Interpolic Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 This Coutinho business is grating. Sell him, don't sell him, just shut the fuck up about it. Vieira was the worst one ever imo, linked with a move abroad every summer for about 6 or 7 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Why not Matic/Bakayoko instead of Bakayoko/Drinkwater then? Whoever's ultimately in charge of their transfer policy is an idiot. They'd be done if they were forced to deal with any significant spending constraints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Conte i imagine, he did this at Juventus all the damn time. He's a great manager but he insists upon buying mid table level garbage all the time to pad out the squad because he knows they will work really hard for him. Then he'll complain why the squad isn't good enough to compete in the CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impossibly Daft Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Why not Matic/Bakayoko instead of Bakayoko/Drinkwater then? It's Matic->Bakayoko Then Chalobah->Drinkwater As the Homegrown Player box-ticking exercise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 This Coutinho business is grating. Sell him, don't sell him, just shut the fuck up about it. Vieira was the worst one ever imo, linked with a move abroad every summer for about 6 or 7 years. Ah god aye. The 'Carlos Tevez saga' was the one that got me, like. Probably what made me stop watching SSN in the end. Constantly hearing Rick Parry's "Shtevensh deshided te shtay" interview in 2005 as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Fabregas to Barca has to be up there, especially with the whole he has Barca DNA nonsense every fucking week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Fabregas to Barca has to be up there, especially with the whole he has Barca DNA nonsense every fucking week. yeah seemed like they had the entire barca squad taking turns in talking about it in the press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulgame Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest. Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry. IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though. It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest. Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry. IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though. It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels. Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulgame Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest. Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry. IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though. It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels. Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously. Barry would have costed more than Alonso though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 After all this Coutinho saga, I still think he's only a good player, not a world beater but one who flatters to deceive. Mikhtarian already is only 2 shy of the number of assists Coutinho got all of last season after 3 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Vieira to Real Madrid used to be an annual thing. Not forgetting N'Zogbia to Sunderland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest. Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry. IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though. It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels. Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously. Barry would have costed more than Alonso though. Pretty sure in an interview Rafa says people used to question why he wanted to sell Alonso and he said he didn't want to sell him.but he had no money to spend to had to raise funds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulgame Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Sure Gareth Barry to Liverpool was constant throughout a summer. De Gea to R.Madrid was awful a few seasons ago and is still ongoing Barry to Liverpool wasnt that Probably lasted a month before we dropped our interest. Rafa wanted to sell Xabi Alonso (gulp) and replace him with Barry. IIRC Wenger as usual bulked at the asking price £12mil for Alonso and ended their interest in him.So luckily for us Rafa decided to keep Alonso and Barry transfer fell though. It was ridiculous and wierd on so many levels. Was to raise funds no? That's what Rafa has said previously. Barry would have costed more than Alonso though. Pretty sure in an interview Rafa says people used to question why he wanted to sell Alonso and he said he didn't want to sell him.but he had no money to spend to had to raise funds. That was next season I think.When we sold Alonso for 30mil to Madrid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Think the Zog is still in Seaham Hall according to them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer. Thought it odd someone like Arsenal or Liverpool weren't in for him, maybe had been lined up by Juve for ages and not going anywhere else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Didn't realise Matuidi had gone to Juve. For £18M that might be the best deal of the summer. Thought it odd someone like Arsenal or Liverpool weren't in for him, maybe had been lined up by Juve for ages and not going anywhere else They tried to buy him last summer as well so it's been in the works for awhile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 We are not the only club that is in shambles after summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Think Bakayoko might prove to be an upgrade on Matic. I don't think Conte is one for much rotation and I agree that he seems to like players that are 100% committed to the cause. At a club like Real there's probably 3 or 4 players not happy with playing time at any given time and the manager needs to deal with it - it's a big part of the job - Conte doesn't seem to want to deal with it. Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice. Without Costa they look light upfront that's the big issue imo. Arsenal have had a mare and have clearly zero interest in winning the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xLiaaamx Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Arsenal are probably balancing on a very thin rope right now. Can see them falling away big style, they look so ordinary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice. Matic wasn't behind Fabregas for most of last season for what it's worth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Matic would be 4th choice CM (behind Fabregas), don't think Conte wanted to deal with that. Drinkwater would be a happier 4th choice. Matic wasn't behind Fabregas for most of last season for what it's worth Aye but they're different types of players so they aren't really in competition. Conte goes for Fabregas when he wants a more expansive game. He goes Matic and now Bakayoko if he wants to keep it tight. If Bakayoko is the #1 partner for Kante - Fabregas is the option for a more pronounced change of tact. Matic would largely be relegated to "last 15 minutes - extra defensive midfielder to protect a small lead" position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinho lad Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Anelka to Madrid, all those years ago. Sigh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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