Now if I was really that bothered about doping in football, it wouldn't be Barca

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I watched him quite closely the other night, convinced that I must be missing something, because every time I see him he looks ineffectual.

He was, how can I put this technically? Mince. Utter, utter mince.

Wa, indeed, gwan?

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It could just be the nature of Italian football. Also why their players don't travel particularly well (obviously the Pog isn't actually one of theirs). In England, ordinarily we'd tell him to never take more than three touches, if possible, and forbid him from shooting; Supporters' Player of the Year, easy. If there's no decent forwards about anyway.

Wasn't it your chap who said, the Italians can't beat you but you can easily lose to them. Most insightful and suggestive, I reckon.

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But he was everything that's wonderful at Juve.

Perhaps next season he'll turn into Vieira.

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Do you remember when Vieira would sometimes just gallop through the midfield in that ridiculously exciting way?

Fück I miss that team. :-( We really are never going to see better, are we?

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Do you remember when Vieira would sometimes just gallop through the midfield in that ridiculously exciting way?

Fück I miss that team. :-( We really are never going to see better, are we?

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:cloud9: like a horse.

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

:cloud9: like a horse.

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Yes, but not like Luzhny. He was shïte.

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Do you remember when Vieira would sometimes just gallop through the midfield in that ridiculously exciting way?

Fück I miss that team. :-( We really are never going to see better, are we?

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No. They were an exciting spectacle indeed.

Not, however, infallible. We shouldn't fall into the trap of believeing everything was perfect.

Adams and Dixon allowing Giggs to run through them in '99. Adams looking like a donkey as Owen skinned him in the cup final. Bergkamp missing that penalty. They were great, but the difference between them and the team that could have won the league the year Eduardo got smashed was minimal.

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:cloud9: like a horse.

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We've all heard the stories, P ;-)

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Played next to Pirlo and Vidal at Juve. He's not good enough to carry an average midfield by himself. Waste of money.

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He must have done more than just Prilo's running, surely? I mean, he could actually pass a ball, couldn't he?

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We've all heard the stories, P ;-)

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Who's the longest in the shower?

bet they don't even ask that now. they probably ask who's got the biggest selfie stick.

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No. They were an exciting spectacle indeed.

Not, however, infallible. We shouldn't fall into the trap of believeing everything was perfect.

Adams and Dixon allowing Giggs to run through them in '99. Adams looking like a donkey as Owen skinned him in the cup final. Bergkamp missing that penalty. They were great, but the difference between them and the team that could have won the league the year Eduardo got smashed was minimal.

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Small margins though, as you are fond of saying. That team would've still won the league at a canter *despite* losing Eduardo.

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No. They were an exciting spectacle indeed.

Not, however, infallible. We shouldn't fall into the trap of believeing everything was perfect.

Adams and Dixon allowing Giggs to run through them in '99. Adams looking like a donkey as Owen skinned him in the cup final. Bergkamp missing that penalty. They were great, but the difference between them and the team that could have won the league the year Eduardo got smashed was minimal.

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Of course they weren't perfect. However, I still suspect they were still the best we're ever likely to see.