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Pointing out Xavi bought the wrong player to play as a wide winger, which he did, is different than saying he's a bad player or disliking him. I said he suits playing as an AM since he can't dribble or beat opponents wide 1 vs 1. His lungs are better utilized there too where he can press several...

To be fair, I was also saying this for a very, very long time haha

Good thing we just bought Olmo for 60 mil who is best in that position amIrite?!

Xavi would of parked the bus for the 1-0 win after we scored the first goal. Not even joking lol He did it several times last season and shifted the momentum by allowing them to inflict all the pressure.

Yup, better than 99% of games under Xavi for sure.

The bar is set so low, not being absolutely awful is considered "good" now.

Everyone freaking out now but as I said last season, he's very young and has done nothing to prove he deserves to be a starting CB for a top team. He had a few good performances but he was also shaky as the season went on. He is promising, but that is all he is. Don't crucify the kid when all...

The only positive would be that it forces out Torres, but knowing him he'd just stay again and say "I want to fight for my place" for the 3rd year in a row.

Considering Chelsea spent 230mil on Enzo and Caicedo to play similar roles, 32mil seems like a steal.

Coman will likely demand a much higher wage than Chiesa. I've always liked Chiesa, if he comes for 7-10mil and low wages I'm okay with it. He's young enough and Italian so we can always send him back to Italy for what we paid or a little profit. In an ideal world, we'd loan him and sign Nico...

Like I said earlier, you simply don't understand roles in a team. We won the CL that first year and Rakitic played a vital part in it. Not going to waste anymore time on you, bud. The way you write and express yourself tells me everything I need to know about your IQ.

The more I've watched Pedri over the past few seasons, limited as it may be due to injuries, the more I've been convinced he shouldn't be anywhere near an AM role. He's just not a very progressive player with the ball and Gavi even less so. Relying on one of them to be the creator with a pivot...

This is the best option for RIGHT NOW, I agree, but not for long term. If he has a stinker or gets injured at Betis, absolutely no one will want him. I think selling for 25mil and taking a 5mil-ish loss now is best for us long term. Even if he has a decent season in Betis, the buyers who'd be...

You seem to be missing the bigger picture, as in a team should have roles for certain players in their positions to make the team overall perform the best. Rakitic was asked to play a very specific role to get the best out of Messi and our RB, and he did it very well while pressing and working...

A lot of that wasn't his role. His role was to press since Messi didn't and cover the space left behind by the RB. He did this while making good runs into the box and having a good shot from outside the box. He wasn't world class, but he was disciplined and played his role well, especially the...

Rakitic was a good player, especially his first season. He pressed all game and worked twice as hard on the right side to compensate for Messi standing around. All while contributing offensively as well. He fell off towards the end, but he was getting older and likely tired from playing nonstop.

Even if we got 50% of Lenglet's wages and Gundogan's off the books that would be huge no? That is half of I think our 4th highest earner and all of our third. We can't know if Roque's salary would be useful or considered since they seemed to be unsure whether or not he'd be here. Ah well.

Well, I've accepted Nico wasn't coming the moment Olmo was signed....but with Gundogan and his huge wages off the books, doesn't it become a possibility? Especially if Roque is sold for 20mil as rumored. 20mil + whatever Gundogan's small fee ends up being plus his huge salary. If Lenglet goes on...

I can't blame him for wanting to leave. Look at the way we've behaved in the market. You think he wants to spend his last few seasons competing with Olmo and 5 teenager/20 year olds for 3 spots? De Jong isn't going anywhere either and he will start when/if ever healthy.

Coutinho and Griezman were played out of position but still contributed a bit. Torres is just a ghost every game that suddenly appears once or twice a match to miss a sitter or trip over the ball. Torres also came when we were totally broke for a fee way higher than his worth, making the deal...