17 - Marc Casadó

[JamDav1982]

Pedri and Casado have started 8 league games together in 2025.

Casado has been taken off at HT in 4 of them as Barca poor and not winning with him being shit

In another he was taken off when 2-0 down to Atleltico before winning 3-2.

Thats 5 of 8 games Casado off early as shit and Barca not winning. They came back to win in 4 of them.

Can include CL also.. losing 3-1 to Benfica. Casado shit. Casado subbed. Win 5-4.

That is 6 of 9 CL and League games they started together in 2025 the team has been failling to win and every single one Pedri improved after Casado off.

That comes after barely winning a league game in late November/December with those two the primary starters in midfield.

Even the Real game was won 4-0 after their partnership in midfield was broken up when 0-0 at HT.

 

[FC B]

Where has Casado from last season dissapeared?

 

[JamDav1982]

Where has Casado from last season dissapeared?

Last season?

His form didnt even last more than a few months.

 

[Devils]

Not a bad squad player to have.

But if they are planning to trim the midfield, he’s going to be the first to go.

The rest are far ahead of him.

 

[TheStig]

I'm not so sure Gavi is/will be better than him but either way, neither is starter material, one could stay long term for depth, one will leave. He's a good player, just not as good as the hype was at the beginning of last season. A true cule, cheap, probably won't bitch around if being benched... Sell him if a good offer arrives but don't sell him for cheap, he can be useful.

 

[draconifire]

Had an off day.

And it is ok for a player to have one. Not a starter, so it's good.

 

[BusiTheKing]

His primary merit was always offering relief and control through movement off the ball and ability to play with few touches.

People forget how we used to struggle playing it out of our own half, let alone dominate possesion for entire games. Casado was a welcome sight at that point, offering ceaseless and courageous movement where previous midfield configurations had been prone to stagnation, dead waters, simply standing still and letting the opponent mark us out.

He also offers some secondary benefits, such as good passing range and decent defensive coverage, but creative orchestration was never one of them. Now when control is more of a default situation for us Casado will of course seem redundant next to guys like Pedri and Frenkie. On top of that he did just have a meh game last night.

But in my opinion he still has value, also some that goes beyond just rotating with better players. And since we've appreciated it in the past, I think we will in the future too. But it will not be in games where we already have control and need to penetrate defenses.

 

[gasgas]

Pedri and Casado have started 8 league games together in 2025.

Casado has been taken off at HT in 4 of them as Barca poor and not winning with him being shit

In another he was taken off when 2-0 down to Atleltico before winning 3-2.

Thats 5 of 8 games Casado off early as shit and Barca not winning. They came back to win in 4 of them.

Can include CL also.. losing 3-1 to Benfica. Casado shit. Casado subbed. Win 5-4.

That is 6 of 9 CL and League games they started together in 2025 the team has been failling to win and every single one Pedri improved after Casado off.

That comes after barely winning a league game in late November/December with those two the primary starters in midfield.

Even the Real game was won 4-0 after their partnership in midfield was broken up when 0-0 at HT.

So Casado is shit.

Let's see what Bernal can offer