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Despite little rumours on it for some time now, I believe FDJ will be moved on opening up minutes in midfield Fermin, Olmo, Pedri, Gavi, Casado, Bernal & Pablo. Then there is still the cantera kids where a few (like Quim, Ibrahim, Guille & Darvich) will get a shot in pre-season to impress

Plus, the reality is that if a youth player is a gem they rarely end up even playing in this tournament because they are already being considered for the 1st team Lamine was playing UYL in 2022 at 15 before he debuted with Xavi and this after already jumping categories

It’s debatable whether Lamine would even be in the squad at 17 in 2015 because it is improbable he would’ve debuted 2 years earlier in 2013 at 15 like he did in the end In 2013 the 1st team had Alexis, Neymar, Cesc, Leo, Pedro & Cuenca…in Masia at 15, Adama would’ve probably gotten all of his...

Rakitic said something pretty stunning but spot on, during MSN even Lamine wouldn’t start o_O

MIA

Lucho being the one to finally turn this abomination into a team can’t be a surprise Football media will not focus on it but remarkable the change in fortune by losing Mbappé, they play excellent football

True but Rodman had a crazy childhood and upbringing, Lamine’s is tame by comparison It‘s genuinely difficult to really predict where his personality might go because watching that pressy, at the Euro, seeing how he performs in the big stage it is just hard to comprehend at his age. In my...

This is the infamous rope-a-dope strategy popularized by Ali who would lean against the ropes in a seemingly passive way and let opponents expend their energy trying to absorb the blows before launching a counter This is Inzaghi’s M.O.

Yeah, I think 1.90ish is definitely accurate. Gerard is listed at 1.86 and Pau at 1.84 It is interesting how his body differs in that his legs are actually shorter below the knee than the shorter Gerard, with a longer torso. I think this gives him an advantage at his size because he can use...

You never know with these YT comps but he’s got something doesn’t he? And I emphasize this, he’s barely been at the club so I think he has tremendous growth potential

Bartomeu to blame because I would’ve loved Echeverri

He was great in the semis and final, but I wouldn’t necessarily say he has a place in the senior team

He’s versatile so I am sure that Flick could find a use for him but I don’t think he’s truly a winger, more an 8 but love his motor and collective play I guess it goes without saying he’ll be in the pre-season tour of Asia?

It’s Barça’s to lose IMHO Inter are no pushovers and importantly, they will have plenty of fight and not give an inch - similar to when we faced them with Xavi. This time however, very different Barça under Flick - complacency is their enemy, not their opponent