Winter Mercato 2015 (26 Viewers)

[Robee]

It IS the best league in the world.

It is not. It had the best top teams in the world, but it is far from the best league. Bundesliga and probably EPL as well are superior.

 

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[Pirlo's Beard]

Either way it's definitely up there now. But a few years ago it was rightly called out for having some of the worst defensive displays of any top league.

 

[Robee]

Definitely. That's the difference with Italy 'though, nowhere in the world can you find such organised minnows. Rarely is a team truly annihilated like we gave Parma a beating this season.

 

[alexjuventino]

Guy who was in charge of Odegaard's transfer: I spoke with Juve and Roma, two teams that IMO could've done more regarding the boy. Roma went in more depth regarding the talks and they loved Martin but they were afraid of the competitions from the big clubs.

And then he said something which is very true "For a foreign player, the Serie A no longer has the charm of the past."

Look at his age and then look at his wages

 

[Dostoevsky]

Look at his age and then look at his wages

I never said we stood a chance.

It was pretty much impossible to sign him.

I was just throwing crumbs for us mere mortals.

 

[alexjuventino]

I never said we stood a chance.

It was pretty much impossible to sign him.

I was just throwing crumbs for us mere mortals.

I know

 

[Maddy]

Regarding Ødegaard; Real Madrid and most other big clubs in Europe have been in talks with him and his father since summer.

It seems like Martin and his father spent a long time considering where to go. Has money affected the decision? Of course. But I highly doubt it's the main reason. I quite confident Real showed Martin and his dad that they believe in him and wants him to be a part of the next generation. (I think read somewhere in the Norwegian media, that his salary was exaggerated in British/Spanish media).

I've actually (unlike most of you) seen him play regularly for Strømsgodset and I am not talent scout but the talent is there add to that, that his mentality is being praised. The kid is down to earth and his father does everything he can to keep him there. Very Scandinavian in that sense.

Oh, and training with Ronaldo, Bale, James, Modric, Isco, Benzema, Kroos and so on everyday

 

[Martin]

Regarding Ødegaard; Real Madrid and most other big clubs in Europe have been in talks with him and his father since summer.

It seems like Martin and his father spent a long time considering where to go. Has money affected the decision? Of course. But I highly doubt it's the main reason. I quite confident Real showed Martin and his dad that they believe in him and wants him to be a part of the next generation. (I think read somewhere in the Norwegian media, that his salary was exaggerated in British/Spanish media).

I've actually (unlike most of you) seen him play regularly for Strømsgodset and I am not talent scout but the talent is there add to that, that his mentality is being praised. The kid is down to earth and his father does everything he can to keep him there. Very Scandinavian in that sense.

Oh, and training with Ronaldo, Bale, James, Modric, Isco, Benzema, Kroos and so on everyday

Maddy's coming oute

 

[Maddy]

Maddy's coming oute

Your spelling is getting worse

 

[Martin]

Your spelling is getting worse

will you be my mentor?

 

[Maddy]

will you be my mentor?

Nej.

 

[Martin]

Nej.

i will never forget this

 

[chester]

i will never forget this

Yes you will, it will take time, but eventually, you will.

 

[Klin]

It is not. It had the best top teams in the world, but it is far from the best league. Bundesliga and probably EPL as well are superior.

Just take a look at how many Spanish teams are consistently remaining in the final stages of European competitions (CL and EL).

 

[Martin]

Yes you will, it will take time, but eventually, you will.

are you questioning the quality of my memory?

 

[Robee]

Just take a look at how many Spanish teams are consistently remaining in the final stages of European competitions (CL and EL).

That is not representative for the whole league 'though. Those are only the top teams...

 

[CrimsonianKing]

Just take a look at how many Spanish teams are consistently remaining in the final stages of European competitions (CL and EL).

That is not representative for the whole league 'though. Those are only the top teams...

Barcelona and Real are always expected to remain in the final stages and now there's Simeone's Atletico but that we don't know how long will last. You're right it's not representative for the whole league. If anything the Bundesliga is far more exciting and shows better Football than all the others.

You watch a team in the midtable against one that's in the bottom and you're most likely to watch an offensive open game with good technicality, an spectable. The lower table La liga teams are abominable.

 

[Spath]

You just need to look at the 5 most recent Champions League Semi Finals to find out how constant are Spanish teams and how non-existent are English teams(except Chelsea).

 

[chester]

are you questioning the quality of my memory?

Correct.

 

[Ocelot]

You just need to look at the 5 most recent Champions League Semi Finals to find out how constant are Spanish teams and how non-existent are English teams(except Chelsea).

No one's questioning the quality of the top 2, or now 3 Spanish teams. It's the lower ~60% where opinions are divided.