You know what else Martin does? He doesn't run up to the final third all game like Balde. So, in some ways we are a better team just from the defensive aspect. Even if we lose all the dribbling Balde offers.
This is why we don't sell players like Olmo or Casado because guess what nobody is making the season without getting injured.
Frenkie did, Gavi did, Olmo always does, Bernal ACL recovering well not fit, Fermin now. Etc etc
Hey let's sell Casado they said
Gavi/Frenkie hurt
Pedri is due
Olmo is always hurt
That leaves us with Casado/Bernal/Fermin soon enough which if you think about it isn't that bad. Keep Pedri safe with everything you have.
Raphinha season is for sure over now. Balde basically covered the entire left side. Low key might be time to send out Rashford for 3 weeks since Raphinha is worthless without Balde
Within 5 years the Championship will be above La Liga if they don't change the rules. I would already say for most clubs in La Liga the championship has more power than them currently
Ton of Raphinha glazers. Almost everything Raphinha did was him being fed. He did score some goals on his own but 90% of his hype was Yamal and others feeding him 1v1 with the keeper to beat.
Yamal is not I repeat not going to be a Messi type goal scorer. Not a Neymar type scorer. Probably will top out as Arjen Robben. But he does have great vision and dribbling. This field was just terrible what do you want him to do when the ball was overhit to him everytime or he got fouled 19...
Let's be real. Playing all these away games to start the year was a bad idea and we were bound to drop points. This is a tough stadium. Trash pitch like always.
Kounde/Frenkie/Yamal/Raphinha were absolutely dreadful.
But away games are tough and let's just hope Camp Nou when it's opened...