Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Slotification of Liverpool is nearly complete

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I would have said yes during his Tottenham days, but he grew a lot playing under Cholo. He cut down on the mistakes and became a really good defensive Right Back. There was a clear difference in how Atleti played when he was in the lineup and when he was missing.
I remember he had a good season and then a mediocre one right before he moved to Atletico. Is it the case of him improving as a defender or being in a defense oriented team? :manny:

He's not overrated per se just not worth 43m.
Yeah there's always Premier League + English player tax, but he's a 30 year old fullback
 

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I remember he had a good season and then a mediocre one right before he moved to Atletico. Is it the case of him improving as a defender or being in a defense oriented team? :manny:


Yeah there's always Premier League + English player tax, but he's a 30 year old fullback
Don't forget the Man Utd tax on top of that.
 

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I remember he had a good season and then a mediocre one right before he moved to Atletico. Is it the case of him improving as a defender or being in a defense oriented team? :manny:


Yeah there's always Premier League + English player tax, but he's a 30 year old fullback

It's just ridiculous to pay that much for another RB unless AWB is moving to CB full time or is being sold.
 

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Tomori to Milan now official :mjcry:La Cobham loses a real one.

He needs to accept the Canada call-up already, Southgate doesnt want you :mjgrin:

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I agree, that one world soccer was so :scust: the announcers sound like some university laval game

By august fans can return in ontario if they play at bmo

I'd rather play at BC Place for most games esp for say the jamaica game

Imagine jamaica vs canada at bmo? it will be like last time where 80% of the fans are cheering for Jamaica
Wait where'd you see TSN/Sportsnet are picking up the other games? We have to rely on OneSoccer since the Bell/Rogers crime family didn't want to pick up any of the qualifiers. Maybe they'll buy the rights off OneSoccer now.
 

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4 out of 5 missed :francis:


I do think there's more homework done these days by the staff and keepers on the takers though.





On another note I do have to give the Nation's League some props, I've enjoyed watching the Macedonians.

Keepers always done homework. I remember Lehman vs Argentina in 06 looking at his water bottle before the shootout. It just seems to me that more are being put more closer and easier height for the keeper to me the save then into the corners with power. Like the classic Ronaldinho pen.

Yeah North Macedonia are a fun team. Play a lot more free than Serbia do with the larger talent pool.
 

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I've done the Montreal to Los Angeles flight, it's long. Took just over 6 hours.

:whoo: at Seattle going to the east coast like an English club going to Russia or Ukraine.
Keep in mind most of the time its commercial. They cap chartered flights to a small amount per year pre-covid
 

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Levy isn't letting Mendes into the hen house again. He already burned him with Gedson Fernandes and the Expired One. Gattuso left Fiorentina because the owner wanted cheaper players I cannot see Levy taking Gattuso with Mendes wanting to push his clients towards Spurs.

Then again Levy loves to do what you least expect him to do at times.
 
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Keepers always done homework. I remember Lehman vs Argentina in 06 looking at his water bottle before the shootout. It just seems to me that more are being put more closer and easier height for the keeper to me the save then into the corners with power. Like the classic Ronaldinho pen.

Yeah North Macedonia are a fun team. Play a lot more free than Serbia do with the larger talent pool.
Yea don't get me wrong I'm not saying people didn't do it, just seems to me at least there's more of a focus and it's standard procedure now. Could just be that there's more interest in it from fans and media which is why you hear more about it, it's also probably a lot easier to scout these days.
 
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