Henrikh Mkhitaryan - AM RLC - Borussia Dortmund (27 Viewers)

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I wouldn't say very poor, but it was substandard for him.

In all honesty, they've both been great this season, Pogba being less consistent, but with better singular games. All in all, Marchisio takes the cake for me, but only slightly.
Pogba has been inconsistent. He's been poor at times, and magnificent at others.

Whereas Marchisio has clearly been our most consistent mid, but without many moments of individual brilliance. He's not going to win us many games. He's going to give big contributions to our side controlling games, but he's not the one winning us games.

Therefore Pogba > Marchisio so far this year, because his brilliant moments and brilliant matches (though rarer this season than last) are worth more in my opinion than Marchisio's consistency.
 

MikeM

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Well 20M for an AM would definitely mean we're intent on playing this 4-3-1-2.

I would say a 4-2-3-1 is probably not an option in the near future since we'd be limiting Pogba and Vidal and we'd need to buy wingers.

Don't really know if Mkhitaryan is good enough as a creative force to make this 4-3-1-2 work. The good thing is that he's versatile
:)beppe:) and can play CM as well. Maybe he can play wing in Serie A.

I'm not concerned about his form. He's been a great player for a while and is only 25. We've seen Vidal dip in form and then return recently. I'm concerned about still not buying wingers though.
 

MikeM

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I'm sure Borussia will gladly weaken themselves before our CL games.
Well I guess it depends on if you believe Gotze was really injured or not but they basically sold him to Bayern during the CL semi-finals and obviously he didn't play the final.

So stranger things have happened with that team.

Also, maybe we sold them Immobile for "first option" on Mkhitaryan. :beppe:
 

Ocelot

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Well I guess it depends on if you believe Gotze was really injured or not but they basically sold him to Bayern during the CL semi-finals and obviously he didn't play the final.

So stranger things have happened with that team.

Also, maybe we sold them Immobile for "first option" on Mkhitaryan. :beppe:
That was a release clause though, completely different situation.
 

radekas

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Well I guess it depends on if you believe Gotze was really injured or not but they basically sold him to Bayern during the CL semi-finals and obviously he didn't play the final.

So stranger things have happened with that team.

Also, maybe we sold them Immobile for "first option" on Mkhitaryan. :beppe:
I'm pretty sure Gotze was really injured. The guy would surely not lose a chance at CL trophy willingly.

This is just one of the random rumours you get every tranfer window. Sport "journalists" just have to write something.

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Zacheryah

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Pogba has been inconsistent. He's been poor at times, and magnificent at others.

Whereas Marchisio has clearly been our most consistent mid, but without many moments of individual brilliance. He's not going to win us many games. He's going to give big contributions to our side controlling games, but he's not the one winning us games.

Therefore Pogba > Marchisio so far this year, because his brilliant moments and brilliant matches (though rarer this season than last) are worth more in my opinion than Marchisio's consistency.
Several times when Marchisio was having an excellent game, he contributed trough the win. In other games, he was consistantly good, and one of the reason we didnt lose or drew.
Pogba, when brilliant plain out wins games. But he has been pretty bad at season start, and inconsistent.

In a leagye, beeing consistent wins. And its important Pogba returns to play consistently good, and is brilliant in the top games.
 
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    "Mkhitaryan? he has technical and tactical quality, plays both phases of the game and I think is an extraordinary player. Italy? I don't know if we can take him to Italy, don't know if this league can afford it. It 's almost impossible. Dortmund may be in last places but do not have financial problems. Difficult not only for the Italians to take him away from Borussia ". - Mino Raiola
     

    Zacheryah

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    "Mkhitaryan? he has technical and tactical quality, plays both phases of the game and I think is an extraordinary player. Italy? I don't know if we can take him to Italy, don't know if this league can afford it. It 's almost impossible. Dortmund may be in last places but do not have financial problems. Difficult not only for the Italians to take him away from Borussia ". - Mino Raiola
    Google translate : "I'm a fat disgusting bastard swine. Pay me my agent fee, or no deal".
     

    pablo87

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    "Mkhitaryan? he has technical and tactical quality, plays both phases of the game and I think is an extraordinary player. Italy? I don't know if we can take him to Italy, don't know if this league can afford it. It 's almost impossible. Dortmund may be in last places but do not have financial problems. Difficult not only for the Italians to take him away from Borussia ". - Mino Raiola
    :frown:
     

    Zacheryah

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    No. He's actually correct, especially about the Italians part.
    He's not. If we really want to, we are able. Morata is bought for money that would also buy Mhki.

    But we'd be the only team in the league that could pull it off without getting FFP issues (hello roma, hows goin)
     
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    "Mkhitaryan? he has technical and tactical quality, plays both phases of the game and I think is an extraordinary player. Italy? I don't know if we can take him to Italy, don't know if this league can afford it. It 's almost impossible. Dortmund may be in last places but do not have financial problems. Difficult not only for the Italians to take him away from Borussia ". - Mino Raiola
    Thats not the quote I saw earlier.
     
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