Champions League 2024-25

[Birdy]

@jamrock called it months ago.

PSG's midfield is the best in the world. Vitinha, Neves, and Ruiz are better than Pedri, FDJ, and Olmo/Fermin. Pedri probably still the best of the 6 when rested but not by much tbh.

That midfield combined with Mendes + Hakimi is a hell of a strong spine.

That's not true either.
Vitinha-Neves-Ruiz are the best md if you want to circulate the ball without losing possession (and that was of course the biggest strength of this PSG team)

If you want to do other things with the md, they are far from the best.
Pedri-FDJ-Olmo are far more suited to Flickball for instance, than the PSG trio

 

[jamrock]

Pedri is better, but vitinha plays in a system than is a midfielders dream.

Vitinha is more naturally dynamic than pedri though

 

[RedxMAK]

Idc, Inter deserves this so much.
I got bored and I was reading their forums and their reactions to UCL finals over the years.
These people have an obsession and unnecessary hate towards Barcelona for no reason.
All this huff and puff just to get pumped 5-0…

 

[Horatio]

tbf Vitinha improved tremendously last 12 months. Before that, no one here rated him.

Vitinha has 3 years on pedri. But obviously pedri will not run at his pace.

 

[RedxMAK]

Next year will surely be ours.
Insha’Allah

 

[Birdy]

tbf Vitinha improved tremendously last 12 months. Before that, no one here rated him.

Vitinha has 3 years on pedri. But obviously pedri will not run at his pace.

Pedri is better. Pedri has elements Vitinha does not, whereas Pedri has all the elements Vitinha has

 

[KingLeo10]

Pedri is better. Pedri has elements Vitinha does not, whereas Pedri has all the elements Vitinha has

Vitinha plays the ball quicker. And is like Verratti in being very dynamic.

 

[jamrock]

In any formation, any system, any thing being asked.

As a Midfield 3.

PSG's 3 is better than ours.

 

[Horatio]

Pedri is better. Pedri has elements Vitinha does not, whereas Pedri has all the elements Vitinha has

Vitinha is box to box in way pedri will never be.

 

[Kul_z]

Like i said, fuck inter, fuck serie a and everything and every single player that came out of them. Serie a legends are goat defenders, and to be honest, lamine or doue, or pedri or whoever the fuck you want doesnt play of was inspired because of baresi, maldini, barzagli, nesta chiellini.( totti, baggio, del piero hats off, no joke)


What im most proud of is that football evolved because of barca, and for what barca stand for. Even the idiots like temptation cant deny that liverpool coach is inspired by barca dna football. Thats true.

This final proved that barca is greatest club by far, because of the influence.

Fuck serie a, fuck inter, fuck every other stupid fanbase that canf acknowledge that, and fuck madrid too. That voes without sayinv

 

[Birdy]

Vitinha plays the ball quicker. And is like Verratti in being very dynamic.

Veratti was better than Vitinha.
Vitinha plays quicker in short passes.
Can't paly long, can't play incisive through balls.
And can't dictate the tempo, if the game warrants to chase a score or do a comeback.

He is ideal in circumstances like tonight: when PSG has the lead, and wants to circulate the ball around without losing possession.

Hubris that some of you are comparing him to Xavi

 

[Temptation]

Yeah, I was making my assessment at 2-0.

jam rock and I have been gassing up the PSG midfield for months now. They remind me of Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets (like a 50% version of them) in many ways. Like you said, they are sharp, incisive, quick of mind and play, and hard working.

I rate Vitinha and Neves very highly.

Wirtz-Macca-Gravenberch incoming.

The forum isn't ready for that midfield.

 

[Horatio]

Veratti was better than Vitinha.
Vitinha plays quicker in short passes.
Can't paly long, can't play incisive through balls.
And can't dictate the tempo, if the game warrants to chase a score or do a comeback.

He is ideal in circumstances like tonight: when PSG has the lead, and wants to circulate the ball around without losing possession.

Hubris that some of you are comparing him to Xavi

verratti was lazy bum compared to vitinha. different profiles.

Also useless as got injured with every knock.

 

[jamrock]

Vitinha is box to box in way pedri will never be.

Wrong.

That's not the difference.

Different just does not mean deficient.

Pedri is supreme at the box to box thing

Keep trying though

 

[Birdy]

In any formation, any system, any thing being asked.

As a Midfield 3.

PSG's 3 is better than ours.

That's factually wrong.
No point in explain this to you again.
You won't understand it, and insist like a 5yr old