Recent content by BusiTheKing

This ending to the season was pretty distasterly but there was a stretch of games midseason where we genuinely looked like a bottom league team and I have never said that before without a shred of exaggeration.

This idea that used to have a different physical level that he can somehow regain is a bit of an illusion. He's always been a player that appeared in moments and then went missing. People saw the glimpses of talent and ignored the more basic shortcomings. It's just getting more exposed now that...

Gavi is strong on the first few metres but he has absolutely no top speed. Tracking back over distance, he's a liability. Has to do with his way of running.

I get the impression of a defeatist mentality watching us play. There is very little enthusiasm around making plays, combinations, trying things out, showing what we can do. It's mostly conservative football punctuated by isolated daring moments. Maybe you play a offensive pass, but then you...

What a distaster he has turned out to be.

Why are we so fucking afraid of going forward.

Seems an intelligent and technically proficient player. Just afraid he's one more midfield talent who simply doesn't meet the physical standards of modern football. I mean he's 16 and runs like an old man. I don't know. He might make up for it with other stuff. But I do feel like you can...

Obviously one mistake shouldn't have any impact on whether he should be sold or not. But if he won't learn from his mistakes, then it's sort of an issue. Xavi isn't helping either by authorizing this delusion that Araujo was not at fault. Manager needs to help players learn from mistakes. That...

Bit hard to trust this guy going forward if he seriously can't see he made a mistake.

If you want to look at stats then Paris 4.15 xG City 2.34 xG Keep in mind City are a better attacking team + they were attacking for all 90 mins whereas Paris could ease off after 60 minutes. But eye test was more telling. We let Paris walk freely in the the danger area. All we did was back...

Strikingly noticable how much better Madrid are defending than us, even when we were 11 men. Much more structured and disciplined, better at covering spaces and better at keeping them at bay.

Feels like what we can choose between is 1) talented but flawed/stupid players, 2) good players past their prime, 3) straight up mediocre players. If Cancelo was perfect then he wouldn't be playing here.

Nothing about him except his pace impressed me. Also scoffed a huge chance in the first tie due to poor technique. Be a poor fit here.

It's also Araujo himself falling over after the contact that really sells it. Made it seem like he barged into him with no regard for anything. Would've looked a different situation if he'd stayed on his feet himself. Wasn't that much contact, plus the uncertainty of whether Barcola had gotten...

Not everyday you see a triple fuck-up in one game deciding sequence. 1. Bad pass. 2. No awareness to drop back and cover Barcola immediately after. 3. The actual foul