England vs Germany... again
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
I can still see situations which may arise between now and the trophy presentation (if they win the requisite matches in between of course) where Argentina at the very least might regret not having Javier Zanetti or Esteban Cambiasso to call off the bench. There's been talk of them maybe playing two deep midfielders against Germany to provide less susceptibility to counter-attacks, and then everyone realised the second midfielder (alongside Mascherano) would have to be Mario fucking Bolatti, and shut up about it.
tet1963 wrote:
Welcome, first of all, tet. But does anyone else think that if English clubs were told to break even or they couldn't play in the Prem, one of their first reactions would be to increase ticket prices?
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
No, they didn't. They paid for treatment he'd already been prescribed by a doctor in Rosario, because Messi has (still has, today, even though he's off the treatment now) a congenital genetic disorder which is present in around 1 in every billion people (I'm not exaggerating). The treatment wasn't something he was given to bulk him up - it was prescribed to him because if he hadn't been given it, he would never have grown any taller than five feet nothing.
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
Given what I've just typed above, I find that extremely unlikely. Especially without an EU passport.
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
E10, you have to bear in mind that dunga and maradona are both world cup winning captains, they have a huge amount of authority over the players in their squad. Also the dynamic in those countries is very different. They have a lot of success, and aren't desperate for a messiah in the same way. A manager like dunga can say the team is more important than ronaldinho/ronaldo/adriano and people will agree with it. It's not like they've missed any of those players.
tet1963 wrote:
1. No team can compete in the Premier League unless the club breaks even each season. This is a requirement in Germany and has the happy effect of forcing clubs to develop German players, keeps wages at a reasonable ratio to turnover and means you can watch a Bundesliga game for £13 not the £40-50 some clubs ask for.
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
but barcelona pumped [Lionel Messi] full of growth hormones. the clubs would have waited until he was 14 or 15 like other players. not everyone is signed at 13.
The Mighty Kubelgog!!! wrote:
[Messi] could get [his treatment] on the NHS if he lived in england.
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