Sven Roeder
10:51 Wed Mar 10
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To be fair to Juventus they had lost a couple of finals and thought they just needed one more step ... the player who beat them.
You'd think its time to give it up now and move on.
Not sure what his contract situation is or where he would go given he reckons he wants to play on to the World Cup (& beyond).
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Manuel
10:53 Wed Mar 10
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Maybe PSG. Think he will still want to play at the highest level, not US or China, etc.
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goose
10:54 Wed Mar 10
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didnt Juve say that the merch sales almost covered the transfer fee?
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fraser
10:54 Wed Mar 10
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They probably got back what they paid for him in merchandise
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Rossal
11:16 Wed Mar 10
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Its not cos of Ronaldo they wont progress, its cos they have a rookie Pirlo in charge
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Sven Roeder
12:20 Wed Mar 10
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Watching them last night I wouldnt blame Pirlo.
Their window with the recent finals has closed.
Buffon is gone & all their top class defenders are gone or pensionable.
Porto are no world beaters either ... Toni Martinez came on late
Man City , Bayern or PSG are the likely winners.
Probably Bayern as the other two have a phobia
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Big Dawg
1:56 Wed Mar 10
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Rossal 11:16 Wed Mar 10
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Its not cos of Ronaldo they wont progress, its cos they have a rookie Pirlo in charge.
Agree, Pirlo is a very poor manager. Ronaldo has has scored nearly 30 goals this season. Got rid of experienced players for unknowns. There is no creativity in their midfield and they pass sidewards too much.
Says a lot when you consider that none of the Juve central midfield would get into our west ham
Same at Barcelona, Messi hasnt become a poor player overnight, Barcelona players are not of the same calibre they were 2 seasons ago.
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Too Much Too Young
9:51 Wed Mar 10
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I take it most on here will have seen what the public reckon the final table looks like, which suggests 8th for us.
Every single supporter on the planet would have taken that before the first game.
And whist it might seem a disappointing outcome given our current position, it could be a blessing.
Even with a few additions, the current squad, which has worked wonders, wouldn't be able to cope with the extra fixtures if it happened next season.
I'd prefer we just added the required players and then just focused on the league next year and improve from 8th to 5th or 6th and then maintain/push on from there.
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the exile
10:15 Wed Mar 10
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TMTY - you're talking as if it's set in stone that we'll finish 8th just because the public say so. Well of course that's what they think - after all, we were in a relegation fight last year. But they haven't yet caught up with the fact that we're a different side this season. I will be very surprised if we finish lower than 6th and not at all surprised if we make the CL.
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ludo21
10:28 Wed Mar 10
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Anthony Taylor keeping up the great name of English refs.... ridiculous penalty for PSG
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Hammer and Pickle
10:36 Wed Mar 10
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Messi just scores a worldly - no sign of Iniesta on the pitch either.
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Too Much Too Young
10:44 Wed Mar 10
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The Exile.
Don't get me wrong, i'd fucking love us to finish top 4/5/6 for any european football
But we have massively punched above our weight so far and voided injuries in key players (Antonio aside), but would this squad, even with a few additions coped with an extra game a week this time of the season and maintained the same league position?
That's my point.
We've already made our point this year regardless of what happens. I'd rather we just went for the League, FA and League cup next year.
Europe can wait a year for the greater good.
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Manuel
3:10 Thu Mar 11
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Too Much Too Young 10:44 Wed Mar 10
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The Exile.
''Europe can wait a year for the greater good''
Nah, that's just bollocks and a typical small time mind set of a WHU supporter, that is all too familiar down the years and why we are never taken seriously by our peers.
You have take what you can when you can, we may not have another season like this one.
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