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Agreed. He turned down interest from Juve when he joined RBS in January. He recently said the first 6 months in Salzburg were hard because he didn't play much (just 1 game IIRC) so he won't join a top 5 team right now. The 100M price tag is just tactic from RBS in order to fight interest...

https://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2019/09/27/5d8e49d6ca4741b9348b4585.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2019/10/09/arthur-national-team-and-barcelona-row-typical-of-club-and-country-conflicts-for-brazilians/ Seems to be that the club isn't happy with some of his...

Not fully convinced either but I believe that players who got schooled by Cruyff and want to succeed as coaches with Ajax/Barca-style have issues outside this model. Just a few examples: Frank De Boer: 4 league titles with Ajax, signed a 3y-contract with Inter and got sacked after 85 days...

Not gonna wish for a strong Real or Atlético side, but their poor performances are not good for people who want to see Valverde gone. Having 3 losses after 11 games is very bad. One could say the smaller teams in La Liga got better but truth is BIG3 are struggling and won't stand a chance to win...

true... Dear Barcelona, Ronald Koeman is a bad idea: https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2019/5/16/18627818/barcelona-new-manager-rumours-ronald-koeman-everton-manager-search-ernesto-valverde

Not surprising though. From Valverde to Kovac is not much of a difference. Coutinho needs guidance. A coach who gives clear instructions what he wants him to do on the pitch. Klopp does that, Pep does that. Additionally, they are kind of father figures for their players and Coutinho is the type...

Maybe Sevilla? Their centre forward-transfers didn't really meet their expectations and they are lacking a natural goalscorer.

Can't blame him for a bad game after that fucking unnecessary national team trip to Singapore. More than 20k km of travelling, more than 30 degrees and very high humidity. Must have been very demanding for his body.

Just because fuck Atlético :bartomeu: :rolleyes:

https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/the-key-reasons-behind-arthurs-rapid-improvement-at-barca-this-season-7678798

First articles on RM being interested: https://en.as.com/en/2019/10/11/football/1570780176_279857.html https://en.as.com/en/2019/10/12/football/1570867215_953767.html

Sooner or later he'll have to accept/acknowledge that Arthur and Frenkie are the future and already offer more than he does. Don't have anything against Raki. He is good to have in the squad but the only way for him to start is when one of Busi, Frenkie or Arthur gets injured or needs rest...

True. Conte is the better coach and his playing style/system doesn't favor Barça at all. The tie against his Chelsea-side was a very tough one and Barça had a fit Messi back then.

He was sick and missed last 2 games. It is not sure that he will start today.

Five minutes later Suárez received a great pass from Dembélé but fucked it up. https://youtu.be/tuqiv23hGcE?t=51 Dembélé created 2 clear chances in the first few minutes that very well could have ended in assists. Don't like the attitude of Suárez who screams around like a dictator. Better...

Dembélé in a nutshell. He is far from perfect but he creates havoc which is much needed in an offense that looks and plays very sterile.

He didn't play a single minute in the 2 games the team has lost this season.

I was more worried of it being only 60 games in 2 seasons. He more or less missed a whole season due to injuries. Hard to judge him for getting injured, but in the end a player has only worth for a club when fit. That's why Leo and CR are so valuable. They delivered year after year, were fit...

Well, best XI is a shitshow anyway. I mean, Marcelo? He wasn't even indisputed starter for Madrid last season, let alone his performances. Alba had something like 17 assists. Robertson had a standout season too. Ridiculous. I get your point though.

Sure, it's the name of the award