Arturo Vidal
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FinBarcelonafan
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Rakitic is like the pussy version of Vidal.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
We should have gotten Vidal ten years ago. A real beast.
Paulinho did it just a couple of times before winter. Added nothing besides that. He was mediocre defensively.
Vidal isn't good at defense either because he just chases the ball instead of defending as a unit. And the less that can be said about his technique the better
Barcilliant
Senior Member
I wanted this guy back in 2014.
malvolio
Senior Member
I guess because midfield is so shite now this Paulinho 2.0 seems like a good player for us, which he really isn't.
Scores meaningless goals and is shite in big games. Did nothing of note since coming here. Just a bench option who should be let go this summer.
Many people wanted him here 10 years ago. Ten years ago he wouldn't have got a starting spot in our team.
clemente
New member
Shut down Messi in 3 finals with that bad defense
fergus90
Senior Member
Comparing Paulinho to Vidal is criminal. Vidal has been an integral part of Chile, Juve, Leverkusen and Bayern. Paulinho exceeded his absolutely minimal expectations by scoring a few goals, the one against Getafe was particularly important.
33 year old Vidal isn't the player he was, but is most definitely useful to the squad.
33 year old Vidal isn't the player he was, but is most definitely useful to the squad.
xXKonan
Senior Member
Comparing a Paulinho to Vidal and even in declining is like comparing Deulofeu to someone like Messi.
Sure Paulinho was useful but Vidal is someone who had established Pedigree and was considered by many to be the best Box to Box Midfielder in the world for years. Paulinho had stamina but his positional awareness as a Midfielder was just tragedy and wasn't technically gifted with the ball but despite his flaws, he clearly knew what he was good at and it was getting into the box and playing like a SS kinda role.
Sure Paulinho was useful but Vidal is someone who had established Pedigree and was considered by many to be the best Box to Box Midfielder in the world for years. Paulinho had stamina but his positional awareness as a Midfielder was just tragedy and wasn't technically gifted with the ball but despite his flaws, he clearly knew what he was good at and it was getting into the box and playing like a SS kinda role.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Paulinho was better here and then got us profit. No one compared their careers.
Vidal has been a polarizing player here, Good performance and people applaud him, then he starts a couple of gamesand we hate him.
He is just a nice rotation/bench player to have.
Vidal has been a polarizing player here, Good performance and people applaud him, then he starts a couple of gamesand we hate him.
He is just a nice rotation/bench player to have.
serghei
Senior Member
Profit? Didn't we sell him for around as much as we bought him?
JamDav1982
Senior Member
More or less but it was a profit on how long he had been at club.
Players dont play seasons for free on their value.
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