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JohnN
Senior Member
It's a good thing he is starting to get more minutes and we need more guys to pull their weight as a team, because the useful squad is small at the moment.
If disciplinary issues are the only issues for Puig, even better. It would mean he has potential and only his attitude is holding him back. I don't see it that way. I see plenty of issues, both in pedri and Puig. it's just that pedri is younger and has potential to fix those while Puig is at an age that should already be kind of established. But he also showed improvement last season and physically he looks better this season.
If disciplinary issues are the only issues for Puig, even better. It would mean he has potential and only his attitude is holding him back. I don't see it that way. I see plenty of issues, both in pedri and Puig. it's just that pedri is younger and has potential to fix those while Puig is at an age that should already be kind of established. But he also showed improvement last season and physically he looks better this season.
people spinning this onto a tangent.
The argument should not be about if Puig will ever be the next Iniesta or complete trash. Time will tell and if Koeman allows it.
Koeman said he has nothing against Puig including the leaked private conversation, then again everything so far indicates the opposite.
This should be more about if Koeman is just another below average coach who is better at holding grudges, lying and being just another hypocritical bureaucrat than actually coaching a elite football team.
The argument should not be about if Puig will ever be the next Iniesta or complete trash. Time will tell and if Koeman allows it.
Koeman said he has nothing against Puig including the leaked private conversation, then again everything so far indicates the opposite.
This should be more about if Koeman is just another below average coach who is better at holding grudges, lying and being just another hypocritical bureaucrat than actually coaching a elite football team.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
If Koeman only has grudge against only one player, out of the entire squad, then you should question that player attitude even if coach is mediocre.
I honestly see it as simple situation of a coach rating a player differently from fans.
Blaugrana Bull
HiiiPoWeR
Just use Riqui as a regular sub like Trincao.
I do not care if he will be a world class player, achieve nothing in his career or whatever. Riqui is good enough to play for this team right now, that is a fact.
Regular sub for Pedri in La Liga, starter in Copa except for the big games = no more problems and benefit for the team.
I do not care if he will be a world class player, achieve nothing in his career or whatever. Riqui is good enough to play for this team right now, that is a fact.
Regular sub for Pedri in La Liga, starter in Copa except for the big games = no more problems and benefit for the team.
Horatio
You're welcome
Also had no problem with him taking 5th penalty against Sociedad. Must not be as bad as people want it to be.
Bobo32
Senior Member
Bringing this up, as the comment wasn't accepted directly and probably wasn't seen.
I think most of you are completely wrong in your assessment. He is already dominating against teams like Juve or Atleti, and he brings something every time he gets a few minutes.
I never followed him in the youth teams or B, but I think he is already great, the perfect midfielder to solve most of Barcelonas problems right now. He is a Thiago-Xavi-Iniesta type of talent.
serghei
Senior Member
Exactly what people expect with Puig, most people that is. Use him like you use Trincao. Leaving aside that he actually showed more than Trincao.
Trincao - 316 mins in La Liga.
Puig - 24 mins in La Liga.
That's embarrassing. This is the type of thing people refer to when blaming Koeman. Not that he doesn't play instead of Pedri lol.
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Bobo32
Senior Member
Its a farce the playing time he has gotten. It is impossible to say he didn't perform well in the Juve game - after that he got 0 minutes in the coming weeks.
His professionality has been put into question. He has shown very much quality football wise in the last year, but it fades in comparison to the mentality he has shown by staying and performing despite the way he has been treated.
I think he is an obvious starter, and a much better midfielder than Pedri, but at least you could argue there.
His professionality has been put into question. He has shown very much quality football wise in the last year, but it fades in comparison to the mentality he has shown by staying and performing despite the way he has been treated.
I think he is an obvious starter, and a much better midfielder than Pedri, but at least you could argue there.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
True. Trincao was disaster in his cameos. Puig played well in general.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
Well-known member
+1000
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Different players in different positions so cant compare and also wrong to just look at Puigs La Liga minutes.
Trincao and Puig comparisons are irrelevant and just another angle to take since shown Puig been getting more minutes recently.
BBZ8800
Senior Member
No.
He is closer to Messi's tier.
He is more talented as a CAM than Zidane and Totti.
And surely more eyepleasing and efficient.
fergus90
Senior Member
1) Puig
2) Messi
3) Maradona
4) Ronaldo
5) Cruyff
6) Laudrup
Edit or we still calling Messi the WOAT?
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