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  1. DonAndres

    Preseason US Tour 2018

    Munir and Paco plus Malcom on the right. At the very least we were creating chances well and getting the ball wherever we wanted it. It was a lack of finishers and good attackers that we won't have with Messi/Coutinho/Suarez there.
  2. DonAndres

    Malcom

    That's kind of a lame excuse to me. This is a player he's never seen/coached before, why experiment with him the first chance you get when it's clear he's better on the right? That's so hasty and unnecessary. At least make that a secondary objective after letting him get comfortable in his...
  3. DonAndres

    Munir El Haddadi

    He knows he doesn't have the acceleration on his first step or footwork to beat his man after he turns, so he panics and shoots it from wherever he is.
  4. DonAndres

    Mavericky Puig

    Rough around the edges in some aspects but damn this kid has energy and heart. Constantly making things happen all over the pitch, his presence was felt clearly every game he's played. Super talent. I really hope he develops physically soon, could be a very special prospect for us. Hell I...
  5. DonAndres

    Juan Miranda

    He has great footwork in defense. On and off going forward, though he did create some notable plays. I love fullbacks who have great footwork, Alves was a great example of this. Could trust him against anyone 1v1 in his prime. Also used it when dribbling and playing 1-2's with Messi. This guy...
  6. DonAndres

    Preseason US Tour 2018

    Arthur's defense was really good too. He was making tackles and directing some guys like Miranda where to go.
  7. DonAndres

    Preseason US Tour 2018

    Arthur is still adapting to a team as fluid and offensive as Barcelona. The level of play at Gremio was a lot lower, imagine when he plays next to guys as dynamic as Messi/Coutinho. The fact that he's so well adjusted already is impressive, it looks like he's making strides every single game...
  8. DonAndres

    Preseason US Tour 2018

    Lmao that would mean Malcom on the left... again Valverde outdoes himself every time
  9. DonAndres

    Penal Madrid

    Lol nvm I knew that but I was thinking most of Neymar's stats at the time came in the state league rather than Serie A, but I was wrong he was balling out in Serie A/Libertadores.
  10. DonAndres

    Penal Madrid

    Vinicius uses a lot of the same flair as Neymar but plays more mature/composed than young Ney did. Honestly don't know what was so outrageous about Neymar (pre Confederations cup) that got him so much more hype than Vinicius especially given that the latter is 18 years old.
  11. DonAndres

    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    I hope to see big strides in his game this year. A raw talent can't afford to keep being raw for long or else they're just a wasteful player on the ball with limited maturity in their game. In the NBA, all the players use the offseason in summer to train individually and focus even more than...
  12. DonAndres

    Team Formation and Tactics

    I like this idea Too many posts that don't have a clear thread/topic to go in just get posted in the Valverde thread or in off topic discussions in player threads. This is a good way to bring it all together.
  13. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    I've had this debate before and counted like 12 matches in La Liga this season where we played very poorly, got outplayed by the other team, yet got bailed out by Messi/luck/own goals. We really should not have been in the running for an Invincibles title at all and it's no surprise that the...
  14. DonAndres

    Arturo Vidal

    Might want to temper your expectations there. 3 years? Alonso is a cerebral IQ player, even before he moved to Bayern he was getting slow as fuck in defense and slow on the ball. But even then he could still provide a strong spine to the midfield because of his skill level. Vidal is pretty...
  15. DonAndres

    Denis Suarez

    On the contrary, we need to do whatever it takes to sell. Our midfield is so congested it's crazy. Denis, Samper, Rafinha, Gomes all need to leave ASAP. Rafinha I like but we can't afford another spot in the midfield for a guy that doesn't have a clear future role here especially with these...
  16. DonAndres

    André Gomes

    Even leaving for free would be a big relief for our squad. Valverde is relentless at forcing this guy into the lineup and using this utterly failed experiment to dilute the playing time for key talents like Arthur/Dembele.
  17. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    Sport reporting that Barca are certain FDJ will wear our colors sooner or later and that he only wants to play for us. Also that Ajax are going to be more amenable for a deal settled for next summer, so hopefully we can negotiate with them soon. A "schoolboy" midfield of Modric, Isco, Kroos...
  18. DonAndres

    Arturo Vidal

    Funny to see how the circlejerk did a full 180 within a single day, and now words like "world class" are still being thrown around with Vidal (here and on twitter). For 30m and 9m net wages he is a very expensive squad player, better damn well hope he shows some of the ability he had in years...
  19. DonAndres

    Arturo Vidal

    If Asensio and/or Vinicius (and Rodrygo) don't succeed they'll end up splashing on high profile guys like Mbappe/Neymar/Hazard or a cheaper guy like Werner. Casemiro and Isco have had significant impact on their CL success. Kovacic has shown very good potential too but yet to prove it as a...
  20. DonAndres

    Arturo Vidal

    If they get top class attackers or the prospects they have right now (Asensio and Vinicius) make it then I don't see why they wouldn't be a top team. There is 0 debate that the attack needs to rebuild over at least a few years to make up for the loss of Ronaldo. The established youngsters (the...

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