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    Antoine Griezmann

    No, they did--at least Simeone and most of his team. From the first 10 minutes on they played deep, little pressure, and static. They didn't play their game. It was obvious in the goals (3-0) but also the boxscore. They choked every bit as much as PSGs recent big ones. Never expected a Simeone...
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    Cr150

    He was fairly invisible the last 3 matches of last year (Bayern tie + final) and the previous match in Atletico--selective memory. However the one today and the one last year @Juv were memorable.
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    Diego Simeone

    Simeone will forever be remembered for how he blew this 2-0 advantage. Unfortunately Griezmann can always put the 2018 WC DVD on to console himself after each club year ends with caca.
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    Cr150

    e.g., farcical tournament, no historical or contemporary significance or relevance to the national teams in it, less significance than confed cup
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    Atlético Madrid

    Silver lining I thought of too--nice way to look at it. SL #2 -we also know there is no chance the CL final has a Madrid club in it--no home ground for any team. Let's make the Wanda "Camp Nou #2"
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    Atlético Madrid

    I agree. Defended way too deep and look inept with the ball when they did have it. Where is the conditioning and pressure this team is supposed to put an opponent under for 90 minutes. Under 40% possession, 4 shots on goal, zero on target, to JUVE. That is totally bottling it. Godin, the most...
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    Cr150

    Hold your horses there, Juv is in the round of 8. Nations league isn't a real thing.
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    Cr150

    He has done great in the CL, but his league and domestic cup record is not in the planet of Messi including when they were head-to-head. Hasn't made a world cup final, in fact out of the group stage and round of 16 exit last 2 times, though was on the bench when his country took the Euros.
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    Cr150

    Great player, not fit to wear Messi's jock, but no denying he is a great forward.
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    Eden Hazard

    I agree, if it was not clear from before I am just fine with Hazard going to Real. I don't think it would do all that much to fundamentally bring them closer to barca and would delay there attention for a bit. I would be much more concerned if they got their hands on Neymar or Mbappe to...
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    Eden Hazard

    Talents like this find a way? I don't think James, Coutinho and Isco agree. Hazard is a spectacular player on his day, but I don't think he is a consistent team changing player. If he doesn't have the ball he is invisible and doesn't do much in terms of defense, off the ball movement and...
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    Kylian Muppet

    I don't think it would work like that. Not just money but perception wise. To keep megastars when they want to leave is not a good look for attracting the next superstars. It is one thing to isolate Rabiot when he already had a bad rap with the NT, to isolate a figure like Mbappe-- that can...
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    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    Leo Messi i think we see the match most plausibly going as it should--barca most probably not having a collective off day nor lyon out of their minds and thud comfortable match. I say only use dembele (if the drs dont stop it as a option) if it is an unlucky looking day--you say right away if...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    The whole premise of his point is nuts. That messi would willingly pass up cups for argentina and trophies for barca just so he can get some extra walking in and not hustle more. Rather i trust messi he is doing all within human limits to maximize his impact on a match/tournament/season, within...
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    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    I dont think there is a real question of whether he is fully fit, like many players he wont be optimally fit even at best. Suarez hasnt been fully fit most of the season. Messi plays regularly not fully fit. The question is if he is medically cleared (where the doctors have not taken any...
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    Mohamed Salah

    FYI, NO GOALS yesterday. FAILURE! But was instrumental in Liverpool's getting their first three, if anyone was curious.
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    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    I hope he is on the bench just in case. If we are tied or losing it would be the most important 30-40 minutes of the season. We will not need him to close out La Liga nor win the CDR in the one off vs Valencia. If we lose we don't have a major match of where we might need him for 5 months nor...
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    Arturo Vidal

    Vidal is nowhere near the level of Rakitic in the mix of a DCM/controlling midfielder, let alone Busi level. Vidal can give you good minutes as the middle or most forward/attacking midfielder. If we sell Rakitic, we should get Rabiot or Herrera to spell Busi. Rather not saddle FDJ with CDM...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    There are quite a few here like that. It is what it is. Regardless of whether Rakitic stays or goes in the summer, buying Isco would be one of the dumbest moves I can think of. Clogs up the middle where Messi works, doesn't play defense, and doesn't have the canon Coutinho has-- that we thought...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    I don't see getting bothered yet whether he stays or goes. Fdj will get all the time he deserves if he performs and adjusts like arthur, but if he takes some time to acclimate to barca, like most do, there are options. I think it would be smart to sell rakitic for large sum and take rabiot or...

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