Virgil Van Dijk

[deiseach]

4 hours ago, Reckoner said:

Of course I'm the one who's laughing because I actually love brown smarties.

Further evidence, not that any were needed, that you are history's greatest monster.

[VladimirIlyich]

9 hours ago, Reckoner said:

Of course I'm the one who's laughing because I actually love brown smarties.

Weirdly enough I’m doing a 10 hour shift later in a place that plays that fucking station non stop, I guess I deserve it. Some solace for me as I listen to Africa by Toto for the seventh time in three hours.

Brown smarties is a euphemism,no?

[jonnyp]

I hope you walk behind a car and crack your shin on a tow bar.

[A_S]

13 hours ago, Scott_M said:

Another 90 mins for him in a pointless friendly.

 

The Dutch play Germany mid-week so there is no chance he won’t play all of that game as well.

 

Same as Hendo. He’s left out playing for 90 while Foden & Mount get little breathers. Hopefully means Hendo complete sits out Tuesday night.

If they played 90 minutes then sit out the next game, it works out ok. 

 

Big if, though. 

[gkmacca]

Virge: “Do I like the system? Well, I'm still in favour of 4-3-3 but I'm not the national coach and the national coach has a very strong opinion about it."

 

Van Gaal: “I know he has that preference, he always said this publicly. We already had this debate when I came here. The manager decides the tactics.”

 

Those Dutch guys. Even when there's no real argument, they can still find something to argue about.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/453911116511652?fs=e&s=cl

 

[TheHowieLama]

It is crazy that we have five guys who are the best players for their country - VvD, Robertson, Mane, Diaz and Salah.

City have DeBruyne and ?  maybe Pogba or Varane.

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes and ? maybe de Gea and Lindelof.

Chelsea Pulisic and ? maybe Kante.

[No2]

11 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

It is crazy that we have five guys who are the best players for their country - VvD, Robertson, Mane, Diaz and Salah.

City have DeBruyne and ?  maybe Pogba or Varane.

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes and ? maybe de Gea and Lindelof.

Chelsea Pulisic and ? maybe Kante.

City would have Mahrez, Zinchenko and probably Bernardo Silva.

For us you maybe add Alisson and Trent. 

Actually you might add Kelleher too, Ireland's players are shit.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

13 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

It is crazy that we have five guys who are the best players for their country - VvD, Robertson, Mane, Diaz and Salah.

City have DeBruyne and ?  maybe Pogba or Varane.

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes and ? maybe de Gea and Lindelof.

Chelsea Pulisic and ? maybe Kante.

 

3 minutes ago, No2 said:

 

For us you maybe add Alisson and Trent. 

I'd add Naby and (if he actually played for them) Matip.

[cloggypop]

40 minutes ago, gkmacca said:

Virge: “Do I like the system? Well, I'm still in favour of 4-3-3 but I'm not the national coach and the national coach has a very strong opinion about it."

 

Van Gaal: “I know he has that preference, he always said this publicly. We already had this debate when I came here. The manager decides the tactics.”

 

Those Dutch guys. Even when there's no real argument, they can still find something to argue about.

It's called overleg. Everyone gets to say their bit. 

 

Anyway, Van Gaal only started using that system because the defenders weren't good enough so understandable if Virg doesn't like it. Hopefully he'll get dropped for all the friendlies now. 

[Jairzinho]

33 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

It is crazy that we have five guys who are the best players for their country - VvD, Robertson, Mane, Diaz and Salah.

City have DeBruyne and ?  maybe Pogba or Varane.

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes and ? maybe de Gea and Lindelof.

Chelsea Pulisic and ? maybe Kante.

Pogba is France's best player?

 

[Numero Veinticinco]

6 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Pogba is France's best player?

 

Pogba is a footballer?

[TheHowieLama]

33 minutes ago, No2 said:

City would have Mahrez, Zinchenko and probably Bernardo Silva.

For us you maybe add Alisson and Trent. 

Actually you might add Kelleher too, Ireland's players are shit.

Mahrez for sure. Is Zinchenko the best? Silva not yet imo - but if so that takes one from United.

 

I don't think Alisson would be seen as the best player in Brazil and not sure many regard TAA as the best player for England - he doesn't even play that much.

[aws]

Neco.  Unless Bale's fit. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Queef.

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 hour ago, aws said:

Neco.  Unless Bale's fit. 

At which point, it's still Neco.

[polymerpunkah]

Minamino?

 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

18 minutes ago, polymerpunkah said:

Minamino?

 

 

 

Good shout here - I don't know much about their squad.

[Anubis]

Michael Ballack downplaying Virg. I’d forgotten he existed to be honest.

[Megadrive Man]

10 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes and ? maybe de Gea and Lindelof.

De Gea was dropped by Spain recently as he doesn't fit their style of play.

[Ne Moe Imya]

11 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

It is crazy that we have five guys who are the best players for their country - VvD, Robertson, Mane, Diaz and Salah.

United - Ronaldo or Fernandes

[aws]

10 hours ago, MegadriveMan said:

De Gea was dropped by Spain recently as he doesn't fit their style of play.

Must want a keeper who saves shots with his hands. 

[Scott_M]

Hopefully Van Gaal drops VVD for tonight’s game with Germany, give him a well earned few days off instead of flogging him again in a pointless friendly. 

[Tony Moanero]

2 hours ago, Scott_M said:

Hopefully Van Gaal drops VVD for tonight’s game with Germany, give him a well earned few days off instead of flogging him again in a pointless friendly. 

The players don’t see them as pointless, though, do they? They want to play for their country as many times as possible.

[cloggypop]

11 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

The players don’t see them as pointless, though, do they? They want to play for their country as many times as possible.

Netherlands v Germany is a massive game.