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When he first started he used to get in the way of the team, lose the ball, and was too slow. He adjusted and at least, now he doesn't waste chances like Bale does.

Really? It was just 1?

When he played for Malaga he was awesome in his distribution and delivery. Mainly because he was part of a system that was a bit more flexible and played on the left. In Madrid he is playing a defensive role, and maestro and a delivery man, and its taken him a while to adjust. Plus, it is really...

I don't know if Villareal played him right or he had a bad match against them but he couldn't get anywhere or get much right. Still too young and too raw but he will get better.

There is more to it than height. Way more to it than height. There is inherent bais towards taller players too in coaching and training too. For example Zlatan refused to be the tall = header/target man type because he insisted on using his technical skills and forced his way onto the teams he...

No we do, but we aren't comparing average players, we are comparing exceptional talent. Ronaldo was an exceptional talent, his main weapon was exceptional dribbling but he deviated away from that to become a goal machine. Even Messi is no longer the wizkid with dribbling that embarrasses the...

Disastrous for English clubs so far.

Ahhh...I think Inter should be able to provide their evidence this February, no? but we are almost done the month.

Both Ronaldinho and Ronaldo were tall. Zidane was even taller than both. Zlatan was an exceptional dribbler too and he is very tall. It is first and foremost a talent, and with persisting training it can become world class. Ronaldo didn't focus on power-dribbling (a term I coined), he focused...

What FFP investigation?

Inter hadn't won three in a row since like end of 2012. This is a miracle, LOL! I am glad Mancini is taking the pressure of Kovacic because that would have killed the kid.

His top speed is slow but Iniesta's spring is quick as fuck man. He can be standing dead on the ball and within a blink of an eye he is past his opponent. He has that glide in his ball control that is phenomenal, it is no longer there but I think he is worn out, thats all.

Good riddance. I am done with Khedira, never liked him at all. Except for his goal against Barcelona, when he made a mess of Puyol.

I have a feeling Lucas will start against Barcelona and we will get run over. Nothing against him, but he is playing well, this will be an indication to Ancelotti that we can play him and then he finds himself in a bigger game than he ever played. The only thing is that Isco and Kroos seem to...

Isco is not particularly fast but what annoys me is that I also think he has poor acceleration. I think one thing I love about Iniesta is that he can glide from 0 to 100 real quick. When the comparisons to Iniesta are made, I always pictures in my head how much better Isco would be if he had...

I would have kept him on the team had we not purchased Bale. I don't know what to do with Bale to be honest but he is there and we splashed the cash, plus he has many years ahead of him, so it has to be one of them. I'd take Bale because it makes sense to develop him than face the inevitable...

To be honest it is a bit more than sprinkling assists here and there. He has a fair number of assists and his assists are usually good passes. Check out the pass he played for Bale in between 3 defenders against Elche for instance. However, he does expect a lot from his team mates with his final...

relax. Referees make mistakes, this time it wasn't costly but Elche played the offside trap a lot and he was just whistle happy. I thought Benzema played well but his something was off about his running direction and movement but that was true to all three up front. They didn't play badly but...

Pepe hasn't been "violent" for a long time now.

It really is, isn't it? I wish he'd release a shot quicker too, he always has his shots blocked. Lovely curler of the ball, I hope he scores more.