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Yes but one third more is still very different from 2,5 times more. Which is my point. There are other factors.

Maybe I'm not familiar with your mathematical logic but even if you're taking the numbers that include Iniesta on the wing, the ratio (110/78=1,4) is pretty different from 92/36=2,5.

I think your basic assumption that we have one basic midfield setup that has basically been the same since Pep days hold true either. The Xavi/Iniesta role division followed naturally from their attributes as players. Xavi was more of a controller, Iniesta was more of an agitator. The system...

I don't want to get into a whole statistics thing again, but if you're only including the games he played at CM, he's on 93.8 passes pr 90 for 10/11. Other numbers are consistent with that method. I don't think it makes sense to include the games he played on the wing. And I don't know who...

Also think the Gavi/Pedri role division pretty far from Xavi/Iniesta...

10/11 Iniesta averaged 94 11/12 Inesta averaged 75 12/13 Iniesta averaged 96

Wait, your explanation for why he went from 36 passes in a game to 92 is that he played alongside Gavi instead of Frenkie? I'm not saying it doesn't make a slight difference, but that argument seems very exaggerated. I think the main external factor is that the whole team plays much quicker in...

Very very good tonight. Big switch of temperament in my eyes. Much more aggressive and eager to get on the ball. Perfect game.

How was Aleix Garrido?

Something basic like having multiple open blaugrana shirts at all times, which was the standard under Pep, that just didn't happen under the last three coaches, even Lucho. For years the vibe i've had about our mentality is that we've been doing things to avoid negatives, we move to avoid...

On the money. Our movement against Napoli was miles beyond anything we've seen under Valverde, Setien or Koeman. The attitude is fundamentally different. For the first time in ages, we actually seem excited and eager to push on instead of tentative and anxious. This feeling I've had since 2016...

why would you assume I was talking about the version of Ronaldo that least resembles Ferran's profile tho? in his prime, Ronaldo was all about positioning, agitation and finishing. well-timed movement from the wing into the area occupied by central defenders, combinations more than dribbles...

Didn't see the game today. He had some really nice bits here and there against Napoli but still couldn't get past his lack of eagerness to attack the spaces in front of him. You can cover half a marathon in 90 minutes but if you don't get above a certain level of haste in your runs, you're...

not saying the level is the same, just the profile

Cristiano made it work pretty well with this sort of skill set. Definitely potential.

pretty sure Barjuan picks his own squad. either way just defaulting to the coaches opinion makes for pretty dull conversation about prospects. loads stand out like comets youth level and look mediocre when they grow up. it's about looking at what makes a player good and thinking about how and...

that's what i qualified my post with so yes I agree it's not a good sign but i'd be reluctant in any case to wager my opinion on the competence of barjuan

Pretty excited about him despite him still not being picked up by the b-team. Everytime I watch U19 highlights, he's making superb final passes. Has 14 assists in 25 games, plus 7 goals. That playstation vision is something that carries over no matter what level you play at, so the question...

Very impressed with how quickly he's adapted to the physical game. I remember how in his first couple of first team games, he looked prone to fall over all the time. Not weak, just shaky at distributing his wheight in the physical duels. Now he's mugging off defenders left and right.

He does all the basics quite well. Gets away with the ball in a lot of 50/50 battles where Dembele would surely have lost it.