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  1. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    Once again a vague and flimsy presence. Pops up and does something nice, then disappears for 10 minutes. Doesn't really push tempo or threat. Rather waits around for the right situation to appear. Which it often doesn't in football.
  2. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    His sprint pace is fine but there is something incredibly feeble and droopy about the way he moves.
  3. BusiTheKing

    10 - Lamine Yamal

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNznt0E4oI8 fuck me he's good
  4. BusiTheKing

    Xavi Hernández

    With Valverde you could say with certainty that our football wasn't doing justice to the amount of talent in the team. With Xavi it's more complicated. I don't really know the true potential of our squad. Lewa is truly the only one who can finish and we don't have a real creator in the squad...
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    Xavi Hernández

    I don't know who were expecting an easy win at Mestalla. We were able to match their intensity (something we wouldn't have been able to just a year ago) and had much better chances (0.19 - 2.33 xg). Some improvements in the attacking play but chemistry and sharpness still pretty poor. He's...
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    Xavi Hernández

    I'm just tired of watching opponents score the simplest of goals against us, just for us to go up the other end and have no idea how to create chances. Look at Bayern's first two goals. Simple utilization of speed and space. We have midfielders who can pass, we have a lightning quick winger...
  7. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    Yes he is better in tight areas than open spaces. But that has nothing to do with my statement.
  8. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    He's just very slow twitch muscle fiber dominant. He can cover a lot of distance (aerobic effort) but can't compete with short, intense bursts of strength or acceleration. As football is often won and lost in the first few steps, his physique will always put him at a disadvantage there...
  9. BusiTheKing

    3 - Alejandro Balde

    The potential is obvious. Was especially impressed with how he played it out from under pressure. And of course, that speed just gives you so much in general, as a weapon and as safety. Psychologically he seems like he hasn't adjusted to being a starter though. Don't see him stepping into that...
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    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    I'm not sold on Ansu, especially in current physical condition but that is the most superficial analysis of goalscoring ability. You could run through Cristiano's career goals and raise similar objections to probably half of them. Can't tell you how many times over the years I've screamed at...
  11. BusiTheKing

    8 - Pedri

    Yeah agree in large parts. An interesting player whose mastery of certain much romanticized aspects of the game sponsors the belief that he masters it as a whole. Now and then you can excuse one for seeing Pedri's slinky moves as the fancy swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Valverde's hit...
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi

    in current form I believe no one can touch his top level but you never know with him and those WC nerves.
  13. BusiTheKing

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    I'm including Lewa as a winger. I'm talking about Dembele, Raphinha, Fati, Ferran and Depay.
  14. BusiTheKing

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    Weird situation with our wingers. Currently there really isn't any of the five contenters that has shown he deserves the spot. By my assessment, there is no reason why Depay shouldn't still be in the mix. I have a tendency to prefer whoever isn't playing.
  15. BusiTheKing

    Xavi Hernández

    A thing that I liked from yesterday was switching around the roles in the attacking formation. We used to have the winger out wide, the fullback further back as passing station and the interior in this undefined inside creative position. What we did yesterday, and what I think is a much better...
  16. BusiTheKing

    Jordi Alba

    Yeah like it or not, those runs of his are our sharpest weapon. Especially if Pedri can get into a habit of feeding them.
  17. BusiTheKing

    Frenkie de Jong

    Very solid. Seemed like everything fell his way.
  18. BusiTheKing

    La Liga Round 10: FC Barcelona - Villarreal 3-0

    I keep forgetting we have Bellerin. Hope he gets a chance tonight. Otherwise, not very hyped about Ferran but let's see.
  19. BusiTheKing

    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi

    Felt like a well oiled train just going through the motions. Only when the engine started making noises, it became clear that the engineer had left.
  20. BusiTheKing

    11 - Raphinha

    I actually believe Xavi wants to play a much more direct football than we are right now. Or at least to vary between direct and more conservative measures. We saw signs of it last season when we were at our best. The problem also comes down to the types of players are actually in charge of the...

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