barackohandso: Good! As relative as the word might mean in a given context, what criterion are you using as your basis for this comparison, trophies? Cos ferdinand has got a whole lot of them. At his age and current form, Boateng will do better, but not until. If Boateng retires today, do you A40 consider him a bayern legend? Same goes for Rio. Haba! Give honor na

dayokanu:

Performance in big games is what distinguish average players from great ones. Rio when the stakes get high becomes pure trash.

Before Boateng became a pro I've always said Ferdinand is rubbish just a product of the British hype machine. Scholes one of the real talented players from England is actually the one not insanely hyped

Ask the average epl fan they would be talking about Lampard and Gerrard when Scholes is the real don. Which shows many don't know football

barackohandso: Good! As relative as the word might mean in a given context, what criterion are you using as your basis for this comparison, trophies? Cos ferdinand has got a whole lot of them. At his age and current form, Boateng will do better, but not until. If Boateng retires today, do you A40 consider him a bayern legend? Same goes for Rio. Haba! Give honor na

dayokanu:

Ask the average epl fan they would be talking about Lampard and Gerrard when Scholes is the real don. Which shows many don't know football

Katsumoto: A-40

Football is a team sport. So there are times when great players don't get to win and useless players get to win. Djimi Traore has a ECL medal while Ronaldo has none. Boateng, whom I like, has won more global titles than Rio but that doesn't make Boateng better than Rio.

A40:
Who are these useless players? These things even out at the end of the day. Djimi Traore won a CL medal and vanished from the face of the earth the next season.

Ronaldo De Lima scored over 60 goals for his country was the World Cup all-time highest scorer till recently and also has a World Cup and Golden Ball to his name. I think your comparison is a stretch

Boa-TANK is better than Rio he has proven this for club and country already! Forget the old cliche and urban legend the English press and fans stay trying to gas themselves and players. They are painfully average and this has been exposed too many times before in International football

Katsumoto:

Dayokanu

Clearly you have something against Rio

In the last decade, the closest defender to Rio is Nesta. Vidic is similar to Terry and Campbell; although very good but he was raped regualrly by Torres when Torres was at Liverpool. Rio, in my opinion, was the complete defender. The issue many have with Rio is that he defends with ease. The best defenders eliminate goal scoring threats well before relying on last ditch tackles. I will never forget how Rio caught up with Aghahowa and eased him off the ball before turning and passing the ball. gra gra defenders would have just cleared Aghohowa beyond the line.

dayokanu:

Ferdinand to Nesta? That's the kind of hype and comparison that makes England remain trophy less for like half a century.

In comparison to Italian defenders Ferdinand would rank with Mark Iuliano and Birindelli. A 17yr old Nesta sodomized Paul Gascoigne so bad in training that he fled Italy.

No defender in the history of English football can hold a candle to Nesta. As good as I think Boateng is, I won't compare him to Nesta.

In the last twenty years Maldini Nesta Sammer Kohler Canavaro are my top ranked defenders.

Ferdinand at best would be in tier 4

Katsumoto:

Again football is a team sport. Rio has done it for club and country as well but Germany is a much better footballing nation than England and as such, Boateng will win more national trophies than Rio. Forget about trophies for now; Rio and Boateng are not mates. You are a Bayern supporter and probably biased. Apart from Bayern fans, Boateng is not heralded as one of the best defenders in the world; Rio was during his prime.

Katsumoto:

Forget your beef with England or its press for a second. England hyping its players doesn't mean England has not produced great footballers. I don't disagree with your list of great defenders but your anti-England bias makes you hate everything English.

dayokanu:

Maybe because Bayern fans have a better view of the game than most epl fans who don't see anything else aside their mediocre English league.

On this forum insane comparison have been made by epl fans and even last world cup Andy Gray an English journalist was telling us only 2 German players would make the English team, these are people who form the opinions of most epl fans.

Here we've seen ppl tell us Rooney is better than Muller, Joe Cole is better than schweinsteiger, comparing Ashley Cole and evra to Phillip Lahm. Less than a week ago someone quoted a post that Joe Hart is better than Neuer and cleverly is better than Reus abd Gotze.

When I tell you Ferdinand is garbage and at his best was never as good as Boateng you can take it to the bank

Katsumoto:

Again football is a team sport. Rio has done it for club and country as well but Germany is a much better footballing nation than England and as such, Boateng will win more national trophies than Rio. Forget about trophies for now; Rio and Boateng are not mates. You are a Bayern supporter and probably biased. Apart from Bayern fans, Boateng is not heralded as one of the best defenders in the world; Rio was during his prime.

dayokanu: Paul Scholes is English and I regard him as a legend. A player I would like to have in my team any day
Ferdinand by the way is trash

elampiro: Ed Woodward just give an interview on MUTV and here are a few of his quotes:

"Manchester United is not only the biggest Football club, it's the biggest sports club in the world. I get to watch Manchester United every single week, that's the best part of my job.

"I want us to strive to win, I want the best players in the world to be joining United not clubs in Spain, I'm prepared"

"No question United can attract the A lister players. Every fan wants a transfer, I get that, reality is there is lots of media speculation."

"We're moving forward on some of our targets. Our financial strength allows us to do things in the transfer market that other clubs cannot do. There is no fixed budget, funds are available.

"The reality is there will be a number of players who will be leaving.

"I've been working with Louis with regard to targets and we’re continuing to move forward on some of those targets. There's a lot of work going on behind the scenes, so watch this space!"

MUFC

elampiro: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra will officially be confirmed as a new Juventus player on Monday after reportedly agreeing a two-year contract with the Serie A side.

According to Italian publication Gazetta dello Sport, Evra agreed personal terms with Juventus after the Italian champions and United finalised a deal.

Gazzetta also say a financial offer to Vidal from Manchester United of around €6m a year would likely be unmatchable by Juventus and therefore the club would sit down for sale talks. The price now put at a reasonable sounding €45m, which is around £35m.

Comments from Vidal have pushed the transfer rumour along nicely. He has had repeated chances to kill the story dead and has done quite the opposite.

Juventus boss Beppe Marotta last week also left the door open. Marotta made it clear that Vidal's future was all down to his own choices, that it was the footballer who would decide where he played. Marotta, just like Vidal, had the chance to kill the rumour dead and he didn't take it.

Alternatively, Juventus may be genuinely trying to entice Manchester United into making a bid.

[Source: Sport Witness, Metro, Gazetta dello Sport, El Mercurio, Daily Express]

elampiro: Ed Woodward just give an interview on MUTV and here are a few of his quotes:

"Manchester United is not only the biggest Football club, it's the biggest sports club in the world. I get to watch Manchester United every single week, that's the best part of my job.

"I want us to strive to win, I want the best players in the world to be joining United not clubs in Spain, I'm prepared"

"No question United can attract the A lister players. Every fan wants a transfer, I get that, reality is there is lots of media speculation."

"We're moving forward on some of our targets. Our financial strength allows us to do things in the transfer market that other clubs cannot do. There is no fixed budget, funds are available.

"The reality is there will be a number of players who will be leaving.

"I've been working with Louis with regard to targets and we’re continuing to move forward on some of those targets. There's a lot of work going on behind the scenes, so watch this space!"

MUFC

EPL Insider: Van Gaal sets up Manchester United spy network

The Dutchman has already stamped his mark in Manchester with new pitches and floodlights set to be installed but has gone one further by setting up a system of cameras.

Louis van Gaal will be keeping a close eye on his Manchester United players this summer - a very close eye.

The Dutchman had a team of technicians from his homeland dispatched to the club's Carrington training centre last week to install surveillance cameras around the training pitches.

There will be nowhere to hide for the likes of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, with the cameras powerful enough to zoom right into the players' faces, making it possible to check for signs of fatigue.

Each camera is linked up to a nerve centre portakabin complete with several screens and the footage will be pored over by Van Gaal and his team of coaches.

The new Red Devils boss has already looked to stamp his authority on Carrington, having publicly complained about its vulnerability to the Manchester winds.

He was also dismayed to learn that the playing surfaces do not match the one used at Old Trafford and asked for changes to be made, at a cost of £3 million.

Beds are to be installed so that the club's stars will be able to sleep off their gruelling morning training sessions before going again in the afternoon - under floodlights, which are also to be erected as part of Van Gaal's overhaul.

PietroRico: Chhaii.
So real madrid has bought james and will now likely sell isco

Well, they did us a favour before by Not allowing him come to city.
They Should not mess up now by sending the guy to liverpool.

Infact, I don't mind us getting isco tbh,

chrisley024:
We don't need him. We need Di Maria if the price is right.

PietroRico: di maria to p$g virtually is a done deal.

All they need to do is manoeuvre their way around ffp rules sort of holding them back.

We may have a million number 10s but I'd still take isco in a heartbeat.
He will be sold on the cheap and more importantly prevented from joining liverpool

dayokanu:

Ferdinand to Nesta? That's the kind of hype and comparison that makes England remain trophy less for like half a century.

In comparison to Italian defenders Ferdinand would rank with Mark Iuliano and Birindelli. A 17yr old Nesta sodomized Paul Gascoigne so bad in training that he fled Italy.

No defender in the history of English football can hold a candle to Nesta. As good as I think Boateng is, I won't compare him to Nesta.

In the last twenty years Maldini Nesta Sammer Kohler Canavaro are my top ranked defenders.

Ferdinand at best would be in tier 4

Dhelake: Did you know that this same cannavaro got sodomized regularly back then, when he came to Madrid By our own Ike Uche when Uche was Recreativo

SailorXY: Spanish newspaper Sport has reported that Man United has made a £16m for Matts Hummels & a deal could be finalised this week