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    Luis Suárez

    Managers make team sheets, not players. Been one of the world top scorers since he has been at Barca and not what he once was but still scored 25. CL is just one competition and much more informative and statistically valid to look at all matches. FYI objective metrics (that consider all...
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    Luis Suárez

    He played whenever asked with a bum knee. If you looked at him in both Liverpool matches (as if the 1st goal in the tie is forgotten by everyone around here as well as the 25 last year that puts him in elite company)--I don't see how one could surmise he wasn't putting all he could in winning...
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    Luis Suárez

    Personally I don't get it about any of Barca's players (or manager) who try their best best for the club. If they are not good enough I am fine with pointing it out but that is the managers job to play someone better, and sporting director and boards job to get better players or a better...
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    Jasper Cillessen

    I agree. It all seems to boil down to Neto wanting to be a back-up for Barca while JC preferring to start on a less ambitious club. Different strokes for different folks but they key thing for the Barca perspective is having a back-up goal keeper who relishes that role--excited to play Copa...
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    Neymar Jr.

    some good points on both side TBH. Truth is we don't know if Neymar would come back and be better for the team, or AG. Personally I lean AG, we had Neymar here--maybe a better version than he is now--and it didn't always click motivationally and chemistry wise no matter how much Messi and Suarez...
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    Jasper Cillessen

    I don't have a strong opinion on this one but Neto is #2 in save % and #4 in goals allowed per 90 minutes in La Liga (I don't easily see distribution statistics, accuracy, etc). Is is it possible he could be no worse than equal to JC, and maybe better? Find it a little odd Neto would want to go...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    De Jong covers a ton of ground, as does Griezmann. What about adding Ndombele or one of Atletico's rangy box to box midfielders or someone like them. So then your midfield is like Arthur, Ndombele & De Jong, with Vidal and Busi coming in as subs (70 min marks) depending on the situation. Busi to...
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    Luis Suárez

    He was playing through chronic knee problems all year and asked by our team to start all minimally significant matches because we had no alternative a tenth as good as he is. Still, he was high up the charts in scoring this year, like every year he has been at Barca. It is one thing to be fit...
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    Tanguy Ndombele

    I am flip flopping here, but I am starting to think a midfield that covers a ton of ground and has a lot of discipline, even if not particularly creative, may be the way to go--a la Liverpool's midfield. They don't score much or create much, but they are very good at closing down space on...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Dude he is a player, he isn't a manger, let alone a sporting director. It is his job to back the manager and his teammates as he goes to war with those poeple. It is others job (sporting director, board) to look objectively at the coaching and personnel at have the present and future of the club...
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    Luis Suárez

    The "trolls" are the one who criminally underrate what Suarez has done for the team and does do on the pitch. Although his minutes to need to be reduced and we need a true rotation at CF, he can be a major part of Barca's ambitions for 2 more years and there are not many better in his role...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    When Umtiti came back, Lenglet was still the starter, and he started over other veterans too. Arthur was a regular starter over Vidal when he wasn't injured or recovering from injury. Dembele was the same. We can all see Semedo's talent but his performance is not as good a Sergi--look at...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Sorry, this is whack. Any manager in the world would love to have Messi. It isn't like CR (scoring leader for multiple CL winning teams) or Aguero (head of spear of the greatest team we have seen in the EPL and a team with very high pressure despite him) or Lewandoswki work defensively. It is...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    convenient to leave out leave out #8. our 2nd highest minute cb is a young player in his 1st year. how many minutes did OD and Arthur play per match when they were available, let alone fully fit? yes a myth. when 3/4 were fully fit they were regular starters, and semedo got right at 50% of the...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    It is true they could, but i doubt it. lacking in pace throughout and identity. i think a semis exit to brazil is their most likely outcome.
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    Richarlison

    How is he being a troll and what does Firmino have to do with this? Sure look like if anyone is trolling in this thread it is you. He is not possible to attain with the Liverpool clause so it would make sense to use his statistics because of it.
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    Richarlison

    I see it like you do. Richarlison can be a beast for opposing defenses to contend with (by far the most difficult Everton player to prepare for) and also works hard and effectively for his team to win back possession. Lots of promise. That said if we got AG I think he can wait at least a year...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    I think AG is the best viable option personally. I thought Jovic could have been interesting, but with him out of the picture AG is the best one take some the scoring/creating load off Messi & Suarez. AG is a good defender for a forward too. I like the move. I don't think depth is as critical...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Yes, some similarities. The amount to time and space Colombia had was crazy. Argentina's right side midfield/defense quite pathetic. And too many squad players just not top flight level. Is there some kind of requirement players in leagues in the Americas have to be in the Argentina roster and...
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    You should build both offensively and defensively around Messi's strengths and weaknesses. Argentina is pretty crappy at this.

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