The buyers do have the right frame of mind. You can't take money to the grave so we are going to go out and spend it. Major signing bringing one of the best in the world to PSG. I guess it will be the norm soon enough. I know 1 billion was mentioned the other day, but who knows?
It makes me want to load a game up and play with PSG. Just a pity that I'm not 1% fascinated by the French league.
1990 Liverpool 18 league titles - Roger Federer 0 Grand Slams
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Sweet mother of coincidence, I had Despacito playing in another tab when I saw the video you posted.
Bayern, Juventus or someone in the Premier League would have been a better choice probably. We'll see, Ligue 1 could be on the rise. We can't know what he wants. It's already a huge amount of earnings in Barcelona and other top clubs. I think Neymar bought himself out of their contract because La Liga refused to accept payment. Will be easier domestically since he doesn't have Real Madrid to compete against anymore but it's going to be much harder in the Champions League. After winning everything in Barcelona, his decision to try something else sounds reasonable, especially if he doesn't want to be someone's assistant but the leader instead.
I don't, but I think he has bigger motivations than money. Or at least I am saying that money isn't the only thing. For me personally, those good players who go to China while still having some years of football remaining are all bigger mercenaries than anyone who joins PSG. Agree about the bold part.
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Hope you enjoy the game and the entire Skopje experience @TheAssassin as well as bring some luck to United like you did to Novak every time you attended his matches.
Thanks, I will. This is definitely no friendly, it's a privilege to be competing for the Super Cup.@TheAssassin I hope you have a fun time at the game. That pre season excitement is coursing through my veins. And this is more than just an average friendly. Euro Super Cup > charity shield.
It's stunning. Since we got here it's been quite hot for our standards (well, more hers than mine) but still, no complaints. You could obviously see Manchester and Madrid supporters on a lot of corners but also feel the entire city excitement. Macedonia have never held such a big football event before, this isn't an ordinary day for them. And they couldn't get any better two clubs to arrive here.I hoped I could do everything and have time and go to the game too but I am still without a passport.
Didn't have luck to run into any of the Full Time Devils squad. Maybe they weren't even there but it wasn't likely to see them even if they did attend the Super Cup. Obviously I saw some groups of Madrid supporters as well and had the wish to meet with them but neither me or Elisabeth can speak Spanish, while from my impressions at least, they aren't good at learning any non-Spanish language so we didn't try anything there. We did meet some Madrid fan Vassilis from Greece who was our neighbor in the hotel and we had a good couple of evenings with him. True, a win-win. I would have certainly preferred Manchester United winning but no better club to lose against.United still have some work to do to reach Real's level but I am glad they competed, didn't allow to be embarrassed, unlike certain Italians did a couple of months ago. Tight until the very end. Of all their new signings, Matic impressed me the most.
Overall, nice match. @TheAssassin I hope you enjoyed it. No doubt about it though since it's a win-win for you.
Madrid have another Super Cup to conquer, so see ya at Camp Nou on Sunday and then at the Bernabeu a few days later.
Yeah, it's not a strength of his. He's always reminded me of a Heskey/Carroll. Kind of like the bigger kids in the playground who look better than they are because of their strength. He scored a lot against weaker teams last year, but disappeared against the better opponents. I remember the Chelsea game at the end of the season where we effectively won the title, it was billed as an audition for him coming back to Chelsea but wow, it was like a bug on FIFA where the player runs around like a headless chicken and you have no control over him
He'll score lots of goals in the Premier League though and at the price in today's game, it's not a bad signing. He'll be a better buy than Morata I think, although that's not saying much.
Big enough game today to score in. Don't really want to complain much about the first chance, he made the keeper work and Pogba had the whole goal to aim at on the rebound. Of course he would miss. I want to get off his case. Need to see a performance against West Ham.
A bit like Antonio Conte oh the training pitch when he finds out another player has been sold without his permission.
Not sure about that comparison with Heskey and Carroll. Yeah, they're big. His goalscoring record in the premier league is already greater than the rest of their careers.
effective in England against the mid to lower ranked teams though, which was a weak area last season.Great! If you get a chance, try to attend the next Champions League final that Manchester United or Real Madrid play in. Nothing beats that event.Stunning!
I was worried a bit since we left our place a lot later than planned but everything went well in the end. Filip II is a beautiful stadium, as is the entire city. A truly wonderful experience.
There were many United supporters in the restaurants, pubs, and we even ended up sitting yesterday with some guys from Manchester, two rounds of Skopsko beer were on one guy, Adrian is his name. What helped us gain even more sympathy and free access to the Macedonia's finest, apart from the fact we support the same team? Mentioning during the chat that we are from Norway. I guess I will be playing the Ole Gunnar card regularly from now on when I get a chance to meet fellow Red Devils around Europe.
Probably a fair result, 2-1. Could have easily been 3-0 for Madrid but also 2-2 and went to extra time. Suspicious first goal from Madrid, could have been offside. The second one though was sweet. Lukaku made some really dumb decisions but I am happy that he scored a goal on his official debut, and it was against Real Madrid. Not bad. Not convinced by Lindelof yet, pity Bailly was suspended for this game. Also, unfortunately Ronaldo only played the last few minutes. I was hoping we'd see more of him, but this makes sense since he had no pre-season minutes at all. Wish I could praise Pogba tonight but I can't. Someone better give him a hairdryer treatment or get another world class midfielder or two to help him. However Matic was good. Really good. Don't mind the 40 million when the guy is ice cold. Hopefully the previous Nemanja's journey will be his guidance. Also I liked the atmosphere. Not extreme as it can be in some southern leagues, but not theater-like either. A perfect middle. For me personally it's not ideal if I am behind one of the goals, it's either because of the impression of not seeing the action on the other half as good as on yours or simply getting used to the angle on TV. But I also wanted to be inside one fanbase instead of being in between them, so no regrets really, it was very enjoyable.
In the end, current difference in class between the two clubs is evident, but it's not as big as I thought, so I am pleased. Not even the best team in the world will be able to beat Manchester without putting a really solid amount of effort.
True, a win-win. I would have certainly preferred Manchester United winning but no better club to lose against.
Great! If you get a chance, try to attend the next Champions League final that Manchester United or Real Madrid play in. Nothing beats that event.
It's not as bad as you think but we tend to stick to our own, at least that applies for those who don't have to interact with foreigners on a regular basis. If my mother wasn't half-English, I probably would have never learned the language. Matches are a great way for meeting all sorts of interesting people. Over the years lots of youngsters, singles and couples, loved the Camp Nou experience and were happy to learn more from chats with me or other a bit older locals.
2nd leg at Santiago Bernabeu means it's a perfect scenario for the King to silence the stadium again.
We are irritated by Madrid's reign of Europe as well as taking La Liga so you better not provoke the club that remains a tough match up for you guys even more.
You attended a Champions League final? If so that's so cool. May/June is usually a busy time for me so I can't see that happening in the near future.Great! If you get a chance, try to attend the next Champions League final that Manchester United or Real Madrid play in. Nothing beats that event.
It's not as bad as you think but we tend to stick to our own, at least that applies for those who don't have to interact with foreigners on a regular basis. If my mother wasn't half-English, I probably would have never learned the language. Matches are a great way for meeting all sorts of interesting people. Over the years lots of youngsters, singles and couples, loved the Camp Nou experience and were happy to learn more from chats with me or other a bit older locals.
2nd leg at Santiago Bernabeu means it's a perfect scenario for the King to silence the stadium again.
We are irritated by Madrid's reign of Europe as well as taking La Liga so you better not provoke the club that remains a tough match up for you guys even more.
I think it will be tight like the last Super Cup we had. Away goals might decide again. Excited but obviously wouldn't mind losing it if we end up winning other competitions.
Yes. Right up there with 1994 where Milan beat us 4-0, it was the finest CL final performance I have ever seen. That's when I stopped going to away games on a regular basis and also the last day I smoked. Can't describe you how much it has helped both in terms of finance and health.
That's how thin margins were between a good and an awful season. Stunning.I think it will be tight like the last Super Cup we had. Away goals might decide again. Excited but obviously wouldn't mind losing it if we end up winning other competitions.
Yes. Right up there with 1994 where Milan beat us 4-0, it was the finest CL final performance I have ever seen. That's when I stopped going to away games on a regular basis and also the last day I smoked. Can't describe you how much it has helped both in terms of finance and health.
You remember this, surely.
Nothing happened yet. Coutinho is 99% staying in Liverpool, the other biggest whisper is BVB's Dembele. What I think would be better right now is to get someone in defense and midfield. Neymar wasn't very consistent last season so it's not going to be too hard for the replacement to raise the standard from the previous season. All of this criticism about the last season sounds hilarious a bit since we got to 116 goals in the league, a club record. But they weren't spread very well. Real Madrid know that feeling since they outscored us two or three times recently but finished below us in La Liga.
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