16 - Fermín López

[jamrock]

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You will make up for Casado being out

 

[JamDav1982]

Decent half and was putting a lot of effort in a largely dead game.

Needs to calm down at times as too many flicks go astray while a lot come off also.

 

[te amo barca]

He's gonna score some clutch goals in CL I feel it

 

[soul24rage]

Fermin Lampard Lopez

 

[Barcaman]

He has that ability to do something extraordinary after just playing average.

That run and perfect assist for Lewa

 

[Don Juan Laporta Estruch]

He is massively underrated by Barca fans generally.

His skillset is as wide as any midfielder player in the world. How many midfielders can you name that can do the following all to a high level.

Dribbling
Long range shooting
Finishing
First touch
Long range passing
Short passing in tight areas
Crossing
Tackling
Pace
Decision making
Awareness of teammates.

With him being so young, he will improve a touch on all of the above as well as improving on his biggest achilles heel at present .... His consistency.

Selling him would be a huge mistake and I honestly see him becoming one of the best midfielders in the world in the next 3 - 4 years.

 

[Horatio]

That cross given while running full speed and the positioning of two defenders shows his talent and confidence in ability.

I knew before hand he was gonna cross it but also that it required precision and good chance he would pull it off.

 

[JamDav1982]

Lewa likes playing with him. Can see it a mile off.

His pressing/moving is chaotic and opens up game for Lewa a bit and occupies the opposition CBs.

There are times he needs to put foot on ball and slow it a bit as loses it in areas shouldnt.. but that does also come with the risks he takes.

Barca have the best group of midfielders in the world.

There are Pedri/FDJ/Gavi/Casado/Bernal all can play deeper and then at AM Olmo, Fermin and even Raphinha if/when required.

That is phenomenal depth.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

The running and the cross were sensational, we need more Fermin!

 

[TheStig]

He is massively underrated by Barca fans generally.

His skillset is as wide as any midfielder player in the world. How many midfielders can you name that can do the following all to a high level.

Dribbling
Long range shooting
Finishing
First touch
Long range passing
Short passing in tight areas
Crossing
Tackling
Pace
Decision making
Awareness of teammates.

With him being so young, he will improve a touch on all of the above as well as improving on his biggest achilles heel at present .... His consistency.

Selling him would be a huge mistake and I honestly see him becoming one of the best midfielders in the world in the next 3 - 4 years.

True but he's not elite in any of that. I don't think he'll ever be a starter for Barca but he doesn't have to be. He is and will be a great bench option for games like yesterday. He'll get a lot of minutes if his main competition are Olmo and Gavi.

 

[Gazzznigga]

He is massively underrated by Barca fans generally.

His skillset is as wide as any midfielder player in the world. How many midfielders can you name that can do the following all to a high level.

Dribbling
Long range shooting
Finishing
First touch
Long range passing
Short passing in tight areas
Crossing
Tackling
Pace
Decision making
Awareness of teammates.

With him being so young, he will improve a touch on all of the above as well as improving on his biggest achilles heel at present .... His consistency.

Selling him would be a huge mistake and I honestly see him becoming one of the best midfielders in the world in the next 3 - 4 years.

It is myopic to think one pass/assist in a whole match where you turned over many others, misplaced about 9 or more other ones that could have led to goals, suddenly makes you a top talent. It is beyond ridiculous to boldly extend the evaluation to a global level when the sample size of the matches he plays is limited to cameos and substitutions due to his limited talent. I dont have a problem if people have a low bar for evaluating excellence or talent in their teams, myopically extending it to the whole world is another level of ish for me.

Truth be told, if Barca never ran into the murky waters of financial mismanagement, a player like Fermin would only be viewing Barca matches on TV screens.There were players with far better potentials at Barca B that were shown the way out much earlier. Fermin is poor technically, he is average in all of those things you listed. His statistics on pass completion rate, successful dribbles and rate of turn overs(Google works too) should tell you more.

 

[Maradona37]

It is myopic to think one pass/assist in a whole match where you turned over many others, misplaced about 9 or more other ones that could have led to goals, suddenly makes you a top talent. I

I don't disagree but people do this all the time. Overlook terrible performances because of one pass, or assist, or goal, or moment (not saying that happened last night as I didn't watch the game, but still).

 

[Barcaman]

Played 1179 minutes this season in all competition - translates into 13 matches. Has 5 goals and 6 assists. Pretty great numbers.

And add to that he works his ass off every time he's on.

 

[Temptation]

Fantastic player. A bit too good to be a squad player honestly. He would start for a number of CL teams.

 

[Porque]

Fantastic player. A bit too good to be a squad player honestly. He would start for a number of CL teams.

Lowkey dig mate, considering Champions League had sides like Young Boys, Bratislava, Man City and Sturm Graz this year.