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The Official Football (Soccer) Thread
Lunatic:
--- Quote from: bouli77 on December 07, 2011, 03:09:21 PM ---happy for Marseille and Napoli ;D well done Lyon. i'm hoping we (Marseille) get Apoel Nicosie for the rounds of 16... not sayin it's gonna be easy but it's definitely gon be easier than Barca, Real or Bayern :laugh:
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I'm quite upset about that :'( lol
bouli77:
lol it seems like Porto's having a year off... they've been like this for a few years now. every other year they're competitive, while every other year they're disapointing.
Lunatic:
--- Quote from: bouli77 on December 07, 2011, 03:38:32 PM ---lol it seems like Porto's having a year off... they've been like this for a few years now. every other year they're competitive, while every other year they're disapointing.
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I'd say this is our second disappointing year in recent memory (the year before last year) so I guess I hear where you're coming from.
The #1 problem is we didn't properly replace Falcao. Kleber/Walter aren't the answer and they're the only two strikers on the squad. Pereira is an OK coach, not great but not horrible whereas Villas Boas is genius. But the bigger problem is the lack of a striker. Hulk has been playing striker out of place where he's best on the wing. James has emerged for us as a future star and Moutinho is phenomenal. Those are our three quality players.
Guarin is having a horrendous year and will likely be sold in January. Guys like Varela & Belluschi need to go also. New midfield purchase Defour has failed to impress. Guys like Fernando and Alvaro are having quality years as usual, but I also think they're disinterested and eager for new challenges.
We really need to clean house (I predict by next year the following players will be sold: Hulk, Varela, Guarin, Belluschi, Fernando, Alvaro & Rolando). Minus Hulk, (he's having a fantastic year) I think the rest of the guys on my list were thinking they'd get a chance to move on to bigger leagues after the perfect season we had last year, and are bored to still be at Porto.
Guys like Djalma, Mangala, Iturbe, Sandro, Sergio Oliveira, James & Danilo are the future. We need to add a striker to the mix though.
bouli77:
u really know ur shit when it comes to Porto lol. good read 8)
K-MACC:
benfica 8)
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