Barca pre-season 2017/2018

[stk93]

deulofeu was so determined😂 and i liked connection with messi, looks like messi gives a new chance to the kid, he looks more humble, i like him. i want to see paco in second half (-suarez)

 

[God Serena]

I think it's more about Messi knowing what to do with Deulofeu than Deulofeu knowing to do with Messi.

What does that even mean?

When Deu picks Messi out for a pass it's because Messi is good?

 

[Batistuta9]

The don is looking good. If valverde wants to play possession footballer we are better off with iniesta than coutinho. Coutinho would be a better fit for luchos system.

 

[JamDav1982]

I'm usually very pessimistic, but things look much improved. Yes it is just a friendly against a shit team, but there are a lot of goods signs.

What I've noticed:

-Midfield closer together
-Much better off ball movement
-Wingers wide on the break, tuck in when trying penetrate the opposition's box
-Quick, fluid passing
-Drawing defenders with triangle passing then playing ball over the top into space

Very good signs, but it is still early, let's see if we can build on this.

Yeah. They are shit but the way Barca are attempting to play can still be seen and is encouraging.

 

[serghei]

The don is looking good. If valverde wants to play possession footballer we are better off with iniesta than coutinho. Coutinho would be a better fit for luchos system.

Coutinho is like a fish in the water in this type of system. He will be even better than in Liverpool.

 

[DonAK]

Deulofeu is a smart man.

Tricking everyone to think he's a team man until the end of the transfer window, and then he'll unleash the beast within him that tries to score from corners

 

[JamDav1982]

The don is looking good. If valverde wants to play possession footballer we are better off with iniesta than coutinho. Coutinho would be a better fit for luchos system.

Coutinho could play and a load of positions in this system.

Would be a great signing playing like this.

 

[tacticvarium]

What I like about current Deulofeu is that he is so eager to prove himself. He is not walking on the pitch anymore. Glad he finally abandoned his ego.

 

[God Serena]

Hey [MENTION=20286]El Flaco[/MENTION] I've got an appointment and won't be able to finish the 2nd half. You've done this before so I figured I'd ask if you could DM me a link to the full game after it's over.

 

[gasgas]

I love Deu and am over the moon seeing him drop his selfishness in favor of linking up with the team, but I've gotta say, you're really jumping the gun here.

Count me on this
Deu will shine this season

Let's not waste 150m on dembele

 

[Trickykid]

Is it just me or does Valverde seem to have a lot less emphasis on attacking full-backs than we've come accustomed to? Not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but judging by our preseason so far, it seems to hold true.

If that's the case, then I wonder why we opted for Semedo and not a more conservative defending RB.

Am I reading too much into this?

 

[gasgas]

We don't need Coutinho anymore, we got Alena, Roberto and Samper
They will prove their worth

 

[Albo]

What does that even mean?

When Deu picks Messi out for a pass it's because Messi is good?

Messi knows how to change his game more accordingly to the players around him.

 

[God Serena]

Deulofeu is a smart man.

Tricking everyone to think he's a team man until the end of the transfer window, and then he'll unleash the beast within him that tries to score from corners

Idk why but that reminded me of how Arda made the fans love him while he was suspended for 4 months only to give a light jog most of the time when he finally got to play.

 

[Meatball]

deulofeu was so determined�� and i liked connection with messi, looks like messi gives a new chance to the kid, he looks more humble, i like him. i want to see paco in second half (-suarez)

He s gonna be a decent sub for Dembele I believe. He's got more experience now thanks to playing away on loan. I like this dude