Penal Madrid

[Andresito]

Mingueza, Pjanic and Braithwaite would ball in this squad.

 

[El Gato]

TBH Blanco is good, half Primera sides were after him this summer.

Injuries make it look absolutely horrible. Militao getting hurt and losing 2 weeks right when Ramos did is just a pain

Looks like Chust will start and Nacho plays RB?

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

On paper the starting XI is good enough to win every game.

 

[El Gato]

No it isn't because several players are old and unfit for purpose on their position in a 4-3-3 or cannot last the length of a season playing there.

I've advocated for a 2-striker variant for a while, be it 3-man defense or a diamond, to restore the offensive balance and make it easier for us to score, but Zidane is vehement on sticking with 4-3-3 and playing the same thing over and over despite it never lasting more than a few weeks/months or being bailed out by set pieces. And we played actually really well with Jović out there with him vs Betis and another game.
If we want to be regular from open play, we need to either make sure Fede plays in a 4-3-3 every time, or switch to a wingerless system to ensure 2 strikers play off each other in the middle. Otherwise Benzema is too shit to work for opportunities in centre all season long

Issue as always is Zidane's insistence on always always slotting in Hazard/Vini at LW and balancing the help with Asensio or Vazquez at RW and fullbacks. Which is sad as qualities aren't there to sustain this. Especially from Benzema

 

[BarcaOG]

wolfe

 

[BarcaOG]

varane just dropped Nike as his sponsor

neymar did that recently too

anyone know what the deal is? is nike not offering as much anymore?

edit:

AS Roma also won't be using Nike kits anymore starting next season

 

[Luftstalag14]

varane just dropped Nike as his sponsor

neymar did that recently too

anyone know what the deal is? is nike not offering as much anymore?

edit:

AS Roma also won't be using Nike kits anymore starting next season

In a nutshell Nike is restructuring its business and reviewing and analyzing its focus in several sectors, including football amid the financial impact and fallout from COVID and other things. There are some deeper currents going on at Nike too. You might find the following two articles interesting:

https://www.soccerbible.com/news/2020/11/should-nike-be-worried-about-the-players-theyre-losing/

https://www.ft.com/content/d4cbf3a8-77ec-4f0a-95ae-35f4e974d518

From a selfish perspectives, I find it a bit concerning that they seem to be withdrawing a bit from football, meaning our next deal with them might very well be less than what we are currently getting from them.

 

[BarcaOG]

that's too bad. ive always liked the look Nike gives jerseys/shoes/generally football stuff i.e cleats and all

 

[Xaviniesta]

varane just dropped Nike as his sponsor

neymar did that recently too

anyone know what the deal is? is nike not offering as much anymore?

edit:

AS Roma also won't be using Nike kits anymore starting next season

they sponsor the 2 future stars already, haaland and mbappe

 

[BarcaOG]

i think mbappe is marketable ...haaland not so much

kinda like cristiano vs messi (although that was more interesting since one was adidas the other nike..they really were ying and yang)

 

[BarcaOG]

i.e. iniesta was with nike too but iniesta is just not a marketable dude

neymar is built for that sort of thing

 

[BarcaOG]

wolfe do you think real can win this league

also

what happened to the other madridistas that used to post here? The Observer and Raed?

edit:
and Beast

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Will be a title fight between Atletico and Real. Lets hope Atletico wins.

 

[BarcaOG]

wolfe do you think real can win this league

also

what happened to the other madridistas that used to post here? The Observer and Raed?

edit:
and Beast

@wolfe

 

[Morten]

Perez tested negative, so he is no longer infected.
Didnt hear anything about him going to hospital or such, so i assume he made through it quite okay.