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He was for Monaco.

Relax, RK has hired these guys to deliver it.

I wonder if City would consider a straight swap?

Too risky for Barca. They'll be coddled into the semis at least. Sounds like a plan. With City or Barca waiting for the winner in the semis. Warm up those balls.

Indeed. Barcelona vs. Porto Juventus vs. Ajax Eng. vs. Eng Eng. vs. Eng

As opposed to wanting to leave after being called up and having their heads turned? Better for us if they don't get called up.

That's my point. It's not VAR, it's the idiots using it. Just like yesterday in the City/Schalke match. 2 minutes to decide a clear non-offside. Could've been done in 10 seconds.

You forgot to add that we'll probably lose. I'll happily settle for a draw, along with a Cardiff loss to Chelsea. The latter lost 4-0 to the Cherries so their ability to screw things up cannot be underestimated. And everyone here knows we can play well against the big boys but crap against the mediocre teams.

What you're describing is the problem with idiots using, not with VAR itself. Like a drunken teenager driving a Ferrari. Overall it worked very well at the World Cup.

Same as penalty shootouts, but with a goal kick if saved. Good idea if true. I would also make the penalty taker be the one who was fouled (or who last hit the ball if hand ball). Only someone else if he goes off injured.

Boufal at least has some talent, so who knows. Agreed about Carrillo, no point flogging a dead donkey.

That depends whether Real Madrid's U21 team will be looking for a manager then.

Except when they play Cardiff.

This chap's also due a Shakespeare play.

Exactly this. Ralph is a very good manager, but he's not perfect and he's spouting bollocks on this.

So Marcelo is telling porkies. Or maybe he (Marcelo) doesn't understand Spanish himself!

Thank God Pulis isn't their manager.

Interesting, didn't know that about Sanchez and Aguero. Inexcusable that they haven't bothered to learn the language after all these years. They can afford to hire the best teacher if they need one.

Last year's World Cup proves otherwise. A goal scoring feast and one of the best of modern times. One of the reasons, with VAR defenders quickly learned that they weren't going to get away with shirt tugging in the penalty area, giving more freedom to the side attacking.

Maybe it's because he's been there for 5 years and still hasn't bothered to learn Spanish.

Unless their draws are like London buses. Wait for ages, and then 2 arrive one right after the other.

At the beginning of the season maybe, but we're talking less than half of a season. Tell him he's a backup until the summer, and then he's free to move on. I'm sure the snowflake could handle that without a fuss. He hasn't even been sold FFS, and Inter have indicated they're not interested in him after the loan expires.

Still don't understand why the club didn't keep Cedric as back up in case Valery gets injured/suspended/knackered....

Boys played really well. Today showed the difference between us and the big boys: they can afford the best strikers and referees money can buy.

Key words. If Valery gets injured/suspended, or just plain knackered when we enter a run of 2 matches per week, who's going to replace him?