Lyon's eye for young talent is to die for. Hopefully we can mount a coup for Clement Grenier or Gonalons, two really promising sick youngsters.
Why didn't we take a chance on Lovren? Did he even have a fee associated with him, or did Lyon sign him for free?
you have to admit that you are crap (i am exaggerating here) you have more chances to play the talents that you may snap up and who may develop into something ...
juve would not have the chance to play some gonalon because we have players that are just better then him (not form-wise but quality-wise)
it remains to be seen what those players develop to ... just look back the last seasons those great talents the french league had ... they can play those young talents because they do not even have older players that are better quality wise which in itself is not a compliment to the leagues strength and how many of those talents did actually develop into something ...
would you like to have a look at mr nani ?
(i know he came from lisbon but did great too in a very mediocre league and now he is lost)
yeah, he could set the world on fire playing against shit opponents (i am exaggerating again ... dont wont to offend anybody), but against some premier league opponents he just looks like a headless chicken
how many of the talents from the french league did actually make it in another european league ? much less than a quarter of those talents will totally go under in another league ... all those gomis and what they are called are often one or two season wonders and than thats it...
a german saying says : the one-eyed is the kind beyond the blind !