Recent content by UsualSuspect

No he's not. Didn't need Paez. And United never needed an 18 year old Cristiano Ronaldo. And that's okay...as people still don't seem to understand that there are two signing streams - one for the first team and one for the multiclub/prospect model. Casadei, Angelo, Ugochukwu, and Santos were...

The opposite actually - Palmer wanted to leave on loan and Pep said no, if he leaves it will be permanent. Thank you Pep.

(Gary Neville voice) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Genuinely Gallagher is the one I wanted us to keep - mainly because he was more versatile and could play deeper if required. I thought he could be a great rotational option for a few seasons before he moved on. And he truly bleeds Chelsea so it made more sense. But he's surpassed my expectations...

Had that since the start of the season, dominated the play against almost every opponent...and we're still 10th. The ride is enjoyable though

Then you should ask them to educate you on what stats actually are and their relevance.

Ah...comprehension issue. Will gladly accept the good wishes though.

Next to nothing? Forget the stats - we've gone from being a legitimate relegation form team, second best in every match to being the better team in every match this season. That alone is huge for us. We were better than Liverpool, Arsenal, and Brighton and Tottenham lost their heads as we were...

I mean that's both aesthetically and statistically wrong. Hazard is stylistically similar being a great functional dribbler and was the only player anywhere close to matching Messi statistically with regards to carries, fouls against etc.

The only one similar, and close to as effective as Messi on that list is prime Hazard. And that's not to besmudge the abilities of the others (Aguero? aside).

Goals 'can' win you games. You only need 38 to win every game in a season. What ensures that you win consistently is dominating your opposition. Players like Hazard, Messi, David Silva, Iniesta regardless of their output ensure that their teams dominate games through control and create more...

Well said. And you only have to consider which players won way more MOTM awards without scoring goals or assists because of how much they affected the game - Messi, Hazard. Hazard has about as many career assists as Iniesta, one of the greatest midfielders in football history, playing in...

The guy who was compared with Messi and Ronaldo is his prime, who carried title-winning teams on his back, who was considered the best player in the league for a large portion of his prime years, who has the fourth most motm awards in Europe after Messi and Ronaldo....is mostly just a worse Robben.

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I know exactly where that billion went and by your obtuse take it seems you think it went directly to starting XI ready players. I can assure you, it did not. What you think any sporting director would be capable of, is irrelevant. They could spend it all on 16 year old prospects if they wanted.