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  1. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    It's really not greedy at all. Dembele is already making that much and Coutinho even more from what I've read. Umtiti has done so much for us already in 2 years and will be a crucial part of any success we have for the next 10 years. If we're allocating based on performance/age/merit, then...
  2. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - v5

    The walking isn't new but it definitely got notably worse pretty soon after Pep left. It was at its apex in 13/14 tho and hasn't been anywhere near that bad for years now. And for the most part it's fine. Physical preservation and his unparalleled football IQ give him a great shot at being a...
  3. DonAndres

    Cr150

    This guy is the king of cringeworthy pathetic goals. A pen and an accidental tap in and his shills are screaming "King of UCL" Ridiculous. He was utter crap today and nowhere to be seen other than hunting for tap-ins and missing easy chances. But everyone's gonna act like he had a great game.
  4. DonAndres

    Yerry Mina

    Doesn't make much sense. If he's good enough to start for the Colombian NT and was a top defender in Brazil, how is it THAT risky to play him at CB next to Umtiti (the best in the world) and with a good defensive scheme around him? Is it really worth pulling Busi out of midfield and...
  5. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    I think he has the potential to be the GOAT Barca CB. If he does build that kind of legacy he will be in very good company.
  6. DonAndres

    Copa | Semifinal: Valencia CF - FC Barcelona 0-3 agg.

    The bigger problem is Iniesta, we absolutely need to manage his time right and make sure he's in top form and well rested for the CL. Don't see why Coutinho couldn't have started for him today.
  7. DonAndres

    Sergi Samper

    Samper should work his way from the ground up again. Go to a promotion level Segunda team and become the leader of the midfield and then work his way back to La Liga except this time with a guaranteed role and playing time. I'm sure his career can rebound with 1-2 years of good momentum, I just...
  8. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde - V1

    Dunno what EV is doing now, been making some Lucho-esque decisions lately. Overplaying Iniesta by a lot, playing Coutinho on the RW and then benching him today. We need the Don fresh for CL and Coutinho needs to be acclimatized in his natural position, not 4 different positions 2 of which he...
  9. DonAndres

    Basketball/NBA

    He could go to the Bucks too or somewhere else entirely. AFAIK the Cavs are really hesitant about trading the Nets pick and they have no other useful assets for the Clippers. They can't even secure George Hill right now, their front office is that incompetent.
  10. DonAndres

    Basketball/NBA

    Rumors that the Clippers are trying to trade Lou Williams and Deandre Jordan too :lol:... Full on tank mode incoming
  11. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    Such an unnatural lineup. Messi was almost exclusively to the left of Coutinho (and even to the left of Suarez at times). When they both were moving down the middle sometimes it looked very uncomfortable and they couldn't find the angles to combine well. Paulinho too having 0 positional...
  12. DonAndres

    Man of the Match thread

    Messi Iniesta Rakitic Suarez was decent too
  13. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    Absolutely, he needs to get the recognition for it. He combines the best possible skills you could want in a CB performing at an incredible level in the most difficult system for a CB to perform. There's little comparison between what the likes of Chiellini and Godin do in parked bus sit-back...
  14. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    It's like choosing between your children, but IMO Xavi is just absurd. He's the Messi of orchestrating midfielders. We're talking about a guy who literally averaged over 100 passes per game in his prime in La Liga and UCL, that's like a season or career best performance for even the best deep...
  15. DonAndres

    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    I'd say Xavi is the absolute GOAT midfielder and that it isn't a particularly close debate between him and the next best. Same for Busi being the GOAT pivot, head and shoulders above his peers. Iniesta is Zidane level minus the hype.
  16. DonAndres

    Arthur

    I think we've played 4-4-2 in the defensive phase for a couple of years now, since later 2015/16 IMO. It's the perfect way for Messi to defend because he doesn't have to run back, just stay higher up the pitch and press the CB's as part of the 2 forwards. He's surprisingly been very consistent...
  17. DonAndres

    Arthur

    Football only evolves forward. This is the case with literally every sport, basketball for example will never revert back to how 3 pointers were less emphasized before the late 2000's. Yes, Pep was not the first to ever play 'possession football' but it is simply naive to think Cruyff's total...
  18. DonAndres

    Arthur

    Your biggest mistake here is the assumption that all of football history is equal in relevance. It simply isn't. Football is and has been evolving and you seem to be living in the past needing to catch up. Pretty much all of those 107 years before Messi are completely irrelevant to what it takes...
  19. DonAndres

    André Gomes

    He's improved but he's still not good enough to be a backup. It takes more than basic conjecture of he was "solid" or "acceptable" to make a case for Gomes. When he's literally the worst possible in the squad in nearly every significant statistical area (Goals/assists/key passes/fouls/turnovers...
  20. DonAndres

    André Gomes

    The sample size of shots or attacking opportunities is small to analyze well, so it's hard to tell. What I see is that often times when he vacates the midfield to go forward he basically takes himself out of the game and runs straight into heavy marking. From what I've seen of him shanking...

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