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    4 - Ronald McDonald Araújo

    He talked a few times how sometimes he can't play due to an anxiety, how he suffers from anxiety when playing on away big filled stadiums. He also talked about loneliness and how a life of a footballer is very lonely. (During his Juventus and Roma days). You can Google it. Big teams weren't...
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    4 - Ronald McDonald Araújo

    You are underestimating mental illness. For a majority of footballers with anxiety or depression, their career was either finished, or was a free fall from that moment, or played at some lower club. Bojan Krkic, Bartra, Dybala, Ilicic. It's easier to get back from back to back cruciate knee...
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    4 - Ronald McDonald Araújo

    Nobody will buy him after this depression episode. Buying a player in this state is like buying someone with 3 knee ligaments injuries. He will be loaned out to some smaller club, leave for free to a smaller or Uruguayan club or stay here and play some minutes here and there.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    Congrats
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I don't agree. Some players are just very punchable for huge number of fans. Zlatan is annoying for lots of people but nowhere near as annoying as Neymar. Mbappe is annoying to some, but nowhere as near as Vinicius Junior. So, everyone has haters. But some people/players are just on another...
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    21 - Frenkie de Jong

    Regarding 433 with midfield positioned more closer vs 4231, there is a huge shift towards 4231 in European football in the last 2-3 years. 4231 with two pivots is offering way more protection against counters and is more suitable for Flick's football with a high defensive line. Also, AM is...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    You are right. Messi was not perfect aged 18. But also, he wasn't as hyped by stupid media and fans like Yamal is today, which will mess with his head. Further, Messi is humble, while Yamal is a moron personality wise. Further, Yamal's dad is probably the worst example to raise the kid. So...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    That's irrelevant how Rijkaard used Ronaldinho. Back then everyone played 442, so our 433 was a revolution and teams didn't have an answer to it. The same with Mourinho's Chelsea 433 in EPL. Or later with Pep who has lifted 433 possession game to a whole new level. So, in some eras in...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I wouldn't change team's tactics because of Yamal. In terms of tactics, in Football Manager words, Barca went from a slow sterile TikiTaka from the last decade to a more direct Vertical TikiTaka under Flick. If you slow down the game and move Yamal more centrally, you will get more balls from...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I have said a few months ago that he was one of the main reasons for our CL defeat. Yes, his displays got us to the semis but then he ruined it. 1. before the Inter's match, he said (after Cdr win): we are Barca. Nobody can beat us. Even if we are losing 0:3, we will come back. A few days...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    About the opponents figuring him out. That happens to all youngsters. 1. at first they don't know you and you can create havoc on every match 2. after some time, the opponents figure out a majority of your moves and neutralize you 3. then you need to evolve your game. Some players evolve, some...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    Chances are very slim that he'll change his personality. He is a gansta kid from a poor family. I wrote once that he'll be finished by the age of 26-27 due to his personality. But how things are developing, he'll turn into a non-factor by the age of 23. I can't think of any top player in the...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    Off the ball movement is surely needed. But even then, there are 100s of small tactical battles on the field. For example, here we are talking about pressing as if the only options are good press or bad press. But regarding pressing, there are 10s of small tactical duels by coaches like: --...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I call him Neymar Jr Jr since April. Neymar's skills = check Annoying personality = check Showboating backwards dribbles = check I hope he won't repeat Neymar's spectacular career with only 1 Champions League, though. But if his personality/behavior will continue with the current path, he has...
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    Iñigo Martínez

    I haven't followed this saga, but I am sad that he is leaving. He was awesome last season and seemed like a good, passionate leader. We have probably sold him due to financial reasons and the age. But still, I don't rate Araujo too highly. He has a way lower IQ than Inigo and is more prone to...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    Ah, good old Neymar days. Backwards dribbling for no apparent reason... :)
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    Because the world is black and white and there is no middle ground between players who gets bullied and crumble under pressure on away CL games and a guy who will probably be done till the age of 25 due to his ego and bad surroundings? Ok. We'll see.
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    The last time when he said that we will win a CL, we got KOd 10 days later.
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    When I said 3 months ago that this guy has ego-problems, I was an idiot again. I don't even want to write what will happen with Yamal till the age of 25 because of his personality. You would get a nervous breakdown. I gave him a nickname Neymar 2 for a reason. Hint: he won't be playing aged...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    You are right about free space for other players. Some posters don't want to accept that but this is why I am mad at Yamal vs Inter. Go and watch extra half. He was constantly running into a wall of 3-4 defenders. Eric was alone all the time, Yamal rarely passed to him. Raph and Fermin were...

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