BayernFan87
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I'm glad he's doing well
I will come here every week and laugh at everyone who said he will flop. Just shows that the so called cafe experts has no clue on how these things work.
Carlo signed him for Madrid so he probably wanted to play for him.How did Everton get him? Surprised a 'bigger' club like Spurs, Inter, Roma or Napoli didn't sign him. But anyway he has been brilliant for Everton.
AncelottiHow did Everton get him? Surprised a 'bigger' club like Spurs, Inter, Roma or Napoli didn't sign him. But anyway he has been brilliant for Everton.
The importance of having a manager with a reputation. Things might have gone south for Ancelotti at Bayern but his reputation remains.Ancelotti
I just think most people had a refrigerated opinion that didn’t even belong to James specifically - it belonged to a profile, and could be substituted with a Bastian, Di Maria etc, just players whose career was at a similar situation. I am convinced that nobody had objectively been watching him and concluded he was no longer good. It’s just lazy microwaved footy opinions. He was a victim of generally not having a key/fixed role at a top club for a few years. Never a victim of playing poorly.
James is pure class, and behind only Messi and maybe Ozil as the greatest final third passer of his generation IMO. And one of the best goalscoring #10s of the same period too. Pure 10s that is.
FF, FIFA, PES generations.I just think most people had a refrigerated opinion that didn’t even belong to James specifically - it belonged to a profile, and could be substituted with a Bastian, Di Maria etc, just players whose career was at a similar situation. I am convinced that nobody had objectively been watching him and concluded he was no longer good. It’s just lazy microwaved footy opinions. He was a victim of generally not having a key/fixed role at a top club for a few years. Never a victim of playing poorly.
James is pure class, and behind only Messi and maybe Ozil as the greatest final third passer of his generation IMO. And one of the best goalscoring #10s of the same period too. Pure 10s that is.
If it's any comfort, just know he wouldn't be playing like he currently is under our setup.
Jupp Heynckes disagreed.He didnt play like this for the last 4 years...
If James is at Leeds, Biesla could have made him a better player.
You can say a lot about players but manager is the most key and he can make difference.
See how Ancelotti addressed their weak areas and started getting the best out of all // Same goes to Brendon at L'cester.
Taking him long enough to prove it given the hype he got after the WC. Good player but wait a while before you start saying he's better than this and that.Better than Bruno.
That’s very true.If it's any comfort, just know he wouldn't be playing like he currently is under our setup.
Taking him long enough to prove it given the hype he got after the WC. Good player but wait a while before you start saying he's better than this and that.
He’s proven it years ago. Check his records ‘after the World Cup’. People talk about ‘early days’, yet Bruno was elevated above a proven top class performer after probably about 15 games. He’s not some seasoned top class pro himself, he’s new to this level.
Despite James only playing about 4 PL games, he’s already scored more goals from open play than Bruno has, and has shown a higher level of passing and creativity too.
Not to shit on Bruno, James is better than a lot of other number 10s, but it has been established many many years ago that James was in a bracket of player that I don’t think Bruno has established himself in yet. And we talk about the past, there isn’t even THAT many years between them. Isn’t James just like 3 years older? It isn’t like Bruno is just starting his career as a 20 year old while James is 29 living off the glory days. In the most glorious of days, Bruno was a senior pro himself, and was a journeyman who you have probably never heard of before he turned 24.
Yes but I think that's down to having an experienced world class coach
do you even watch games other than Man Utd? I wonder.Taking him long enough to prove it given the hype he got after the WC. Good player but wait a while before you start saying he's better than this and that.
Why’s an Arsenal fan lecturing me on a Utd forum?do you even watch games other than Man Utd? I wonder.