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  1. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    That Croatia vs Argentina video.. He looks like a menace every time he gets the ball. He looks very very good to me. Any other player would be praised for that performance. Remember this is a match where their goalkeeper gave away a 2 goal lead in the worst possible way. I agree that him...
  2. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Our midfield is NOT uncreative because of a vacancy in the right wing caused by Messi. The right full back pushes higher up the pitch and we have the required width, that's always been our tactic. Messi leaves that spot and drops deep BECAUSE our midfield IS uncreative. Not the other way around...
  3. JohnN

    Our XI for 2019/20

    What do you guys think our actual starting line up will look like, considering the squad stays as it is now? Maybe we could differentiate predictions according to the game in hand. For Example: Home vs Strong team Away vs Strong team Home vs Mid team Away vs Mid team Home vs Weak team Away...
  4. JohnN

    Frenkie de Jong

    If he performs like he has been performing for Ajax, we should consider it a crime if he doesn't get a fair chance to a starting spot. There surely must be a better alternative than to start busi, raki and Vidal for every single important game.
  5. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    That's what I am saying too. No need for over the top criticism. No need to defend him at all Costs. As our great coach said: it is what it is. Which weirdly applies well in the rakitic case.
  6. JohnN

    Ousmane Dembélé

    He hasn't evolved one bit. That much is obvious. I believe his problems were visible to all, but we anticipated some sort of improvement, which is not so weird after all, even more if we consider his price. I think the club should give him another chance, but if he gets injured again or shows...
  7. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    All true. You should keep in mind that the same logic applies to the messi discussion in the other thread. Trying to collectively defend and park the bus using messi is just wrong, the same way that trying to overcome preassure using raki is. If defending deep all game is your game plan, messi...
  8. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    Rakitic isn't the worst player in the universe. He is just not good enough anymore to be considered an undisputed starter. He can still play a part in this team, if he stays, but needs to be utilized in matches were his weakness are not exposed. Dembele isn't an awesome player. He is young and...
  9. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    But.. but.. <a href="https://www.whoscored.com/Players/22732/Show/Ivan-Rakitic">Whoscored</a> says that his best ability is passing. And that he has no significant weaknesses. You must be wrong, that pass must be correct. Stats don't lie.
  10. JohnN

    Ernesto Valverde

    The quality deteriorated badly last season, except for a very small amount of games. It's been deteriorating for many years now, so it's not all on Valverde as there were other managers before him, but he is demonstrably the worst of the lot in terms of playing style. What you are saying is just...
  11. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    I Agree. It is obvious to most people. Still, many players in his position would take advantage of the circumstances (Valverde being what he is) and milk every last minute he can. This is a negative thing, just to be clear.
  12. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    I don't know his reasons. It may be a good option for you or me, but for Rakitic, it's just another option. He earns a lot of money here and lives in Barcelona. Having a family in Barcelona, with kids going at schools etc, must be high on his list of reasons to stay though. I believe that in a...
  13. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    Must have something to do with his family staying here and being settled in Barcelona more than anything else. It's not like he has low wages or will be deprived of money if he doesn't sign one more big contract, which he could do anyway in China or MLS later on. I can understand where he is...
  14. JohnN

    Kevin-Prince Boateng

    Couldn't we have promoted a Barcelona b striker as a backup for Suarez? Is there some limitation for the Barca b players or something else that makes such a thing impossible? It's an honest question, I really don't know.
  15. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Touché!!! Arguably, in two of those he did well. And had one more good shot at 1:46, which was really unlucky. The 1:32 one, he scores 9 out of 10 times. Could have done better there.
  16. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    3 Chances created ( 1 one 1) and 2 long shots to be exact.
  17. JohnN

    Ivan Rakitić

    Rakitic does get some unfair criticism I believe. Nobody ever beleived he was at Xavi level and he is not as good as he once was. It is not his fault he played so many games and he played at Liverpool, except if he somehow pressures Valverde to start every game, which should never be...
  18. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    I also thought that everyone understands that having Messi on a team, does indeed have downsides too. What astonishes me, is people think he is lazy. He always played like this. It's been noted many times all over the years, that he has a walking pace during games and seems to be lost when the...
  19. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Is he playing rigt wing thought? You just said he isn't comparable to other players but now you diminish his role to a pure right winger? But he is not one and haven't been for some time now. His stamina and acceleration is not what it used to be for him to play a pure right winger role.
  20. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    No, we can't blame him for this one. And he wasn't even shit. He wasn't godmode messi of course. The only way some people would consider his performance good, would be for messi to run like Vidal in defence and then do a "getafe goal of the century run" because our team literally couldn't pass...

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