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He stabilised the game.

I agree from the dynamism perspective, but Arthur is a good controller for use in certain games/situations. He fills a role just like Vidal fills the workhorse role.

Well that’s just dumb. If anything it should be the other way, they’re still good enough for the Liga but nowhere near the level to compete in Europe anymore.

De Jong at dm, I like it. Well see more dynamic play and a guy that can actually defend and keep up with counters. Dembele on the right is his best position, and we’ll see how Griezmann does as a lw, but I think he should be a striker when Messi is available.

Barca are terrible at selling players. Ibra was a loan and obligation to buy at less than 30m. Got low amounts for Fabregas and Sanchez etc etc

Thank God Busquets and Rakitic aren’t playing.

Disagree, Coutinho and Rakitic must be booted out the club. Valverde is too much of a moron to rotate them in sensibly.

It’s better if he doesn’t come, but dumping off Rakitic will be difficult now. I hope Inter take him. As for Dembele, this season is make or break for him, if he is a bottler in the CL with missing easy chances then I’m open to selling him.

What’s better guys Sarah or Salad? :lol:

Instead we have the donkey Suarez ruining every move with his bad first touch. Griezmann on the other hand can be a Firmino (probably even better as he’s more talented).

If he ball hogs it will be a disaster. He must play one touch and make good runs. Messi does the ball hogging and creating already.

Frenkie de Jong should have taken the 16 and become F-16

Good, he’s a fucking dick.

Barca board have waited you guys out and now Neymar is such a problem that PSG just want to offload him at any price. If they sell him in this deal they get Coutinho as a immediate replacement and can use the money for a star next year. As for Rakitic, he can be your Rabiot replacement. Worst...

The positives of booting Rakitic slightly outweigh the negatives of Neymar arriving imo. I am pessimistic about Neymar’s return but there is a possibility it works if he sorts himself out. With Rakitic you know you have a bum on your hands and he isn’t going to change or get younger.

I’m against Neymar coming back, but if it removes Rakitic then it has at least one positive. Neymar is a good player but his attitude stinks, he will reinforce the player power and cliques that harm youngsters developing. For him to succeed he needs to be mature and revert his game to 2015...

Arthur worked well in Brazil because he had a strong defensive workhorse next to him in Casemiro and three attacking midfielders ahead of him to make forward runs and get goals/assists. At Barca I think he’d work in a three man midfield with a box to box player next to him making forward runs...

Exactly, if a box to box player (offensive workhorse) is paired with Arthur, and de Jong is the pivot, the midfield will have good balance. Arthur can conserve energy knowing he has two players next to him who can defend and cover ground. In Brazil he has Casemiro next to him who is a a...

I think Arthur an de Jong can work together, midfield control will be achieved against most teams with them. Just add an offensive workhorse to round it off (Arthur is great on the ball but lacks height and power), and you have a perfectly balanced midfield. The offensive workhorse should have...

I don’t remember having arguments with you. Also I like the concept of a workhorse in general, and said that Rakitic fitted that mould. There’s a few players that also fit that mould but do it better though, including Vidal in our own team. In the post you referred to I suggested van de Beek as...