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That being said I'm with Ninpo, I don't think it's a controversial opinion to expect a player to be better at 23 than at 16, especially after playing first-team football at the highest level for most of that time (and at two different clubs, both supposedly renowned for developing youth talent).
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Jose posted:diego costa suddenly became really good around that age vyelkin posted:Didier Drogba Both very very different types of players than the Ox though. Strikers/poachers seem like they peak a little later, part of that could just be because they get better and anticipating where to be.
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vyelkin posted:That being said I'm with Ninpo, I don't think it's a controversial opinion to expect a player to be better at 23 than at 16, especially after playing first-team football at the highest level for most of that time (and at two different clubs, both supposedly renowned for developing youth talent). I mean, he has improved. He just hasn't become world class. Also, on the topic of players improving in their mid-20's, I remember Xabi Alonso getting a lot better at around 25.
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Hmmmm a ton of new posts, I'm sure some exciting transfer has gone through......... oh
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How long until Mbappe to Mcrappe is a done deal?
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Lyon's president confirmed Lacazette to Arsenal is happening, medical is set for tomorrow it seems.
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Lyon president says any deal with Arsenal would be "done for between 45m to 50m." Not quite the outlandish sums people have been bandying around
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Jay Rodriguez is real bad now and it was just painful watching him, so I'm glad I'll no longer have to.
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Vegetable posted:Lyon president says any deal with Arsenal would be "done for between 45m to 50m." Not quite the outlandish sums people have been bandying around 0.5 Pogbas is still outlandish money.
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trem_two posted:Hakan Calhanoglu is apparently in Milan for his medical with Milan tomorrow, 20m transfer fee. Inter or someone else needs to sign Gokhan Tore just so we can see those two brawling on the pitch e: apparently they're friends again and the real beef was between Tore and Omer Toprak
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trem_two posted:Hakan Calhanoglu is apparently in Milan for his medical with Milan tomorrow, 20m transfer fee. Who is this and is he any good?
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He signed a pre-contract for Trabzonspor years back and took a 100k down payment before signing for Hamburg, so he was barred from playing since February. So uuh have fun his freekicks.
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Gigi Galli posted:Who is this and is he any good? decent Turkish international midfielder who, as Healbot said, has good free-kicks also as I alluded to earlier he was one of the people Gokhan Tore pulled a gun on a couple years back
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Gigi Galli posted:Who is this and is he any good? He's an attacking midfielder and he's real good at freekicks.
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Gokhan Tore was comically poo poo and is back at Besiktas if anyone wants him five games for a loving dreadful west ham team
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Troy Queef posted:decent Turkish international midfielder who, as Healbot said, has good free-kicks Tφre did not pull the gun, it was a friend of his he brought with him.
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blue footed boobie posted:Also, on the topic of players improving in their mid-20's, I remember Xabi Alonso getting a lot better at around 25.
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There are some fully sick YouTube videos of Calhanoglu's free kicks out there, check em out
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vyelkin posted:(and at two different clubs, both supposedly renowned for developing youth talent). you cant be including arsenal as a club that develops youth talent lol
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Xabi posted:A reminder that Xabi Alonso captained Real Sociedad when they finished second in La Liga in 2003, when he was 22. He was always great, and will remain great until the day he decides to leave us all. Totally worth alienating him in order to get Gareth Barry.
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Starsnostars posted:Southampton have signed Jan Bednarek from Lech Poznan. I know nothing about him except that he's a defender and that I'm braced for countless people saying he's our van Dijk replacement. He's the cornerstone of Lech's defense. Which doesn't really mean much, considering they have lost all three games against us this year. Solid potential, but far from a finished article. Bench and reserve material for now, imo.
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Don't really want Ox. Too much money for an inconsistent player that's injured all the time.
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Ewar Woowar posted:Don't really want Ox. Too much money for an inconsistent player that's injured all the time. You already have Sturridge and Coutinho to fill that role. That's not really fair to Coutinho, he's very good.
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oliwan posted:I'm 34 and I have yet to peak and receive my international call-up, so it's all possible If that's what it takes to get you to commit to one country, I'm down.
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Shrapnig posted:You already have Sturridge and Coutinho to fill that role. They're both very good, their inconsistency is structural lol
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TelekineticBear! posted:you cant be including arsenal as a club that develops youth talent lol I know that's why I said supposedly
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Apparently Leicester made a 21 million bid for Gent keeper Lovre Kalinic. On one hand, he's a great keeper and I'd hate to see him leave, but on the other hand, we paid like 3 million 6 months ago...
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JFairfax posted:yeah the pound has gone down in value by about 20% since last summer transfer window i think Nah, that happened just before the last summer window opened.
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Ninpo posted:At 23 he should be approaching his peak as an attacking player, not still be raw with work to do. haha classic ninpo Ewar Woowar posted:Don't really want Ox. Too much money for an inconsistent player that's injured all the time. uh hello he's an arsenal player, as soon as liverpool sign him those injuries will strangely vanish Parity warning fucked around with this message at 09:35 on Jul 3, 2017 |
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Brony Car posted:Totally worth alienating him in order to get Gareth Barry. ![]()
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Parity warning posted:haha Maybe read and reply to the post instead of the poster for a more fulfilling posting experience
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Just did some Youtube research on Keita, I'm getting excited.
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https://twitter.com/Dr_TonyXia/stat...s-live-13271100
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Can someone explain the 🌈 emoji in this tweet to me?
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I can't decide if Tony Xia is massively irritating or actually p cool. Also, I think JT is too good for Villa even at his age. Would love to know how much they're paying him. Thirteenth Step fucked around with this message at 10:39 on Jul 3, 2017 |
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Thirteenth Step posted:I can't decide if Tony Xia is massively irritating or actually p cool. £60k a week, up to £4m in bonuses so I've read.
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Ninpo posted:Maybe read and reply to the post instead of the poster for a more fulfilling posting experience tbf it was a bit silly. Who nears their peak at 23? Even just a random glance at average squad ages shows that that's wrong.
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https://mobile.twitter.com/OL_English/status/880821100124528640 8m transfer fee
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John Terry to Aston Villa is a done deal? I think? https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/881840731551391744 Edit: Confirmed https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/881842618795266048 Frankston fucked around with this message at 12:52 on Jul 3, 2017 |
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# ? Jun 13, 2024 20:48 |
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oliwan posted:Can someone explain the 🌈 emoji in this tweet to me? It's to represent JT's tolerance of minorities
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