⚽️THE FOOTY THREAD:

[Coupé It]

still no RB, and our midfield/wing depth is bad for such an injury prone squad. coman picked up an injury again today.

midfielders- kimmich, goretzka, roca (injured currently), tolisso (always injured), musiala, muller

wingers- sane (injury prone), gnabry (injury prone), coman (forever injured)

Definitely need a RB, that I agree.

 

[flyeed]

Sucks that the likes of Bugatti and Modric will be a year older if they finally get to team up. But it is what it is. Our club will have to be in a Wenger state of mind and consider Hazard’s ankles hopefully holding up as our new signing .

Think Mbappe would have made us legit CL contenders, but have my hopes more set on Carlo leading us to a la liga title, which should be another interesting race.

 

[flyeed]

rolaholic i feel like we’re accepting a lowball by Arsenal, but everyone knows they’re cheap, and it’s where Odegaard wants to go.

from what I understood Carlo doesn’t feel he needs an attacking mid. And it’s better for Odegaard that he’s a guaranteed starter somewhere than playing garbage minutes out of position.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

Regardless if he balls or is just average. It's a decent fee for a player you have no real plans of playing a lot. Maybe if he was English you get an extra 15-20 million.

Still wish they would try to push some other players who have no future at the club out, on some friendly deals.

 

[rolaholic]

Inter's still trying to field a competitive squad at least thankfully

 

[tomdiginson]

Odegard played himself by signing for Madrid.

 

[mastamind89]

I can see Chelsea winning the league. Ligue 1 and Bundesliga are basically determined. Serie A will most likely be Juve. I think Milan will be a close second. La Liga I think it will be Real or Atleti. Not sure about the Portuguese league yet.

 

[Coupé It]

I was really hoping Leão would have been loaned off this year, I’m tired of seeing such a talented kid play 1 out of 4 games. Then on top of that Milan buy Giroud. Milan can be really weird sometimes

 

[Verde Shuttles]

How do you go about replacing Modric now? he's outlasted every succession plan. You could secure Camavinga tomorrow or in January and leave him on loan until the summer. There's Barella who's not too far off from being world class. I'm sure there's somebody who I never heard of that could replace him. Idk

 

[HNL HI]

Inter's still trying to field a competitive squad at least thankfully

I like this signing, never watched him until the euros but felt like he stood out.

I liked that they were supposedly linked to Moise, think that would be a good signing as well.

I think Inzaghi a good manager too imo.

Serie A not that stacked rn tbh, unfortunately we broke and lost the best player in the league but I think they can still compete.

 

[Coupé It]

How do you go about replacing Modric now? he's outlasted every succession plan. You could secure Camavinga tomorrow or in January and leave him on loan until the summer. There's Barella who's not too far off from being world class. I'm sure there's somebody who I never heard of that could replace him. Idk

Can’t replace Modric, just have to build differently.

 

[tomdiginson]

Surprised no one has gone after Doku

 

[usabasketball08]

He's been turning down moves abroad or back to Germany for years , definitely seems real comfortable chillin in Paris and keeping the bench warm while cashing those cheques.

More power to him

His girl loves Paris. Bruh is not leaving

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Atlético de Rafaela.

Yes. Bantz Lord T will know too--you have your local club, and then you take sides in El Súperclasico. Within that realm of fandom, soy gallina.

Most people don't care or ask who you support in Primera B. So it's just easier to presume people are asking, "¿Boca o River?"

I’m from Buenos Aires and I support San Lorenzo so I don’t have two clubs. But you are generally right, if you’re from a small town you typically have your local club and then you support one of the big 5: Boca, River, Racing, San Lorenzo, or Independiente. Of the big 5, Boca and River are far and away the most popular.

 

[QU!K]

They still have to pay him if they terminate his contract

 

[jape]

Bayern runs like a well oiled machine. They can't be out here looking like Barcelona.

Well it’s easier when you have zero opposition and the whole league sells you the best players for cheap

 

[jape]

I get that odegaard doesn’t want to play for Madrid but going to arsenal is just wasting your career at this point.
he was better off staying at real sociedad.

 

[d3si]

Here we go

Rom got what he wanted

 

[pums]

Arsenal should only sign young players and stop even trying to sign established players

 

[Coupé It]

 

[flyeed]

I get that odegaard doesn’t want to play for Madrid but going to arsenal is just wasting your career at this point.
he was better off staying at real sociedad.

London, wages. Sick of the uncertainty with loans. Also as we clearly see, being the man and one of the best in Sociedad didn’t necessarily prepare him for the big leagues. I understand where you’re coming from but also see why he made that decision.

 

[Coupé It]

Dude……







They should have never let me into Chelsea training

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[josh4523]

I understand the sentiment on odegaard but to add to what flyeed mentioned, he'll also get to showcase himself on the PL spotlight as a guaranteed starter. He can outgrow us while showing his quality against the top clubs in the prem and still give himself the opportunity to go to a madrid, bayern etc later even if arsenal continue to stay complacent.

This last part is pure speculation from me but I think playing alongside a lot of young talent could of also been a key on coming back. Half the starting 11 will basically be the same age as him and he'll get to grow with peers he seems to get on really well with. In this project he's an essential brick to the foundation if it were to come to fruition.