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    Cr150

    City is on a historic run and have been the best team in the world the last 2 season. They are incredibly deep, so they don't even have to use kdb. However a bad stretch for a half, or not even, can doom a CL run. I kinda think spurs match up better with them (better midfield than juve and try...
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    Sébastien Haller

    Haller i think could help our bench. Jovic would too, but with a much bigger upside--more unique athlete.
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    Luka Jović

    We spent 41 on malcom. I think jovic has a much better chance to help us immediately (rotate with suarez) and possibly develop into a starter. We paid 160 for coutinho and he is not going to be a long term starter. The only sure fire non old #9s who are barca quality would be mbappe, salah and...
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    Arthur

    Not just stamina, i dont discount rakitic gets worse playing a full game. But you have injury risk, we have to be more conservative with arthur and dembele with their muscle issues. Rakitic and busi i hope start getting much reduced shifts, but you can count on them to give a full shift without...
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    Luka Jović

    I see some similarity in lateral movement, burst and balance too. The composure and strength were there, but what more impressed me was how quickly he got to the ball when De Vrij had the angle where you thought he could still clean up his mistake. This wasn't the 1st time I have seen him, I...
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    Sergi Roberto

    It looked like semedo was settled in as a starter but then he was naive, and overall atrocious, and left us exposed vs madid only for the next game bob gave anmasterclass against them. Bottom line some matchups and set ups work better for semdo and some for bob. At least this year likely to be...
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    2 guys (not you) pretty much want him to be injured--that is just ridiculous from a humannpoint of view, and bad from the barca performance point of view. I for one would never want to be associated with the spoiled whiney impatient madristas type fans. I think bale's agent had valid points...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    Staying at AtM was not an issue for me. But stringing us along while we wait, bragging about his team beating us to the trophies we continue to own, and his fancy dancy imbecile movements are all worthy of scorn and his teams crumbling, froken lakewater on the nads collective respose on tuesday...
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    Shame barcawhinersforum has quite a few making it barcaprickfanforum. The 160 mil is a thing of the past. Right now he is our 4th best forward. So with our 2nd best with a hamstring injury we want him to keep growing into better form and grow in team fit/role--not complicated from a roster...
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    Luis Suárez

    I just dont see a difference between whether he has the final touch or another player. If he is handing messi and coutinho goals because of his creativity and anticipation that works just as well as him being the finisher. I will also say a couple of explosions the 1st half that look a lot like...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Not as well as some recent performances but he did fine. Part of a midfield that controlled the majority of 180minutes the two teams played. Did his job fine, high % passing and contributes an extra layer of defensive cover with clearences and defensive awareness. Bottom line is he is better...
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    Cr150

    I don't think many minimize his impact or don't think he is a great, or even epic, striker. The comparisons only fail when you compare CR to Messi as a great, total, footballer. Of the most dominant footballers I have seen live they have been Maradona, Zidane and Messi. No, CR, other Ronaldo and...
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    Cr150

    BBZ: Messi carried Argentina to a World Cup final (and extra time) the same year Portugal didn't advance out of the group stage when good ole USA did. They both lost in the round of 16 last year. Messi carried two other Argentina teams to Copa America finals decided by pens, one he made and...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    I for one am not blaming Atletico's epic meltdown on him, but that doesn't mean we can't gloat that he is laying in the soiled bed he chose when he was one of the few world players Barca has actually fully targeted and wooed. He is a great player and I would have welcomed him at Barca and I...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    One left Barca either for money or because he felt he wasn't special enough to shine here, and the other one teased and dragged along Barca while also saying he was going to be a part of winning trophies Barca us also competing for--not inconsistent to bash both.
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    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    I am seeing no news about a new hamstring. In terms of recovery from the previous one it is all is about the grade. For a very mild one could be a week, for a fully torn one multiple months. I don't think it is the latter. He can get full rest and recoop for a while.
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    Luis Suárez

    Who cares? Drew the penalty that gave Messi a goal and practically (and unselfishly) gave Coutinho a goal. Best player on the pitch in the 1st half. Seriously the narrow mindedness of some people, Barca is about winning and players collectively playing beautiful football--doesn't matter who has...
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    Arthur

    They both get tired but one has had more muscle problems this year. Ideally Rakitic doesn't have to play 90 either, but when you have Arthur, Coutinho, Dembele & Vidal, usually Rakitic and Busi are going to be the ones left out there and be told to suck it up until the whistle while other...
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    Well let's remember it was Messi sucking up the defense and a peach of a pass involved in Dembele's goal. If we get a good 45-60 minutes out of Coutinho I am fine--his stamina and workrate have never been his strengths even at his best, but I know this will never be satisfactory for him and many...
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    Antoine Griezmann

    In Europa, yes they sure will. ding, ding, ding, we have a winner. Atletico has a more talented midfield than Juv but played timid , soft, and just gave away space. It didn't resemble them at all. You know maybe Juanfran and Simeone just re-earned their 10% cuts from that big Nike contract.
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