3 - Alejandro Balde

[JamDav1982]

Cucurella has been terrible for Chelsea. Balde has been better this season and Grimaldo is not great either hence why Lucho has never turned to him even before now.

Same stuff said when Gavi was chosen due to 'bias'.

In reality Balde will have been chosen due to form this season, profile of player he is, performed well and coped with pressure of playing for Barca this season, familiar with many of players in squad from club etc.

But aye.. Lucho chose him ahead of others as he has a 'Barca bias'.

Aye and Cucurella/Grimaldo would never get wrecked eh.....Grimaldo is a poor defender and Cucurella struggling at Chelsea is reality.

 

[Porque]

Huge Barca bias to select Balde over 3 other LBs who either play for Barcelona or came through LaMasia.

 

[El Gato]

Aye so take a better defender, play him in with rest of team and run with it
Cucurella not even been called during Brighton days when played well and standard to take players who dont do great with present team based on how they play with NT partners
Fairly sure even Azpi played there now and then so not that bothered unless they got to chase score and need energy

All Balde needed to do was get 2 months of form and play with Barca players on the weekly and straight in side
Fair play
Wonder how many more times this'll happen

 

[JamDav1982]

Positives: Form, profile of player, familiarity with system and team mates.
Negative: Small sample size at top level compared to some others.

Of course there is an element of risk to it.. just as there would be if chose Cucurella or Grimaldo that is there for whoever he chooses that they may not perform well either.

Lucho has weighed up positives of what he believes Balde will bring in comparison to what others would bring and made decision based on that not some 'bias'.

Cucrella not being called up when in better form with Brighton suggests more that Lucho doesnt rate him all that highly.. same with Grimaldo. Which would further lead into why he opted for Balde and not idea of bias.

How many more times this will happen?

Still moaning about Diaz not being there ahead of Gavi and the 'bias' Lucho showed for an inexperienced player there....brilliant.

In reality it took 3 months of Balde performing for Barca at a good level to make Lucho think the positives of him makes him better pick than Grimaldo or Cucurella for reasons given most likely.

Just as he did with Gavi when you made same argument.

 

[El Gato]

Literally not once Diaz or Gavi, who's proved me wrong that he belongs, been mentioned but by you

See how many more times will happen and if Balde proves me wrong too
Predict if Lucho still a coach next season and Nico returns + has 2 months of form at DM/CM will get right in

 

[JamDav1982]

Literally not once Diaz or Gavi, who's proved me wrong that he belongs, been mentioned but by you

See how many more times will happen and if Balde proves me wrong too
Predict if Lucho still a coach next season and Nico returns + has 2 months of form at DM/CM will get right in

Yes Gavi proved you wrong and wasnt picked on bias ahead of better players. So this is just a repeated argument with as much basis on it than that one did.

How can Balde prove Lucho right like Gavi did? And prove you right that Cucurella or Grimaldo should be there instead?

Keep repeating bias like did with Pedri.. like did with Gavi.

Might get one who performs poorly and can claim to be right at some point.

Why wasnt Nico picked last season when playing for Barca at start of season? Playing similr minutes to Gavi back then if not maybe more. So that argument falls flat there.

 

[El Gato]

Nah doesn't, Nico played average in average side, right to not take
Gavi did well at young age despite big risk to trust. Got to respect that
Was some of the best on field at times and did well in few Nations League games

See if Balde does well should he get called upon, was nothing special vs RM or Bayern, but hard to expect more in first matches of this kind
Not bothered if doesnt get chance to do anything

Huge Barca bias to select Balde over 3 other LBs who either play for Barcelona or came through LaMasia.

Not bothered about La Masia past that much, like said, more about interesting how it just so happens that a Spaniard that gets game time and looks interesting with Barca gets a reserve spot but with other players that do well it's like pulling teeth to get them in side
Could just be terrible talent pool, who knows. Interesting how easy to justify not picking Grimaldo/Cucu/Brahim as correct just cuz of Enrique personal preference
And then have likes of Adama go Euro when was garbage in club back in the day, but Nacho not even in side despite form, while Llorente stuck at 2nd choice RB when best player in Spain season prior
Just funny ass choices big man Lucho makes at times

 

[JamDav1982]

Nah doesn't, Nico played average in average side, right to not take
Gavi did well at young age despite big risk to trust. Got to respect that
Was some of the best on field at times and did well in few Nations League games

See if Balde does well should he get called upon, was nothing special vs RM or Bayern, but hard to expect more in first matches of this kind
Not bothered if doesnt get chance to do anything



Not bothered about La Masia past that much, like said, more about interesting how it just so happens that a Spaniard that gets game time and looks interesting with Barca gets a reserve spot but with other players that do well it's like pulling teeth to get them in side
Could just be terrible talent pool, who knows. Interesting how easy to justify not picking Grimaldo/Cucu/Brahim as correct just cuz of Enrique personal preference
And then have likes of Adama go Euro when was garbage in club back in the day, but Nacho not even in side despite form, while Llorente stuck at 2nd choice RB when best player in Spain season prior
Just funny ass choices big man Lucho makes at times

Nico played in same Barca side as Gavi when Gavi was called up so can try that awful argument again.... and are you now claiming Gavi played well enough to be called up while Nico didnt? Or that Nico will only get called up when merits it and 'average' Barca players dont get called up?

After claiming if Nico has a few months in Barca team will get called up regardless...

Arguing with yourself here with that Nico example...

Yes Gavi did well and proved not chosen to Diaz on 'bias' but was better player already.

What are these 'biased' decisions Lucho has made?

Just keep referring back to claims you got wrong it seems.

 

[El Gato]

Aye and played average in average side, while Gavi stood out and made sense to pick
Diaz deserved to be there with or without Gavi
See what happens next year if Lucho still coach

 

[serghei]

Lucho is obviously biased, but it's his job in the end. In Euro he did more than fine.

 

[JamDav1982]

Aye and played average in average side, while Gavi stood out and made sense to pick
Diaz deserved to be there with or without Gavi
See what happens next year if Lucho still coach

Haha 'Gavi made sense to pick'.

When at time there was a huge meltodown and Lucho only picking Gavi as he plays for Barca and a 'bias' against poor Diaz who should have been picked ahead of him.

Fair rewriting of history.

What are you expecting to see next year if Lucho still coach?

 

[JamDav1982]

Lucho is obviously biased, but it's his job in the end. In Euro he did more than fine.

He picks inferior players due to them simply playing for Barca?

No chance.

 

[mc_lovin]

If the argument boils down to Cucurella and Grimaldo don't even bother

 

[El Gato]

Haha 'Gavi made sense to pick'.

When at time there was a huge meltodown and Lucho only picking Gavi as he plays for Barca and a 'bias' against poor Diaz who should have been picked ahead of him.

Fair rewriting of history.

What are you expecting to see next year if Lucho still coach?

Out of Nico and Gavi for Nations League Gavi made sense to pick, for sure
Nico not even in conversation for that one and if has a good run of form next year rather than playing average we'll see how selection goes
Diaz should have been picked with or without

If the argument boils down to Cucurella and Grimaldo don't even bother

Eh?
Both better overall players who barely even get a shout

 

[JamDav1982]

Out of Nico and Gavi for Nations League Gavi made sense to pick, for sure
Nico not even in conversation for that one and if has a good run of form next year rather than playing average we'll see how selection goes
Diaz should have been picked with or without

Haha now it is 'out of Gavi and Nico'.

That makes zero sense as that is not how it works and can call up both or neither.

Claiming 'it made sense' to call up Gavi as he 'stood out' when had meltdown at time over him only being picked due to bias is irrelevant to Nico.

Whether Diaz should have been picked or not is irrelevant... the point being made was 'Gavi has shown next to nothing and Diaz should be there ahead of him'.

Trying quite well to do a Serghie and go down road of 'heres what I really meant'.