FC Barcelona: Win of the youth system
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te amo barca
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Meh, all the promising u-18 kids that left since 2012 or so didn't really amount to much.
I read that he left because he was offered a place at Juvenil B and not Juvenil A. Honestly don't get why any of the talented youngsters would want to leave right now. The path to the first team is easiest in years due to the crisis and rebuild, especially for Iker Bravo, who I read was our best "number 9" talent, due to the lack of a long-term CF in the squad. Even Abel Ruiz would be getting some playing time had he stayed.
I read that he left because he was offered a place at Juvenil B and not Juvenil A. Honestly don't get why any of the talented youngsters would want to leave right now. The path to the first team is easiest in years due to the crisis and rebuild, especially for Iker Bravo, who I read was our best "number 9" talent, due to the lack of a long-term CF in the squad. Even Abel Ruiz would be getting some playing time had he stayed.
Bobo32
Senior Member
There are some playing well in the olympics right now? Olmo and Garcia... Grimaldo, Morey were about that age when they went too?
te amo barca
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Grimaldo and Morey (for now) are mediocre players at best. Olmo is the one who "got away" but I don't rate him very much. Garcia came back.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Grimaldo is turning 26 this year and still in Benfica. Six years since he left Barcelona. With the dearth of good FBs around Europe you'd expect him to at least take the next step if he really was that good.
I like him, but he's kinda like a worse version of Raphael Guerreiro.
Morey was hyped a lot, but whenever I watched BVB for Haaland and he played he looked very average without any outstanding qualities.
Olmo is decent, but he's a tough player to fit into a set system. Don't rate him that highly.
I like him, but he's kinda like a worse version of Raphael Guerreiro.
Morey was hyped a lot, but whenever I watched BVB for Haaland and he played he looked very average without any outstanding qualities.
Olmo is decent, but he's a tough player to fit into a set system. Don't rate him that highly.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
And Thiago left while he was a 1st team player.
None of these kids that left us did well. Some of them made some terrible career decisions. Like Pablo Moreno who went to Juventus who might just have the absolute worst academy of any top team. Almost all of their Italian talent is farmed through other teams.
None of these kids that left us did well. Some of them made some terrible career decisions. Like Pablo Moreno who went to Juventus who might just have the absolute worst academy of any top team. Almost all of their Italian talent is farmed through other teams.
Bobo32
Senior Member
Point is that there are players that amount to something elsewhere.
No club will ever deliver a Messi, a Neymar, a Verratti, a Haaland etc every other year. Barcelona never did.
Thiago, Angelino, Grimaldo, Rafinha, Morey, Olmo, Garcia, etc etc is very well - all these players have played in the KO stages of europeans cups if I'm not mistaken - most of them not for Barcelona but for other clubs...
La masia works well and brings talent still, but Barcelona A has relied too much on bringing mediocre players with big names from elsewhere since 2010. Most of the homegrown players would have it easier to succeed in a system that they were already developed for.
No club will ever deliver a Messi, a Neymar, a Verratti, a Haaland etc every other year. Barcelona never did.
Thiago, Angelino, Grimaldo, Rafinha, Morey, Olmo, Garcia, etc etc is very well - all these players have played in the KO stages of europeans cups if I'm not mistaken - most of them not for Barcelona but for other clubs...
La masia works well and brings talent still, but Barcelona A has relied too much on bringing mediocre players with big names from elsewhere since 2010. Most of the homegrown players would have it easier to succeed in a system that they were already developed for.
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