Coutinho isnt even worth half of that. World has gone bonkers. PSG paying that much for neymar is somewhat justified becuase he deliveres a goal and an assist per game. T
Coutinho isnt even worth half of that. World has gone bonkers. PSG paying that much for neymar is somewhat justified becuase he deliveres a goal and an assist per game. T
Doesn't Coutinho provide about half that in a much tougher league?
Price seems fair.
Realistically one of Liverpool or Dortmund are going to royally fleece Barcelona, I guess it's just a case of who blinks first.
Not even close. Stat of the moment is that Mkhitaryan is three off Coutinho's best ever assist return after two games.Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
Sincere mentioned goals and assists - Coutinho got 20 of them last season - granted, Mkhitaryan has 4 assists already this season, but equally he doesn't score half as many as Coutinho (13-4 last season).Quote:
Originally Posted by John
All assists measure is other people's finishing.
Yeah he said Neymar is getting a goal and an assist a game. Coutinho isn't close to that. Add his goals and assists together and he might get somewhere near one in two.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
Wait until 2nd assists start becoming a thing. I blame NBCSN....
Touching the ball within 30 seconds of a goal = assist.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
Pre-assists. You best believe I claim them at five-a-side and saturday 11s :D
That sort of stat comes up when numbers obsessives want to praise a player we know to be great but who doesn't have great stats.
The first time I heard about the 'pre assist assist' and 'assisting the assister' was with Iniesta at the height of Pepmania.
Wasn't Xavi the king of them?
Like 3 assist per season for one of the best passers of his time.
You all need to get with the times. Expected passes is the preferred metric now.
The way you can tell this is a completely pointless metric is the little Cartesian graph they have halfway down the page where everybody is clumped at the origin, except for Adam and Fabregas who are very slightly off-center. Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
Berbatov has signed for the Kerala Blasters, a club named after the spicy mince and peppers pizza from my local Indian.
We've just signed some John Carew looking motherfucker from Holland. :drool:
Wes Brown is there with him. Rene Meulensteen (Man United, Fulham) is the coach.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
Berbatov seemed the biggest surprise of the three of them, but I've just read he's been without a club for a year.
http://www.manutd.com/sitecore/shell...,292,7988,4788
What a hero. Absolutely delighted. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41040655
Hopefully that does not affect his legacy and stats.
Its damm sure affected my pockets. I had him joining dortmund, bayern or heading back to malmo. Never exspected this at all.
Hope it's a huge wage and he does his cruciate first game. CUNT.
Great news and a brilliant sub to have.
Poor Lukaku.
Or, United can now effectively play with a 7-man defence, Carrick just in front of that to chuck balls forward to front 2 Zlatan & Lukaku.
Sorted.
Zlatan and Lukaku with Fellaini behind them :drool:
More like poor Rashford and Martial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazuuurk
They've been playing on the wing for a while now, this doesn't affect them at all.
Maybe Lukaku can play on the wing if he's nice.
But the only sensible thing to do would be to stick them both up front together and play 4-4-2 with Poggers out to the left.
We've got a lot of games to play this season, especially if we qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League - Zlatan and Lukaku will have plenty of game time even if we stick with one up front.
Zlatan will play all games he's fit in.
It's Zlatan.
(don't try to reason with me)
How would you have more games than last season?Quote:
Originally Posted by SvN
When did I say we would have?
Lukaku will obviously be first choice.
That tweet from Zlatan was pure cringe :D
Fair play to him (again) for not just noncing off to America.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DH_0D1qW0AANihn.jpg:largeQuote:
Originally Posted by Pen
Is the other one Rooney?
SKY SOURCES say that Dembele to Barcelona is done for a deal worth up to £110m
The sell-on fee to Rennes will be more than double their actual record transfer. :cool:
I guess that's good news for us. Countinho must feel a bit used (presuming Barca give up on him (please do)).
'Reports' suggest he's going to go public with his discontent, which should be amusing.
Hasselbaink regen. :drool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
Good news about Ibrahimovic. Now just sign Rooney back and we'll be unstoppable.
So almost all of the money on Paulinho and the next big French thing?
Lol.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41043195
Plus getting fisted in court again.
And Messi's going to walk out for nothing (and £200m in his dad's back pocket) next year.
Well they got all the Neymar money up front and the Paulinho/Dembele deals get spilt over 4 and 5 years.
They're saved!
I think the fact that despite losing Neymar they're still in the top 8 sides in the world might be the bigger savior.
Outstanding. You wonder what he hopes to achieve.Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
If he isn't on the phone to Charles Itandje then he needs better advice.
Well, exactly.
That or give one interview to the Sun and they'd run him out of town in exchange for a tenner and a Yorkie bar.