Nedvěd;2950735 said:
Out of all the talents in Lyon you go after Bastos?

I got a question to league 1 followers, is Bastos a regular starter for Lyon? I've not see playing him again Real Madrid in the UCL.
Bastos is a regular for Lyon, which is strange considering they usually bench Miralem Pjanic. Their manager Puel can't really seem to find a place for the young Bosnian and doesn't want to try him outside, which is a mistake IMO. So they usually line up with a combination of Briand, Gourcuff, Bastos and Delgado behind a lone striker, usually Gomis since Lopez has been injured a lot this season.
Paratrici will be in London at the weekend watching Brazil.
Well, I guess the good news is that they're watching some good players for a change.
Nedvěd;2950743 said:
Is he any better than let's say, Andre Ayew? I've only seen Bastos a few times and he never impressed me. I was always impressed by Pjanic whenever I watched Lyon last season.
Bastos isn't better than Ayew, that's for sure. The latter is an explosive player, even at his young age of 21. But Ayew is really a forward winger while Bastos is probably classified as a wing-back, so there is a slight difference there. We should be going after players like Dede instead but fat chance of us taking the younger route. We're really a dumb club when it comes to this.
Well, Ayew is on fire this season, so not many players in France come close to him. The thing I like about Bastos is that he isnt a showpony, unlike many other Brazillian player. He gets the job done without many tricks and flicks. He has a wicked left foot too, but every good game I have seen him playing was on the right wing and not on the left.
Bastos has some tricks. I think I remember him scoring a backheel goal earlier this season/last season.
It was more pointing to the people who say he's average etc.
He's far from average because he's a starter in Lyon week in week out.
Tiago was a starter in Lyon too, week in week out, you know...
He's fortunate to have Cissokho playing behind him for the overlap. The problem of double marking doesnt excist there. How would he cope with De Ceglie behind is something Im curious about.
He'd probably be doing more defensive work considering DC is a weaker player than Cissokho.
GdS reporting that Juve are preparing a bid for Aguero who is thought to leave Atleti soon . Rumours are they'll offer Tiago + Iaquinta
Sounds like fun, but we'll have to offer more than that.
I was exaggerating, what I am saying is I don't want to trade Buffon with anyone, we should really keep him no matter what. Alex will retire soon, Buffon is the only one left from the glorious days, and the only other legend in the club other than Alex, we have to keep him. He stayed here at the worst ever possible days, when he was the best keeper in the world, he gave the biggest sacrifice then imo.
According to Davids, Ale could play until he's 40.