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Yes I agree, it seems like sometimes when he turns he's just 'guessing' the space is there, if that makes sense? As a defender it's really hard to defend dribblers that use their body well and that make a lot of turns and spins, so most of the time when he does that it's successful, but it...

Dembele just isn't that profile of player, but if you put someone like Depay or Fati (when he's back obv) that play inside from the wing they might get some of those chances as well.

It's impressive he finds space that often but I just have a feeling it probably isn't something that will change. Everyone has their weakness and being a weak finisher is a incredibly common weakness in attackers, it is one of the simplest but hardest parts of the game. But it's a case of...

Bilbao is a team which does well because of how weak physically LL is, but you saw, that when we have some physical players now, we totally picked them apart. They are the 'physical' team of LL but against EPL teams that are full of fast and strong players their game isn't that strong.

Sevilla just being the 2nd best team in Spain atm vs 6th-8thish West Ham should be big favourites for the clash. Equivalent of WH is like Bilbao.

JamDav is right the bottom teams in LL don't really have much quality whereas there are some players in EPL relegation teams who could easily play for top clubs. You would never see Raphinha or Richarlison in Granada or Levante. However lower sides in LL are well organised and know how to spoil...

That Galatasaray stadium is scary. Almost like a war zone. Complacency + tired legs + hostile environment could make this the perfect storm. Need to make sure the team takes it entirely seriously even if they are 12th place in Turkey, they got here.

He plays better as a starter where he can impose his game more, but also struggles a bit with 90 mins, so is in an awkward spot.

Not very impressed with his appearances lately.

Missing 3 sitters also weighs heavily. Movement is amazing but it is worth significantly less if you can't finish.

Really strange player. Some games he hardly has a single chance and then today... Somehow missed 3 sitters in one half. The fact he came into those chances is impressive, maybe another player doesn't. But man, how do you miss so many?

Knowing the mentality of some of our players, this will be DIFFICULT away. Need a cushion at home.

Progressive carries and pre-assists count too, but those are not stats you measure the GOAT in, those are stats you measure mid-table players in. Messi once put up 50 goals in LaLiga in one season. So it's a bit sobering to see people bring up things like progressive carries now, even if they...

Well, he is a GOAT. 34 isn't that old especially for an AM/Inverted winger that never worked that hard on the field. He should be doing better at 34 given his crazy talents.

Nico hardly starts either. But he trusts him enough to relieve the starters, at least. Every time Puig enters the field he seems to manage to make some amateur error and lose the ball in his own half. It happened against Mallorca as well, but some would say a side pass to Mingueza cancelled...

Top scorer was only 20 odd goals last season.

Actually meant to quote Gnido slightly above you but tbh I disagree. I think it leads to that flank being stagnant and no offense comes from there, and the other team can focus on the right flank knowing that's where we will attack through. Whilst there is value in ball circulation and having...

Alright, so when Puig goes to a new club, he will show he's one of the best midfielders in the world, yes? Let's just get that down now. Or will he just happen to meet another coach who has some secret illogical bias against him/doesn't play him in the right tactics for Riqui's world class...

5m has been spent worse. Mingueza is bad for Barca level, but with some development, he can surely be a LaLiga player and maybe play for a team like Norwich in EPL. He has some upside. His game against Napoli showed there is something there, even if he is very reckless and unreliable.

When he is played at winger he is more of a placeholder than anything to protect the defense and Alba overlaps and picks up offense for that side. Not a role for a really talented player but exploits his good defensive capabilities.