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    Ivan Rakitić

    Guy must be exhausted after very game. Helps Busquets man the midfield, covers Alves when he attacks and makes Messi's life so much easier by covering him too. I'm not sure if it's sustainable and that's why a drop off form is expected every now and again.
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    CL quarters: Atletico - Barca (3-2 agg)

    This! There's a worrying lack of mobility in the middle of the park. A pacey player will breeze through with relative ease.
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    Lliga | Round 31: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2

    We've been like this for weeks, lady luck has been smiling over us for a while BUT against a lethal attack and losing control in the last half an hour as usual we were bound to be in trouble.
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    Lliga | Round 31: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2

    Neymar should be given one role and that is to be as direct as possible. This cutting in and serving Messi is made for second rate players not him.
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    Lliga | Round 31: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2

    If Messi doesn't want to put a shift then he has to rest him and play Roberto on the right. You can't just walk around in a classico, it's asking for trouble. He'll do the same against Athletico but will have moments of brilliance as usual but it's not enough. I think Lucho needs to man up and...
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    Lliga | Round 31: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-2

    It was bound to happen, we have been flat for weeks if not months and sooner or later some team was going to capitalise. The worrying trend is the last 25 minutes in every game we lose control of the game and our team is not set up to defend. You just know the opposition is going to have MANY...
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    Forgiven for what? The problem is he obviously can't play like that with Messi in the side and it's worrying.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    It's probably true and it's a tough decision for Lucho or the board to make. I wouldn't want to lose him because his ceiling is frightening but he can't play to simply serve Messi.
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    Last season was much the same. Scored for fun but was reliant on Messi providing for him, his performances were hit and miss. He clearly wants to be the main man but he can't with Messi around and he knows it so he goes into his shell and cuts inside and passes to him. Oh and if Messi puts one...
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    He's just not incisive when Messi is around its painfully predictable, cut inside and look for Messi even if Suarez or any other player is free. I really would love the Neymar that played when Messi was injured, the player that had the shackles taken off him and let loose. I'm worried we may...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    I don't think him and Neymar can co exist anymore. Sure they will bully most of the La liga teams who are beaten before the game kicks off but seeing Messi so ponderous and Neymar so restricted in the big games tells it's own story imo.
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    Back to the Neymar of the first season.
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    CL | 1/8: FC Barcelona - Arsenal 5-1 agg.

    In the end we eased through but worried at the regularity of Arsenal cutting through us. I think they had something like 20 shots. Yes, we were in 3rd gear but we shouldn't be complacent in the first place. Our midfield was very fragile imo, with the lack of pace shown by Busquets allowing...
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    11 - Neymar Jr. - v4

    Neymar was very good but he could have been unbelievable if he stopped his obsession with wanting to put it on a plate for Messi
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    Sergio Busquets

    Class on the ball and reads the game superbly BUT my Grandma can run faster than this guy.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v4

    Hardly broke sweat tonight but lovely finish
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    CL | 1/8: FC Barcelona - Arsenal 5-1 agg.

    He never said that, he simply got misquoted.
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    Marquinhos

    That 'by far the best defender in the world' can't even get into the Brazilian side and actually got turned by Judas Costa rather easily when he scored the other day.
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    Sergio Busquets

    He has lost it a few times if memory serves me correctly, it's just not proven costly yet.
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    Sergio Busquets

    Am I the only one who thinks his tricks on the ball in dangerous positions are going to cost us big time some day? He's fantastic and all that but there's only so many times you can get away with it until ref decides against blowing his whistle when he goes down at the slightest contact.

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