20 - Dani Olmo

Saladin said:

We need actual men in this squad, not 'talents' that can do alot under zero expectations and become beta wimps here.

The likes of Olmo, AC and to some extent Cubarsi and Garcia reek of weakness, even though I actually like Eric's passion for the club and tenacity - he just lacks the physical attributes and talent to be a WC CB for us.

I miss Leo, Suarez, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and even Alves - players with cojones who wanted to win and radiated this desire no matter the obstacles.

The closest thing we have to this mentality is Raphinha, Fermin and to some extent Gavi - even Lamine and Balde can be underwhelming, yet they are still young and I feel they will become stronger in this aspect of the game.

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Saladin said:

We need actual men in this squad, not 'talents' that can do alot under zero expectations and become beta wimps here.

The likes of Olmo, AC and to some extent Cubarsi and Garcia reek of weakness, even though I actually like Eric's passion for the club and tenacity - he just lacks the physical attributes and talent to be a WC CB for us.

I miss Leo, Suarez, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and even Alves - players with cojones who wanted to win and radiated this desire no matter the obstacles.

The closest thing we have to this mentality is Raphinha, Fermin and to some extent Gavi - even Lamine and Balde can be underwhelming, yet they are still young and I feel they will become stronger in this aspect of the game.

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JamDav1982 said:

Iniesta wasnt that type of player at all.

He had the ability though.

There have been a ton of pure cule players that are not good enough also.

Far and away ability matters more.

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Saladin said:

Iniesta was a huge personality even though he wasn't gritty - an example was his demeanor against Cristiano after pushing Pep at Camp Nou.

Also, his heart was immense - Dani Jarque, crucial goals in the biggest matches.

Cojones can be many things, not necessarily all about being cule or La Masia. Stoichkov, Larsson and Abidal are other examples of non-homegrown players who gave their all for the shirt. It's the will and mentality that's key.

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Andresito said:

Done fuck all in 35 minutes

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Devils said:

This signing is the epitome of how stupidly this club is run.

This clubs just loves to sign slow, weak, injury prone, mentally fragile AMs.

As if the long lost prodigal failure Cesc Fabregas and 150m Coutinho was not bad enough. We have to go ahead and sign the exact same profile for a 3rd time.

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