He's always struck me as professional. And Ancelotti, i'm sure, would know better than most people in football.
The reason we're offloading him like a dead weight is because you are so, so wrong
It really isn't. I was suprised by some of his tacklings and how he chased a lost ball sometimes. Compared to Coutinho he could definitely cope better with very physical defenders.
He didn't moan in France nor the bundesliga. no way he starts moaning in england.
I think we need to differentiate on that.The reason we're offloading him like a dead weight is because you are so, so wrong
It should hopefully be. We was awful last season and was probably lucky to finish even 12th so for us to get a player of his calibre is quite a coup. @giorno and @BayernFan87 have gave me even more encouragement about it to with their comments.
By going to Everton? He’s wasted his best years by going to Madrid.
I would be astounded if he was in the top 5 PL players of the season.
No, because of things such as these:
They need a fitness team that's going to get this lot into great shape or it could end in tears.
But they're getting Rodriguez for £20m, they wouldn't get him for that if he was 23, Allan is around the same, Doucoure around £25m. That's good value for three good players, if they do well you could sell Rodriguez for £20m again. Doucoure is 27, you could sell him for £25m again at 29 if he hits the ground running.
It is not football manager 2020. Ancelotti needs players that can help him improve the team now, and he is on a budget, just like Arteta. You can't look for resale value and for the future, if you lose your job next season.
So he's going to be better than 9 players from this list in his debut season in a pretty average everton side? :
He would have made Mata look rapid on that right wing though mate.
I think we are being cautious with giving big contracts to some players because of the previous long term contracts we have had that haven’t worked out. Better to lose them for nothing after two or three years if they’re amazing for us than have a crap player with us for 4-5 years that we can’t get rid of.
He only got a 2 year deal.
I hope you get those instant results. James needs love and feel like the leader, I think it's a good team for him. He needs a midfielder to protect him. Then with set pieces, free kicks, penalties and assists I think he will ensure good numbers.
I wonder how he will adapt.He has to stop with that nonsense about the weather and the work ethics and focus in football.
Probably protecting himself a little. If he hates it then easier to get him out. If he goes there and is a raging success then easier for someone to buy him.
It's a brilliant deal for us tbh. James was one of the best paid. Not in Zidane planes and he had started making noise in the media.
I lived in southern Germany for 2 years. Visited Munich a lot, which is actually my favourite city in Germany.at Bayern that he sometimes asked himself "what am i doing here" when it was cold in winter. In the next sentence he said he wants to play in England....well buddy, i have bad news for you
How long have you been watching football? Five years?
What fecking relevance does the goals Dixie Dean scored for them have to do with them having lost their way now? The whole point is in your last line. They have ‘all of a sudden’ become the West Ham of the north. Whether both clubs have been on the same trajectory for 100 years is irrelevant. Even under Moyes, the team had stability and identity. Since then, you don’t know what sort of performance to expect one week to the next, and I start with a default position of expecting their signings to not deliver. Just like West Ham. I think their players join for the wrong reasons.
