The Rumour Commode XLI: Ragnarok

[General]

Can’t count on Juve getting punished.

watch me

 

[Longbowman]

I think with Perez being always a true gentleman towards Milan and Brahims firm will to stay a deal could be struck in the region of 15M, which is a very good deal for a player with Diaz qualities and several weighty goals in CL knockout stages.

15M for Diaz and Kamada for free is so much quality for so little money. Plenty of maneuverability left (if you add potential sales or players like Bakayoko leaving our payroll) to bolster our bigger needs at CF and RW.

Factor in Ruben LC on a favorable deal as well because Chelsea needs to sell and we have upgraded our team and depth massively.

Diaz has 1 goal in CL knockouts, not several.
Kamada would be a good deal but honestly, I prefer us moving away from an AM centric formation to 3 CMs. Our best performances involved Hakan and Krunic there. Samaldinho says Kamada can be a CM, which if true, would be great. I still hope we push Tonali up and use Adli as back up and invest the 20 million for Diaz on a proper DM.
Loftus Cheek, according to my friends who are Chelsea fans, is a bit like Diaz in performance - turns in WC performances here and there, good enough for amazing YT compilation- a bit like Bennacer in terms of injuries and a bit like Leao in terms of work rate. The talent is there but I don't see why people are so optimistic about him. Could very well be like Origi.

 

[General]

 

[Curupira]

Diaz has 1 goal in CL knockouts, not several.
Kamada would be a good deal but honestly, I prefer us moving away from an AM centric formation to 3 CMs. Our best performances involved Hakan and Krunic there. Samaldinho says Kamada can be a CM, which if true, would be great. I still hope we push Tonali up and use Adli as back up and invest the 20 million for Diaz on a proper DM.
Loftus Cheek, according to my friends who are Chelsea fans, is a bit like Diaz in performance - turns in WC performances here and there, good enough for amazing YT compilation- a bit like Bennacer in terms of injuries and a bit like Leao in terms of work rate. The talent is there but I don't see why people are so optimistic about him. Could very well be like Origi.

Sam’s my boy and Im on board with Kamada as bosman but me personally, I hope management move away from the “can also be a …” from scouting.

I think we’ve accumulate quite a few of these and would rather have proven players who can put in consistent performances at set positions.

 

[Alo88]

Diaz has 1 goal in CL knockouts, not several.
Kamada would be a good deal but honestly, I prefer us moving away from an AM centric formation to 3 CMs. Our best performances involved Hakan and Krunic there. Samaldinho says Kamada can be a CM, which if true, would be great. I still hope we push Tonali up and use Adli as back up and invest the 20 million for Diaz on a proper DM.
Loftus Cheek, according to my friends who are Chelsea fans, is a bit like Diaz in performance - turns in WC performances here and there, good enough for amazing YT compilation- a bit like Bennacer in terms of injuries and a bit like Leao in terms of work rate. The talent is there but I don't see why people are so optimistic about him. Could very well be like Origi.

Ah, I confused his incredible run against Napoli in the first leg that allowed us to score with an actual goal

Diaz problem is consistency indeed, that's why I hope him staying wouldn't exclude Kamada (or another player) since he'd probably come on favorable terms with Real while Kamada would be free. They are not the same at all, Kamada can fill in positions Diaz can't and vice versa, I don't see neither of them as pure CAMs who take away spots from each others. Kamada is more similar to Hakan while Diaz does actually well on the wings unlike Hakan.

Ruben I don't know well enough to really judge. But Chelsea has been such a shit show this season... I guess it's hard to find one player that gets a pass.

 

[mrki]

No to Rabiots wages. Don't know how's Tielemans doing? Always liked the way he plays.

Also Pioli (after declaring Diaz is a COMPLETE player!) blabing about how good is Brahim and how he hopes he will stay etc. Incredible. We played vs team with 0 tension, it was a training. Where was Diaz vs merda? Bumping into real players.

I'm truly tired of Pioli and not only this shit we play but also of his presses that have become hard to watch. Milan MISSED ON TOP 4. That's it, our destiny is in hands of FIGC. And luckily Ladri are truly guilty so now they will not play the CL next year.

I will write about Juve situation more if you want later from the Italian sources I consider good.

Still, if we loose in Torino or even don't win and Roma wins all of their games we are out of the CL...

So... this season was really something. At least we had the joy of fucking up Conte and Napoli.

 

[Alo88]

Apparently City wearing the red and black kit in the final isn't that much of an unrealistic scenario. If they do that and win against Inter, I'm so going to buy it

 

[Soldier_of_god]

No to Rabiots wages. Don't know how's Tielemans doing? Always liked the way he plays.

Also Pioli (after declaring Diaz is a COMPLETE player!) blabing about how good is Brahim and how he hopes he will stay etc. Incredible. We played vs team with 0 tension, it was a training. Where was Diaz vs merda? Bumping into real players.

I'm truly tired of Pioli and not only this shit we play but also of his presses that have become hard to watch. Milan MISSED ON TOP 4. That's it, our destiny is in hands of FIGC. And luckily Ladri are truly guilty so now they will not play the CL next year.

I will write about Juve situation more if you want later from the Italian sources I consider good.

Still, if we loose in Torino or even don't win and Roma wins all of their games we are out of the CL...

So... this season was really something. At least we had the joy of fucking up Conte and Napoli.

Please write about Jube situation. Want to read more about it.
Postponing real payments which would be allocated in the following Financial year by forging docs that show they have made payments to claim tax rebate for the current FY is devious. It's just that they got caught.

If players agreed to this, technically they should be punishable. It's hard to prove if they understood the ramifications of doing so I suppose. If they were given added incentives on top of their regular payments then they should be punished accordingly. All Rube players are guilty too in that scenario.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

Watched haaland play. He is really good but I am sorry the quality of defenders are absolutely shit. Prime Maldini Nesta etc would eat this guy alive.

Even VVD could stop him easily.

 

[General]

Apparently City wearing the red and black kit in the final isn't that much of an unrealistic scenario. If they do that and win against Inter, I'm so going to buy it

 

[Kuroha]

Stefano Pioli gave an interview to DAZN at the end of the match against Sampdoria, also talking about Brahim Diaz's performance: "Brahim has particular characteristics, he is a player who can break your tight goals, he can tear away. He is still growing "I think the will would be to keep him, then I don't know what I'm doing in the market. Now let's focus on the championship finale because there will be plenty of time to strengthen the team".

His tune is very different compare to when he talk about CDK

 

[Kmoney]

That does not sound good.

I think his fate is tied to that of Pioli

In my opinion, he should be “sacrificed” if we don’t make CL

 

[Kmoney]

Ah, I confused his incredible run against Napoli in the first leg that allowed us to score with an actual goal

Diaz problem is consistency indeed, that's why I hope him staying wouldn't exclude Kamada (or another player) since he'd probably come on favorable terms with Real while Kamada would be free. They are not the same at all, Kamada can fill in positions Diaz can't and vice versa, I don't see neither of them as pure CAMs who take away spots from each others. Kamada is more similar to Hakan while Diaz does actually well on the wings unlike Hakan.

Ruben I don't know well enough to really judge. But Chelsea has been such a shit show this season... I guess it's hard to find one player that gets a pass.

I think one issue is Diaz worth noting is that is affects the players who play in the double pivot. With Diaz at AM, ideally we cannot afford another short player in the 6 positions. For example Diaz + Bennacer in the same lineup is too much of a physical/height handicap imo

Also I just don’t think a SS player like Diaz fits in this 4231, at all

RW is a Different discussion but to me he’s too slow to beat players consistently and doesn’t have the passing and vision to make up for it (like a Bernardo Silva for instance).

I see him as a positionless player like Bojan who can’t quite excel at any given role. Too limited

 

[General]

Juventus in more legal trouble from probe into player salaries

ROME (AP) — Juventus is in more legal trouble after the Italian soccer federation on Friday charged the club and seven former team directors with alleged fraud for the way they handled player salary cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.

apnews.com

 

[Alo88]

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Haaland banging three goals with that kit and showing off to Inzaghi like...



... would definitely seal the deal for me.

 

[Swagotelli]

Inter get shirt sponsorship offer from adult site for Champions League Final ​

The Mirror newspaper claim adult site My.Club have made an offer worth up to €100m to become Inter’s shirt sponsors until June 2029.

They have gone so far as to create an exclusive account for Inter at the site, with a message that calls them ‘probably the best football team in Europe.’

“Here at My.Club we’re all about penetrating new verticals,” said vice president Mike Ford.

“Much how Inter’s players squeeze their balls into tight spaces, into the box and then score, we’re looking to do the same.

“We want to sponsor them as they conquer Europe. We can increase their visibility along the way and help drive interactivity, engagement and ultimately boost their authentic communication with fans.

“We’d love to see Lautaro Martinez sharing his exclusive footage on My.Club after the final CL game vs Man City.”

 

[bill0621]

I really hope Roma will drop more pts tmr. I don’t have any confidence that we’ll win away against Juve.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

I think one issue is Diaz worth noting is that is affects the players who play in the double pivot. With Diaz at AM, ideally we cannot afford another short player in the 6 positions. For example Diaz + Bennacer in the same lineup is too much of a physical/height handicap imo

Also I just don’t think a SS player like Diaz fits in this 4231, at all

RW is a Different discussion but to me he’s too slow to beat players consistently and doesn’t have the passing and vision to make up for it (like a Bernardo Silva for instance).

I see him as a positionless player like Bojan who can’t quite excel at any given role. Too limited

Sucks being weak for him. But he is way stronger than bojan. Bojan just plain sucks.

 

[Soldier_of_god]

I really hope Roma will drop more pts tmr. I don’t have any confidence that we’ll win away against Juve.

Weirdly enough I think we can beat Rube. If we do then something is wrong with us actually cause it doesn't explain how we can beat napoli and Rube not not inter.

 

[brk]

Pioli : “ #DeKetelaere stay? I don't know, we haven't gone into detail with the managers yet, we'll evaluate it at the end of the championship"

What the fuck

 

[ROSSONERI7]

Inter get shirt sponsorship offer from adult site for Champions League Final ​

The Mirror newspaper claim adult site My.Club have made an offer worth up to €100m to become Inter’s shirt sponsors until June 2029.

They have gone so far as to create an exclusive account for Inter at the site, with a message that calls them ‘probably the best football team in Europe.’

“Here at My.Club we’re all about penetrating new verticals,” said vice president Mike Ford.

“Much how Inter’s players squeeze their balls into tight spaces, into the box and then score, we’re looking to do the same.

“We want to sponsor them as they conquer Europe. We can increase their visibility along the way and help drive interactivity, engagement and ultimately boost their authentic communication with fans.

“We’d love to see Lautaro Martinez sharing his exclusive footage on My.Club after the final CL game vs Man City.”

They’re probably gonna go for him as well.

 

[Nalim]

Weirdly enough I think we can beat Rube. If we do then something is wrong with us actually cause it doesn't explain how we can beat napoli and Rube not not inter.

Inter is unfortunately currently the best team in Italy

 

[DonSilvio]

How is CDK this bad? It makes no football sense

 

[Congo Powers]

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Apparently City wearing the red and black kit in the final isn't that much of an unrealistic scenario. If they do that and win against Inter, I'm so going to buy it

we wear white in finals..fking idiots

 

[ROSSONERI7]

What the fuck

Don’t worry, your love will be here next season. Too much money has been spent to just throw him like that.

Now Pioli is really testing your patience, ain’t he?

it goes fast … once you fall out of love with him. The spell is off…now you start to examine his words and actions without the filter of love…and all you can say is “what the fuck!?”

 

[DonSilvio]

we wear white in finals..fking idiots

But they ain't us

 

[Longbowman]

Weirdly enough I think we can beat Rube. If we do then something is wrong with us actually cause it doesn't explain how we can beat napoli and Rube not not inter.

Napoli and Juve play a system which doesn't exploit our weaknesses to the extent Inter's does. Their 2 strikers vs our 2 CBs meant our LCB can't cover for Theo. So he had to stay back. Our striker is slow which meant Acerbi could handle him alone - so Darmian and Bastoni was able to help out Dumfries and Dimarco. So they could attack from the flanks. Their 3 mids vs our pivot and an AM with no passing skills or physicality. Leao was half fit and our RW was useless.
Simply they are set up in a way that exploits every one of our weaknesses.
Unfortunately for them, City will dominate midfield and the flanks. Acerbi vs Haaland would be fun to watch. Only chance for Inter would be how City CBs handle the two striker format that is alien to EPL.

 

[Samaldinho]

Napoli and Juve play a system which doesn't exploit our weaknesses to the extent Inter's does. Their 2 strikers vs our 2 CBs meant our LCB can't cover for Theo. So he had to stay back. Our striker is slow which meant Acerbi could handle him alone - so Darmian and Bastoni was able to help out Dumfries and Dimarco. So they could attack from the flanks. Their 3 mids vs our pivot and an AM with no passing skills or physicality. Leao was half fit and our RW was useless.
Simply they are set up in a way that exploits every one of our weaknesses.
Unfortunately for them, City will dominate midfield and the flanks. Acerbi vs Haaland would be fun to watch. Only chance for Inter would be how City CBs handle the two striker format that is alien to EPL.

All Pioli had to do against Inter was play the 343 he used against Spurs.

With a fit Leao, sure, attack them. But he didn't have Leao. It was absurd what Pioli did.

He drops Leao and puts Messias as a RCM in a 352 he's never tried in Serie A, but when Leao is hurt, he goes 4231 and tries to go toe-to-toe with Inter in a semi final.

 

[Ash-ish]

Folks who are on high horse bashing our current season but screaming fludetto and lucky for last 12 months are worse than juve fans.

What kind of weird fans

 

[Ash-ish]

What the fuck

He has lost his damn mind. Just praying for cl spot.