22 - Marc Bernal

MonteCuler

Well-known member
Best chance Bilbao had was due to his mistake.

He's been massively overrated.
What do you think is overrated about him?

Stop expecting every academy kid to show Lamine levels of impact

He's shown extreme maturity and calmness and even delivered a good performance vs team like Atletico.. at 18 years old

It's impressive

He needs more developement of course. But if you don't see the talent I don't know what to tell you
 

Andresito

Senior Member
Staff member
Why would Flick take him of before Casado? Made 0 sense, he needs minutes...
Marc Bernal, before the game against Athletic Bilbao, felt stomach discomfort, to the point of vomiting on a couple of occasions. But he insisted that he could play, as he didn't want to let Hansi Flick down. [@gbsans]
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
I like the lad but fucking hell he and Pedri were bullied.

Out muscled and as a pair so fucking slow.

Need to improve massively for next week.

They are too physically limited to not be better on ball than that.
 

BusiTheKing

Senior Member
I think he's got talent but wouldn't count on him. No matter how talented you are, there's a minimum of physical qualifications you need in order to play modern top football. Not just strength or pace, but lightness, dynamism, overall athleticism.

A player like Pedri is currently cutting it very close, and despite his abundance of talent (a good deal more than Bernal) he clearly has his struggles.

Bernal just doesn't meet that minimum. I don't know if it's genetics or body mechanics or what it is. Some people just have a heavy ass, they move more slowly, laboriously than others. It's not something you can really train away. There are obviously games in which he will be ok, situations that won't pressure him in that way. But long term I don't see it.

Busquets is obviously a reference, but I think he was both more talented and lighter on his feet than Bernal.
Saw this coming two years ago.
 

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