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He's seventeen. So what? He doesn't make progress at all, he is the same dumb footballer as a year ago. Completely no vision, no cleverness, no understanding of team-play. He's 8 years in La Masia but has he shown Barcasque qualities? Not at all, it seems like he joined yesterday. There's...

Pedro is. Some pundits claim so, at least: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/11/14/del-bosque-spain-tactics-false-nine-euro-2012/ Puyol learned his adult football in Barcelona. Thiago always was and still is a star in youth NTs, many others are regulars in all youth categories. In last U21 Euro...

Maradona = Messi + better vision, passing and charisma

I meant modern football obviously. When you can buy players all over the world, the Bosman ruling introduction time and few years before. It completely changes the perspective when you can just buy a top player if you can't get one from your town. No-one came close to what Barcelona has done...

It's just a year or two ago one could accept his lack of vision and inability of team-play, off the ball movement, clever passing as he was just a kid. But the time passes and I see no improvement at all. It's not a deep analysis it's just my impression. And I had the same feeling about many...

Obviously they did. Miguel Pardeza, one of 5 members of Quinta del Buitre, played only 28 games for Madrid and moved to Zaragoza, so there was 4 top cantera players really not 5. In Barcelona you have: Valdes, Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pique, Messi, Busquets, Pedro, Thiago, Fontas. That's...

To be honest, I'm disappointed with this boy. I liked him much more 1-2 years ago. I don't see a true football brain there, he's like a blind horse-rider. He has no idea how and when to pass, absolutely no idea what team-play is, no vision, his crosses are terrible. He's just fast and has that...

Guardiola is 1.82m so he must about 1.70m. And will grow. He's not small, actually very strongly built, very compact.

He had a good game. Some brilliant dribbles.

I wonder if Mourinho shows some balls and will play 4-2-3-1 in December, like he did in Supercup against totally unprepared Barcelona. We would finally get the answer whetver the gap was closed and to what extent. Would be a shame if he goes with 4-1-4-1 without teraquista and 7-8 only...

The anime was called "Kapitan Jastrząb" in Poland. Captain Hawk in English. I was raised on this one. And also loved:

Playing Alves and Adriano in 3 men defense sounds crazy. Pique as the only CB is also not a great idea. 4-3-3: Valdes Alves-Puyol-Pique-Abidal Busquets Xavi-Fabregas Sanchez-Messi-Iniesta That's the best thing we can get once Cesc finds his comfortable place in the midfield.

Deulofeu has disappointed me. On the hand, Rafa is doing better than I expected. Grimaldo is already a star, if he doesn't make it, God does not exist.

Ronaldinho €30M, real worth €100M made up for Ibra.

I meant it was bold to go with Pep if you had the best manager of the world knocking to your door. Laporta wanted Pep from the very beginning.

No-one is delusional. It was between Mourinho and Guardiola after Rijkaard departure. And Jose was the safe bet. Laporta was very bold to go with Guardiola.

I think so. Mascherano isn't DM anymore. Romeu will return if everything goes according to the plan.

After he signed, I expect to see him much more now.

I've tried to do the Xavi thing few times on the pitch. I mean always scanning: left, right, front, back, and constant off the ball movement. It's so demanding. You get mentally exhausted in 5 minutes. And you need to be perfectly fit. Xavi is the best thing I've seen in central midfield. Ever.

Xavi is the greatest you can get from a football midfielder. He is the ultimate definition of perfect midfielder. Thiago will be his own but he won't reach Xavi's level. Maybe no-one will in 20 years. Sorry.