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    Ivan Rakitić

    Best post in a bit. Not the whole, you said this, now your saying this. It is a much better read when points and evidence within the posts are talked about rather than what one poster projects is another agenda or bias (ooh I got you not being entirely consistent across months or years of...
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    Luis Suárez

    You did precisely what I did, over interpret from small samples and engage in cherry picking. Why would you look at the last 30 matches vs last 60. Why do you only focus on goals and not more complete performance metrics. Why would you exclude league matches and copa matches against some of the...
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    Luis Suárez

    he scored 1 and lead to the scoring of 3 goals in our cl quarters and semis. the cl streak is more bad timing (the important cl matches are march on) and using a small sample. we will get a couple more good years if he can rest him more outside if the cl and hopefully keep chronic knee stuff down.
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    Ivan Rakitić

    the only thing more annoying than people thinking rakitic should be the undisputed starter--every match and play 90+, are those who say vidal and busi should be undisputed starters with such conditions. they all have limits as midfielders (bob even more btw). but the hate heats specifically at...
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    Arturo Vidal

    very interesting experience and perspectives. ill be honest my personal experience tops out at my youth b levelb11 year olds topping a better team to win a tourney by mostly playing together, playing simple roles but with effort, and having fun--while better skilled players and coaches bitch...
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    Arturo Vidal

    on the former, i get that (bp rising) although for me it is just when their is a breakdown of simple civility and humanity. far out opinions dont do that 4 me but yeah ill disagree/not let it slide if i feel like/have the time/ etc. some folks are trolls and the ones who cant do it in an over...
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    Romelu Lukaku

    i think lukaku will tear up serie a and united will miss him. not saying he is a top 10 striker but this is a statement about what i think of the rest of uniteds attack and serie a. didnt a 50 year old guy like me get their pichichi. united i dont think will be top 4 again. certainly wont hang...
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    Frenkie de Jong

    i am.pretty sure klopp or pep would love to have messi and they would let him manage himself like 95% of the time and be on every other players butts to do more work. we also have a plenty big roster of largely interchangable quality players for more rotations between and within matches to be...
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    Jean-Clair Todibo

    he has not been that effective against atletico--this year an anomalie. atletico got some big wins vs them (la liga and cup deciders) and in the 2 cl losses other real players got real a chance to win in shoot outs/et with cr a frustrated nonfactor. godin finally showing age probably was a...
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    Philippe Coutinho

    no he is better than that. is dybala a fraud because he did less than coutinho for his club last year, how about isco, how about james. how about ozil. problem is valuation and wages and yes pool fleeced us. he still is a great player like many of these others but also so serious flaws...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    fyi i think bobs best ever play was at rb when he was chief in the counter (that messi finished in et) that should have kept our la liga streak going and madrids drought longer. i think we later dropped points to lesser opponents while madrid didnt and poof la liga (i think enrique/neymars...
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    Luis Suárez

    yes, bit then again no #9 in the world is as good as prime suarez and those handful at most who might be better for barca than the shell version are the 150mil + ones even if they could have been had.
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    Neto

    he has been 2nd and 3rd in save % the last 2 years so it shouldn't be that surprising. not many clubs have a #2 with his pedigree, jasper didnt but now jasper has a chance. good for all it seems to me
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    Arturo Vidal

    bbz is correct we would have a much weaker squad with vidal/rakitic/coutinho out. the disenguinity is far more in other late posts in this thread. good to see some other sharp and diagnostic posts--raketa(?). potroh you offer great insights many times but your bbz centricity in so many of them...
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    Leroy Sané

    But he still was the difference maker in the Liverpool match that decided the league. I personally believe City also lost to Spurs in the CL in no small part to Pep not using him more. The reason he doesn't start isn't talent or impact, it has to do with Pep's games/motivation buttons he tried...
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    Rafinha Alcantara

    Nah I don't think he is better than Vidal/Rakitic as the most advanced CM. I think it is a wash with him a Sergi in that position. I also think Coutinho should and would be a better attacking mid. But I don't mind Rafinha at all on the squad, much better than all but giving him away for free...
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    Neymar Jr.

    I think Sane is better but yes Martial isn't in his class as a current player or prospect. How would people feel if it was Rakitic + Dembele + 50 for Neymar OR Rakitic + Coutinho +60 for him. This is the kind of deal Barca can entertain, and PSG an take it or leave it. I personally am OK with...
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    Paulo Dybala

    Same with Coutinho and he actually wears our jersey. If anything I'd say Coutinho's chemistry with Messi though not great is better than Dybala's, but either are just a bad fit with a Messi' built team.
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    Jadon Sancho

    Coutinho isn't a winger. The Neymar fellow also did pretty good for Barca. But yeah you better be an exceptional winger to make a difference for Barca.
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    Leroy Sané

    I an assure you losing Sane would be a bug blow to City. They don't win the EPL without him. Whether and how fast he could adapt to Bayern, and meet what they think they would want from him, is a much bigger uncertainty. City loses Sane, I think it makes Liverpool the favorite in EPL and...

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