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look at how much space he gives Ronaldo here. A good defender would be all over Ronaldo right when he picked up the ball, forcing him outwards and thwarting any momentum. Already before Ronaldo has touched the ball here, Pique has conceded the upper hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BBU93EbCpQ

I remember him doing the backing up thing every time Ronaldo had the ball near him. I don't think he's aware of how much easier he's making it for the attacker.

He's averse to rushing because he's afraid of making mistakes. But way too often by waiting for the attacker to make his move, he's just conceding the upper hand in the situation.

His main problem is allowing way too much space for attackers. Look at this clip where Chukwueze receives it in the box with a poor touch and no momentum. Pique could have pushed up on him immediately and forced him outwards, closing down any chance to pass it or gather momentum to dribble...

Even if he hits top form, there's no way he's up for that role in a 3-5-2 where so much of the attacking burden falls on the WBs to penetrate their side in runs or dribbles. We basically need a winger that knows how to defend. That's the point of the system.

Honestly love him thouh. Mix of Pique and Puyol. Might be my favorite of our new lads.

Only thing I could think of that might have pissed him off in that exact situation was Mingueza nutmegging his marker in a risky situation, which led to the Trincao attack. Had he not completed the nutmeg, Getafe could have had a dangerous attack.

Well, he gifted them three or four promising attacks and he created less than Casemiro. But did you see that moment where he sort of looked like Iniesta? Magic.

Sanchez wasn't world class. You seriously don't remember how frustrating it was that he never created anything? Guy went seasons without dribbling an opponent. But no, Dembele isn't world class either.

Not commenting on who's better in the big picture, but Dembele has scored 10+ goals for us that Sanchez wouldn't get near either. Very different players.

he's getting the minutes of an established starter, which means that we should judge him accordingly. yesterday we were pacified by fucking Real Valladolid and people are out here praising our midfield when they should be asking questions

And for the people saying "He's fucking 18 give him a chance": This isn't a discussion about his potential. This is about whether he ought to start every single game for us right now.

We played against an impaired Real Valladolid. The test for him yesterday wasn't if he could circulate the ball, avoid making mistakes and win in back a few times. That might be the test against Real on saturday. Yesterday, the test was if he could provide penetration or dynamic movement to...

Post-Thiago pre-Mateo was Antonella's prime season.

I think he's struggling to take the next step from proving himself as a promising youngster to actually making the difference in these games. He has to take more chances and be more cheeky. He has try things even if it means risking his status as everybody's favorite precocious Iniesta regen...

https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-lionel-messi-claims-referee-wanted-to-book-him-in-barcelonas-win-20210406?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0WEjX8GZ7VpcYvKlImCjzZXlq2ZteVKxa14AjjKkT-paKCV2vjm3G8f0c I said the same exact thing in the chat last night lads. We think alike me and Leo.

didn't he score three in that game?

Aren't Argentina playing any games this window?

Would be pretty weird rumours to be making up. Not that that's impossible of course.