Mauricio Pochettino has shown that he has all it takes to bring Chelsea back to their best and I'm very happy to see that happen. Despite the fact that a lot of Chelsea players who were part of the squad last season left the club, Chelsea are now playing more like a team than they did they whole of last season.
Though it's still preseason games which aren't seriously contested matches but looking at the current Chelsea style of play, one can say that they'll be a threat to other English Premier League clubs next season
 Currently, Chelsea is the only team that has never lost a pre-season match and everything went smoothly when Pocettino managed to change this squad for the better. I think this is the first time Chelsea have really chosen the right coach and compared to last season there is a clear difference. Pochettino managed to prove his capacity to be able to manage a big team and get the club's goal back to be able to compete with other strong teams next season. I can't wait to see Chelsea with the style of play they have shown in pre-season and at least I don't have to hesitate anymore when I want to bet on Chelsea's victory. I can't say anything about Chelsea unless we start the next season and wait for some weeks because this changed many players and they are now using a coach which means they can change and get better form in the weeks after they have more friendly games and play some matches in the next season however Pochettino's performance in these friendly match are amazing we can even expect to see Chelsea getting back in the top of the league and race with other teams for the title. That's right, so far Pochettino's work has gone smoothly and everything has been passed with satisfactory results. It's not easy to do a job at a big team that was at the bottom of the standings last season and Pochettino proved his capacity to be able to revive a winning mentality in this team. Todd Boehly must be very happy with his choice this time and maybe he will give more appreciation in the form of a bonus to Pochettino if he is able to bring Chelsea to the top of the standings again. On the other hand, I was also very surprised that the sale of all the experienced players made Chelsea more free with their young squad and it is worth waiting for when the real competition starts whether these young people can do it again or not. |
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I think this kind of thing has happened many times and it will always generate hatred from the fans. Maybe in terms of loyalty it is considered inappropriate to imitate, but at least the player has contributed fully to the team he is defending. Sometimes players also see that the potential to win titles is much more open when joining a rival team and therefore this can be beneficial from a career perspective, but not infrequently it is sometimes not what is expected. The need to anticipate unwanted things in order to stay away from guilt after joining a rival team.
Do you guys take this issue really seriously. I think this is a form of baseless rumours I mean there is no way ac milan can afford to buy osimhen in this transfer window because Ac milan's finances are not very good in this transfer window. In my opinion, Osimhen will not go to a Serie A club if he really wants to leave Napoli, of course he will try a new challenge by joining another league, be it the Premier League or Laliga. But so far the development of the Osimhen transfer saga has never reaped certainty because previously he had been linked with PSG, Chelsea and Manchester United but in the end none of these three teams were really serious about making an official bid to recruit Osimhen. Maybe I don't agree when I say Milan's finances are not good because this summer they brought in more than 5 new players and it can be said that they have been able to manage their finances well so far. But if to bring in Osimhen with a market value of more than 100 million euros, I don't think they can afford to do that. I think that instead of focusing on one player at an exorbitant price, Milan has actually improved several sides that must be addressed before the competition starts and so far everything is going according to target. Apart from that, some of the teams you mentioned have finally got the striker they want apart from the rumors that had linked Osimhen as their initial goal. |
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Vitor Roque isn't joining Barcelona this summer. There is already an agreement for him between sides but the transfer is going to be completed officially next summer. Besides technically Roque is a centre-forward but of course he can play as left or right winger when there is need. But the situation is like I explained now.
Maybe we won't even see Barcelona bringing someone to fill Dembele's void this summer. They might want to use the other players available in the squad who can play there as I said. But if they won't have issues with FFP I think they should bring someone.
Victor Roque can replace Dembele's role but it still takes quite a long time and at least Barcelona don't need to be confused because there is still Ansu Fati or Raphinha who can fill that position. On the other hand, it is likely that they will not add any more players to that position and if I'm not mistaken the money from selling Dembele will be allocated in part to be able to bring in Joao Cancelo from Manchester City. I think Barcelona will get Joao Cancelo easily as long as the fee offered is suitable, especially since the winter, Joao Cancelo's relationship with Pep Guardiola has been less harmonious, making his chances of leaving even greater. |
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Playing without benzema gave very big impact on the club. That proves that if benzema has the biggest contribution to the real madrid last season. Joselu's level is far below benzema at this moment.
Madrid shall have added new striker on its line up. The club can't only have joselu as pure centre forward. Joselu's performance in pre season was so bad.
Madrid's current advantage is in their strong midfield. but as you said their weakness is on the right wing of defence. maybe Ancelotti will make some rotations in defense to find some balance in the Madrid team. Meanwhile, on the front lines, the loss of Benzema in the team was felt. even that was seen last season when Benzema was unable to play. Rodrygo, Vicius, and Joselu seem to have not satisfied Ancelotti. Madrid will have to find the right formation to push Joselu or Rodrygo further forward if they don't find cutting-edge attacking options this summer. but I'd rather see the combination of Rodrygo and Vinicius upfront than Joselu there. It looks like Lucas Vazquez is not that convincing to replace Dani Carvajal and it is very visible that Lucas Vazquez has minimal contribution opportunities when helping to carry out attacks or even for defensive matters he is always easy for opposing players to pass. Without Benzema, Real Madrid really struggled to score goals and it must be admitted that the decision to release Benzema when a replacement was not yet available was too detrimental for the team. But Real Madrid are a big team and I'm pretty sure they will still be able to be consistent in the La Liga competition later even though the reality will be a little difficult. Vini and Rodrygo can be said to be the best at the moment for Real Madrid, but sometimes these two players feel uncomfortable because they are used to being wingers. |
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Today Saudi Arabia's Al Nasr played against Egypt's Zamalek in the Arab Champions Cup and drew and Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored and equalized in the 87th minute to make it 1-1 and thanks to that the Saudi Arabian club moved on with 5 points in their group.
For Ronaldo it is 160th goal of his career! Some people do not forget how many goals Ronaldo has scored in his career.
In general, little by little Ronaldo comes to his senses after goalless games. Hopefully this will help him find peace of mind and he will be able to keep scoring and keep up with Messi.
By the way, Sadio Mane made his debut in this match, but there was no goal-scoring action from his side.
I missed that match, statistically Al Nassr is better and they should can won, but somehow the result is not wow for them. They are still lucky that Ronaldo was able to get a goal in that match, if Roanaldo can't score, maybe they will lose. Although the result is a draw but it's not too bad because they can also qualify for the quarter finals, later against Raja Casablanca will be an important match for them because they must to win in that match to qualify for the semifinals. Everyone had been heavily criticized because of the difficulty in scoring goals, but in this match Ronaldo managed to bring Al-Nassr to the next round of the Arab Club Champions through this very iconic header goal in the final minutes of the match. I think Al-Nassr should have been able to win easily and if we look at Sadio Mane he has also played today. But it still requires more adaptation for Sadio Mane to adjust the tempo of the match with his new Al-Nassr partner. Al-Nassr's progress might be said to be the slowest compared to other strong teams in the Saudi league, but I think it's only a matter of time before everyone gets used to being able to get more promising wins. |
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Your argument is not entirely incorrect, but it is not entirely accurate either. The issue of rivalry sometimes acts as an obstacle for players to join a rival club immediately. However, there is one condition under which a club might agree to transfer a player to a rival: when the player consents to the move, despite the risk of being considered a traitor by fans. For instance, at present, Ketelaere is in the process of negotiating a loan (permanent option) to Atalanta, who also happen to be rivals for Milan.
Indeed, the risk of being disliked and labeled as a traitor by fans is very large, but not a few clubs have released their players to their rivals. Clubs in Serie A do this very often, in recent seasons Hakan Calhanoglu has been another example. There are many factors behind a player's move to a rival club, but the problem of the player's salary is the first. But I think the traitor label given by fans to their former idols is only temporary, and that's very reasonable. I think this kind of thing has happened many times and it will always generate hatred from the fans. Maybe in terms of loyalty it is considered inappropriate to imitate, but at least the player has contributed fully to the team he is defending. Sometimes players also see that the potential to win titles is much more open when joining a rival team and therefore this can be beneficial from a career perspective, but not infrequently it is sometimes not what is expected. The need to anticipate unwanted things in order to stay away from guilt after joining a rival team. |
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The departure of some important Manchester City players like Gundogan has brought its own concerns to their fans, in my opinion it is natural because they are likely to experience a decline in performance next season due to some of its important players who have left.
I don't think the departure of Gundogan and Mahrez would make the team any weaker. Currently, Kyle Walker and Bernardo Silva are also rumoured to be leaving the club and if this happens, Pep Gardiola's second team is as strong as the first team and the departure of these players would have no effect on the team's performance next season. Manchester City has also bought Kovacic from Chelsea and has recently had an agreement with Leipzip for Josko Gvardiol, so they team looks solid and they are still favourite to win the English premier league title. I would agree more if Manchester City will be weaker when they lose their goal scoring machine, Erling Haaland. We know very well that Haaland's contribution was extraordinary last season and it can be said that he has always brought victory to Manchester City through his goals. I don't underestimate the other Manchester City players because they are also very important, but if Haaland wasn't there there is no way they could have won the treble winner last season. On the other hand, for Pep Guardiola he doesn't need to be confused about finding replacements for some of his key players when he leaves, we know Pep Guardiola can always see the talent of each player. So I think Manchester City will still be in the same form for next season and there isn't even another EPL team that can shake their domination. |
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Arsenal always have good stats in the Champions League, even though they haven't won it once. They always scale through the group stage and get eliminated along the way in either the round of 16 or the quarterfinals, but I am sure this season will be a different one because there is hope in Arsenal fans minds.
The grouping of the teams will determine the prediction of the favorites team to win the title; therefore, let's wait and see what the draws come up with.
Arsenal from the start was very convincing in the champions league but over time and closer to the higher stages they were always overwhelmed when they met teams that were much stronger. I actually really believe that since being handled by Mikel Arteta things will change and Arsenal can at least reach the semifinals but considering all the teams are in top form I think it will come back with the same results as before. However, I still believe that all teams have the same chance to win the Champions League, including Arsenal, and considering that this is Europe's highest competition and there are so many surprises in each season, there is little hope that it is not a problem for Arsenal to try to get its first Champions League title. That's because they're getting weaker and the opponents in the Champions League are getting stronger, so they're struggling to compete there. But now it seems much different, but I'm not sure if they'll show something extraordinary, or if they'll be the same as always. In this case, the local league can be a benchmark, but on the other hand there is usually a difference when a club plays in the local league and in Europe. Last season alone we can see how they performed in the Europa League, it was not better than what they showed in the Premier League. Rise it must, because they have been in a slump for too long, and even they are long fasting titles in various competitions. There is some truth to what you said about the European league competition they took part in last season and we indirectly know that to reach the semi-finals of the European league, Arsenal were not able to do it. I think the champions league will be more difficult than the european league and it is a challenge they have to overcome. Moreover, Arsenal have spent a lot of money in the transfer market this season and if they can't achieve a good target in the champions league it will certainly feel very pointless. Maybe they shouldn't let their guard down because any team always makes unexpected surprises, especially when Arsenal are the favorites to win they can't take their opponents lightly. |
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PSG closed their pre-season game with a convincing 3-0 win against Jeonbuk. Statistically PSG dominates with 8 shots on target and 57% ball possession. In this match, Neymar scored a brace and Asensio was always amazing with his hard drive from outside the penalty area to cover the winning goal. This is a very important victory after they have struggled in the last few matches and Luis Enrique certainly evaluates the performance of his players a lot before the game starts. The opening match of Ligue 1 will take place in 10 days and this is the PSG vs Lorient match, I'm still quite curious whether PSG can win the opening game later or will find it difficult to do so with the inconsistency they get.
PSG has through 5 matches during pre season and they got 2 wins from Le Havre and the latest is from Joenbuk and this is not impressive records if we see from their status as defending champion of France league but indeed this cannot be used as the reference to their performance next season because i am sure Luis Enrique will immediately evaluate these results however today against Joenbuk there are interesting things about the starting lineup of PSG that Enrique was played Neymar since the beginning of match and this make PSG was playing more effective and more better compared to their performance on the previous matches and Neymar as man of the match because scores 2 goals I think if there is no transition of players and a new PSG coach maybe they can win all the matches. But indeed this result is also not entirely good, but at least it can increase the enthusiasm of all players to be able to work even harder. After recovering from injury, maybe Enrique was a little worried about putting Neymar in from the early minutes, but if you see Neymar starting this game, it's likely that Enrique is very sure to return to playing him from the start. Apart from that I don't think there is anything more to add, it's just a matter of how the adaptation and transition goes smoothly for the upcoming Ligue 1 competition. |
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 Finally, Dembele has officially joined PSG and everything has been prepared, including a medical test that will be carried out soon. A long-term contract until 2028 has been agreed and a fee clause of 50 million euros has been activated. I think this is one of PSG's best transfers so far and Dembele is a good player even though we know he also has a lot of injuries. But if you see his last performance with Barcelona, of course it feels satisfying. I've also heard rumors that if Mbappe were to leave this summer, Dembele would be wearing the number 7 shirt and this Dembele signing actually also hints that PSG don't need Mbappe anymore. |
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Dortmund seems face difficulty in facing chelsea in the friendly match. Dortmund has made 0 shot on target caused by chelsea's defense is really solid at this moment. I think that if the result may be draw. The second half will begin as soon as possible.
I expect if both of teams gonna be going fully offensive for the second half. Dortmund was always facing difficulty when the club was facing chelsea.
Dortmund was coming with its best squad to face chelsea. Im waiting for the first goal that may come soon. Im still watching it right now. Dortmund was always losing against chelsea in the past.
Winning against chelsea may give good impact to the dortmund.
well, actually not quite sure about this match because it was only a friendly match which was not that serious and even though I did not see this match directly but I saw the match footage and both of them had the same difficulty scoring and in the end both of them had a 1-1 draw. on the one hand I see Chelsea starting to have improvements in every line much better than last season but is this only temporary at the start of the season or will it always be consistent in every match of the summer until the end. and for Dortmund, I see that his performance has also been very good, its just that Dortmund have lost their flagship player, making it difficult to appear stronger. if you see directly this match is actually quite fierce because in possession between Dortmund and Chelsea both have the same possession for me. but all of this cannot be a guarantee for genuine competitors when competing in the UCL later.  It can be said that this match was not that serious but what is clear is that both teams wanted to try new things before the competition started and Dortmund was actually quite good even though it had to end in a draw. Dortmund will still try to adapt a new strategy after next season without Bellingham being strengthened in midfield and they will definitely try to apply the new midfielder they brought in this summer to be able to produce comparable results. Besides that, I don't think Dortmund has any other problems because they always get good results in a number of games this pre-season and their last game will be against Ajax to close the pre-season. |
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Arsenal always have good stats in the Champions League, even though they haven't won it once. They always scale through the group stage and get eliminated along the way in either the round of 16 or the quarterfinals, but I am sure this season will be a different one because there is hope in Arsenal fans minds.
The grouping of the teams will determine the prediction of the favorites team to win the title; therefore, let's wait and see what the draws come up with.
Arsenal from the start was very convincing in the champions league but over time and closer to the higher stages they were always overwhelmed when they met teams that were much stronger. I actually really believe that since being handled by Mikel Arteta things will change and Arsenal can at least reach the semifinals but considering all the teams are in top form I think it will come back with the same results as before. However, I still believe that all teams have the same chance to win the Champions League, including Arsenal, and considering that this is Europe's highest competition and there are so many surprises in each season, there is little hope that it is not a problem for Arsenal to try to get its first Champions League title. |
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It's interesting to talk about Buffon because it seems, Buffon might be the only player who started his career and ended his career at the same club and that is Parma. Of course, as a legendary player there are many achievements that Buffon has and next, I will probably wait too. Will Buffon eventually become the head coach of a club in Serie A, or maybe Buffon will just pursue another business out there. But as a legendary player, I really hope that Buffon can become a head coach at a club in the future. Although it is possible, the chances are very low because it seems Buffon also is probably too old to start as a head coach.
Not only Buffon, but sometimes other players also choose to retire to the club that started their career. But it is clear that Buffon is different from other players because he is so special and during his 28 years of career in football he has won various prestigious European titles and even the world cup in 2006. Buffon is a legend for all players and especially for today's talented goalkeeper, of course, Buffon's influence is the beginning of their interest in becoming a great goalkeeper. I think it will be very difficult for any goalkeeper to beat the statistics of Buffon's career as a goalkeeper so far and maybe it will take a very long time to see another goalkeeper who has achieved the same as him. To be a head coach, I think it is quite difficult because you rarely see a former goalkeeper who has become a successful coach and maybe Buffon is more suitable to be a mentor for young players in the Italian national team. Buffon was well performing and legendary player and in the last years of playing for Prama he could even have the better performance we know from Buffon, other than this some players sell the end of their careers for money and they will try to play in the team where they can earn more money but the good thing about players like Buffon is they choose to get tried in the team they like not for money, that's another reason to say Buffon was respectable player, he usually had good behavior with other players. Now I think we should wait to see Buffon coaching younger players and helping them, and maybe will start his career in Prama. That's right, even I thought Buffon would go to the saudi league for a season before finally retiring but it seems he is so tired and not interested in making big money anymore. Surely many players feel the pleasure of being able to come face to face with the greatest goalkeeper in the world and that is the most impressive thing. Even if later on Buffon tries to coach Parma, I don't think it's too bad because basically Buffon has the capacity to do that in a team that can't fully compete in Serie A. |
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Mauricio Pochettino has shown that he has all it takes to bring Chelsea back to their best and I'm very happy to see that happen. Despite the fact that a lot of Chelsea players who were part of the squad last season left the club, Chelsea are now playing more like a team than they did they whole of last season.
Though it's still preseason games which aren't seriously contested matches but looking at the current Chelsea style of play, one can say that they'll be a threat to other English Premier League clubs next season
Currently, Chelsea is the only team that has never lost a pre-season match and everything went smoothly when Pocettino managed to change this squad for the better. I think this is the first time Chelsea have really chosen the right coach and compared to last season there is a clear difference. Pochettino managed to prove his capacity to be able to manage a big team and get the club's goal back to be able to compete with other strong teams next season. I can't wait to see Chelsea with the style of play they have shown in pre-season and at least I don't have to hesitate anymore when I want to bet on Chelsea's victory. |
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Have you heard that Klopp is asking UEFA and FIFA to deal with the activity of Saudi clubs, arguing that the transfer windows in Europe and Saudi Arabia do not coincide in time? I wonder what he proposes - to extend the transfer window in Europe or to reduce it in Saudi Arabia? But even if this is done, the Saudi clubs will still have more money to poach players - and Klopp is 100% hinting at this problem.
I have never heard of that from Kloop but I have had Pep Guardiola say that the Saudi league has a real threat. I think many European team coaches are starting to feel apprehensive about the big transfers made by the Saudi league team, but we also cannot completely stop this activity as long as no one violates the rules. Now we can know that regardless of the duration of the transfer time, many European players will still join the Saudi league team because they are chasing a higher salary than being in a European team.  Besides that, if we look at the money that has been spent so far this season, the saudi league is in 5th place and even La Liga doesn't have the big passion to make big transfers like other top European leagues. |
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PSG closed their pre-season game with a convincing 3-0 win against Jeonbuk. Statistically PSG dominates with 8 shots on target and 57% ball possession. In this match, Neymar scored a brace and Asensio was always amazing with his hard drive from outside the penalty area to cover the winning goal. This is a very important victory after they have struggled in the last few matches and Luis Enrique certainly evaluates the performance of his players a lot before the game starts. The opening match of Ligue 1 will take place in 10 days and this is the PSG vs Lorient match, I'm still quite curious whether PSG can win the opening game later or will find it difficult to do so with the inconsistency they get.
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Manchester city has reportedly reached an agreement to bring in one of the stars of the 2022 world cup who is now defending Leipzig, namely Josko Gvardiol. His cost is estimated at around 90 million euros and this week he will undergo a medical test before being announced as an official Manchester City player.
Some sources reported that Manchester City paid Am I the only one thinking that all the recent transfer fees are insane though. I mean yeah he is a great player but obviously he is no where near the cost of 90 million for a 21 years old player. If city paid around 50 mil or something, that would have already been decent price already Haaland cost even less compared to Josko, all recent transfer's number are getting out of hands It looks like Manchester City are willing to spend that much money so no other team can come close to Gvardiol this summer and it looks like the strategy is working even though it seems overpriced. But if I may say it's a pretty decent price for a young defender full of potential. On the other hand, Erling Haaland's price was indeed 60 million euros cheaper at that time and maybe due to the uncontrolled transfer market like today, for any big team with good finances there is no need to be confused about spending that much money.  Anyway, with the news that Gvardiol's agreement to join Manchester City made him the most expensive defender in history so far and beat the record previously held by the former Manchester United captain, Harry Maguire. |
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The reason why Real Madrid lose against Juventus is Real Madrid use a strategy where it depend on Bellingham as an attacking midfielder. They're more comfortable when the midfielder backing up other midfielder and working together.
But it's clear there are so many chances in Real Madrid, but their strikers weren't able to maximize it.
Yes, I quite agree and actually Bellingham is more suitable as a box to box central midfielder than a false nine attacking midfielder. But indeed from the start of the pre-season match, Ancelotti wanted to emphasize the 4-4-2 diamond formation with Vini and Rodrygo as the axis of attack but it seemed that for Vini this did not make him comfortable. The duet of Vini and Joselu in the match against Juventus was also unsatisfactory and there was very little cooperation between the two. Apart from that, Real Madrid's defense was also very bad, so they conceded more goals. I think there should be further improvements and as much as possible Ancelotti should be brave to use the 4-3-3 formation as usual by entrusting Joselu as the main striker. We know last season Joselu scored 16 goals for Espanyol, so I don't think it's a bad thing to implement. |
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 The match between bayern against liverpool was so amazing. Im getting amaze with kratzig's goal before the game comes to its end. It's unbeliavable shoot from him. Liverpool has been showing great improvements. Gakpo seems more useful this season compared with the last season. It's a very good result from bayern. It seems like that bayern can play even better without sadio mane. Bayern just need another good striker to come from EPL and he will be kane. Bayern doesn't want to pay what Tottenham asked for Kane, and Kane might extend his contract with Tottenham. This is a nice result from bayern being able to beat liverpool with its main squad. I expect something better for bayern soon. Bayern just need to get one of beast striker at this moment. The gap to the manchester city is not so big right now. Tuchel slowly and surely building its squad to be even better compared with last season. I haven't watched big games this pre-season and if you look at the number of goals so many then it's clear that both teams are attacking each other to take the lead. For Liverpool this is still a pretty good result despite losing to bayern munchen because at least they didn't lose badly. On the other hand, the decisive goal in the last minute was very painful for any team if this was an official match. I think Bayern Munich have started to find a good game and they must always be in the same place so they don't falter in the Bundeliga competition later. Maybe after this Tuchel will continue to add input to his players so they can be more consistent. |
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It's interesting to talk about Buffon because it seems, Buffon might be the only player who started his career and ended his career at the same club and that is Parma. Of course, as a legendary player there are many achievements that Buffon has and next, I will probably wait too. Will Buffon eventually become the head coach of a club in Serie A, or maybe Buffon will just pursue another business out there. But as a legendary player, I really hope that Buffon can become a head coach at a club in the future. Although it is possible, the chances are very low because it seems Buffon also is probably too old to start as a head coach.
Not only Buffon, but sometimes other players also choose to retire to the club that started their career. But it is clear that Buffon is different from other players because he is so special and during his 28 years of career in football he has won various prestigious European titles and even the world cup in 2006. Buffon is a legend for all players and especially for today's talented goalkeeper, of course, Buffon's influence is the beginning of their interest in becoming a great goalkeeper. I think it will be very difficult for any goalkeeper to beat the statistics of Buffon's career as a goalkeeper so far and maybe it will take a very long time to see another goalkeeper who has achieved the same as him. To be a head coach, I think it is quite difficult because you rarely see a former goalkeeper who has become a successful coach and maybe Buffon is more suitable to be a mentor for young players in the Italian national team. |
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