Nor did Zidane want him
#la-liga
hybrid python
grave glen
He was a slow dmf now an all round winger with pace being his main attribute
inland hound
Wont start in 3-peat
inland hound
Zizou wasnt the manager💀
hybrid python
He was a slow dmf now an all round winger with pace being his main attribute
Yeah he was a pacy midfielder back then also
grave glen
Yeah he was a pacy midfielder back then also
No he wasn't
hybrid python
I’m watching him since his academy days
He’s a pacy player
He wasn’t versatile
But in atleti he has changed his role and can play anywhere
inland hound
Solari/ Lopetgui preferred cebbalos over of him
hybrid python
Look where iss dani now
grave glen
@inland hound zizou didn't play him he played false 9 ron on the left wing benz as the false striker and modric, casmiro and kroos
Llorente barely gets subbed on
inland hound
No lol
grave glen
@inland hound you want swap
inland hound
bruh he is awfull
grave glen
@inland hound give us vini
hybrid python
Goal against us
inland hound
Liverpool was a fluke performance
grave glen
How much chances he missed?
As much as correa
inland hound
this season
hybrid python
That’s nothing compared to our players
grave glen
@inland hound give us vini we will give correa
inland hound
W
still pagoda
if only he scored the easy tap in he got against sevilla we would've won the league
inland hound
grave glen
if only he scored the easy tap in he got against sevilla we would've won the lea...
Correa missed two one on ones on real betis
inland hound
Guess wat he did?
inland hound
He rather went wide and didnt even croos
hybrid python
grave glen
Wtf
hybrid python
😁
thin merlin
vinicius
inland hound
He complete 1 dribblers per game this season
Thats not a Good dribbler
Benz was right
He plays always against us
grave glen
Don't pass to vinicius I swear on my mother he is playing against us
hybrid python
Just like dembele bets on the other team
inland hound
Dembele creates well atleast
grave glen
Dembele creates well atleast
Imagine dembele and vini and Benzema upfront
Lol
It would be don't pass don't shoot don't play
inland hound
Lol
grave glen
@inland hound Ramos leaving?
inland hound
Unfortunately yes
arctic geyser
Yes
inland hound
Since Alaba is coming
arctic geyser
He is leaving
arctic geyser
Wtf
still pagoda
...
still pagoda
you hate him cuz he made you cry in 2014
inland hound
RIP
still pagoda
it was 2016
icy jolt
The enemy of my enemy is my friend
still pagoda
var didnt exist
grave glen
Oh yeaaa
arctic geyser
Yes
grave glen
var didnt exist
Do I care?
inland hound
U park the bus with Bayern
grave glen
U park the bus with Bayern
Exactly what to do in a CL
still pagoda
dont lie you hate him cuz of 2014
arctic geyser
he does
inland hound
Lmao
grave glen
dont lie you hate him cuz of 2014
I didn't watch him in that time I was 7 I didn't even like football lol
arctic geyser
Hm
still pagoda
hold up
arctic geyser
theres no var how will the ref know its offside
Var is useless now toes are being offside
grave glen
theres no var how will the ref know its offside
The one on the line said it's offside we saw in the half time break
arctic geyser
Ok but still its not ramos fault why the goal stood
the ref makes decisions
not ramos
grave glen
@arctic geyser still Ramos isn't a really good Player to other players he is like suarez if he's ur rival you hate him a lot if he plays for you you don't hate him
still pagoda
yeah
grave glen
Logik
arctic geyser
Yes ik that but your excuse of offside isnt that good
grave glen
Yes ik that but your excuse of offside isnt that good
That is why I hate him between all players the most
We all have different views just accept it
arctic geyser
Yes ik
grave glen
@arctic geyser if you lost a cl final bcuz saul scored an offside goal wouldn't you hate him?
grave glen
Yes but you dont get what i said
What?
still pagoda
No Real Madrid players make the squad for Spains euros
Not even Sergio Ramos
HE PICKED ERIC FRAUDCIA BUT NOT SERGIO RAMOS 😂 😂 😂 😂
GET A LOAD OF THIS CRAP
hybrid python
Advantage for us
still pagoda
Us?
hybrid python
My nation
still pagoda
Which
pine meteor
I think he didn't picked ramos because he is injured
inland hound
Cavrajal?
still pagoda
No
inland hound
LV?
hybrid python
Injured
hybrid python
Dub
inland hound
Garcia over Nacho🤣
pine meteor
Maybe he wants player's who are fit and not who just came back from a injury
inland hound
Nacho isnt?
still pagoda
Nope
hybrid python
We’ll see next szn 😁
inland hound
When he play for city look at how much they concede
inland hound
Will lol
pine meteor
Adama lol
inland hound
He will start pedri watch
still pagoda
Won't be surprised if he told Iniesta to come back and play for Spain
still pagoda
Not just Madrid players, he didn't call up Aspas
Whos a great vital player for Celta
empty copper
luis enrique the new pep?
still pagoda
Picked Adama and Sarabia ahead of him 🤣 🤣 🤣
inland hound
Ramos OK
still pagoda
Spain out in group stage please
empty copper
no
inland hound
But nacho n LV💀
empty copper
bro let him in peace
inland hound
He took baby oil merchant over LV
empty copper
he knows what he is doing
inland hound
Fair
still pagoda
He only called up 24 players when he could've called up 2 more
He has a Madrid agenda lmao
inland hound
Cleary
empty copper
nah
like
if u have managed barca/madrid in the past
u kinda favor the team u managed
still pagoda
Shouldn't be like that at all
empty copper
we have seen that from all the managers before
inland hound
Laporte didnt play this season
empty copper
Laporte didnt play this season
?
inland hound
much
hybrid python
He did lol
still pagoda
And Dias
empty copper
and pep didnt wanna change thins
inland hound
Fair
empty copper
and it was obv laporte was getting called up
still pagoda
What a joke squad lol
empty copper
the way spain rushed
inland hound
the way spain rushed
But Garcia over Nacho?
empty copper
But Garcia over Nacho?
i would say that wasnt the right decision
specially the fact that garcia has been pretty bad whenever he has played
for us
this season
inland hound
traore?
empty copper
who is the skipper btw?
inland hound
hes been bad
still pagoda
No Ramos is the biggest surprise for me, he was always picked for every international break and tournament, he's even their most capped player
empty copper
No Ramos is the biggest surprise for me, he was always picked for every internat...
thing is
inland hound
He even got injured for his NT
empty copper
enrique prefers young players
u can see it from his time at barca
and ramos hasnt been ramos
this season
specially cuz of injuries/covid
and yh
if he selected ramos
he would have been forced to play him
cuz of media pressure
inland hound
u can see it from his time at barca
He played with xavi, Inesta n Busquetes he didnt bench when Xavi was 35?
empty copper
He played with xavi, Inesta n Busquetes he didnt bench when Xavi was 35?
i said prefer
he likes having more younger players
and u can argue torres + laporte is strong enough
to deny ramos a chance
now u could say ramos over garcia
but as i said he would have been then forced to play ramos
inland hound
laporte hasnt played much this season?
empty copper
still when he has played
inland hound
He isnt even starter💀
empty copper
he looked solid
empty copper
and laporte is better than ramos currently u can argue
as he fits with pau torres better
inland hound
How?
empty copper
so yes there might have been some controversial choices but i see where enrique is coming from
inland hound
how?
empty copper
😐
inland hound
both of em never played with each other
empty copper
individual performance
laporte fits torres more
and ramos has been injury prone
this season
inland hound
He got injured cuz he played direct after a Injury for spain
Not that he is injury prone
He didnt rest he wanted CAPs
Enrique only won 1 CL with MSN , Iniesta,busquetes💀
We will see how he will do
empty copper
oh wait this was my squad for spain (btw i made it as a joke so dont mind roberto and other players that i might have missed)
got unai simo, de gea,gaya,alba,pau,laporte,azpilicueta,marcos llorente,rodri,thiago,koke,oyarzabal,moreno,morata,torres,sarabia right
arctic geyser
What is this squad
spain
inland hound
He will start Busqeutes over Rodri
arctic geyser
Ok then
empty copper
kekw
inland hound
No aspas lol
iron marten
He will start Busqeutes over Rodri<:kekw:837450721548959754>
He'll call Xavi to come back and play for Spain
arctic geyser
Hm
late kernel
Why didn't they select Aspas lmfao?
inland hound
Barca bias
empty copper
@inland hound is carvajal injured or smth?
strong forum
arctic geyser
Barca bias
yes because coach
but luis enrique played for real madrid but he left to barca
inland hound
he played for madrid too
arctic geyser
yes
hybrid python
He will start Busqeutes over Rodri<:kekw:837450721548959754>
That’s an obvious start lol
Rodri is a puppy now he’s nowhere near busi’s level
He’s busi replacment for Spain
hollow spade
inland hound
Rodri is a puppy now he’s nowhere near busi’s level
Career wise yes
Rn . No?
As skull say Enrique prefer " Young players"
winged phoenix
No Vazquez
carvajal and vazquez are injured
ramos is very harsh
but i can see where enrique is coming from
he has had injury after injury
winged phoenix
No Nacho and Ramos
imo ascencio and nacho are deserving for the spain team
winged phoenix
But Garcia over Nacho?
that was just the hype from the catalan media
inland hound
Hype in the sense?
plain elbow
nacho more than deserved a call up
winged phoenix
Hype in the sense?
garcia hype
winged phoenix
nacho more than deserved a call up
^^ he has been gr8
plain elbow
not acensio though
inland hound
Ye but Aspas deserve
plain elbow
in general, spain lack a potent striker.
iron marten
Moreno
plain elbow
gerard moreno is probably the best out of the bunch
iron marten
Aspas & Moreno would've been good
plain elbow
yep
hybrid python
Canales and Mikel should’ve get called up
Inigo has personal issues or else he would’ve got called
plain elbow
overall though, the team is pretty shocking.
winged phoenix
Aspas & Moreno would've been good
the only reason why i think aspas wasn't removed (even tho it is a shit reason) is because of that penalty miss vs russia
other than that i can't find any other reason to back enrqiue's decision to not pick aspas
winged phoenix
overall though, the team is pretty shocking.
yes very
i thought ramos would 100% be there
but because of his injuries he has a point
hybrid python
Yea asaps hasn’t been a good player for Spain but I think he should’ve got called
winged phoenix
but snubbing ascensio, aspas and nacho is criminal
plain elbow
there’s still a decent enough base of players to compete, but man oh man, there are some noticeable absences there.
iron marten
Who's going to play RB
winged phoenix
Yea asaps hasn’t been a good player for Spain but I think he should’ve got calle...
he got a very crucial goal for spain in the 2018 world cup
winged phoenix
Who's going to play RB
azpi ig
hybrid python
Missed
iron marten
Oh
winged phoenix
tho he is more of a cb rnn
iron marten
Cheeburburrr
inland hound
ramos is very harsh
Enique took Diego llorente who was out 6 Months with groin injury
winged phoenix
first koeman, then tuchel, then zidane now enrique
winged phoenix
Enique took Diego llorente who was out 6 Months with groin injury
😱
i don't follow leeds that much
i just watch their higlights
but didn't he play recently
ascencio instead of adama traore
inland hound
Aspas
inland hound
Aspas have been brilliant
iron marten
Carvajal
winged phoenix
Aspas have been brilliant
got the most assists
inland hound
Yes indeed
inland hound
many others too was out
winged phoenix
is he still injured
inland hound
Ramos isnt
winged phoenix
many others too was out<:haaland_wut:773264525352894470>
but they have returned 2-3 weeks before
winged phoenix
Ramos isnt
fair point
inland hound
idk Cavrajal
iron marten
Is Azpi the only RB for Spain
winged phoenix
Twitter
iron marten
Also why is Adama called up
winged phoenix
Is Azpi the only RB for Spain
ye
winged phoenix
Also why is Adama called up
dribble merchant
iron marten
Woow
winged phoenix
aspas was robbed
iron marten
Only 1 RB
winged phoenix
Only 1 RB
3 @ the back is the play here
and adama as the RWB/RM
this possibly could be the play
enrique really screwed up
iron marten
Yeah maybe
inland hound
Lmaoo
winged phoenix
at least pick 1 madrid play for the sake of your country
if they make the quarters/semis
ig he won't be public enemy
but if they fail to do so
then yeah
let's just say things will be bad for him
inland hound
Traore Barca academy product
winged phoenix
Traore Barca academy product<:wenger:514220989291167747>
iron marten
Also, he only picked 24 players even though he could've had 26
inland hound
Yes
winged phoenix
that's shocking
inland hound
26 atleast
winged phoenix
what did aspas do to not get selected
😡
he got the most assists
and 14 goals
which is really commendable
27 g/a contribution
is really good
inland hound
29 in all comps
winged phoenix
i included la liga only
plain elbow
i’m not a fan of most of the european giants but spain is the one i kind of lean onto the most. however, it’ll be hard af to win the tournament with this squad lol.
winged phoenix
😄
winged phoenix
i’m not a fan of most of the european giants but spain is the one i kind of lean...
aren't you spanish
iron marten
Wow not 1 Madrid player
plain elbow
aren't you spanish
nah, i’m from the states, but of colombian descent.
winged phoenix
oh understandable
iron marten
Daylight robbery for Madrid players
winged phoenix
i got confused when you said you aren't a fan of european giants
and why no pablo escobar with the weed
😡
empty copper
The team wont make it pass the qualifiers
plain elbow
lol
plain elbow
i mean, i even see them struggling in the group stage.
winged phoenix
i mean, i even see them struggling in the group stage.
look at ferran torres carrying spain
winged phoenix
unless moreno/morata does something
even torres
iron marten
Morata is not bad
winged phoenix
scored a hat-trick vs germany for crying out loud
winged phoenix
Morata is not bad
^^ for the national team
empty copper
ferran has been excellent for spain
empty copper
Morata is not bad
yh he for sure he will be fighting for the golden ball ||for the most offside goals||
winged phoenix
spain's wingers would have been solidified
iron marten
Iñaki Williams would be better for Adama
winged phoenix
yh he for sure he will be fighting for the golden ball ||for the most offside go...
werner stole it at the last minute
15 disallowed goals for him
this season
yet
empty copper
did portu deserve to get a call up?
iron marten
From Real Sociedad
iron marten
8 goals and 3 assists
empty copper
yh nvm
winged phoenix
8 goals and 3 assists
pretty decent
moving away from the spain NT talks
do you think aguero is a good deal for barca
??
empty copper
no stay
winged phoenix
imo he is
iron marten
Yes
winged phoenix
but on a short term
empty copper
no
winged phoenix
because he took more than 50% of a wage cut
winged phoenix
and earns less than 100k a season
winged phoenix
i wanted him to stay with us for another season
😔
also
how do atleti fans feel about the aguero signing
are you mad at aguero
iron marten
Can't play Dembele or Braithwaite upfront, Barcelona needed a good striker
winged phoenix
aguero
although he is old
he can still score some goals
and he can attack crosses
despite him being short
iron marten
Or he will turn into Hazard
winged phoenix
either way
iron marten
But Messi & Aguero argentinian connection
winged phoenix
messi won't be picky
empty copper
yh ik
but that was long long long long ago
so unless he scores against them and celebrates like hell
winged phoenix
yeah fair
winged phoenix
he was the second striker to forlan
similar to what griezmann is to messi
also
to atleti fans
do you see luis suarez as a cult hero
or a club legend
already?
iron marten
0 real madrid players
@stoic pelican
empty copper
<@703961210227261502>
taj isnt a real madrid fan 
upper drift
Taj is a Madrid fan now?
iron marten
He didn't find the squad so I tagged him
stoic pelican
I wanted to see ibrahim saying greenwood>>>r9 and de gea is buffon level
upper drift
Fair enough
plain elbow
I wanted to see ibrahim saying greenwood>>>r9 and de gea is buffon level
he’s still in the server?
stoic pelican
Yep
empty copper
he’s still in the server? <:kekw:837450721548959754>
er he might have "hot-takes"
but without football he is a decent guy
plain elbow
lol fairs
iron marten
Yeah
neon hornet
i saw that morata had 20 goals this season
still pagoda
I would say Perez hasn't done very well recently with transfers, I'm not talking about Hazard, as that wasn't Perez's fault. He has wasted money on players for eg: Ceballos, Lunin, Odriozola, Mariano, Brahim, Reinier, Jovic. He signs them which forces Zidane to fit them in which he clearly can't do. Zidane wanted Pogba, not these players, so we should only sign the players which Zidane wants.
iron marten
But Zidane will go now bye bye
grave glen
Zidane likes his grandpas
inland hound
I would say Perez hasn't done very well recently with transfers, I'm not talking...
Yes. perez brought skillers from Brazil we sud deffo stop this shit. Zidane wanted pogba he can play 10 role really well . modric and Kroos and good 6 n 8s But not 10 . If pogba was there we can play much productive in the Final 3rd.
void tapirBOT
@narrow crescent is from India and they support Real Madrid! Welcome to the chat!
winged phoenix
Fair enough
why do you have 1-2 mil as your role
upper drift
Howler glitched, gonna have to wait a while till I get it back :(
keen gorge
upper drift
@grave glen congratulations on the title!
empty copper
https://twitter.com/MirrorFootball/status/1396833778904010756?s=09
LMAO
😂
but fr
if Arteta is the new barca manager
they gonna be really solid defensively
winged phoenix
no
arctic geyser
Nah arteta wont make barca better he needs more experience arteta
stiff fjord
and aguero wasnt even a key part of the atm team
He was
keen gorge
how do atleti fans feel about the aguero signing
Meh
As long as he is not in Madrid then whatever
winged phoenix
oh ok
neon hornet
no real madrid players in the spanish squad for the euros
neon hornet
Its bias
especially considering that enrique was the barca manager
ramos is out cuz of injury ig
winged phoenix
especially considering that enrique was the barca manager
ramos is out cuz of in...
also carvajal and vazquez
arctic geyser
Yes but he did play for Real Madrid before but left to go to Barca
winged phoenix
the only one who deserved it was nacho
arctic geyser
It is
winged phoenix
Aspas not being there
is even more worse
than not including any madrid players
imho
inland hound
especially considering that enrique was the barca manager
ramos is out cuz of in...
Ramos recovered
neon hornet
euro squad
inland hound
LV n Cavra are out
neon hornet
nacho > garcia
inland hound
Always
winged phoenix
but no nacho is just bad
neon hornet
idk
winged phoenix
nacho > garcia
any day of the week
arctic geyser
nacho > garcia
Yes
neon hornet
laporte is reasonable
winged phoenix
laporte is reasonable
ofc it is he was confirmed to play in the starting 11
inland hound
nacho > garcia
Nacho> Torres, Diego llorente
neon hornet
yo ferran torres has been good this season
inland hound
Aspas>
arctic geyser
Ferran Torres?????
winged phoenix
Nacho> Torres, Diego llorente
torres?
arctic geyser
He deserves to be in spain team
winged phoenix
u sheriush
neon hornet
he meant pau torres
arctic geyser
Oh
winged phoenix
imo on par with nacho
but still
nacho over garcia and llorente
any day of the week
neon hornet
pretty sure the forwards will be
rw: torres
lw: oyarzabal
st: moreno
inland hound
mid?
neon hornet
pedri
busquets/rodri
m. llorente
inland hound
thiago exist
neon hornet
he has been shit this season
inland hound
Dont matter
winged phoenix
pedri
busquets/rodri
m. llorente
busquets will 100% be the captain
inland hound
Laporte wasnt even starter for Pep this season
winged phoenix
Dont matter
thiago is better than none of the players doge has mentioned
neon hornet
He was benchwarmer
ok then
cb: ramos and garcia
u want garcia to start?
inland hound
thiago 19/20 He was amazing
winged phoenix
he was an undisputed started
winged phoenix
thiago 19/20 He was amazing
that was last year
neon hornet
thiago 19/20 He was amazing
20/21 he is shit
inland hound
ok then
cb: ramos and garcia
u want garcia to start?
no
arctic geyser
Garcia should not start
winged phoenix
laporte and pau torres
winged phoenix
His team is bad
and he was part of the team
neon hornet
His team is bad
cuz he is bad this season
winged phoenix
Not that He is bad
just a thumbs up merchant
neon hornet
he wants anyone but llorente and pedri to start
inland hound
cuz he is bad this season
Laporte was Benchwarmer this season
inland hound
just a thumbs up merchant
No lol
neon hornet
Laporte was Benchwarmer this season
it dosent matter
its the best they have rn
inland hound
Thiago will play instead of pedri
winged phoenix
Thiago will play instead of pedri
no lol
neon hornet
pedri >>>>> thiago
inland hound
winged phoenix
/thumbs up merchant
neon hornet
@winged phoenix ofc he will want thiago to start
he is a madrid fan
inland hound
inland hound
Pedri is my fav player in Barca other than messi
inland hound
he wants spain to lose the euros
I am supporting spain since 2014
neon hornet
Pedri is my fav player in Barca other than messi
ah shit here we go again
just accept it
pedri > thiago
inland hound
u do realize pedri is 18?
neon hornet
age dosent matter does it
arctic geyser
It does because of experience but talent also matters too
neon hornet
pedri has talent
winged phoenix
It does because of experience but talent also matters too
ngl form matters more than age
hybrid python
His 1st assist is pure class
winged phoenix
pedri is in good from
and his work rate is super valuable
neon hornet
ikr
inland hound
1 season lol
winged phoenix
1 season lol
form
then might as well ask pique or iniesta to join the team because of their past success
inland hound
Pedri is inexperienced
arctic geyser
You know playing for a big county like Spain in euro is presure especiallyfor 18 year old but talent does matter
neon hornet
Thiago isnt
thiago isnt as good as pedri tho
inland hound
😭
neon hornet
and if ur starting for a team like barca every matchweek and in big games u certainly must be a good player
inland hound
Barca are playing youngsters this season
winged phoenix
😭
players are selected due to their form this season
and if you say that thiago has been better than pedri this season
then you are just being biased
inland hound
I m assessing based on Last 2 seasons
winged phoenix
Barca are playing youngsters this season
pjanic is there in the club
koeman could have played pjanic if he wanted instead of pedri
winged phoenix
I m assessing based on Last 2 seasons
2019/20 season is irrelevant
inland hound
Dk why koeman does that
inland hound
2019/20 season is irrelevant
Fair
neon hornet
Barca are playing youngsters this season
ofc they will
they know which youngsters r talented enough for them to be a team
opal sigil
Just realized no rma players got called up for spain
arctic geyser
Ik
neon hornet
lol pretty sure they didnt choose 1 cuz of perez and esl drama
or maybe some other reason
arctic geyser
perez and esl drama has nothig to do with real player
neon hornet
(mostly cuz of injuries)
neon hornet
Nacho should be there
true
grave glen
underwhelming season?
No just that Luis Enrique already has good depth
neon hornet
true that
grave glen
And just saying, but I'm shocked nobody speaks español in the chat though its a la liga chat and we're allowed to
arctic geyser
No
neon hornet
iki
grave glen
r majority of the ppl in this chat even spanish?
I just am Spanish lol
neon hornet
lmao
grave glen
Talk later big dogs gtg
storm quest
inland hound
Vient Kylian
strong forum
hearty arrow
Mbappe to Juventus
young thistle
wicked charm
Visca El Barça
keen gorge
keen gorge
Javier calleja renews his contract and will retain his job as manager of Alaves until 2023
https://twitter.com/Alaves/status/1396879132999442432?s=09
Twitter
wicked charm
Congratulations Atlético de Madrid
covert monolith
https://twitter.com/MARCAinENGLISH/status/1396911642110316545?s=09
Won’t happen tho
inland hound
Doors are open he can go
mellow light
https://twitter.com/MARCAinENGLISH/status/1396911642110316545?s=09
Chelsea better pay that 100 mil back
grave glen
Chelsea better pay that 100 mil back
They will but they will remove the 0’s
thorny temple
grave glen
Lol chelsea isnt buying hazard
Lmao right . Pulisic is just doing fine taking care of that number 10
pure flax
why do marca think hazard is coming back to stamford bridge, they have enough attackers as it is
keen gorge
why do marca think hazard is coming back to stamford bridge, they have enough at...
Because Marca is the unofficial newspaper for Madrid and they want to offload Hazard in anyway
keen gorge
pure flax
I don’t know how well allegro would do with real
mellow light
Why wasn’t Ramos picked for Spain ???
grave glen
Why wasn’t Ramos picked for Spain ???
Not fit
grim thicket
maybe coz he is very injury prone atm
and not fit yeah
people are screaming no spanish player got selected from real madrid....but think for a while
how many spanish players do we even have that would actually be starters
and for top 10 in minutes for real madrid this season, guess how many spanish players there were
grave glen
If Ramos and Carva weren’t injured they would’ve been picked idk what this ‘bias’ stuff is about
grim thicket
yeah lmao
its bs
literally nacho and asensio are the only spanish players in top 10 for minutes at real madrid this season
grave glen
Exactly
grim thicket
and LV is the 11th, but he is injured too
grave glen
Yup
grim thicket
we dont have that many spanish players in our starting lineup....most of it is french or brazilian
and besides mendy (how did they not select mendy i'll never know) all the key players got selected for their respective NTs from what i see, unless im missing someone
btw what do y'all think of gareth bale staying another season and maybe playing more minutes (assuming zizou leaves), if we are not able to offload him....i think he would be a more reliable scorer than asensio who has been rlly patchy
covert monolith
how many spanish players do we even have that would actually be starters
lucas vazquez 
grim thicket
lucas vazquez <:jlingz:773264362466574427>
he isnt top 10 in minutes at real madrid....and maybe you should read my entire statement before replying
covert monolith
irony
grim thicket
irony?
covert monolith
pretty obv he wont make the squad
grim thicket
ofc....he is injured in the first place
like carvajal and ramos
nacho is a decent defender but he doesnt deserve NT over certain other players ofc...and asensio is just shit
so, who shouldve made the spanish NT then?
grim thicket
ah well
grim thicket
wait lucho plays 4-3-3
he did at barca, and he does at the NT too i think
grim thicket
oof not again
covert monolith
and morata up top
grim thicket
covert monolith
flanked by olmo and ferran torres
grim thicket
thats gonna be a proper disaster
covert monolith
grim thicket
where is gerard moreno?
covert monolith
im just looking at wc quali games
grim thicket
he should be the starting forward
covert monolith
on the bench
grim thicket
bruh
covert monolith
torres has looked decent tho
grim thicket
olmo and ferran torres at the flanks is okay, altho marcos llorente shouldve started at the RW but eh
covert monolith
6 goals in 10 appearances
grim thicket
but morata up top....just no
who even is the supposed backup RB to carvajal normally?
mingueza?
grave glen
Like in the future or this year?
grim thicket
this year
covert monolith
moreno isnt even a striker tho
grim thicket
and in the past
covert monolith
i think pedro porro
grim thicket
moreno isnt even a striker tho
he plays as a drifting winger
covert monolith
he started a game in the wc qualifiers
grim thicket
so he can well play a false 9
wow so basically spain have carvajal, and then a bunch of nobodys at RB
covert monolith
maybe
grave glen
Mingueza at RB is pretty good tbh
covert monolith
kinda confused by eric garcia over martinez tho
covert monolith
garcia hasnt been playing that much
grim thicket
kinda confused by eric garcia over martinez tho
yeah this lmao, has eric garcia even played a game all season?
grim thicket
mingueza is slower compared to other top quality RBs
covert monolith
and adama over aspas
covert monolith
yeah this lmao, has eric garcia even played a game all season?
idk prob some cup games
grim thicket
he would get thrashed in a footrace with a quality winger
grave glen
Well yeah only because of pass
grave glen
Well yeah only because of pass
Pace*
covert monolith
lol
grim thicket
so thats what im saying, a good RB needs pace
covert monolith
i thought he was trying to say past for a sec
grim thicket
so maybe marcos llorente works out
grave glen
Mingueza is a CB tho
grim thicket
yeah....ik
grave glen
So probably not gonna play RB anyways
grim thicket
ok so eric garcia hasnt even played a total of 900 minutes this season
covert monolith
grim thicket
so selecting him over inigo martinez who has had a great season is just plain stupid
covert monolith
ik
grim thicket
my first choice for starting CBs would be pau torres and laporte
grave glen
Definitely
grim thicket
saul>fabian ruiz imo
covert monolith
def
grim thicket
and azpilicueta is probably gonna be the starting RB
and llorente should play up front
grave glen
https://twitter.com/barcatimes/status/1396948308141150218?s=21 here we go again with de ligt rumors
I do think he will come to Barca but not anytime soon
grim thicket
barca dont have the money to get him rn
grim thicket
wdym he hasnt played since 2019?
covert monolith
and by surprise i mean get 3rd maybe
covert monolith
wdym he hasnt played since 2019?
on the national team
plain elbow
brighton gk
plain elbow
displaced matty ryan this szn, worked his way up the brighton ranks as well I think
grim thicket
i dont think spain makes it past the quarter finals
covert monolith
yeah
plain elbow
yea
covert monolith
unless they get an easy run
grim thicket
i mean it was him or kepa
for third choice keeper? i wouldve gone with kepa....unai simon is gonna be the starter anyway
plain elbow
the squad list is just mediocre at best
covert monolith
they just dont have the star offensive player to get past teams like italy, germany, france, etc.
covert monolith
imagine if one specific offensive player chose to play for spain
now i wonder who that could be
plain elbow
laporte is left footed isn’t he?
covert monolith
yup
halcyon latch
can ferran torres play as a left winger
he's played as a lw like 20+ times so i assume he can
plain elbow
the two best CBs on that list are left footed lol
grim thicket
if he can my starting lineup for spain would be
Simon
Azpilicueta-Pau Torres-Laporte-Gaya
Rodri-Thiago-Koke
Llorente-Moreno/Oyarzabal-Ferran Torres
maybe swap in Pedri for Koke
covert monolith
lucho would prob play alba over gaya
plain elbow
knowing enrique, you can bet that busquets will find his way in there.
grim thicket
yeah probably,but at this stage imo gaya is better
and rodri is better than busquets
covert monolith
yup busi def will play
grim thicket
kind of a weird lineup to look at ngl the one that i made....not a single barca or real madrid player in it
covert monolith
maybe not thiago
considering his form
he might start maybe the first game then get replaced
plain elbow
canales was also omitted right?
grim thicket
thiago and rodri should start imo, but well luis enrique will find a way to add busquets somewhere
and that probably means dropping one of the two
yeah canales isnt in the squad
spain lack offensive firepower
plain elbow
omg
grim thicket
france are gonna be rlly interesting, with benzema and mbappe up top 
outright favs for the comp imo
plain elbow
yea, you’ve got to give them the favorites tag, and france have work to do in this competition after falling short in 2016.
plain elbow
i hope we’ll get our occasional dose of the underdog story from some teams, like iceland in the last tournament.
and anyone but england.
covert monolith
my favorites are:
- France
- Belgium
- Germany
- England
- Italy
then spain, netherlands and portugal in the next tier
then next tier is croatia, poland, switzerland, denmark, etc
grim thicket
still pissed about how none of theo or mendy were selected, and digne is the only LB on the team
but besides that, france looks rlly complete
grim thicket
now wait tillone of these teams reach the semis 😂
plain elbow
well, dechamps and luis enrique have proven to be strangely methodological with their squad lists.
covert monolith
netherlands' problem seems to be less offensive firepower
main attacking option is depay
portugal are definitely an unkown
unknown
grim thicket
netherlands' problems are way deeper than just offensive power lol
covert monolith
wow im just doing bad spelling today
grim thicket
VVD opted out, which means their defence is gonna be shaky too
covert monolith
plain elbow
holland would’ve been a decent contender had koeman stayed on board, but they seem a bit lethargic with their change in management atm.
grim thicket
portugal could be dark horses again, iirc they played rlly well in the UNL and the qualifiers
grim thicket
holland would’ve been a decent contender had koeman stayed on board, but they se...
holland 😠
covert monolith
actually portugal have a great team
plain elbow
portugal have good depth
covert monolith
the only thing that can beat them is if they get a penalty and both bruno and cristiano want to take it
plain elbow
fernando santos + cristiano at the touch line, a managerial masterclass.
grim thicket
dont think ronnie is gonna give him that privilege
but felix ronaldo and bruno up front is quite scary
and they got a decent squad too besides that
raphael guerreiro has had an amazing season
ruben dias is solid at CB
plain elbow
yea, they’ve got a team to get far in this competition.
grim thicket
possible semi finalists, maybe even finalists imo if they get a good knockout path
and who's to know they can cause upsets
germany have a good squad, but they havent rlly made much of it in the qualifiers and UNL
but that was Loew era so idk
plain elbow
their final tournament with joachim low, maybe they’ll surprise us.
grave glen
Portugal has the second best team in europe in my opinion
grim thicket
yeah i think so too
grave glen
France > Portugal > Belgium (Maybe)
grim thicket
belgium are kinda meh
grim thicket
if eden hazard was at his best i wouldve said they could be surefire semi finalists
and courtois is probably gonna be carrying their ass on defence
but who knows maybe they can cause surprises too, if croatia can reach the WC finals with that squad...you cant rlly predict anything
grave glen
Salad deserved a call up
grave glen
why the hell did Bob Martinez call up vermaelen
Plays in japan lol
Or chadli playing in turkey with 31 yrs
Januzaj and Salad should have gotten calls
Januzaj scored many important goals for sociedad
grim thicket
i mean....belgium dont rlly have a prime choice of CBs at their disposal
covert monolith
tbh the rest of the team isnt that good tho
grim thicket
and januzaj isnt a CB
grave glen
Salamakers
covert monolith
yup defense is on the decline
grim thicket
their defence is past their "golden generation"
grave glen
Their defense is just old
grave glen
But vertinghen and alderweireld + meunier were one of the best defenses couple yes ago
grim thicket
you are forgetting carrasco tho
covert monolith
who has potential but is young
grave glen
Mertens is good
covert monolith
oh yeah
covert monolith
carrasco is 4th best on that team tho
grim thicket
forward line should be carrasco lukaku mertens
covert monolith
and then prob tielemans
grim thicket
with de bruyne playing in midfield
grim thicket
carrasco is 4th best on that team tho
is he?
who would you put above him to start at LW
covert monolith
who would you put above him to start at LW
overall
he's behind kdb, lukaku, and Courtois
covert monolith
yup
grim thicket
maybe thorgan hazard starts as RW?
he has had a great season too
over mertens maybe
grave glen
Busquets will be captaining the team which means he will likely start
grim thicket
Busquets will be captaining the team which means he will likely start
thats just stupid, rodri and thiago are clearly better than busquets rn, but it is what it is
they shouldve given captaincy to azpilicueta maybe
grave glen
thats just stupid, rodri and thiago are clearly better than busquets rn, but it ...
Thiago?? Definitely not
grim thicket
busi is slow, he is past his peak
thiago covers a lot more ground
has better offensive potential, which spain clearly need
covert monolith
potential
busi keeps things going
he's obv past his peak
but on current form
grim thicket
rodri and thiago could be like the rodri-gundogan pairing at central midfield at man city last season
covert monolith
could
grim thicket
thiago is much more suited for that kind of work
grim thicket
busi wont be running up and down the pitch all game, thiago would
im saying this from a tactical standpoint
covert monolith
plus thiago was plagued by injuries this season
grim thicket
he isnt injured now
covert monolith
busi wont be running up and down the pitch all game, thiago would
not the tactics that lucho uses
he'd rather have busi around to distribute the ball
and calm things down