1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

[opjeoff]

we have so many physics here , im starting to wonder why this forum doesn't handle our transfer business.

 

[Interlop]

From Facebook: "The hard and fair competition we had was motivating and supporting at the same time. We achieved a lot of trophies and titles together! All the best, stay healthy and a lot of success for the new challenge! 💪🏻 mucha suerte y mucha fuerza Claudio Bravo !"

 

[Topolino]

Aleix Vidal xXx confirmed

 

[navidjaan]

Culers are outrageous. MAtS will be one of the best GK's in a few years and he already performed better than Bravo last season. His Spanish is fluent. Easily our 1st GK for the next 10 years, and we couldn't possibly have found one that fit our style better. Not even Valdes fit this well.

 

[God Serena]

Culers are outrageous. MAtS will be one of the best GK's in a few years and he already performed better than Bravo last season. His Spanish is fluent. Easily our 1st GK for the next 10 years, and we couldn't possibly have found one that fit our style better. Not even Valdes fit this well.

Whoa, talk about blasphemy! Nobody can ever perform better than Bravo and that's a F...

No. I won't do it.

 

[mark1nhu]

I think I might got cancer reading replies to his farewell for Bravo on twitter.

Those people cannot be Barça fans. I refuse to believe it.

 

[CatalinR10]

I think I might got cancer reading replies to his farewell for Bravo on twitter.

Those people cannot be Barça fans. I refuse to believe it.

what are they saying ?

 

[CatalinR10]

MAtS will be one of the best GK's in a few years

no he won't and that is a FACT

 

[RMU ReBorn]

 

[mark1nhu]

what are they saying ?

Some criticized the "fair competition" wording. One of them said Bravo is top five while he is maybe top 10. Other posted a picture of that guy from Roma who scored that fluke golazo. Etc.

I mean, you can believe that, it's your right.

But what's the need to confront him on it when he is sending a kind message to a former colleague?

 

[KingMessi]

Assholes will be assholes.

 

[Chainsaw]

Assholes will be assholes.

Arschloch drecksacks!!!

 

[BBZ8800]

I am more than happy with a 90% Bravo for the next decade over a 100% Bravo for the next two or three years.

Culers are outrageous. MAtS will be one of the best GK's in a few years and he already performed better than Bravo last season. His Spanish is fluent. Easily our 1st GK for the next 10 years, and we couldn't possibly have found one that fit our style better. Not even Valdes fit this well.

Imo, people are too obsessed with youth and "long term" replacements.

A fun FACT:
All of Barca's foreign players since 1990 till today:
None stayed here for more than 8 seasons (Alves), except Messi, but Messi is more or less La Masia kid and lived here since early age.
Messi 13 and playing
-----------------
Alves 8
Masch 7 and playing
Marquez 7
R. Koeman 6
Cocu 6
Kluivert 6
Etoo 6
Saviola 6
Stoichkov 5+2
Ronaldinho 5
Rivaldo 5
M. Laudrup 5
Figo 5
Sylvinho 5
F. De Boer 4
Gio 4
Deco 4

Statistically and historically, chances that Mats will be our keeper in 2024 or 2026 are extremely small.
In fact, he would be the first player besides Messi to achieve that.

Usually only world class La Masia products like Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Pique, Busi and similar stay here for 10+ years.
Foreign players come and go in cycles, regardless if they play awesome or just meh.
In that sense, keeping Bravo or random 30 year old Gk for 4-5 years isn't the end of the world, since foreigners don't stay here for too long either way.

But hey, let's wait and see for 10 years now whether Mats can be the first foreigner in our modern history who will stay here for that long...

 

[TornAndFrayed]

Imo, people are too obsessed with youth and "long term" replacements.

A fun fact:
All of Barca's foreign players since 1990 till today:
None stayed here for more than 8 seasons (Alves), except Messi, but Messi is more or less La Masia kid and lived here since early age.

That's just one criteria. Mats has a shot at being the undisputed starter at one of the greatest clubs, which also happens to suit his style the most.

As long as that status doesn't change it's very unlikely that he'll leave.

 

[Vilarrubi]

Imo, people are too obsessed with youth and "long term" replacements.

A fun FACT:
All of Barca's foreign players since 1990 till today:
None stayed here for more than 8 seasons (Alves), except Messi, but Messi is more or less La Masia kid and lived here since early age.
Messi 13 and playing
-----------------
Alves 8
Masch 7 and playing
Marquez 7
R. Koeman 6
Cocu 6
Kluivert 6
Etoo 6
Saviola 6
Stoichkov 5+2
Ronaldinho 5
Rivaldo 5
M. Laudrup 5
Figo 5
Sylvinho 5
F. De Boer 4
Gio 4
Deco 4

Statistically and historically, chances that Mats will be our keeper in 2024 or 2026 are extremely small.
In fact, he would be the first player besides Messi to achieve that.

Usually only world class La Masia products like Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Pique, Busi and similar stay here for 10+ years.
Foreign players come and go in cycles, regardless if they play awesome or just meh.
In that sense, keeping Bravo or random 30 year old Gk for 4-5 years isn't the end of the world, since foreigners don't stay here for too long either way.

But hey, let's wait and see for 10 years now whether Mats can be the first foreigner in our modern history who will stay here for that long...

Check the ages of all those players when they joined....... Saviola was the only one younger than Mats when he joined.

Added to the fact that goalkeepers can play well into their 30's.. fans here saying he could be our goalkeeper for the next 10 years is a fair comment...