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No, I forgot. Dude, Denis and Gomes as backups are far far FAR from being able to step in and control a game. Gomes is more of a Rakitic-light and Denis have had some pre-season games with us. And yes Iniesta is still world class, but let's see if we can play him every game 2 more seasons -...

This is what happens if Iniesta isn't playing. Instead of brining in 1, just 1 top notch Iniesta backup/rotation player - we have 3 that are not really good enough. Denis, Rafinha and Turan are from being able to reach 60% of what Iniesta brings to our midfield game - and Gomes is more of a...

He ain't coming back is he?

Also, and all of you who think he will take over after Messi - carry this team. Not gonna' happen. When on form, he is a brilliant creative winger - but when Messi retires we need somebody with a higher football IQ - yes Dybala, I'm talking about you :lol:

Next season we need to splash big on a Iniesta successor. He still got it, my favourite player of all team with Messi - but next season we might need to rotate him with his successor.

He had a bad game, but his midfield partners and Paco also let him down. Usually we play Messi on RW or dropping down centrally, but when Paco played RW (sometimes as #9) he had a total of 7 touches in the 60 minutes he played. Also, Borussia pressed very well. No excuses, Raki was mediocre at...

With Arda it was disappointment that he didn't bring to the table we've all seen year after year in Atletico. We all knew he was a very technical player. With Paco? Not so much. As soon as the rumours turned up I was disappointed. He's a a fit for Valencia, Sevilla, Tottenham or Everton - not...

Your Ney-hate is well documented - but I 100% agree with you. Lucy needs to fu***ing instruct him to cut the selfishness, cut at least 70% of his useless dribbles and let his team help him out, pass and move into a better position from which he only needs to dribble 1 player to be in a dangerous...

He needs to go back to how he played first half of last season. Less unnecessary dribbles, letting his teammates help him out of tricky situations, stay on LW and don't go centrally, less Hollywood (stay on you fu**ing feet dude) etc. He can't play the Messi-role, he gets swarmed in the middle...

I counted maybe 1 or 2, but 7 was probably more accurate than. Yeah, totally invisible.

Not bad luck - bad timing, positioning and footballing IQ. The first chance he got, the pass from Suarez, he ran behind the defender instead of trying to get in front of him - misjudged that completely. A veteran world class #9 would score that 99/100 times - Paco didn't even get a foot on that...

Munir was actually showing much improved technique, footballing IQ and finishing the last couple of months before we decided to sell. Big mistake imho. Also, Munir - even when better on #9 - was lightyears ahead of Paco on LW/RW. Paco looks completely lost out there.

Very fu**ing frustrating to watch, like 10 dribbles didn't go his way and he threw himself to the ground like 10 times. BUT, he also assisted great and had some great passes. He needs to find a better balance, play it more simple a couple of times until he gets his confidence back and than do...

He at least tried to get involved, not like Paco 'The Invisible'... Decent game Rafinha, Paco will get the Vidal treatment soon if you keep it up.

Ehm, yeah - but Suarez was a killer striker long before a few mediocre early games for us. Paco was a decent striker in Valencia, but lacking the quality for Barca - he sucks at dribbling, bad first touch, etc. Overall, he is lacking so much technique to be a Barca player - Pique is twice the #9...

Cuenca was actually very promising, loved his technique. Shame on his injuries, he would be a great player.

I still have a bad feeling about this transfer - maybe not Vidal bad, but bad nevertheless. Shouldn't have been bought, lacks much in the technical department to be a Barca player.

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Yes, just because he plays for Barca lol. No but seriously - even though I'm not (yet) Paco's biggest fan, there is really no denying it that Deulofeu is a flop and that Paco has done more than alright in Valencia and is 10 times the player.

I haven't given my opinion on him yet. Well, I'm not his biggest fan but I hope he proves me wrong. Imo he's far from being on Barca level technically - for the money we paid we could probably get a better player for us.