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Sep 13 2014, 11:10 PM
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QUOTE (Danny @ Sep 13 2014, 10:40 PM) James is turning into a disaster at Real, which is a Real shame (pun intended) - but quite simply they didn't need him.
They bought him to make a signing for the sake of it.
He doesn't work in this system as it's not built around him. He did best for Colombia as they relied on him solely in Falcao's absence. At club level he wasn't as good at Monaco either because Falcao was the star till the injury. Only 9 goals in 30 appearances at Stade Louis II.
He sparkled at the world cup, and has faded in a system which doesn't suit him.
Meanwhile the team that is Atletico just keeps on coping. I briefly got seduced by their loss of players into believing MAYBE they couldn't sustain it, but Simeone is just that good. They are as strong as they were last season. Well they did make some smart signings to counter the losses imo. But yeah, Simeone is the perfect example of how important a coach is to the team And agreed on Real, James is a ghost at Real so far, their system is just completely unbalanced though, it's not just him that's struggling, even Ronaldo looked a bit flat footed today
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Sep 13 2014, 11:34 PM
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QUOTE (han2503 @ Sep 13 2014, 10:10 PM) Well they did make some smart signings to counter the losses imo. But yeah, Simeone is the perfect example of how important a coach is to the team
And agreed on Real, James is a ghost at Real so far, their system is just completely unbalanced though, it's not just him that's struggling, even Ronaldo looked a bit flat footed today They've strengthened an area which didn't need it, and neglected the spine. Letting Alonso go was beyond ridiculous, and the total lack of improvements in that woeful defence indicates the continuing obsession with getting the shiniest strikers and forwards and failing to make a real team of it. They were on the right track last season, but they've gone backwards with the window they had.
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Sep 13 2014, 11:42 PM
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QUOTE (Danny @ Sep 13 2014, 11:34 PM) They've strengthened an area which didn't need it, and neglected the spine. Letting Alonso go was beyond ridiculous, and the total lack of improvements in that woeful defence indicates the continuing obsession with getting the shiniest strikers and forwards and failing to make a real team of it.
They were on the right track last season, but they've gone backwards with the window they had. Sorry, was talking about Atletico in that first paragraph, not Real, should have been more clear on that. I totally disagree with Real's entire transfer strategy
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Sep 14 2014, 07:36 AM
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Sep 14 2014, 05:38 AM) He played the #10 at Monaco and at the WC. Telo/Martinez played as the striker for Colombia. In fact I think both of them played against Brazil and James played wide left rather than the #10.
As for Madrid's transfer policy. They've still got one of the best squads in World football. Blaming Perez for them only winning 2 out of 5 games is laughable, but Carlo is seemingly immune to blame in these parts. Having a flashy squad with top names doesn't translate to greatness on the pitch. I don't see Carlo as being at fault here because he has his hands tied. He has to play the new signings (Kroos and James) that's not even an option, and by doing so he's lost the entire balance of the team. Carlo lost 2 of the most crucial elements of his squad this summer, just because they didn't sell enough shirts and he had no say in it, because if he did, I'm sure he wouldn't have allowed it to happen. He's been forced to change formation to fit all the golacticos into the team and has to play with no clear defensively inclined player in midfield. All because of the transfer policy that Perez employs.
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Sep 14 2014, 10:22 AM
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Di Maria's sale was Perez's doing, everyone knows that. But Carlo should have been more persistent with Xabi Alonso, or at least he should have asked for a direct replacement, otherwise he should play Khedira as anchor. Instead, he's opting for this very strange line-up, which completely lacks balance among other things. Even when he was at Milan and had the various Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa, Kaká etc. he still always played a ball-winning mid, be it Rino, Ambro or Brocchi.
But going back to De Maria, he should have never been sold. Yes, there were conflicts between him and the club in regards to his demands, but a compromise should have been reached for the benefit of the team. Perez just went with the easy solution and sold him. Even Kroos, regardless of how talented he is, cannot be considered an adequate replacement because he lacks work rate and speed. Don't get me even started on James...
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Sep 14 2014, 11:53 AM
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Really can't see Cristiano there for too much longer either now to be honest.
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Sep 14 2014, 01:52 PM
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QUOTE (Milan Are Brilliant @ Sep 14 2014, 11:53 AM) Really can't see Cristiano there for too much longer either now to be honest. Hmm, you really think he'll go back to United? Can't imagine him in another EPL club tbh I personally can't wait until he's 34/35 and we sign him (IMG: style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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