I don't even want Bale!
Bale and Griezmann in and you instantly win the league.
No chance on Bale though.
Maybe when he's 31 and Madrid have had enough and for 200m!
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Bale and Griezmann in and you instantly win the league.
No chance on Bale though.
Maybe when he's 31 and Madrid have had enough and for 200m!
And his pace is gone and constantly injured
Yep. But we have a way to go before we properly compete with the big Spanish clubs for the top of game players.
You can't compare him to Kane. Completely different player. Sanchez is more valid and I'd say Griezmann is a better player with a better mentality.
Also, comparing the leagues, well Costa, Aguero, Torres did equal or better even in England and that's just three Atletico players for example. One could say Griezmann would get more free reign in England and in United's set up (especially with Pogba) than he ever had under Cholo.
He's got a lot to his game. The obvious is that he's a phenomenal finisher up there with the most clinical in Europe and he's good in the air. He's also excellent and linking up and very unselfish - often sets his teammates up on a silver platter. His passing is very good and his intelligence and tactical discipline top notch. Though he's played mostly directly through the middle, in a lot of big games that are tight he's gone out left to pick up the ball and came in with successes.
In short; he will work his bollocks off and give him a decent sniff of goal and he'll put it away more often than not. He will find somebody in a better position other times. He can also strike a ball from distance.
A great player in the prime of his career that is hungry to win the biggest titles. It's about as logical as any transfer I can think of.
He is coming regardless of tomorrow's outcome I reckon. People overrate being in the CL group stages, it's not the be all and end all. Money talks as does the size and prestige of the club you're moving to.
Atletico to Utd is a huge step up for any player - yes, the current Atletico are a better side than us but what have they actually won over the last few decades? One title? That was a Leicester as well - we won't see Real or Borelona NOT win most Spanish trophies over the next decade and Griezmann knows this.
I think people grossly overestimate what is required to win this league by claiming that every position needs to be world class. It really doesn't.
Liverpool nearly won the league off the back of Suarez while having average players elsewhere. Sign players like Griezmann and we're nearly there.
Liverpool nearly won the league off the back of Suarez while having average players elsewhere. Sign players like Griezmann and we're nearly there.
Thanks. Let's hope we beat Ajax and sign him then!
Just one observation though, I believe that both Costa (known as Diego back then) and Aguero both played more as "second strikers" in Spain whereas they play as main lone strikers in EPL so that might explain their more goals here. Not sure about Torres.
Costa was the point of the attack. Villa played off him.
Yeah its goals that win this league.
I'd love to see this.. but more likely to see this..
The season ain't even over yet and you've reached "peak muppet" already?
Costa played 2nd striker to falcao before he left, then became lead with villa.
I have a feeling Ed will try for Neymar again.
Saying that though we won't get him, we will end up getting a few others though.
Depending on how next season goes (assuming with Griezmann) I think Neymar will be the talk of next summer. A lot more complicated deal and obviously Woody probably has him as his priority and I'm sure Jose or any manager with eyes will want him. Unlikely, but not impossible.
hmmmm. in that period they won the title twice, finished 2nd every other time and made CL semis 3 times. we are at the stage where we can barely finish in a champions league place through our own domestic league. i.e. we typically finish 5th or lower. Our average position is 5th actually. We are nowhere near a team that is competitive in the CL and are literally scraping through Europe's lower tier competition. That isn't all down to finishing. On the point of finishing, if all good teams took all their chances, they would all have 100+ points. Its part of the game. Clearly its more than finishing. Spurs have created more opportunities than us and Chelsea so perhaps they would be league champions if their finishing was better as they already many points ahead? same for City who from my recollection were woeful finishing at home. So many poor home results. I think most of the top teams are let down by their finishing to be honest, it isn't solely a United issue to fix.
If he is not welcome then surely he is coming whatever the outcome tomorrow and with their transfer ban.
He's definitely off, just depends where.
He must have known the reaction his comments would get. Players these days at the top of the game are well versed in how to respond to a tricky question with a safe reply. All he had to say was, "Who knows what will happen in the future", which seems to be the standard reply of every footballer in the world when asked about a potential move.
Aye, can't see him staying at Atletico after these quotes. Reckon he'll come even if we miss out on a place in the CL.
He might not really have a choice now.
Absolutely. All players now are media trained. He has certainly changed his stance from his interview on Cadena SER just last week where he said that he's happy at Atleti and any suitors would just have to speak to Gil Martin. Quite a change, indeed. I really do not see him saying anything like what he said yesterday, unless the deal was agonisingly close. Which is amazing I suppose, as he's an incredible player.
Nothing but positive signs coming from the right people at the moment.. can also see this deal happen regardless of tomorrows result.
Sturridge was unplayable that season too
Because every fecker was worried about the world class player in Suarez.
Complete guesswork. It's just over 24 hrs since he made the fecking comments and now he's flip flopping this way and that? If staying were a possibility he wouldn't have bothered with this until he was sure.
We have Pogba and Miki and a whole host of players who have been absolute beasts for other managers so still bodes well.
The season ain't even over yet and you've reached "peak muppet" already?
If you think that is peak.. you've seen nothing yet haha
Meh, we all hated De Gea for a while until the fax machine intervened and then a few weeks later he signed a new contract. Football fans are fickle. If a move doesn't end up materialising, the Atletico fans will forgive and forget.
Taken from that thread:
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HiIt doesn't come as a shock that he was able to perform with Suarez in the team mate.
To be fair to DDG he didn't openly throw his toys at the pram or publicly talk up a move away, I think that's why most fans welcomed him back. We all knew he wanted to leave (and lots of people didn't blame him for wanting away), but he didn't disrespect the club, at least in my eyes.
Reads like something from the Daily Mirror.
http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2017/05/23/5924934ee5fdea742b8b45c1.html
Red Devils have announced they are willing to offer the Atleti star 14 million euros a year
Red Devils have announced they are willing to offer the Atleti star 14 million euros a year
Does anyone know the date when Atletico find out about whether their appeal of the transfer ban to the Court of Arbitration has been a success or failure?
No of course not but still he scored a lot of goals. It was his one season he was a top player.
Tbh Sturridge has always performed he's genuinely a great striker, it's just his body is paper mache these days.
Within the next week or two I've heard. Funny how Real had the same ban for the same offence rescinded basically the moment they appealed.
Next week/1st or 2nd of June
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