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Watched Hoogma quite a bit for work last season, tidy player and solid signing.
Who would you rather have out of the two, honestly? Because based on age and stats it would be Morata for me, he's sticking by Benzema purely out of national pride and it's idiotic.
Watched Hoogma quite a bit for work last season, tidy player and solid signing.
No but my job involves watching a lot of football and Heracles was my designated team for the Eredivisie.You a scout?
Who would you rather have out of the two, honestly? Because based on age and stats it would be Morata for me, he's sticking by Benzema purely out of national pride and it's idiotic.
Who would you rather have out of the two, honestly? Because based on age and stats it would be Morata for me, he's sticking by Benzema purely out of national pride and it's idiotic.
Ronaldo will soon be 33, is it smart to sell a 24 yo because Ronaldo's stats will slightly drop?
As good as he is, Ronaldo will soon need replacing. When he slips so will Benzema's purpose so instead of having to replace Cristiano on his own, Madrid will also have to replace Benzema as well.
Long term this is a terrible decision.
Ronaldo will soon be 33, is it smart to sell a 24 yo because Ronaldo's stats will slightly drop?
As good as he is, Ronaldo will soon need replacing. When he slips so will Benzema's purpose so instead of having to replace Cristiano on his own, Madrid will also have to replace Benzema as well.
Long term this is a terrible decision.
Ronaldo is getting older though and is playing less and less which lessens the need for Benzema that little bit more. Varane faced this exact scenario with Pepe and has come out the other side.That's like saying that selling Pique from our end was a terrible long-term decision as Vidic and Rio were getting older and we would need Pique once they need replacing. Madrid would have liked to keep Morata but seems like he is determined to play more in another team and in which case it is prudent to let him go.
You can't really blame Morata for wanting to play more games now. Yes he could wait, but if there is a really good player about at that time you can bet Real will be in for him. Where would that leave Morata? He might as well leave now while he still has loads of potential than be shunted aside when he could be 2-3 years older and that potential has not developed.Not really, first Benzema is a good goalscorer but they don't use him that way, secondly Morata is replaceable and finally Morata could stay if he wants to but he allegedly prefers to play a lot right now instead of fighting for a place and playing a lot, later.
Ronaldo is getting older though and is playing less and less which lessens the need for Benzema that little bit more. Varane faced this exact scenario with Pepe and has come out the other side.
You can't really blame Morata for wanting to play more games now. Yes he could wait, but if there is a really good player about at that time you can bet Real will be in for him. Where would that leave Morata? He might as well leave now while he still has loads of potential than be shunted aside when he could be 2-3 years older and that potential has not developed.
I don't blame him, I thought that he should have rejected last year offer.
Who would you rather have out of the two, honestly? Because based on age and stats it would be Morata for me, he's sticking by Benzema purely out of national pride and it's idiotic.
He didn't really have the option if I recall correctly. Real bought him back as was their legal right, and my understanding is that he was happy to stay at Juve, who were also happy to keep him.
However, with interest from England, particularly Chelsea - Real wanted to buy him back for the pre-agreed price and then flog him to Chelsea for close to triple. I think given the chance, Morata would have stayed at Juve, but he was effectively a Real player on loan in Italy.
Apologies, think I'll leave the tweets to other persons from now on. Got a bit too excited@RobinLFC please check whether the tweets are from a legitimate account or not.
Apologies, think I'll leave the tweets to other persons from now on. Got a bit too excited
They'll probably sign Mbappe though - they always need the next new shiny thingRonaldo will soon be 33, is it smart to sell a 24 yo because Ronaldo's stats will slightly drop?
As good as he is, Ronaldo will soon need replacing. When he slips so will Benzema's purpose so instead of having to replace Cristiano on his own, Madrid will also have to replace Benzema as well.
Long term this is a terrible decision.
They'll probably sign Mbappe though - they always need the next new shiny thing
And I had a problem with that theory because in the EU workers are free to chose their employer, Morata didn't had a signed contract with them since he signed one last summer.
I may undervalue keepers a bit but I'm not stupid.
I woulda gone for Forster first but Pickford looks like he may be a good un
Well that's similar to how he can't simply just choose United as his employer now, we need to find an agreement with Real.
The difference is that he was effectively a Real player last summer, as opposed to a Juve one. If he wanted to choose to be employed by Juve, they would have had to agree a deal with Real, which given the prices quoted, they were unwilling to do so.
Perhaps the fault on Morata's side was agreeing to that deal in 2014 or whatever it was. However, last summer Real were just exercising the agreement they previously agreed.
Griezmann extends contract till 2022
Griezmann extends contract till 2022
unrealYup, Zidane is an idiot...
Griezmann extends contract till 2022
So how much would you take for lloris?
Juve didn't have to agree anything. The buy back clause works similar to the release clause, if the player refuses the move it's irrelevant.Well that's similar to how he can't simply just choose United as his employer now, we need to find an agreement with Real.
The difference is that he was effectively a Real player last summer, as opposed to a Juve one. If he wanted to choose to be employed by Juve, they would have had to agree a deal with Real, which given the prices quoted, they were unwilling to do so.
Perhaps the fault on Morata's side was agreeing to that deal in 2014 or whatever it was. However, last summer Real were just exercising the agreement they previously agreed.
Will be strange to be A. Madrid fans now cheering a loyal player who'll clearly be off next year.
Expensive loyalty.The clause is still in 100m€ so will be yours next summer