14 - Marcus Rashford

[kilian]

But you don't need to move him if you have Roony there. This Rashford experiment will hopefully be over in a couple of months while Roony stays as our player, we should prioritize developing him instead of a United reject. I would be very shitty if we made Roony wait so long to rest Yamal and then not even play him when it happens.

Yeah, but in the end he subbed in Yamal, when it was not needed at all - could have subbed in Rashford instead. Again doesn't make sense, unless something is going on.

 

[Barcaman]

Could be they are keeping him away from the eyes as they will try to reduce his buyout.

Hope.

 

[TheStig]

Yeah, but in the end he subbed in Yamal, when it was not needed at all - could have subbed in Rashford instead. Again doesn't make sense, unless something is going on.

It makes perfect sense. He subbed in Yamal because it was a home game with many socis who wanted to see him and the match was over anyway so Yamal didn't lose a lot of energy. It's also obvious Yamal tells Flick when he plays, not the other way around and he probably just wanted to play at least some minutes. It was often the same with Messi when he rested, they usually subed him in for at least 30 minutes regardless of the result so the people can see him.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

It makes perfect sense. He subbed in Yamal because it was a home game with many socis who wanted to see him and the match was over anyway so Yamal didn't lose a lot of energy. It's also obvious Yamal tells Flick when he plays, not the other way around and he probably just wanted to play at least some minutes. It was often the same with Messi when he rested, they usually subed him in for at least 30 minutes regardless of the result so the people can see him.

Man, no way a 18 years old kid telling a over 50 years old Hansi he wants to play lol

 

[FCBarca]

Yeah, but in the end he subbed in Yamal, when it was not needed at all - could have subbed in Rashford instead. Again doesn't make sense, unless something is going on.

This has been addressed in post match comments, Roony needed to come off - not sure Lamine was planned for many minutes, if at all

Could be recovering from illness unrelated to the knock but until Flick is asked about it, no way to be certain

I will say that team selection for 1st Newcastle encounter and by extension Sevilla had the look of very calculated & strategic choices with Wednesday's return in mind. I do think there is an aspect where he is trying to ensure he has depth in key areas to trigger at Camp Nou - while the attack is one aspect, Frenkie's absence is the most concerning tactical issue Hansi has to account for. Will it be Bernal paired with Pedri in a double pivot and Raphinha dropping in as a link to the front 3 of Marcus, Ferran & Lamine...or will it be Olmo/Fermin in the hole

I suspect a tactical tweak for Wednesday as we have yet to see the best version of Barça IMHO

 

[JamDav1982]

Yamal came on and barely moved.

There was clearly not some demand to come on and stat pad.

 

[Messi983]

Man, no way a 18 years old kid telling a over 50 years old Hansi he wants to play lol

Ofc he does. Bumsi is already affraid of him, lol. We need a real coach.

 

[ZenI]

This has been addressed in post match comments, Roony needed to come off - not sure Lamine was planned for many minutes, if at all

Could be recovering from illness unrelated to the knock but until Flick is asked about it, no way to be certain

I will say that team selection for 1st Newcastle encounter and by extension Sevilla had the look of very calculated & strategic choices with Wednesday's return in mind. I do think there is an aspect where he is trying to ensure he has depth in key areas to trigger at Camp Nou - while the attack is one aspect, Frenkie's absence is the most concerning tactical issue Hansi has to account for. Will it be Bernal paired with Pedri in a double pivot and Raphinha dropping in as a link to the front 3 of Marcus, Ferran & Lamine...or will it be Olmo/Fermin in the hole

I suspect a tactical tweak for Wednesday as we have yet to see the best version of Barça IMHO

Pedri and Olmo + Fermin as CAM would be my choice…