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  1. khaled_a_d

    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.
  2. khaled_a_d

    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...
  3. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. khaled_a_d

    FC Barcelona Finances

    So, is our total non-stadium debt 469M only?
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. khaled_a_d

    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...
  11. khaled_a_d

    21 - Frenkie de Jong

    Yeah, we were essentially playing with only 2 midfielders while opponents overcrowding that area, both getting outnumbered almost instantly and consistently. Olmo is MIA, Rashford and Lewa are useless for pressing and build up, Martin being Martin, Kounde is in his annual shit form. This are...
  12. khaled_a_d

    25 - Wojciech Szczęsny

    He is playing worse than last year. And at this rate I am not sure I trust him to be a backup next season. Especially with the club making a habit of starting GK being under the knife each season.
  13. khaled_a_d

    20 - Dani Olmo

    His output last year was acceptable, at least domestically. This year he is worse than G.Martin
  14. khaled_a_d

    Barcelona's next number 9

    What we need and what we can get are two very different things.
  15. khaled_a_d

    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Yes, paying more of our debt
  16. khaled_a_d

    Joan Laporta

    Can we stop the whole "Lie" thing? Every one in those positions lies. Every CEO, leader, politicians, club president, they all lie. More so, when you are working during tough times. RM has all the money and success in tge World, and yet when they were losing last year, they almost walked out...
  17. khaled_a_d

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    I am not trying to be argumentative for the sake of it. Again, you raise very good and fair points. But, football fans are like the GF that always tells you that while you are great partner, you need to change X & Y in your personality, and keep insisting on it, until it makes the relationship...
  18. khaled_a_d

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    He left Bayern, because board didn't meet his demands. NT was his dream job as he was long time Löw assistant. Pressing is the one of the main characteristics of modern football, while one of the most unsustainable either. Pep uses it, and it was always ugly when it failed, Klopp usually had...
  19. khaled_a_d

    Hans-Dieter Flick

    It isn't found out. The core essence of the system is pressing. If you don't press, there is no system. Any team can fuck us over, we are just amateurish team playing offside trap of 2004. We either get the pressing back, or move on from the entire system. The later will require coaching change.
  20. khaled_a_d

    28 - Roony Bardghji

    Not a bad game tbh, finishing needs some improving as expected for a rookie
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