Not as many options as you think since Ibe is set for a loan deal (seems like Derby and Bolton are front runners at moment) and Suso has been linked with a possible loan deal several times this summer while Assaidi seems to be surplus to requirements (only his wages demands stopped a deal going through with Stoke).Kurz Weber said:
Maybe the manager has changed his mind then because all's I heard throughout pre-season was the youngsters are going to be a 'big part of us going forward this year'. (Excluding Assaidi as i think he's mid 20's) I think though if the Balotelli deal does go through we will have two complete solid starting 11's which is a huge improvement as I want us to do well in Cup competitions this year.mangaman74 said:
Not really. In recent years Celtic seem to have been selling players and not properly replacing them (possibly due to a perceived lack of competition in the league) and it is coming back to haunt them now.Kite said:
Winning the domestic league just gets you automatic qualification into the group stage (unless you are a club in a lesser league and have to qualify first).Baggie_Saiyan said:Yeah this seeding crap is pure BS. Chelsea get a piss easy group again. Like the hell. City won the lge yet their seeded lower, yuck.
Decent draw for Kurz and Liverpool.
Arsenal eh, theyll probably finish second and lose to Bayern again heh.
Where's Man Utd?
Ye I'm happy with that draw, we definitely should advance through the group stage. Also we have never lost to Real Madrid. (Can't see that happening this time)Baggie_Saiyan said:Yeah this seeding crap is pure BS. Chelsea get a piss easy group again. Like the hell. City won the lge yet their seeded lower, yuck.
Decent draw for Kurz and Liverpool.
Arsenal eh, theyll probably finish second and lose to Bayern again heh.
Where's Man Utd?
mangaman74 said:
I heard about that later on after I had posted. It is better this way as it rewards teams for winning their own league. How many years have Arsenal been a pot 1 seed without even being in the top two in the Premier League? Of course it doesn't stop you meeting a stong team in the next round (if you under perform in you group and finish second you still have a chance of meeting a Bayern Munich or Real Madrid for instance). I alway say that to win it you must be prepared to face a few of the top tier sides on the way.britguy said:
. On Sunday Man Utd surrendered a 3 - 1 lead to lose 5 - 3 (and have a player sent off for the last goal) away to newly promoted Leicester City :lol: .Liverpool have gone through the same thing, they were dominant in the 70s and 80s but fell by the wayside in the 90s due to not replacing an aging team quickly enough or well enough. In the same way part of Man United's problem is Fergie's fault for not replacing some of the older players (losing 3 of the back 4 at the same time is never good). It took Brendan Rogers half a season to get rid of the dead wood and get the players playing how he wanted. Saying that I don't think David Moyes did enough in the two transfer windows he had. If he wanted to get the players doing what he wanted he need to stamp his authority by getting rid of a few more of the senior players early on and sign a few more of his own players at the same time. At the moment there is enought attacking talent there (although I am not fully convinced about Rooney or RVP) but there at serious issues with the defence and defensive midfield positions. I look at your current defenders and I would not want any of them at Liverpool (saying that Sakho has not convinced me yet for what he cost us).Kite said:
