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Where have they been playing Cesc? Wing or deep-lying #9 Thing is that Cesc had two great spells on the left, where we also played some of the best football of the past two years, and Guardiola/Vilanova stubbornly stuck with that, as a way to play Xavi/Iniesta/Cesc together. But it makes us way too flat. I'm intrigued by our new manager, though, it's hard to predict exactly what we'll do.

Not gonna happen unless ManU get really crazy about the offer. €50m and I can see our board start to having doubts. We could get us Gündogan for less than that. The lone silver lining of Thiago leaving is that Cesc will play more in midfield, where he should always be.

Linked with Verthongen, Kompany and a couple Argies in the endless "which CB will it be?" merry-go-round at Barça.

There's no way outside of the crazy oil people that anybody will pay €120m for a player. That's just the press being the press. [famous last words]

I just love the way he's holding a cig in the first photo. Going in style Amazing scenes.

So Froggy knows, Thiago has denied ever being contacted by ManU.

Assistant manager. He's not really Assistant manager but "assistant of the manager" if you know what I mean. Ancelotti has brought Clement with him. People that I know that have dealt with him tell me he knows quite a bit about this football lark, but that he's an awful, awful communicator. He wants to become a manager but that can easily hinder his success. I can see him being appointed RM manager in the next 4-5 years, they will be due a Messiah appointment in two managers' time.

Give him time, Benzema's still growing.

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Well, that's amazing. Way to go, at least.

I don't know, it's true that Brazil are dominating right now but Libertadores has always been pretty wide open. You have had a Paraguayan in the final and some weird 4-year old Peruvian team even made the quarters.

With so much money entering the Brazilian league, it's hard to see how they aren't going to pull out from the rest of the continent, particularly with the Argie league being in such a sad state. Still Mineiro pretty much limped to the finish, so it's not that Brazilian teams are all that all-conquering yet.

If you cherry-pick a little more he's the only one to have won WC, CL, Libertadores *and* the Ballon d'Or. Legend, anyway.

Fixed. I spent like a good two-three minutes looking for what you fixed from his post. It's too early in the morning.

So he'll remain in England and piss off the only set of fans that has gone to crazy lengths to defend his behavior That's going to be fun.

It's the highest selling 2nd kit in the story of the club.

Not a single member of the senior team in our second half lineup

Messi's mate + our board just won't buy another one for whatever reason.

Really, why did anybody schedule our first friendly to be against Bayern, at a time where we'd be without all Spanish or Brazilian internationals? It's just fucking suicide

Roberto to Atlético. Very good keeper to take over Courtois when he leaves.

There's a dearth of affordable Spanish FWs, though. And I'd face similar problems if I shifted money from midfield. There isn't that much to choose from. Will probably take out Negredo for Soldado if it goes through.

Rule Hispania: GK: Robles, Adrián DF: José Enrique, Monreal, Rangel, Garrido, Cuéllar MID: Navas, Cazorla, Arteta, Mata, Hernández () FW: Negredo, Aspas, Deulofeu Will rework it if Soldado signs for Spurs. Would love to sneak Azpilicueta too, if it looks like Mou will start him. Afraid none of my keepers might be first choice, might be forced to make room for De Gea.

I'm going to try and make a competitive team with Spanish players only this year.

You know, I didn't discover that Sunderland had signed Altidore until I registered for the Fantasy League three days ago

Thought you'd signed that Argie bloke Won't be here until next week.