Karleb:




Baba, no be by force to argue.

Why are you running ?

Na by force as far as you carry agenda come

Android22:
No vex. I am just trolling your argument. The UCL has 14 games of which one team can win only 3 games in regular time, draw the rest and still win the competition. It is a big competition but it is not the end all be all.

Name 7 teams that have won the UCL using this strategy.

To make it easier, name 3.

Okay, name 1.

You can't even win Europa or conference league by winning just 3 games.

Karleb:


Name 7 teams that have won the UCL using this strategy.

To make it easier, name 3.

Okay, name 1.

You can't even win Europa or conference league by winning just 3 games.

You are right that no team has done it that way but that does not refute my postulations. My underlying point however is, in "cup" competitions, the best teams may not win.

andrewbaba44:


Never knew a team that made the finals back to back then wasn’t the favorite to win the game

I have asked them before, that if Xavi had won a treble this season would it have been a big achievement or will they say "Barcelona has worldclass players like Fati, Pedri..." like they always say about Barcelona after 2009?

Android22:
Unai Emery made the SFs with Villareal. But he could not do it with PSG. Discuss in not more than 50 words.

Topnotch reply

Android22:
I have asked them before, that if Xavi had won a treble this season would it have been a big achievement or will they say "Barcelona has worldclass players like Fati, Pedri..." like they always say about Barcelona after 2009?

Android22:
This is not exactly true. Erling Haaland was signed for 60M pounds. You tell me how much he would have cost without that release clause. Meanwhile, your RM bidded 200M for Mbappe who had only 1 year left in his contract because there was no release clause.

When you pay release clauses you pay it all in one installment. whereas almost all other transfer fee you hear of are paid in several installments.

andrewbaba44:

They would have started telling you guys that "Xavi should win it without Pedri or else he is a fraud". lol

Android22:
You are right that no team has done it that way but that does not refute my postulations. My underlying point however is, in "cup" competitions, the best teams may not win.

In a cup competition like UCL, the best team in that cup wins.

You might be best in your league but league form differs from cup form.

If you can't compete against the best, you're nothing more than a local champion.

Point is, it's dubious to underrate Klopp 3 UCL final while hyping Gaurdiola league form with same mouth.

You can buy the league but you can't buy the cup.

hopefulLandlord:


When you pay release clauses you pay it all in one installment. whereas almost all other transfer fee you hear of are paid in several installments.

I see.

Karleb:


In a cup competition like UCL, the best team in that cup wins.

You might be best in your league but league form differs from cup form.

If you can't compete against the best, you're nothing more than a local champion.

Point is, it's dubious to underrate Klopp 3 UCL final while hyping Gaurdiola league form with same mouth.

You can buy the league but you can't buy the cup.

Was Chelsea the best team in 2012? FC Porto in 2004? Liverpool in 2005?

Android22:
Was Chelsea the best team in 2012? FC Porto in 2004? Liverpool in 2005?

Waiting for his reply

Android22:
Was Chelsea the best team in 2012? FC Porto in 2004? Liverpool in 2005?

Had Sevilla defeated Liverpool then Madrid to win UCL, you might call it fluke but those guys would have won Juve, Bayern, Liverpool and Madrid en route to victory.

If City had done same, you'd claim its the technical genius of Guardiola. If PSG did so, you'd claim it's because of their quality.

Chelsea played Bayern in final.
Porto gave Monaco resounding 3 nil in a final.
Liverpool did 3 3 comeback in a final. All three goals came in second half.

Check their routes to final and compare with other teams.

Android22:
Was Chelsea the best team in 2012? FC Porto in 2004? Liverpool in 2005?

Lol see question

Na people like una go say “Madrid won the Ucl by lUCk” if Madrid wins Liverpool at Paris or see a successful young man and say “he made it by luck”

Every team that wins a competition did it because they were the best, so rest!

Android22:
I see.

it simply means they didn't officially pay his release clause. they rather "agreed" to transfer him for the same amount in his release clause. remember when Neymar was signed? didn't you see the cheque for €220M making the rounds?

How it started vs how it’s going

3 hours waste

Karleb:


Had Sevilla defeated Liverpool then Madrid to win UCL, you might call it fluke but those guys would have won Juve, Bayern, Liverpool and Madrid en route to victory.

If City had done same, you'd claim its the technical genius of Guardiola. If PSG did so, you'd claim it's because of their quality.

Chelsea played Bayern in final.
Porto gave Monaco resounding 3 nil in a final.
Liverpool did 3 3 comeback in a final. All three goals came in second half.

Check their routes to final and compare with other teams.

You did not answer my question and I knew you would not but at least I have you on record.

Going by your argument, if any team that won it was the best team how can you turn around and say City not winning it last season against Chelsea was a problem?

hopefulLandlord:


when you pay release clauses you're actually paying more

Release clauses are fixed so how are you paying more then?

Devvy4:


Lol see question

Na people like una go say “Madrid won the Ucl by lUCk” if Madrid wins Liverpool at Paris or see a successful young man and say “he made it by luck”

Every team that wins a competition did it because they were the best, so rest!

Okay. So nobody should ever tell us that Mourinho did anything fantastic by winning it with Porto or Inter. Thanks.

hopefulLandlord:

it simply means they didn't officially pay his release clause. they rather "agreed" to transfer him for the same amount in his release clause. remember when Neymar was signed? didn't you see the cheque for €220M making the rounds?

I knew you would try to say this which is why I sent you 2 screenshots. 1 showing that Grealish's release clause was contractually 100M and then another post showing you City are making that payment in installments.

There is absolutely no rule anywhere that states release clauses must be paid in one fell swoop. It was Dortmund that included that clause into Haaland's contract. Haaland knew he was not going to be in Dortmund for long - they were a stepping stone - and he did not want them to frustrate him like Levy did City last season so him and Mino smartly added a cheap release clause- 51M pounds.

hopefulLandlord:

it simply means they didn't officially pay his release clause. they rather "agreed" to transfer him for the same amount in his release clause. remember when Neymar was signed? didn't you see the cheque for €220M making the rounds?

And concerning Neymar, the only reason PSG signed him that way was because of FFP rules so stop conflating the 2 issues.

Laporta

Expert17:




Waiting for his reply

He said all of them were the best. The same people will turn around and tell you Mourinho performed a miracle to win it with Porto. I don't know how it can be a miracle when Porto were clearly the best. lol

Barça have three candidates to reinforce the centre-back position in the summer:

- Alessio Romagnoli
- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Jules Koundé

— @fansjavimiguel
Kounde is likely headed to chelsea plus the financial limitations so the realistic options now are KK and romagnoli

Kilishihunter:

Release clauses are fixed so how are you paying more then?

Abeg cc me when he responds.

Rudiger (and his agent) will reportedly receive a €35M signing bonus from Real Madrid! Wow.

Baba wan cash out as this would be his last big contract. Reason Barça backed out.

I think Dembele is also angling for this kind of transfer where they would receive a huge signing on bonus. Lots of players are now favouring to run down their contracts and therefore receive a huge cashout with their new Club.

Android22:
Abeg cc me when he responds.

Lol

Kilishihunter:
Laporta

This should put paid to one of the worst transfers Barcelona ever made.

Nothing worked in our favour in this deal which was doomed from the first day, only helping to get Liverpool to become one of the best in the world after they signed Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson with our money.

jpmoriarti:
This should put paid to one of the worst transfers Barcelona ever made.

Nothing worked in our favour in this deal which was doomed from the first day, only helping to get Liverpool to become one of the best in the world after they signed Virgil Van Dijk and Alisson with our money.

Plus the fact that he showed us pepper with bayern, We've have probably been on 6 UCLs now if that didn't happen
Anyways we move

�[MD] | Jandro Orellana could be the 9th homegrown player to make his debut with Barça this season. #fcblive #BarçaCelta
Finally a pivot, Let's see if he'll take his chance today sha, Injuries have really messed this guy up in Barca B

Android22:
You did not answer my question and I knew you would not but at least I have you on record.

Going by your argument, if any team that won it was the best team how can you turn around and say City not winning it last season against Chelsea was a problem?

Kai!

On paper, city has more quality.

If OAU defeats Oxford in a math competition, would you commend Oxford for losing when they should be the natural winner?

Does that take away the fact that OAU is the best in such competition?

Devvy4:
How it started vs how it’s going

3 hours waste

Barcelona never wanted rudiger

He can’t fit in here with his gidigbo football

He will fit in at Madrid and should fight militao for a starting shirt

So rest