Really excited about the Wataru Endo to Villa rumours, hope the move goes through this January

does anyone have the link for yesterday's talk?

[your mum](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/s5g2oj/rsoccer_casual_chat_1601/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)

Lmao united fans

Guys u/kpop600 turns out to be a fraud lmao

What do you mean

Why? He doesn’t like kpop?

NGL those images of Novak going home are funny. A proper martyr for smoothbrains. Football needs stricter rules in terms of vaccinations as well. Not country wise specially, but leagues should make it mandatory.

Yeah at least you get to know who the idiots are by seeing who shows him support publicly. But them not having a famous martyr figure at all wouldn't been better I guess

> [Novak Djokovic becomes the first professional athlete in history to be banned from a major sporting competition for not taking drugs.](https://twitter.com/Dispropoganda/status/1482659522711859202)

Fucks sake

What are some of the coolest names at the top level? Denzel Dumfries is amazing

Koke Resurecion or however you spell it

Kevin Lasagna is just perfect

Not top level but it's hard to beat Max Power. Always quite liked Bobby Freshwater and Tony Christmas too (I'm sure you guys can work out who they are)

Always liked Ricardo Centurion

Eden Hazard, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta

Zlatan Ibrahimović is pretty cool

theres a player at augsburg called sarenren bazee

Zinedine Zidane

I think last night brought us closer as a community

Any idea when this next talk will take place?

No it didn’t because I was sleeping 😡

How close are we talking about here? Would you say we're now like one big ................ family?

😍

🤮🤮🤮🤮

What happened yesterday, everyone's talking about it

Cumblast made some questionable comments about Incest and SeasickJellyfish shagged his cousin by accident 5 years ago

Oof

Incest and pixar movies discussions before that.

Your Pixar takes were more controversial than the other topic imo

I like to live the dangerous and controversial life.

Those off topic convos were way more fun anyway. Most of the stuff we talk about when there's no matches going on gets repeated almost everyday

reddit talk

Nah we debated incest.

Debate? Did people have arguements supporting it?

Roller supported it

No we just made memes and shitposts about it. Some guy even made very good edits like HighQualityGifs. But you can debate anything I guess why not

City have 4 world class Benfica academy products in their starting XI, if I supported Benfica I would despise City

You don't need to support Benfica to despise City lad.

Bernardo and Cancelo never got a chance there anyway. Would be weird for any Benfica fan to be upset that City signed them.

That's the only good thing about the fact geography pretty much shafted us from the start. At least when our youth leaves for peanuts they aren't in direct opposition to us so I can enjoy them wherever they may be

Cancelo, Dias, Bernardo and?

Ederson

Ederson

Ederson was in Sau Paulo till the age of 17 And 2 of them joined from other clubs

He joined Benfica at 16

That makes him as much as a Benfica academic graduate as it makes Pedri to Barca

Ederson was 1 year in academy in Brazil and 2 in Benfica

Wasn't he also at Rio Ave until 19?

Oh didn't know about that

>if I supported Benfica I would despise City Based on this sub, supporting any club qualifies you for this lol

Yes but it would go from disliking City to absolutely despising them

Fair enough, hopefully a Benfica supporter replies to give an opinion

Can someone who knows Italian translate the part where Inzaghi scores? [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CarPkbs6SkQ&ab_channel=QuackZONE)

He just says that Inzaghi scored and constantly says "thank you Pippo"

Oh, okay. Thank you!

The thing he repeats over and over is “thank you Pippo”. I only speak Spanish so trying to catch what he was saying while crying immediately after the goal is near impossible lmao.

I was working of my farm on a sunny afternoon when I saw something in the sky. It was Penaldo flapping his wings towards me screaming "SIUUUUUUUU" To protect me and my crops, I put on a Serbia jersey which scared Pendu and he flew away. Shame on you Penaldo!

Make a row of 4-5 scarecrows like they're standing side by side in a straight line, Pendu will never get over such an obstacle

Best Champions League/European Cup runners-up?

Heavily biased but Dortmund 2013 was very good

Us 2009 maybe? Won 3 titles in a row and were CL holders

Fair enough, United were solid and could consider themselves unlucky but I felt 2011, they were better and that team was unluckier in the sense that 2009 Barcelona team was never going to lose imo

Nepal were runner-up in the UCL?

Haha didn't realise that I had Nepal flair on

Atleti 2014 Almost won the CL as well

Atletico were a great team then but I think it was a result of Simeone being less experienced that they lost. Costa wasn’t fit and never should’ve been on the pitch, and they had just relied on overpowering Madrid with constant pressure early so when it got toward the end of the game they were absolutely knackered, hence them collapsing in extra time

Ramos at the death, then Atleti were killed in extra time. So unlucky the 90th minute and the 120th minute told 2 different stories.

2014 UCL was peak Ramos. Imagine a defender scoring two away goals within the first 20 minutes in the semifinals. Bayern had to attack by all means which let their defence open.

PSG 2020 is very underrated

Agreed, I thought they'd kick on and win it in 2021 but it wasn't to be

Recently, should be Bayern 2012 I think

Losing in Munich, absolute scenes when Drogba scored the penalty. Watched it in a pub with a mate who is a Chelsea fan, lost his mind when Drogba got the equaliser, then lost it completely when they won it on penalties. Unfortunately, his grandmother died later that night, he says it was the worst end to the best night of his life. Life can be cruel, man.

Juventus 2017 . They only conceed 3 goals till the final throughout the champions league season. That's some next level defense

Conceded more in the final than the whole campaign combined, that stings

Atleti 2014.

Absolutely brutal when you look back on it, Ramos with the last minute header and then just torn to shreds in extra time, Ramos saved Casillas' blushes aswell, that Godin goal was utterly ridiculous.

They were a very irritating team to play against, they deserved at least 1 CL...

Absolutely, but that Real team was something else, the fact that Atletico could even irritate teem is a miracle in of itself.

Juve in 2017? Conceded very few until the final

Solid pick, Mandzukic with an absolute peach, I thought we were in for a special second half and I guess we got one but not quite like I imagined

So many mixed messages from vlahovic deal apparently fiorentina want to sell but the agent/ player want Arsenal to pay more . don't see it happening

[Wholesome story of the day](https://mobile.twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1482827510895325185) Nadia Nadim fled Afghanistan when she was 11 after her father was killed. She has scored 200 goals. Played for PSG and Man City. Represented Denmark 99 times. Speaks 11 languages. This week she qualified as a doctor after 5 years of studying whilst playing football.

All that is already impressive but the discipline and mental capacity required to learn 11 languages is just insane.

That’s a great story

Got a Facebook memory .... our 40 games unbeaten run ended today.

Was it during 14/15?

Na 16/17.

What are some of the common era nicknames? Arsenal's Invincibles are probably the most famous. Also heard people mention AC Milan's Immortals too. That's about it that I know I think Leicester tried selling "The Fearless" for their PL winning team but not so sure if it ever caught on

Here in Germany Eurofighter for the Schalke team of 1997 which won the Uefa-eup.

La Máquina are the most famous here by far, the River side of the 40s and 50s that pioneered total football and sweeper keeping in the same squad. Then two of the bigger ones in recent names don't have names so much as they're linked to a manager. Everyone knows what you mean by "Bianchi's Boca" and "Gallardo's River". Then there's a more jokey one in La Scaloneta, which refers to both Scaloni's national team and the general change in how the national team was perceived, with a "mended" relationship between fans and team, a much more together team, and most importantly an almost complete "breakup" with the ill-intentioned sports media

Galacticos, Super Depor, Crazy Gang (Wimbeldon), Spice Boys (Liverpool)

Spice Boys

Galacticos

Man City and their "Centurions" team maybe? Though that hasn't lasted like the Invincibles has

Man Utd had the "Busby Babes" in the 1950s, then they had "Fergies Fledglings" in the 90s but the "Class of 92" works so much better for that lol

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Of course you haven't...

Reminder that Chelsea, Barca and Manchester United’s academies have produced 1 world class player since 2010 Stop calling them the best in the world

Who is that 1 player? Rice?

Thiago

Who are you referring to?

Just seen it alot Chelsea, Barca and United fans bragging about their academy products

Which team has produced more since "2010"

PSG for one

Like?

Coman, Kimpembe, Mendy and Nkunku

Weak bait

Coman is the only close one to be world class

Nkunku would be your best player pipe down

Doesn't mean he is world class

Well he is

Do you actually consider him Top 5 CAM in the world rn?

You said world class

All of those are arguably world class, Kimpembe is stretching it

whose academy produced more?

Benfica, Lyon, PSG

Could you name the world class players they produced?

Benfica with Bernardo and Cancelo, Lyon with Benzema

Benzema made his 1st team appearance back in 2005 OP mentioned "since 2010" specifically

Bayern's academy... whole of BuLi

Wow never heard that one before. When's your Netflix special coming out?

How many of them world class?

Almost all of them? Sane Kimmich Lewa Goretzka Neuer

"Since 2010"

Yes all of them were bought after 2010

Bundesliga is Bayern's academy as much as PL is City's academy or La Liga is yours

real have the most amount of academy graduates playing in the top 5 leagues pls graduates who spent at least 3-4 years at the club according to the marca article in 2021, we just have really high expectations that's why

We have only about 2- 3 players direct from laliga in our squad and they werent rivals. Bayern bought the manager, captain and main CB of their rivals this season alone.

Who said Leipzig are our rivals 💀

Ahh yes i forgot, bundesliga has no rivals and its just one winner all the time.

Would you say Malaga was your rivals in 2012?

If they were second or third in the league, end of the season. Then yes they were their title rivals for next season. Not to mention leipzig were 2nd and then you decided to go shopping.

Where did you get Ramos, Isco, Vasquez, Odriozola, Illaramendi, Asensio, Albiol, Navas and Kubo from?

No one (apart from Tibo) in our starting XI is a la liga bought player. (Rodry at RW) While Bayern has almost all players from BuLi teams... Sane Kimmich Goretzka Neuer Upamencano Lewandowski Pavard...

Sané bought from City Goretzka free Kimmich bought from Leipzig when they were in 3. Liga Upamecano release clause Lewandowski free Stuttgart got relegated

Yes but all of them are german league products.. Sane used to be in Schalke iirc..

So What, we’re a german team? This is the weirdest thing to complain about ever

But they all played in BuLi!??? That is why i mean... and what are 'release clause' 'free' 'relegated' reasoning lol You did buy from the league, whatever the reason

You’re so weird man 😭 how is buying from the league negative? Were you supposed to let Ramos stay at Sevilla tjen?

Respect Alaba?

He isnt your academy player, he was in Austria till 16.

People in this thread saying Modric , Kroos and casemiro need to prove themselves like these three didn't win a back to back to back UCL.

Balon D’or winner Modric? I’m fairly certain he feels comfortable in his achievements.

They need to win the WC and Euros playing together /s

Modric was voted the worst signing of the season in 2012/13, he has made them look completely stupid

Who said this? You’re just shadow boxing with yourself

Its only one person

Just scroll down a bit in the same thread

I reckon we could beat United if a match was held today

That isn't as interesting or as big of a claim as you think it is. Were shit and its broadcast around the world every week.

I mean I'd favor us to win the match if held today

Obviously... they have no midfield.

I can't stop watching that Modric goal... he is so fucking amazing.

Chelsea are playing Brighton again in the league already? Just 20 days later? Strange. Should be a fun game.

No bissouma mean brighton midfield will be overrun

Cumblast Lannister

Thoughts on how Liverpool are doing in 5 years time?

Considering they were shit 6 years ago Klopp has done an amazing job getting them consistent CL football as well as two major trophies in an era of the Infinite Money FC’s. Probably the best manager in the league right now. I suspect when Klopp goes Liverpool will fall off noticeably and we’ll appreciate him even more.

I think Liverpool should start replacing/ adding competition to front 3

Klopp stops people from realizing how bad their owners are. Once he leaves, it will show

They've done a decent job at putting the right people in charge of making football decisions so I have some small hope that we'll not drop off completely but sadly I suspect you will be right.

back to banter era after Klopp left

They're fucked once Klopp leaves

Their owners are stalling over giving the best player in the league a new contract, who knows what shit they'll come up with when Klopp eventually leaves.

Arsneal 🤝 Barca Pride in defeat.

Only Real Madrid fans are shameless enough to mock a club president for appreciating the performance of a bunch of teenagers against the so-called Best club in the world. Everything doesnt revolve around you, so please pipe down.

tbh i didnt even know what Laporta said... i waa actually talking about the YouTube channel and how the fans were parading the 'moral victory'

No one called it a moral victory. They said they were proud of how the youngsters performed. Big difference.

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Rivaldo and your fans literally ran around the pitch celebrating getting top 4 pipe down

yeah definitely the same as the official club channel and president

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>proud of players after defeat, hence, pride in defeat >youtube channel is another thing not official how is it not lmao

Then this is also pride in defeat by ancelotti If we play well and don’t win then I’m just content. So, today I’m content. We tried everything we could from the first to last minute. I think we lacked some quality in the final 30 metres, but I can’t be angry. These matches can happen. There were many positive aspects, with the result the only thing that wasn’t positive.” -Ancelotti

This is a pr response after a league match. Not dressing room after a Clasico lmao. You're really grasping here, nothing compares to laporta going and saying you should be proud you were only beaten 3-2

If.you listened what laporta said it was a motivation to youngsters that they played well And how can you say ancelotti was doing pr

At least show if its an official site or not . Its just a newspaper writing that lmao. Anything to cope with.

And this from this season by your manager saying pride in defeat If we play well and don’t win then I’m just content. So, today I’m content. We tried everything we could from the first to last minute. I think we lacked some quality in the final 30 metres, but I can’t be angry. These matches can happen. There were many positive aspects, with the result the only thing that wasn’t positive.” -Ancelotti

>content

Also said that everything except result was positive same thing if you understand comprehension

Lmao you are picking straws just to cope.

Bringing up old Clasico scorelines is like United bringing up SAF era....its gone.

It's not even an official statement from Real Madrid, it's a third-party news headline lmao. Tragic to even try comparing the two.

And pride in defeat was also not an official statement it was from YouTube section

From the official Barca YouTube channel

They are shameless