Maradona37
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Like Lewy then? One CL trophy during COVID and generally invisible in big CL knockout games (other than that one Dortmund-Real tie).
he's hardly been ultra-decisive himself. At least apply the criteria consistently.
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he's hardly been ultra-decisive himself. At least apply the criteria consistently.
Maradona37
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That was one tie over a decade ago, and he's come nowhere close to that since.
He scored 40 goals because of Flick's system - I watched you a lot last season and he had loads of bad games - he's the type of footballers whose stats are much greater than his performances.
He also missed a lot of chances, including a sitter when he came on against Inter. Which gets ignored, because it's 'Lewa' and everyone loves him and protects him from criticism.
JamDav1982
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If the criteria for legend is what done in Europe then Lewa has a long way to go to become one at Barca.
He has no goals or assists in his 6 of his last 7 CL knockout ties for Barca.
He has no goals or assists in his 6 of his last 7 CL knockout ties for Barca.
Maradona37
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You are like most football fans - cannot see beyond stats.
He was woeful in a lot of games. And clearly Barca's system and exaggerated attacking potential inflated his stats. Raphinha's too.
It's a lot less black and white than you make it look.
JamDav1982
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Genuinely believe if you have Ferran on penalties and featuring v lower league teams in cups he would go close to that or 30+ at least.
serghei
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Not necessarily required for my personal ranking. 2 titles for Barcelona at the tail end of his career in which he was main scorer is notable.
Maradona37
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So often players who aren't that great get exaggerated stats. We see it with Bruno Fernandes at Man United too.
It's often strength of team, or style of play, or everything going through the player, that accounts for stuff like that.
Maradona37
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I wouldn't even put him in your top 5 players of last season. Maybe not even top 7.
serghei
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Yeah, but at this moment I have issues seeing Ferran scoring goals like the 2 vs Madrid or the Atletico 1-2 goal on Metropolitano, those are killer finishing, clinical stuff from him.
JamDav1982
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It being tail end of his career shouldnt have any input really to him being a legend.
If Europe doesnt matter all that much then its different criteria to others.
Maradona37
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Are you joking? He can hardly run and his first touch and hold up play are abysmal. Says a lot more about the dearth in quality of contemporary strikers than anything about him aged 37.
JamDav1982
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Ferran has better goals/assists per min v Real than Lewa I think and thats when include the least relevant games that Lewa has scored in the Supercopa.
Ferran equalised in final v them then got 3 assists in the game that decided league a few weeks later.
Maradona37
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He missed two sitters vs Madrid after that in the same game. He gets loads of chances.
serghei
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Yeah, after putting us in front 2-0, 2 expertly taken executions, 2nd one being a header they should teach in football academies. Back then the match very much in the balance, or vs Atletico, putting us back in the game at 0-2. He was instrumental last season.
You guys underrate his quality. Not everyone can have executions like those.
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