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  1. khaled_a_d

    Argentina

    I don't see it honestly, it feels they will be like the pre-Messi years. There will be soe stars but they will be more of pretenders than contenders. The newer generations are behind the Spanish, French and even Brazilian in terms of talents alone. Scalone will be already at 8 years point by...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    We made signings in the last 3 summers, but I still think we can safely call them modest. I think we can all agree that this team needs another big summer if it has the ambition to meet it's potential.
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I am his biggest critic, but Barca won't sell a 19 years old Catalan player who was a starter for almost 2 years.
  4. khaled_a_d

    Deco

    Yet, this is what the fans expect. They don't expect a prospect to replace Lewa. Deco is being real here, Ferran or 3 dynamic attackers (call it false 9 or whatever) are more likely to be the way to go next year. Barca is already tracking someone like Bro Hansen from Bodo Gilmet, Etta Young...
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    18 - Gerard Martín

    I never liked Martin, but I hate his competition more. What would Martin do in other clubs is mute point. We don't play on a slow motion build up. We are direct in both attack and defense. Martin is taller, bigger, quicker than the other 2, and he is better in defence than them (but it is all...
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    Deco

    And most of our successful seasons that had a no9 was also by having one if the best no9 of the generation. Like Lewa, Eto & Suarez And none of those were "scouted" signings. They were all super stars. Can Barca afford that under current reality?
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    Karl Etta Eyong

    My simple understanding is that those are more or less the same. You salary cap is your "income - non-squad expenses ". Let's call non squad expenses "other" So if you get 500M, you have 250M toward "other" expenses. You have 250M salary cap. So, if you sign a player for B team worth 10M, he...
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    18 - Gerard Martín

    Are you sure about that? Fort looked inferior in every aspect other than dribbling. Valle didn't make it in Scotland, and needed a system that fits him perfectly to look half decent in Italy. Martin have better teammates, but also harder job and opponents. For me, those guys sucks equally or...
  9. khaled_a_d

    Deco

    Barca most dominant season happened with a false 9, not a no9.
  10. khaled_a_d

    Trent Alexander-Arnold

    There is an internet joke that Jude and TAA are more than "just friends".
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    18 - Gerard Martín

    Valle isn't doing that great with Como this season, and Fort has only one start this year. The later has always been worse than Martin whenever he played last year. Maybe Torrents or Oduru could provide a better alternative, but so far it is clear we needed an outside signing.
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    Karl Etta Eyong

    It would have affected registering other players on first team. As for signing him, all of this seems to be dependent on the player himself. Players, in most cases, have the right to refuse the buy option if the club doesn't offer him enough. Etta could simply reject Villarreal and ask for a...
  13. khaled_a_d

    La Liga 25/26

    Americans has their own traditions too. Look how long it took them to put sponsors on their jerseys. Even Barca gave up long before them. Afaik they were also a bit late in embracing gambling in sports, possibly ads by alcohols beverages too (last two I am not sure tbh, open for correction)...
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    Luis Diaz

    He cost Bayern 70M, with a 4 year contract, which is smart due to his age. But Barca would have made it 5 years contract, that is 14M amortization alone. That's around Rashford rumoured salary with us after he got us discount. So, he was surely more costly, by significant margin, than...
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    Mateu Alemany

    No. He was close to a deal and resigned here before it was finalised. He asked to stay, but Deco was already hired and he had to settle for a bit of a different role. He didn't like it and left, was unemployed for 2 years and this is his first job after Barca.
  16. khaled_a_d

    Luis Diaz

    There is no mistake in missing on a player we couldn't afford. That's for sure. Diaz is a good starter wing, not elite one. He would have been decent fit and it wasn't outrageous that we were interested. We did the right thing when we realised he was going to be costly, and moved on quickly.
  17. khaled_a_d

    FC Barcelona Finances

    So, is our total non-stadium debt 469M only?
  18. khaled_a_d

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Bielsa is more or less like an academic guy who everyone can learn from, but even his students are better in the professional settings. He doesn't belong to this discussion, at all.
  19. khaled_a_d

    Barcelona's next number 9

    I think it is likely Ferran + a project or a veteran. I doubt money would allow us to think big, it will be the dream, but I can't live another "hopeful " summer that ends with another austerity.
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    Philippe Coutinho

    I still believe it is the same as Hleb: something personal happened that fucked him over. I remember back in the day folks talked about how Barca destroyed Hleb, and I insisted there is no way this is the case. You don't lose basics because of one year in a bad fit of a club. Hleb later...

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