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    Ivan Rakitić

    Exactly sell if right (we have another vet rotation player like rabiot or herrera on a free, make a lot of $ to invest elsewhere w/o too much hit now in quality/experience). But if not keep him next year. Either way not something to be concerned with until the season is over.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    No CR hasn't. There is hardly a stat CR is ahead other than CL goals. Leo has outscored him overall the last 2 years, and is miles ahead in objective metrics (sofascore, whoscored) and virtually all individuals ones (assists, shooting efficiency, key passes, dribbles, basically everything). The...
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    Christian Eriksen

    Well if it is Eriksen + striker (Jovic, Werner, Gomez, Silva, Haller) to spell Suarez the next 2 years and maybe be the future #9, it is probably a better fit and you get younger.
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    Christian Eriksen

    I think we can offer a strait up 70 mil in summer or they risk losing him for nada.
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    Mohamed Salah

    Liverpool's front line is much better in defensive contribution, but we have Messi, so ours is better. They do have a top 4 forward line--Barca, PSG, Liverpool, City. Salah is one of the best forwards at creating out of nothing, still 2nd in the EPL in scoring so not exactly free falling. He has...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Did you watch the last two Sevilla matches? I think it has been more of peaking early, and accumulating knocks (something that we can play through but still wear on the players/team) and fatigue by March and April through competing (and usually winning in two other competitions). It also isn't...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Well actually he was outstanding the last 2 Sevilla matches as well. I really want him and Busi to be very much conserved, maybe played half of the La Liga minutes until the league is won--particular breaks in matches before the CL (no more than brief spells if needed in the 2nd half), than...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Good start, hope lasts longer than the next 45 minutes but I won't hold my breath. Never more than by a loud minority of Barca's own fans. As always, stay classy cules!
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    Ivan Rakitić

    I see you didn't actually say there is a league where shit football isn't played. But Real, Atletico and Bara all play shit football. Just say your peace, all football since Enriques 1st Barca team is shit, or maybe all football since Barca's Pep? Funny I remember the grandest celebration...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Is alright Cule, you could be a TROLL and just say stuff for affect, but I really don't think so, I think you are genuine NEFUK. I'll give you a hint child so you can follow, the acronym uses "Keyboard", "Narcissistic", "Using", "Fan" & "Entitled" in it. I can't speak to all, but I don't...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Neither of these players have the goal scoring rate (across all clubs and national team experiences) one would hope in a striker, though Demeble is a little better and is also very good in assists. I personally do not see as Messi, Dembele and Malcom as the starting forward line I want to see in...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Yes that is a tiring point of view. As if the highest level of football isn't the club (it is) and as if Messi hasn't also dragged his multiple fundamentally flawed national team to 3 finals among the last 4 major tournaments they were in.
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    11 - Ousmane Dembélé - V1

    I don't know if it is mentioned, but I notice one run of play for Dembele absolutely blew by Carvajal. Off hand I don't recall seeing another make Daniel looking so impotent in a 1 v 1 defending.
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    7 - Philippe Coutinho - V1

    What is weird is Coutinho played very well last spring, that was under EV. He was our 2nd or 3rd best player in league last year. Might be part EV, but a lot is in his head. I think in the end he just may be a really bad fit for a team lead by Messi because Messi deserve all the freedom in...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    Yep, so we are shot, Atletico is shit and Madrid is shit. Since these are by far the best La Liga has to offer, what league plays football that isn't shit? Some of these are quite rich nuggets. It is like you can see in others what you can't see in spades in your own mirror. And by the way if...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    His composure, accuracy, mental processing and full field vision is much higher than Bob or Vidal. They offer more hustle factor and quickness, but we are a much less secure team with the ball and less positionally sound without it. I guess it depends some the the style and strengths of the...
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    Luis Suárez

    I absolutely believe a schedule like this would be helpful. He wouldn't have to follow it strict--allow a bit of in game flexibility, but if he overuses him one game the staff should insist he must take a longer break next match. Should be like a minutes per game counter, or use a fitbit for max...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    There is some of this I would agree with. Rakitic does have great technique and vision however, but he is slow. Busi has even greater technique and vision (like few players ever), but he also is slow. It does create its weaknesses, they are not ideal to have together. The problems are the...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    No the best stats are overall composite measures of performance. That account for all regularly recorded information, as impartially as possible. For instance looking at goals made (or baskets, or hits, or completions), has less meaning unless you consider volume of shots taken. Shots (and...
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    Luka Jović

    City perspective: Well Aguero is 30 and maybe Pep is not all in on Jesus. Plus having a boatload of players good in a position doesn't stop City from trying to get more, keep them away from potential rivals is an added bonus. From Frankfurt's perspective I would think they are just going to try...

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