OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD ⚽️: Rodri wins 2024 Ballon d’Or

[tomdiginson]

Arsenal need a RW?

Idk why I’m lying to myself that if RM unload him they’ll make a splash in the market for a Nkunku type

How much time does he have left on his current deal? I also doubt they would make a move now regardless if he's offloaded or not. Florentino appears to be much more composed and reserved in terms of transfer in recent years. Not spend happy anymore. If y'all don't land the exact target that you want, he just moves on.

 

[rolaholic]

Would be real interested to see Asensio in the Prem

Rated him highly when he broke through first years ago but his career stalled for a bit.

He bounced back last year so I kind of feel he could be an asset to a Prem club for a good fee too

 

[tomdiginson]

Would be real interested to see Asensio in the Prem

Rated him highly when he broke through first years ago but his career stalled for a bit.

He bounced back last year so I kind of feel he could be an asset to a Prem club for a good fee too

Pool tried to sign him way back, but Real rejected the offer.

 

[flyeed]

How much time does he have left on his current deal?

One year. He’s kind of deadweight at RM behind Valverde and Rodrygo at RW so I’d love if the club could get something for him. I could see him doing decently in the Prem too rolaholic

 

[tomdiginson]

One year. He’s kind of deadweight at RM so I’d love if the club could get something for him. I could see him doing decently in the Prem too rolaholic

I'd take him at Pool to play in the midfield but I don't know if he would be able to fulfill the defensive responsibilities required.

 

[LA Diggler]

Arsenal need a RW?

Idk why I’m lying to myself that if RM unload him they’ll make a splash in the market for a Nkunku type

Arsenal running Saka into the ground so they need one but got to be some other options for them

 

[flyeed]

I'd take him at Pool to play in the midfield but I don't know if he would be able to fulfill the defensive responsibilities required.

Even though his one great match last season where he had a hatty came from midfield, I don’t think he can thrive there. Lacks the intensity or defensive abilities, and his offense from there isn’t good enough to make up for it. He often fades instead of getting on the ball, and therefore can’t dictate tempo. And he’s not really agile or great of a play maker (aside from being a great crosser) as one might think. It seems like nobody these days knows the role to get the best out his jack of all trades master of none skillset. I can see him being a good rotational RW that starts when he’s in form and is used as a sub when he isn’t.

He’s historically been his most impactful as a sub running at tired legs.

 

[tomdiginson]

Even though his one great match last season where he had a hatty came from midfield, I don’t think he can thrive there. Lacks the intensity or defensive abilities, and his offense from there isn’t good enough to make up for it. He often fades instead of getting on the ball, and therefore can’t dictate tempo. And he’s not really agile or great of a player making (aside from being a great crosser) as one might think. It seems like nobody these days knows the role to get the best out his jack of all trades master of none skillset. I can see him being a good rotational RW that starts when he’s in form and is used as a sub when he isn’t.

Then he is not a fit for Pool unless we start game managing "Salah" who is durable. He is better off going to Italy and finding a club similar to Deulofeu.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[LA Diggler]

Does Ronaldo have the strongest fan base in all of sports?

This man came in to a team that finished 2nd the year before he returned and finished top 4 three out of the previous four years. He joins, becomes the focal point of the team, and the team then proceeds to drop to 6th and score their fewest amount of goals in the league in six seasons and everyone blames everyone but him. Everyone involved let him down, he don’t deserve to go out like this. **** is crazy to me now that I’m on the other side of it

 

[MetalMario]

 

[Nike Jordan]

Yuck.

 

[fluid hips]

Renan Lodi from Atleti to Nottingham forest makes no sense to me

 

[imasoleman18]

wasnt he linked with man city earlier in the window?

 

[vtotheinay]

Yuck.

 

[HNL HI]

no wonder he been looking like klay thompson

 

[Verde Shuttles]

My issue with Asensio is he plays with zero intensity, he was mostly kept out of the biggest matches and when he actually played he was nowhere to be found, and was liability.

He has great shooting ability but hasn't expanded his game outside of that. Maybe another coach can get something different out of him.

 

[Bosa]

I think mexico is my fave

 

[HNL HI]

Mexico is back with Adidas now? maybe not everything is lost

 

[lovehateself]

Mexico is back with Adidas now? maybe not everything is lost

Been with adidas Hermano

That Aztec print and off-white coloring is

 

[HNL HI]

I must be tripping then cause I swear they had li ning kits recently

 

[Coupé It]

Yea you’re trippin.

Lost.

 

[tomdiginson]

Lining did sponsorship for Mexico during the Olympics.

 

[rolaholic]

Everybody and their mother is having 100m windows in the Prem these days

 

[flyeed]

Renan Lodi from Atleti to Nottingham forest makes no sense to me

This is part of why I was thinking that at some point something will have to give if it hasn’t yet and there’ll be an inevitable noticeable difference with the EPL and La Liga. The spending difference between the 2 leagues has seemed insane this summer.