Barca Transfers and Rumors

[Masetro10]

It's crazy we aren't being inked with defenders lol.

The difference between us and PSG is the entire backline and GK.

We're not gonna get Hakimi and Nuno level players on the market and Balde and Kounde is probably the best we gonna get for starting players but we absolutely need backups for these two otherwise we are gonna be screwed. Martin needs to go on and we don't need anymore teens in this team like that Torrents kid.

We also don't have a CB who can play Flick's highline football.
-Inigo is good but lacks pace and strength and is getting older. Should keep him as a rotational option.
-Cubarsi is good but still makes a lot of errors and needs to develop more. I'd have him as a starter but with a experiences athletic technical CB capable of playing Flick's highline football.
-Christensen can't be relied on to be fit an entire season. Still would keep him though.
-Araujo is just hopeless and will never be an intelligent or technical defender. Don't even know why we are keeping him. Barca needs ball playing CBs and this guy is probably the most anti ball playing CB in football.

Joan Garcia as GK is definitely a step in the right direction though.

If Barca were serious they would be looking for extremely fast yet still technical CBs. Araujo fits the bill of only being fast and is the example of why you need technically gifted CBs.

#1 choice should be Van De Ven of Spurs. Fastest player in the EPL who also has great skill and height.

Balde/Van De Ven/Cubarsi/Kounde sounds amazing

 

[serghei]

You can't sign players from rich teams in EPL in our position. We need to go after players with the profile of Van de Ven before they get to those rich clubs.

 

[DonAK]

With Cristian Romero likely leaving this summer trying to join Atletico I doubt Spurs even entertain an offer for Van de Ven.

 

[BarcaHarry]

Even more reason to clear bad CBs when you have a manager like Flick that puts those bad CBs under more pressure than usual. When all is said and done, we have a rookie CB in Cubarsi who is nowhere near ready to start games for us at this level, Inigo who never played at this level, and Araujo who did dumb shit before under another manager.

So... it's not only Flick that is causing these players to make errors. It's also their insufficient quality. But now Inigo is good enough for CL final after not even playing a CL group game in his career until 33-34. Man debuted in CL this season at near retirement age.

U are absolutely right,defence is a real problem,Inter score 7 goals

 

[DonAK]

Valencia CB Cristhian Mosquera is actually someone that would be an interesting profile. Seem to be close to signing for Leipzig though who likely sell him to a big club for 70m in two years

 

[jamrock]

Nothing worse than dealing with spurs.

Is this Van de Ven even any good? Seriously.

They'll want entirely too much for him.

Next summer we need to sign someone free or on the cheap.

Tap up konate, or identify someone truly special.

Hincapie is someone I like, I buy him every time I play fifa for whatever that's worth lol

 

[Co0ter]

I don't know what CB. I haven't even heard of Pacho before PSG got him. That's Deco's job and if he doesn't know names or isn't connected and doesn't have any ideas, then he's not the right man to improve the squad.

Might be bullshit rumors, but we shouldn't even be contemplating ideas about Luis Diaz with the shite we have in our defense. We scored 5 fucking goals more than PSG with one game less. The problems are in defense.

Yup.

They aren't blaming the defense though, they are somehow blaming the coach for everything 😂

 

[Messi983]

Hincapie linked to Atleti.

 

[Devils]

If Barca were serious they would be looking for extremely fast yet still technical CBs. Araujo fits the bill of only being fast and is the example of why you need technically gifted CBs.

#1 choice should be Van De Ven of Spurs. Fastest player in the EPL who also has great skill and height.

Balde/Van De Ven/Cubarsi/Kounde sounds amazing

Araujo when fit is probably a 8/10 athletically...the issue is he's a 2/10 technically and 2/10 in football intelligence. Araujo is best suited for the complete opposite type of football. I.e. Mourinho or Simeone style football.

Barca need a leading CB who is probably 7-8/10 across all those categories to play Flick's high line football. That's easier said than done. Not easy not find someone like that.

 

[Co0ter]

After we win the CL with the exact defenders we have now, it will be interested to see what the reactions will be.

Will it be, we made adjustments and managed the games betters.

Luck was on our side.

All these defenders magically became world class.

Then it would change nothing, really. We already came close to winning with a far less than ideal defense.

That doesn't change the reality that improving the defense would make the team overall a lot better than improving elsewhere. Perhaps only goalkeeper is comparable. A winger to rest Raph and Yamal is needed, but it's not the most important.

 

[jamrock]

Then it would change nothing, really. We already came close to winning with a far less than ideal defense.

That doesn't change the reality that improving the defense would make the team overall a lot better than improving elsewhere. Perhaps only goalkeeper is comparable. A winger to rest Raph and Yamal is needed, but it's not the most important.

So if we win the CL with the exact CBs that a few are saying we should replace, it wouldn't change anything?

Okay then.

 

[Co0ter]

Imagine having this set of CBs.

Martinez
Cubarsi
Araujo
Christensen
Kounde
Garcia.

Seeing a CL final with 5 CBs on the pitch and only 1 of those would anyone say is better than our 4 main CBs before yesterday, and after yesterday the answer would remain only 1.

But then thinking we should go out and spend upwards of 60M on a CB, something the club as never done or nor do most teams do.

Because spending 60-70m on CB is one of the biggest waste of money any team can do unless they are absolutely sure, he will be an hit. Like VVD and such those don't come along often.

This CB conversation reminds me of the magically RB we didn't sign back in the Lever day's, most who are whinny about a CB now, was whinny about back then.

The club as identified the single biggest weakness in the squad, GK and ST and they are at least attempting to fix those positions.

After that maybe a LB, but flick likes Martin.

No one is saying to spend 60-70mil on a CB though. We could of got one on a free, also, but chose not to. Any solid option would do, but you want to keep a great, but chronically injured CB, a braindead CB, a 17 year old and a guy who just turned 34 as our main CB options. Kounde doesn't count since he is our RB now, especially since you agree we don't need another FB, right?

I can see it now, crashing out in the CL again due to our defense and instead of accepting you were wrong, you simply blame the coach again 🤣

 

[Co0ter]

So if we win the CL with the exact CBs that a few are saying we should replace, it wouldn't change anything?

Okay then.

Reading comprehension is your friend.

It wouldn't change the fact that strengthening the defense would improve the team the most at the moment vs attackers, considering our defense was the problem in the big games, not the offense. That much is clear, not sure how the fuck you're going to argue that one. Blame it on the coach probably.

It doesn't mean we couldn't use a winger, it doesn't mean we dont need a striker to replace Lewa, it means our defense improving is what would improve us the most.

 

[jamrock]

Reading comprehension is your friend.

It wouldn't change the fact that strengthening the defense would improve the team the most at the moment vs attackers, considering our defense was the problem in the big games, not the offense. That much is clear, not sure how the fuck you're going to argue that one. Blame it on the coach probably.

It doesn't mean we couldn't use a winger, it doesn't mean we dont need a striker to replace Lewa, it means our defense improving is what would improve us the most.

I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

Me after we win the CL with the same CB XYZ.

Cooter even if we win it with the same CB, doesn't mean anything.

What do I even do with this shit?

Anyways that's two replies and you know the rule with you.

 

[jamrock]

No one is saying to spend 60-70mil on a CB though. We could of got one on a free, also, but chose not to. Any solid option would do, but you want to keep a great, but chronically injured CB, a braindead CB, a 17 year old and a guy who just turned 34 as our main CB options. Kounde doesn't count since he is our RB now, especially since you agree we don't need another FB, right?

I can see it now, crashing out in the CL again due to our defense and instead of accepting you were wrong, you simply blame the coach again 🤣

I'll give you a freebie because it's Sunday.

No, if we lose the CL again and we aren't trying to win a game that's already won, it will be the players fault.

Many ways you can lose a champions league game, the opposition can simply be much better like yesterday, the coach can fuck up like flick did, many many ways.

one of the things they teach you in the military, don't out you soldiers in situations they are guaranteed to fail.

But hey the coach already came out and said we fucked up, so why am I wasting time trying to explain basic shit.

It's taking posters to basic school day today it seems, but that's cool.

Ac Milan put 3 past them without conceding.
Great CBs they have lol

The entire world bar a handful of loco people on Barca forum as come around to the fact that it was tactical suicide what we did in those last 3 minutes.

Jamrock just called it right from minute one, AS PER Usual.