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2015/2016 European Football Thread

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by rox1, Jun 17, 2015.

  1. Yung-T

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    I'm using everything honestly. Mix of TFM, Spox, other German sites, twitter, di marzio, online boards. But yea, TFM will have you covered on a lot of rumors.
     
  2. Yung-T

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    Btw, all three professional Stuttgart teams were relegated to lower leagues yesterday. Has to be a record, talk about a ****ty season for that city.
     
  3. Raz

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    I'm still not really getting why you guys are worshipping him that much or constantly finding excuses for his mediocre performances or his weird social media appearances. It's always someone else's fault, isnt it? Götze had his best games for Bayern, when it counted the least, like yesterday.

    If you're not getting **** done in three years, not the coach is to blame - at least not in total. I think it's rather a mental issue with Götze and I'm not sure that he's not going to be a one hit wonder on international level because of that.

    Well, thank you! All my friends are pretty down. Stuttgart fanbase is great, they don't deserve that. But the management has been terrible for years, I hope they go through a lot changes now.
     
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    I am not excusing his weird social media appearances - the opposite is the case. But be aware that most of what players do on social media is orchestrated by their respective management. Trust me that I know this stuff. There is a reason why Schweinsteiger came out no. 1 in a brand study in Germany recently and Goetze came out dead last. He and his father need to cut ties with their management. That would be step no. 1 towards a different perception. (Step no. 2 should be hiding that girlfriend, but that's another matter)

    Not quite true. He scored the game-winner in a crucial match against Dortmund. He also didn't get a whole lot of chances to play in matches where it counted a lot. And remember one thing - when given the opportunity - even in limited time - he consistently scored when it counted a lot for Dortmund and, of course, at the world cup final. So don't tell me he cannot deliver when it counts. He is 23 and already has one more world cup title (and title-winning goal) than Messi will ever have.


    Yeah, you are totally wrong. Again, he is 23. From age 20-23, he never fully got the coach's trust. In 156 Bundesliga matches, he has scored 44 times and assisted 49 times (while almost never playing the full 90 minutes, coming in as a substitute 31 times and getting substituted 68 times). In 43 Champions League matches, he scored 11 times and assisted 14 times (while only playing 12 of those matches for 90 minutes).

    That's not "not getting **** done".

    I am absolutely sure that he will do very well wherever he goes, if healthy, and if given the coach's trust. He is an exceptional talent.

    Does he need to change some things? Yes.

    Do I think Bayern should keep him? Yes, actually. But it won't happen.
     
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    I know he has his PR "experts", but as a grown man, you have to be aware of what you're doing and take responsibility for your actions. I guess nobody forced him to do that stupid ****, so he's either idiotic or very influencable.

    True that. From distance, I feel like she's an even bigger attention w**** than Hummels' wife. And that's not easy.

    100% true. The problem is: The things you mentioned happened in 2014 or before. He didn't manage to take the next step but stagnated a lot the last two seasons. A simple and maybe not well-founded explanation would be, that he held his head to high the first months after his World Cup winning goal.

    The words may have been a little harsh, but still: He is not the gamechanger he is supposed to be, he's not playing on a level that is similar to his talent.
    Especially not on constant bases. Götze may be just 23 years old, but recently finished his sixth complete Bundesliga season, so the youth factor doesn't quite count anymore. "Ewiges Talent" is a nice term we have in german.

    Really hope we keep him as well, just to see how he does under Ancelotti. I would be very happy to be totally wrong about I wrote - if not for Bayern, then for the national team.

    But let's upvalue this discussion with some nice pictures from yesterday's title celebration...



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    I try to name couple of those

    Taking picture: Brazzo Salihamidzic
    then Elber, Ballack, Makaay, Karimi, Van Bommel, Van Buyten, Rode, Robben :grin:
     
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  7. Yung-T

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    Yup, you're an honary Bayern breh now.
     
  8. Yung-T

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    honorary*
     
  9. Raz

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    Almost ;) Our italian friends won't be too happy about missing on Luca Toni (between Makaay and Van Bommel). Next to Robben is Badstuber, not Rode. But the others are correct. :)
     
  10. Yung-T

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    Ah true, I only took a glimpse on my phone. He still did good for an international breh.
     
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    Weird situation

    United Bournemoth game abandoned
     
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    I thought of Toni at first, did not recognize the beard and thought that dude looked eerily Persian

    Did not stand a chance with Badstuber, lol, forgot what he looked like ;)
     
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    Hopefully not a real bomb, scary situation.
     
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    Rumoredly a phone attached to a pipe (possible pipe bomb?), bomb squad carrying it out of the stadium atm.
     
  16. Yung-T

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    Not carrying it out it seems, my information was wrong. But apparently there's a phone with wires attached to a gas pipe near the toilet area. Sky's reporters saying they've found a 2nd suspicious package now.

    Crazy...I'm really scared of the 2016 Euro in France, would never have the balls to attend a game there.
     
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    Apparently this is under where Sir Alex would be sitting.

    They've done a controlled explosion to dispose of the package (just announced on NBC's coverage of City v Swansea)

    Spoiler for too soon joke...
    It was probably Pep.
     
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    Can one of them coach the Rockets?
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bomb disposal experts carried out controlled explosion at Old Trafford on what is described as incredibly lifelike explosive device...</p>&mdash; G M Police (@gmpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/731894268323889152">15. Mai 2016</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="de"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Full assessment now concluded and found device wasn’t viable. A full search of the stadium is ongoing. Full update to follow.</p>&mdash; G M Police (@gmpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/731896751821586437">15. Mai 2016</a></blockquote>
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