AUBA SIGNS!

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via @Arsenal.com

Finally, Auba signed da ting.

I do NOT want to see a ⌛ emoji EVER again. NEVER.

This moment is huge for the project. Auba is one of the best sharpshooters in the world. He’s  the de facto leader in the dressing room. Charismatic, swagger for days, the absolute embodiment of everything we love at Arsenal. An adopted North Londoner. We are VERY lucky he’s dedicated his prime to us.

It didn’t come cheap. £250k a week over 3 years plus all the trimmings. The total deal could be worth up to £55m. Wow, wow, wow.

Totally deserved though. There’s no debate over whether this deal is worth the money. He’s expanded his game, shown that he can push through the downtimes, and he’s proved that he is the BIG game player we’ve been desperately hunting for over the years.

There are many layers to why this signing is important, and look, I’ll be first to admit I wanted to cash in on him.

Firstly, the Arteta revolution would have taken a lot longer if we’d lost him this summer. Goalscorers are still the rarest of commodities in world football. More importantly, it’d be very hard to buy the sort of momentum his endorsement offers.

Secondly, we now become an even hotter project in the eyes of world football. Signing elite players just became a little easier. If you are Aouar (who took a red last night to speed his move to Arsenal), the thought of feeding balls to Auba must be exciting. If you’re a young player, imagine the prospect of sharing a dressing room with a global icon?

Thirdly, this has been a summer of carnage for football. We have no money, but our dear leaders have shuffled the pack to make this happen. That shows that we now have people in the backroom that can sell a big idea to the CEO. It also means – I hope – that we have a CEO that can sell to the KSE group in Delaware.

This is a good day to be an Arsenal fan. The dark clouds that have hung over the club for 10 years are starting to break. There’s light. The vision is clear. You can feel the energy behind the rocketship the club is trying to send into orbit.

There’s still a huge amount of work to do. Our squad is a long way from perfect. We need to shift on some of the problem players. We need to find consistency. The on-pitch execution needs to rapidly evolve into something that is pleasing.

That’ll come with time. Ups and downs will be part of that journey. Our faith will certainly be tested this season.

… but we’re on the right path.

The players, fans, and club believe we’re going places. When was the last time you felt this way about Arsenal?

Just a short one today. I have a fresh Auba podcast I recorded with Dom. Enjoy!

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DM

Morning

kamal

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DM

Tr4phy

kamal

4th

curse

Partey

kamal

so close!

curse

mornin DM, you don’t play around do you. good job on another trophy.

Chinagunner

Top 10

Louis

Do you guys also think that they delayed auba’s announcement to be at the same time as controversial news of someone departing, like Martinez?

Rosapirescastlesaka

Fantastic news now we can push on with a sense of solidarity and strong foundations that our best player and captain has bought into our plans, our best young player signed, we have improved in the market in key areas, we have proven winners and leaders in key areas and everyone is buying into the mentality .
Good time, there will be hicups along the road but ya feels solid reliable Arsenal is just around the corner .

curse

Louis, perhaps, wouldn’t be the first time they dropped good news on perceived bad news. Though I think Martinez was a mutual thing and overall the majority of fans understand the circumstances surrounding it all.

I actually thought they were delaying it to make a big triple announcement to get the fans super gassed. looks like they just spacing out the good.

GillespieRoadNoMore

Auba’s vote of confidence in Arteta rings loud and clear. He is a Talisman and could have moved on to clubs with more immediate chances of CL action, his belief in what Arteta is building pushes Arsenal several steps closer to being back where we belong. I can already envisage the arms folded pose being immortalised in a statue outside The Emirates.

curse

if we don’t do the hammers in like the women then pep zero (nice one) aka diet pep can do one the massive fraud!!

that’s not for free. I want donations lol

Left testicle

Curse

Set up a Gofundme page like this loser…

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brit-grandad-screamed-i-broke-22674544#comments-section

Who gives money to these people? Can’t be bothered to pay for travel insurance like the rest of us!

Wenker-wanger

Great news. Not only have we got a world class striker , but it will help attract top quality players to the club.
Artetas Arsenal is very much taking off now.

Omozuafo Frank

Great news. The era of not given a player above 30 not more than a year’s contract during the Wenger era has been put to rest. This will I spire the confidence in our players that are approaching that age limit that their hard work, dedication and loyalty will be rewarded by the club.
Next, let’s have Partey and Aouar brought in. The good days are here once again.

Left testicle

Great news. Not only have we got a world class striker , but it will help attract top quality players to the club.
………………………..
Runarsson? The Dijon and Iceland second choice keeper?

Leftfootcurler

Its a relief.

If we had to let him go,there would have been no chance of getting top 4.

Arteta is getting wingbacks to attack the box via late runs to solve our creativity issues.

It’s terrific that he can do that without compromising us defensively.

Saka definitely has the quality to get 10 assists from those areas.

Hopefully AMN, Bellerin can improve enough to provide the required quality in the final 3rd.

Pierre

Gillespieroadnomore. “Auba’s vote of confidence in Arteta rings loud and clear” Agree, Arteta was the deciding factor in Aubameyang putting pen to paper and he will be the deciding factor in bringing in the game changing midfielder that will take the club to a level that can compete for the title. Great business by the club to keep him at Arsenal however much he is being paid.. Aubameyang has much more about his game than many on Le Grove give him credit for and Arteta is giving him the right environment to showcase his skills and intelligence on the pitch..… Read more »

Left testicle

Pedro states five year deal but everthing I’ve seen says three – which makes more sense for a 31 year old.

Freddie Ljungberg

Martinez officially gone now. Let’s keep the outgoings rolling now please.

Jamie

Left, It’s a 3 year deal, small typo in the piece today.

CG

PedRo “””””””There’s no debate over whether this deal is worth the money.””””””””””” I disagree entirely, off course there is debate over what any player is worth. Anyone with a soccer brain ( granted they are few and far between them here on this site) knows you reward the players accordingly to their influence in the big AWAY games. As they are the games , that ultimately are the most significant and dictate where the prizes end up. Although PEA is currently current vein of form- mainly thanks to Artetas astute coaching. PEA record in England at the big away grounds… Read more »

Left testicle

Jamie,
That’s shoddy. 🙂

Leftfootcurler

Arsenal are not going to compete for the title anytime soon. For arsenal to challenge for the title,we need to get players who are kind of unaffordable for us. In this team,We need a 20 goals striker instead of Laca and a 15 Goals scoring winger. Besides Partey and Aouar. And defenders and goalkeepers who make zero unforced errors per season. Saliba and Gabriel are too young,mistakes are not unexpected. Winning the CL is easier than the league. Best attacks win the league and the best midfields wins the champions league. We should get try to top 4 and then… Read more »

Shaun

Aouar , all these people wanting to sign this guy. Have people actually seen him play, very much like Lemar, He will not handle the premiership, from what I’ve seen in about 8 games I’m not convinced performs in the French league. His performance yesterday before getting sent off us shocking, he gave the ball away so often, poor 1st touch on a couple of occasions, little tracking back. His goals/assists to not stand out either. Would rather save the money and play Saka/ESR in the AM role and bid for Szoboziai next year as he has rluled out a… Read more »

Gentlebris

Am I in yet?

Gentlebris

Cruel to shut anyone out in this exciting times…what happens to the Arteta new blank page policy at every dawn? Not respected here?
If I’m not in by the time I’m back, I’m gonna get a new ‘le grove name’ and smuggle me in!

One love!!!!

China1

CG I like how auba’s FA cup goals such as in the final aren’t important in your book

Leftfootcurler

It’s a miracle that PEA has scored as much as he has in the non big games. He gets such bad service. If it’s a 3 yr deal,the contract is worth it. I assume the result that arsenal wants is to get back into top 4 and stay there. You have to score 70-75 goals to get top 4 Arsenal could have let Auba go if they had bought Halaand for 20 million in January. Buying any other player who can potentially replace Auba’s goals would potentially be more expensive than extending Auba’s contract. Rather,with our budget, let Martinelli and… Read more »

Savage

Is it just me or does it feel like Auba is still getting better?

CG

China

“””””CG I like how auba’s FA cup goals such as in the final aren’t important in your book””””

Hugely important.
And credit to him and Arteta. Never dismissed them at all.

But PEA now has to the deliver goals at Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea from now on.
And I don’t think he is capable.Not at 31, 32 or 33.

Mpbabe is though. And that should be our target. No matter how realistic or unrealistic that might seem..

CG

LFC

“””””””Arsenal could have let Auba go if they had bought Halaand for 20 million in January.”””””

that would have been my type of thinking.
Younger and more dynamic.
No dead money with that lad.
Plenty with PEA.

Bjonan

CG & Leftfootcurler

These guys have the most shocking analysis I have ever seen.

Anyway it’s still a good time to be a GUNNER.

Leftfootcurler

Aouar is a CM,not AM yet. Goals and assists are irrelevant for CM. But he is young and has great potential at AM. A good team should have 2 goal scorers,2 creators and 2 outlets. All this is usually provided by the front 3. The 3rd CM needs some creativity. But it’s not necessary. Liverpool,for example have no creativity or goal threat from their midfielders. Midfielder’s job is to block space,win duels, challenges,cover a lot of ground, getting into good positions to receive the ball and make lots of safe passes,get the ball to the final 3rd. Aouar is good… Read more »

englandsbest

I never doubted for a moment that Auba would sign. Why? Because magical Mikel said he would. And I’ll go one step further: Auba stayed BECAUSE Mikel is manager. Yeah, the money is great, his future assured, but he could have done just as well elsewhere. The word ‘legacy’ came up. For exceptional players that becomes a huge factor as they get older. They want people to marvel about them when they are gone. That only comes at an elite club which wins major titles consistently while you ARE there. Auba evidently believes that Arsenal under Mikel will do so.… Read more »

Cashmoe

Pedro the podcast is not available in my country apparently!

Bjonan

Leftfootcurler

Has it crossed your mind that it’s the reason Martinelli was signed to take on the reigns from Auba…like Pedro put it Auba signing a new contract can be viewed positively in so many ways but the three significant reasons being his goals, his leadership on and off the pitch and being a role model to young strikers like Martinelli and Eddie

And to also buy the club some time (1/2 seasons) to sign another young strikers like Edourd.

Emiratesstroller

Arsenal have resolved over last two seasons the forward line of the team. In my view it compares favourably with the starting lineup with any of the top 4 teams in EPL and perhaps we have also got better squad options than most others. The new contract for Aubameyang is the icing on the cake. The club has also recruited new players in defence with arrival of Tierney, Saliba and Gabriel and hopefully these players will provide for the first time in many years the quality and solidity which has been required over many years once it is bedded in.… Read more »

Gonsterous

Not a fan of partey, rather get soumare (cheaper and can do everything partey can whilst being younger)

Not a fan of aouar, all this talk and he had about 4 assists in all comp for an amaZing Lyon team last year.
Rather get someone cheaper there too.

Captain Tierney

Auba has signed for 3 more years and not 5 right?. One of the best deals that we could do this summer. Elite goalscorer and a top bloke to have around. But the scariest thing about Auba imo is that at 31 he is still improving. He is at his physical peak and I believe he still hasn’t had his absolute peak season yet. I believe we’ll see that this season or the next. 250k a week is much deserved and maybe even a bargain when you see players like Werner earning 285k a week. CG What are you smoking?… Read more »

Leftfootcurler

CG

I make the exception for Halaand.

Nobody else.

With Most other young talents,we would have had to drop the ambition for top 4.

Martinelli is a bigger talent than most young talents.
But he and Nketiah are also not good enough yet.

Gonsterous

CG

Since when does halaand cost 20m??

Leftfootcurler

Bjonan

I have always wanted Auba’s contract extended.
I know all the reasons you are giving.

Emiratesstroller

Gonsterous

Partey is a “ready made” midfielder who is consistent in his performance level. Soumare may have potential but is that what the club needs at moment in that department?

Arsenal need currently short term solutions to get us back into the top 4 in EPL as well as
looking at the long term evolution and development of team.

Leftfootcurler

Gonsterous

Didn’t Dortmund get halaand for 20 mil in January?

Captain Tierney

Gons

Haaland had a release clause of 20 mil at Salzburg and Dortmund signed him for that amount.
But I read with all the agent commissions to Raiola and stuff like that the total amount to sign was around 35 mil excluding wages.

Captain Tierney

+ Dortmund had to insert a 75 mil release clause too . So that him and his agents can pocket more money when he makes his next move.

andy1886

So Emi went for just £17m? We really are rubbish when it comes to player sales. See clubs like AM and OL sticking to their valuations while AFC roll over and let one of their few saleable assets leave on the cheap. Same old story.

Shaun

Gonsterous , could’ve agree more. If going for the younger option Soumare over Partey and the Hungarian at Salzburg will prove better in midfield than Aouar

Leftfootcurler

Soumare can’t do everything that Partey can do.

Partey is better in blocking space,in duels,has a higher work rate,makes fewer errors and much better in line breaking passes. He is as good as soumare in everything else.

Freddie Ljungberg

Think we should activate Szoboszlais release clause now and loan him back to Salzburg since he wants to stay there another year. Would be a bargain. Might as well maximize that expensive contract we shelled out for Willian and play him at Cam for a year. We’re well stocked on the wings anyway. We probably won’t transition away from the 352 for a while anyway, until Saliba and Gabriel has adapted and the new CM is integrated. Would rather Soumare over Partey too, add in Sangare and we have a great base to build on. Would still cost less than… Read more »

Emiratesstroller

andy 1886

No-one knows exactly what is the contract for Martinez. We are reading a variety of media
“assumptions”

My guess is that Arsenal have agreed an initial fee plus performance related add ons based on number of games played. I will be surprised if the potential fee is less than £20 million.

History has taught me not to believe football pundits analysis until I read the actual figures
published in the accounts.

Dissenter

Spurs are about to make one ginormous mistake in bringing back Bale.
How long will it take for him to fall out with Mourhino?

CG

Captain

“””””CG What are you smoking? Your sweetheart Wenger missed out on Mbappe for a few mil and now he is way out of our price range.””””

Just the usual, my Arsenal engraved bulldog pipe lightly tobaccoed.
.
Well, let not make the same mistake second time around. He will be available soon enough.

You say, we cant afford him.
I would say , we can’t afford not to sign him.

No matter what Mpbbae costs- he wins titles and ultimately makes the club money.
PEA and Willian are ageing players and its more good money ultimately down the drain.

Leftfootcurler

Dissenter

Bale is likely to stay injured for half the season.
Much less chance of a fall out then

Dream10

Rumors of Liverpool selling Rhian Brewster to Sheffield Utd for 25m

Bellerin linked with Barcelona as a replacement for Semedo.

andy1886

Stroller, that’s fair enough, however the BBC have stated it’s £17m and they do not usually quote a figure unless they are sure of it. I hope it is more than that though.

Dissenter

£15 million for the back-up goalie who was refusing to sign an extension would have been fantastic deal.
£17 million for the back up goalie who was refusing to sign an extension is a excellent deal., The £2 million difference covers the cost of his replacement.

Emi;’s transfer value should have been in the £5-8 million range. It increased in three months because he grabbed his opportunity when it came ….but three months is still three months.
All the best to him at Villa.

CG

Andy

“”””””So Emi went for just £17m? We really are rubbish when it comes to player sales. See clubs “””””””

Impossible to think, useless and relegated Bournemouth have received more funds for their joker in goal than our Argentinian man mountain,

Impossible .
But that whats happened.
Outsmarting the market, again.

Emiratesstroller

CG

Mbappe is a wonderful player but frankly unaffordable and unlikely ever to come to Arsenal.
We missed the boat when he was at Monaco. He is one of a long list of players that Wenger claimed that he was interested in buying!!

If he leaves PSG I am pretty sure that he will land up with Real Madrid.

Freddie Ljungberg

http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-serious-about-signing-arsenal-player-will-hold-concrete-discussions-this-week/

Leverkusen interested in Kola apparently. They’ve just raised a cool 100m in sales so can’t exactly claim poverty, might even get a decent fee of 8-10m for him.

Bjonan

FL

I agree with you on Sangaree the guy is a monster in midfield he plays like a modern day Patrick Viera….he has strength, stamina, wide range of passing, skill and explosive acceleration…
He likes to hold on to the ball alot which could be dangerous in the EPL but am sure Arteta would iron that out of his game.

Dissenter

Gonsterous
“ Not a fan of partey, rather get soumare (cheaper and can do everything partey can whilst being younger)Not a fan of aouar, all this talk and he had about 4 assists in all comp for an amaZing Lyon team last year.
Rather get someone cheaper there too”

Why do you like to go against the grain? Don’t you know you’re supposed to surrender your individual opinion here and just Partey? /s

Captain Tierney

CG

Mbappe will go for 150m+ whenever he goes. We can not afford that. You’re deluded if you think we can. The best chance we had is long gone thanks to Wenger and Gazidis’s penny pinching.

Marc

Dissenter

The other problem the Spud’s have is Bales wages – he’s on £500k per week if they pay half of it they’d be contributing more to his salary than they pay Kane.

Dissenter

Freddie
We can sweeten the deal by paying the balance of the Kola wages and buying a golden stun gun for his wife.
No one is going to take him at 120k weekly

HighburyLegend

Martinez, about his departure : “I told my family and partners that now is the time to go. I have gained a lot of confidence. I’m proud that I got over all the frustrations and showed Arsenal fans what they missed ten years ago, because I know I could perform as well as I do today at the time. For me it was hard, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I said to my wife, “I don’t know how many games I played, but I was at Wembley.” I have been very honored to be… Read more »

Dissenter

Marc
I agree. These wages are massive and I don’t he will get on well with Mourhino.
There’s a reason Zidane didn’t fancy him…we’ll know soon enough. He should have just gone to China. I dint think he has that game in-game out fitness anymore. He’ll probably deliver one special moment once monthly.

Leftfootcurler

Partey is basically like Roy Keane. Both play style and performance level wise. Simeone doesn’t allow him to drive forward much though.
Seeing as how Arteta is encouraging cutbacks to xhaka now,it would be reasonable to expect Partey to show more of his b2b characteristics.

CG

captain “””””CG Mbappe will go for 150m+ whenever he goes. We can not afford that. You’re deluded if you think we can.””””””” No but we can afford to spend over £100 million on PEA ( wages and transfer fees) and Willians £30 million package.And Cedrics 4 year contract. Money that will never be recouped. If Vinny had any idea or imagination. He should be advising KSE to buy Mpabbe and promise Arsenal to double their money in a few seasons time, when we flog him to Real Madrid and after he has won Arsenal the European Cup. Arsenal are owned… Read more »

HighburyLegend

“Partey is basically like Roy Keane. ”

He’s a fucking ugly butcher ?? lol

Marc

Dissenter

The whole thing has all the ingredients for a Mourinho meltdown and the problems he leaves behind once he’s gone.

Not sure the Spud’s can afford it though – he’s usually at moneybag clubs. Should provide plenty of entertainment for Gooner’s though.

Dissenter

Leftfootcurler
You’re right that Partey does drive forward so the whole B2B prowess that’s been attributed to him is just legrove adulation.
When the ball needs to be driven forward, Partey delivers it to Saul [who’s demanding for it all the time]. That’s how Atletico are set-up.

Marc

CG

If you can persuade Mbappe to play for free I’m sure everyone on here will nominate you for a statue at the ground.

Captain Tierney

cg

If you want to include the whole package then Mbappe will cost over 300 mil .

Dissenter

**You’re right that Partey doesn’t drive forward so the whole B2B prowess that’s been attributed to him is just legrove adulation

Dissenter

Marc
I too don’t think they can afford another player on £250k weekly, which is why the Bale experiment will be interesting.
They are rolling a very expensive dice downhill. Maybe it’s to drive traffic to that amazon reality series. It’s a TV ratings ploy.

Marc

Dissenter

Planning a sequel eh?

Rich

Aouar is 22, I don’t know if he’s any good? But at 22 coming from the French league you’re buying potential, not the finished article. Like the majority of players coming from abroad he’ll likely need 12 months to settle. we’d be buying him for at least 5 years, (hopefully 10-11 years) not specifically just for now. We’ve signed Willian and brought Ceballos back for this season, both players know what the league is all about, and will give us a lot this season, which won’t make us too reliant on Aouar and Saka this season. Also think Pepe, Tierney,… Read more »

CG

“””””””cg f you want to include the whole package then Mbappe will cost over 300 mil “”””””””

Arsenal buy Mpbabe for £200 million.
Arsenal become League Champions
Arsenal become European Champions
Arsenal increase revenues in all areas
Arsenal sell to Real Madrid for £300 million

Get those figures over to Stan and even the old crustie would get the cheque book out.

Captain Tierney

One player cannot win you titles.
As is shown by the GOAT Leo Messi.
If Messi cant do it, theres no way Mbappe can.

Get sober mate.

CG

“”””One player cannot win you titles.”””

this one can,

Monaco
France

HighburyLegend

Depay is a hot Barcelona target.

And I don’t think Lyon would allow Aouar to leave also…

mb

Whatever, use that Martinez money to buy Partey / Aouar.

Emiratesstroller

CG

You are really becoming more childish and unrealistic.

Mbappe is not coming to Arsenal. Get over it and if you want to replace Aubameyang or Lacazette find someone who is a match winner who is more affordable.

Aubemayang is the best on offer at the moment and we have now got 3 years to find a replacement if he has not already arrived [eg Martinelli].

Henry+Root

CG/ Donald – King Troll ConclusionHe is the original flat track bully. The Graeme Hick of Arsenal. And congratulations to his entourage and him for his new deal. I am sure in time , Arsenal ( like the Ozil deal) will come to regret it, especially as he is 3 Auba has just destroyed Citeh at Wembley , Chelsea at Wembley and Liverpool at Wembley . Not Flat Track Bully credentials. Physically he is maturing and his best years may be ahead of him. Your idol Wenger hobbled this club by offering Ozil a ridiculous contract and faffing around so… Read more »

Marko

@David_Ornstein
: So maybe Arsenal can be hopeful [on Aouar]. We know about that admiration, for Partey as well but I think Arsenal are going to need to get some bodies out first and then we’ll see if either of them, both of them develop in the final weeks of the window.

Fingers toes and penises crossed gentlemen

andy1886

Diss, yes he came in and increased his value in those three months but is that any different than a player that goes as a relative unknown into an international tournament and comes out a few weeks later worth tens of millions more? And most of the teams they play against are probably worse than the Liverpool, Chelsea and City teams that Emi proved himself against.

Marc

From relegation candidates to winning the league and CL and signing £200 million players in the blink of an eye.

Last time I came across this kind of delusion I was talking to a Spud fan.

Arsenal are moving in the right direction and 99% of fans can see it and are behind it.

Ernest Reed

“Arsenal are owned by billionaires, off course they can afford him.
Don’t be so naive and pessimistic.”

Reality is that the owner is more likely to pocket the Martinez sale money (as a fee) than he is to actually spend a nickel of his own money.

I want to know the brand of that tobacco you’ve been smoking, CG?

andy1886

Marko – trolley dash mark 2 coming up?

CG

ES

“””””Mbappe is not coming to Arsenal. Get over it”””””

I thought that was the whole idea of moving stadium/expensive tickets was to compete for the best players.
And Mpbabe is one of the best ever.If not the best.

Might as well give up and roll over. I am sure Chelsea will have some players that they can flog to us next season to help them try and snare him instead.

You can continue to pay a fortune to watch PEA (32) and Willian (33) next season.

Good luck.

Bojangles

Atletico desperately want Lacazette, they are offering Vitoro and Thomas Lemar up for him. Just Partey will suit us though.

TR7

Martinez – 17M (Villa)
Torrera – 24M (Torino)
Kola – 8M ? (Leverkusen)

We are slowly getting there. 50M should get us one good midfielder.

Marko

We had our chance to sign Mbappe but that old fuck Wenger refused to pay 2 million to his agents/family. Useless cunt cost us big time on that one

Sid

Aouar would be for the future he will not make an impact this season and ze mental strength is questionable.

Partey driving forward leaving Xhakalson covering then the inevitable happens and Xhakalson is faced with a counter attack

The better option is Edourd if he fails to score as much as Laca, he is a targetman that can bring the wing forwards (saka, willian, pepe) into play, these guys can easily cover for Laca’s goals.
His price is right too.

CaliGooner

CG
First how many of those away games were coached by arteta? I’m guessing very few considering after arteta got here we beat wolves, United, city, Liverpool twice, Chelsea. How many Goals did Auba have in those games.

Games under emery are irrelevant now. Thank god.

Mbappe single handedly won the World Cup? Had nothing to do with a roster full of world class players I’m sure. That’s an asinine statement even for you.

Leftfootcurler

Dissenter.

Nope Simeone just restricts him for compactness reasons.

If you. can drive forward with the ball against Liverpool,you can do it against anyone.
But anyway, that’s not really important.

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