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8 out of 38 games he played last season were against inferior quality teams?

Didn't watch the game, but seems it was more of the same... At least Xavi usually talks soundly, but he doesn't appear to have the keys, understand how to get the team working.

Yeah I might catch a game or two if I find the time. I see Victor Vazquez is there now as well, I guess he had a decent-ish career after all, I never saw much in him back then... But he is older now and don't seem to be a regular there anymore? Chicharito I always liked, and Douglas Costa has...

lol! a year ago he was given away for free? or something like that. He was in FC Barcelona from 2012- and now suddenly it is 50m + add ons! lol! I really hope this is VERY fake!

Yeah always thought this player was OK-goodish, but these values are surely PL inflated. He could have been of a lot of use as Alba replacement/rotation the last few years I am sure, and also as LW or even LCD, especially in a back 3. A shame that so many la masia players are proving...

Large boots to fill...

Yeah the transfer movements makes some sense if Xavis intention is to give that 3-4-3 another go.

They were both miles ahead of Araujo, but mostly they looked VERY good on the ball under Pep because the system was so perfectly setup - Xavi, Busquets, Valdes helped them very much with their movements. So far, I am not convinced by Xavis attempt to improve positioning and passing, I think he...

Araujo can function OK buildup wise in the right setup yes, but in the right setup his strengths aren't really that important either... / Birdy: why "like" and still write that post? chasing a higher post number? Waste of space that post.

The part about knee injuries not having to do with muscles, that they can happen to anyone, and that the fact it happened with France should matter is all very stupid.

The club has everything to thank for to Johan Cruyff. I don't see much of Cruyff in Laportas and Xavis run so far, unfortunately. I'll give them to the WC to see if things shape up. They should really satisfy the Bartomeu and Rosell supporters so far though, Laporta brings all the hyped up...

Very stupid injury speculation from Birdy above. I wonder what he'll say when Dembele is inevitably injured again this autumn. I would sell the player for 40 million pesetas, or lire, or pubes.

I repeat points: A. His salary would probably be quite a bit less at another club. There are also other aspects such as moving etc, that we know nothing about, that can influence HIS decision. B. Braithwaite is 31 and if his contract runs out at 32, the club can't really have expected to get a...

No it isn't similar, Braithwaite was always a mediocre player but by chance he got a dream move to Barcelona. In what way does it benefit him, a father of two I read, to give away a lot of money in order to play a few more games of football before he retire, probably for a mediocre club, while...

Contracts agreed upon has a length to them, as does a football players career. Why would he settle for a lot less elsewhere? What is douchery about him staying and doing his job for the length of his contract? Douchery would be to, while being under a contract you signed at a top club, train...

Fuck off to all of you who make sneedy comments about this player, who was brought in when the club thought it acutely needed someone from the outside due to injuries etc, and who never acted unprofessionally but played decently the few chances he got. You show a very bad smelling soul, that's...

I'll survive. I appreciate you thinking about me though, and even more your willingness to debate/argue honestly and so on!

I still do and still think he has more chance to play well there than on the Barcelona midfield. I also think Xavi testing him there is positive for him, just as it was for Koeman. It shows they see what I see and that they have some vision at least.

Don't feel bad for me. Puig never let me down, but Xavi sort of did. Don't know which of my guys you referred to. Anyway, Xavi is going for other options which was evident after only a couple of weeks, he never gave Puig a real chance playing, maybe he really disappointed him in training. Xavi...

^seem to know how to finish, well after 2 pre season games in Barcelona he has succeeded there, but did he ever really before? What would his rating be yesterday if he didn't score that chance shot perfectly? Is he expected to continue finishing like that?