Lliga | Round 27: FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid 1-0

JamDav1982

Senior Member
This keeps getting repeated that Iniesta is getting massively over played.

He has started 2 of the last 4 league games and 4 of the last 8 and barely ever plays 90 mins.

Iniesta doesnt even look tired he just looks old as he has for years now.
 

PhilS

Active member
Well, everyone not related to Vidal has to agree that he deserves being omitted from the 18 for tomorrow's game. All the Valverde critics must admit that he does eventually move on from those who are not producing. The exception was Suarez early this season, it sure was good coaching to continue with El Gordo.
 

henias

New member
Well, everyone not related to Vidal has to agree that he deserves being omitted from the 18 for tomorrow's game. All the Valverde critics must admit that he does eventually move on from those who are not producing. The exception was Suarez early this season, it sure was good coaching to continue with El Gordo.

He hasnt moved on from Paulinho or Gomes, doubt he'll move on from Vidal. Gomes was omitted long ago, but somehow was included again and now likely to start. No point giving Dembele 20 mins every match and expect him to improve. Time will tell. If they continually start again and play majority of the minutes, then something is wrong. If I'm a Valverde critic, what makes you? Players taking full blame of the state they are in?
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
That you are mocking other players when Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic never shoot and have 0 goals at the end of the season

We have also players like André Gomes who shoot more often and can't even hit the goal lol

Not mocking anyone.

Still dont see a point.
 

serghei

Senior Member
This keeps getting repeated that Iniesta is getting massively over played.

He has started 2 of the last 4 league games and 4 of the last 8 and barely ever plays 90 mins.

Iniesta doesnt even look tired he just looks old as he has for years now.

He is overplayed. He should be a sub most of the time in the league.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
He is old as you say, so the amount of games he should have played this season should have been lower.

Not to keep him fresher though. There is an argument he is past his best and Barca should have better which I agree with.

But some people seem to think he is still top level and being run into ground and point to that when he doesnt play well.
 

serghei

Senior Member
Not to keep him fresher though. There is an argument he is past his best and Barca should have better which I agree with.

But some people seem to think he is still top level and being run into ground and point to that when he doesnt play well.

Yea, more like he is past his best and old, and he's been played too much given this considerent. He hasn't played that much if we don't look at his age. I only say he's been played too much in the context of his age. I would've liked from him more of a Xavi 2014-15 role, the decline is very much in the same vein.
 

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