Search results

One of the players who I will always insist is overrated despite popular opinion

Might end like last season where we overtook them after we went out Europe early doors.

Valverdes Bilbao used to be known for being top class in pressing and intensity... They look like none of them have any legs anymore.

Tbh, Serie A at this point is already far ahead. They have a number of competitive top teams and a lot of their players sell for huge money. Huge sales from LaLiga are almost inexistent. Only Barca and Madrid are 'competitive' in Europe, and if we're honest, only Madrid compete to win it.

He's just an athlete who can dribble. No actual football skills. Been plenty like him and will be plenty more.

This is how we won last season... Pure intensity and out running every opponent. These teams in LaLiga are so far behind the curve physically compared to the rest of Europe.. probably why the games play so different in EL and CL.

Fran Garcia is wedge man. Have you seen the training pictures? Madrid have finally cracked it. LaLiga teams can't handle intensity.

Mate you literally said you can't call a player great till they perform in CL

This is what you replied an hour ago 'It's obvious you need to prove things in Europe too, to be considered great.'

What is the standard required to 'prove' it? Individual top performances, or does your team have to win it? Do you need to get to the quarters or the semis or what? There are plenty of players considered world-class who have had no success in CL as of yet due to their career circumstances (not...

Pique is a multiple time CL and LaLiga winner... World Cup winner... according to your logic, should have been comfortably our best CB compared to likes of Araujo who proved nothing in CL.

We were fortunate with goals conceded at times, but we were also top performers in almost every statistic (xg difference, goals conceded, scored, shots conceded, shots on target conceded, possession)... so we deserved to win in any case.

No they didn't... they picked up 1/6 from Sociedad, 3/6 from Barca, 4/6 from Atletico, 0/6 vs Villarreal, 4/6 vs Betis... if anything, they lost the league due to their poorer performance against the top6 teams.

They were shite last season... and now the two talismans of their team are gone. How can you possibly think they will do better? Ancelotti without Courtois and Benzema should be a walk for Barca.

They got smoked... and they couldn't do anything in the league either, and got smoked there. They also got smoked in H2H with Barca other than 1 Copa game where we missed a few important players. Basically you have no evidence on last season to suggest they are the 2nd best team in the world...

They got hammered by City last season. That was with their 2 best players (Courtois and Benzema). They now don't have either and they didn't replace them either.

No they aren't... they aren't even top5. If they can't win a league against as you say the worst Barca of all time, with Courtois and Benzema (who they don't have now) then how can you put them in 2nd? They are playing Joselu up front now ffs. Lunin in goal. Their entire team can be Castilla...

They did us and Inter pretty well.. Also PSG...

If we're not gonna change the system we need a replacement. Bc Raphinha isn't suited to that touchline right wing role. Lest we get knocked out of CL early doors again.

1 shot on target in 45 minutes? Wtf.