Premier League Thread 2016/17 v146: FREEDOM WAGON 3 POINTS NEEDED EDITION

[LEWIS540]

That's not what was meant at all. Read again.

Aha. Your line "He couldn't do it with City." Was a bit ambiguous. I get what you meant now.

 

[EOW]

The Silver Fox Kevin Mcnaughton is having his testimonial for Cardiff today.

Club legend

 

[Rawex]

Apparently the new call of duty game is based during WW2. Will definitely pick it up if that's the case. Can't be arsed with the flying suits and laser guns of the recent ones.

When is it coming out?

 

[blokeybloke]

What is your point?

When both were fully fit at the start of the season Darmian started 8 games v 2 in the Prem (and 4 v 2 in the CL).

Valencia only got a run as starting RB for the last 6 games of the season when Darmian was filling in as LB, and himself missed the last few games with injury.

Toni was never "fully fit" is my point. The metal plates he had installed in his ankle joint from a previous ankle injury he'd suffered kept causing him problems.

LvG brought Darmian in cuz he never thought Valencia could fully recover.

He has.

Darmian is now the squad player Utd fans thought Toni would become.

 

[Rawex]

That's not what was meant at all. Read again.

We will probably never be able to judge Guardiola because he either trains top 3 teams or spends 500m if not.

Give any decent manager that much money and they will eventually have success too.

To be fair, Guardiola at first didnt spend that much at Barca. Instead used players from the youth team + brought in players like Pique (£5m).

 

[EOW]

When is it coming out?

No idea, leaked images of the cover art have been thrown around.

May be complete bollocks, will have to wait and see.

 

[Rawex]

No idea, leaked images of the cover art have been thrown around.

May be complete bollocks, will have to wait and see.

The next Call of Duty game, scheduled to be released in November, 2017, will be developed by Sledgehammer Games, and may be taking the series to Vietnam.

Probably leaked those images themselfs to get people talk about the game.

 

[EOW]

Probably leaked those images themselfs to get people talk about the game.

I like the Vietnam idea, anything as long as it's not rocket boosters and wall walking

 

[Deffid]

To be fair, Guardiola at first didnt spend that much at Barca. Instead used players from the youth team + brought in players like Pique (£5m).

Yeah but Barca had tons of great players already and players like xavi, iniesta and Messi in their prime. He did good work there, no one can deny that.

He didn't spend that much at Buyern too because the roster was good enough.

My point is that he's praised compared to other coaches, yet we have never seen him train a normal good team. When he spends 200m+ again how can we judge his actual coaching? Literally every Top 15 club could become a Top 5 club when they can suddenly spend 450m in two years, whether he is the coach or someone else.

 

[LEWIS540]

Toni was never "fully fit" is my point. The metal plates he had installed in his ankle joint from a previous ankle injury he'd suffered kept causing him problems.

LvG brought Darmian in cuz he never thought Valencia could fully recover.

He did.

Wish we kept Rafael!

Pretty sure Valencia was (at least) on the bench for every game at the start of the season, and played enough to prove he wasn't injured. But I will accept your point he "may" mot have been deemed fully fit. Either way it's speculation at this point.


Interesting point......SAF first used Valencia as a RB in a number of games as early as September 2011.

A fairly bland article about his switch to RB here:

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...alencia-has-evolved-at-Manchester-United.aspx

 

[Rawex]

I like the Vietnam idea, anything as long as it's not rocket boosters and wall walking

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/55694/new-call-duty-vietnam-game-teased-sledgehammer/index.html

 

[Rawex]

My point is that he's praised compared to other coaches, yet we have never seen him train a normal good team. When he spends 200m+ again how can we judge his actual coaching? Literally every Top 15 club could become a Top 5 club when they can suddenly spend 450m in two years, whether he is the coach or someone else.

So he needs to win CL (or domestic league) with a team like Porto/Inter or Arsenal/Spurs?
(or hell say WC with Uruguay/Portugal, decent international team but not really in the giants category)

 

[LEWIS540]

To be fair, Guardiola at first didnt spend that much at Barca. Instead used players from the youth team + brought in players like Pique (£5m).

A team that already had Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, Puyol, Henry, E'to, Yaya etc etc.

He obviously did well to put all the pieces together, but it wasn't a particularly hard puzzle to solve!!!!

 

[Chules]

@Chris Partlow

 

[blokeybloke]

Wish we kept Rafael!

Pretty sure Valencia was (at least) on the bench for every game at the start of the season, and played enough to prove he wasn't injured. But I will accept your point he "may" mot have been deemed fully fit. Either way it's speculation at this point.


Interesting point......SAF first used Valencia as a RB in a number of games as early as September 2011.

A fairly bland article about his switch to RB here:

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...alencia-has-evolved-at-Manchester-United.aspx

I've always had a soft spot for the guy, as far back as his Wigan days. He must've been a decent cheap differential FF pick up for me lol


I'm a fan of good honest(quiet) pro's who let their performances speak for them. I'll take 11 Irwins over 11 Alexis's every day of the week!

 

[LEWIS540]

So he needs to win CL (or domestic league) with a team like Porto/Inter or Arsenal/Spurs?
(or hell say WC with Uruguay/Portugal, decent international team but not really in the giants category)

He doesn't need to.......but it would definitely enhance his reputation.

Barcelona 2008-12 made Pep far more than Pep made them, imo. That is not to take away from him of course, but that is an ATG squad.

 

[EOW]

I've always had a soft spot for the guy, as far back as his Wigan days. He must've been a decent cheap differential FF pick up for me lol


I'm a fan of good honest(quiet) pro's who let their performances speak for them. I'll take 11 Irwins over 11 Alexis's every day of the week!

Denis Irwin was a consumate pro and a fantastic dead ball specialist

 

[LEWIS540]

I've always had a soft spot for the guy, as far back as his Wigan days. He must've been a decent cheap differential FF pick up for me lol


I'm a fan of good honest(quiet) pro's who let their performances speak for them. I'll take 11 Irwins over 11 Alexis's every day of the week!

Yeah, a very solid pro. Wasn't helped by being the direct replacement for Ronaldo.

I found out this week that after 10+ years in England, he can barely string an English sentence together.

 

[RR]

No idea, leaked images of the cover art have been thrown around.

May be complete bollocks, will have to wait and see.

I need a new AV. Current one but with Harden's slapping Westbrook

 

[RR]