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Bianconero81

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Jan 26, 2009
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Selling him might cause a good thing based on our history
Zidane was sold and he was the best without a doubt yet we got Nedved Thuram Buffon and Cannavaro and became a much better team - from 2nd place finish to 1st place and from not qualifying from the group stages we got to the final in 2003 (without Nedved`s ban we would have won as well...)
This is why Im saying it could come good from selling Dybala - I also said I want Dybala to remain because he is indeed a great player (and yes I wanted Zidane to stay as well)..
I hope you understand what Im saying in this one..
Banned for trolling - You should be banned for suggesting it..

P.S I changed the will to might since thats what got you confused (at least thats what it looks like)
:disagree: :rolleyes: :andyandbarcelona: After selling Zidane, we only ever came close to winning the CL in 2003. Zidane left and led Real to the CL the following season, scoring one of the greatest goals ever in a finals match. Hence, your argument that we became a much better team is tentative at best.
 

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zizinho

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Apr 14, 2013
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I like him and he is doing nicely at Leverkusen and has developed into one of the best LB in BL. He is not the finished article yet, but relatively stable in defense nowadays and good engine rushing forward with good passing and interplay. He has everything u need for a very good LB, but of course he must continue working hard and becoming even more consistent and assured and a little less reckless and hasty. IMO his time there is slowly coming to an end. He has contract until 2021 though, so Leverkusen still holding all the trumps. 2019 looks most likely, but if a very good offer arrives this upcoming summer, then who knows...
Gotta check him out in a game again, would love him here still if he’s as good as he was 2-3 years ago
 

Hust

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May 29, 2005
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Glad to hear my friend! :pint:

I'm in the same boat as you. An expecting father, also slammed at work every day
Congrats man

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Fantastic :tuttosport:

Only downside would be having a buyback clause. At this point, the midfield needs this any fix it can get though
There are so many midfield rumors now flying around: Can, SMS, Ceballos, Nzozni, Fabinho, Pellegrini, barella...
 

Xperd

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Jun 1, 2012
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Fantastic :tuttosport:

Only downside would be having a buyback clause, doesn't make Juve look good. At this point, the midfield needs any fix it can get though
Nah. Thats just desperation. We can do better than Ceballos with a buyback clause. Besides Mundo Deportivo is not a credible source.
 

Orgut

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Dec 31, 2002
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:disagree: :rolleyes: :andyandbarcelona: After selling Zidane, we only ever came close to winning the CL in 2003. Zidane left and led Real to the CL the following season, scoring one of the greatest goals ever in a finals match. Hence, your argument that we became a much better team is tentative at best.
Are you kidding me?!
1. Serie A 99 We finished 7th IIRC and at 2000 we finished 2nd and then 01 we finished 2nd again
Serie A 02 We finished 1st 03 We finished 1st 04 got a season off 3rd place 05 1st 06 1st
After 3 seasons with no silverware we got 4 scudettos from 5 seasons
Let me get this in % so you could understand even better
0% < 80%
2. CL - We improved on what we were before.. I didnt say we became stronger than every team ever played..
I remember we were eliminated after finishing last behind Deportivo which were a good team Panathinaikos (seriously) and Hamburg (what a joke) - A season before is not comparable as we didnt qualify..
Then the change - We finished 1st in our group and were eliminated in the next stage which had much better teams Arsenal which were quite good back then Leverkusen who reached the final IIRC and Deportivo..
The season after we got to the final losing on penalties only because Nedved was suspended..

So to say we havent improved is a joke!
There is and there was no question about Zidane`s quality who was the best player in his generation - of course we would have become a monster should Zidane remained but to say the whole thing as a whole didnt make us better is a complete joke!
 
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