Xavi Hernández

khaled_a_d said:

Let me start by saying that the quote you mentioned is irrelevant to the discussion.
FDJ being a vertical player is well documented and everyone knows it, I already mentioned it when he was still in Ajax and how it will be a problem for the whole team to adjust to it. And it will need time.
But at the moment, it isn't about getting the best out of Fenkie, who is already struggling as b2b, and has been a bad fit with both Pedri and Busquets too.
It is about covering the DM liability we have atm that is named Busquets.
He is essentially destroying both defense and midfield, for sake of circulating the ball and keeping possession against smaller team, while he can barely keep up with any decent side.

And more importantly, Xavi already played Frenkie as DM when Busquets wasn't available, and at 33 it is elder abuse that he starts every game unless he was suspended.
He is already Xavi's choice

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JamDav1982 said:

Aye Mallorca game where Garcia could have played DM and so could have Nico. Same one.

Those are players you claimed would play before FDJ DM and chose neither.

Why not Nico DM and FDJ in CM as usual?

Just waffle about injuries though eh.

Birdy: 'Xavi would play Nico or Garcia DM if Busquets out'.

In reality two league games ago...Busquets was out and Garcia played CB with Nico in CM.

Birdy makes it to easy to make himself look clueless.

Easy every time or Jammy to best him.

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khaled_a_d said:

Let me start by saying that the quote you mentioned is irrelevant to the discussion.
FDJ being a vertical player is well documented and everyone knows it, I already mentioned it when he was still in Ajax and how it will be a problem for the whole team to adjust to it. And it will need time.
But at the moment, it isn't about getting the best out of Fenkie, who is already struggling as b2b, and has been a bad fit with both Pedri and Busquets too.
It is about covering the DM liability we have atm that is named Busquets.
He is essentially destroying both defense and midfield, for sake of circulating the ball and keeping possession against smaller team, while he can barely keep up with any decent side.

And more importantly, Xavi already played Frenkie as DM when Busquets wasn't available, and at 33 it is elder abuse that he starts every game unless he was suspended.
He is already Xavi's choice

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Birdy said:

Omitted the part where I said Xavi didn't have enough fit players for the game.
But no surprise.
It's a Monday night usual for you.
Learn how to argue first
then learn to take the Ls when you lose
and then we can talk.

Don't reply back, I will block you

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Birdy said:

There might be a point in resting him, and many misplaced passes might be due to him playing 90' all the time.
Whether he is a liability is a different issue, I already submitted my view that the whole team struggles in transition, not only Busi.

But I think you concede the point, and have no reply to everything I brought up in my original post:
It's not only about Frenkie's best position.
Frenkie is not a DM, doesn't move like a DM, doesn't play the passes a DM should play, and doesn't fit at all the profile Xavi has in mind for the DM.
The fact that Xavi played him there in a game that could have been postponed because of lack of players, says nothing. Sorry.

Alternatives to Busi are not in the squad. There might be on the market, and that's not the job of the coach, but of the SD of the club.

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Birdy said:

First, you claim Frenkie can replace Busi at DM
Then, you are presenting with the facts that attest to the contrary, and Ten Haag's own words supporting that point.

Then, you don't immediately admit your L, and you are trying to play smart-ass by saying Ten Haag didn't say so and "only you know what he said"
When provided with the sources, you change your tune, and come up with a flat-earther reply that Ten Haag doesn't disagree with you, it's that we don't know how to read English.
Then, you become even more pathetic by resorting to "If Xavi doesn't have Busi, he will play Frenkie there", as if the original discussion was not about when both are available.
Then you set up a trap from a game that was 1 player close to getting cancelled to prove something, while in fact it proves nothing.

If all this above is not tons of knots you are in, then I don't know what is.
You are pathetic.
Take your L, STFU, and learn to remain silent.

PS: Not even seeing your posts, I have blocked you

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ajnotkeith said:

It's not about if Ten Hag thinks FDJ is exactly suited to DM, it's about we have a massive liability there that needs to be replaced now and even if not his natural role FDJ can fill in there.

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Birdy said:

FDJ is disappointing there and a liability offensively and in progressing play with passes,
so I have a hard time getting how all of you are so fixated with Busi that you fail to see we have no replacement.

Yes, if another coach with another system that plays a double pivot was around, and if, if, if, tons of ifs and other conditions were met, we could play without Busi.
But that's a reality as far away from the present as claiming Barca are CL contenders.
If Xavi gets fired, and we have a new manager, we can discuss again what the options are

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