Joan García

[mc_lovin]

Done deal by the looks of it.

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

On next week's Keeping Up with the Barcashians.

Barca fans worldwide celebrate the end of terrorism after buying the best goalkeeper in the league last season, only for their joy to turn to despair as he is immediately loaned out to Valencia.

 

[Andresito]

GK is such a hard position to scout, especially at mid to lower table teams.

Inter reached CL final with Onana in goal and look at him now, there are never any guarantees.

 

[Andresito]

Not sure if these guys are just recycling each other lol.

Breaking: Joan García has said YES to Barcelona! @QueThiJugues

✅ Barça - Joan Garcia 🔵🔴 @alexpintanel

Achraf Ben Ayad: "TIC TAC TIC TAC ⏳💙❤️@Benayadachraf

 

[serghei]

The way I see it, all signs are positive. And I may sound like a broken record, but it's easy to look better than the keepers we had this season. Let's face it, Inaki Pena looked very good and probably a tie with Tek as our best keeper of the season. Surely this Joan Garcia is a more talented, better keeper than Inaki Pena.

Surely we can be expect that, if we'll not be at the level of the best clubs in Europe in our goal (hard to expect this tbh), we will start to look at least somewhat comparable with those sides.

I've only seen one truly elite save in CL this season from our keepers. Tek save vs Benfica in the 1-0 win. The one where Pavlidis or Akturcoglu had a great shot at the far post and Tek scraped it past the frame of the goal with the tip of his fingers. Was a great save.

I would say that save was something I would've noted and commented about if it was done by Courtois or, on a recent run of form, Donnarumma.

 

[serghei]

Even if we'll continue to receive more goals than other teams, I want to be able to say in almost every game we play, that this or that save was great. And I'm not talking about shots that hit the keepers because the opponent doesn't do a good job or doesn't place it well. I mean tough shots going in the corner and the keeper pulling a top effort to deflect it wide.

 

[malvolio]

GK is such a hard position to scout, especially at mid to lower table teams.

Inter reached CL final with Onana in goal and look at him now, there are never any guarantees.

That's because the role is way overrated in here. Onana or Sommer are not elite GKs. Lunin got Madrid to a CL final.

Bar some legends of the game, which we don't go for at GK anyway, most good GKs are at the same level. Form varies for all GKs, due to injuries, team/defense performance, tactics etc.

 

[Loki]

Well, let's hope he'll be worth the hype. If yes, we'll have a problem less for the foreseeable future and he'll suit a young, talented and motivated team to mark an era.

Didn't expect things to go so quickly in the end, but good that they did. So the club and MAtS have all cards on the table.

I remain sceptical before I see him in Flick's system, but I trust Deco and Flick to have made the right decision.

#welcome

 

[serghei]

Is he signed? I don't see anything close to it being a done deal. Don't want to celebrate too early and end up with egg on my face.

 

[Barcaman]

Lewa is not convinced:

Lewandowski: "Joan García? If we’re talking about his season, it’s been good, he’s a very good goalkeeper. But I think he’s the kind of goalkeeper who, playing for a team that concedes 10 chances in a match, can save 8 or 9."

"At Barcelona, on the other hand, you might face one or two chances, and you have to stop them. It’s a topic I’d rather not speak about too much; I don’t have enough information."

 

[Porque]

Lewa is not convinced:

Lewandowski: "Joan García? If we’re talking about his season, it’s been good, he’s a very good goalkeeper. But I think he’s the kind of goalkeeper who, playing for a team that concedes 10 chances in a match, can save 8 or 9."

"At Barcelona, on the other hand, you might face one or two chances, and you have to stop them. It’s a topic I’d rather not speak about too much; I don’t have enough information."

Already spoke too much though didn't he

Should have just said this.

And then if you exchanged Joan Garcia's name for Bulka.

This.

 

[Givenchy]

Not sure if this has been answered yet but.. can we actually register him?

 

[KingLeo10]

Lewa is not convinced:

Lewandowski: "Joan García? If we’re talking about his season, it’s been good, he’s a very good goalkeeper. But I think he’s the kind of goalkeeper who, playing for a team that concedes 10 chances in a match, can save 8 or 9."

"At Barcelona, on the other hand, you might face one or two chances, and you have to stop them. It’s a topic I’d rather not speak about too much; I don’t have enough information."

Lewa needs to see him underperform over lots of key CL KOs (like himself at Bayern) to be truly convinced.

 

[Porque]

In other news Chelsea are looking to sign Mike Maignon this Summer.

Chelsea already have five goalkeepers on their books - Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen, Djordje Petrovic, Mike Penders and Kepa Arrizabalaga - but Maignan's potential arrival would see him challenge for the No 1 jersey with the Blues.

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Surprised they didn't go for Joan Garcia.

 

[serghei]

Lewa is talking about of his ass. We concede far more chances than one or two per match .