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He does not have the profile to make a big impact for us next season. Relatively slow left-footed RW that likes roaming half-spaces and cutting inside from the right. Trincao Heat-Map: With Messi and Suarez still likely starting every match for us next season what we desperately need is a...

Of course he's not going to leave us. His contract expires at the end of next season so we are naturally going to hear rumours until he re-signs. He doesn't have it in him to move to another country at his age with his family already settled in Barcelona. He is not that type of bloke.

Rolled his ankle pretty badly due to a reckless challenge from an opposing defender. Hopefully it's not so serious and he can return for the CL. PSG cannot catch a break with the timing of these injuries.

Incredible goal. At this point it is becoming hard to deny he is the best in the world.

You could say the same thing about De Jong to be fair. Let's not even get started on Arthur... We bought Frenkie for 80m and what has he really shown here so far other than being better than geriatric bums like Busquets, Vidal and Rakitic? He will get more time, you can talk about his ideal...

Barcelona are interested in the services of 30-year-old left-back Yuri Berchiche of Athletic Club. However, chances of signing him are slim: Yuri has a 100 million euros release clause and Athletic Club don't seem willing to negotiate a deal. [md] Only 30 years old? Only 100m? :bartomeu: Do it.

Meh. I will only start to get worried if he hasn't extended his contract by January.

Football is not like most other professions. Athletes at the highest level cannot train for more than 1-2 hours days and expect optimal results. At some point too much training leads to diminishing returns and can often be counter-productive. Being a top footballer is more of a lifestyle than...

We do NEED a top manager. That is not something anybody is disputing. But how likely is it we go after an already established world class manager? Last big name we landed was Van Gaal. That was 20 years ago and I don't think we would have even went for him if he wasn't Dutch and we didn't just...

Saurez has a clause in his contract which would automatically add another year to his deal if he participates in at least 60% of the matches next season. So I don't see him leaving until 2022 unless he suffers some massive injury or Messi decides to leave the club for some reason in 2021. If...

vq6nIEzsysk Even his first season at Madrid version would easily be the best player in the world today. He got outshone by Messi and Barca for his peak years.

Yes, he is still rapid for his age off the ball, but cannot make those those sharp changes of direction with the ball to create space for himself to shoot like he did even 2-3 years ago. It all started with that knee injury he suffered in 2014. Never been as complete of a player since then and...

He is an upgraded version of current Suarez. His legs are like cement blocks. No ability to change direction or make quick movements anymore. Out and out poacher. Runs in straight lines, has a good reading of the game, is a decent finisher, scores penalties and headers when he gets the...

Juve don't win the title without him this season. Bonnuci has to be one of the most overrated centre-backs in world football at the moment. Still rated by clueless pundits that don't watch much Serie A. Nice passing from the back, but clown show defending. Rugani is quite similarly mediocre...

And? Juventus play worse football than we did with Valverde at his lowest points. Simply awful. Pointless, slow, back passing. Low intensity performances with no ideas other than individual brilliance and penalties. Leaking goals for fun lately as well. I don't see Lyon having much of problem...

Juve only need 3 more points to win the league regardless, but I would look for them to fall apart without some massive improvement next season. Mediocre coaching and average players all throughout their squad.

Lyon are going through quite comfortably.

De Ligt. :amazed: He has been really good after that poor start at Juve. Carrying Bonucci/Rugani for the most part.

True. If we were to go after an unproven manager a former legend would be much more likely to succeed than some mid-table no-names. Pep, Lucho and Rijkaard all fit that bill and all three won the CL with us as managers. Pep turned out to be an all-time great coach on top of that so we got...

It is not like we were signing big name managers even before it was evident this cycle was finished. This spans the duration of multiple boards and projects. Look at the list of our previous managers: -Setien -Valverde -Lucho -Tata -Tito -Pep -Rijkaard Which one of those were big fish in the...