Morning Shteve. I can just about hear you from down there. I should have titled the thread, as Ossie pointed out: Can you name ten players better than Di Maria that have turned down the Gaalacticos ?
This... to be fair it is not Di M's fault he was sold like cattle to United. He loves Madrid and hates midtable Manchester
Ancelotti was so desperate to keep him he was reduced to slagging of his employer and players. Barcelona on the other hand gift wrapped ineffective cesc and posted him via yodel to chelsea.
Di Maria vs Hazard is usually a mixed reaction to who is better so its not deluded to take either side
Go ahead and explain why. Anyone with eyes knows di maria is a level or two above hazard right now. Di maria isnthe kind of player that gets motm in a champions league final and holds records for creating goals and chances around the world. Hazars takes a penalty, somethings really badly and lives in rafaels pocket.
If di maria was still at madrid not one person alive would say hazard dave so yes, its extremely deluded to even compare them. Di maria is next level compared to hazard.
Hazard was not in my top ten players in the world, which you claim Di Maria is firmly in. He is a contender though as I said earlier and has age on his side. Di M hates LVG and Manchester and is unlikely to improve significantly. UIR, answer the question, out of this list, which players are NOT better than Di M. There are 24 here, so need to name at least 15, for Di M to be top ten: Ronaldo, Messi, Ibra, Suarez, Robben, Neuer, Lahm, Kroos, Bale, Robben, Neymar, Rodriguez, Modric, Aguero, Silva, Toure, Kompany; Sanchez, Koke, Ribery, INiesta, Muller.... I forgot Vidal and Pogba too
Ineista, muller, robben*, kompany, yaya, silva, costa, fabregas, hazard, sanchez, Rodriguez, neymar**, ibra, kroos, ribery, koke and vidal. None of the above are better. Robben is equal too and i have no idea what they hype over neymar is tbh. Iniesta has long since passed his best before date. When simone, barcelona, bayern amd others tell you youve sold your best player, its holds more weight that some peruvian shop keeper like yourself claiming ****e loke kompany amd fabregas are even close.
Costa, fabregas, hazard, Koke not on the above list of 24, and you know it. That still leaves 10 players you think are better than Di M. Ronaldo, Messi, Suarez, Robben, Neuer, Lahm, Bale, Robben, Modric, Aguero. So Di M is not a top ten player. Out of your 17 omissions, Muller, Ibra, Kroos; all heads above Di M. That's why Real jettisoned Di M for 60. And bought Kroos for 20.
You named 24 and i named 17 who are not. I forgot Pogba on the not better than list. So 18 who are not better. That ranks him about 7th. Which is about right.
Ten... hmmm... tough... Titus Bramble, Diouf, DJ Campbell, Joey Barton, Derek Asamoah, Paul Gerrard, Craig Lindfield, Senderos, Fernando Torres (the Chelsea years), Djimi Traore.
Come on UIR, you know Costa, fabregas, hazard, Koke were on the possibles list, not on the updated list of 24. You added those four to the 24 making it a list of 28. Leaving 11 on list, Ronaldo, Messi, Suarez, Robben, Neuer, Lahm, Bale, Robben, Modric, Aguero, Pogba. That makes Di M 12th, according to your posts, and you know it