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Barcaman

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AntiRealMadrid said:
They shouldn't have sold Mandžukić IMO... I remember last year when they humiliated Real 4-0 how Mandžukić was constant menace in front of the goal, running up and down tirelesly, pressuring CBs, jumping when FKs, shooting, wearing down their CBs in hard duels... so valuable... he scored and had 1 assisst, I think...
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He had 20 goals in the season, many of them very important... great CF he is... they miss him, I think...
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They could sure use him now with Torres being crap and Jackson flopping and off to China.
 
Cule4life

Cule4life

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Origami said:
I love when your post doesn't include a gif.
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You meanie. Ill go and hide now

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Luftstalag14

Luftstalag14

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Atletico just signed 19-year-old Portuguese winger Diego Jota from Paços Ferreira. Looking at their squad, they are seriously stocking up some really young and great talents/prospects:

GK: Jan Oblak (23)

Defense: José Giménez (21), Stefan Savić (25), Lucas Hernández (20)

Midfield: Koke (24), Óliver Torres (20), Carrasco (22), Thomas Partey (22), Saúl (21)

Forwards: Griezmann (24), Vietto (22), Correa (21), Kranevitter (22)

I must say I am drooling looking at how young their first team is, compared to ours. The question is how Simeone will develop these players and whether they will be able to retain these players. But nevertheless, Atletico got a great young team that has a lot of potential. They will give us and Real Madrid a lot of headache for years to come. But I suppose that is good for the league.
 
BarçaBarça

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Luftstalag14 said:
Atletico just signed 19-year-old Portuguese winger Diego Jota from Paços Ferreira. Looking at their squad, they are seriously stocking up some really young and great talents/prospects:

GK: Jan Oblak (23)

Defense: José Giménez (21), Stefan Savić (25), Lucas Hernández (20)

Midfield: Koke (24), Óliver Torres (20), Carrasco (22), Thomas Partey (22), Saúl (21)

Forwards: Griezmann (24), Vietto (22), Correa (21), Kranevitter (22)

I must say I am drooling looking at how young their first team is, compared to ours. The question is how Simeone will develop these players and whether they will be able to retain these players. But nevertheless, Atletico got a great young team that has a lot of potential. They will give us and Real Madrid a lot of headache for years to come. But I suppose that is good for the league.
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When looking ahead to the coming seasons they really look like a threat - so young, but still performing at such top level as now is quite scary.

It would shock me if any of their players truly would want to leave, for sporting-reasons at least - they are competing for the league and CL each year, and with potential to be better than now. And as far as I know they are financially stable, but of course everyone could make more money in the PL - but why not seek glory?

Of course we are the main reason why a league title is hard to get in La Liga right now, and arguably it is easier to get one in PL - but then again you have better chances of getting far in the Champions League with Atletico.

We need to be aware of this threat by planing more than 1 season ahead every transfer-window, else Atletico could catch up on us eventually, although MSN will give us sufficient advantage for now. They have such a young and balanced squad that the transfer-ban, whenever it come, won't do them that much damage.
 
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Luftstalag14

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BarçaBarça said:
When looking ahead to the coming seasons they really look like a threat - so young, but still performing at such top level as now is quite scary.

It would shock me if any of their players truly would want to leave, for sporting-reasons at least - they are competing for the league and CL each year, and with potential to be better than now. And as far as I know they are financially stable, but of course everyone could make more money in the PL - but why not seek glory?

Of course we are the main reason why a league title is hard to get in La Liga right now, and arguably it is easier to get one in PL - but then again you have better chances of getting far in the Champions League with Atletico.

We need to be aware of this threat by planing more than 1 season ahead every transfer-window, else Atletico could catch up on us eventually, although MSN will give us sufficient advantage for now. They have such a young and balanced squad that the transfer-ban, whenever it come, won't do them that much damage.
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Indeed. If we think the race to the La Liga title is tight now, in 5 years it will probably be much tighter and Atletico's place in the top (along with us and Real Madrid) will be further cemented.

While I agree we should capitalize on Messi's last several years of playing on a high level as much as possible (the same can be said of Suarez and several other players), we definitely need to start planning ahead and think about the post-Messi years. Will Neymar still be here? Will he be good enough to carry the team like Messi does? He will need a lot of help for sure. I was delighted when I read that piece from Barcastuff saying we look to sign the best European and South American young talent. We need to start thinking about these things.
 
Messi983

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I think it all depends on how long Simeone will stay. Right now I don't see him still being in Atletico in 4 or 5 years.
 
El Flaco

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Bayern Munchen played 120 minutes against Juventus (one day after Atlético vs. PSV).

Their match against FC Köln today started at 15:30 whereas Gijón vs. Atleti started at 16:00.
 
khaled_a_d

khaled_a_d

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El Flaco said:
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Bayern Munchen played 120 minutes against Juventus (one day after Atlético vs. PSV).

Their match against FC Köln today started at 15:30 whereas Gijón vs. Atleti started at 16:00.
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Hmmm,why the comparison with Bayern? Bayern playing that early today isn't right .
And let's not forget that Bundesliga has the most friendly schedule in comparison to any other league . their teams usually doesn't have such heavy schedule as Liga or EPL
Simeone has a point .why play saturday afternoon when he played last midweek ? Also playing afternoon is a bit annoying and honestly sometimes I feel the games is less entertaining

That said ,Liga need more revenue .so it is what it is and sacrifices are always done for money
 
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