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Quim Junyent seems interestering but physically he's clearly a few important steps from this level. Don't understand why Flick prioritizes him so.

Leao will do that to most full backs without a back-up. We can't isolate our load bearing defenders like that.

begging Pau Victor and Raphinha to switch wings

They seem pretty keyed up to me. Nothing wrong with the intensity.

Casado untidy and overeager so far.

their keeper looks about 12

Chaotic over the board. Blaugrana shirts bunching up and dispersing in random patterns. Pressing is all over the place, leaving giant holes for them to breeze through our lines.

Wouldn't Raphinha and Pau Victor both be more comfortable on the opposite wing from where they're playing?

Are you saying Pedri wasn't fit for the Euros?

Not convinced so far. He has that drowsy, lumbering movement. Don't like it when our youngsters appear slow and sluggish next to a 38 year old Modric.

An offensive full back who actually knows how to play the final ball!

Nice to see attackers with the freedom to attack instead of having to hug the sideline for 90 mins.

His bad form and the resulting criticism against him has clearly put him in a defensive mood, where he feels overeager to prove himself by scoring goals. I worry this is making him take selfish actions instead of passing it. He keeps talking about scoring as many goals as he used to as though he...

He will be comfortably the best 10 at the club if he signs. If Flick wants to play with a 10, then it's not a bad signing. 26 is a good age as well. The big worry is his injury problems.

He's definitely the type of player to tip our game in favor of quick, vertical, high risk/high reward attacking. In that sense he could be a useful instrument in Flick's toolbox. Of course we already have Fermin who fulfills sort of the same role and I like him more.

Casado looks ready to take the step, yes. Roque clearly not at the level, should sell and move on asap.

Bernal, I think I said the same thing in his thread previously, his decision making, vision and overall passing play is very impressive but he suffers from the same inherent sluggishness as Pedri. Too much walking around, moping, dropping of the head when he has to run.

Something about Torre's decision making seems unreliable to me but I like his aggression.

You didn't see them regularly seeking each other out, often doubling up on either wing? They certainly wanted to make something happen but never got on the same wavelength. Yes I did see the assist that was nice.

For all the talk of this friendship between Nico and Yamal there was surprisingly few sparks between them on the pitch.