2021 Preseason

ajnotkeith said:

Koeman has this terrible managerial habit of seeing a player a few times, fixating on them in a good or bad way and then either never gives them a proper chance again or has absolute faith in them. I have never been the biggest fan of Collado but it's very unfair after 3 good seasons in the subsidiary, he doesn't even get a preseason to show what he can do. Neither Manaj who scored 4 goals in 90mins.

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Porque said:

I actually prefer Gavi movement and positioning to receive the ball to Pedri's.

I also prefer Demir's game to Trincao.

So two positives with those two joining the ranks.

Nico has been good, just lowkey compared to the rest of the youth players. Which at his position is a good sign really if you don't notice him much.

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fergus90 said:

Two Dutchmen on the score sheet today. Depay and Van Puigie.

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Bobo32 said:

Griezmann and Depay available = Griezmann and Depay plays.

Be glad that Pedri and Messi hasn't been available, or we wouldn't have seen Demir nor Gavi (maybe only 5 minutes)

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ajnotkeith said:

Any manager who plays Barca's strongest XI in a friendly against a weaker team is dumb. It's pre-season, we know Griezmann and Depay will play a part next season, at least sub them off at 60 to let the youth show themselves, that's the point of preseason, to see if fringe players could make it into your plans/test different things.

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Bobo32 said:

I am not going to argue there...
Rey should've scored there...

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