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Very happy with the Rocket! Gives our team so many more options in attack, and adds stability to defence. Only question mark is his control in tight spaces when truly pressed, but for now its all good!

Very impressed by what I've seen of the kid so far!

Really happy to see his movement and intensity throughout the game....hope he can keep it up!

Haha I tried the same, except with a more defensive backline of Alves - Pique - Bartra - Mathieu. Felt good to have Mathieu on the left, gave a sense of solidity, and having Messi playing behind the two forwards with space to run into and pass was awesome as well!

Agree. The reason Sergi stays is just that...they don't see his development as a priority for the future of the club as they have with Suarez, Rafinha, Deulo or Munir.

Time to organise a few extra friendlies......:bartomeu::VdB:

I'm a bit torn on this one... Was really excited to see what Duelo could offer this season, but its likely he would get Tello minutes with Rafinha also competing for his spot, and in that sense, he needs to be playing week in week out at this age to develop (which he has a lot of to do). Plus...

Coaching’s greatest seminar: how Louis van Gaal shaped five top managers In 1997-2000 the present managers of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea, Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Southampton were all either playing or working at Camp Nou...

He reminds me of Raul's style in some ways...the movement and positioning

Scored 5 goals in a game yesterday, making it 9 in the first 3 of the Austrian league...continuing on from last season. Is he that good, or is the Austrian league that bad? He was Europa league top scorer last year so I am tending to think he's seriously the real deal...frankly his...

Yeah its true...if you look at him walking around in the training videos and in the game, its visible he's come back from the break carrying a bit extra weight around the midsection.

The kid has to show SOMETHING but game after game he just looks invisible. Good positioning, game control, passing, tight spaces control, box to box energy....SOMETHING, ANYTHING. Not saying he should be scoring golazas and assists, but at the very least he should be influencing our offensive...

Solid game, useful set of skills to bring to the squad...a direct running midfielder with the Brazilian flair. He will get caught in possession and have the odd turnover from time to time, but as long as fans and coaches show patience with that style he should have a good season.

Solid debut, and I admit seeing him win that header brought a smile! Shows how low our expectations have been on that front though....

Yes he was selfish and frustrating and is far from the finished product, but is much more a threat to opponents than Tello ever will be. He is essentially Tello's replacement in the squad, and when viewed from that perspective, he is a good upgrade to have.

Added a threat via his corners too...a big upgrade on Xavi's delivery over the last few years. Him and Neymar really should be our corner takers.

Adama was definitely a standout, seemed a class above the rest. Slightly concerned about Samper though...first time I've seen him play for a length of time, and he looked SLOWW, like Deco-slow. The Hercules players just kept running past him at will. Not that speed is a pre-requisite for his...

Brilliant interview! Both links to part 1 and part 2 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/24/cesc-fabregas-arsenal-barcelona http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/25/cesc-fabregas-manchester-united-barcelona

...Ramos said he's the last person he'd sell ...Arbeloa thought it was a joke ...CRonaldo upset cos he left ...Khedira thinking he's the only player like him in the world ...and these are just the PUBLIC statements If the RM players didnt really want Bale before, boy would they be pissed now...

A certain Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, and Alves are missing from the pic....so yes, balanced.