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  1. BusiTheKing

    Mavericky Puig

    a bit over-eager perhaps but always brings an injection of spirit and alacrity with him.
  2. BusiTheKing

    Martin Braithwaite

    Are you kidding? Of course he can be worse.
  3. BusiTheKing

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Taking a step back and looking at his games tells you what's really at the core of his mental issue. If the team around him performs what he deems to constitute a competitive prospect, then he will deign to engage his powers. If the team around him doesn't perform those duties, in which case...
  4. BusiTheKing

    Philippe Coutinho

    Coutinho at 10 was essential in the beginning of the season. Those first few games, he tied the whole attack together. You even had staunch haters of his on twitter acknowledging that he was playing well.
  5. BusiTheKing

    Martin Braithwaite

    It's hilarious, the only reason why he's getting minutes for the national team is because he's at Barca. His touch is fucking comical. I don't see him scoring unless it's an open goal.
  6. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    What I don't get with Koeman is that Pedri being outmatched against Atleti is such a fucking easy prediction. Nothing to do with his age really, it's more physical. How he moves. Casual composure, little to no aggression, docile mannerisms. Puig is different because he has those fast twitch...
  7. BusiTheKing

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Weird how his finishing just completely disabled in that Peru game. Could have had a hattrick easily. Otherwise he wasn't bad at all.
  8. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    He might develop to become world class. Just saying that nothing has convinced me that it's a certainty. Even in those short Iniesta clips from his debut year, in the immediacy and precociousness of how he executes his plays, there are flashes of a mastery of time and space that I haven't seen...
  9. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    I don't think it's construtive to compare but yes, sort of. He was 18 here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sivB1ngz1To
  10. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    Since he's fucking 17 of course I will remain agnostic but nothing I have seen has really convinced me about Pedri. He's had 10 appearances now and if I count the great actions of his, I remember one, maybe two. There have been lots of good actions. A few goals, none of them that difficult. A...
  11. BusiTheKing

    Miralem Pjanic

    Fuck me he's slow. Him and Busquets constantly lagging behind when the play moves towards our end. Every time Kiev went forward, it was open season on our back line. We literally had Griezmann and Fati several times having to track back and slot in to defensive midfield because these to were...
  12. BusiTheKing

    Lionel Messi - v7

    He looks human but in a good way. Like, the way he plays doesn't hinge on that extraterrestial ability any more. He has realised he has to work. It's not clicking right now, but if we're going to get a last of his great iterations, this Messi is more promising than walking-but-genius Messi.
  13. BusiTheKing

    Frenkie de Jong

    Seems like I rate him much more than the rest on here. I think there's a great amount of work in his fundamental play. Moving, defensive disciplin, making offensive runs to get the ball out of pressure.
  14. BusiTheKing

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    Noticed he was reluctant to have a shot after Messi's outburst, which was a shame. Actively searching for the shot is what makes attackers deadly. Thinking that you shouldn't shoot unless there's a pass open will affect not only the pass/shot instant but shape his entire game.
  15. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    Really can't see how he's preferred over Puig at the 10. Clearly talented but doesn't look like he's ready for those moments.
  16. BusiTheKing

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Would probably be healthy for the team if Leo were to allocate his social graces a little more evenly throughout the squad. An approving nod to Coutinho, a 'vamos' to Frenkie, a cheeky smile to Dembele and a pad on the back for Ansu.
  17. BusiTheKing

    Lionel Messi - v7

    I wonder who he hangs out with now since the disruption of the South American clique.
  18. BusiTheKing

    Ronald Koeman

    i'd say this improvement is about 60% mentality, 35% simply putting more offensive players on the pitch at the same time and 5% systemic tactics.
  19. BusiTheKing

    La Liga | Round 4: Celta Vigo - FC Barcelona 0-3

    Pique was great except for the annoying faces he made at the ref
  20. BusiTheKing

    La Liga | Round 4: Celta Vigo - FC Barcelona 0-3

    Yes I think I'm conflating that one with the 2-3 over Osasouna with a Messi long shot matchwinner.

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