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If you are referring to a past game, one-off games don't prove anything. Any player can have a great game in a big game here and there. Even vastly overrated players like Rashford have done that. We'll see. Personally I reckon you think he's better than he is, but you could equally say I am...

Williams to me looks like the bigger game-changer and more upside potentially. More pacey, explosive, more electric. Raphinha the more diligent player right now (though Williams is far from lazy and in the Euros at least put a shift in). Raphinha I don't think is a poor player. Just feel the...

Like Jam Dav says, Raphinha is a decent enough backup player. Most backup players aren't superstars anyway.

True, that is the demand of playing for Barca. In an ideal world he could peak aged 25 or so like a lot of players do. But Barca need instant results. Nobody is saying he is amazing right now. Just that he's been playing well, not much difference between him and Raphinha, but he's clearly the...

That's 100 percent what I am saying.

How is it bad 'ball knowledge' to say Williams has more potential than Raphinha? Nobody in Europe covets Raphinha. Nobody thinks he's a great player outside Barcaforum. He's a serviceable player but nothing more. I normally agree with company of cules but out of context fbref stats aren't the...

I just don't think Raphinha - as a starter - is the calibre of player who can take Barca where they need to be. Putting aside finances, Williams would be a better long-term bet as is integrating youngsters rather than buying average players for short-termism.

Leao LOL. Probably one of the most overrated players in Europe. Tore him apart a few times. Said he'd flop at the Euros and was proved correct. Not Rodrygo either. He isn't even that good. Clear RM bias. If Rodrygo played for Barca Blanco would criticise him daily. The rest are decent shouts.

Williams seems far from the finished article, but he has a lot of potential. Whether he fulfils that potential, at Barca or anywhere else, is a big if. But he clearly has much more scope for improvement than Raphinha, who's already 27 or 28 and likely won't get much better. The question is if...

Assuming Williams continues to improve, one would clearly be higher in the pecking order though. Jota and Diaz there's not much difference, though I prefer Jota by a little. I agree with your point though - it is a squad game.

Fati gets a hard time for his admittedly annoying Wumming about Messi/Ronaldo, but until recently the above poster has flown under the radar for trolling. He doesn't make any serious attempt to make well-thought out posts and simply resorts to trolling. Every post he makes is a dig at Barca...

Opened his post. No real opinion but I am not that big a fan of Raphinha and think Nico is or has the potential to easily be better. While being much younger too. But, ya know, don't expect good posts from that poster, lol.

Yeah I agree. It would be better if the trolling wasn't there. I am just saying he's a good person and doesn't mean any harm by it. Probably no consolation to most, but it would be far worse if he behaved like an abusive prick. Also, don't sell yourself short, you make good posts when you...

He's a happy go lucky, bubbly guy, so it's just banter and a laugh to him (though he does genuinely root for Ronaldo over Messi). But yeah, it can be construed as him taking shots at Messi and saying the same stuff over and over again by people who rate Messi highly. I think Messi is the best...

Lol I like Masetro and find him a good poster, but that made me laugh. It sounds like something demeaning that I would say to someone in an argument. You'll do well here mate.

Welcome Angel V. Hope you enjoy the forum.

Omorodion sounds like the name of an antagonist from Lord of the Rings.

Testing insert image instead of attachment with the lovely Femke.

If they bring in pizza eating, ball-scratching and masturbation as disciplines I will be able to repeat at home for sure (y) In fact I'd win the gold medal.

Yeah it seems like the kids are a lost cause today. and this (while interesting and skillful with other competitors) was introduced to attract the kids. Apparently kids find swimming, running, jumping and throwing 'boring'. No wonder Gen Z and Alpha are obese.