2015/16 Summer Transfer Rumours Mk.II

Gil wrote:

M99 wrote:What did Milan do to make Gil hate us so?

There's no imagination or logic behind your signings. Blowing 60m on only 2 players when your squad is full of dross doesn't seem smart at all to me. Your summer budget is apparently only 100m right?

You realize the juxtaposition there don't you?

Gil wrote:

M99 wrote:What did Milan do to make Gil hate us so?

There's no imagination or logic behind your signings. Blowing 60m on only 2 players when your squad is full of dross doesn't seem smart at all to me. Your summer budget is apparently only 100m right?

Most reports say it's 120m. Spending half our budget on two players does seem risky but there's no reason to make assumptions now is there? And pls, you really think Imbula is better than Kongdobia

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:

M99 wrote:What did Milan do to make Gil hate us so?

He doesn't he's just driving another agenda.... when Atletico signed Mandzukic because he was replacing Costa he said he was overrated and shit.

Now he's a fantastic signing for Juve Can read him like a book, it's pretty obvious what he's doing.

I called him overrated because people said he's as good as Costa which he's of course since proved he isn't.

The Mandzukic signing makes sense since he's a stop-gap with Tevez leaving for Boca & the fact they have two of the best forward prospects in Europe.

sportsczy wrote:There's nothing superb about Imbula.  He was horrible his first year at OM... then he was very good for 3 months just to turn around to play very poorly come January.... that's why he's being dropped.  Had run ins with the France NT U23 coach, Baup, Anigo and Bielsa.  

My big beef with him is that he doesn't move the ball fast enough and gets very lazy with his running.  Has skill... but he has a long ways to go.  Still young though.

What's your opinion on Kondogbia?

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sportsczy wrote:There's nothing superb about Imbula.  He was horrible his first year at OM... then he was very good for 3 months just to turn around to play very poorly come January.... that's why he's being dropped.  Had run ins with the France NT U23 coach, Baup, Anigo and Bielsa.  

My big beef with him is that he doesn't move the ball fast enough and gets very lazy with his running.  Has skill... but he has a long ways to go.  Still young though.

Is he DM or midfielder box to box ?

Robespierre wrote:

sportsczy wrote:There's nothing superb about Imbula.  He was horrible his first year at OM... then he was very good for 3 months just to turn around to play very poorly come January.... that's why he's being dropped.  Had run ins with the France NT U23 coach, Baup, Anigo and Bielsa.  

My big beef with him is that he doesn't move the ball fast enough and gets very lazy with his running.  Has skill... but he has a long ways to go.  Still young though.

Is he DM or midfielder box to box ?

He's a trequartista.

sportsczy wrote:There's nothing superb about Imbula.  He was horrible his first year at OM... then he was very good for 3 months just to turn around to play very poorly come January.... that's why he's being dropped.  Had run ins with the France NT U23 coach, Baup, Anigo and Bielsa.  

My big beef with him is that he doesn't move the ball fast enough and gets very lazy with his running.  Has skill... but he has a long ways to go.  Still young though.

A bit offtrack but do you think Monaco would be willing to part with Abdennour? also, do you have any idea on his release clause

Robespierre wrote:

sportsczy wrote:There's nothing superb about Imbula.  He was horrible his first year at OM... then he was very good for 3 months just to turn around to play very poorly come January.... that's why he's being dropped.  Had run ins with the France NT U23 coach, Baup, Anigo and Bielsa.  

My big beef with him is that he doesn't move the ball fast enough and gets very lazy with his running.  Has skill... but he has a long ways to go.  Still young though.

Is he DM or midfielder box to box ?

He's played both but he has the skillset of a B2B midfielder. He hasn't learned how to control games yet although he has the potential.

Watch a friend made this video. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pv7ct

Gil,whats your opinion on Falcao btw ?

Maybe because Mandzu is hardworking forward with great engine similar to Tevez

Kondogbia is a defensive B2B...  people who hadn't really watched him at Lens/Sevilla AND who only saw him @ the U20 WC where the genius coach had Pogba as the holding mid and Kondogbia as the attacking B2B ( ) thought he was supposed to be this fancy dribbler, passer and with scoring ability.

Kondogbia provides the following:  Physical impact in duels, ball recovery and set piece presence.  His work rate went way up this past season at Monaco which is why he's looked so good... along with playing his proper position as a B2B with Toulalan as the DM and Moutinho as the advanced CM.

I HOPE that Milan play him the same way...  put him as the guy working in between the DM and the advanced CM to provide the link and win balls.  If they play him like Pogba at Juve, he will fail.  He's very different from Pogba.  He more like Matuidi.

DeviAngel wrote:Maybe because Mandzu is hardworking forward with great engine similar to Tevez

He looks like Tevez the same way as Giroud looks like RVP....

Tevez can create something out of nothing. He might not be absolute elite in that but he is talented enough to make a difference when needed

Mandzukic is nothing like him. He heavily depends on service.

Dybala is the true Tevez replacement since they are more alike (minus the engine and grit). Mandzukic seems to be Llorente's replacement as he is a superior version of him in many ways.

Mandzu is much much better than Llorente... that much is true.

DeviAngel wrote:

sportsczy wrote:http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1434617537.html

Apparently, Raiola and PSG have agreed to a net wage of 12 mil per season for Pogba and PSG are willing to meet Juve's asking price of 90 mil euros. They're awaiting the end of the UEFA annual meeting (expected to end in 10 days) so that the FFP implications are clear and PSG will make roster moves accordingly...

same old every year

This.

I'm pretty sure I read a post by sports with pretty much the same wording every window since I registered here

Every window he tries to write Pogba to PSG, never happens

Just as a final thought... Imbula frustrated me just as much as Thauvin and Thauvin made me lose hair. Thauvin is more talented though so i'm glad they're keeping him. One more season for Florian and he needs to show up big or he's gone too.

The guy i really like at OM is Batshuayi. Has a lot of work to do on his overall game... but he has that scoring instinct you can't teach and he's a big guy. He's got true potential AND he did well with Bielsa really testing him. Showed a lot of mental toughness and a good attitude.

Hapless_Hans wrote:

DeviAngel wrote:

sportsczy wrote:http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1434617537.html

Apparently, Raiola and PSG have agreed to a net wage of 12 mil per season for Pogba and PSG are willing to meet Juve's asking price of 90 mil euros. They're awaiting the end of the UEFA annual meeting (expected to end in 10 days) so that the FFP implications are clear and PSG will make roster moves accordingly...

same old every year

This.

I'm pretty sure I read a post by sports with pretty much the same wording every window since I registered here

Every window he tries to write Pogba to PSG, never happens

It started last summer lol. Pogba hasn't been around that long. He also had very little leverage until his extension became an issue this past summer....

S wrote:Gil,whats your opinion on Falcao btw ?

I've spent the last 3 years calling him a fraud mate. What do you think lol.

in my defense, I haven't been around much longer either.

sportsczy wrote:

DeviAngel wrote:Maybe because Mandzu is hardworking forward with great engine similar to Tevez

He looks like Tevez the same way as Giroud looks like RVP....

I never said he is Tevez's replacement but I see that first sentence as the only thing they have in common.

sportsczy wrote:

Hapless_Hans wrote:

DeviAngel wrote:

sportsczy wrote:http://www.marca.com/2015/06/18/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1434617537.html

Apparently, Raiola and PSG have agreed to a net wage of 12 mil per season for Pogba and PSG are willing to meet Juve's asking price of 90 mil euros. They're awaiting the end of the UEFA annual meeting (expected to end in 10 days) so that the FFP implications are clear and PSG will make roster moves accordingly...

same old every year

This.

I'm pretty sure I read a post by sports with pretty much the same wording every window since I registered here

Every window he tries to write Pogba to PSG, never happens

It started last summer lol. Pogba hasn't been around that long. He also had very little leverage until his extension became an issue this past summer....

I'm sure you started the first year Pogbe ended up in here.

That's not true.  The really juicy rumors started the summer after his first year when he made his breakthrough with France NT and the WC was in play... that's when things got very tangible with PSG.  They've made no secret that they want to get the best French players on their club for obvious reasons.  I probably mentioned rumors starting in the winter because his extension was lagging and then picking up steam as time went along...

sportsczy wrote:That's not true.  I started the summer after his first year when he made his breakthrough with France NT... that's when things picked up steam with PSG.  They've made no secret that they want to get the best French players on their club for obvious reasons. So it was probably some rumors starting in the last winter mercato and then picking up steam into the summer...

Sports off topic but how fast woul you say Varane is relative to other fast players?