5 - Pau Cubarsí

jamrock said:

I remember watching on Barca one that he's doesn't speak Spanish, I wonder if the communication barrier is a issue with the line, without someone has forceful as Martinez at the back.

Could be nothing, just wondering out loud

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Who doesn't speak Spanish?

TheStig said:

Who doesn't speak Spanish?

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Cubarsi. His native is Catalan, and they made fun of him for that when he first got promoted.

I doubt it is an issue tbh, he should at least have a proper understanding of it, I think it was more of speaking issue.

khaled_a_d said:

Plenty of CB didn't develop that much physically the way Stones did, and while adding strength is probable, it is unlikely he will gain height and athletic ability.

There is also the point that @Andresito made, development isn't linear for everyone. You can point to players who played their best at late 20's (very few are at their best at early 30's, it is usually end of their prime) but there is also early blommers. A guy like De Ligt looked even better than Cubarsi at 18, and at 26 there is 2 big clubs that were glad to find a decent sale for him.

So, it isn't a sure thing that he will be the best CB or even top 5 when he peaks. There might be players who are far worse now that might end up better, or not.

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Absolutely, but I don't see the big fuss even at young talent either. That Levante player turned him around like a pancake. A very suspect player defensively. He'd get little to no playing time in normal condition at a club like Barca.

Good for his age... means jack shit to me. So he's less bad than a normal 17 year old. Big deal. 17-21 is an age for accumulation for young players. The good or bad metric that counts at this stage is how much or if you progress at all so you can become a top player. There is no such thing as top player for his age, it's a fan-made concept.

In fact, getting credit before you earn it as a young player, using age as the main factor, could argued as a disadvantage during the development stage of these players.

Already a very very good CB. Will be a top CB for years yet.

That left hand side of defence lacked a bit of experience in first half yesterday.

Balde and Cubarsi were out of position a lot and keeping Celta on.

The Araujo/Garcia side faired better and looked like Celta targetting that Barca left hand side.

He's a mediocre defender. Not better than young Bartra. The differrence is Barta had Puyol and Mascherano to compare against, and this guy has some nobodies.

Normally, he's still youth team level that is spotted and in circuit of the first team and getting only easy games here and there as a Barca B player. This guy getting more spotlight than young Busquets and faster promotion is not a sign of his quality, but of our rotten finances.

Nah dont agree will be top player for years.

Far better player than Barta has ever been.

Need to see him first in a competent defensive setup, but I see a player that has a lot of learning and developing to do.

Should be interesting if he gets some consistent minutes for Spain at the world cup. At Flick Barca all defenders look like segunda level so maybe he looks worse than he really is normally. It's a possibility.