Mr.Ridiculous__
The name says it all
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Oh that's Pogue. My bad @Pexbo , have a nice Varane dayThat's Pogue you are thinking of if memory serves me right
Oh that's Pogue. My bad @Pexbo , have a nice Varane dayThat's Pogue you are thinking of if memory serves me right
They bear many similarities actually bar technical ability/passing. Their physiology is very similar- including height- and they are both rapid and great in 1v1s and aerially dominant. Smalling is a bigger goal threat though and Varane is the all rounder. I was desperate for United to sign Varane in 2011 because I actually thought him and Smalling could potentially develop a great partnership in the future. We got Jones insteadAny Madridstas in here can tell me if Varane has a good first touch and a decent pass? I just saw a tweet from an idiot comparing him to Smalling. Apparently they are like for like according to the idiot. Smalling cant pass so thats one similarity ruled out.
Hes good on the ball but not amazing. Much better than Smalling, don’t know who made that comparison. Imo not as good as Maguire or Lindelof on the ball.Any Madridstas in here can tell me if Varane has a good first touch and a decent pass? I just saw a tweet from an idiot comparing him to Smalling. Apparently they are like for like according to the idiot. Smalling cant pass so thats one similarity ruled out.
Everything went right through himSeemed invisible tonight. Probably needs time
Not a Madridsta, but Smalling wishes he could do this:Any Madridstas in here can tell me if Varane has a good first touch and a decent pass? I just saw a tweet from an idiot comparing him to Smalling. Apparently they are like for like according to the idiot. Smalling cant pass so thats one similarity ruled out.
Wasn't a report days ago that he was reading united fan sites to see what fans said about his transfer?
No idea, but it would not surprise me if all United players visited the Caf here and there.Wasn't a report days ago that he was reading united fan sites to see what fans said about his transfer?
It suits him.Still feels odd seeing this thread. What a coup. Absolutely cannot wait to see him in red shirt. He'll look wonderful in red.
“When I was little they said I didn’t have the mentality to triumph,” Varane has admitted. “I was nice, not enough of a bad guy.” There’s not much blood or thunder. Not much in the way of mud, either. No flying tackles, drama or defiance; no chasing lost causes, standing before supporters, chest out roaring. “My style doesn’t make you think I’m a warrior,” he said. “Anticipation is the key: you don’t have to touch an opponent to take the ball. I try not to go to ground.”
Tall and athletic, there’s a presence about Varane, an understated authority. But not exactly the loudest in the dressing room, nor immediately charismatic or flamboyant, he doesn’t demand attention, on or off the pitch. He just plays: regularly for a decade at the most unforgiving place, remember.
“He’s a quiet lad who never causes problems, doesn’t make any noise and never wanted to be in the spotlight, and that personality fits the way he plays,” Varane’s then teammate explained. “He does everything in a way that makes it look easy. He’s got an incredible physique, such, such, such brutal speed that where others go racing across and dive in to the tackle, Rafa gets there a moment earlier, plays it to the keeper and it’s like he hasn’t done anything. I don’t know if that means he doesn’t get recognition but it hasn’t worked badly for him. No one has ever won four Champions Leagues as young.”
So basically he's Rio without all the shouting.What we can expect from Varane:
No fanfare: Raphaël Varane’s Manchester United arrival is typically low-key
To continue the Ferdinand comparison a bit — Rio ended with about double the career appearances that Varane currently has, and 53 yellow cards.26 yellow cards in ten years is ridiculous. The anti Ramos.
100% agree. Massive red flag that the visa supposedly is stalling , thats just him renegotiating contract with Perez.I reckon he’s doing a Ramos and just angling for a better contract.
It looks like he’s looking at the weird pile of wood rather than the TVWWE-esque feel to this.
That's just the tv he has in the corridor.It looks like he’s looking at the weird pile of wood rather than the TV
Also expected a millionaire to have a bigger TV
Isn't he staying at the Lowry?It looks like he’s looking at the weird pile of wood rather than the TV
Also expected a millionaire to have a bigger TV
You want to believe it's real but you know it's fake?WWE-esque feel to this.
Yes lots of red flags. Expecting him to sign a new contract with Madrid any day now.You want to believe it's real but you know it's fake?
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I heard that United own a nice house in the Cheshire countryside where top players can go to be a bit more comfortable than in a hotel.It looks like he’s looking at the weird pile of wood rather than the TV
Also expected a millionaire to have a bigger TV