Pepe | announces his retirement

He should have done a Thiago Silva and come to the Premier League when he left Real. He obviously still had a lot to offer and it feels like he has missed out on an additional 3-4 years at a top side.

Ramos got all the headlines for the goals and the looks but Pepe was a top player. The better player. Easily a top ten CB of the last 20 years for me.
 
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It’s crazy how competent he still is. Genuinely one of the most loathsome footballers of the last 15 year but easily one of the best.
 
He was pretty solid for us and wanted for us to extend him but still amazed the level he's performing at his age.
 
Crazy how he's still going, and you have players like Hazard who could still have 10 years left in his career if he really tried.
 
He was superb at the World Cup. I’ll always have a soft spot for him, because of how he tortured the crying UEFAlona cnuts.
 
His time is coming, he has been erratic this season, plus the vintage sent offs, we need a new cb.

Still has nights like yesterday though, he is nearly 41, the man is a legend, as a cnut but also as a player.
 
It's still an amazing feature that a veteran field player at 41 y.o. still manages to handle players in the athletic peaks of their careers.
 
André Dominguez said:
It's still an amazing feature that a veteran field player at 41 y.o. still manages to handle players in the athletic peaks of their careers.
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Prob because if a winger or striker do manage to go past him there's an added risk of getting a karate chop on the neck :lol:

There was a video of him literally treating someone's head as a ball (genuinely tries to thundercnut someone's brains to row Z) because they took a dive ages ago in youtube. Probaby down now for violence ? :lol:
 
Theo88 said:
Prob because if a winger or striker do manage to go past him there's an added risk of getting a karate chop on the neck :lol:

There was a video of him literally treating someone's head as a ball (genuinely tries to thundercnut someone's brains to row Z) because they took a dive ages ago in youtube. Probaby down now for violence ? :lol:
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He has some temperamental issues, no mystery there. He is actually quite good with the ball on his feet, hence the reason he was deployed as defensive midfielder a lot of times even at Real Madrid.

But yeah, if the game is not going well there's a chance he will get the red.
 
He’d probably be thought of as the best defender of his generation if he wasn’t such a maniac.
 
Theo88 said:
Prob because if a winger or striker do manage to go past him there's an added risk of getting a karate chop on the neck :lol:

There was a video of him literally treating someone's head as a ball (genuinely tries to thundercnut someone's brains to row Z) because they took a dive ages ago in youtube. Probaby down now for violence ? :lol:
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It was against Getafe and it was insane, probably the most violent act I've ever seen on a pitch
 
It was greatly exagerated, he just wanted to get a bug out his hair.

plus Casquero had it coming anyways
 
Brwned said:
He’d probably be thought of as the best defender of his generation if he wasn’t such a maniac.
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He actually would, and if you manage to look past the antics, he was (don't know about his quality now) an absolutely brilliant centre back. He basically had everything in his locker.
 
He only ended up playing in 1 of Real's Champions league final wins and usually flopped at the world cup. Wasn't talked about much until Madrid started their galaticos era in 2009 but he was already at the club for 2 years. Not sure he's as great as some say.
 
41 and still as good as ever. Take note Hazard and Rooney, you guys should still be playing.
 
He's incredible even at this age. The only issue is how does he potentially deal with players with top-tier pace and acceleration (due to age). Don't forget how he handled Arsenal a couple months back, either.
 
Can we change the title of this thread to "Pepe Appreciation thread"?

Absolutely phenomenal athlete. And a dark arts master.
 
Really felt for him at the end. Could have maybe finished his international career with a won but can't help but feel he's been let down by The man in the managerial hotseat.
 
Wanted to see him take on Yamal in the semifinals, could've been a battle for the ages.
 
Was absolutely superb and at that age!
 
Incredible career.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
I’ve gone from absolutely despising him to nothing but pure admiration. One of the best defenders in the tournament, at his age. Unbelievable. Not gonna lie, though, it is quite enjoyable how much better he performed than Ronaldo. And two years older.
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Same. Used to hate him but now love the guy.
 
Hows he so quick at his age? Thuram eventually got him for pace but it wasn't a foregone conclusion in that sprint
 
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