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MessiCam
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I'm a long time lurker, but I had to sign up to make this statement. The way you so-called Barca fans have been clamouring this young man's every move has been nothing short of disgusting. This guy can't miss a single pass, or mess up a single dribble without being at the mercy of you so-called fans. I watched the game and I saw absolutely nothing wrong with his performance. His dribbling was top notch, he switched the ball to the opposing flanks superbly and was breaking down the opposition lines with his direct drives.
If your biggest problem with an attacking player is that he doesn't press enough, then you clearly have some sick, weird agenda going and you need might want to get your brain evaluated. Stop crying and moaning after each match he plays. He's without a doubt a top 3 youngster in the world, and his injury riddled season doesn't change that fact.
With everything I've read in this thread from so-called Barca fans, I just can't help but think it'd be better for him to snake Barca this summer and just head to PSG. That attack with Neymar-Mbappe-Dembele would be nothing less than potent and it'd be real funny to see the people who chastised his every single move eat their words.
Of course the attacking players have to press. That’s the bare minimum expected of them at Barça because winning the ball back high up the opposition half is an attacking opportunity. I’m not like [MENTION=16942]BBZ8800[/MENTION] that expects the lad to get behind the ball and make tackles like a midfielder or defender but he needs to pull his weight in the opposition half.
I’ve defended him on this board but that lackadaisical display won’t cut it. He is not Messi.
That’s the wrong attitude to have. He should be forcing his way into the coaches plans through good performances. If then the coach doesn’t use him then the coach will have to answer for that.His attitude has been questionable thus far, but don't blame him in this particular instance. He was a 150m player that was lighting up the Bundesliga last season as one of Dortmund's main men. Fast forward to less than a year later and he's being included in a friendly match designed mainly for the B team's player. I don't think he would've ever imagined playing a match like this when he first arrived here. His start to life here has been disastrous and while he maybe a bit culpable in exacerbating his predicament can you really blame the kid for not celebrating with the B team's players after winning a meaningless 'Copa Catalonia' competition? Of course Mina was buzzing, he's fresh of the boat from the Brazilian league with no European experience and he's thankful for every minute he gets, friendly or not. Their situations are not remotely comparable.
He might to be blame for his lifestyle, diet, and dynamic with his teammates, but I'm not going to blame the kid for looking miserable playing with the reserves and the B team just months after being included in the Bundesliga's team of the year and completing a record transfer here.
I'll judge him the next time he plays with the first team, not reading too much into this.
After a performance like this (It was an extremely lazy showing) I have doubts Valverde will give him a bite at the cherry against Malaga either and he will have only himself to blame.