Re: 2016/17 Preseason Thread

[rincon]

some love stories arent meant to be. Benatia is quality.

[Firenze]

wonder if Juve will keep hold of Zaza now, Higuain could backfire massively, gonna take him a while to get into shape. Lmao, imagine if he flops. No resell value so they're stuck with him

My prediction: at Milan on loan with an option to buy over 30 years within two seasons

[S]

Bayern would never have let him go for that price after one season... and spending quite a bit to get him. There's a reason.

Your opinion is invalid after you called Pjanic a 10 and a similar player to Mkhitaryan.

Stick to Lol 1 and hyping French players pls.

[Vlad the Impaler]

Higuain just came on

On whom?

For Mandzukic

Ah, I thought it was Alexis Texas.

[Luca]

Bayern would never have let him go for that price after one season... and spending quite a bit to get him. There's a reason.

Wouldn't be the first or the last player to leave a club after a season despite being of good quality

And Benatia played two seasons in Bayern

That would never happen with Chiellini, Bonucci and Barzagli.

Benatia was overrated imo.  He's nowhere as good as the aforementioned three.

there's a reason Bayern let him go on a loan with a small asking obligation price in an era when decent CB's are a hot commodity..he's 29 and only had 1-2 top seasons in his career (in a meh league no less)

Juve fans getting hyped for him

West Ham

1. In a league that's produced better central defenders than any league or nation you've ever followed
2. I'd bet my GL career that you didn't see Benatia play a single game in Serie A
3. We have 5 amazing central defenders- which is 3-4 more than most top clubs

[Firenze]

considering I watched Serie A pretty regularly back then and was an Udinese fanboy at the time he played there before moving to Roma (which I'm sure my post history can corroborate if you look hard enough) I'll gladly take your GL career Luca. Hand in your Password on your way out You have 3 amazing CB's, one unproven youth player  and a Bayern flop on loan. Benatia is Otamendi lvl. Can't wait for Benatia and Fatguain to flop this season while your biggest player flourishes in the GOAT league

[Hapless_Hans]

Benatia is a very good defender. No other way to put it.

[Nishankly]

Half time Mainz 2-0 Liverpool FC

#PreSeason

We are playing a different 11 from Barca though.

[Unique]

How bad is gruic Injury

[Nishankly]

How bad is gruic Injury

Looks like a usual twist/sprain, Should'nt be more than a week or 2. Anything more could be ligament damage which would mean a month.

[Unique]

How bad is gruic Injury

Looks like a usual twist/sprain, Should'nt be more than a week or 2. Anything more could be ligament damage which would mean a month.

[Luca]

considering I watched Serie A pretty regularly back then and was an Udinese fanboy at the time he played there before moving to Roma (which I'm sure my post history can corroborate if you look hard enough) I'll gladly take your GL career Luca. Hand in your Password on your way out You have 3 amazing CB's, one unproven youth player  and a Bayern flop on loan. Benatia is Otamendi lvl. Can't wait for Benatia and Fatguain to flop this season while your biggest player flourishes in the GOAT league

Sounds made up

[RealGunner]

Not really considering his username is a reference to Fiorentina.

[chemicalboy99]

Due to our err extensive pre season calender

Been watching this Under 19 tournament the last couple of days. 9 teams from Europe and 1 from China.

http://ruhrcupinternational.de/



2 groups of 5 teams playing 4 games apiece in the group stage...20 minute halves.

Top 2 in each group get to the semi finals which is 30 mins per half.

Final and 3rd place matches are 40 mins a half.

City beat Dortmund 5-0 in the final. 17 year old Brahim was player of the tournament.

We're not getting an invite to these soon.

[Firenze]

Hearing Matip has been absolute garbage today for Pool

getting thrashed by Mainz

[Unique]

We played barca in London 18h ago. Wtf is klopp doing.

[Unique]

Tbh klopp pisses me off sometimes. Just when things are looking a bit better we get this shit. He needs to sort it out ffs

[Firenze]

Result of the BREXIT you voted for mate. The pound has fallen, gotta make up that revenue somehow.

[Unique]

I didn't vote.

[Luca]

Not really considering his username is a reference to Fiorentina.

Hey Rg, I took my L, I'm just coping, ok?
But saying Benatia only had 1 good season in Italy is also misguided
Also criticizing the signing like we signed him to replace Bonucci is equally misguided, he just gives us another great option in defense.

Also, firenze is the homie

[Hapless_Hans]

Tbh klopp pisses me off sometimes. Just when things are looking a bit better we get this shit. He needs to sort it out ffs

what are you complaining about now

[RealGunner]

Mainz are beating Liverpool reserves 4-0

[Hapless_Hans]

A>B, C>A means C>B right?

[Unique]

Tbh klopp pisses me off sometimes. Just when things are looking a bit better we get this shit. He needs to sort it out ffs

what are you complaining about now

we play 2 games in the space of 18h one was in London and one was in Germany. all the confidence we got by beating barca is now out the window. players are now very tired and some are injured. players like matip who built much needed confidence at a new club just had that knocked out of them. today the team was over worked much changed and matip was the one that got raped because of it. watch what happends to him next week now as soon as arsenal attack him. we got abslutly nothing good from the game today.

[Curtinho]

The Mainz fixture was always a very strange one to make, to be honest. Especially right after playing Barca.

[halamadrid2]

Wtf are City playing? 3-4-3

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