Re: Official Retirement Appreciation Thread

by Myesyats Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:12 pm

One of the few great players that probably no one dislikes. What a legend

by RealGunner Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:29 pm

This is one of the best goals i have ever seen in my life
ronaldinho's reaction was something alse
thank you andrea pirlo@Pirlo_official pic.twitter.com/Nr0yhaoV7n
— #JKR17th (@JKR17th) October 8, 2017

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:37 pm

Meh I can't be the only one who feels nothing when these legends leave Europe and then Retire 2-3 years later.

It just feels like he retired when he left Juventus to me, felt the same when Henry retired.

I'll remember him for the player he was but it feels so anti-climatic when he's been practically retired for 3 years anyway.

by Kaladin Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:16 pm

Same thing Mole, i basically accepted Buffon retired in 2012

by El Gunner Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:49 pm

Pirlo

by Hapless_Hans Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:57 pm

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Meh I can't be the only one who feels nothing when these legends leave Europe and then Retire 2-3 years later.

It just feels like he retired when he left Juventus to me, felt the same when Henry retired.

I'll remember him for the player he was but it feels so anti-climatic when he's been practically retired for 3 years anyway.

Typical millenials. Making it all about how YOU FEEL. This is not about you Mole ffs Laughing

Of course it's one step towards retirement already when you leave Europe for MLS. Of course that dampens the FEELING when these players retire after a couple of years being out of sight.
This is not some great insight of yours that you're telling us.
Everyone knows that.

But nevertheless, he's formally retiring and that should be sufficient occasion to muster up respect and admiration for a legend, and expressing that respect and admiration, if you want to.
That's ALL there is to do. But of course, you need to add some sentence beginning with "Meh, I..." Laughing

by Hapless_Hans Sun Nov 26, 2017 10:36 am

O @ZR11OFFICIAL é grande! Nosso camisa 11 decidiu se aposentar e vai se despedir da #FamíliaPalmeiras na segunda-feira. Na nossa casa, foram dois títulos nacionais e muitos jogos inesquecíveis, vamos comparecer! #ObrigadoZé pic.twitter.com/3pMAwKrc1h
— SE Palmeiras (@Palmeiras) 25. November 2017

Thanks you for everything you legend.

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by Kaladin Mon Dec 18, 2017 12:41 pm

Kaka retired

Father,
It was much more than I could ever imagined. Thank you! I’m now ready for the next journey. In Jesus name. Amem.

Pai,
Foi muito mais do que eu pedi ou imaginei!Obrigado! Eis-me aqui para próxima jornada. Em nome de Jesus. Amém. pic.twitter.com/PofZBAV0BE
— Kaka (@KAKA) December 17, 2017

My all time favorite player, loved him to death. Thanks for the memories champ Heart

by M99 Mon Dec 18, 2017 5:46 pm

Last player to win Balon D Or that was not Messi/Ronaldo.

Legend, my all time favorite too.

by RealGunner Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:20 pm

One of my favourite players ever.

by The Demon of Carthage Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:05 pm

He produced countless moments of magic in his prime at Milan. But the one performance I will never forget is the one against United. My god, he was brutal in that one!

I think it's not an overstatement to say that he made Old Trafford quiver in fear in the first leg before single-handedly burying the Red Devils under the ground of San Siro.

An extremely talented footballer of the highest order and another unlucky Brazilian ruined by injury.

He never made his presence felt at the Bernabeu but that's not going to prevent this Madrid fan from standing up and applauding this legend.

Thank you Kaka for blessing us with your talent. Your name is already shining bright in the Hall of Fame of the Greats.

by Myesyats Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:54 pm

One of my favorite goals ever. :bow:

by The Demon of Carthage Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:12 pm

^ That goal was one of the many magical moments I was referring to in my previous post.

He won the ball off Fletcher, lifted it past Heinze and practically turned Evra inside out. A beautiful, beautiful goal!

And let's not forget, he didn't do it against Moyes' United or Van Gaal's, he did it against a damn fine Ferguson-led Manchester side, the champion of England back when the EPL was the undisputed best league in the world.

It's such a shame that he got riddled with injuries and couldn't stay consistent at the highest level because, technically speaking, he was up there with the best of this generation.

by sportsczy Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:28 pm

Despite sucking donkey balls at Real Madrid... i respect his career at AC Milan. Great player. Not in the same league as Dinho though, whom I consider the best player of that generation for Brazil.

by RealGunner Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:30 pm

He had some great moments at Madrid too tbf

by Jay29 Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:24 am

Tomas Rosicky has retired from professional football.

Tomáš Rosický has retired from professional football.

Details https://t.co/6jhwTxIhjz pic.twitter.com/r60VXw95Hn
— AC Sparta Prague (@ACSparta_EN) December 20, 2017

by McLewis Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:52 pm

One of my favorite players. RG knows this well, of course.

Delightful in his prime with Koller at Dortmund.

by sportsczy Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:04 pm

Benzema is basically retired. So is Bale. Might as well put these two on here.

by futbol_bill Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:15 pm

Hey Sports, the heading reads Appreciation thread! Nope those two don’t belong here either!

by sportsczy Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:49 pm

futbol_bill wrote:Hey Sports, the heading reads Appreciation thread! Nope those two don’t belong here either!

I would appreciate it if they retired :coffee:

by S Sun May 13, 2018 12:42 pm

Thiago Motta retired from playing football tonight aged 35 - visibly emotional, the Italian will manage the PSG U19s from next season onwards. pic.twitter.com/4Dtp4YpyL3
— Get French Football (@GFFN) May 12, 2018

by Firenze Sun May 13, 2018 12:45 pm

Underrated player.

by rincon Sun May 13, 2018 12:50 pm

Respect to Motta. He was the kind of player of I like. Beast in his prime and lasted surprisingly long. The injuries were always unfortunate.

by RealGunner Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:09 pm

Van Gaal has announced his retirement.

One of the greatest footballing minds of all time imo.

by Hapless_Hans Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:30 pm

RealGunner wrote:Van Gaal has announced his retirement.

One of the greatest footballing minds of all time imo.

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Uli Hoeness wrote:Louis van Gaal is one of the best managers in the world when it comes to pure football knowledge.
In my view, he is responsible for the FC Bayern thoroughly transforming its football. Ball possession, positional play - he decisively initiated these things. Jupp Heynckes and Pep Guardiola then continued with, and improved on it.
We are still profiting from his ideas to this day.
But he's also a human being that's not easily allowing people to come near him; with me there was always distance so we never did get as close as I would have wanted.
As an expert and a professional I continue to hold him in high regards, however, and I wish him all the best for his future, as he's declared his retirement today.

https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2019/03/hoeness-zum-van-gaal-ruecktritt-profitieren-bis-heute-von-seinen-ideen

Molenation

by Thimmy Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:33 pm

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