Soda Jerk Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Sevilla have played 4-4-2 quite alot over the past season, and he plays in the midfield two when they do. Very involved with attacks, but gets stuck in off the ball too. He certainly excels at both ends of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 If Xavi goes to Qatar his career is essentially over and it's sad that it will end in the way it has for both club and country. One of the all time greats. The most important Spanish player ever. He hasn't been at his best the last couple of years but it's a pity all involved couldn't find a way for him to stay involved with reduced playing time so he could still have an influence on the club. It also means all three club captains are leaving Barca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah I figured racatic was going to play a bit deeper at Barca. They need a lot in midfield with Xavi and Cesc leaving. Not heard of any great midfielders from the academy recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yeah I figured racatic was going to play a bit deeper at Barca. They need a lot in midfield with Xavi and Cesc leaving. Not heard of any great midfielders from the academy recently? Thiago, but they let him leave. I think thats the one poor thing left from Tito's reign as manager, how Thiago was treated, he should now be a first team regular for them, instead he is in Germany. I dont think Fab was ever the player to replace Xavi or Iniesta tbh, he just isnt good enough overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Goodwillie on a free if Boyd doesnt come? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27937982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eupraxia Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Goodwillie on a free if Boyd doesnt come? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27937982 Fucking hell, I hope not. The guy comes across as a feckless shirker with an extreme attitude problem: overrated and over-salaried. Aside from some relatively intelligent movement from time to time, I have never really identified what his redeeming qualities as a striker actually are. I don't think he possesses the inherent drive or desire to achieve anything beyond what he already has, and he's achieved very little in my opinion. Kilmarnock is the ideal sort of club for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 So Aberdeen have just been drawn against FK Daugava Riga at home first. No idea if thats good or not. Never heard of them before but we did get papped out by Sconto Riga years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Aberdeen are seeded so hopefully that means we have a chance of getting through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 A nice short trip to Latvia then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Aberdeen are seeded so hopefully that means we have a chance of getting through.Just read that they are 11 games into their season so fitness could play a part, hopefully we will be strong enough even if the fitness isn't quite there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 After the Sigma game a few years ago I won't be taking anything for granted when it comes to little known European teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 very true Skacel, I must have blanked that one from memory it was so bad. I completely forgot I wasted an evening watching that drivel. Derek Young at full back FFS!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 very true Skacel, I must have blanked that one from memory it was so bad. I completely forgot I wasted an evening watching that drivel. Derek Young at full back FFS!! That's pretty much exactly what my mate just text me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 FC Gronginan if we get through against the Latvians. A trip to Holland would be nice at the end of July!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm gutted the flights are so pricey already. Not to worry, when Aberdeen smash through all the rounds I'll get to an away game in the groups. In lower-league news, Hearts have signed Neil Alexander as a player-coach. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27977321 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looks like Boyd is off back to the huns, disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladstone Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 What a prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looks like Boyd is off back to the huns, disappointed. I read somewhere that they would have to stump up quite a bit of cash to afford his wages. McInnes has conceded defeated so I'm assuming he knows they can afford him. Don't understand that considering they amount of bad debt they seem to be back in but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladstone Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) [wrong thread fail] Edited June 23, 2014 by Gladstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Well Charles Green wants back in http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27854157 so that might explain the cash they can spend. Edited June 23, 2014 by MattJimF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 United are on the verge of signing Ander Herrera from Athletic Bilbao again, after last summer's farce, where suited imposters turned up to La Liga HQ pretending to be United men to pay the release clause. Good player. Immediately becomes United's best midfielder before he's even been given a squad number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soda Jerk Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 If Vermaelen wasn't broken, I'd take him. He looks shot though. Managed half an hour the other night, before predictably coming off injured. He's a very skilled footballer, but with Smalling, Evans and Jones already prone to injury, United certainly don't need another. Both Sanchez AND Depay would be excessive IMO, unless Van Gaal is giving some wingers the boot. Valencia has just signed a new contract. Hopefully Young will be gone forever. Nani - who knows? He's incredibly talented, but he's a total mystery. Wilfried Zaha? Is he going to be given a chance? Moyes didn't seem to like him. There's also Jesse Lingard to return from loan. He looks fairly handy. Sanchez should have signed when he was originally linked to United, and then Ashley Young would never have happened. I've never been a huge fan of Sami Khedira, though he's decent. Van Gaal likes his 3 man midfields. A midfield 3 of Herrera, Khedira and Mata would be very solid. They've also been linked with De Jong for that position. That would be interesting, given that he used to be a blue. He'd probably be cheap though, and he's hard as fuck. Hopefully Van Gaal goes for another centre back over Vermaelen, purely because of his injury record. Though I'd also like to see Van Gaal bite the bullet and install Smalling and Jones as the CB pairing. Both barely even got chance to play there under Moyes. Smalling was put out wide where he was awful, and Jones played in almost every position but centre back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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