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Yeah he really isn't playing well overall, struggling to follow the one marking him lol

Yeah, I love the midfield options as a whole, I just love Puig the most and want to see him play and I also want good performances to pay off in more minutes. It might be good to have him as a sub option this game though I agree - but I won't be very patient if the clock goes to 50, 55, 60...

And that's a good thing! Will be a nice game this, maybe Frenkie can make a surprise deciding performance, wouldn't surprise me after his disappointing form. Can see his runs paying off finally again today!

It's normal. I am very disappointed Puig does not play again. I hope to see him get more minutes now than last time at least, maybe it depends on the score... About Gavi: someone said he hadn't proven himself against good teams, I am more interested to see if he can play another game of the...

If you are correct about Rodri, then you are maybe showing you can think for yourself, the same way Pep has done when he got these four players and made them into players you make an example of. Mahrez and de Bruyne proved themselves in the club just before City to an extent, but were both very...

The four City players you mention were rated lower than Coutinho or Dembele before they came to Guardiola. All players you mention are on a lower level than old Busquets, maybe maybe de Bruyne can compete. The best years of Barcelona, only Messi was allowed to take some risks, and he was the...

Yeah, but none who played like Frenkie that I'm aware of, and it was mostly the best player for the position who played... Busquets is better than Frenkie at CDM which is very very obvious to my eyes. You have a point that Busquets has become the blueprint for the position, and that it would...

His main problems from CDM is that he takes 10 times the time to reach a worse decision than Busquets with the ball, and that he is constantly drifting out of position. He is better technically and mentally than most midfielders, and can make a difference for a lot of teams as CDM, but he isn't...

I think these things can be improved. He is lengthy and bouncy enough to head some crosses away, he is fast enough and can tackle very well I think (wasn't it just the other game where he made a perfect hero sliding tackle?). His positioning is mostly a thing about habits and concentration I...

He is not talking about skills but about habits. Barcelonas players, especially the la masia ones have the skills to play la masia style football, they have good technique and good minds, but they have been left to their own decision making and styles too much at least since coming to Barcelona...

A good performance once again. The first action is quietly a bit brilliant, this is what is needed. In between three opponents, with five Barcelona players behind him not wanting the ball (especially Araujo looks like a kid who didn't do his homework when the teacher is going to ask a question)...

Stunning, I am here...

Oh ok. Yeah Ilaix is on Puig/2 numbers this season...

Don't see the reference really I am afraid, but yeah Nico is a good player, much better than Ilaix ever was or will be!

He was MOTM in one of the top NT games IIRC, and he has played well for long enough for me to draw the conclusion. He is a top10 CM of the world. But of course he needs to keep working on aspects of his game a lot. Today he had a good balance between risk/safety, and he was also involved a lot.

Played badly today, but he did score the goal (it very much looked like he fucked up, but he didn't in the end). He had one good run on the right flank, but otherwise didn't succeed with anything pretty much, and couldn't find any space it looked like.

"We" is not me, but "you" but yeah, mentality plays a big part. Barcelona has lost its identity and the things that are taken for granted. When things then start to go against the team, the 11 players come up with their own individual solutions for what should be done, instead of working...

He IS world class?!?

"The spanish Wilshere" had a good game today! A couple of VERY nice actions, constant running (not at all constant jogging) and good and secure play overall!

He didn't play decent, it was a very very good game where he was the light of the team together with Alves. Had Frenkie or Gavi or Nico or Pedri played the exact game they would be praised by everyone, now there is such a high suspicion towards Puig by some. And I don't want to underrate Boca, I...