Lol WTF?
Do we not have FDJ and Arthur arguably two of the best young midfield talents? Dembele and Malcom? Lenglet? Our squad is plenty young. Just because Real signed all of these players doesn’t mean they are going to pan out. Barca has always been a massive draw even before Messi. Why would that stop when he leaves??
Griezmann another top player just chose to come here.
Get a grip.
Perez is also 72. At what point does his mind start going and his judgement impaired by old age?
I don't think Malcom will be a massive player, let alone a starter if things remain the same.
Lenglet is a decent squad player and an excellent buy no doubt. But he has a lot of work to do to be called a WC defender.
I do agree about Arthur, FDJ and Dembele being some of the best talents, but they aren't even trusted enough by Valverde. With Griezmann incoming, Dembele is under even more pressure and with Rakitic, Arthur is left out. About FDJ, let’s see how much time Valverde gives him.
And getting Griezmann was not that hard, I mean he isn't a steal at 120M. Also, he wasn't signed for a fixed role and he is 27 already. Anyways, he'll be 30 after a few seasons.
Messi, Suárez, Pique, Vidal, Rakitic, Alba, Busquets, Griezmann, Roberto, Coutinho will be 30+ after 3 seasons.
On the other hand, Real Madrid are trying to tap in Mbappe already.
And FDJ needed a phone call from Messi, to convince him. Messi definitely has the biggest pull here, with him gone, I doubt a neutral player will favor us over RM, provided they are given a similar offer.
And about pre Messi era, we used to have an identity, i.e "Mes que en club" actually meant something. But nowadays we are busy pissing off clubs, forgetting La Masia, our playing style is boring and bland & our finances are screwed. Since 2013, only Roberto and Alena have actually made it to starting XI. There was not a single Barca player in current U21 spain team.
Don't get me wrong, but this is I see where we're heading. And I know if that happens, people will call it transition, or some bs like, "It was a once in a while generation so dip is expected, or something similar", while I think it could have been avoided had we been cautious and planned wisely, which, we are far from doing.
Look, I'm not smarter than the board. But you don't realize the fact that, this board is run by Bartomeu. And by 2021, Bartomeu will be gone and he won't have to deal with all that trouble that happens later. In fact, he will be rubbing hands waiting to bounce back once again hoping things go wrong with the next president.
