raumdeuter:


I meant best foreign player in Italy the equivalent you showed us Figo won in Spain.

That 2001 wpoty was a compensation not that anyone wad outstanding that year. Was that not the year Michael Owen was balon dor.

There is no similarity between Figo and Dinho. Dinho was more skillful and a bigger goal threat.

Figo was the old school winger mostly in a 442. Like Amunike. I'm on mobile and can't check his goals scoring record but I'm sure if we remove penalties it will be mediocre.

Vidigal won't be much worse than Deschamps of 2000 who could barely turn

Rui Costa, Sergio Conceicao, Fernando Couto, Joao Pinto, Jorge Costa, Vitor Bahia talent for talent can match the best in Europe that time

After Euro 2000 Blanc and Deschamps went into retirement

Figo cant be compared to Ronaldo type winger at all, Figo highest was 2002/03 10 league goals a season 5 of which were penalties
next was 04/05 where he scored 8 league goals of which 6 were penalties

So how can Figo be the proto-type to Ronaldo winger the scoring wingers? Figo was strictly a winger for 442

Figo of course played 4-3-3 at Barca and 4-2-3-1 at Madrid often.

Figo birthed Ronaldo pre-2008, that whole stepover style. If Amuneke does stepover, he will break his ankle. Mind you the 14 goals back to back Figo posted those two seasons was unheard of for a winger those days.

How can Portugal match anyone talent for talent. Joao Pinto that never left Portugal and only made double figures twice in a league where Jardel was touching 40 goals? Jorge Costa the fat local champion only made it out of Portugal to Charlton. Vitor Baja was a basket. The only player with any status there is Rui Costa, and he was even exposed when he moved from Fiorentina to Milan.

If we talk about France, we talk about Lizarazu, Thuram, Vieira, Petit, Candela, Desailly, Pires, Henry, Anelka, Trezeguet not mentioning niggas that couldn't make it like Makelele. France should walk that game blindfolded. Not more that two Portuguese players can make a combined 11. Infact I doubt you can do a combined 11 with any Portuguese player but Figo, so how does Zidane scoring a dodgy penalty in extra-time make him WPOTY over Figo that year?

Ibime:
Figo of course played 4-3-3 at Barca and 4-2-3-1 at Madrid often.

Figo birthed Ronaldo pre-2008, that whole stepover style. If Amuneke does stepover, he will break his ankle. Mind you the 14 goals back to back Figo posted those two seasons was unheard of for a winger those days.

How can Portugal match anyone talent for talent. Joao Pinto that never left Portugal and only made double figures twice in a league where Jardel was touching 40 goals? Jorge Costa the fat local champion only made it out of Portugal to Charlton. Vitor Baja was a basket. The only player with any status there is Rui Costa, and he was even exposed when he moved from Fiorentina to Milan.

If we talk about France, we talk about Lizarazu, Thuram, Vieira, Petit, Candela, Desailly, Pires, Henry, Anelka, Trezeguet not mentioning niggas that couldn't make it like Makelele. France should walk that game blindfolded. Not more that two Portuguese players can make a combined 11. Infact I doubt you can do a combined 11 with any Portuguese player but Figo, so how does Zidane scoring a dodgy penalty in extra-time make him WPOTY over Figo that year?

So stepover is what makes Figo similar to Ronaldo? Stepover wey dem dey do everywhere even for monkey post

Figo scored most of his goals from Penalty. In told you in 02/03 he scored 10 league goals and 5 penalties, the next season scored 8 league goals and 6 penalties.

Any winger who had that much penalty duties will score those numbers. It was only Barca he played 433

At Madrid it was mainly 442 with

--Figo---Makelele--Zidane--Solari/Guti
------Raul--Ronaldo/Morientes

The generation of Figo mostly played with 2 strikers

As at 2000, Viera was not elite and nothing to write about same with henry and Trezeguet. Deschamps, Dessaily and Blanc were quarter to retire.

Sergio Conceicao, Paolo SOusa, Couto and Bahia were top player, even Nuno Gomez. Joao Pinto was a support striker in a 442 a

Ibime:


Drogba deal to Juve was already agreed for £13m until Chelsea stepped in late after signing Mourinho who asked for him. Marseille smelt a mugu and upped the price to £24m.

Thanks man. To be sincere with you, I never had this info however,was only being sarcastic with that comment.

Van Dijk news gathering pace and I am loving it,he is better than every CB Conte has reportedly been scouting

Big big summer ahead

LIVERPOOL WANT FABREGAS


Liverpool are planning a shock swoop for Cesc Fabregas, the Daily Star reports.
Fabregas is set to find playing time even more difficult to come by as Antonio Conte prepares to add to his squad over the summer, and the Spaniard would prefer to remain in England. Jose Mourinho has also been credited with an interest in the World Cup winner.

Fabregas should not be allowed to go anywhere.
There is definitely going to be play time because there is will be many games next season.

bigkesh:
Van Dijk news gathering pace and I am loving it,he is better than every CB Conte has reportedly been scouting

Big big summer ahead

when is christensen loan expiring pls. Peeps don't seem to talk about him much this days.

Bertrand Traore goal and assist helps Ajax to a 2-0 lead over Lyon.
Other news indicates 'our man' lacazette was on the bench for the game.

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bigkesh:
Van Dijk news gathering pace and I am loving it,he is better than every CB Conte has reportedly been scouting

Big big summer ahead

But injury prone. That's the only issue I have with him.

Griffon please keep eyes on Bakayoko and tell me what you think.

Oh God, Bakayoko is awful.

Please, please, please. I beg the powers at Chelsea not to even consider this guy. He even makes trapping the ball look like rocket science.

Whoever said Chelsea should sign Bakayoko should get a konk on the head.

I have better technique than him. I would rather bring any agbero from Naija league than go for this clown.

Please we should not make this expensive mistake.

Everytime I remember Conte wanted Pjanic and Radja as our midfield duo , I feel like giving him Morata even if it's for 80m

He clearly knows what he is doing


The board is still yet to give him any of his top priorities,Kante and Co are not

Juventus clearly stole Pjanic for his release clause of 25m Euros. Highway robbery things.

Meanwhile we have this dithering fool Bakayoko who takes 2 seconds to trap the ball. The ninja never reach Chelsea yet and he's already giving me more HBP than Ramires used to.

Yeah this Bakayoko fella is pretty shït...

Hehehe. Bakayoko.

I don't want to hear bakayako and Chelsea on this board anymore.

Una hear wetin I talk/type so.

Your boy Bakayoko has done it again. He just caused Juve 2nd goal due to his dithering ball control.

I did not mention the first goal where he was tracking Higuain.

Thunder go fire Davidgenius abi GeniusDavid for hyping that clown on here.

He gets points for his costume though. Man looks like Venom in that mask and suit

When Pasalic never die......Bakayoko is rubbish

Baka can't control ball or play simple pass, Ramires and mikel in one body.

Bakayoko is horrible on the ball especially with passes. He lacks ball technique and seems insecure when he has to make a pass past one player.

Pasalic over Bakayoko abeg.

Roland17:
Bakayoko is horrible on the ball especially with passes. He lacks ball technique and seems insecure when he has to make a pass past one player.

Please go and tell GeniusDavid abi Davidgenius who came here boldly to tell us Bakayoko is a passmaster because he read that Bakayoko has 80+% passing success. He thought it's JAMB score, not knowing all midfielders have 80+% pass success.

How can you make only 40 passes per game, and all your passes are 5 yard passes to defenders.

The scout wey scout this guy for Chelsea should be shot. If it is Conte that wants this guy, I will happily call Conte a fool despite everything.

nateevs:
Pasalic over Bakayoko abeg.

Chalobah over Bakayoko.

Every Chelsea player and youth player over Bakayoko please.

How many goals have Juventus conceded in UCL this season?

Alex Sandro is soo good

Nihilist:
How many goals have Juventus conceded in UCL this season?

2

bigkesh:

2

My God.

Nihilist:


My God.

Sounds funny when you type that

Nihilist:
How many goals have Juventus conceded in UCL this season?

Real Madrid no dey respect good defence. Ask Atleti.