19 - Lamine Yamal

[Gazzznigga]

Blasphemy!!

This is why I try to avoid this thread. There is either so much delulu flying around or too many kids that just started watching Barca from 2022.

Lamine will NEVER even be able to compete with a current Messi talkmore of when he was in his prime.

 

[Temptation]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1917557135363211512

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1917557135363211512

Whatever cooks

 

[Gnidrologist]

What a useless discussion. Rakitic wouldn't start for for neither Barca 2009-2013 or current one, even in his peak form. Could find gazzilion examples like that, but what for?

 

[malvolio]

What a useless discussion. Rakitic wouldn't start for for neither Barca 2009-2013 or current one, even in his peak form. Could find gazzilion examples like that, but what for?

Prime Rakitic would definitely start for current Barca. Don't forget to take your meds.

 

[Gnidrologist]

What would he do here and who would he replace from gala 11, doctor?

 

[malvolio]

What would he do here and who would he replace from gala 11, doctor?

He could replace any of our current midfielders. Posting conspiracies all day has really fucked up your memory.

 

[MonteCuler]

Prime Rakitic over current FDJ anytime, be serious people

He'd never bench Pedri though

 

[Gnidrologist]

He could replace any of our current midfielders. Posting conspiracies all day has really fucked up your memory.

lmao good one
Your forced contrarianism since being perpetually butthurt about being dumb and wrong all the time has fucked your touch with reality.

 

[te amo barca]

He could replace any of our current midfielders. Posting conspiracies all day has really fucked up your memory.

He was never an elite CAM. If you think he’s benching Pedri you are once again showing you have no clue about football. Even Prime Rakitic is not able to do 40% of the stuff Pedri does on the ball. He was a great long passer (Pedri is too) and shooter, but under pressure he was often a liability.

 

[Gnidrologist]

Prime Rakitic over current FDJ anytime, be serious people

He'd never bench Pedri though

He was always shit at press resistance, even in his prime, so no. He didn't have to worry about that in the MSN team, because there were enough guys, who could handle the midfield control so he could concentrate on clean up job and odd assist or long shot golazo.

 

[MDub94]

He was never an elite CAM. If you think he’s benching Pedri you are once again showing you have no clue about football. Even Prime Rakitic is not able to do 40% of the stuff Pedri does on the ball. He was a great long passer (Pedri is too) and shooter, but under pressure he was often a liability.

Exactly. You could argue about Frenkie vs Rakitic but Pedri is MILES above Rakitic.

 

[jamrock]

Prime Rakitic over current FDJ anytime, be serious people

He'd never bench Pedri though

He could probably bench pedri too, prime rakitic was freaking class.

Different profile players, but he was class.

The worse of the starting 3 in that midfield, was at the very least equal to our best midfielder now, most likely better.

Pedri will be better in his prime though.

 

[malvolio]

He was never an elite CAM. If you think he’s benching Pedri you are once again showing you have no clue about football. Even Prime Rakitic is not able to do 40% of the stuff Pedri does on the ball. He was a great long passer (Pedri is too) and shooter, but under pressure he was often a liability.

Ideally they would play together, as they are different in profile. But I wouldn't feel afraid to start a prime Rakitic over Pedri at times, if I need to choose one.

I remember he was best midfielder in LL before we took him form Sevilla. And that was an era when both Madrid and Barca had great mids.

Again, you're not Birdy little man.

 

[malvolio]

Exactly. You could argue about Frenkie vs Rakitic but Pedri is MILES above Rakitic.

Frenkie