Look closer. Only a couple of those starts were against big teams.
1 vs Atletico: draw
2 vs Bilbao: 2 draws
1 vs Valencia: draw
2 vs Sevilla: 2 wins
Nothing special.
Beast is right. I was mentioning that last season too after a Barca game.
Messi is a blessing and a curse. If everything is build around him, it is rather easy for the opposing team to stop the whole attack.
But it is obviously not his fault some managers give him the burden to carry the whole...
Obviously there is a difference between current form and legacy. Van Dijk is the best CB right now but he does not have any legacy at all. If he wins titles with Liverpool this season and in the upcoming, you can talk about him building his.
I am happy with the Raiders' picks. They also added Ronald Ollie who was undrafted and who you may know from Last Chance U. Troubled kid, would be cool if he made it.
Cowboys drafted Michael Jackson and Joe Jackson in the 5th round btw. Funny stuff.
There is a guy called Cha Bum-kun who was pretty big in the 80s here in Germany.
He is the guy I think of when it is about the best South Korean player of all time.
Neymar's streak in CL in our treble season was ridiculous. Messi was obviously the best player that season but Neymar was the decisive goalscorer.
Also scored important goals in late Copa stages that year.
No, don't risk him. Even if it means he will not be able to play in the quarters at all.
United is doable without him, Liverpool is on our level (if everything plays out the expected way).