6 - Gavi

That being said, if Spain had yamal and nico things could have been different they lacked penetration.

But regardless starting rodri at CB is criminal
 
Don't like his call-up to be honest. I'm sure he's happy, but immediately getting the full schedule after these injuries is a bit risky. Even if he won't play much, he'll be training with full intensity the whole month.
We know dlF doesn't care about the players' health. Hope nothing bad happens.
 
He is past his injury and they were patient with him and more or less built him up to be flying at end of season.

There is absolutely no reason for him to be held back due to his knee.
 
Gavi will be a mainstay probably start 80% of the games next season.

Flick is going all in on the press. I fear for his longevity
 
He was poor v Valencia the other night.

Poor on all three goals. Not that all fully to blame.

Looked leggy for first time since back.
 
Well, he played decent game against Real Madrid, I don't mind to much bad games when we didn't need anything.

He will now finally be 100% ready for full season, and he can bring us a lot in terms of pressing.

I belive there is no better team in pressing next year then us, Rapinha, Gordon, Yamal, Fermin, Gavi and Pedri...
 
He went backwards far too often last night and final ball wasnt great.

But had some decent moments.

That first clip they show him skipping past Iraq midfielder.. he actually has a lot of room to drive/pass ball forward into.

Ended up turning backwards. Dribbling backwards and passing ball to CB there.
 
The slimmest I've ever seen him. He's lost a lot of weight.

Looks more similar to how he did when he came through rather than that slightly bulked look he had before his injury.

I think that should be better for him. The added weight wasn't doing much but making him slower than he was, and he doesn't have enough speed to lose any.

I wonder if this is intentional/at the direction of the club or his rehab team, that would be good as it shows some insight into preventing further physical issues.


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JamDav1982 said:
He went backwards far too often last night and final ball wasnt great.

But had some decent moments.

That first clip they show him skipping past Iraq midfielder.. he actually has a lot of room to drive/pass ball forward into.

Ended up turning backwards. Dribbling backwards and passing ball to CB there.
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Seen that quite a lot from him where he gets into some space and then turns around and passes it back, when it's easier to go forward.

Not sure how much of it is confidence or bad decision making.
 
Let's hope he remains healthy because I agree he can have a big impact this season should that continue to be the case with his health/injuries

All of his past development phases have been prematurely interrupted before he could get enough consistency to have the greatest influence & impact within the team. WC could be good for him in that regard to get a jump on next season, even if he's only an occasional substitute. He's training with Pedri & Olmo there just like he would at Barça under Flick - that repetition and understanding can only be a good thing
 
FCBarça said:
Let's hope he remains healthy because I agree he can have a big impact this season should that continue to be the case with his health/injuries

All of his past development phases have been prematurely interrupted before he could get enough consistency to have the greatest influence & impact within the team. WC could be good for him in that regard to get a jump on next season, even if he's only an occasional substitute. He's training with Pedri & Olmo there just like he would at Barça under Flick - that repetition and understanding can only be a good thing
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That part is key. He seems like he's been around for a long time, but in reality has had 2-3 full seasons of senior football and 21/22 years old.

Some seem to think he's 29 going 30 and still trying to figure out his place in football.
 
The ones arguing Gavi is young and has a lot to develop on have largely been the ones that have not rated him as highly as others to date.

A lot of folk make out he was at some huge level and one of Barcas best players in 23/24 before his knee injury when he was nowhere near it.

Time to start now and I actually think he looks like trying to be a bit calmer on ball but isnt natural to him and will take some time.

Needs to get a lot better on ball and passing it as he is too slow to carry it with any great effect when space opens up.
 
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