Re: The official rival discussion thread

by Adit Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:00 pm

Again Douglas costa goating...transfer of the season no doubt.

by Doc Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:03 pm

You were impressed by Kennedy? What exactly he did that was impressive? I honestly saw nothing that stood out but to each his own. Did Hazard even play today? Serious question.

Signing of the season so early? Wanna reach November first Adit?! Though Costa is doing really well, no doubt about it.

Pretty sure Izzy being the non Palace fan is loving today.

by halamadrid2 Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:09 pm

Kennedy won the ball back high up the pitch which helped Chelsea continue mounting pressure on the Palace defence, he also ran up and down the pitch helping his attackers by giving Hazard an outlet on the left and trying to put crosses in. You never get that from Azpi

Looks as if Hazard is having a reap slump, Palace is the sort of team he excelled in last season. He must be missing Oscar

Costa is great but still a little immature imo. Robben should teach him how to shoot because his shots are really poor atm

by Adit Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:09 pm

Doc, when you see Costa making the right decision everytime, super pace coupled with amazing dribbling and Crossing you know that guy is legit and not a chance taker like Di Maria.Guy almost every times makes the right decision.

by Doc Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:16 pm

All I saw Kennedy do run was up and down honestly. Nothing special but nothing bad. Pedro showed a bit of that uselessness he is known for minus that cross. Which was lovely btw.

Tottenham Everton is alright though Kane blew his load with that 1v1. Timed his run like a prime Romario and finished like Torres. Guy's confidence in his own ability has been shot to shit. Or maybe he is another Kevin Phillips.

I don't doubt Costa's ability or his form with Bayern Adit. Just wouldn't obviously call him signing of the season considering it's so young. To all we know, Kovacic can be the signing of the season. Or Pedro. Or Di Maria (:

by sportsczy Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:29 pm

Like any new very fast/energetic player... the opposition doesn't have a scouting report on Costa yet. So they're playing him straight up. Once teams know his tendencies, then we'll see how good he is. Has skill though. Di Maria was on fire when he joined Madrid and then teams adjusted for example.

by LeVersacci Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:47 pm

That Kennedy guy impressed me aswell.

by halamadrid2 Sun Aug 30, 2015 5:58 pm

Doubt United would want to part with DDG after Romeros performance today.

by Doc Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:42 pm

The Philosopher at his best again. Ostracize his best goal keeper and then, when after 1 match against a decent opponent, it's being realised that maybe Romero is in fact not good enough, they are gonna scramble to plead to De Gea that Utd is the place he needs to be in. This is after The Philosopher made good work of his relationship with Valdes, his countryman.

by halamadrid2 Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:48 pm

He is a worse man manager than Mourinho. The way he treated players like Valdez, ADM and DDG was/is disgraceful.

by Adit Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:00 pm

Who ever spending 120 mill on fraudgba gonna get robbed

by VanDeezNuts Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:06 pm

I didn't think Romero was at fault for the goals. I think LVG is more concerned about his faulty offense namely Rooney, not to mention his own poor tactics.

He was outmanaged today by Garry Monk

by The Demon of Carthage Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:37 pm

Adit wrote:Who ever spending 120 mill on fraudgba gonna get robbed

I honestly never rated him that high. The kid has talent but he's been grossly overhyped.

I respect those who think he's good. But to me, and as a Real Madrid fan, I wouldn't want Real Madrid to sign him even for free. And that's not a hyperbole.

I got scared at first, given Perez's uncontrollable urge of breaking the world's transfer record fee every full moon, and I thought he might go after Pogba. Thank god he didn't.

by Adit Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:49 pm

Out of curiosity why do you think pogba is all hype no material?

by sportsczy Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:56 pm

You guys realize Pogba has been playing with Padoin and another scrub as his midfield teammates AND Mandzu/Dybala as the striker pairing, right??? Morata, Marchisio, Khedira and Sandro are all hurt. Cuadrado just joined. He's basically playing in a Serie B side or low level Serie A other than the defense and keeping.

A little logical perspective is always nice Laughing

Incidentally, once Allegri brought on Cuadrado, Pereyra and Morata... suddenly Pogba looked like Pogba. Why? There were threats on the pitch for him to work with. Almost got that final ball to Morata for the draw.

by halamadrid2 Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:11 pm

Second goal was definitely on romero even the first one was saveable. Dont get me started on his awful distribution, there was an instance where he cleared it straight to jonjo shelvey who was just outside the penalty area but his shot was straight at romero. Uniteds defence did well to shield him

by Valkyrja Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:30 pm

I don't rate Pogba particularly because I prefer technically gifted midfielders. I don't see him as one. He also doesn't have the work rate to be a great B2B. He's a good player but not worthy of a 100m investment, even in today's market. You pay that money for a special talent like James Rodriguez for example.

by Perucho21 Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:37 pm

PSG currently beating Monaco 2-0.

I know they don't have much tough opposition in Ligue 1, but they look good and the game in Paris could be very tough

by The Demon of Carthage Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:10 pm

Adit wrote:Out of curiosity why do you think pogba is all hype no material?

Aside from having no creativity, no game control and the fact that he gets dispossessed every time he inhales you mean? Well, he doesn't create chances or rarely ever does. He's not a through ball player. I know he tries, but he seems incapable of it. He lacks vision. His defensive game is mediocre. And is useless in the final third.

I'm pretty sure I could go on but I think you got the picture.

by sportsczy Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:55 am

You must be talking about his older brother Pogba... that's the most completely insane take on Pogba i have ever seen and i've seen plenty Laughing

by VanDeezNuts Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:19 am

Ya I don't see where all this Pogba hate is coming from. I still think he would slot in perfectly for us in a 3 man midfield.

by Doc Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:47 am

I would join in on the Paul hate only to harass Sports but I too don't quite get why he isn't rated by some of us here. He is quite legit honestly. I could see him in our midfield prospering easily.

by halamadrid2 Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:19 am

Pogba is a very good player but just like Hazard I think he is rated higher than he should be

Anyways sport you reckon ADM will play on the right or was that just temporarily?

by The Demon of Carthage Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:52 am

sportsczy wrote:You must be talking about his older brother Pogba... that's the most completely insane take on Pogba i have ever seen and i've seen plenty

You're either French or a Juventus fan. If you're neither, I apologize in advance. If you are, I rest my case.

by Thimmy Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:13 am

The Demon of Carthage wrote:
sportsczy wrote:You must be talking about his older brother Pogba... that's the most completely insane take on Pogba i have ever seen and i've seen plenty

You're either French or a Juventus fan. If you're neither, I apologize in advance. If you are, I rest my case.

He is French, and he's quite biased about French players.

by Bankz Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:39 am

Pogba isnt all that tbh.. Not saying he's a bad player or anything like that. But i think he's physical resemblance with viera has decieved people into thinking he's some good fit for real or a defensive midfield controling god. Actually, i see it as a disaster in waiting if he joins real madrid considering reals needs or lack thereoff. Btw, we all know sports bias towards anything french.

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