Napoli is like Dortmund. From time to time has some awesome talent but unfortunately, is always ultimately a selling club. Lavezzi, Cavani, Higuain and now Kvarza and Osimhen. Glad though, they usually get a fair price for their talent, unlike Dortmund.
A Czechoslovakia-player who playes nowadays in his home-country on loan from Getafe. Not that I have ever heard of him before but he made news a couple of days ago. He is a gay guy. One of the first openly gay players who is currently playing and is somewhat of a name. A German fella...
Very well put and I agree. Haaland really isnt that special after coaches and defenders started to take notice. RVN with steroids is the perfect summary about him. Mbappe is a lot like Henry yes.... Not quite as good as of now but yes, strong similarities.
Pep used Mahrez who is (?) a conventional winger. Barca uses Dembele. Bayern uses both Gnabry and Sane. Liverpool uses Luis Diaz and (maybe not the most conventional winger but still) Salah. These are all top clubs.
Except that he wasnt complete. He was never a great dribbler and relied greatly on his world-class team-mates to create for him. Yes, he could shoot from the distance and take freekicks but he missed a shit-load of them too. He didnt achieve that great success trophy-wise until he was 29 -and at...
Did anyone watch the M?chengladbach vs Bayern game today? I did. In spite of Bayern losing while taking a very controversial red card (wasnt a red at all, in my opinion) and not playing that well at all in any way, this guy did shine! As noted, this fella has an extraordinary amount of pace in...
Well, Neymar was very very good during the MSN time and he was an integral part. I just remember those first two seasons when either Suarez (PSG, City, Atletico, Real) or Leo was making the bigger difference. But Neymar was awesome, no doubts.
Mostly it was Messi and Luisito duo, while Neymar was more like a third-wheel. Had there been someone like Di Maria instead of Neymar, the attack (and the treble itself) would have been just as good. Oh Neymar was good. Very very good. But Leo and Luisito were the more integral parts.
Well this is to be expected. He does turn 35 within 6 months. Besides Leo, CR, Ibra and Benz there arent really any world-class attacking players at that age. Many of his one-time competitors have either retired or went to softer challenges. Luisito? Gremio. Cavani? Valencia. Falcao? Rayo...
Man Utd are playing well, Ten Hag is making his mark. And they do have a very good squad now. One world-class striker, one midfielder and maybe one or two defenders and they'd be contenders for both the PL and CL next year. Todays game? I dont see any real advantage for Barca, except the home...
Was dreadful yesterday. Cant operate as a winger because he is not that fast anymore. And could play in a 4-4-2 formation as one of the strikers only if the other striker is a "muscle". Meaning a Lewy-Dzeko type.
Thats not true. Donnarumma is world-class, in spite of his screw up. Hakimi is potentially world-class. Either Messi or Neymar in the same line-up is pure quality. But not both. With both of them playing at the same time slows down the attack and offers nothing in terms of pressing. Either Leo...
Mbappe is super-talented. I think his problem is nowadays that he has become too obsessed with scoring and deciding games on his own. In his Monaco break through season he was like Falcao's sidekick. Running and dribbling and passing and being just one of the boys. I believe that fame and money...
I agree 100%. He has pace and is a good finisher. Nothing more. Would suit well for a counter-attacking team like Heynckes' Bayern or (peak) Klopp's Liverpool. For a hyper-technical, methodical team like Guardiolas City (or Barca), he is the absolute shits.