The entire reason the defense is still an issue is because we approached it the same way in 2014 by buying good but not great elderly Mathieu and Verm. Now the market has inflated even more since then and whenever Mascherano leaves his long term replacement will cost way more than it would...
I won't take everything he says at face value. Pedro's transfer is an example and in any case its probably better not to shout from the rooftops that we need a new RB. This way they don't appear desperate about the position. Personally, I'll only be fine with going into the new season with such...
Has long term Alves replacement written alĺ over him: he's only 29 and he had that nutmeg against Moreno. Most importantly it's only 20 million and he had a half decent season at Sevilla, what more could you ask for.
Just realized that his last champions league goal was in the quarterfinals.Sad that Nerman scored in all the knock out rounds last year and wasn't even runner up. A winning penalty in a shootout shouldn't mean any awards but he has October goal bursts down to a science when its voting time so it...
Could have tried anything, even some Pinto mind games before the kick. Weird thing is he lost the shootout against Sevilla with Benfica but at least back then he dived and got near some, now at Atleti he seems like a statue in the last two shootouts.
Well I meant even before extra time so who knows if they would still have gotten injured. I don't blame Simeone for not wanting to gamble but you can argue that everyone had to run a lot more since Torres wasn't helping out on defense and wasn't relieving pressure up front either. Fine margins...
Still think if Torres had gone off Atleti meant have capitalized on the momentum and won the game before pens. They were crying out for movement and energy up front to push for the second goal.