The Rumour Commode XLV: Anno 0

[AC_Wesley]

Today's update:

In Disneyland. Both the French and Dutch are all upset. Many Spanish people here, I am one of them until next week.

A few smug English folk. All ugly Dests as expected.

One kid in an Ibra 22/23 kit, one in last season with no name. A couple kids in Inter shirts too but all looked cheap knockoffs (no surprise). Most are in PSG, Real, Barcelona, and City kits. Very few Man United as I'd expect. We need to be on the level of every kid wearing Milan shirts again. Upsetting.

Saw Eeyore today. Thought it was @patosheva based on his mood.

Go see the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror for mercato vibes

 

[Wild]

Suma said there is nothing between us and Guler and Yazici, we need to wait and see what Rabiot and Morata decide, we want Fofana is true and we are interested in Pavlovic but he said we alread have 5 CBs so we will see if we will buy one regardless or if we have to sell one

5 cbs? Who?

Exactly.
What five CBs is he talking about?!

 

[Raghav]

Even though there is regret for Zirkzee.. it was the right call to not pay 15m in commissions. It really hampers future deals when agents know we stumped up this much in commission. This deal would've ended up costing us wayyyy more in the long run .

Morata i was wanting last summer aswell - id take him . experienced, knows the league.. knows how to play vs deep defences(which is key) and he guarantees some goals and good link up play..


Pavlo - Fofana - Morata .. thats a good start to the window if we can get these through... I dont even mind Emerson just as long as we are getting a rb so capitano can be for rotation (or to mark Mbappe/Kvara )

 

[Lorenzo99]

5 cbs? Who?

Tomori, Thiaw, Gabbia, Kalulu and Simic maybe.

 

[Pingu]

Go see the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror for mercato vibes

Already did. Lots of screaming by children.

Definitely the Maldinistans when they know Furlani and co. are cooking but pretending that silence = we will do nothing this summer.

 

[Merosso]

Moncada effec

"A reference for all Brazilians"

Where the fuck are our Brazil scouts?? Barca and Real are taking every talent from Brazil, while we only managed to grab Paqueta in the last 10 years

Moncada effect

 

[AC_Wesley]

Already did. Lots of screaming by children.

Definitely the Maldinistans when they know Furlani and co. are cooking but pretending that silence = we will do nothing this summer.

Enjoy Disney bro. The last time I was there was during covid times. Extremely quiet. Streets all empty. Nearly no waiting times. Max 10 minutes at the most popular attractions. We planned the negative tests and everything well in advance and you're good to go. The only downside was that they forced you to wear the facemask even outdoors with 30 degrees. Inside no problems but outdoors was a bit much imho.

 

[Nevermore]

Tomori, Thiaw, Gabbia, Kalulu and Simic maybe.

If we start counting primavera players then we don’t need transfers whatsoever

 

[ACM14061988]

Exactly.
What five CBs is he talking about?!

He said Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu, Gabbia and Simic

 

[Nevermore]

Can someone translate what is he saying?

 

[Berlusconi]

“Traits of” does not equal to “perform the same”.
And regarding Botman, he tore his ACL partially back in September (not sure about date) and then came back without operating, against Newcastle’s recommendation. Then later tore it completely in march, so that would obviously have played a role in his performances.

I really do like the idea of a future CB-pair with Pavlovic-Thiaw will be a living h**l for opponents if they can build chemistry, gain some experience and fill out their bodies (mainly Thiaw).

From what I'm hearing, Botman reminds me of this:

If Thiaw becomes the player we hoped that one month when he played good, then I agree. As of late he's been shit, but I also blame Pioli for lack of improvement within our defenders, so I expect all of Tomori, Kalulu and Thiaw to look much better this year if Fonseca organizes our team

 

[Soldier_of_god]

My Italian sucks but I think he’s saying look at how this motherfucker only uses his left foot

Looks better than pioli ever did while coaching. If you call what he did coaching that is.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

From what I'm hearing, Botman reminds me of this:

If Thiaw becomes the player we hoped that one month when he played good, then I agree. As of late he's been shit, but I also blame Pioli for lack of improvement within our defenders, so I expect all of Tomori, Kalulu and Thiaw to look much better this year if Fonseca organizes our team

Yes we need a cb but problem is sorted if we get a quality DM.

 

[Qaas]

Waittt are they serious? I see they simply refuse to open their wallet for that position fuckkk

This calls for an Avi change

 

[brk]

yeah I think he will use 3 2 buildup to free up Theo - Ibra mentioned more attacking role for Theo too.
Dont know if I trust Tomori as the mid of the 3 though he's a bit rash and smart strikers fool him a few times throughout the game feels like

The middle could be a sort of free role where he can go hunting at will, and the side defenders keep their shape. That would suit him. I’m just worried about his height

 

[Wild]

Not only a penalty, but a red also.

 

[forward]

Not only a penalty, but a red also.

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Nope.
Soft penalty.

What's the point of having fucking VAR, if every ref makes biased decisions.

 

[Qaas]

Currently the best midfielder in the world
Hopefully he gonna give us English tears soon

 

[Wild]

Nope.
Soft penalty.

What's the point of having fucking VAR, if every ref makes biased decisions.

It is a penalty.
That Germany vs Spain, now thats a major mistake.

 

[Wild]

Currently the best midfielder in the world
Hopefully he gonna give us English tears soon

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Pep made him a monster.

 

[forward]

It is a penalty.
That Germany vs Spain, now thats a major mistake.

Well that's the question.
How can refs make such mistakes when there's VAR available.
The fucker didn't even take a look at replays.

About Harry Kane penalty, the reason I am saying it's soft is because the foul didn't prevent Kane from taking a shot and didn't block the ball.
The scoring oppotunity wasn't denied because of the foul.

 

[Merosso]

i need to ask,how many times you watched fofana,i ask this becouse of this not good in defence.

Enough to make the assessment, he is not as poor as RLC-Reijnders-Musah, but doesn't have Ederson(Atalanta) level, I take this occasion to point out that in addition to Fofana nothing prevent us (Exept Moncada-Furlani-Ibra-Ottavio lots of obstacles ) to pick up one of two goods prospects in Serie A evolving as a DM:

Luca Lipani 19 yo(Sassuolo)
Matteo Prati 21 yo(Cagliari)

Each one cost between 10 and 15 millions, mostly Lipani regarding Sassuolo relegation in Serie B

NB: MY DEEP AND SINCER Apologies🫡 , FOR ITALY CALCIATORI HATERS, BY STATING 2 ITALIANS YOUNGSTERS, WHOSE WOULDN'T COST US MUSAH PRICE, AND CAN PERFORM BETTER THAN HIM.

 

[Dulcepenetrante]

Well that's the question.
How can refs make such mistakes when there's VAR available.
The fucker didn't even take a look at replays.

About Harry Kane penalty, the reason I am saying it's soft is because the foul didn't prevent Kane from taking a shot and didn't block the ball.
The scoring oppotunity wasn't denied because of the foul.

you do not need a scoring opportunity to have a pen

thats a foul outside of the box and it’s still a foul in the box

 

[Forza Rossoneri]

Currently the best midfielder in the world
Hopefully he gonna give us English tears soon

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Who dis?

 

[Dulcepenetrante]

Who dis?

Rodri

 

[forward]

you do not need a scoring opportunity to have a pen

thats a foul outside of the box and it’s still a foul in the box

Why wasn't the German penalty given in that case?

 

[Lorenzo99]

Can someone translate what is he saying?

"Wait for the right moment, Gabbia did well, when it's the right time...go...go...go...go...".
"In this moment we need to do a very, very important thing....the arms....the arms....".
"When I'm close to him, and this....and this...use the arms, but I need to be close to him".

 

[Nestafan]

New Stam lesssssssssssssssss gooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Now we need the new Nesta

 

[justhope]

It is a penalty.
That Germany vs Spain, now thats a major mistake.

kane also extended his leg quite a lot even after hitting the ball, what was dumfries suppose to do? evaporate from the area in which the ball is?

 

[MW6]

kane also extended his leg quite a lot even after hitting the ball, what was dumfries suppose to do? evaporate from the area in which the ball is?

Dumfries should’ve tried to block the path of the shot instead of trying to prevent the shot. It always a huge risk going into a 1v1 with the sole of his shoe first. IMO it’s a clear penalty!

The reason (that I’ve heard from a Swedish referee in the broadcast studio) was that Cucurella’s arm was going from a wide and unnatural position to hide it behind his body, thus deemed unintentional. If the movement had been reversed it would’ve been called a penaltykick.