Marshall D Teach
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Not really. Main reason you could consider him a success is because we were able to sell him at a profit.
He was a complete flop in his first two seasons.
Lautaro Martinez
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Not really. Main reason you could consider him a success is because we were able to sell him at a profit.
He was a complete flop in his first two seasons.
CatalinR10
Senior Member
Can't wait to see our new LW <3 <3 <3
Who ever suggested that we have a serious project?
Barto and his group of cronies running things is one of the reasons I'd rather see us punt most of the major squad decisions a year or two down the line. No guarantees a new president and board will bring about the changes that are needed, but it's worth a bloody shot.
At this point a new project would also have to see Leo go and that lines up better in 1-2 years than this summer as well.
El Gato
Villarato!
Largely yes, but it is perhaps not in your favour to invest money in something that is only being considered an option, because of board incompetence. As a club, you're better off getting pieces who might fail in the short-term leading to Barto being ousted, but are a better post-Barto post-Messi prospects. I.e. Lautaro over near 31 Auba. No point keeping up the patchwork strategy. If a sporting director has a head on his shoulders (which it is doubtful with Abidal, but he's not quite doomed in my eyes, just kind of undiplomatic) and makes the right moves, his transfers can reap benefits despite board's decisions. Unless you're fixated on success in the short-term, then sure, Auba is perhaps somewhat of an equivalent of Van Nistelrooy for RM. Which doesn't make him worth the investment.
Messi983
Senior Member
Agreed but high transfer fees are usually connected with high wages. You don't pay 100m for a player and then give him 3m wages. Or on the other hand you don't give a 10m player 10m wages. Of course for anything in between correlations between transfer fees and wages is not always so obvious.
He can score. This is what we should look for in a striker. If he also has other qualities then great but I would forgive him a few bad touches, passes and lost balls in every game as long as he can bang goals. Which he has done at every club/level in his young career so far and I'm sure he'll continue to do it as he moves to a better league/club as well.
Lautaro has those other qualities you've mentioned but it still remains to be seen if he'll score enough to be our primary striker. It looks like we'll get him so I hope for the best but if he won't be able to replace Suarez's goals then he'll be another 100m+ disappointment regardless if he'll fit us better than Griezmann and Coutinho (won't mention Dembele here because he actually fit us well but just can't stay healthy to prove this).
The same for defenders. We should look for players who can defend. Back in the days Pep fall in love with Chygrinsky's passing skills so much he forgot the guy had no clue how to do his primary job. Of course technical abilities are important for our style of play but fans are often looking at these "Barça DNA" attributes too much.
Its unknown if Lautaro can perform as a lone striker. He didn't do that well until Lukaku came and he started to play 442 with Lautaro as the second striker, meaning he is likely to occupy the same space as Messi and/or Griezmann. I prefer a more typical 9. Isak fits the profile better IMO.
Myron Boadu is just 18 and already a goalmachine.
Getting Lautaro is IMO the easy and lazy decision which doesn't require much scouting or work from Abidal
Myron Boadu is just 18 and already a goalmachine.
Getting Lautaro is IMO the easy and lazy decision which doesn't require much scouting or work from Abidal
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I actually think we have one of the best scouting teams around, we seem to identify great players earlier but fail to execute and buy the wrong players which is the fault of the management.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
He can do it, but, it's not his strongest suit. There are certainly better options if we want a striker like that. Isak is better with his back to the goal.
Like I said, I wouldn't sign him this summer. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't sign any CF this summer unless Suarez leaves as we could sign the best player available, but Suarez would still start thus pushing that player out of position or to the bench.
In that case I would sign a goalscoring LW.
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serghei
Senior Member
Lautaro can play 9 imo. Besides, there is not a single clear centre forward on the market, it is a reality we have to accept.
Also, everybody agrees we need a true winger, but Neymar is not the answer. The problem is who do we sign?
Maybe do a bit of proper scouting for a change. Neither Salah or Mane were anywhere near world class when Liverpool signed them.
I want our management team to start being smart. Everybody can sign 4-5 100m. players with a success of 50% or thereabouts.
Also, everybody agrees we need a true winger, but Neymar is not the answer. The problem is who do we sign?
Maybe do a bit of proper scouting for a change. Neither Salah or Mane were anywhere near world class when Liverpool signed them.
I want our management team to start being smart. Everybody can sign 4-5 100m. players with a success of 50% or thereabouts.
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khaled_a_d
Senior Member
We never had a better option than Suarez to say a better player won't start over him. This seem like a far fetched theory.
For me CF isn't a priority because I think we have bigger needs.
Regarding the winger, I am not sure I agree with that. We need to know what is our game plan going to be
I honestly still think 442 is the way to go if Messi continue to play the way he is, and we expect him to continue being a starter her for next 3 seasons. In that case we need a striker who can score and make things easier for Messi, and a midfield that can play with 4 players rather than 3.
If we decide we stick to 433 (on paper, we haven't been playing it since start of 2016) then yes, a winger is a necessity.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
I just don't see a manager like Setien or someone else unless they have the personality of Pep or Lucho, dropping Suarez with him having such a big, vocal voice in the dressing room.
For me the best move when it comes to Suarez is simply moving on from him this summer. His knee issues is only going to get worse with his age and there's no point renewing his contract so why not try to make something off him with a year left on his contract?
Worst case we get rid of his massive wages and use that to help fund a move for another player.
KingLeo10
Senior Member
No player is guaranteed success. But to pay 100M we have to be 100% sure on what kind of player we get. Lautaro is a 70M max player at the moment.
We shouldn't buy Lautaro because there aren't better options on the market, it's a huge risk and a lazy thing to do.
100M is an amount for a proven player. Lautaro is far from proven, even the people who want him aren't 100% convinced.
We shouldn't buy Lautaro because there aren't better options on the market, it's a huge risk and a lazy thing to do.
100M is an amount for a proven player. Lautaro is far from proven, even the people who want him aren't 100% convinced.
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