Deco Open To Chelsea Move...

blutgraetsche wrote:Deco is a class act, Barcelona will not sell him, unless he definitely wants to leave. The only reason for Barça to sell: He may not be motivated enough anymore after winning everything with them already.

I'm not exactly sure if he'd be a success in the EPL though. Playing under his mentor Mourinho again would surely help, but the very physical nature of the league does not really suit his game IMHO.

golsud wrote:Are you on crack? Deco had a poor season like Ballack but that doesn't mean they will continue their poor form. Deco hasn't done bad in the two friendlies we have played so far, I'm confident he will be back to his best.

How can you say Motta should start infront of Deco? First of all the difference in class is huge, it's an insult to Deco to even compare him to Motta!! And Motta was AWFUL last season, MUCH worse than Deco. The club have even said publicly that we want to sell him!

Dos Santos doesn't play in Deco's position so playing him there would be stupid and Yaya Toure will be used as a DM and not CM.

The midfield next season should be:

Iniesta----Toure----Deco

blutgraetsche wrote:Cruyff likes Germans?

Good one, I give you that.

Puro wrote:

blutgraetsche wrote:Cruyff likes Germans?

Good one, I give you that.

Watching videos from WC 1974 Holland used to wear Adidas. Cruyff's jersey only had two black stripes. The rest of the Dutch team had all three Adidas stripes. Was Cruyff under contract to another company at the time?

Raifael wrote:
The Dutch FA had a deal with Adidas to supply their kit, and your Johnny Reps and Rob Rensenbrinks of this world were only too happy to wear the stripy orange shirts during the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

Cruyff, of course, had other ideas. He had an exclusive personal deal with Adidas's rivals Puma, who supplied him with their classic Puma King boots. Because of this, he was unwilling to sport the three trademark stripes of Adidas and insisted on a two-striped version instead. As you would expect, he got exactly what he wanted.

Although Cruyff wasn't around to cause the German kit giants bother when Holland embarked on their 1978 World Cup campaign, his rebellious spirit lived on. The van de Kerkhof twins, Rene and Willy, insisted on being issued with Cruyff-style two-striped shirts else they were off. But did the Dutch FA give in to this blatant show of player power?

Of course they did.

Puro wrote:

Raifael wrote:
The Dutch FA had a deal with Adidas to supply their kit, and your Johnny Reps and Rob Rensenbrinks of this world were only too happy to wear the stripy orange shirts during the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

Cruyff, of course, had other ideas. He had an exclusive personal deal with Adidas's rivals Puma, who supplied him with their classic Puma King boots. Because of this, he was unwilling to sport the three trademark stripes of Adidas and insisted on a two-striped version instead. As you would expect, he got exactly what he wanted.

Although Cruyff wasn't around to cause the German kit giants bother when Holland embarked on their 1978 World Cup campaign, his rebellious spirit lived on. The van de Kerkhof twins, Rene and Willy, insisted on being issued with Cruyff-style two-striped shirts else they were off. But did the Dutch FA give in to this blatant show of player power?

Of course they did.

Thanks for that info! You too Fey!

Puro wrote:

Raifael wrote:
The Dutch FA had a deal with Adidas to supply their kit, and your Johnny Reps and Rob Rensenbrinks of this world were only too happy to wear the stripy orange shirts during the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

Cruyff, of course, had other ideas. He had an exclusive personal deal with Adidas's rivals Puma, who supplied him with their classic Puma King boots. Because of this, he was unwilling to sport the three trademark stripes of Adidas and insisted on a two-striped version instead. As you would expect, he got exactly what he wanted.

Although Cruyff wasn't around to cause the German kit giants bother when Holland embarked on their 1978 World Cup campaign, his rebellious spirit lived on. The van de Kerkhof twins, Rene and Willy, insisted on being issued with Cruyff-style two-striped shirts else they were off. But did the Dutch FA give in to this blatant show of player power?

Of course they did.

Thanks for that info! You too Fey!

Murray wrote:The Dutch and their big egos - they're so funny.

golsud wrote:Laporta: "Deco no está en venta"

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S4P wrote:Yeah let Ballack go back into his bubble, his comfort zone, aka the Bundesliga.

S4P wrote:Yeah let Ballack go back into his bubble, his comfort zone, aka the Bundesliga.

blutgraetsche wrote:

S4P wrote:Yeah let Ballack go back into his bubble, his comfort zone, aka the Bundesliga.

I'd rather send him to hell than let him take all this $h!t any more, "comfort zone" my arse.

He should move to Spain or Italy.

S4P wrote:
It clearly is a comfort zone, because you German fans can't seem to admit his faults, therefore all the time he was playing in the Bundesliga, he wouldn't get any criticism whatsoever from anyone, whether he was playing great or awfully.

blutgraetsche wrote:

S4P wrote:
It clearly is a comfort zone, because you German fans can't seem to admit his faults, therefore all the time he was playing in the Bundesliga, he wouldn't get any criticism whatsoever from anyone, whether he was playing great or awfully.

Seriously S4P, your comment could not have been more clueless. If you had the slightest clue about Ballack and his history in Germany, about all the stick he had to take during his career, deservedly, but very often unfairly, you would not have written such nonsense. It took ages for Ballack to get the recognition he deserves in Germany, his Eastern German background was often used against him, he often was criticised for not being a Matthäus or Effenberg type of "leader", basically for being a more quiet and calm player.

Get a clue please. Besides, I have repeatedly not just "admitted" his faults (his biggest one was to move to Chelsea in first place), but actually criticised him for it. Repeatedly.