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Penal Madrid
Missing Robben as well..... Gotze is more impotent and docile than Pedro ffs. -
Douglas Costa
Bayern's squad truly is stacked now with the reinforcement of Costa/Vidal and hopefully having Thiago permanently. If they can keep injuries to a minimum this year I'm very scared of them, moreso than RM.- DonAndres
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9 - Luis Suárez - v1
No and no. We don't have to be conceding >50 goals per season in the league to have a bad defense, which we clearly did. We'd concede early to many small teams with ease and our pressing game was non-existent, just lazy retreating every time we lost the ball. Our set piece defense was also... -
Sandro Ramirez
I don't fully understand the insistence from people that Sandro's intelligence/technique is meh. Observe his overall style of play here. He gets into very good positions for himself and defers to his teammates when he knows dwelling on the ball isn't the best option. His linkup is pretty...- DonAndres
- Post #336
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Luis Enrique
Lucho is far from an anti-La Masia coach. He's shown faith in Munir, Sandro, Rafinha, and Roberto on many occasions. It has come to a point where he actually trusts them and counts on them to fulfill roles in the squad (I strongly feel that Sandro, Rafinha, and Roberto will have bigger roles to...- DonAndres
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- Forum: Barca History
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Marc Bartra
Terrible tonight. Sometimes he commits way too much or moves around unpredictably, his defending needs to be more stable and steadfast. It's about protecting the angle and shutting down the options the attacker has, not taking the bait and chasing him around like a fool.- DonAndres
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Sandro Ramirez
Fucking awesome goal coupled with great movement/linkup/touches and that no-nonsense penalty. He has one hell of an effective shot. I have a lot of confidence in his ability to be a backup for MSN even if Pedro leaves, he needs to keep himself on this path.- DonAndres
- Post #291
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Rafinha Alcantara
I thought his overall play was underwhelming but the goal was class.- DonAndres
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What to do with Sergi Samper?
And yet he was the best performer in a midfield of the 'best players in the world around him' vs. APOEL and probably made at least the top 3 in the MOTM list for every first team start he made. If he was doing only alright with a star-studded team around him against minnows I'd understand, but... -
Thiago Translantara
The circumstances of Thiago's departure mean nothing for the sake of this argument though, it just clouds your judgement of him as a football player entirely (saying he wouldn't defend at all because he doesn't sacrifice himself for Barca, lel). But even though your point here is a complete... -
Thiago Translantara
MSN is the dynamic creative force on our team but it is still incredibly important for the midfield to set the platform. If Barca's midfield was just about "winning the ball" then Messi would've had no trouble with his Argentina midfield. Busquets, Rakitic, and Iniesta form a very important... -
Thiago Translantara
Ehhh, your narrative doesn't completely sit right with me for a number of reasons. First off, our midfield wasn't primarily a 'defensive mechanism for winning the ball back' in Lucho's system. For the most part their responsibility was in transitioning the ball into the right areas and helping... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v4
That myth makes its appearance in practically all Argentina-Messi conversations. Maradona obviously had a better international career than Messi but that doesn't mean he was unstoppable under any circumstances. His Argentina placed 4th in the 87 Copa America and the best player in that... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v4
Just found the stats: Messi had 2 touches in the box today and 1 touch at the edge of the box, over 120 minutes of play. Sanchez on the other hand had 14 touches in the box and 4 touches at the edges of the box for Chile. Even in Argentina's 6-1 domination of Paraguay, Messi was only afforded 7... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v4
No. Flat out disagree to the 100th degree. I would say this about some matches in 13/14 where Messi himself clearly underwhelmed (CL quarters, CDR final, home Clasico) but not about today. Today he was completely failed by his team. There is something dead wrong when Argentina players look to... -
Alexis Sanchez
For me he was the best player on the pitch tonight. Constantly involved (and effective) in Chile's attack and scored the winning penalty in a cool manner. Edit: No fucking clue as to how Vidal won the MOTM award :lol:- DonAndres
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14 - Javier Mascherano
I feel bad for him on an emotional level but it's clear to see Masche has been fucking up in big games in 2015. Against City he got fucked up by Aguero, against Bayern he got fucked by Lewandowski in the 2nd leg, and then against Juve he got fucked by Morata. It's not just those errors as he had...- DonAndres
- Post #7,138
- Forum: Barca History
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Gonzalo Higuain
The entire burden of the loss doesn't fall on Higuain obviously but he did and does choke. When the pressure was on and he needed to do his duty, he failed.- DonAndres
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Gerardo "Tata" Martino
The only guy in the world who has ever come close to consistently stopping Messi :worthy: Another team, another show of managerial mediocrity. Congrats Captain Barbecue.- DonAndres
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Arda Turan
Ronaldo is quite underrated as a thug. Punching, kicking, scratching, etc. is quite common with him. The only difference being that it makes him look more like a bitch than a dangerous animal :lol:- DonAndres
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