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    Luis Suárez

    I have been more annoyed than happy with Suárez in recent years (mainly in the CL) but some users are too harsh in their criticism of him. Suárez has been pathetically bad in the CL away from home for years, resembling an invalid donkey, but that pretty much mirrors the performances of the...
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    Luis Suárez

    Suárez in his current state and age (turning 33 years in a few months time) could turn into the most lethal sub in the world if he was ready to accept that he cannot/should not be an automatic starter anymore. Imagine a fresh Suárez coming on with 30-35 minutes left against tired defenders. He...
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    CL | Round 1: Borussia Dortmund - FC Barcelona 0-0

    Looking very much forward to facing Dortmund. Especially away from home. First time that we are going to play against Dortmund in ages as well. We have never faced them yet since their emergence on the international football scene. For once our game against Valencia was joyful to watch and the...
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    Ibrahima Konaté

    Great to hear that my man had a brilliant game and that what I had read about his performance and WhoScored's rating were accurate descriptions of his game. When I wrote, almost 1 year ago, that I had rarely seen a more complete CB than Konaté, I was not joking. I have always been a fan of...
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    Basketball/NBA

    ¡Somos campeones del mundo! 95-75! What an amazing performance from the entire team on both ends of the floor. Immense defense and immense offense. 6 players with double-digit points. Rubio doing his thing (well-deserved MVP of the tournament and my MoM in the final too), vintage Rudy, Gasol...
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    Jordi Alba

    Was always a relatively limited player offensively in terms of playmaking abilities and technique (say compared to a contemporary like Marcelo who is a few levels above him in that department), overall, but the few obvious strengths of his (pace, stamina, making runs, providing assists and his...
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    Frenkie de Jong

    Another confirmation of why FDJ and Arthur should always be playing alongside each other whenever both of them are fit and ready to play. They both add so many dimensions to our midfield game and most importantly fluidity, movement with and without the ball, eye for a pass, runs into the box...
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    Arthur

    Another reminder of what some of us have been saying since day 1. Namely that Arthur should be playing every single game from the start if ready. Anything else is criminal. Was a question of time before he became more adventurous and took greater risks offensively. Helps when you play alongside...
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    Ernesto Valverde

    Against pathetically bad league opponents in the form of the last two season's RM and AM teams. Context and everything. 2 consecutive historically bad CL embarrassments. To put it into perspective, in CL history, only 4 times have a team thrown away a 3 goal led in a 2 legged tie and we have...
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    Ibrahima Konaté

    Did not watch the game but he had a very solid game, apparently. WhoScored's ranking agrees with that notion too. Did anyone here catch the game?
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    FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)

    I am fully in favor of Pimienta's football philosophy and treating Barça B as a developing team first and foremost, rather than results being everything, but our tendency to throw away games after leading is getting on my nerves. It is the same story again and again. We dominate almost all...
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    Ernesto Valverde

    I struggle to see what exactly Malmierda should get credit for tonight or for that matter his entire woeful stint at Barça so far. Other than the defensive stability he initially brought to the club in his first season, pre-Roma in particular, although the stats hide a lot in this regard, his...
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    Basketball/NBA

    He has been the standout player for us. Alongside Gasol. The likes of Hernangómez, Llull (for being clutch mainly when it mattered) and Claver are some of the other top performers so far. Anyway surprised to see that a 39 year old Scola is bossing it for Argentina. Has to be his last major...
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    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    :lol: Fati has already shown more promise and actual end product in 120 minutes of football than Vinicius has in 14 months playing for RM. Despite being 2.5 years younger and having zero experience in senior football. The guy is an incredible talent and basically has all the tools to reach...
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    Samuel Umtiti

    Not sure about him being right up there with the highest earners but what is certain is that we did not spend a lot of money to buy him so the board can more easily afford to freeze him out (worst case scenario) if he insists to stay while being permanently crooked. This might sound harsh but it...
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    Ibrahima Konaté

    With the fraud Umtiti being a permanent crook (his own doing), Piqué approaching 33 years and not getting any better, Todibo being very talented but so far an unknown and Lenglet being decent but not exactly a world beater, the useless board urgently needs to buy 1-2 CB's next summer. Preferably...
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    Samuel Umtiti

    The useless board should get rid of this fraud as soon as possible. He is finished and it was all his own doing. Not committed enough for Barça. It was never the case. Case in point his pathetic public behavior when he was trying to get a contract extension. Have not liked many of his comments...
  18. Leo_Messi

    Basketball/NBA

    What a game and what a win against Australia! Was one of the better international basketball games that I have seen in a long, long time. Was fearing the worst before the game but the team prevailed. Os3V8W2debc :hooray: Surprisingly Argentina won their semifinal against favorites France. In...
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    Mohamed Salah

    People talk a lot about the importance of Mané and Firmino for that amazing Liverpool frontline but to me Salah is the greatest individual talent of that lot which indeed almost every statistic confirms and the most important one (goals) of them. It is not often that you can say it about any...
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    Federico Chiesa

    Great player with tons of flair and character but also far from being the finished product and like with other youngsters, inconsistency and inadequate decisions on the pitch are not foreign words for him. Not ready for a club like Barça and can be a frustrating player at times but the talent is...

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