Lordave:
I'm also happy to hear this news.

But someone of Verrati age would have been better.

Let's get Draxler for Ribery.

A40:
4-1 win vs Valencia. Never knew Chinko folks support Bayern too. Impressive turnout at the Bird's Nest

Nice display from the boys today. Apart from Ulreich's gaffe I was blown away by our game

This Douglas Costa might not be a bad signing afterall. Was beating defenders with consummate ease and it looks like he and Thiago are already building up real Chemistry

Mueller looking very sharp as usual. Scored twice.

Lewandowski absolutely took a dump on Mustafi. Lol Mustafi makes Rafinha look like Cafu. How did that wasteman get into the Nationalmannschaft? I'm not saying Joachim Loew is taking bribes but goodness that guy can be ridiculously mediocre at times

We face Inter and Guangzhou next.


I think the leadership looked at our three young prospects and decided signing someone too close to their age might hamper their growth. Vidal is a good intermediate option. If he gives us three good years then at least one probably two of our in house guys are ready to step up which also means we don't have to spend unnecessarily

I think we could use a guy like Vidal especially in elite Europe

Imagine a midfield of Thiago,Vidal,Javi or Javi,Vidal and Goetze

Lordave:
You're right!
How about getting a winger as Ribery back up? A winger who plays from the left flank.

We beat Valencia today, (from the highlight I saw) seems Lahm played from the midfield,I think Pep has no plans of returning to his natural right back position. Our midfield is overcrowded.

A40:

It seems to me Guardiola is fixated on playing as many midfielders as possible but let's see what happens when Robbery and Vidal arrive. He will have to move Lahm back to right back at some point.

Lahm played really well today

Lordave:
You're right!
How about getting a winger as Ribery back up? A winger who plays from the left flank.

We beat Valencia today, (from the highlight I saw) seems Lahm played from the midfield,I think Pep has no plans of returning to his natural right back position. Our midfield is overcrowded.

raumdeuter:
Gotze with the lone goal vs Inter Milan today

Costa looks like a decent signing after all from the pre season games

mathys:


Your dreams cud finally come through I dare say

If I may,dont u think sending him to the salon for jerry curls and using hammer to scatter the guys dentition will help ur course for him to be the next dinho?

chrisley024:
Lahm: Muller to Utd possible.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9919798/philipp-lahm-no-guarantees-over-thomas-muller-and-man-united?utm_medium=twitter

Another plucking is close

A40:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFI2HWYzYE

Some more Douglas Costa from yesterday's game

I must say he has really proven me wrong so far. I hope its not pre-season initial agidi sha but he has shown flashes that Ribery's continued absence could perhaps be a non-issue. He really took niggas to church yesterday as the video above shows. Even non Bayern fans kept hollering about how much of a quality signing he looks to be.

However he still has one critical flaw IMO. He seems pretty goal shy and is a little too fixated on passing when he gets into the final third. On a day the likes of Mueller, Lewandowski or Robben are not sharp in front of goal he might need to pick up the slack. So far I've seen little in that regard. Hopefully he works on it

Pre-seasons are for experimentation anyway but there were times I just didn't know who was playing where. Alaba is wasted at CB I hope Pep realizes this at some point. If he is adamant on playing 3 CBs (which Barca showed was a terrible idea) then at least wait till Javi is fit (I'd rather Javi play in midfield anyway)

Super Goetze from the bench to do the magic. My boy putting the work in, I'm confident he will deliver if he is trusted

Nice outing by Fabian Benko, we seem to have young players knocking on the door each year. Only 17 but showed decent potential. Definitely hope to see more of him this pre-season.

Something tells me Vidal could be our last major signing this window

FastShipping:



Costa is a player with no end product. He is a player who doesn't raise his head up when he's on the run. All he did against Inter was all initial gragra. There are lots of 17-19 year old players in Barca academy better than Costa. Costa reminds of Adam Johnson who moved from Man City to Sunderland.

raumdeuter:


I won't be so harsh just yet.

Not saying Costa would be the one to save us in big games at this point but he looked better than I thought he would be.

My own expectations were very low and he has surprised me thus far. Looking better than Shaqiri

At this point he looks better than Cuadrado that Chelsea spent on.

I would just give him time and hope he is a decent backup to play mid table bundesliga teams until Ribéry is back in shape

Lordave:
Is he a fan?

FastShipping:

Costa is a player with no end product. He is a player who doesn't raise his head up when he's on the run. All he did against Inter was all initial gragra. There are lots of 17-19 year old players in Barca academy better than Costa. Costa reminds of Adam Johnson who moved from Man City to Sunderland.