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True, true. But talent rules. Rati has to play at least half an hour.

Arthur is comfortable for all the other players, definitely. But I'd have to say that the ones making everyone better last game were De Jong and Fati.

That was an encouraging game for this guy. He loosened up and played better as the game went on. That should help his confidence going into a much tougher test.

Suarez has shown complete loyalty to this team since before his transfer from Liverpool. He has been making his permanent home in Barcelona since prior to joining the team. He's under comtract to the team for this season and next season, which is a long time period for a player of his age. I...

Suarez should be ready for about 60 minutes, we can dream of Messi for 30. All 5 forwards will play in this game, and will overwhelm Dortmund.

I think Fati will get a measured amount of playing time for the rest of this season. At Dortmund Tuesday, I would use him as an opener. Suarez is still getting back into game shape, so wait until the 30 minute mark to bring Suarez on for Fati. Fati can either start games when one of the big...

That's fine. One thing for certain, if he could play, he would. Four points after three games, already 5 behind AM, the only reason he is not playing against Valencia is that he cannot. I expect the team to be quite a bit better with Suarez back. In midfield, when Arthur got on the field...

That is low debt for a business of this size, only about two months worth of revenue. The big economic question for this team is: What type of bang for the buck is the team getting for a payroll over 2/3 of a billion euros? I don't know how all this payroll is divied up, but obviously the team...

Every opponent will be keying on starting the game fast. Barca sleepwalks every first half, this is not how good teams play. With Rafinha gone, where will the energy come from?

OK, maybe it is getting too late this week for Neymar to take the field on Saturday. Rafinha, Greizmann, Perez up front again.

If Todibo does go in the Neymar deal, can De Jong be relied upon as #4 CB? All I know is that he did play this position at times for Ajax.

OK, you are the manager. When they are both healthy, who do you pick, Dembele or Rafinha? Perez or Dembele? I wish Dembele a new level of maturity with his new employer. It's time for Barca to give up on him, take the best offer now.

Very fine games by Perez, Rafinha (except for his shooting), Semedo and Roberto. And of course Greizmann, but you expect excellent play from him. Perez has earned himself a job. I expect to see him in the 18 for most games this year, if no Neymar. Also, you would have to be crazy to not...

Let's hope that the game is still winnable when Messi takes the field at the 60 minute mark. Say, 0-0.

No. He worked out in the gym. We can look forward to Perez-Greizmann-Rafinha against Betis. No subs up front.

Balon D'Or this year.

The only way Dembele should continue with the team is if Neymar is not acquired. As a practical matter, if Neymar comes, Dembele would almost never play. If Neymar does not come, the team should probably hold onto Dembele for at least one more season. It's not a good bet that he will help the...

Well, he certainly cannot dribble and shoot. And he is bad at dribbling and passing. So, what good does his dribbling do? Despite him being fast?

Greizmann is not playing well with his teammates yet. He should get better, particularly when he plays with talented forwards like Messi and Suarez. It's interesting how little criticism there is of Semedo. If PSG will take him, goodbye. Semedo is not a good player, on offense he is bad...

I do expect the team to be better this season, with the additions of Greizmann and De Jong. The supersub forward, whichever one does not start, will win us some games. The huge competition in midfield should produce excellent play from whomever wins out, though it might take months for the...