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2015-16 Performances

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6.2 Season Average Rating
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Schweini's sheer presence on the pitch is worth keeping him around for.

We've got a lot of kids in the team, and players who don't have much aggression, Schweini is well worth keeping around on this basis.

Disappointing to hear all these stories about him travelling instead of training but it sounds like LVG let it happen.
R'hllor said:
His calves have calves
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Whenever I saw photos of him looking somewhat chunky towards the end of last season I always thought his calves, with his socks pulled up, looked like those of an obese old woman. Turns out they're more like WWE calves. He looks like he's on fecking 'roids!
 
Despite a lot of the stuff that gets written now, when he did play definitely made us more solid.
So there's every chance Mourinho can get something out of him.

Just not sure how it'll work with Rooney, Carrick and Schneiderlin also around, unless we get a ferocious paced right winger in
 
bosnian_red said:
Hopefully he does well and get some confidence back. Mourinho was always a huge fan, and I thought he was actually decent when fit for the most part last season. Main problem was LvG's tactics which he listened to, even though they didn't work. But I don't think he's completely past it and can still have a huge impact next season I think. Just needs his games to be managed instead of being overplayed like LvG did with him.
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That Arsenal away game was the oddest use of him.
Pressing high up the pitch!
 
sugar_kane said:
Schweini's sheer presence on the pitch is worth keeping him around for.

We've got a lot of kids in the team, and players who don't have much aggression, Schweini is well worth keeping around on this basis.

Disappointing to hear all these stories about him travelling instead of training but it sounds like LVG let it happen.


Whenever I saw photos of him looking somewhat chunky towards the end of last season I always thought his calves, with his socks pulled up, looked like those of an obese old woman. Turns out they're more like WWE calves. He looks like he's on fecking 'roids!
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He was injured when he travelled, he never travelled when he was training.
 
Sandikan said:
Despite a lot of the stuff that gets written now, when he did play definitely made us more solid.
So there's every chance Mourinho can get something out of him.

Just not sure how it'll work with Rooney, Carrick and Schneiderlin also around, unless we get a ferocious paced right winger in
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This is the problem, we have 3 players who want to play in midfield but are lacking the stamina and mobility for it, if we only had one and partnered them with 2 energetic #8's then sure, but at least 2 of them will be wanting to start every game which makes the midfield composition difficult.
 
Look forward to seeing him next season, bit of a non factor this season, you could see his class but I don't think he offered a lot. Need winners in the team and he certainly is one, he is an absolute icon of german football, if we have him, Rooney and Zlatan that's about 3 of the biggest names of the last 10 ywars.
 
Huge disappointment and I believe we've been screwed over once again by Bayern. I was watching Toni Kroos in the CL final and when you saw his fitness you really understand why we're not playing CL football any longer. Total disgrace by our medical team to let a guy who's not even fit to play D.6 football join.
 
Successful said:
Huge disappointment and I believe we've been screwed over once again by Bayern. I was watching Toni Kroos in the CL final and when you saw his fitness you really understand why we're not playing CL football any longer. Total disgrace by our medical team to let a guy who's not even fit to play D.6 football join.
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Wait, what's the connection between Toni Kroos and our league position?
 
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Anyone watch the friendly vs Hungary today? How did he do?
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Came on for the last 30 mins, game was already a dead rubber by then. Nothing really happened anymore, he fit right in and just played his part without any wow factor. Pointed a bit, definitely got some touches, tried to do what Kroos did before, but it was just a run of the mill game. Didn't look out of place for sure, he's the captain after all.
 
Wednesday at Stoke said:
Anyone watch the friendly vs Hungary today? How did he do?
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the game was pretty much over but looked decent IMO
Gave the ball cheaply 2 times but also had few nice touches/passes. Defensively was solid, won few and his positioning was spot on.
 
Lyricist said:
Came on for the last 30 mins, game was already a dead rubber by then. Nothing really happened anymore, he fit right in and just played his part without any wow factor. Pointed a bit, definitely got some touches, tried to do what Kroos did before, but it was just a run of the mill game. Didn't look out of place for sure, he's the captain after all.
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the game was pretty much over but looked decent IMO
Gave the ball cheaply 2 times but also had few nice touches/passes. Defensively was solid, won few and his positioning was spot on.
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Thanks. Hopefully someone uploads his match compilation to youtube.
 
:lol: If he wasn't such a great player, the pointing would be ridiculous.
 

Belting story. The title of the story tells us he's off. The first line of the story repeats that line. The second line tells us he's in the German squad. And that's it. Apart from a dozen or more paragraphs about Carvalho and Mourinho they've inexplicably thrown in there.
 
Was just about to post the same. Headline says he's off then that is all. Pretty sure he's going to be here next season.
 
Can't believe Mourinho would sell someone with his experience
 
So thats Blind, Mata, Memphis and Schweinsteiger that the media already think they are on the way out :rolleyes: anyone else i forgot? Ridiculous
 
Couldn't say I would mind if he left.

A true great of the game but since he's been here, when he's fit he's still fat...
 
Hope he sticks around, him and Zlatan are good characters to have in the dressing room.
 
Looking forward to him working with Jose. His best is probably behind him but he's still one of the best midfielders in the game. Hopefully he can stay fit and flourish one last time.
 
RikRuud said:
Looking forward to him working with Jose. His best is probably behind him but he's still one of the best midfielders in the game. Hopefully he can stay fit and flourish one last time.
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Agree our best midfielder by a mile when semi fit. Hope he sheds a bit weight and has one last go of it. Up there with Scholes imo.
 
I'd rather keep Schweinsteiger for another year than Carrick. I think we'll sell him though.
 
Bastian would still be very useful in Europa League play but I seriously doubt he has the engine any longer to cope with top half clubs in the BPL.
 
izec said:
So thats Blind, Mata, Memphis and Schweinsteiger that the media already think they are on the way out :rolleyes: anyone else i forgot? Ridiculous
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Herrera too. If Zlatan will be on £200k/week and and Bastian is currently on £200k/week, the easiest way for an accountant to balance the books is to axe Bastian.
 
Mark Pawelek said:
Herrera too. If Zlatan will be on £200k/week and and Bastian is currently on £200k/week, the easiest way for an accountant to balance the books is to axe Bastian.
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Why do we need to balance anything? We have a surplus after clearing Di Maria, Falcao, RvP (250k pw reported each) and never replaced them with marquee transfers.
 
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Herrera too. If Zlatan will be on £200k/week and and Bastian is currently on £200k/week, the easiest way for an accountant to balance the books is to axe Bastian.
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No other club would offer him that salary on a new contract. We would have to let him go free and pay half his salary for a new club.
Might be worth it from a playing point of view depending on your opinion, but it wouldn't be the financial saving you imagine.
A contract is a contract.
 
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