Treble's Revenge

OLD TRANSFERS:

Carrick + Mexes + Chivu + Fabio + Eto'o + Clichy
=
Marcelo + Neymar + Casemiro + Juan

onlytreblewinners wrote:Di Maria + Lennon + Pepe + Denisov
=
Reus + Pastore + Jagielka + Vidal

Di Maria > Reus
Lennon << Pastore
Pepe >> Jagielka
Denisov <= Vidal

A big gain each and a small gain each. ENQ though.

onlytreblewinners wrote:

Just because those three are considered your best doesn't mean they're equal to the three best of others unfortunately. Chiellini > Pepe for most of the league

I prefer Pepe, was a part of that fantastic Real Madrid defense who kept fourteen clean sheets in La Liga last season. Achieving more than Juventus. In the Champions League he didn't look great against Chelsea, in any case. I'm happy to have Pepe and Rami in defense because I believe that's a better defense than Chiellini and Rami.

and on Giovinco, people are finally realising he is quality.

A couple of managers are admitting they like him, yes. But he's at nowhere near the level of Rodriguez, who I'll come onto in a minute. But again, being part of a Real Madrid side who won the league gets you plaudits. I'd sooner have those players, who have achieved something and been part of a big side.

Rodriguez is potential at present, I like him but does he really win you votes? I can't see it. How many have actually seen him outside of a game in the CL or Europa League? I was Porto manager back on the Furious League so my interest is one more of having being aware of him over time (although he was always still back up then too behind Cazorla)

It's not relevant where people have watched the players, whether it is in the European games, or in the league games. I don't really care. I have only seen a lot of the players in this league in the Champions League or Europa League. Am I ashamed of that? No. I'm not going to sit through all the leagues and watch them. The European games give snippets of those players and that's enough to rate them, in my mind anyway.

Starting to fall into the Viva level of self belief in your own players disabling you from ever making an equal trade.

I think Viva's one of the best managers on here. He's like me, he refuses to be ripped off and stands by his ratings. I'm not going to suddenly think Pepe is worse than Chiellini just because you're trying to convince me to do a deal. It's like a salesman, they're not going to tell you the full truth. They're not your friend, they're trying to rip you off. I don't see you offering me a deal worth taking. If you genuinely wanted Di Maria or Pepe you'd offer better.