FinBarcelonafan
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Man, it looks like he was born football attached to his leg.
Arthur
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Man, it looks like he was born football attached to his leg.
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With Arthur on the pitch you're going to play possession based football whether you like it or not. The lad is a one man midfield. I just cannot believe how good he is.
Total-Football
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xavi had villa eto pedro and a non walking messi. no one of the current fat asses move without the ball. absolutely no one besides alba.. they do however occasionally when messi has it. and only occasionally.
Arizona Scott
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I think you are right. The next step in his game is creative passes in the final 3rd. I will also credit his work rate and effectiveness on defense against Madrid. Especially given the competition it was an incredibly impressive performance they left no doubt to me he is ready to start any match that will come.
FinBarcelonafan
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Exactly. Our offense is way too static to make any good pass.
Most obvious, but I don't want him being the first captain because he is more of a squad player rather than starter, neither do he has that persona or achievements to become the first captain. The only thing that makes him a candidate is because of him being catalan & La Maisa grad.
I know its not upto me, but if it was I would pick Ter Stegen.
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DonAndres
Wild Man of Borneo
I'm sorry, but it would be a cold day in hell that Sergi Roberto becomes Barcelona captain. Just imagine that for a moment. Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, and then...... Roberto.
It's a farce that he's even 4th captain in my opinion. I don't care that he scored the 6-1, he is not a leader and he should not even be a starter. Captaincy isn't an empty title, it's a role that should be bestowed on the squad member most capable of taking an active leadership role in the team. The one that you would trust the most to influence every player and the overall level of motivation. The captain should be the primary line between the coach and the squad as well.
Once the last of the golden generation are gone and maybe Alba too, I'd select the likes of Stegen/Arthur/Umtiti to be captain, the latter if he does recover from his injury. They just have way more of a presence on the pitch to follow, and I think ter Stegen has a great personality as well. He also helps out new foreign signings quite a bit from what I can tell. Umtiti has shown this too with Dembele/Lenglet.
Hell I think even Aleña if he ever becomes a starter is a better candidate, since he was captain at several different levels in La Masia and has shown good leadership qualities prior to his promotion.
It's a farce that he's even 4th captain in my opinion. I don't care that he scored the 6-1, he is not a leader and he should not even be a starter. Captaincy isn't an empty title, it's a role that should be bestowed on the squad member most capable of taking an active leadership role in the team. The one that you would trust the most to influence every player and the overall level of motivation. The captain should be the primary line between the coach and the squad as well.
Once the last of the golden generation are gone and maybe Alba too, I'd select the likes of Stegen/Arthur/Umtiti to be captain, the latter if he does recover from his injury. They just have way more of a presence on the pitch to follow, and I think ter Stegen has a great personality as well. He also helps out new foreign signings quite a bit from what I can tell. Umtiti has shown this too with Dembele/Lenglet.
Hell I think even Aleña if he ever becomes a starter is a better candidate, since he was captain at several different levels in La Masia and has shown good leadership qualities prior to his promotion.
EdmondDantes
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I was literally thinking about this a few days ago - wondering how Arthur would fare with prime Messi, with all that running, all that speed and movement along with Alves, Pedro and Iniesta's as well.
And Arthur's game is far beyond just ball retention, he's showing monster dribbling and work rate, and as Valverde said in the press conference prior to the Clasico, his passing is getting more and more vertical with each passing game.
It's not about just assists, he's passing through defensive lines so our front 3 can play one another in triangles or, play an overlapping Alba in.
EdmondDantes
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Remember that over the past few weeks Arthur has created 6 legitimate 1 v 1 chances, the one Rakitic scored, the one Malcom went round the keeper and missed among them.
Joan
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I agree. Mats has been my favorite for some time. But Roberto is already there.
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