European Football Thread

[MDK]

Doesn't work for De Gea's

[Matt]

Something something Brad Guzan.

[TCO]

I'd have De Gea before Reina and Casillas. He's been brilliant so far this season, Reina has been patchy for a few years and Casillas isn't playing.

[brenchill]

I'd take a one-armed Casillas over De Gea.

[TCO]

Eh Casillas isn't even the first choice Spanish keeper at his own club and if Mourinho and Ancelotti both see him that way then I'd tend to trust their opinion. Meanwhile De Gea was the best keeper in the Premier League last year and has been good in a poor United side this year.

Casillas will start but I really don't think he should.

[Baddar]

I'd still give the nod to Casillas for this WC. Experience and all that. Though I expect De Gea to be No1 for the 2016/2018 tournaments.

[Lineker]

Can't see Barca winning the title this year with Pinto in goal.

[MDK]

Pinto bean terrible this year, I prefer kidney bean

[brenchill]

I liked Barca when they had that Turkish goalkeeper who had face paint on.

[Thrilla]

Atletico are 7/2 to win la liga with Paddy Power at the minute, which seems a good shout.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Eh Casillas isn't even the first choice Spanish keeper at his own club

Not entirely true, he isn't first choice in the league but he's first choice in all cup competitions. Coincidentally he's been an absolute beast in the Champions League this season and has shown that he doesn't need to be playing every game to keep himself 'match fit'.

He'll be starting for Spain, easily.

[METALMAN]

Casillas is okay, but he's no Andy Goram.

[The Lusophone]

There's only two Andy Gorams.

[Lineker]

Udinese forward Dani Benitez tests positive for cocaine and will have his contract terminated by the Italian club. Benitez is on loan at Spanish club Granada, and a spokesman for the La Liga side tells the Associated Press that the 26-year-old Spaniard tested positive in an anti-doping control following a home game against Real Betis last month.

[MDK]

Cracking goal from Kaka just now. Feel a bit sorry for the keeper, he just made a good reaction save from Honda.

[Lineker]

The Sassuolo/Parma penalty/non-penalty incident was a total farce.

[Lineker]

Barcelona have been given a transfer ban by FIFA for the next two transfer windows.

They're screwed if they can't replace Valdes.

[brenchill]

How the fuck did you post that so fast? The news literally just broke...

[Lineker]

I have my sources.

Or I happened to be in this thread already with SSN on in the background

[METALMAN]

You "just happened" to be in a thread with no posts since March 30 , the last one being from you?

Lies. :/