Zatman Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 25 minutes ago, The_Steve said: The outdoor training in London was an utter circus we didn’t need, especially as our preseason was so badly impacted by London. It gave the fans false hope. Just a total unnecessary farce. The carrot of loyalty was dangled with that Totti talk during the Euros. The Totti thing he never actually said. Was an Italian journalist who found an old tweet from about 10 years ago and mixed up totty with Totti 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Should’ve scored 2 goals but didn’t, doesn’t sound like playing well (I didn’t see the game). He was one of the better players on the pitch when he came on. Manchester City were getting a lot of joy from him as an out ball and I'm gonna contend he was unlucky not to score. The first chance he beat the keeper and a brilliant goal line clearance denied him, the second chance was basically the same move and barely a minute later and it was a wonderful save from Courtois. Ten minutes later down the other end Real Madrid launched a couple of speculative crosses into the mixer and scored twice against a static defence. These are the fine margins games are decided on sometimes. It's fun to laugh at Manchester City because they have so much money but this fixture was lost because Manchester City were so wasteful in the first leg (they should have scored more than four, they definitely shouldn't have conceded three) and it seems that, like PSG, they are so used to just coasting through the final twenty minutes of games because matches are generally easy wins for them that once they are up against a bit of adversity then they just don't know what to do. It's been a trait of Guardiola teams for years, good front runners but they forget what it's like to be down in the trenches. I wonder what they would give to have a 25 year old Roy Keane in the squad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, The_Rev said: I wonder what they would give to have a 25 year old Roy Keane in the squad. rather than a 37 year fernandinho who it sounds like showed his age in both games on the spending, its not like this real madrid team was assembled for buttons, this is also a mega rich team, what they've done very well and almost quietly though is bought world class teenagers for a lot of money and let them develop at a natural pace, until of course this summer when they get mbappe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 9 hours ago, paul514 said: It's disgusting reading some of the comments on here It’s a shame that people like yourself and a couple of others can’t have the same level of support for people at our club, that they do for people that have left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zatman said: The Totti thing he never actually said. Was an Italian journalist who found an old tweet from about 10 years ago and mixed up totty with Totti No no, he praised Totti spoke of his loyalty. There’s a video of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: rather than a 37 year fernandinho who it sounds like showed his age in both games on the spending, its not like this real madrid team was assembled for buttons, this is also a mega rich team, what they've done very well and almost quietly though is bought world class teenagers for a lot of money and let them develop at a natural pace, until of course this summer when they get mbappe Mega rich maybe but they get longevity and value out of players plus a good youth set up. Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Marcelo, Carvajal, Nacho and Lucas maybe even include Bale have all been at Real for a long time and nearly all played in the 4 recent Champions League victories. Also the Kroos, Casemiro, Modric combination cost just 60 million overall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Woody1000 said: It’s a shame that people like yourself and a couple of others can’t have the same level of support for people at our club, that they do for people that have left. The white knighting at this point is odd, lots of people are jovial and making valid critiques. We don’t owe him anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Apparently we pimped him to Real Madrid but his team of advisers were adamant that it’s City only or else (legal) route. Jack Grealish was only going sign the extension if the release clause was inserted into the contract. It will be interesting to know what his previous contract was and if it had a release clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 17 minutes ago, The_Steve said: The white knighting at this point is odd, lots of people are jovial and making valid critiques. We don’t owe him anything. We all understand (or at least we should) why he made the move, but why can’t I enjoy it when he loses? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: Apparently we pimped him to Real Madrid but his team of advisers were adamant that it’s City only or else (legal) route. Jack Grealish was only going sign the extension if the release clause was inserted into the contract. It will be interesting to know what his previous contract was and if it had a release clause. I think it had a promotion release clause if we didn't go up from the Championship. Probably nothing when we got up as think he signed a new deal and that was the only summer he wasnt linked away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 When Man City play Burnley, I get the money argument. But Man City who play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, the $$$ becomes less relevant. Jack did cost a lot of money, but he is worth it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 14 minutes ago, Woody1000 said: We all understand (or at least we should) why he made the move, but why can’t I enjoy it when he loses? Exactly. It’s delicious. And it shows how quick the plastics turn on him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 1 hour ago, fightoffyour said: Should’ve scored 2 goals but didn’t, doesn’t sound like playing well (I didn’t see the game). Should have is the wrong wording to use. He was really unlucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mic09 said: When Man City play Burnley, I get the money argument. But Man City who play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, the $$$ becomes less relevant. Jack did cost a lot of money, but he is worth it. Except the Real Madrid starting eleven last night cost less than 300 million to build and all 6 subs cost 80 million City 5 subs alone cost 205 million. Is a huge gap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mic09 said: When Man City play Burnley, I get the money argument. But Man City who play Real Madrid or Bayern Munich, the $$$ becomes less relevant. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Huh? Saying 'of course a £100m player should be changing a game' makes sense if you're playing Burnley, not really when you're playing Real Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 22 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Saying 'of course a £100m player should be changing a game' makes sense if you're playing Burnley, not really when you're playing Real Madrid. take away the age, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Benzema, they are all £100m players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, Mic09 said: take away the age, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Benzema, they are all £100m players. Combined they cost Real about 105 million purchased in there 20s Edited May 5, 2022 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mic09 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just now, Zatman said: Combined they cost Real about 105 million They did - but I can buy a brand new car at £50k, or the same car at £30k a year later, it does not mean I have an inferior car (maybe with a few more miles on the clock). Look at Lewandowski - his entire career combined transfer fee is £4.5m. Is he not a £100m player? Hence I take the 'spend' with a pinch of salt. There are numerous factors in play, and Madrid definitely have a team full of big money players. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 (edited) City fans are tearing grealish apart for one of the madrid goals as they say he was easily run past. Its not going well for him is it? Edited May 5, 2022 by Demitri_C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts