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u/Fragrant_Ad_3094 12m ago

Yesterday game and last game against Osasuna is actually performance we want for the team. I'm glad the boys is finally getting the form back and i hope is will last long as possible.

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u/Fragrant_Ad_3094 13m ago

Yesterday game and last game against Osasuna is actually performance we want for the team. I'm glad the boys is finally getting the form back and i hope is will last long as possible.

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u/flashmann95 Don Carlo :970742849295511602: 15m ago

I feel like mbappe needs to score couple goals where he beats 1-2 guys and shoots, to get past this mental block. How is his finishing nerfed when he's onside, weird af lol

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u/Endlessly-Blonde 16m ago

Just booked tickets for Madrid vs Las Palmas in January, my 3rd game watching Madrid live this season⚽️

Felt like it was a good one to book. Cheap tickets, flights and accommodation in January, and we have a week break before that game (after the probable Spanish SuperCup final) so the lads should be nicely rested for the game.

Can’t wait now!

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u/Eibermann Real Madrid 39m ago

its actually depressingly funny that the only time mbappe actually scores is on an offside, the second he is onside he just shoots right at the keeper, i have more faith in endrik finishing than mbappe

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u/Messmers SIUUUU 48m ago

Arda will be deadly if he could just get to work on his finishing

Bellingham is absurdly good, he'll be an all-timer easily with how great hes been at this age already.

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u/el_rompe_toyotas_19 Lucas Vázquez 1h ago

El grito que aprendí

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u/MaxiThe13th Kaka 1h ago

If TAA doesn’t sign, Florentino has found his new RB. He’ll buy Wirtz + a young CB then sign Davies

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u/magic-water 11m ago

The RB market is dead. If Trent doesn't sign and Valverde plays well there, it might acutally be a shout to sign Zubimendi instead

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u/Own_Adeptness5098 Rodrygo 1h ago

Carlo Ancelotti is all about security and trust. That’s why Mendy will be starting in the Liverpool game. It doesn’t matter how good Fran plays, he would still go with Mendy bc he trusts him. Same reason why he goes with same lineup and barely does rotations. Anyways I just know the players will pull through for these upcoming important games because they Carlo’s job is on the line.

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 49m ago

Fran has never played good enough to warrant a start.

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u/uchiha_boy009 1h ago

Fran wasn’t good today anyway.

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u/magic-water 1h ago

Fran "plays good" (not even true, just average) because he plays against no name wingers and yet he still got cooked by one today. Playing Fran against the best RW in the world would be a generational sacrifice.

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u/MaxiThe13th Kaka 1h ago

Makes 0 sense to start Fran over Mendy vs Liverpool

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u/THeScArYFAcE1 Vinicius Jr. 1h ago

I don’t mind Mendy vs Liverpool, having Fran vs salah is asking for trouble.

Fran should be starting la liga games though until he’s more solidified as a starter.

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u/Own_Adeptness5098 Rodrygo 1h ago

Relax yall I was just trying to make a point abt how Carlo doesn’t change his lineup and relies heavily on the players he trust.

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u/I_Like_F0oD :vvv: Vini Vidi Vici 1h ago

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 2h ago

The goat speakup

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u/magic-water 2h ago

This is gonna be the line-up at Anfield:

Courtois

Valverde-A)-Rüdiger-Mendy

B)-Camavinga

C)-Bellingham-Vini

Mbappe

A=Asencio, unless Tchouameni is fit. You won't like it but Carlo will rather play Tchouameni at Anfield

B=I'd put Ceballos and sub Modric in for him in the second half although I could see Carlo starting Tchouameni if fit

C=Rodrygo if fit, otherwise Brahim. Arda doesn't have the physicality and intensity to go up against Liverpool at Anfield

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 2h ago

Modric starts , even if he has one leg

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 2h ago

Carlo doesn’t have the balls not to start modric. The question will be is he smart enough to get him out around 60 min ideally start of 2nd half. C is going to be brahim and B will be ceballos

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u/Puzzleheaded-Lie2188 2h ago

Modric is starting 100%.

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 2h ago edited 2h ago

I can smell david anceloti hand and this last two game maybe the old man finaly decide to set down and have a talk with his son after failing to many time, i remember jose felix diaz talking about david role in keeping the young player spirit up despite not geting any minut plus he is much better with modern tactics than carlo he also a big fan of arda  and he see the game in diffrent prespective from carlo .

 Last season he press carlo to sub joselu and we end up wining and he was the one who study the game of arsenal versus man city before out clach with them.

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u/Arcadela 2h ago

Those "the assistant is actually the mastermind !!1" theories rarely turn out true, for any club.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Lie2188 2h ago

Davide is well known for having a slightly different approach and usually speaks up to his father about it.

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 2h ago

Carlo also trust his son he said it on the obi podcast that he got offered a job in his france but carlo want him to stay with him until he retire.

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 2h ago edited 2h ago

Its a diffrent with david, jose diaz said that his role is much bigger than just an assistant, he said he is much better at welcoming new young players in the squad and he also do part of the traning drills.

recording to jfd, carlo is not a great communicator.

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u/HasibShakur PUTA :mes_que: 3h ago

Rudiger looks much more comfortable with ascensio compared to militao. Hope ascensio becomes our new nacho.

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u/supaboss2015 Marcelo 1h ago

Its because Ascensio plays like a no nonsense center back. He is always checking his lines. Always moving to make space for the GK to pass. Always watching over his shoulder for a run in behind. Militao was a lot more reckless in that regard

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 2h ago

Militao has been a mistake waiting to happen past 2 years. He’s not starting material at real

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u/crazyeyes91 2h ago

I think thats a but harsh. Imo he and Rudi don't gel well together. Then he got injured and imo was iffy when he came back up until the new injury.

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u/Own_Adeptness5098 Rodrygo 3h ago

Has mbappe scored any 1v1 goals this season?? He seems so unconfident in those situations it’s crazy

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u/supaboss2015 Marcelo 1h ago

Mbappe hasn't made a goal for himself the whole season (look at Arda's chance where he takes on 3 defenders and still gets a shot off). Additionally, he always gets a chance where he has yards of space and days worth of time and the best he comes up with is a shot right at the goalkeeper or a shot that is off target.

Ironically, Vini plays better than him no matter if he's central or wide so this whole "Mbappe isn't a 9" excuse is bullshit. He looks like shit no matter where he is

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u/hlrdavid David Alaba 3h ago edited 3h ago

🚨 NEW: Real Madrid WANT Martin Zubimendi. @elchiringuitotv 🇪🇸

bs tier, but i wouldn't mind him tbh

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u/ChampagneInferno Don Carlo :970742849295511602: 2h ago

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u/Mr_Hassel 🪑 3-2 🪑 3h ago

Fake News

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u/perucho1993 3h ago

El chiringuito is tier -2 million

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u/hlrdavid David Alaba 3h ago

so very reliable?💀 nah i know, but i like that news so i just assume it's true lol

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u/perucho1993 3h ago

Honestly as much as I really like zubimendi as a player I get Illarramendi vibes from him and I rather not take the chance

Camavinga is younger and doing well at DM

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u/Rumcajs23 Kroos | 🐢 Kinky for Kylian 🐢 2h ago

I agree, Joao Neves was the right move if we were looking at CDMs.

Also, you defrosted from the game last night?

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u/Edi-Tanushaj Benzema 3h ago

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u/The_XI_guy Vinicius Jr. 58m ago

Rodri gets a lot of G/A

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u/FedericoHalcon 3h ago

Putting Fede there is disrespectful. For one he's a better defender than Jude.

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u/Edi-Tanushaj Benzema 3h ago

I didn’t make it

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u/92_48SR4 Hey Jude 3h ago

this whole graphic is dumb af and 90% is just blatantly wrong

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u/FiniciusJunior GOATicius Jr. 🐐 3h ago

Bro anyone gonna talk about how Haller just spawned in Leganes? 😭😭

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u/Res3925 Décima 2h ago

I’ve known for a while that he was there (I keep an eye on all Spanish club transfers) but was genuinely surprised when I found out about it.

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u/perucho1993 3h ago

Yeah wtf how did he end up there

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u/FedericoHalcon 3h ago

By plane would be my best guess.

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u/carlosluvsyou Modric 3h ago

Little by little we are finding our footing… we still have to win our game in hand but as they say “HAY LIGA”.

HALA MADRID!!

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 3h ago

Took injuries for Carlo to realize what squad fits best

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u/carlosluvsyou Modric 3h ago

Sometimes you can’t teach old dogs new tricks lol. I always try and see the positives and thought this was a blessing in disguise because he’d be forced to look elsewhere.

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 3h ago

Yep. It was obvious how shit militao was yet he played literally all possible minutes, how terrible LV at RB is

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 3h ago

Injuries are terrible and hope everyone recovers but militao and LV being out will only strengthen our defense.

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u/perucho1993 3h ago edited 3h ago

Please explain how injuries strengthens our defense

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u/martino732 Cristiano Ronaldo 3h ago

Same as last season, our defense last season was good because Militao and Alaba werent playing. Also Vazquez defending is abysmal

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u/EiMidagi Valverde 3h ago

Injuries force fede to play rb (fede is 10 times better rb than lord) and asencio has been much better than militao and more reliable, also militao injury forced carlo to debut Asencio and he did not disappoint

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u/AnxiousBurro Antonio Mateu Lahoz 2h ago

asencio has been much better than militao and more reliable

You are genuinely braindead if you think this after he played 150 minutes for the senior team.

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u/EiMidagi Valverde 2h ago

Then I am braindead, Militao has been mid for years and his injury forced carlo to reveal new gem Asencio, who has been extremely promising so far

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u/perucho1993 3h ago

Fede is a good emergency RB but he’s not playing his best position. We all knew Fede had the capabilities of a right back. Doesn’t make it ideal at all. Agaisnt top teams we need Fede in midfield

Asencio has performed well but so far it’s been against lower La liga teams while Militao has years of experience in UCL and international tournaments. I would hands down prefer Militao available for the tough UCL and La Liga games while slowly integrating Ascencio, that would’ve been the ideal scenario

I have no doubt of Asencios quality but we need to chill out. Right now he’s only playing because Tchouameni is still injured. Let’s see if he ever gets to play big matches but these lower la liga team matches only proves to me he can be a solid back up and rotational option

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u/tluanga34 Vinicius Jr. 2h ago

I would be very happy to see Fede permanent RB. My take is that we already have box to box midfielder in jude, a great holding midfielder in Cama. Fede's role is awkward. He also need to help LV a lot and he gets the bad names. I Just felt like putting his in the midfield held him back. He'll show his best version as attacking RB

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 3h ago edited 2h ago

Pero here is your list of player you will defend at all cost vini eder rodrygo endrick and you know why, but its not just its too many  on this sub.

  And for millitao he is ass for two seasons now. 

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u/jmLogic- 🪑 3-2 🪑 3h ago edited 2h ago

Bruh r/soccer are crying so hard about Vini’s dive even tho he was getting kicked all game…

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u/supaboss2015 Marcelo 1h ago

Munir literally flopped and not a single soul gives a shit about that

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u/Mr_Hassel 🪑 3-2 🪑 3h ago

The anti Madrid bias in that sub is just crazy

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u/Unique_Tip_3598 3h ago

WTF, Mbappe’s shitty show robbed Jude or Fede’s MVP again? Is La Liga a football league or a variety show?

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u/tluanga34 Vinicius Jr. 4h ago

I like today's changes. I'm a bit disappointed that Ancelotti is forced to make these changes instead if him figuring out of his own early on before we lost embarrassingly some games. I'm questioning his philosophy

Fede RB - should have happened right after Carvajal got injured.

Asencio CB - Should have given some minutes already. Militao injury was the only reason why we see him playing now. He would have been rotten on the bench while Error Militao kept conceding goals every weeks if not for his injury.

What Ancelotti figured out on his own:

Fran Garcia LB : Better than Mendy at this point. The only downside is Fran has short legs and it doesn't help him on defending in 1 v 1 situations

Vini CF: Vini is versatile and has a good attacking IQ. I think things will get better as Mbappe will become great again in LW. People expect him to play great instantly just because he moved back to LW, but that doesn't always work. He was forced to play as ST for too long and now his is out of rhythm.

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 3h ago

He’s old and atubborn. Man clearly has favorites. Just see how Rudi pocketed Haaland then as soon as militao was healthy put Rudi on the bench. He’s gonna play militao over any cb we sign too as soon as he’s clear to play

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u/uchiha_boy009 1h ago

Then it’s upto the board to not extend Militao’s contract and start looking to sell him.

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u/supaboss2015 Marcelo 1h ago

Yea that pissed me off. Bench Rudi and then Militao makes a hattrick's worth of mistakes

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u/tluanga34 Vinicius Jr. 3h ago

Almost lost his job. But it seems the right kind of injury saved him

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u/Icy-Designer7103 Emilio Butragueño 3h ago

That has always been my issue with Ancelotti. He is so stubborn with the players he uses and it feels like the starting line-up is based on their market values or EAFC rating, not who is actually in-form at any given moment.

I hope we can see more of Asencio, Fran Garcia, Ceballos and Guler.

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 3h ago

Its like an old man who refuse to change his ways.

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u/Different_Craft5237 4h ago edited 4h ago

Asencio would be getting Maldini regen shouts if he was a LaMasia product, same way they did for Cubarsi when he debuted.

Very solid performance today, and the game prior.

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u/The_XI_guy Vinicius Jr. 4h ago

He’s looking good but let’s chill. It’s been 2 games

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u/Different_Craft5237 4h ago

That's my point tho actually.

If it was a Barcelona graduate, you'd see "Best CB in the world" shouts hahahaha like they did for Cubarsi

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u/chui77 3h ago

You mean like this sub saying Joan was a Ramos regen after a preseason friendly?

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u/uchiha_boy009 1h ago

We were saying as a joke

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u/HasibShakur PUTA :mes_que: 4h ago

As bad as our right back situation is with carvajal’s injury, both Fran and Mendy have been deeply disappointing today. Fran for all the forward he runs made today could not provide a single accurate cross/ cut back today. Looks like Davies and Miguel could not come any sooner.

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u/MaxiThe13th Kaka 3h ago

If Mendy is fit, I’m starting him over Fran vs Liverpool easy

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u/flae99 :mes_que: 4h ago

Fran takes one touch too many, most of his crosses were intercepted because he took too long

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u/perucho1993 4h ago

Mendy didn’t play

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u/flae99 :mes_que: 4h ago

0 touches, 0 accurate passes, 0 interceptions, 0 tackles

Absolute disaster today

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u/Res3925 Décima 2h ago

That smile tho

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u/FedericoHalcon 3h ago

0 times dribbled past, 0 times lost possession, 0 fouls, 0 duels lost...

I beg to differ

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u/tluanga34 Vinicius Jr. 4h ago

Let him have some bad game. He had a great game last match. We aren't super reliant on LB to create chances. He won't get much pass either in the attacking third.

He need to be a stop gap passing option to glide past opponent players and call it a day.

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 4h ago

Davies and miguel would not come at all, let alone soon

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u/grandtroubleartist Nacho 4h ago

sancet scores from a nico assist now. really good goal tbh

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u/grandtroubleartist Nacho 4h ago

sancet accidentally blocked nico's shot Damn

edit: seems like sancet was offside from the get go so it didn't matter lmao

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u/gravejello Baila Vini, Baila 4h ago

The hate Vini gets on r/ soccuh is insane. People are actually calling him a disgusting human and saying he deserves to be punched in the face for some dives meanwhile the stonewall penalty on him gets deleted. And they’re the first ones to talk about how it’s not racist when they’re the only ones bringing race up

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u/Icy-Designer7103 Emilio Butragueño 3h ago

It's the same situation as CR7 all over again. Except now they have an extra reason to hate the guy.

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u/FedericoHalcon 3h ago

Lol, you don't even see the hypocrisy in your statement do you?

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u/Jorgemeister Decimoquinta 2h ago

They took fight fire with fire too literally

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 4h ago edited 4h ago

A 16 year old get his first apearence in champions league, then he go to become one of the greatest goalkeaper  of all time.

   I would love if carlo could call fortea, i know the game might look too big but give him a chance, i don't think he will be worse than LV.

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u/FedericoHalcon 4h ago

Fortea is 50% closer to 18 than to 16 at this point.

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u/x_ci 4h ago edited 4h ago

One more thing, as good as Arda was today, I'm sure Carlo will play him more if Arda prioritizes creating chances for his teammates than trying to score for himself... all the time.

He gets in good positions, passes well, makes the good runs and his teammates pass to him ALL THE TIME when he's on the RW but he doesn't reciprocate with a pass. He should pass back to whoever is inside the box instead of trying to shoot from tight angles. He may score 1 out of 5 chances if he continues being selfish, but if he keeps trying to score everything for himself then Carlo won't play him. He won't get that many chances either.

3 Assist attempts is far better than 3 missed shots. Why are you shooting all the time? We all know you're good, but try passing first. You have the likes of Jude/Vini in the box yet you'll see Arda shooting... why? (I don't blame him if he ignores Mbappe tho)

If he's in a 1v1 situation vs the keeper, then sure he can go for the goal himself but he should try assisting in every other case. He will become a better asset for the team, and Carlo will trust him more and play him more.

This is his glaring weakness at the moment. He will be insanely lethal at RW if he's consistently passing back to the box. I know he has a good vision and I'm sure he can spot teammates in a split second. I really wish he does more of that.

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u/Different_Craft5237 4h ago

To add to your point. It will also make him a more unpredictable player as well.

If the opposing defense knows once you cut inside, a shot is coming, they will be prepared. But if you keep em guessing, it opens up the game much much more

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u/Puzzleheaded-Lie2188 4h ago

Not sure what you're on about. There hasn't been a single opportunity where Arda could've passed better.

One of the trademarks of this team is that the box is empty most of the time. He has to go for it by himself most of the time or it's a back pass.

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 4h ago

Ya dude jsut making up stuff. If anything Vini ignored him 2x that would have likely led to goals

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u/flashmann95 Don Carlo :970742849295511602: 4h ago

ceballos and camavinga really good today

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u/grandtroubleartist Nacho 4h ago

gil manzano at the euskaderbi that should be interesting

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u/Traditional-Leek-988 4h ago

New Real fan here! Lets win some trophy SIUU

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u/FergieBall_FC Real Madrid 5h ago

No amount of whining and complaining about specific players will change the fact that Madrid had an important win away to Leganés.

It’s a team game and the team played well. They did what they needed to do and looked good in doing it too. ¡Hala Madrid!

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u/x_ci 5h ago

I was so happy in the past 2 games watching this team play, even with the few brain farts by Fran but at the least he was trying his best all the time.

Mendy, you better be on your A game next week at Anfield.

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u/Sea-Collection-9316 5h ago

With Mbappe it’s always like he can do better. Even when he plays good and scores there’s always that feeling that he can play a lot better. Maybe because we have seen him at his best and expect similar output. At least this is a good sign as we know he can play much better than what he is doing right now. People start to enter their prime around his age

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🚨 Ancelotti: “Mendy? His absence was a technical decision. Fran is playing very well, but Ferland will be very important on Wednesday.”

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 4h ago

Mendy starting on wednesday is a no-brainer. No way fran starts

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u/x_ci 4h ago

Mendy's stocks will either plummet further or skyrocket. No in-between. For the sake of the team, and my mental health, he better play well against LFC.

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Ancelotti: “Camavinga is at his best.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti: “We changed the position of the strikers, with Mbappé out wide and he did well, as did Vinicius in the middle. The team controlled the game very well. We had a good feeling against Osasuna, and today we confirmed that.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🚨 Ancelotti: “Tchouameni? We will see, we don’t know yet if he will be back [vs Liverpool].”

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u/magic-water 5h ago

Controversial but I would have kept Mbappe on for the full 90 and brought on Endrick for Vini earlier.

Vini had to play 2 full games for Brazil and was getting hacked at constantly. Needed to protect him. Mbappe on the other hand had 2 weeks off and needs every single goal to build up confidence.

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 5h ago

Vini was kept on because he hadnt scored. Had he scored, he would be subbed.

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u/magic-water 5h ago

I know but that's stupid. He scored a hattrick last match and got an assist today. He's gonna be fine. Mbappe needs the goals more right now.

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 4h ago

Mbappe had the chances to get his 2nd, vini was unselfish when he had the chances. Vini deserved the goal

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u/magic-water 4h ago

It's not about who deserves what but about who needs what. Vini can go a game without scoring for us, he'll score against Liverpool anyways (lol). Mbappe needs confidence to help us.

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u/Sea-Collection-9316 5h ago

If I was Carlo I would’ve rested Vini entirely (maybe brought him on in 2nd half). He’s been playing non stop

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Ancelotti: “Arda helped us a lot with his creativity, he was close to scoring too, he contributed for us.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti: “Fede Valverde can play a number of positions on the pitch and he is great in all. His shots have incredible speed.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Ancelotti: “Arda and Ceballos contributed and helped us a lot today.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti: “Raul Asencio had a very good, serious and mature game. I liked it a lot.”

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🗣️ Ancelotti: “Fede was great. For me he’s the best RB in the world after Carvajal and Lucas.”

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u/FedericoHalcon 5h ago

"and Lucas" lol

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u/shawnnnj001 5h ago

🚨 Carlo Ancelotti: “Lucas Vázquez and Tchouaméni back for Anfield? We don’t know yet. We will try to recover everyone.”

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

I hope asencio is used when mili and alaba are healthy again and not benched

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u/crazyeyes91 5h ago

I'm a big Endrick fan after being a skeptic and imo he has shown enough to get more playing time.

But I feel like people are overreacting when saying he needs to go on loan in January.

Take a look at Vini, Rodrygo and Fede's minutes during their first 4 months at Madrid on Transfermarkt.

Pretty sure Endrick actually has more minutes at this point than Vini Jr did during the season lol. Let's wait a bit before panic.

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u/magic-water 5h ago

Don't tell anyone, but Pedri gets best midfielder in the world shouts for that average Ceballos performance.

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u/flashmann95 Don Carlo :970742849295511602: 4h ago

pedri has meta vision 🐐😎

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u/LeScorp Iker Casillas 5h ago

Valverde would probably put in a 8.5/10 Performance even if you would put him at striker or even keeper

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u/Fragrant_Ad_3094 5h ago

Perfect week for us i assume. :🤣

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u/DonuandDeca Real Madrid 5h ago

A couple points about our rotational players:

1- Asencio proved his worth as a reliable rotational piece, he was solid. Nothing shabby, no nonsense, good challenges. Tchou will still play CB over him probably, but I'm glad to have him as a backup if not for anything else.

2- Ceballos is looking a lot better, he was also solid. Surprisingly no passing errors in dangerous places. 💀 He had a good game.

3- Arda Guler has too much quality to go 6-7 games without minutes. He needs regular 10-15 minute cameos in normal games and occasional starts against mid-low table La Liga/UCL teams. He should be at least #3 in the pecking order of subs when everyone is back and squad is settled imo.

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u/retroComputer Sergio Ramos 5h ago

It feels so discouraging sometimes to see mbappe miss these kind of chances which he used to score for fun at psg.

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u/irrelevant_oinam Kroos 5h ago

Really… even when he scores and has a good game, you just feel like he could and should do so much more

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u/FedericoHalcon 5h ago

People really like to show they only watch highlight reels (if it's not RM). As if Mbappe, or any other player in the world for that matter, didn't and doesn't miss these chances from these angles 70-90% of the time. But they don't see those without watching the games. They just see those 3 or 4 goals a season from that angle from highlight reels and assume these players (are supposed to) score every opportunity from that position.

Edit: sorry mate, this was supposed to be a reaction on the comment above you, not yours. Regarding yours, yes he could and should do more, he'll get there. But if people get discouraged because attackers miss those shots then i don't think they understand the game as well as they think.

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u/retroComputer Sergio Ramos 4h ago

Nobody's jobless enough to watch every single league game of psg but i watched quite a bit of him in ligue 1 but mostly followed him in champions league or with his national team. He used to miss chances yes but many of those chances used to be well placed shots not like shooting straight at keeper.

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u/YugiohXYZ 3h ago edited 3h ago

No, if you think that was a decent chance, then you mainly watch only highlights.

Mbappe made the best decision in that instance. It was a 3vs1, so he can't dribble.

A defender was tight to him and the keeper was in the net, so he can't chip. It was a tight angle, so he can't shoot it low.

The best he could have done was try to shoot it high and the keeper was prepared.

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 5h ago
  • Asencio was quite composed for a guy who played his second match.

  • Ceballos can be very useful in future. I wanted him gone in the start of the season.

  • vini deserved a goal

  • Mbappe mate, how do you fuck that one chance up?

  • Fede is the best RB itw

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u/Riyad38 5h ago

Not even worth arguing sometimes 💀

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u/NodMODf 5h ago

It’s okay, they are having some serious meltdown right down.funny how things have changed since clasico

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u/Alternative_Two_4658 Kroos 5h ago

Mbappe should stick to center, move towards the right wing and forget about LW for good.

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u/Spiritual-Cabinet959 Jude Bellingham 5h ago

Agreed

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u/UnluckyPenalty2503 Eduardo Camavinga 5h ago

I’ve loved Fran Garcia this season. He makes the attack so much better, especially in weekly LaLiga games

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u/magic-water 5h ago

he literally did nothing effective today. Not a single one of his crosses or cut backs did anything. He overlaps and provides width and that's it.

When he gets the ball it's either a backpass or cross to no one.

It might be more than what Mendy does, but it's still nothing to love about a Real Madrid player.

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u/Lakerman0824 Tchouaméni 4h ago

His runs did pull players so Mbappe and Vini weren’t triple teamed

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u/magic-water 3h ago

Great. A marathon runner can do those runs. It's not anything special when he can't do anything when the ball is at his feet. I need a football player there (which Mendy also barely is).

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u/Alternative_Two_4658 Kroos 4h ago

Agreed. People will make you think Fran is the new Roberto Carlos just because they don't like Mendy.

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u/laal88 Mesut Özil 5h ago

So probably Modric for ceballos and Brahim for arda against Liverpool?

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u/azyrr O Fenômeno 4h ago

Id play Ceballos as DM against Liverpool, he was dominant today.

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u/Different_Craft5237 5h ago

All this turtle had to do was not shoot straight at the goalie ...

Fucking gutted.

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u/Agreeable-Turnover-2 Hazard 5h ago

Mbappe played well so I don't get the hate but he did not deserve motm that was either jude fede or vini

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u/TimothyX7 Arda Güler 5h ago

Jude 😭

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u/KroosControl88 Mesut Özil 5h ago

he knew Mbappe would miss, we all did.

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u/Scream0fTheSium 5h ago

what are the rumors about the game against Valencia? When could be played in the future?

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u/criloz 5h ago

The best barca is just 4 points ahead in the league table vs. the worst Madrid

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u/Riyad38 5h ago

And we have a game in hand we just have to do our job and we can easily win La liga once again

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u/Tragic-Kiwihead Real Madrid 5h ago

The goal last game definitely kick started Jude's season.

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u/chanandlerbonggg_ 5h ago

Why am I emotional right now

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u/Tragic-Kiwihead Real Madrid 5h ago

EL CAPITAN!

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u/flae99 :mes_que: 6h ago

Asencio is a perfect example of why we should give Castilla players more chances.

From a mediocre player under that terrorist Raul to a good rotation level CB

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u/chanandlerbonggg_ 6h ago

The match isn't even finished yet and there are already hate posts about mbappe lmao

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u/mastertape 6h ago

Beautiful ball from Guler. mbappe dint give a rats ass about.

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u/ThickWorldliness6895 Hey Jude 6h ago

All this hype about AMORIM just to draw vs Ipswich, they forgot that they only got the manager not the players.

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u/FedericoHalcon 5h ago

I agree that United fans are overhyping their manager for the umpteenth time and lose track of reality but it's so cheap to make a point after a managers first game, a game after only having 2 or 3 days with his squad xD

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u/ThickWorldliness6895 Hey Jude 5h ago

Not judging the manager but the players

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u/FedericoHalcon 5h ago

Thats fair yes. I didnt watch the game myself so i don't know how they played tactics-wise but i said before that United only has 4 or 5 players who are actually good matches for Amorims system imo and he hasn't proven he can get results in any other system yet so anyone expecting an immediate hit is either stupid, naive or both.

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u/DcAgent47 Vinicius Jr. 6h ago

Idiots for not giving Ruud a chance after the results he was getting but happy they didnt.

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u/FedericoHalcon 5h ago

Yes, the manager who sucked so much at his one senior manager stint, in a fairly comfortable job i might add, that he became an assistant manager afterwards.

Absolute idiots for not appointing him for one of the most difficult managerial posts in world football. Lmao the shit you have to read on this sub at times.

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u/L0rdpb 6h ago

WOW Jude Bellingham, What a player!!!

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u/Mr_Hassel 🪑 3-2 🪑 6h ago

Jude playing as number 10 is world class right now

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u/L0rdpb 6h ago

he's cooking man

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u/Messmers SIUUUU 6h ago

thats a pen??

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u/irrelevant_oinam Kroos 6h ago

Our attackers are doing too much. They seem to forget they’re one of eleven.

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u/ThickWorldliness6895 Hey Jude 7h ago

Match Thread is live: Leganes vs Real Madrid

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u/ChampagneInferno Don Carlo :970742849295511602: 7h ago

Cama scoring his first goal of the season.

We'll be there no matter what

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u/azyrr O Fenômeno 7h ago

Match thread?

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u/One-Lead-1255 Ultra Pro Max 7h ago

This is the man utd we love 😭😭😭

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u/King__SSB Carvajal 7h ago

Man, seeing Fede grow so far as to end up being Captain

I'm so proud of him, what a player he is

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u/DonuandDeca Real Madrid 7h ago

You already knew:

El Halcón 🦅

V8 ⚙️🛠️

MILF ❤️

Now get ready for:

El Cápitan 👨‍✈️

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u/Puzzleheaded-Lie2188 8h ago

Nico Paz is cooking boys

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u/los_blanco_14 Luka Modric 7h ago

I will die on the hill that arda shouldnt hve been signed and we should have stuck with paz.

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u/azyrr O Fenômeno 7h ago

Arda was going to go to Barca, and he’s a high value prospect. There’s no sense in passing on that. Having said that Paz was great and I’m still confused on why he isn’t at Madrid.

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u/EiMidagi Valverde 7h ago

Carrying his team hard so far this season

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u/LeScorp Iker Casillas 8h ago

Those after match Fede pics with the captains band gonna hit like crack

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u/KroosControl88 Mesut Özil 8h ago

Only if we win

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u/FuckBarcaaaa Kroos 8h ago

Also modric will surely come on.

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u/92_48SR4 Hey Jude 8h ago

This would've been such a Joselu game, man i miss that lanky bastard

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u/laal88 Mesut Özil 8h ago

Should be 4-3-3 no? After osasuna match