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How do you define World Class

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posted on 26/5/20

comment by Wahl Icht - Greatmanagerswinthetreble (U22332)
posted 40 minutes ago
Combined Barcelona Liverpool team

Ter Stegen
Trent pique Van dijk Alba
Rakitic Busquets Arthur
Messi Suarez Griezmann
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Griezmann

He's been shocking for Barca, so much so that they're rumoured to be selling him this summer.

posted on 26/5/20

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comment by Melt (U22362)

posted on 26/5/20

comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Wahl Icht - Greatmanagerswinthetreble (U22332)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by There'sOnlyOneRed's (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Wahl Icht - Greatmanagerswinthetreble (U22332)
posted 5 minutes ago
Team A

Alisson
Trent
Matip
Van Dijk
Robertson
Hendo
Fabinho
Milner
Shaqiri
Origi
Mane

Team B

Ter Stegen
Roberto
Pique
Lenglet
Alba
Vidal
Busquets
Rakitic
Coutinho
Messi
Suarez

Look at the difference in qualty between these two teams. And yet team A wins 4-0 and its not a freak result?
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Exactly, we were without Salah and Firmino, as well as Robertson going off early on and still thrashed them. By far the better team. Should have beat them in the first leg also, as we were all over them but suffered a freak result.
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OK so when the better team wins 3-0 its a freak result, but when the worse teams wins 4-0 that's totally cool. OK then

Delusion, pure furrrking delusion.
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Liverpool were the better team. Why are you saying Barca were the better team you melt?
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The better team on the night lost 3-0. I know, it sounds absolutely crazy, it did then and it still does now. We controlled the game, had the most possession, the most shots, the most corners, their keepers made some fantastic saves but on the night, we missed our chances and were sucker punched.

We played the same game in the second leg but took our chances. Barca struggled in the first leg to control the game but struggled even more in the second leg. We were the better team and it showed.
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Are you doing a Barry bit? His bias is typically funny cos he is playing a character

posted on 26/5/20

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posted on 26/5/20

A world class player is anyone good enough to attract the interest of Real or Barca. For me, that narrows the list down nicely:

Nobody in the PL since Hazard left.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 20 seconds ago
A world class player is anyone good enough to attract the interest of Real or Barca. For me, that narrows the list down nicely:

Nobody in the PL since Hazard left.
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Alex Song, Thomas Vermaelen, Emmanuel Adebayor, Alex Hleb, Jose Reyes all world class

posted on 26/5/20

comment by Wahl Icht - Greatmanagerswinthetreble (U22332)
posted 3 hours, 11 minutes ago
This team would be World Class, for example:

Alisson
Trent Gomez Van Dijk Robertson
De Bruyne Fabinho Wijnaldum
Salah Lewandowski Mane
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There’s a difference between a ‘team of world class players’ and a ‘world class team’ Wahldude.

Liverpool are presently the latter, unquestionably.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 5 minutes ago
A world class player is anyone good enough to attract the interest of Real or Barca. For me, that narrows the list down nicely:

Nobody in the PL since Hazard left.
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KDB is unquestionably world class

posted on 26/5/20

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 31 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 20 seconds ago
A world class player is anyone good enough to attract the interest of Real or Barca. For me, that narrows the list down nicely:

Nobody in the PL since Hazard left.
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Alex Song, Thomas Vermaelen, Emmanuel Adebayor, Alex Hleb, Jose Reyes all world class
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I'm not talking about distant history, I'm talking modern day.

Hazard was the standout world class player in the PL.

Behind him, but in with a say, are arguably Aguero, Salah and De Bruyne. However, I think Salah flatters to deceive, and De Bruyne's too injury prone to be a reliable (and thus world class) player.

Let's face it, the PL gets the scraps of Europe. Whoever the big two in Spain allow to come to England.

We have some players who have world class aspects to their game, but equally have obvious weaknesses that prevent them being deemed a complete player for their position (I'm thinking of Trent, Pogba, Kane etc..)

posted on 26/5/20

comment by Robb - Fack off ‘rona (U22311)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 5 minutes ago
A world class player is anyone good enough to attract the interest of Real or Barca. For me, that narrows the list down nicely:

Nobody in the PL since Hazard left.
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KDB is unquestionably world class
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Unquestionably world class talent, but far more injury prone that a world class player is.

posted on 26/5/20

So when Barca were at their best they weren't an indicator as to who are world class players, but now are
That is the most ridiculous way of classing a player I have ever heard.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 25 seconds ago
So when Barca were at their best they weren't an indicator as to who are world class players, but now are
That is the most ridiculous way of classing a player I have ever heard.
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When Barca were at their best the trash you mentioned barely warmed Barcelona B's bench.

posted on 26/5/20

I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 59 seconds ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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KdB has only really had one injury hit season at City - last season

Hazard has had an injury hit season this year so it’s fairly equal

comment by Melt (U22362)

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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So Robben was never world class?

posted on 26/5/20

There's not really a player in the PL right now that I look at and think "there's a guy who could play for any top side of any era and not look out of place."

There are a few guys who on their day could fit that description, but for once reason or another come up short in certain aspects.

posted on 26/5/20

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comment by Melt (U22362)

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 2 minutes ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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So Hazard isn’t world class then

posted on 26/5/20

comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by Wahl Icht - Greatmanagerswinthetreble (U22332)
posted 3 hours, 11 minutes ago
This team would be World Class, for example:

Alisson
Trent Gomez Van Dijk Robertson
De Bruyne Fabinho Wijnaldum
Salah Lewandowski Mane
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There’s a difference between a ‘team of world class players’ and a ‘world class team’ Wahldude.

Liverpool are presently the latter, unquestionably.
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I never said Liverpool are a bad team, I just think they're a couple of top players off being a World Class team.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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So Robben was never world class?
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Class, yes. World class? Depends on your own definition. I'd say not. I'd have had him at United in a heart beat, but I don't think he was ever in the category of best of the best.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 54 seconds ago
There's not really a player in the PL right now that I look at and think "there's a guy who could play for any top side of any era and not look out of place."

There are a few guys who on their day could fit that description, but for once reason or another come up short in certain aspects.
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Tbf, apart from Messi how many of those are in La Liga right now?

posted on 26/5/20

comment by Robb - Fack off ‘rona (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 59 seconds ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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KdB has only really had one injury hit season at City - last season

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I think he missed quite a few games in the 15/16 season as well - certainly double figures.

I think this season was probably he best in the PL for avoiding injury.

comment by Melt (U22362)

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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So Robben was never world class?
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Class, yes. World class? Depends on your own definition. I'd say not. I'd have had him at United in a heart beat, but I don't think he was ever in the category of best of the best.
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That’s only cos Messi and Ronaldo were around though, which seems somewhat unfair.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 25 seconds ago
So when Barca were at their best they weren't an indicator as to who are world class players, but now are
That is the most ridiculous way of classing a player I have ever heard.
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When Barca were at their best the trash you mentioned barely warmed Barcelona B's bench.
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Your definition was if Barca or Real interested in them. They were so interested in them they signed them you daft , backtracking, caaant.

posted on 26/5/20

comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Melt (U22362)
posted 8 seconds ago
comment by The Lambeau Leap (U21050)
posted 1 minute ago
I will redefine my definition to be "Anyone who is highly successful at Barca or Real Madrid."
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So Robben was never world class?
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Class, yes. World class? Depends on your own definition. I'd say not. I'd have had him at United in a heart beat, but I don't think he was ever in the category of best of the best.
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That’s only cos Messi and Ronaldo were around though, which seems somewhat unfair.
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I dunno. I think Ronaldo and Messi have been a very useful barometer for demonstrating what's world class, versus what's very good. Without those two, the list of world class forwards would probably be 50 players long over the last decade.

Without Ashley Cole fresh in our minds we'd probably think Robertson was world class.

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