What is the standard required to 'prove' it? Individual top performances, or does your team have to win it? Do you need to get to the quarters or the semis or what?
There are plenty of players considered world-class who have had no success in CL as of yet due to their career circumstances (not...
Pique is a multiple time CL and LaLiga winner... World Cup winner... according to your logic, should have been comfortably our best CB compared to likes of Araujo who proved nothing in CL.
We were fortunate with goals conceded at times, but we were also top performers in almost every statistic (xg difference, goals conceded, scored, shots conceded, shots on target conceded, possession)... so we deserved to win in any case.
No they didn't... they picked up 1/6 from Sociedad, 3/6 from Barca, 4/6 from Atletico, 0/6 vs Villarreal, 4/6 vs Betis... if anything, they lost the league due to their poorer performance against the top6 teams.
They were shite last season... and now the two talismans of their team are gone.
How can you possibly think they will do better? Ancelotti without Courtois and Benzema should be a walk for Barca.
They got smoked... and they couldn't do anything in the league either, and got smoked there. They also got smoked in H2H with Barca other than 1 Copa game where we missed a few important players.
Basically you have no evidence on last season to suggest they are the 2nd best team in the world...
They got hammered by City last season. That was with their 2 best players (Courtois and Benzema).
They now don't have either and they didn't replace them either.
No they aren't... they aren't even top5.
If they can't win a league against as you say the worst Barca of all time, with Courtois and Benzema (who they don't have now) then how can you put them in 2nd?
They are playing Joselu up front now ffs. Lunin in goal. Their entire team can be Castilla...
If we're not gonna change the system we need a replacement. Bc Raphinha isn't suited to that touchline right wing role.
Lest we get knocked out of CL early doors again.
Need a balance. They can't all be choir boys, good managers should be able to handle a couple big players too.
The squad being disciplined and humble is good, but sometimes you need a few mavericks that make things happen. They come with baggage.
As long as it's only him it should be ok.
With our offensive struggles... It will be unbelievable if he actually refuses him.
Even if he is a bit washed, he's still one of the top forwards in the world. How can you complain about signings being needed and refuse Neymar.
Whatever anyone says, on a serious note, our attack can't possibly get worse with Neymar. He adds a creativity and flair that nobody else has. Even though he is physically worse than the other options and works less defensively he will surely add magic and production.
Could be what we need to...
I think it's better for him if he doesn't play and has midfielders better than him ahead, because he will try to rise to their level. It will be better for him in the long run to learn from those guys ahead of him.
Playing him every game and enforcing the bad habits he is showing won't end...
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