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  1. Maradona37

    16 - Fermín López

    I still think over the long term he will be more of a squad player if Barca are to be a truly world-class team i.e. top one or two in the world. But that might not be the case - we will see. Fair play to him for getting a couple of goals tonight.
  2. Maradona37

    16 - Fermín López

    :lol: To be fair it is one game. I wanna see him get goals and play well for the rest of the season. And I do still think there's something in the team functioning better with a less direct player.
  3. Maradona37

    16 - Fermín López

    I gave him the anti-jinx today :lol: I should be mildly critical of him before every game and maybe he will score a brace every time,.
  4. Maradona37

    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I didn't think he was that good. nah.
  5. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    I agree, but still better than Ferguson, with the profile to justify inclusion, hence my naming him. Sacchi was an excellent tactician and thinker.
  6. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Yeah, Ferguson isn't a student of the game. He talked a lot about signing some players without watching the leagues they played in. He doesn't come across as a deep thinker, and never has (on football or anything else). He's just a simple, normal man. He's a typical old-school Glaswegian guy...
  7. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    I It doesn't matter that Liverpool's three weren't world-class individually other than Fabinho (not that Henderson and Wijnaldum weren't good players, because they were), because they were extremely effective as a unit and did what Klopp needed of them, precisely. That's the difference between...
  8. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Yeah he fell for the media hype that the 2009 final was close (United came out flying, however Barca dominated it after the first goal), and that he could outplay Barca at their own game at Wembley in the second final. I know he was a great manager, but I remember laughing out loud at his...
  9. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Yeah that's why Chelsea with Drogba and Inter with Milito had most success - very good teams defensively with a target man up front. I know what you are saying about Messi, but the midfield three of Barca did win everything with Spain, too. Though there were more games they were less dominant...
  10. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    I had never before seen - and haven't since - a team that even other excellent teams just surrendered trying to play football before the game kicked off. It was unbelievable - world-class players were just reduced to helpless hoping for a counter players against Pep's Barca. Even current PSG...
  11. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Agree with just about all of that. Others might not but I do. Keep making posts of this quality.
  12. Maradona37

    Champions League 25/26

    Their defence might melt like chocolate.
  13. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Even in 4231 though, most teams don't actually play with two pure defensive midfielders at the base. It's either one or even none, quasi DMs who are adept on the ball and good at beating the press and taking the ball from the defence or goalkeeper and keeping the play going. Just because someone...
  14. Maradona37

    Champions League 25/26

    Inspirational post, mate. Hope all is well.
  15. Maradona37

    8 - Pedri

    Yeah true, good points. I just feel sometimes people get very hung up on the formation (see United fans' obsession with Amorim's three at the back) when actuallly movement and positions are fluid. Like you say, the formation is mostly the main/'reset' structure until it needs to be adapted...
  16. Maradona37

    16 - Fermín López

    He's ok, definitely disagree he's 'fantastic', that word has lost all meaning if Fermin is, but I am not that bothered. Not sure if you will reply, but what I am interested in is this - this seems to imply that Barca don't generally play entertaining football. Are you suggesting that this Flick...
  17. Maradona37

    28 - Roony Bardghji

    Lovely trivela, channeled Lamine with that. Other than that didn't notice him much.
  18. Maradona37

    16 - Fermín López

    He's got quite good and tight close control, but he seems a bit too direct - all he seems to want to do when he gets the ball is work an opening and shoot. It can work sometimes but other times it's better to play smart and keep the ball (though to be fair times he did shoot he was mostly...
  19. Maradona37

    CL : Barca - Olympiakos 6-1

    This is one of the more gentle games of the 8 for you, so a must-win, especially after the PSG defeat.
  20. Maradona37

    U20 World Cup 2025

    Talk soon mate.

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