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    Paul Pogba

    Matic is not that similar to Rakitic, the former does not have close to the passing range and vision. I really don't know what Rakitic will do if we make it clear he will have a limited role if he stays and we want him to seek another club. Most players want to play where they feel valued and...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    It is time for him to go but there are much bigger problems, of course that defies looking for a simple scapegoat (e.g., Rakitic and Coutinho--sell them and our problems are solved, maybe Suarez too).
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    How about Busi, Roberto, or Coutinho? Pretty bizarre to single out one player who i have not heard any complaints about from teammates. Valverde def could be a negative factor, but when your choice is to come to Barca and play with Messi or not even such a mediocre to poor coach is not that a...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    I don't have much contention with anything you said there. My guess is if two players are about equal he will usually go for experience. I did have a problem with many of Valverde's rotations and sheet selections, but I just think it is the lesser of the issues (his ability to motivate and build...
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    Paul Pogba

    I could totally see United buying Rakitic. As much as they might say they are "all in the youth movement" United can't have a 2 year plan, let alone 3 year plan. They need players now so they can put in a respectable pursuit towards the Champions league/top 4 places next year, or their manager...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I and no saying sell them, but no you don't cut your teeth proving yourself in real Barca matches. You dominate in lower leagues/internationally and they kick ass in practice before you get any trust, and to get full trust you show well more good than bad when you get your 1st team opps. Of...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    I mostly agree with the but I think (and betting odds suggest) it is a true toss up. I think if Messi has a decent run for Argentina he will get it, or it could come down to fall club results (each has a supercup + fall regular season). This is a BdO race that may even break related to how Barca...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    The thing with Arthur was not just he gets tired (so does Rakitic and Vidal) but he was getting fatigue related muscle injuries which the other two guys were not. This is not rocket science, how Arthur was managed in the spring was directly related to his prior injury patterns, his conditioning...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    I agree with your positions Raketa, Valverde's problems are much bigger than team sheet selections and his substitutions.
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    Antoine Griezmann

    Ben Yedder would be one of the better 2nd tier choices, I would agree. Dembele is a terror on opponents when fit, I don't see how we can do better than him (with some good conditioning/training/injury fortune).
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    I trust the "youth" that go by the names of De Jong, Arthur, Dembele and Lenglet. No other youth is worthy of "trust" at this point, all they are is promise to maybe become a La Liga quality player or solid top flight professional player, which doesn't mean they are good enough to be a Barca...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    if we don't get him (and as you say no rodrigo or neymar) i dont know who the heck we could get as a cf or cf/winger to help for next year. we need more than de jong and de ligt to fully change the dynamic of the last few seasons.
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    I agree with the 1st part but not last part. IMO Coutinho is just not going to be the best he can be with Messi. You can give one guy our of 11 lots of freedom and little defensive duties, but pretty hard to do that for 2 guys. Coutinho was very good for Liverpool, their player of the season...
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    Samuel Umtiti

    Yes is it rarely as simple as going under the knife is universally (by docs) recommended, particularly for a situation like he has that may be chronic. But I still want him sold. I felt he hasn't played well for Barca for 15 months. I also thought he played very distracted last year when...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    Dont agree with your "unreliability" point there. The value of teams players on transfer market is a pretty good indicator for that clubs rank in their league--who wins, who gets relegated, who gets to play in europe comp. Always anomalies but pretty good--just predict who is going to be...
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    Arthur

    Porque you are spot on. Very hopefull for even more from arthur and lots of reasons as you post should leave the fan base hopeful. I do think he will a long term fixture in the midfield, but i don't think he will be quite as important as FDJ. No shame in that, it is just FDJ is just that dynamic.
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    Sergio Busquets

    There seems to be a lot more than tackle and bbz saying Busi is no worse than even in holding barca back from some needed growth and adaption. One can try to essentialize some of us as stats jockeys with less an eye for the game, but that doesn't account for this ever bigger tent including...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    I thought the focus was on comparing the level of competition of dutch league vs Ligue 1 and others--related to the argument if De Ligt went to Ligue 1 how big of step it would be? It would be a step but nothing like the leaps to facing weekly EPL or La Liga competitions. Uefa coefficients...
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    Matthijs de Ligt

    https://www.transfermarkt.com/wettbewerbe/europa Eredivisie is tied for 7th with Russia in player market value, with Portugal in 6th. (transfermarket). All 3 are relatively close (as is the Championship in England). For ref Ligue 1 is in 5th (like double those 3 behind them), Serie A solidly...
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    Sergio Busquets

    Suarez is still one of the most prolific scorers in the world and has excellent chemistry with Barca players, particularly Messi. He is playing because we are a lot worse with anyone else in his position. Hopefully by next year we do have a legit alternative--we havn't since when, maybe before...

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