The College Dropout Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Fat boy immediately with Jese up top and Bale at AM with a full strength side is more squares in round holes than Carlo ever did at one time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Isco is never a central midfielder, doesn't have the positional or tactical awareness. Kroos sitting back was a terrible idea too, he doesn't have the positional awareness to be a defensive midfielder and they leaked a bunch of important goals because of that - as talented as he is creatively. Bale on the right has been a failure. Ramos as CM was a makeshift solution when they were hit by injury, so I actually don't count that one. I don't blame Carlo much, though. When you manage Real Madrid your #1 priority is to make room for all of Pérez's favorite children. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Fat boy immediately with Jese up top and Bale at AM with a full strength side is more squares in round holes than Carlo ever did at one time. They didn't have a full strength side. No Benzema means a makeshift striker and a bunch of changes to try to accommodate that fact. Once again, Pérez is to blame. How can a team of Real Madrid's stature and ambition start the season without a single backup striker? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Isco is never a central midfielder, doesn't have the positional or tactical awareness. Kroos sitting back was a terrible idea too, he doesn't have the positional awareness to be a defensive midfielder and they leaked a bunch of important goals because of that - as talented as he is creatively. Bale on the right has been a failure. Ramos as CM was a makeshift solution when they were hit by injury, so I actually don't count that one. I don't blame Carlo much, though. When you manage Real Madrid your #1 priority is to make room for all of Pérez's favorite children. They went on that great run with Kroos at CM though. It generally looked fine with him and Luka. If Kroos is going to succeed he's going to have to learn to play with Modric anyway 80% of the time. Bale's first season he was 1 in 2 at RF. Can't say it's been a failure imo. Isco at CM is dodgy aye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Isco is never a central midfielder, doesn't have the positional or tactical awareness. Kroos sitting back was a terrible idea too, he doesn't have the positional awareness to be a defensive midfielder and they leaked a bunch of important goals because of that - as talented as he is creatively. Bale on the right has been a failure. Ramos as CM was a makeshift solution when they were hit by injury, so I actually don't count that one. I don't blame Carlo much, though. When you manage Real Madrid your #1 priority is to make room for all of Pérez's favorite children. They went on that great run with Kroos at CM though. It generally looked fine with him and Luka. If Kroos is going to succeed he's going to have to learn to play with Modric anyway 80% of the time. Bale's first season he was 1 in 2 at RF. Can't say it's been a failure imo. Isco at CM is dodgy aye. Kroos sitting deep is fine when you play La Liga teams that will sit back 90% of the game, but not the good teams that will put you under some pressure. Even in that good run they were vulnerable to goals from players coming from the hole. He just isn't good enough positionally for that defensive role. Real Madrid should have employed a DM specialist, but that would have meant moving one of Kroos or Modric further up, which in turn dislodges one of Isco or James. Kroos-Modric-James/Isco was great to watch* when on song, but it was a frightfully imbalanced midfield. *Not for me, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AY Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Class, love Eero He seems to be a bit crap, though. 2 in 10 in the Spanish third tier while playing for the team with the most expensive squad in that league. He is. Finnish people have no idea why he went there.. Played ok for AIK iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Class, love Eero He seems to be a bit crap, though. 2 in 10 in the Spanish third tier while playing for the team with the most expensive squad in that league. He is. Finnish people have no idea why he went there.. Played ok for AIK iirc. He did well here, but not "aye, he's definitely going to Real Madrid" well. Was only here for six months like, but scored some good goals and his link up play was decent. Wouldn't surprise me if Real Madrid scouts saw his goal against Djurgården and just bought him for shits and giggles, as the money they paid is nowt for them, but massive for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Real Madrid only signed him to prop up their B team. They had been relegated to the Spanish third tier and they bought a few players to try to get back up ASAP (which they failed to do). He wasn't meant to play for the seniors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Real Madrid only signed him to prop up their B team. They had been relegated to the Spanish third tier and they bought a few players to try to get back up ASAP (which they failed to do). He wasn't meant to play for the seniors. Nah, I know, but it was still a huge sell for us like. Weird transfer either way you look at it tbh. Would happily have him back now that his contract has been terminated, but we'd have to seek dispensation and he'd only come in as our third best striker (we play a 4-4-2 and our current third striker is a bit shit so would be a good option). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Real Madrid only signed him to prop up their B team. They had been relegated to the Spanish third tier and they bought a few players to try to get back up ASAP (which they failed to do). He wasn't meant to play for the seniors. Nah, I know, but it was still a huge sell for us like. Weird transfer either way you look at it tbh. Would happily have him back now that his contract has been terminated, but we'd have to seek dispensation and he'd only come in as our third best striker (we play a 4-4-2 and our current third striker is a bit s*** so would be a good option). I can see where Real Madrid were coming from, a dominating physical presence can make a big difference in that league. Overweight or not the lad's huge. They had that really tall Polish striker, whose name escapes me, who had been quite successful for their B team. They were probably looking for somebody of that mold. EDIT: Hungarian, not Polish. Adam Szalai. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Kroos, Modric & James is the Real Madrid way. Would've got to the CL final with that midfield imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Chelsea are a cancer, it's a shit move for his career, but at least he's doing it properly. I'm not sure about it being a shit move for his career. He could start for them Same could be said for Schurrle and Cuadrado and Luiz Filipe and De Bruyne and Remy and Salah and Ba. They're a super rich club with no interest in progressing the careers of any player, no matter what age. You're in, you get a chance for ten minutes, and then you're out when Jose has decided he's bored with you. Glad you've finally seen the light. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Heung-Min Son to Spurs. Should be an interesting one. Quite like him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Go on, Son. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Heung-Min Son to Spurs. Should be an interesting one. Quite like him. They must have given up on Berahino then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 His name in swedish sounds like "Hang My Son". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Heung-Min Son to Spurs. Should be an interesting one. Quite like him. Yeah, seems a good player. Wonder if that's that with Berahino. Or whether this is more of a Lamela replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 From what i have seen of him when BT shows Bundesliga is he's very talented but he's one of those who looks great for 2 or 3 games but then goes missing for the next 8 or 9 He's clearly better than what they have outside of Kane in forward areas though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 From what i have seen of him when BT shows Bundesliga is he's very talented but he's one of those who looks great for 2 or 3 games but then goes missing for the next 8 or 9 He's clearly better than what they have outside of Kane in forward areas though. That sounds like Spurs as a whole, so he'll fit in nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Aye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 22 million quid? Is that what the approximate going rate on Cisse would be now? He was second top goalscorer in the Bundesliga when we got him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 22 million quid? Is that what the approximate going rate on Cisse would be now? He was second top goalscorer in the Bundesliga when we got him. Son isn't a striker tbf, usually plays on the wing so if he gets double figures he's done his job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 22 million quid? Is that what the approximate going rate on Cisse would be now? He was second top goalscorer in the Bundesliga when we got him. Son isn't a striker tbf, usually plays on the wing so if he gets double figures he's done his job. Freiburg are a lot smaller too, they're not seeing all that Champions League and aspirin money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 That too, wasn't Freiburg bottom of the table at the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Kroos, Modric & James is the Real Madrid way. Would've got to the CL final with that midfield imo. Best Real Madrid sides of the past decades had the likes of Redondo and Makelele anchoring the midfield. You'll fit in well with Florentino Pérez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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