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oliwan posted:Virgil van Dijk.... Van Dijk went from the Dutch league to Celtic for like £2 million pound, he wasn't like a superstar or anything there from what I can tell. Took him a long time to get to the level he was by the time he signed for Liverpool, after years in Scotland and Southampton improving himself.
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Her Dryer posted:Van Dijk went from the Dutch league to Celtic for like £2 million pound, he wasn't like a superstar or anything there from what I can tell. Took him a long time to get to the level he was by the time he signed for Liverpool, after years in Scotland and Southampton improving himself. The point being you shouldn't judge a player off of one season or immediately write them off because of what league they came from.
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Mar 11, 2021 16:50
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CyberPingu posted:The point being you shouldn't judge a player off of one season or immediately write them off because of what league they came from. i agree but i'd also like to append this with what i'll call 'the jozy clause'
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kcer posted:i agree but i'd also like to append this with what i'll call 'the jozy clause' Yeah, theres a treasure trove of players that have lit up continental leagues only to poo poo the bed in the PL tbh. Shevchenko tops that list
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Mar 11, 2021 17:42
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The Spanish league is not a measure of quality either. Think of all the fuckin flops, Rodrigo, Iago Aspas, Roberto Soldado, Joselu and Juanmi
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Sandwolf posted:The Spanish league is not a measure of quality either. Think of all the fuckin flops, Rodrigo, Iago Aspas, Roberto Soldado, Joselu and Juanmi Same with the italian league. Turns out, maybe some players are just suited to certain styles and aren't just plug and play pieces.* *Also getting ripped away from a country you like to come live in loving Britain must suck balls.
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Mar 11, 2021 17:59
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CyberPingu posted:*Also getting ripped away from a country you like to come live in loving Britain must suck balls. I liked it when Tevez said in an interview that Manchester was cold and rainy and the food was poo poo and everyone was like 'what how DARE he'
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Mar 11, 2021 18:05
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the sex ghost posted:I liked it when Tevez said in an interview that Manchester was cold and rainy and the food was poo poo and everyone was like 'what how DARE he' Di Maria said the same thing and then his house got robbed
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Mar 11, 2021 18:07
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CyberPingu posted:Turns out, maybe some players are just suited to certain styles and aren't just plug and play pieces.* 
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Mar 11, 2021 18:15
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CyberPingu posted:Di Maria said the same thing and then his house got robbed speaking of https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12241678/robin-olsen-everton-goalkeeper-victim-of-armed-robbery-while-at-home-with-family Robin Olsen and his family got robbed while they were in the house, held off at knifepoint.
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Mar 11, 2021 18:39
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Gigi Galli posted:speaking of Do they ever catch these guys? Seems like this happens with some regularity
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Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:Do they ever catch these guys? Seems like this happens with some regularity Yeah they get caught more often than not
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Mar 11, 2021 18:51
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Dad Hominem posted:This is all well and good but Jozy balances everything out. Please show some respect for MLS Cup winner and 2009 Confederations Cup runner-up, Jozy Altidore.
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Mar 11, 2021 20:00
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the sex ghost posted:I liked it when Tevez said in an interview that Manchester was cold and rainy and the food was poo poo and everyone was like 'what how DARE he' I love the pearl-clutching when a FOREIGNER says something in public that the entire native population is well-aware of and bitches about constantly themselves. Tevez was like the typical “English Footballer Abroad” since he never learned English despite living there for the better part of a decade and would frequently fly back home because he wanted something from his favorite-whatever-the-Argentine-version-of-a-chippy’s is. Now that I think about it, I’d love to see how he communicated with the team and coaches during his time in China since learning Romance languages/English is a cakewalk compared to Mandarin. Also if he was dumb enough to insult the eternal smog there or something similar.
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Mar 11, 2021 20:05
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CyberPingu posted:Yeah I realised how badly I hosed this up about 10 mins after posting it... ronaldo....
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TheRat posted:
What does a personal scout do that the club's scout doesn't? Is this so Ole's agent recommend players for United to sign?
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https://twitter.com/spursstatman/status/1370111839665807369?s=21
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After watching a few players join Newcastle from the dutxh league my friends and I came to the conclusion that the Dutch league plays without goalies
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Karl Sharks posted:ronaldo.... Huh, I actually didnt know he played for PSV.
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ilmucche posted:After watching a few players join Newcastle from the dutxh league my friends and I came to the conclusion that the Dutch league plays without goalies Hmm I wonder what the other constant might be here?
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ilmucche posted:After watching a few players join Newcastle from the dutxh league my friends and I came to the conclusion that the Dutch league plays without goalies Newcastle’s Eredivisie imports have actually been pretty good comparatively Good/ok - Tiote (RIP) - Anita - Wijnaldum - Janmaat - Krul Dogshit - Siem de Jong
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Mar 12, 2021 11:36
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Chris Wilder's gone. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55254730
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Seems a weird time to sack him, they're already down and there's no one better to bring them back up
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Mar 12, 2021 11:51
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tarbrush posted:Seems a weird time to sack him, they're already down and there's no one better to bring them back up I'm guessing some kind of behind-the-scenes fun, possibly involving a Carlos Tevez mask.
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He was gonna go either way, I guess better now with the slimmest of chances they might avoid relegation(but probs not)
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Mar 12, 2021 12:27
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I'm guessing some kind of behind-the-scenes fun, possibly involving a Carlos Tevez mask. According to that article there was a falling out with the owner and he's just turned off the money tap. Sounds like wilder was pressing him not to sell the team in the summer to have a proper chance at going straight back up. You hate to see it either way 13 points from safety with 10 games left though. Are they brave enough to call on fireman sam for one last job
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Mar 12, 2021 12:28
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Completely forgot that big sams already stinking the place out at West Brom lol
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Mar 12, 2021 12:31
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is there a rule that says you can't manage two poo poo teams at once y/n
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Mar 12, 2021 12:36
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He wasted a crazy amount of money not improving their team. Lunatic if he think he should be allowed to keep the squad together. His tactic has been sussed anyway.
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the sex ghost posted:Completely forgot that big sams already stinking the place out at West Brom lol No no it’s okay, Sheffield can have him
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It seems unfair since I'm not sure Wilder was working with the best budget. Sheffield's squad aren't great. Apparently they were in for a couple of players who ended up at Villa and given how Villa have been doing, the story might have been different if Sheffield had the wage budget. I wonder where this guy is going to end up next season. 
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Villa are spending like crazy they're not the standard expectation. Wilder spent £120m on players in two seasons.
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lol at paying £25m for a Liverpool academy player who has scored 0 (zero) goals that is less goals than the jozy number of goals
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It’s wild because I thought he was looking absolutely unreal in under 21s or whatever. Bizarre
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Bape Culture posted:It’s wild because I thought he was looking absolutely unreal in under 21s or whatever. Bizarre This guy spends a lot of time watching u21s
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Mar 12, 2021 20:53
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No I mean as in that’s what I read
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FullLeatherJacket posted:lol at paying £25m for a Liverpool academy player who has scored 0 (zero) goals who’s that
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