I know! But we seem to be looking like giving Tiendalli another chance, he was in the thick of the training video 'The boys are back'.............. 'Bastian Schweinsteiger' = 'Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer'...........
Michael Laudrup..... HONOURS Player Juventus - Intercontinental Cup (1): 1985 - Serie A (1): 1985â86 Barcelona - Copa del Rey (1): 1989â90 - La Liga (4): 1990â91, 1991â92, 1992â93, 1993â94 - Supercopa de España (2): 1991, 1992 - UEFA European Cup (1): 1991â92 - UEFA Super Cup (1): 1992 Real Madrid - La Liga (1): 1994â95 Ajax - Eredivisie (1): 1997â98 - KNVB Cup (1): 1997â98 Denmark - FIFA Confederations Cup (1): 1995 Manager Brøndby - Danish Supercup (1): 2002 - Danish Cup (2): 2002â03, 2004â05 - Danish Superliga (1): 2004â05 Swansea City - Football League Cup (1): 2012â13 Individual Player - Danish Player of the Year (2): 1982, 1985 - Don Balón Award (1): 1991â92 - European Sports Media Team of the Year (1): 1994â95 - FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1): 1998 - Best Foreign Player in Spanish Football in the last 25 years (1): 1974â1999 - UEFA Jubilee Awards â Greatest Danish Footballer of the last 50 Years: 2003 - FIFA 100 - Denmarks Best Player Ever (1): 2006 Manager - Danish Manager of the Year (2): 2002â03, 2004â05 Quotes on Laudrup Romário: "The best player I have ever played with and the 4th best in the history of the game" Raúl: "The best I have ever played with." Zamorano: "Un genio!", "The reason why I make so many goals, is Laudrup." Iniesta: "Who is the best player in history? Laudrup." Messi: "I fully understand why he is considered one of the best players in Barcelona's history and even the world." Cruyff: "One of the most difficult players I have worked with. When he gives 80â90% he is still by far the best, but I want 100%, and he rarely does that." Cruyff (After Real Madrid with Laudrup had won 5â0 over Cruyff's Barcelona): "When Michael plays like a dream, a magic illusion, determined to show his new team his extreme abilities, no one in the world comes anywhere near his level." Cruyff (Cruyff on Laudrup's lack of killer instinct during matches): "Had Michael been born in a poor ghetto in Brazil or Argentina with the ball being his only way out of poverty he would today be recognised as the biggest genius of the game ever. He had all the abilities to reach it but lacked this ghetto-instinct, which could have driven him there." Platini: "One of the biggest talents ever. The best in the world on the training pitch, but never used his talent to its full during matches. Platini: "Michael had everything except for one thing: he wasn't selfish enough." Guardiola: "The best player in the world, I can't believe he hasn't won the title as best player." Beckenbauer: "Pelé was the best in the 60s, Cruyff in the 70s, Maradona in the 80s and Laudrup in the 90s." Roberto Galia: "I have played against Maradona, Platini and Baggio. But the player I saw do the most indescribable things was Michael Laudrup." Clemente: "To me, Michael Laudrup is the most genius player the world has ever seen. He will always be my numero uno. Always." Bakero: "No one has given the club [Barcelona] as much inspiration as Michael. We all look up to him. It is a privilege to have your day enriched by a genius." Koeman: "Michael was possibly the most skilful and elegant player I ever played with. Few could dribble like he could. He could sense when a game was ready to be seized and transformed by a moment of individual brilliance." Stoichkov: "One of the best European players Iâve ever seen. An elegant, old-fashioned playmaker, he did things few other footballers could do." Stoichkov: "From more than hundred goals that I scored I'm sure that over 50 were assisted by Michael. To play with him was extremely easy. We found each other by intuition on the field and found common football language. Look at Ivan Zamorano. Laudrup went there (Real) and Zamorano is a goalscorer. Sometimes I envy Ivan for the passes he receives. Passes on foot after you accelerated. Few people understand football like the Danish player. He can only be comprised with Maradona, Schuster or Roberto Baggio. They make things easy and find the right solutions. For them is simple, for the opponent â unthinkable. Phenomenal! His only problem is his character. He is emotional and terribly reserved. This affects him a lot, because he takes everything personally â no matter if someone tells him something or decision that he does not agree. His relations with Cruyff were delicate because he couldn't take the critics. I listen to him but I don't care that much. For Michael this was fatal. He couldn't take it anymore so he left without a word." Brian Laudrup: "My brother started as an attacker but became an elegant attacking midfielder, perhaps the most complete there has ever been. His vision, speed of thought and passing were on a different level; he always knew what was going to happen before anybody else did. If anyone had a 'football brain', it was him." Ferrer: "Few people made me enjoy the game as much as Michael. Maybe he didnât get the media recognition he deserved, but he was so classy and a real thinker. A master of the blind pass and impossible through-balls and I will never forget his 'spoon' pass in a game against Osasuna. He lifted the ball right over the defence and Romario touched it in first time." Capello (After the 4â0 win of Milan against Barcelona in the 1994 CL final): "Laudrup was the guy I feared but Cruyff left him out, and that was his mistake." Figo: "I think maybe Laudrup was the best player I ever played against." Mourinho: "He was phenomenal in Barcelona. He was a fantastic player whom I would love to have on my team today." Stoichkov: "Laudrup was the greatest" Alan Tate: "He is still the best player in training at 48 years." Ian Rush: "He probably had the most individual skill I've seen. He was an incredible player." John Toshack: "To me he was the best player of his generation and he is a lot like Cruyff both as a player and a manager" Penclawdd cretins: "Laudrup is a loser" (We're all laughing at you)
Back then it was much easier to finish 6th. These days the big teams have consolidated their positions at the top. I think it would be more of an achievement to finish 8th this season that 6th back in Tosh's days.
Th issue is here we could have a very good season. But unfortunately for us there is still 2 months left in this transfer window. So up until the end of August we could still be losing our best players. Once the window closes and we look what players have come and who has gone, we will then have a clearer picture of where and what we can hope to achieve next year.
Plenty of time for things to happen yet. Its all going our way so far and not just with the playing side either. Scouting has improved and new back room staff have joined and our academy has been reorganized into a better set up and routine. Monk has certainly making changes and putting his mark on the club that is plain to see. He is working very hard.
Why should they get away with spreading this nonsense without a response? Besides, I enjoy watching them humiliate themselves everyday.....will be very interesting to see these fools explain **** away if this season goes pear shaped and how many swallow it.
If there wasn't violent disagreements this place would get boring I reckon I'm anti-censorship in general, the only time I've ever requested a ban for anyone on here is last Christmas week....hadn't been on here for a week or two and when I did Daiswan had left an anti-Laudrup post intended to cause an argument on every single thread (derailing each)....meaning there was nothing worthwhile to read. As long as it is kept in check I'm fine with it.
