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2014/2015 European Football Thread

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by rox1, May 19, 2014.

  1. AroundTheWorld

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    It's incredibly hard to predict at this point for me.
     
  2. Yung-T

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    Ribery, Robben, Müller, Lewandowski, Neuer, Boateng, Lahm, Thiago, Martínez, Götze are past their prime? Rubbish.

    I could also say Xavi, Alves, Messi, Iniesta etc are not playing like they used to.
     
  3. ferrari77

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    Are you trolling?

    If anything Bayern's players ARE in their prime. Devastating form in the prime of their careers.

    Obviously Barca is Barca.
    Should be a phenomenal matchup.

    Juve should thank their lucky stars they made it this far. They should've been eliminated already but they did enough to get this far.
     
  4. rox1

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    Goat is goat, too :)
     
  5. ferrari77

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    You ain't lying breh. You ain't lying.

    Messi is Messi.
     
  6. rox1

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    Of course mayn.
    So United supporter, huh? Would never had guessed it.
    I have a couple of brahs who are big Man U fans so I catch a lot of those games.
     
  7. Sir Geving

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    Several reports in Germany claim that Gundogan is nailed on for Man Utd for 30mill euro. If this is true, is this the start of a mass exodus from Dortmund this off season? What does this and Klopps departure mean for Reus I wonder.
     
  8. Yung-T

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    The source is pretty reliable, so it's apparently a done deal. Think Dortmund will rebuild this summer and many more players will leave.

    Reus was a moron for extending his contract before the season ended, think he's stuck there for a bit, as leaving would be a PR nightmare for both him and the Club.
     
  9. Yung-T

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    Btw Gündogan played like complete sh** after returning from his injury, really slow, sloppy play, scared of physical contact. You guys better hope he hits the weightroom hard this summer and gets back into shape, otherwise this could turn out ugly for ManU, 30mil for a bench scrub that leaves after two years.
     
  10. Sir Geving

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    That's a risky signing no doubt. Seemed to me like he lost a step, and was poor in his defensive assignments. Don't agree with the really sloppy part though, still an excellent passer and creative from deep. But he really needs to train hard to get back to where he was physically and mentally pre injury.
     
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    Thanks for the rundown on Gundogan Yung-T. Haven't seen him play in a long time so I dunno what to make of it. Last time I've seen him play, he's absolute class. Hope he gets back to the pre injury form!
     
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    Really not happy with the draw. I wanted Barca and Bayern on opposite sides and I really don't want yet another all country final. Juve could win because of RM's problems but they are not as good as Bayern or Barca. Still would be better than RM winning regardless of the other game.
     
  13. Yung-T

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    Madrid winning CL again would suck, hate that artificial billion dollar debt team and its plastic fans so much. Hope Barca or Bayern win.
     
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    ESPN is now saying that Sky sources are wrong. Gündogan wants to leave BVB, but for Juve or Bayern. Let's see how this plays out, confusing stuff.
     
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    Please no. Bayern don't need that guy at all.

    But if Hamburg gets relegated, I'd love to see Olic back to replace Pizarro. Olic certainly has one good year left and you can throw him in for 20 minutes in any situation.
     
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    Olic is a nice guy, but he is done. No way he will be back.
     
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    This, he's toast at this point. Rather see Pep give minutes to one of the Bayern II youngsters or us buying a young talent.
     
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    Olic made 26 appearances so far and didn't look too bad when he was with Wolfsburg. Bayern will need a new forward and there's not a big market for quality players who accept a lot of bench time, that's why I thought of him. Do you guys have anyone better in mind?
     
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    Im mainly talking about Robben and Lahm vs messi and Suarez. Messi is still so young that you can't say he's out of his prime.
     
  20. Raz

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    Robben not in his prime? Have you seen him play this year? Lahm might have been injured this year, but he's got a lot left in his tank as well.
     

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