Eric Garcia (loaned to Girona)
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Nazario1985
Senior Member
Sleeping Pique is still more useful than this brick.
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
So he got carried by better defenders against slow weak sides? Nice
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
Exactly. That's his level. Sub at best. Never starter.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
He's been burnt one too many times.
Messi983
Senior Member
Was never brought to be a starter tbh. And in ideal world when everyone healthy he's our 4th choice CB which he's good enough for.
Won't happen as we'll want to cash on him but abilities wise if we could get his head straight on again (eliminate mental mistakes) I'd probably take Lenglet over Eric for that role though.
But both are better than sign someone like Inigo Martinez on a 3-year contract. I don't actually dislike Inigo and think he had a good last season but would get exposed playing with a high line. And after our past experience I'm in no business giving 30+ years old players (Inigo will turn 32 at end of this season) more than 1-2 year contracts which I doubt he'd accept.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Not a single minute in the World Cup by a coach who was one of his biggest supporters.
For all the optimism we had early in the season, he has shown he is nowhere close to top level yet.
Would hope we will be able to cut something for him in the summer.
For all the optimism we had early in the season, he has shown he is nowhere close to top level yet.
Would hope we will be able to cut something for him in the summer.
Why not keep him as a rotational option? Doesn't earn a lot and he's more than capable against most Liga teams.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
In reality team would have been better with Rodri in DM and any of the benched CBs playing.
Garcia is fine as an option for now. More pressing needs than that.
evilhita666
Barçapocalypse NOW!
His best footballing quality is being a free transfer...
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
Which makes him one of the few transferable players in the squad.
He is still fairly young (22 in a month) and is a "home grown " in EPL.
Chad Riad or another FA might be cheap to ger, and we could potentially get some funds from selling him to reinforce the squad.
JohnN
Senior Member
Since Spain crashed out of the world cup and generally performed poorly, we shouldn't take the coaches squad selections as proof of Players' quality or lack of.
They would probably be better with Garcia playing in defense and Rodri in midfield in place of the relic.
Garcia is certainly not that bad, his issues are easy mistakes in the box and some times he goes too light when marking good players.
They would probably be better with Garcia playing in defense and Rodri in midfield in place of the relic.
Garcia is certainly not that bad, his issues are easy mistakes in the box and some times he goes too light when marking good players.
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