Pep can turn around as well and say I have just bought one of the all time great right backs who has just finished runner-up in the European Cup for £5m.
No way can he demand the desired fee he wants for Walker.
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Pep can turn around as well and say I have just bought one of the all time great right backs who has just finished runner-up in the European Cup for £5m.
No way can he demand the desired fee he wants for Walker.
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Barca wanted to keep this 34 year old.Good reasoned reply. I know united sign 34 yr olds after a last pay day, but do barca, Madrid , bayern. I.e. the teams we aspire to compete against sign 34yr olds.
I know if we play any of those in champions league and we have Toure and elves playing we will not be winning.
Pep had Xabi Alonso at Bayern 33-34 years old. Carlo relies on Robben and Ribbery over Costa and Coman. Gnarby will have it tough as well.
Madrid continue to use Sergio Ramos and Pepe is just now leaving.
Thing is they don't got out and buy them because they already have them in the squad still contributing at the highest levels, most for their National Teams as well. Our 30+ years haven't been at this standard and that's why they're no longer here.
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Judging by his performance in the CL Final I think Alves may disagree on that one. Even at 34 I reckon he's still a level above Walker.Walker vs top teams in prem and weaker teams in cl
Alves v weaker teams in pl and big cl games
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Pep can turn around as well and say I have just bought one of the all time great right backs who has just finished runner-up in the European Cup for £5m.
No way can he demand the desired fee he wants for Walker.
Levy will demand top dollar
And will get it
Wish we had someone like levy he would make a tidy sum on Bony, Mangala etc
Levy will demand top dollar
And will get it
Wish we had someone like levy he would make a tidy sum on Bony, Mangala etc
Really???
Levy will demand top dollar
And will get it
Wish we had someone like levy he would make a tidy sum on Bony, Mangala etc
It's the wages that we put these players on that is our downfall.
Levy has the Spurs lads on average wages in accordance to their true value that is dictated by the market.
PannickAtTheDisco
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Judging by his performance in the CL Final I think Alves may disagree on that one. Even at 34 I reckon he's still a level above Walker.
judging by his performance in the CL final he should be grateful we're buying him.
judging by his performance in the CL final he should be grateful we're buying him.
He was played out of position and still managed to be their best player, but OK.
Bill
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Behave.judging by his performance in the CL final he should be grateful we're buying him.
sir baconface
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Perhaps, if we sign him, he could be forced to do penance for a week in Albert Square. Then everybody will be able to move on.
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not really, our modern succes is built on us spashing the cash. No one can argue against that. Barcelona,love or hate em, still does things the Johan Cruyff way. Of course we got history, but I dont see anything in Alves comments that ignores that. Just that City and Barca are differently built clubs.
For what its worth, i think he can be a bit of a ****, but we need that, and he seems immensly popular in every dressing room he's a part of
Oh dear. Still does things the Johan Cryuff way! And when exactly did that start!
Alves clearly had no idea of City's history as this quote shows:
“When Manchester City got new owners and started buying some of the best players in Europe everybody knew who they were - but until then I must be honest I didn't know about them."
I could care less that we would not have been a household name in Brazil when Alves was growing up but it is a fact that we have a longer history than Barca and like them, we have had periods of success and failure.
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Only if he's in a pillory for the whole time.Perhaps, if we sign him, he could be forced to do penance for a week in Albert Square. Then everybody will be able to move on.
Seems strange to me. We let Zabba (32) and Sagna (34) leave for free to sign Alves (34) for £5m! Bloody stupid. Maicon was good too once, past it by the time we got him. What is it with us and full backs? Are we actually not as rich as we thought? £5m for a has been instead of paying what it takes to get Kyle Walker and Fabinho.
Honestly, comparing Sagna to Dani Alves......................
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*could not*I could care less that we would not have been a household name in Brazil when Alves was....
The saying is 'I could not care less...'
If you could care less then it means you care a considerable amount.
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judging by his performance in the CL final he should be grateful we're buying him.
Does this mean Dybala is now crap too judging by his CL final performance?
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*could not*
The saying is 'I could not care less...'
If you could care less then it means you care a considerable amount.
My middle finger says pardon the slang!
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Couldnt*could not*
The saying is 'I could not care less...'
If you could care less then it means you care a considerable amount.
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His comments was really more about how the two clubs have operated in the modern years. Hence why he said we're a modern club thats been built on huge transfer fees (our modern success, that has made us looked upon worldwide as a elite club is down to our ambitions in the transfer market), while Barcas success in recent years is built on the ideas of one of the biggest names in football all the way from when he was a player there. Its a perfectly fine statement to make, and doesn't take anything away ftom our history. Even tho Alves says he didn't know who we were, he's never said anything that ignores the fact we had history prior to 2008.Oh dear. Still does things the Johan Cryuff way! And when exactly did that start!
Alves clearly had no idea of City's history as this quote shows:
“When Manchester City got new owners and started buying some of the best players in Europe everybody knew who they were - but until then I must be honest I didn't know about them."
I could care less that we would not have been a household name in Brazil when Alves was growing up but it is a fact that we have a longer history than Barca and like them, we have had periods of success and failure.
Stupid thing to use as a stick to beat him with, especially since it came right before a game against us, and he was a Barca player at the time
Oh dear. Still does things the Johan Cryuff way! And when exactly did that start!
Alves clearly had no idea of City's history as this quote shows:
“When Manchester City got new owners and started buying some of the best players in Europe everybody knew who they were - but until then I must be honest I didn't know about them."
I could care less that we would not have been a household name in Brazil when Alves was growing up but it is a fact that we have a longer history than Barca and like them, we have had periods of success and failure.
Who would you like to be our right back target?
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