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  1. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    The recorded stats well warrant the rating (10 dribbles, 102 touches, 81% pass accuracy, 6 key passes, winning assist) but I feel like he didn't actually reach 10 dribbles. This was one of the few games where high statistical involvement and effectiveness didn't actually translate to real life...
  2. DonAndres

    1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

    Let's be real, more than half of what Lucho says is very purposely with the intention of deflecting from giving info to the press. He's willing to make jokes or ambiguous statements to avoid giving an 'open' answer that can have anything construed from it the way the media does (like how he...
  3. DonAndres

    1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

    Distribution=miles better than Bravo and that was really all he had to do today. His save in the final minutes was better than anything Bravo has shown preseason or season. Again makes me question why there is some sort of notion that Bravo is the 'safe reliable de facto' and that the GK spot is...
  4. DonAndres

    Champions League: FC Barcelona - APOEL Nicosia 1-0

    Too much rotation??? If our regulars had better individual performances today (Messi, Neymar, Xavi, etc.) then this would've easily been a blowout. The youngsters and rotation didn't weigh things down if anything the diffusion of chances was given perfectly today to keep the team fresh. The...
  5. DonAndres

    Sergi Samper

    Brilliant game, amazing confidence. He is every bit as mature and developed as Munir, ready to take on the first team challenge. It's unusual to bring up a player so quickly but one has to remember that the B team is a stepping stone and if he's ready to leap over it then no reason to hold him...
  6. DonAndres

    Munir El Haddadi

    Meh game speckled with some nice flashes. He pressed hard and gave a lot of energy yet again, which makes me feel he should be rested soon. Very surprised for a B team player to be played so often to the point of fatigue :lol:
  7. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    Easily our most involved attacker, one of the most involved players overall as well, but far too sloppy for his standards. A game to forget, he'll move on and catch form soon enough. I just can't wait for him to pick up a scoring streak as usual.
  8. DonAndres

    Sergi Roberto

    Crappy giveaways and naive moments. He's well past the point of expectation of being a 'star prospect' but even playing as a rotation player he was rather poor today.
  9. DonAndres

    Man of the Match 14/15 edition

    Samper Pique ter Stegen
  10. DonAndres

    Pedro Rodriguez

    What a blindly generic statement. Most of Messi's "freedom to do damage" happened when Neymar was on and Pedro was subbed. Even when Pedro was on, Messi's dangerous moments were in the form of creating plays for Munir and channeling through the youngster. Pretty much none of the 'workrate and...
  11. DonAndres

    Luis Enrique

    The thing is, Chelsea is definitely our Achilles heel and with Matic not cup tied this year they can have a very well functioning bus-tactic. Matic-Ramires double pivot, Cesc in the middle flanked by Schurrle/Hazard, and Costa in his incredible form up top. Not to mention the back line. They...
  12. DonAndres

    Toni Kroos

    Kroos on Real Madrid's loss to Atletico at the Bernabeu: "If we always play like tonight we will win many games this season!" Attaboy Kroos, starting to like you after all.
  13. DonAndres

    Champions League: FC Barcelona - APOEL Nicosia 1-0

    How un-German of you to wish that defense upon MATS for his possible debut.
  14. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    He was moving around well enough yesterday but both Rico and Iturraspe were marking him very tightly. He was also missing two key players that help him get more involved and activated in Alves and Neymar. Montoya didn't offer him a partner to link up with and he can't form a deadly duo with...
  15. DonAndres

    Bayern München

    I haven't been able to keep up with Bayern for the start of the season so I'd appreciate if someone could fill me in on these questions: -How is Lewa doing? -How is Alaba doing in his new midfield role? -What's keeping Benatia from making his debut? -How are Pep's new tactics taking hold...
  16. DonAndres

    La Liga 14/15

    Siqueira looks very poor in 1v1's, Ronaldo made him his bitch yesterday (the same Ronaldo who'd struggle to complete more than 1 or 2 dribbles against the likes of Elche or Almeria). Other than that, Atletico's 'ideal' starting XI isn't really worse than last year. Yesterday's was poor because...
  17. DonAndres

    Gerard Deulofeu

    Munir is getting 3 starts in a row for Barcelona whereas Deulofeu isn't even getting sub appearances for Sevilla with the likes of Vitolo/Vidal in front of him. He needs to cut the crap, whatever is going on. It's 3 different managers in a row that are reluctant to give him time. Honestly he...
  18. DonAndres

    Martin Montoya

    Alves is doing fine right now, and I say this as one of his biggest critics last season. Whatever deficiencies he has in defense are masked when we have a collective pressing game like this one AND Rakitic covering for him perfectly. Last year he was lazy as hell in tracking back, one...
  19. DonAndres

    Premier League 2014/15

    Absolutely insane vision from Di Maria to Mata for the 4th goal. What a player.
  20. DonAndres

    Gerard Deulofeu

    Not starting against Getafe, hope he gets a decent amount of minutes. He's in a bad slump right now in terms of confidence and development but he has to get back on the right path ASAP. Otherwise, his chances at Barca are continuously dwindling.

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