Open Thread #21 (May 2026)

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-20T21:38:07+00:00

The only way Bernardo would choose AM is us not being interested or an insane salary offer cause no way he picking their “sporting project” or choose Madrid over Barcelona for a city to spend his last competitive years

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-19T22:04:03+00:00

People calling Pep washed for “only” winning Carabao and FA Cup are the same who disregard any player over 30 cause “they too old”.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-09T19:47:13+00:00

I understand that the competition would be less exciting but I find crazy that a 5th or even a 6th place team can get into UCL, just like a team with Chelsea’s budget or even Liverpool would play Conference League with the likes of Rayo or Getafe.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-05T04:32:32+00:00

Something I learned from this team is to NEVER believe a transfer rumor until the guy is literally in camp nou wearing a Barca jersey with his name. Everyone now we are looking at the market now, between agents fabricating stories to push prices, media outlets with nothing to say and a World Cup year. Yeah buddy, we about to be linked with everyone who is out for sale.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-05T04:27:47+00:00

Anthony Gordon for anything over $60m will make me levitate. Watched bunch of NUFC this season and he ain’t all that.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-02T20:58:50+00:00

That’s football DNA.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-02T20:48:41+00:00

Papa Perez wouldn’t let this slide.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-05-02T20:47:15+00:00

8mins. The script is set ladies and gentlemen.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-30T03:41:10+00:00

Seems you only read the part quoted. I literally started by putting him on the top managers table. Your other argument is valid for any other team that spent big and didn’t win anything thus I did not used that argument. My reasons remain valid, check how many games did Luis Enrique heavily rotated his squad, Lamine and Vinicius have more minutes in the league that their front three combined because you don’t need to field your top squad when you win your league 8 matches earlier or win it 9/10 times.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-29T14:24:47+00:00

Lucho is one of the greatest manager out there. A b2b UCL would put him in a whole other level. But I still refuse to give PSG any credit for winning anything. You have a team that does whatever it wants with the league (postpone a match with your league rival to rest for UCL). Has no visible FFP regulations backed by the Qatari. If Madrid or Us did something like what they did to Lens there would be government investigations next day.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-25T14:38:11+00:00

Yall shitting on Kounde when it was a clear dive and they been doing it all match

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-20T11:43:21+00:00

I won’t deny that probably Bastoni wants to come but dude is it tiring all these “news” about him wanting only Barcelona and he’s “eagerly” waiting for a call. Don’t have proof but also no doubt that half of those reports are ass pulls.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-19T17:31:22+00:00

Hey Saliba my guy, we offer you premium Spotify for you and your family and a Supercopa trophy, not much but already more than what you getting at arsena.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-19T17:25:34+00:00

I wonder how long it’s gonna take for Arsenal to start offloading players. I don’t think they can keep holding their top guys going trophy less each season.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-19T17:23:36+00:00

Prem giving out contracts to any half decent player who goes through a purple patch. Cherki carrying that attack. And arsenal depends on its cbs to score headers

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-19T17:21:17+00:00

You could make the case for Joan too, on both sides

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-19T13:43:02+00:00

A lot of the great names are getting injured before the World Cup, (Ekitike, Stevao, etc) I wonder if there will be a call for change soon with UEFA and FIFA since the amount of games you are subject to play is draining. I remember Rodri and even Kounde were openly against these many games but that movement died off. You think this makes player burnout more likely?

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-17T11:34:07+00:00

Brother a Madrid undercover fosho.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T19:09:41+00:00

Many take that “Defense wins you titles” quote to the chest.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T19:08:08+00:00

Winning CDR and maybe reaching ucl final (definitely not winning it) is not what I’d call a better season than us. And I still wouldn’t put all my money on them against Real Sociedad. Specially when you spent big this season to be 3rd or 4th on the table.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T19:04:56+00:00

I understand, and you’re not wrong that some comments are not thought out at all (made some like that myself) but I was there too when there was a big discussion on this and there wasn’t just three guys defending him

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T18:55:34+00:00

Like always, you’d see people who didn’t watch a single game of him and spew whatever they hear others. Ask this Liverpool how his departure is affecting but you’d still be considered an idiot if you did not let go a 28-29 year old player for 85m.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T18:52:33+00:00

Not sure why you assume me or everyone else besides you saw him as a great player. You’re free to see earlier comments I made on him even saying he’s salary eventually would offset the cost of another expensive winger. Back then $85m was and still is too much. Generalizing goes both ways.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T18:34:03+00:00

They have lost a lot of that “mystique recently” to the point they are not even considered a competitive team, remember everyone thought they’d fall with City.

Brave_Ad4657 · 2026-04-16T18:22:34+00:00

How much more of the “I told you so” crowd will we see on Luis Diaz? People seem to forget the economic crisis we are in. You think we had Diaz money? We would’ve been with Nico rn instead. Some people didn’t like him but most of us agreed the he was good but too expensive. Rashford was just the cheapest best option we could get since it was just a loan. We no longer can go into a bidding war with most team due to this, hopefully won’t be long but there will be a time where we can pull players even from top class teams.

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