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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
If managers, players, and journalists all truly believed that domestic league > CL in terms of difficulty and accomplishment then Ronaldo wouldn't have even sniffed the Balon D'or in 2016. Barca won La liga, Barca won CDR, Messi was better individually in both of those competitions. The ONLY... -
7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
Fake his death, shave his head, pin a moustache on him, and stick him out there in the CL this season. -
Abel Ruiz
Yah that was a sick goal. His other one for the B team was against Granada, not at all a weak side by Segunda standards. I think this kid has been underrated/under-noticed on as a future contributor to the 1st team. His development has been accelerating with every passing level and he's really...- DonAndres
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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
What kind of reasoning is this? Hypotheticals?? "Should have performed better". You are getting bold with these hot takes. Maybe Suarez/Rakitic didn't underperform from their usual level but actually straight up declined?? Suarez has been nothing like his old self since 2017 started really, even... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
RM's bench was acres better than ours last season and still is better right now, though by less. There's hardly a factual argument one could make otherwise. I'd say City too have a better bench than us right now when everyone is fit (Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Danilo, Stones, Toure, etc.)... -
Yerry Mina
If we're betting on Arthur it's because we/the club believes he has the potential to become a world class midfielder. Do we believe that is the ceiling for Mina, and are we gonna bet on that? If it was the money alone, <10m for Mina is nothing and he'd be absolutely worth it. But the non EU spot...- DonAndres
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Yerry Mina
Not sure if this guy will be worth it. Being an OK backup is fine for such a cheap price but I'd rather not waste another non-EU spot on a bench player regardless of how cheap he is. This guy singlehandedly takes away the option to buy Arthur which is added opportunity cost. Don't think Yerry...- DonAndres
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Thiago Translantara
If RM won because of their superior physicality mainly then why weren't they impressive at all before 2014? They had Ronaldo, Benzema, Ramos, and even more enforcers in Alonso, Pepe, etc. The difference was Modric, Kroos, Isco. That is the biggest difference actually and those "midget Xavi... -
Thiago Translantara
He dictated the tempo of the game extremely well, had so many passes between lines and long/chipped passes accurately transitioning the ball wherever he wanted. He created a superb chance for Muller with a through ball, had a crazy run and shot that led to Lewa's goal line chance saved by MATS... -
Thiago Translantara
Also had a lackluster chokejob of a Euro where he didn't produce any significant performances and got outshone by bloody Sissoko in the final, taking a fat L to a weak Portugal side to lose it all. Man I've watched that match and comps of that semi a number of times because of all the claims... -
Thiago Translantara
How can you just say he isn't world class tho? He has statistically been one of the best in Europe for years, only hampered by injury but also showing it consistently over a season when he was able to. Being an undeniably top 5 player in the Bundesliga over the past 5 years isn't world class... -
Thiago Translantara
Atleti are the only recent example of sustained success through years without control, and they're a difficult team to successfully emulate. Dortmund in 12/13 too got to the final relying a lot on counters. Yet they both failed in the face of more dominant and controlling teams. Counterattacking... -
Thiago Translantara
Even Barca 14/15 were very adaptable and that was part of why we smacked Bayern at Camp Nou. I agree having other options is great and all those teams were great on the counter too. Paulinho can/will be useful in this regard in the CL for us this season, and hopefully even moreso next season... -
Thiago Translantara
RM utterly dominated Atleti 2x and Juve in the finals when they won their 3 CL's. It wasn't counterattacking that won them those games, but total suffocating control of the game and relentlessly attacking them. See RM's 2nd half vs Juve as the momentum shift in midfield that won them the game... -
Thiago Translantara
How can you really say that though? Have you not noticed that the 2 most dominant teams of this entire millenium (Pep's Barca and Zidane's RM) have had some of the GOAT controlling midfielders?? Heynckes Bayern didn't have an outright Xavi-esque player, but they still had Schweinsteiger/Kroos... -
Thiago Translantara
You're underselling him way too much man. Pogba and Verratti have literally never accomplished anything better than Thiago, CL or otherwise. Neither has Silva either tbh, none of those 3 has any argument (skills, achievements, production) to be rated higher than Thiago based on the last few... -
Thiago Translantara
Nowhere near?? That's just wildly off. The margins in quality between any of the ~top 5 mids isn't that high at all. Thiago plays in a different position and different role, deeper and less focused on attacking defenses and picking out the final ball. Coutinho is closer in style to Neymar than... -
Thiago Translantara
What is this rubbish about Thiago not being world class? He's almost undisputably a top 5 mid in the world on form and I can only implore you to watch the games if you disagree. I've followed Koke since he first broke out at Atleti and he hasn't been on the same level for years, and Thiago is... -
7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
Busquets on Segura after Pique incident and signings: "We didn't lose because of a single piece of play. It's not the best way to express yourself and even less so from within the club, aimed at a player. "The team doesn't need signings because of this result," he said, as quoted by Mundo... -
7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1
What a garbage opinion and total revisionism. Trying to act like the people who were vocal about the unworthy direction this club was going in during the summer are the bad guys for criticizing the board. Yah we were sure very pleased every time Barca took an L in the transfer market this summer...
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