Jonty

Don't really understand wtf is happening in the show anymore. I think the acting and plot has been vastly inferior to season 1 so far and we're already half way through the season. I'm hoping it is all leading up to a grand revelation, which i'm sure it will, however season 1 was more engaging even in the earlier episodes when characters and plots were being established.

I'd be very surprised, I don't think Ramos is leaving either anyway though. They'll more likely continue to rotate Ramos, Varane and Pepe i'd think.

Pogba played at the same world cup for France (winning the WC young player of the year), and has won 3 Serie A titles. I don't really understand this "Oscar has more experience" or has "accomplished more" nonsense.

Vast experience you say, which one of them has appeared in a Champions League final?

Without reading this essay I would never have known that Gareth Bale would be a good player for us.

My pick would be Ivanovic but really as none of us know the players personally i'll trust whatever Jose decides is the best choice.

Interesting that Traore is in the squad, will be looking forward to see if he lives up to the hype.

Fortunately for them, all their AM's other than Coutinho are garbage, so it shouldn't present a problem.

A Tiny midfielder who couldn't cleanly win a tackle if his life depended on it. I guess we're hoping he develops into Paul Scholes.

I don't think that particularly bothers them, they seem to have endless cash to spend now that the owners have realized they can't be stingy without SAF in charge. All the rest of us can do is hope they don't get one of the 2 or 3 managers in world football capable of competing with Jose.

What has Oscar achieved compared to Pogba..?

Freddie is, in my humble opinion, the greatest frontman of all time. The Doors had a few great tracks but there were more consistent and influential bands around in their era.

I don't think anyone doubts that Oscar is good for the first 3 months of the season, it's the rest of the season where he's virtually a passenger that is the problem.

Is this a real quote? If so it seems pretty likely that we're getting him.

Honestly i'd rather have Sterling than pay 6.5m less and get Ozil.

Aside from Ronaldo and arguably Hazard, Bale and Robben, who else in world football would be good enough to start for Barca in that wing position? It's an absurdly high standard to compare players against. Just because someone isn't better than Neymar or Suarez doesn't mean they aren't quality.

That team actually looks quite strong but it still lacks a physical, combat presence in midfield which is crucial. It seems like United have 3 or 4 midfielders that do the same thing.

Some of us watch games and make our own decisions and don't need ESPN stats to tell us who is playing well, Willian was clearly an important player for us last season.

such as?

Best thing i've seen this week

You're right, we should also sign isco to play as a holding midfielder and sign Ryan Shawcross to play at left back.

Why would he be a replacement for a player in a totally different position?

How many games did they play between them last year before we'd sown up the league? Ake might have played once or twice in the cup and Izzy not once I believe? I'm sure we'll survive without them.

I thought we'd sold him to Stoke for some reason, honestly he performed better on the wing for us than either Salah or Cuadrado have.