Has anyone heard of the "rumors" of Pep's teams juicing? Nothing concrete, but lots of dots. Could just be a bunch of jealous beaten foes, though.
He wasn't allowed to bring certain doctors and trainers to Bayern with him that were with him at Barcelona and now at City. That's some of the story. The doctors and trainers are the ones with the connections to the juice and the concealers. Guardiola himself was caught doping as a player and some of his associates were connected to that business. Apparently, what he has players on improves stamina and speeds up recovery from injury and fatigue more than increase strength and speed.
Ruben Semedo: Villarreal defender charged with attempted murder in Spain Villarreal defender Ruben Semedo appeared in a Spanish court on Thursday charged with attempted murder. The court in Lliria, near Valencia, also charged the 23-year-old with robbery, assault, "illegal detention" and possession of illegal weapons. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43161472 You can take your boy out the hood but you can't take the hood out the homie.
Lewandowski just sacked his old agent and hired the cunt that facilitated Neymar's deal to PSG, guy already saying that the best clubs want Lewandowski and that they'll see what the future brings em. Lewandowski is nearing 30 so I think we should sell him this or next summer if he indeed wants to leave.
Just read something that astounded me. Sergio Aguero has never been named in the PFA team of the year while he's been in England. SEVEN seasons. 143 goals in 203 PL matches. Unarguably one of the top five deadliest strikers in Prem history. Fantastic scoring rate. Usually the main striker for the PL champ ends up in the PFA team of the year. Not one time was Aguero voted in. Some might say it's because the players don't like him. Luis Suarez made the PFA team of the year a couple of times (Not sure anyone can claim Suarez is a likeable player to opposing fans, coaches and most importantly other players). Daniel friggin Sturridge made the PFA team of the year in 2013/14 w/Suarez. That's fine, it wasn't a prime Aguero season as he ended up under 20 PL goals. But the 2014/15 omission stinks. 2011/12 when City won the PL, Rooney and RVP bested Aguero in scoring as he ended up third on the list. The 2014/15 non-selection is just the most egregious imo. 2014/15 he led the league in scoring with 26 goals- Diego Costa and Harry Kane made the team. Costa and Kane were behind Aguero in scoring that season. Costa is every bit as unlikeable as Suarez (if we say the players factor in likeability). The seasons in which City won the league and Aguero ended up third on the scoring charts, he didn't end up in the PL team of the year. Yet Costa AND Kane get voted in for 2014/15? Absurd. At the moment he is on the way to his best goal scoring season since he's been at City and yep, you guessed it, he'll probably not make the PFA team of the year as Kane and now Salah are having excellent seasons. Just still doesn't seem right Aguero will go 8 season in the PL (after this season) without ever having made the PFA team of the year. I mean, it's players voting but are they just idiots? Is it that simple? It can't be likeability because as mentioned, Costa and Suarez have made the team of the year before. Also, Aguero isn't out there doing Suarez things to make opposing players hate him. Aguero isn't out there doing Diego Costa things and throwing tantrums...despite competition being brought in by Pep to essentially replace him. The only PL golden boot winner to never make it into the PFA team of the year. I say all that...as a Man United supporter who despises City and everything about that team.
Yung-T, Raz, DayWalker, ATW, all the other German brehs i've forgotten about. Why the anger about Monday night games in the Bundesliga? Please explain
The protests are part of a larger conflict between fans and the league that has been going on for quite some time now. Fans groups are criticising the commercialisation - for example the league thought it was a good idea to present a live performance of a pop/schlager star during the Cup Final last May, which went terribly wrong as she got booed of the stage by fans of both teams. The monday games mean home fans, who don't live around the stadium, and all the away fans have to take a day or two off to support their team in a league game, students and kids also can't visit the game. The fans feel like their wishes get sacrificed for the profits of TV stations and their sponsors. The Bundesliga has the highest attendance level in Europe and prides itself of its fan culture, so that's an issue and you don't wanna mess with the groups that bring the atmosphere to the stadiums. On a higher note, the groups fight to avoid English standards, which means "normal" fans get excluded step by step in favor of tourists and rich people. Splitting up the matchday further and further is another step in that direction.
BILD today saying we've had several meetings with him and even agreed to a 5yr deal already! Thauvin was my #1 target, but the club boss said they'd not even sell him for 150mil. Malcom is a great option tho, many Bayern fans I know love him and he was my #2 on the wishlist.
