Search results

I counted three or four times he got a crucial touch in to snatch away a 50/50 chance for Benfica. He's there for those tackles and you can rely on him. Offensively, I think he's still a bit confused as to what exactly his role is. He would thrive more centrally, I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX5xM2mAqeA

Can't build your midfield around someone who's that slow and weak. I'm not saying he can't be a great player, but come on, he's unreliable in quite a few aspects of the game and has a special tendency to drop out of the midfield battle when the heat is on.

I'd sell if it the money buys us a sure thing world class RW.

Should start on the left wing against Benfica. With Gavi - Depay in place, we have at least one reliable working connection. If we have that, I could live with Demir or Dest on the right as a joker. Coutinho - Depay - Gavi might seem like a more allround sensible choice but I fear we'll end up...

This video of Kante encapsulates best what we're missing out on by playing Busquets. This is what you need if you want to play out from the back: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/qyk6sz/kante_puts_ndidi_on_skates/ Picture Busquets in Kante's place there. Outcome would be either: 1) a...

So, it's obvious that it's not impossible for us to play good football. In certain periods of the game, we clearly show that we're capable. The problem ahead of us is turning this into consistency, which is mostly a mentality issue. We have certain collective bad habits that we need to rid...

but wauw, that was a good game by our boy Gavi. a bit annoyed they subbed him as he usually carries a tank more of gas than Nico.

he's just taking it easy, taking the sensible route of a nice stable ascent rather than a meteoric rise.

midfielder at Juvenil who can handle the ball + pass and shoot like Eriksen

He's good but Txus Alba will become the more valuable player at top level. Mark those words.

He's by far the most dependable CM we have. He's our backbone when at his best and when at his worst, still not that bad at all.

youtube gave me this video of one of his Dortmund games last night and it's pretty incredible how much he has declined. Even if full fit for long term, I don't think he'll ever be as good as he was here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PAiBa1U1-Y

I hope you're not trying to prove anything about our general performanec over three years by looking at... one game.

Your assumption that EV's football got results on account on some pragmatic, boring-but-functional gameplan seems highly questionable. For starters, his system was comically incapable of producing goals when you took individual brilliance out of the picture.

We have some pretty exciting prospects in the u-19 as well. Would not be surprised to see Txus Alba exceed Gavi, Nico & Pedri.

By revising the laws of thermodynamics?

It's must also not be ignored that we have big issues with our general circulation of possession and that these problems have to do with Busquets being way too stationary. Keeping the ball circulating when ahead is why City is such a difficult side to play. It's also what we used to do. But it...

Hope Xavi gives Frenkie a real try at DM. People seem to have forgotten that it's still his natural position.

it wouldn't even be 6 months with a full tear. based on the fact that he was able to limp out (something i couldn't when I tore it badly), i'd say between 1 and 2 months too.