Fair enough. I on the other hand give a shit. I. Pissed off when we overpay for average players only to turn around a year and a half later unable to sell them for a fraction of what we paid. There are 7-8 senior players been shopped around and folks are balking to even pay 10 million.
We have to understand that are evaluations will sometimes not work out. Every clubs have imports that don't pan out. The way you succeed with such players is by not overpaying to start with. At least I think it is.
Not sure on this one. What's the overall feeling from those who watch more La Liga than I do?
Flapping that there's not enough players, then flapping about how much they cost when we get em,then flapping that its unfair on youngsters, then flapping for flappings sake..Why do you get pissed off about the fee? If the club couldn't afford them they wouldn't pay them. We have made more good buys than bad ones overall and that is all you can judge the people in charge on.
I couldn't care less about what people outside of our club think about us!
+1Why do you get pissed off about the fee? If the club couldn't afford them they wouldn't pay them. We have made more good buys than bad ones overall and that is all you can judge the people in charge on.
I couldn't care less about what people outside of our club think about us!
Lucas Piazon was a world class talent but their youth system killed him.How does a youth player become 'ready'?
Is it the Chelsea way of loaning them out every year?
Pros: they get 100 first team games.
Cons: they constantly have to readjust to new clubs and people. They don't have stability on the pitch (positions, roles, relationships) and off the pitch (always have to start over again)
That's how players stagnate. These Chelsea lads are journeymen.
At some point you have to show the balls to trust youth and develop them yourself. People will hate it but look at Rashford. He may save them £millions because they gave him a shot.
Rashford played with some of the Chelsea boys for England youth like Solanke and Abraham. They were ahead of him. Look at him now....
Its usually me who flaps about the flappers,so welcome aboard my flapper free friend.Flapping that there's not enough players, then flapping about how much they cost when we get em,then flapping that its unfair on youngsters, then flapping for flappings sake..
Oh ffs.. have I missed owt ??
That was my fear re: Real Madrid performances.I watch quite a lot of La Liga and his performances at Real Madrid would not make you want to sign him. He was awful to begin with, then became average towards the end.
This signing will presumably be based on his Porto days and the belief that he'll be much better here than at Real for whatever reasons - different league, different tactics, change of scenery, different coach etc.
So having said that it's really hard to judge the transfer.
he's never done anything to stand out as an attacking fullback