Official Futbol 2014/2015 thread

condon84 said:

Was hoping for a more established striker but Welbeck is better than current option in the team.

United did well getting Falcao and Blind. Should be interesting how all their new signings work out.

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SeymourTrophies said:

Welbeck is an interesting signing. He seemed to excel under a good manager. He's got the right amount of slickness and grit to excel with Wenger. Arsenal were never going to sign Cavani. PSG have invested in him, and unlike Monaco, whose sugar daddy seems to be giving up after one year of ownership (he also got taken to the cleaners in a divorce), PSG aren't going to sell their best players.

On paper, Falcao, Blind, and Di Maria are good signings, but they're still gonna get played off of the field against the good teams. They have nobody who can even compete with Chelsea, Arsenal, and City in the midfield. They really flubbed it by putting all of their eggs in the Vidal basket. United fans seem confident that Strootman comes in January, but it'd make no sense for Roma to sell unless their season goes completely down the tubes.

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Connecticut said:

Any Chelsea fans?

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borg said:

In our lifetime, we may be fortunate enough to witness true greatness in sport only a handful of times.
My list is small:
A young Bobby Orr dominating a position and a league....toying with his competitors.
Wayne Gretzky....another man among the children.
Larry Bird.....aka Larry God
Michael Jordan....a different league
Pedro
Usain Bolt..........a modern day Greek god

....And now to futball
Messi and Ronaldo. For the past couple of years I have been trying to differentiate the two in my mind with labels. Before yesterday's Barcelona/Man City Champions League match, this was how I would have classified each player.
Ronaldo......most dominate/best athlete I have ever watched play soccer
Messi......best goal scorer I have ever seen
Both labels are are far too simple
Secretly, I have always admired Ronaldo's incredible athleticism and if their was one athlete in the world I could trade places with, on and off the field, it's Ronaldo. Tom Brady is a distant second....Ronaldo's life is that good....... BUT.........I have always rooted for Messi and much of the reason is he "appears" as the underdog....not all that special physically, diminutive compared to his peers, a lunch pail worker at least compared to that Greek God performing in Madrid. Yesterday, as the teams lined up for the pregame photo, there was little Lionel....undersized among the giants....at least compared to him......AND THEN THE GAME STARTED.....
Verses the Premier League champs, little Lionel dominated a sports competition like I had not seen since the Jordan era. Two rosters full of the world's best players but only one player owned that field. The first 45 was as special a performance as I had ever seen....and the man didn't even score. Messi literally toyed with Man City. Dribbled through legs with ankle breaking precision. Laser diagonal passes into the box. I could go on and on. It was a special performance based on the creativity of this little magician. I spent the entire game repeating time after time..."How'd he do that....no one can do that....he did it again."
Ronaldo may be a special athlete....but Messi is special in a different context. Yesterday he was an artist the likes I have never ever seen. It's a shame the US TV market favors the Premier league vs the Spanish league because the Messi/Ronaldo show deserves more of our attention, beyond that of the futball junkies who know the truth about world futball.....and Messi now rules that world once again

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condon84 said:

To me, Messi is this generations best and one of the top 3 all time greats. I can't say the same for Cristiano. I would even say the Brazilian Ronaldo was a better footballer than Cristiano. Cristiano is a great athlete for sure, but IMO Ronaldo was a more complete player and better striker.

And I would add Tiger to the list of true greatness in sports in this generation.

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AzorianPats said:

I don't agree with this Condon, just simply for the fact Brazilian Ronaldo didn't have the longevity CR7 is having. That to me goes a long way. CR7 been playing at an elite level consistently since 2006. And he's done it playing in the EPL and LaLiga.

The 3 greatest players I've seen in my lifetime are CR7, Messi and Zidane.

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condon84 said:

Even when Ronaldo was fat he was still often times the best player on the pitch. You really have to be eating everything in site to get fat when you're training for soccer. All that running around should keep everyone fit. It's too bad he was really into food and apparently trannies too, lol.

Your list is as good as any.

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