Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Yeah, Leno is a very good shot blocker, better that our own Olaf in my opinion. He is young and certainly not wanting to sit on the bench.
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JamDav1982
Senior Member
I like him but if Bayern fancy a swap with Thiago he can leave.
Other than that Ter Stegen is a great keeper and Barca couldnt pick up a better one who is more suited.
Other than that Ter Stegen is a great keeper and Barca couldnt pick up a better one who is more suited.
Xaviniesta
Senior Member
Would swap him for Thiago, but that will never happen
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
I would never swap him with Thiago. Thiago hasn't been that great, he is a player that plays well when the whole team plays well and plays bad when the whole team plays bad. Otherwise he is just above average.
Xaviniesta
Senior Member
I'll still prioritize a competent midfield (especially one without Rakitic) over a GK
Horatio
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That's the case for 90% of football players.
Lelouch vi Britannia
Banned
The 10% being GKs. If the team is being outplayed badly enough, it is literally impossible for anyone else to look good. See Messi and Iniesta (who was in god mode that season) vs Bayern in 2013.
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aaron101
Active member
I bet even Thiago doesn't want to come back.
Lelouch vi Britannia
Banned
Why not? He wouldn't want one badly enough to push for it but this forum seems to be under the impression that Thiago hates Barca and would never come back under any circumstance. He only left in the first place because he wasn't happy with his place in the team, which wouldn't be a problem any more.
Anyway, this is never going to happen. No way Bayern trade Thiago for a keeper they'd bench after a few months. And no way ter Stegen agrees to be relegated to Bayern's bench after a few months.
draconifire
NTC with a Positive attitude
Nope, and he's not gonna go anyways. He's clearly second fiddle to neur and he knows that.
BarçaBarça
New member
I wouldn't swap him for anyone. Having a reliable WC-goalkeeper suited to your kind of football is not something you can take for granted.
Neeraj
Senior Member
Looks like Jamdav started quite a discussion with a random swap comment .
I think he does suit our type of game (which is passing between defender and keeper more often than between midfielders, discussion for another thread
), and is fairly good. Problem is, I'm not quite sure he's WC. There are a fair few keepers in the world who you'd argue are better at crosses, set pieces, long shots, etc.
Sure, he's good with 1v1's (so was Valdes) and has good distribution. But if you give me Neur or De Gea with even worse passing ability than they have - I'd take them in a heartbeat. Similarly, I'm sure there are young keepers out there who have great attributes and don't freeze as much (yes, I went there).
. I think he does suit our type of game (which is passing between defender and keeper more often than between midfielders, discussion for another thread
), and is fairly good. Problem is, I'm not quite sure he's WC. There are a fair few keepers in the world who you'd argue are better at crosses, set pieces, long shots, etc. Sure, he's good with 1v1's (so was Valdes) and has good distribution. But if you give me Neur or De Gea with even worse passing ability than they have - I'd take them in a heartbeat. Similarly, I'm sure there are young keepers out there who have great attributes and don't freeze as much (yes, I went there).
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