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Iker Casillas and Joaquin Phoenix.

Would this not happen with Arshavin as well?

Would people rather have Aimar or Arshavin btw?

when was the last time man utd bought an outfield player that age ? Hargreaves.

I thought Italy played some nice stuff against France.

why do we have to have a 3-man midfield ? i think the comparison with beardsley so far is the closest Was assuming we'd stick with 4-3-3 next season I guess.

This is purely based on what I saw tonight so please go easy but he didn't seem all that creative in the passing sense. Now I don't know if this was down to him playing a specific role in the side or what not but to me at least he looked like a goal-scoring midfielder who runs off the striker and takes on players in possession. If this is the case then surely this guy isn't really what we're looking for; yes he's clearly class but we have Owen currently playing in this sort of position and I'm unsure as to whether he's the creative passing type we need in a 3-man midfield.

Even if he stays he'll be playing CL football.

Well well well

Pavluychenko (sp?) looks like he has alot of promise, if he really is available for 6 mill we should definitely take a punt at him.

£25 million is a brilliant deal for your lot, why the hate?

Amagad those Valencia tops are sexy.

How high is Owen wearing his shorts there?

I think it's quite smart actually, don't think I'll be getting it any time soon though.

Looks like a darkish purple with a white collar.

They'd sell their best centre back by a mile to fund the buying of a Championship player?

FWIW I saw him play a bit for Bolton when they played us at SJP and he looked quite promising - tidy player, took plenty of neat touches and wasn't afraid to try and beat his man. This was him playing right-wing mind.

Bit gutted tbh, I think he'd have been a shrewd buy for us. Ah well, fingers crossed we have someone better in mind.

thought he was very good today, by far their best player. Agree, thought he looked class in both games. He's carrying this French team tbh, they seem to rely solely on him to make something happen.

Superb match, great stuff with Holland cruising then France pulling one back only for the Dutch to smack them in the bollocks a minute later, great to watch. Holland definitely have my vote for the tournament.

Just because a top 4 team wants him doesn't mean he's top 4 standard.

Or the fact that he had Messi and Bojan to compete with for a place in the side. Yeah, that as well

Well put it this way - if he was such a hot prospect then Barca wouldn't have sold him. I know their standards are much higher than most other clubs but to sell such a young player so early in his career and so eagerly as well suggests there's something amiss about his game imo.