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  1. DonAndres

    Arthur

    I agree with everything except that first point that good teams don't rely on their fullbacks. Fullback->winger passes are a hallmark of the very best ever (Alves, Lahm, Marcelo, etc.). Even under pressure, those players can play a pass up a narrow lane on the sideline and get the ball up at...
  2. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    I'd put the tiers as: 1. Xavi 2. Iniesta---Zidane 3. Modric Modric has had 4 outstanding CL campaigns, 2 assists in CL finals and was MOTM in a couple of them too. Also the Golden Ball at the WC and a Balon D'or, even if he didn't deserve the latter. His peak was high enough to put him just...
  3. DonAndres

    Arthur

    I know, I was replying more to the point in BBZ's post about how Liverpool succeeded with 3 workhorses in midfield. I think, for one, that's an incomplete picture because Liverpool's midfield was also very strong technically. But even moreso, that we shouldn't try to succeed by Liverpool's model...
  4. DonAndres

    Arthur

    Liverpool is not the system we need to try to emulate. We don't have the players for that whatsoever and it'd take 3-4 years of squad upheaval and Messi retiring to get even close to that, plus it's a niche system that only looks great under a coach like Klopp. And even then I wouldn't say...
  5. DonAndres

    Arthur

    I do agree with you, but if BBZ were to even remotely understand things like xG, xG buildup, key passes, etc. it'd be a massive improvement lol. It's not just the stats but the adamantly horrendous use of them that makes his walls of text so worthless. Well that and shockingly, utterly...
  6. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde

    Fucking lol. Trolls like BBZ and Tackle feed on low attention spans and short term memory. Valverde can get carried by Messi 2 years in a row, give us worse performances over time as a coach, and get completely obliterated in the CL not once but twice. And after the reset of a summer, a few...
  7. DonAndres

    Ousmane Dembélé

    Comparing Dembele to Ansu is no necessity, but you do have to consider the overlapping positions and general pecking order of our offense. Good coaching starts with healthy experimentation. You can't know what works until you've tried different things to give you an idea. Our lineups this...
  8. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    Said it 2 weeks ago. To me it was clear things would be this way since the 2 Napoli games, he is way more natural as a CDM regista. To play him higher up as a CM is putting shackles on him and not vice versa, as many predicted. Maybe under a different coach this wouldn't be the case and it...
  9. DonAndres

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    Truly an awesome debut from this kid. He was born in 2002 ffs :lol: He was so close to scoring, close to getting an assist to Griez, probably should've won a penalty. The defender hit his leg first and then the ball, and the tackle continued into the box it seemed. He also created 3+ good...
  10. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

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  11. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    He changed the game when he came on, and provided us much needed stability. You could clearly connect the dots between the tremendous decision to sub in Rakitic and the obvious improvement in our fortunes after he came on. If he hadn't been there today, we might've even lost the game.
  12. DonAndres

    6 - Carles Alena

    If he keeps playing anything like he did against Napoli, keep the chances coming and commit to incorporating him tactically. He and Roberto were so high energy and complemented FDJ so well. Whatever it takes to reproduce midfield performances like the one from last week is what we need to focus on.
  13. DonAndres

    Donny van de Beek

    VDB is probably gonna end up at RM unless he waits a year at Ajax and the field changes significantly. Ideally we actually would clear out the midfield. If it were up to me Rakitic, Busi, Vidal, Coutinho, Roberto would all be out. That would leave FDJ/Arthur/Aleña/Puig. VDB is stylistically...
  14. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Begone you Neywhore
  15. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Stupid, willing to post anything, and produces worthless content.... Hmm sounds a bit familiar. Oh hey btw, I have an iPhone too. 😂😂😂😂 Look how cool I am 😂😂 . Edit: how tf does he get those emojis to work lmao Edit 2: We made it work folks, just call me underoath from now on
  16. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    18/19 was nowhere near the lowest workrate level in his career, both in terms of offensive movement and defensive pressing. 13/14 and 15/16 were his really bad seasons for this. He was just as lazy in 12/13 too IMO but he was scoring a stupid amount of goals regardless. 16/17 he was always on...
  17. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    Yeah I was very tempted to make the Beckenbauer comparison more than anything. Frenkie has been compared to Xavi because of his passing, Iniesta because of his dribbling, Busquets because of his defense and line breaking from deep. He's been compared to Cruyff because he's Dutch and uses...
  18. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    I absolutely disagree that he is restricted as a CDM and "unleashed" as a CM. In fact, at Barca I think quite the opposite is true especially under Valverde. To say Frenkie plays like a Xavi role is somewhat lazy and trying to fit him 1:1 into something he isn't. They are both excellent at...
  19. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    Look at how Neymar has once more started to become the discussion that the entire club revolves around.... If he can help us win a CL or two then good but I will never look back fondly at how closely Barca is associated with Neymar. And those who think he's taking some paycut and a step back...
  20. DonAndres

    Neymar Jr.

    It's not dramatizing, and citing medical studies isn't really relevant at all. All they talk about is surgery recovery timetable and time until the athlete returns to play. It says nothing about how performance or athleticism is affected after the injury, or the likelihood of a repeat injury...

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