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Honestly looks like he's gonna have an unbelievably bad season. Can't predict the future of course but jesus christ this is so far away from the Messi we know, hell it's basically Arda Turan level.

Dembele hasn't done anything good (not even talking about goals) in an official match in almost 2 years. Griezmann is a literal zero sum on the pitch besides the occasional howler of a shot. You can't afford to have 2 black holes on the wings just destroying your offense. This shouldn't even be...

Griezmann and Dembele are absolutely shocking footballers

Pleaseee sub Griez and not Ansu or anyone else.

I would be in favor of that loan :lol:

For what it's worth I don't think FDJ is a truly great passer either, not yet at least though he shows he can at times. Same as Coutinho that most of the benefit of his passing is that it's a good decision and good positioning in the first place. So the function of his passes are good. Thiago...

Literally seconds ago an outside the boot pass from FDJ across the entire horizontal length of the pitch to Griez. Got all the commentators jizzing. That's a great pass, not a 5-10m ball that doesn't go past even a single defender. Coutinho is definitely playing really well, because he...

I don't even particularly think Trincao is an elite talent. He could be, but I'm not yet convinced. But he has a CLEAR skillset. He can dribble, he can cut in, he attacks the goal directly from the RW. Unlike Griezmann where you have to resort to wild mental gymnastics to conjure up that...

Do you genuinely believe that pass to Ansu was something special? Like, the whole goal was made by Ansu having that killer early touch to completely eliminate the defender behind him. Coutinho didn't even pass it through an opposition player. Generational thooo

Lol movements. Reminding of Andre Gomes "decoy runs" and such. Most players have a clear role, function, and contribution on the pitch. Those little movements and occupation of right spaces at right times are just basic things footballers should do. Whereas Griezmann only provides those...

I swear all the passes he's made today have been basic as hell. Nowhere near Thiago level passes who splits defenses or plays 30-40m passes for fun. He's playing in a role way more suited for his game though, that is for sure. Can definitely be a plus player. Griezmann on the other hand does...

"He can act as a 9" but in truth never really does, and is never good with his back to goal. Never really involved in any meaningful way as a 9 that justifies a healthy/useful occupation of that space. It's something that you can point to only in theory. Our structure in the center/right always...

Played well. Makes all the right decisions, very sizable passing range and vision, and is open and direct with his approach to playmaking. Unlike certain other guys that can look so shepherded into little corners and overly congested with their play. Pedri's approach leaves a very open and...

Not even just confidence anymore. Even in his "best" form I wouldn't want Griez out there anymore, just by the way of his style and totally confused role. We need someone who is comfortable and natural attacking the right flank, opposite to how Ansu can do it on the left. That gives us the...

When Griez was out there the central/right area of our offense looked lost and aimless and over-crowded. With Trincao/Fati it becomes way more structured where both wingers can attack the fullback on the dribble, and aren't stepping on Messi's toes in the middle the way that Griezmann does...

7 goals in his last 9 starts, 10 total in Liga from 15 shots on target. This is the kind of run that Mbappe was on when he was breaking out at Monaco, roughly at the same age too but Ansu even a bit younger. Its more than that though. Just how players always look for Ansu, how he's always...

Cou made a reasonably good play in acres of space under 0 pressure. Most of what else he has done has been just little 1 touch passes here and there and relatively insignificant actions. Still doesn't show a high ceiling as a playmaker in this team when the going will get tough. Don't want him...

On top of the 2 goals, he won the pen and tied most km's run in the 1st half. Kid is just everywhere, such a high level of involvement way beyond his years. For Barca and for Spain. Don't think he was quite hyped up as a standout prodigy in most of his years at La Masia. It was sometime around...

Today at least 4-5 times he created very clean separation in 1v1, with a very Neymar-esque posture. Dembele, even when he manages to succeed in his dribbles, looks like he is about to trip over his own feet with how high his stance is. Off ball positioning and IQ are obviously strengths for...

Talking about never or in such absolutes, the kid is still 17. And the past 3 games he's played (which were his first games since Liga ended) he literally has been folding dudes consistently. What Dembele just did, Ansu did the exact thing even cleaner minutes ago. Ansu will continue to get...