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  1. khaled_a_d

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    PS: You guys are provoking BBZ tbh. He has said a good statement about Fati and how it is a wait and see approach for him and yet you poked him into the discussion because of his history with young players. I mean even if you think he is exaggerating or hate his opinion there is no need to push...
  2. khaled_a_d

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    Hmmm, what? There is a lot of discussion in his thread on whether he is fast enough to survive as a winger. No one has really said it is one of his main strength because it isn't.
  3. khaled_a_d

    Josep Maria Bartomeu

    Wait a second, it was the opposite. We paid 1M and then went for 3.5M For B player it is a lot. I doubt we are so financially handicapped to that extend. We also has to realize we already made many purchases already. Trincao for 21M + Ruiz, Pedri for 5M, Fernandes for 7M, Maia for 4.5M That is...
  4. khaled_a_d

    Josep Maria Bartomeu

    Yup
  5. khaled_a_d

    Josep Maria Bartomeu

    Doubt it, club would have never accepted buying a B player for 4.5M like Maia if they are so troubled financially.
  6. khaled_a_d

    Basketball/NBA

    BLM organization isn't the movement. Most player care about the movement and equality for black people. Even NBA superstars will get many racial comments during game, like it happened with Russ before. So again, it is normal they will support it and have it written on court, also normal that...
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    Basketball/NBA

    Don't know about Rugby, In the NBA the general comments was "it is his right" from both media and comments on social media except some extreme trolls. But the need to put it on headlines is weird, whether it is a clickbait or a dick move to enforce pressure or both. It is just weird. Yeah, I...
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    Basketball/NBA

    People are overreacting a bit. The NBA is a league dominated by black athletes, and most of good/decent white players are international. It is normal that BLM gains huge support there. The BLM slogan on court ain't bad either. The "messages" on jersey is cringy, but it was sort of a bribe by...
  9. khaled_a_d

    Jeremie Frimpong

    He is surely a player to follow
  10. khaled_a_d

    Quique Setien

    Difference is 352 frees your fullbacks. If applied correctly,you give FB more offensive duties without sacrificing defense. Setien is very invested in making fullbacks more offensive which leaves us vulnerable on counter attacks, so I can understand why he is interested in that method. Although...
  11. khaled_a_d

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    He is very athletic in his jumping btw
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    Ciro Immobile

    Football talent distribution totally changed after Bosman laws in 1995.
  13. khaled_a_d

    Barca-related Open Thread

    I think you are missing the point here. I am talking about this influx actually being bad for long term development of our younger players. Putting too many youngsters at same time rarely works in your favor. Usually having a 2-3 players it can work but 7 or more you might be hurting their...
  14. khaled_a_d

    Barca-related Open Thread

    Young is relative here. When you sign a 23 years old Lenglet who is starter at Seville, he is young. When you sign 22 years old De Jong who has been starter for 2 years in Ajax, he is also young. But making 1/3 of squad for players who have less than 1 years first team football that is 21 or...
  15. khaled_a_d

    Luis Suárez

    That is because we have neither good wingers or no 9 to replace him. Only another SS who plays same position as Messi. We can live without a number 9 if we have 2 good wingers to play beside Messi, or a direct replacement to Suarez. But neither is a tough job
  16. khaled_a_d

    Barca-related Open Thread

    That is very true. The thing is, I don't think it is wise to put all those young players all together at same time. Some players could benefit from a move to develop somewhere else. I would like For Alena to be sold/loaned and Pedri to go to Bundesliga to develop. Give Puig more opportunities...
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    Ciro Immobile

    I replied to the basketball part in NBA thread, so we won't drag this thread further. I had a discussion about this with BBZ when I was interested in Felix. Second Strikers has been a trend lately. Messi has played it since 2016, though it resulted in unbalanced team except in 17/18 season...
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    Basketball/NBA

    NBA rating peaked in 2018 but is in decline since then (covid-19 situation likely to boost rating since people are desperate for entertainment) and that was including even illegal streaming. The NBA is able to cash on international market unlike other American sports, being 3rd most popular...
  19. khaled_a_d

    Barca-related Open Thread

    Exactly. I won't count GKs in the age discussion as it is a different dynamics with them. So our outfield players: 22 or younger: Araujo,Puig,Pedri,Alena,Fati,Trincao, and Garcia is heavily rumored to join us. There is also on loan Matheus Fernandes, Todibo who are unlikely to rejoin the team...
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    Ciro Immobile

    Some interesting discussions here: Regarding defense being worse now than then, I totally disagree. I simply think football is more figured out now than it was few decades ago. One thing to remember in this discussion, great offense always beats great defense, simply due to the fact that...

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