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Oct 30 2007, 12:51 AM
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Primavera
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We should get Papastathopoulos from AEK (the team we played against last season in the CL group stages)!! He's a CB and every time I see him play I'm amazed! He has great confidence, superb defensive skills and he looks like he's got 10 years of experience on his back while he's only 20! He's undoubtedly the greatest talent I've seen since Nesta...
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Oct 30 2007, 12:58 AM
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Primavera
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Oh and he is also the captain of the Greek U21 team that reached the European final last summer!
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Nov 5 2007, 04:35 PM
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Here's another one: (IMG: http://www.transfermarkt.de/bilder/spielerfotos/s_31909_2007_1.jpg) Toni Kroos Age:17 Position: Offensive/central midfield Team: Bayern Munich The media here is going totally crazy about him. "Experts" are even saying he's a bigger talent than Kaiser Franz was. I dunno but he was already crowned best player of the last U17 WC, in front of Barcas Krikic. He also rescued Bayern in their first Uefa Cup group game against red star. He came when Red Star was leading 2:1. Then he assisted Klose for the equalizer and scored the winner with a free-kick. Anyone heard of him?
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Nov 5 2007, 04:39 PM
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Primavera
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I think I've heard of him.
But this crowning thing should stop! They are putting too much pressure on the young players... it's just not right!
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Nov 5 2007, 06:26 PM
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QUOTE (dst @ Nov 5 2007, 04:39 PM) I think I've heard of him. But this crowning thing should stop! They are putting too much pressure on the young players... it's just not right! I think you don't want to hear this but you're with Bayen manager Uli Hoeneß on this. After Bayerns match against Red Star he dimished the "Kroos show" with comments like "Kroos? Matchwinner?" or "That freekick? We would have scored that too wouldn't we" (to a journalist). Well...sometimes that stupid idiot can be funny too. But I totally agree with here. Players like Krikic, Kroos or Dos Santos aren't even 18, yet everyone talks about them as if they'll be the new Beckenbauers, Maradonnas or whatever.
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Nov 8 2007, 01:34 AM
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QUOTE (pKillerMax @ Nov 8 2007, 02:59 AM) Exactly what I think as well. But I wouldn't compare him to Messi. You can easily compare Messi to Maradona, but Krikic is a class of his own. He is very very unique. At first glance, yes ... But when u think about it. Messi has a long way to go to be compared to Maradona. Sure he scored a 'similar' goal to the one Diego scored, and the journalists and commentators would love nothing more than comparing them. But I have heard it all to much before, many before Messi were compared to Maradona, and showed promise, but soon after they were nothing compared to Maradona. At first glance yeah I would agree with you, but look at it this way, Maradona played for Napoli in comparision to Messi who plays for Barcalona .. Maradona took Napoli from their struggling roots and crowned them champions of Serie A. While Messi blossomed in a team that already has champions in every department and a team that could win the CL and La Liga without him ... What I'm trying to say is, take Messi out of Barcalona and put him in Napoli today, I don't think he has what it takes to live up to such a hype .. He might turn out to be even greater than Diego, but that would have to be proven first.
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Nov 8 2007, 01:45 AM
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Hrm. It'll be interesting to see what Lavezzi does at Napoli. He's started off brightly enough and I've enjoyed watching him so far. It's really unfortunate (or is it, if they deserve it?) that the Napoli fans keep getting banned from away games. Still, teh team is doing a lot better than anyone expected.
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Nov 8 2007, 02:54 PM
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Primavera
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QUOTE (pKillerMax @ Nov 8 2007, 03:29 AM) Exactly what I think as well. But I wouldn't compare him to Messi. You can easily compare Messi to Maradona, but Krikic is a class of his own. He is very very unique. Krkic's style of play and physique is very similar to that of Messi [they're both about 1.70cm in height - though Krkic's 17yo and can still grow a few centimeters until he's 20] and in my opinion, Krkic's technique is [or will be someday] better than Messi's. I don't like Barca at all, but I admit their youth academy is admirable. Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Krkic, Dos Santos, ... .
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Nov 8 2007, 03:31 PM
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QUOTE (zdrossoneri @ Nov 8 2007, 07:54 AM) I don't like Barca at all, but I admit their youth academy is admirable. Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Krkic, Dos Santos, ... . Hey! We have Digao and Aubmayshotorgavpalang...
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