taxfree Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Karlsen loves him. "Whoever ends up landing Paulinho (Spurs, Inter, Roma?) will have an absolutely amazing player on their hands - trust me." "Re last tweet: Paulinho (24, Corinthians/Brazil). Strong-running/goalscoring central midfielder with ability and personality" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nguyen Van Falk Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Anyone else remember when we were a bigger club than Spurs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Anyone else remember when we were a bigger club than Spurs? Never, they are the best team in the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I started to reminisce, until Shakira began shitting out chickens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Keep hearing great things about Paulinho. Tim Vickery raves about him and compares him to Frank Lampard, the way he gets into the box. He's a Spurs fan too, so he'll be chuffed with this. He's a great player, i'm just not convinced he fits well with Dembele. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 word is Dembele's not happy and wants to move to his boyhood team Lyon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettNUFC Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Anyone care to agree that Isco has the potential to be better than Iniesta? Just been slaughtered for coming out with this opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Anyone care to agree that Isco has the potential to be better than Iniesta? Just been slaughtered for coming out with this opinion. I think it's a bit of an outrageous statement simply because I think that Iniesta is that good. I often get show down because I think that Iniesta is a better player than Zidane was so it's all subjective at the end of the day. Isco has certainly shown more so far in his career than Iniesta had at the same time over the respective parts of their careers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Luís Alberto to Liverpool. He was on loan at Barça B this season, he did quite well but I really don't think he's good enough for this level. Isco to RM was obvious but still pisses me off. He's too good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Anyone care to agree that Isco has the potential to be better than Iniesta? Just been slaughtered for coming out with this opinion. I think he has the potential to be his successor in the national team as i have said before but i'm not willing to go that far yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 They are quite different, although they play in the same position. Anyway, he's just 21 and it's a bit premature, he's a hell of a prospect though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 They are quite different, although they play in the same position. Anyway, he's just 21 and it's a bit premature, he's a hell of a prospect though. Agree, Isco has a bit more pace and a better finisher. The Kaka to Iniesta's Zidane if you will. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Looks like Dries Mertens has pretty much gone to Napoli. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Be interesting to see how Benitez does there, think he might change the system too as i can't see him persisting with the 3-4-3 they have been using. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 He's a quality player but i wonder about the balance of the Spurs midfield.... aren't Paulinho and Dembele a bit similar? then you go into the Sandro conundrum as well as the likes of Holtby etc etc. Not knocking Paulinho the player just wonder if a different type of a player would be better served. Not sure what the Sandro conundrum is, but I think those two would make an excellent partnership. They could really use a direct replacement for Modric though, think they missed him a lot. Moutinho would've been perfect I haven't seen enough of Paulinho, but he seems to sit deep more often than not, him and Sandro with Dembele or maybe Holtby in front of him sounds pretty decent. Whatever happens their definitely in need of a top center midfielder. He's the perfect replacement for Modric, you won't find another player exactly like Modric, not even Moutinho comes close to what Modric was for Spurs, but Paulinho is a good complement to that midfield if used right. He's not a DM, he's a technical midfielder with a great ability to come into the box at the right time. In the national side he's not been effective because he's sitting deep, but that's the good thing about him, he can play both positions. He's a bit like Ramires with less speed and more technique and effectiveness, and obviously the goalscoring ability that not many central midfielders have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 €18m for Paulinho has been agreed. Might become an absolute bargain if he adapts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpet Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Luís Alberto to Liverpool. He was on loan at Barça B this season, he did quite well but I really don't think he's good enough for this level. Isco to RM was obvious but still pisses me off. He's too good. How highly do you rate Spanish Segunda as a league mate? Considering he scored 11, and had 17 assists at that level, I don't know how the league compares to Championship for example. Never seen him play, so can't judge. But he'll be replacing Shelvey in the squad whom I expect to be sold for a similar figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Wanyama to Southampton for a cool £12.5m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 You mean he never went to one of Europe's best despite Celtic fans telling us all how brilliant he is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 12.5 mill..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Southampton throwing cash about this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 It's almost like they realize you need to keep moving to stand still in the league having said that do wonder whether they're getting value for money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Big gamble & huge fee for someone who hasn't played in a top league. Has done well in the CL mind, but it's easy to give everything in those games when you can't stroll through your domestic division. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Wanyama to Southampton for a cool £12.5m Not necessarily a done deal. One of him, Banega and Nainggolan will probably happen though. They've got a pretty strong set of targets, with the cash to back it up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 If Southampton get Banega I do find him a bit overrated because he hardly every performs consistently, but still South f*cking Hampton signing Ever f*cking Banega. Doesn't even happen on FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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