Hey Jamrock, hope you're doing well.
I firmly believe that the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Over the last 2 seasons, FDJ has been Barcelona's best midfielder until Gundogan took over when Barca needed the most this season.
FDJ has some brilliant qualities like his ball carrying, press resistance and short passing breaking the lines. He also has certain flaws which prohibits him from being a truly world class midfielder. He lacks the X Factor and presence in the middle of the park. His defensive positioning isn't the best and he isn't a great ball winner. He can't play as the Number 6/DM and needs one alongside him.
I think Barca can definitely survive without him and he'll be the one sold. You guys need a proper DM and you shouldn't sell Araujo because he has qualities other Barca defenders don't have.
I think you're more annoyed with FDJ stans than FDJ the player.
Yep pretty much this, could make an argument busquets was our best Midfielder last season, but I'm willing to take that.
But like you said,. It's his stans that hype him into something he's not, they've been doing it since he came here and inevitably time always shows them up.
I've always maintained he's a good to very good player, what I expect from him is greatness and he's not that for us.
He should be doing for us what gundogan is doing now, a real midfield general, he's never come close to that on a consistent basis, and his fan boys always finds an excuse as to why, real world class players don't need excuses.
