and the champs league trophy
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DropBear
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia4437 Posts
July 31 2021 13:28 GMT
#5338
On July 31 2021 22:10 Pandemona wrote:
Yeah me and Sneirac need a few more days, mainly Sneirac as he makes the awesome banners and i just suggest the colour always blue and this time hopefully Tuchel and the champs league trophy

It's ok I made a banner for you

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Sucker for nostalgia
Pandemona *
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
July 31 2021 13:44 GMT
#5339
Haha that is no way to treat your champions of Europe sir
ModeratorTeam Liquid Football Thread Guru! - Chelsea FC ♥
Liquid`Drone
Profile Joined September 2002
Norway28908 Posts
July 31 2021 14:15 GMT
#5340
Italy?
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