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Well, Barça has won the past matches without him, right? Including a 3-0 over Espanyol (at half time), so far. Maybe the midfield is not so hopeless without Arthur?

I already dismantled that myth, but I will do it again. Brazilian clubs play 80 matches in a year. if anything, he had to change his diet because he is playing LESS in Europe and was getting fat (and of course, also not playing since June)

that will be something Barcelona will have to decide. Arthur has quite good defensive skills. He has offensive skills too, but he seems more content to defend than attack sometimes. Obviously, you can´t have Arthur defending, creating and attacking the whole match. So, most likely, you will...

well, he left the pitch Libertadores style, at a snail's pace, gaining some time and irritating the opposition crowd :p

he made an awesome long pass to Suarez around minute 40 I think... that Suarez wasted by dribbling to the wrong side.

Silas? No way. He only stayed 6 months in the club and was quite poor. If you are talking about attacking, it's due to Renato, that was Libertadores and World champion with Grêmio back in 82-83. If you are talking about passing, using more the midfield, avoid long passes or the defense kicking...

How did Arthur fare against Vayo? I imagine badly, as everybody else? at least here it's saying Arthur started the match.

As a Grêmio fan I am even more aware of it. But it's almost impossible to sell a midfielder for a higher price to Europe if he was not tested in Europe yet. Most will think he may not adapt to faster pace etc. (which I do not believe tbh, but my opinion on this did not matter) South...

this article http://www.espn.com.br/artigo/_/id/4808701/barcelona-da-lucro-ao-gremio-se-arthur-jogar-primeira-das-clausulas-que-podem-render-quase-r-50-mi-deve-ser-ativada-neste-sabado says that Barça paid $32,8 million euros for Arthur. But there are several clauses of performance that will...

although Arthur is from the tropics, he lived since he is 14 in Porto Alegre. this is just 90km NORTH of Porto Alegre, at the impressive altitude of 600 m EnkNCfTjlsA O1eWq7vMKW4

Well, Barça had to pay a premium to take him in July. As a Grêmio fan I am not happy as it may cost or bid to win the Libertadores twice in a row. And against Real Madrid in December. As a Barca fan I am happy he came in the winter (southern Hemisphere winter)

Playing against Brazilian farmers? What?

Lol He is used to play 70 to 80 matches in a year

Unfortunately, because of all the idiots with weak mentality that leave Brazil (and mentality is usually a worse problem with Brazilian players than skills), it's hard for a Brazilian club to charge more for a players who had not played in Europe yet. Mind you, there are some clauses in the...

Valverde, an uncomprehended genius :)

Arthur is Neymar's mate at the Seleção. So the friendship is needed. I don´t think he will be like Neymar however, in character. He NEVER was. And Neymar ALWAYS was like that. Neymar was 17 and there was already brazilian coaches saying the media was creating a "monster" and even there was a...

Considered a pariah at his original club, Grêmio. It's like if Messi, at 22, with everybody knowing he would be the best ever, secretly signed a deal with PSG, then refused to renew the contract, and then left Barça without Barça getting a single penny. Btw, it seems Barça is trying to get...

His form and stamina were really poor on the last game. On that, we must examine an important fact about any player coming from Brazil. It's not that players from Brazil struggle in Europe in physicality, because Europe is superior in that aspect. Because players that return from Europe to...