Recent content by Sumlit

Well so much for the sliver of hope. I'm done with the team, for now. Can't continue to follow this shit.

Yup. This is exactly what he wants.

Infuriating too. He was wide open with players not even close. He could have composed himself and finished neatly. Instead he shot it first time straight to keeper. He does this shit too often. Pisses me off.

No one has salary numbers. Safe to assume the 16m net figures are not true. There is no way they're paying a 21 yo over 30m gross salary.

Other teams are also doing the same. This is the nature of the business now. You can't poach the stars from big teams without paying a fortune, and you can't buy the stars of smaller teams without beating the financial offers from the other big teams. It is what it is. Best we as fans can...

I agree, hence why I said this is the price they have to pay to remain competitive.

Yup. Both clubs in big transition periods. Barca did well to close De Jong early.

This is key. Next summer at the very least RM will be spending a fortune. Like Bayern too will be out for players.

145M for Coutinho is mental. 86M for De Jong is about what it costs to buy a young star player. If Barca didn't pay it, about 2-3 other teams would. This is the price of staying competitive now unless you have an outstanding scouting machine and talent hunters.

Don't know why you all are being so harsh on the players. The first team struggles, why are you surprised a reserve team struggles too? Valverde is completely incapable of managing a large roster and compete at a high level for all trophies. It's just something that is well beyond his...

No. Rakitic is part of the issue. He's not quick enough anymore to hold down a flank against counters. Roberto's defensive liability does not help him.

Rakitic has been getting slower and slower since his debut season. He's improved his control under pressure, but that was always his weakness and isn't a strength now strength. Roberto is not only slow, but he's downright a terrible defender. Just terrible. You can't hold down a flank with...

The issue is Roberto and Rakitic

They don't have good players on the right side. Ever since Alves left, they've had slow players and/or players who aren't great under pressure. Roberto and Rakitic covering right is an issue, and has nothing to do with Messi. They struggle even when Messi doesn't play.

That volley was stunning, but same poor game otherwise.