Barca squad/XI 25/26

JamDav1982 said:

Ratui at Rayo is a strange one.. he has been very very good v Barca and outshone Kounde in those games.

He defended very well with pace/aggression with Vini and was left 1v1 with him which is huge for structure of team if full back can do that.

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He is my choice for RB, good, athletic and in his prime. I agree it seems weird that no one has gone for him.

Against us, I also liked Pep Chavarria, their LB, he did well too and I felt we could use him over someone like Martin. But it is a small sample size. Stats this season looks solid, except for passing which is a red flag.

Barca cannot win UCL until it becomes a club that nurtures it's players. You cannot just jam 18 yr old everywhere and expect good things to happen.

You need Vets:
They have know how and experience. They also can help teach the young players and develop them a bit faster.

We have Lewa and nobody else for that.

You need top tier prime players:
These are the backbone of the team and are at the top of their powers.

We have Frenkie, Rashford, Raphinha, maybe Kounde. Not enough

You need high level rising star players:
These push hard to surpass the prime players and have the chance to become superstars. Young and full of energy. Prone to errors and low in experience.

We have: Yamal, Pedri, Fermin, Balde, Cubarsi, Joan Garcia. We are good here but they all start games.

So, basically nobody is teaching the young players because we have a few in their prime and no vets at all besides Lewa.