future goat. you heard it from me first
>goat
>dark skinned
he's not pele
>inb4 racial nonsense
I talk color, not race
>>64726613
Then explain neymar?
>>64726206
you're far from being the first one to say it
>Sporting
fuck, i actually agree with OP
>>64726613
You missed the part where he says future
>>64726206
>Portuguese goat
haha that will never happen you shit skins
>>64726206
I hope so, but not at Sporting. Please have mercy on my red soul.
t. Alberto barbosa
>>64726206
I can't belive what a player hes become.
Hes world class at 22.
Sporting have the best midfield in europe right now.
>>64726927
>Sporting have the best midfield in europe right now.
>Sporting produced TSUnaldo and le FUCK BARCELONA LEL man
Sheet nukka. That's 4 Balon D'Ors right there
>>64726927
ugh stop pls
i dont like sporting fans in this board, you guys are all delusional and make me feel embarassed. >our midfield is arguably the best in the portuguese league but its not the best in europe
>guaranteed best striker in the world, but we'll make a €35M deal because we're so nice. t. portuguese marrano
>>64726999
trips guy speaks the truth.
Meanwhile I have to endure the Renato Shanches """""hype""""" train. It is not fair guys...
>>64726999
/sp/ Sporting fans are delusional but Benficuck fans are permanently in a state of butthurt. Poorto fans are the only portubros willing to entertain honest and non-shitposty discussion.
>>64726999
name a better midfield then.
William Carvalho-Adrien Silva-João Mario- Bryan Ruiz
>>64727044
>Benficuck fans are permanently in a state of butthurt
THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FUCKING FAIR
WE WERE ONCE THE KINGS OF EUROPE GODDAMNIT
>>64727075
>setubal defense literally nonexistent
>>64727044
Holy shit this. Why are Benfiquistas always so goddanm Salty???
>>64727072
Nice skin colour tßh
>>64727093
We could have had it all...
>>64727061
any of the really big top teams most likely have better midfields. consider that it is very important for the players to complement eachother really well for everything to work, namedropping a bunch of big guys isnt worth all that much
>>64727075
THANK YOU BASED JOÃO MARIO
>>64727075
>player fallng on the floor for no reason while defending allows rival to take shot
wtf is dis shiet
>>64727156
"FIRST TEAM ALL DEFENSE"
>>64727123
>>64727072
this is why you shouldn't be cheapskates about paying your managers.
>>64726999
I'm a Benfica fan and I believe they do have the best midfield in Europe at the moment. Who else have a midfield that consistent? The EPL is shit this year, Barcelona have Rakitic underperforming, Real have a fucking hole in their midfield every game...who else has a midfield so strong as Sporting?
What annoys me the most is people who judge their rival clubs just because they're rivals and therefore "can't be that good". Curiously enough people who say that are 99% of times the ones who don't watch other teams play except when it's against their team.
Adrien, Aquilani, William, J. Mário and I'd include Ruíz too because he often takes a role similar to João Mário are pretty much the secret to Sporting's success.
>>64727061
>>64726927
I'm a Sporting fan and I'm embarrassed I promise we aren't all like this
>>64727194
this t b h
their midfield won 3 games against benfica and 1 game against us, on their own, JMario is a machine
>>64727194
But you have to take into account that Sporting plays against... portuguese teams... our league sucks, would Sporting midfield perform as consistely at the EPL, La Liga and Bundes? I don't think so, but let's see how they fare out in the Europa League.
>>64727242
that goes without saying, I'm talking about the best performing midfield but of course it's always relative to the league they're playing in
>>64727123
Rolling in the deeeeeep
>>64727194
>best midfield in Europe
how would anybody know? they were kicked out of champions league in the pre-stages. How do you establish the comparisons? Saying rakitic is underperforming? lel
>>64727268
It still pains me to see how they play though, they remind me of last years Benfica. Ice cold on the attack very efficient, fast and deadly counters (SLB 0-3 SCP), midfield doesn't let the defense get that much work.
It is not fair... :(
>yfw
>>64727338
Seeing Pepe here makes it that much funnier
>>64727297
they were MASSIVELY reffballed in both games against cska.
And they are playing allot better nowdays.
Lets see if they take EL seriously
>>64727385
but you can't go from that to 'best midfield in Europe' when they have not faced anybody of notable quality, even if they win the EL
>>64727385
even though there was refball (wouldn't say massive), the 2nd leg result was almost entirely JJ' fault m8
>>64727426
Leverkusen is "notable" quality in my book
>>64727297
>>64727426
see this post
>>64727297
I mean they are the best performing midfield. Of course all other teams I'm thinking of play other teams in other leagues, I'm just comparing their relative performances. And yeah, Rakitic is underperforming this season until recently
>>64726206
Shit skins not welcomed
>Portuguese flags seriously arguing a PORTUGUESE LEAGUE team has the best midfield in Europe
Lads, I don't want to piss on your strawberries or anything, but you understand the ridiculousness of that statement right? That'd be like an Eredivisie team saying they have the best strikeforce in Europe, it doesn't matter how much you guys can destroy your shit leagues when the quality is like our 2nd division
>>64727499
Nigga, im not trying to meme and while i do agree with you that the Sporting fans in here are being a little too confident, you can't really compare Liga NOS to the Championship. That's just inaccurate
>>64726206
lololololololol
i think sporting fans are just ultra hyped by the fact that sporting might actually have a good chance to win the championship for the first time in like a decade and a half (i know i am, but it still doesnt mean sporting is suddenly top of europe)
performing well in the portuguese league and establishing themselves as a regular contender for 1st place is the first step to cementing themselves as the best anything in europe. being the best in domestic and among the best european competitions at the same time after being >le third place winners for a whopping 15 years is a ridiculous idea. a lot of these good performances are a result of the JJ effect + the immense willpower that grew into the sporting mentality over the past few years for being the "almost top tier but not really" team. consistency first, then you can show off to europe.
>>64727466
>I mean they are the best performing midfield [this season]
That's Leicester
>>64727456
with all respects to leverkusen (5th in bundes, 20pts below 1st), a win over them is not enough to warrant being 'best midfield in europe'. And neither is rakitic or any other player from other teams underperforming. Don't get me wrong, they are good players but we are talking about them being the best midfield in the sport worldwide basically and there's absolutely no proof of it or way to establish comparisons to better teams
>>64727636
>best midfield in europe
>Sporting
of course not, the guy who said it is just baiting us and I gladly take the bait
>>64726873
Cristiano Ronaldo
>>64726927
This, my sp friends, is bait.
>>64728436
nice pic, imma steal it nigga
William Carvalho >>>>>>> Casemiro
Adrien Silva = Toni Kroos(I think adrien is a bit better but one could argue)
Bryan Ruiz <<< Modric
Joao Mario >>>> Kovacic
Sporting fans are exagarating but they are (one) of the best in europe atleast, just compare them to RMs midfield
>>64734064
>comparing to a team that isnt even best in madrid
>>64727061
>a midfield with Bryan Ruiz in it
>anywhere near the best
>>64728232
alright Portuguese fans are confirmed for most delusional fans ever. At least be objective you shit skin.
>>64734240
hes probably the best player in the portuguese league so far this season desu senpai. Absolute class
>>64727499
>when the quality is like our 2nd division
LOL, Sporting could take fucking City or United easily.
Your league is shit you can't do shit in europe anymore the only ok team yall have anymore is fucking city...
>>64727338
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrhhQ4yqPI
>>64726613
you talk shit which is a race, the brazilian race.
>>64726927
>Sporting have the best midfield in europe right now
>>64735023
you're fucking deluded if you think we can take City "easily" right now
>>64737058
to be honest Sporting already took City out of the EL 2 or 3 years ago and Sporting were shit back then.
>>64727011
Porto only sells flops, like...who the hell falls for it anymore?
>Jackson
>Mangala
>Falcao
>Fernando
>Iturbe
>Cissockho
>>64734924
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>>64735023
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>>64726206
So who is this?
>>64739434
Above average midfielder.
>>64739455
No, as in, what's his name? Image search refuses to work for some reason.
I liked the portuguese future star discussion when it didn't involved sporting fans.
Only portuguese cancer I know, its sporting
>>64739513
João Mário
>>64739572
Thanks bruh
