Tbf, with the pressure that comes with managing clubs like Barca/Madrid I can understand thinking short term and wanting to win right now. Managers rarely last more than 3-4 years anyway. Fergie and Wenger are exceptions.
- Status
Tbf, with the pressure that comes with managing clubs like Barca/Madrid I can understand thinking short term and wanting to win right now. Managers rarely last more than 3-4 years anyway. Fergie and Wenger are exceptions.
30 year olds hardly have sell-on value, so I dont know what you are talking about when you say we should "look for sell-on value with older players".
The same arguments on Gameiro were used regarding Arda. "he will be instant impact, who cares about his sell-on value, who cares about his fat 5 year contract, he is world class, proven La Liga player, great deal, important to focus on short term now that Messi is at his best so we can win titles". blablabla.
Its the job of the club management to think longer than 6 months or a year ahead.
Those players are garbage though. Barca had no problems selling Cesc and Sanchez, Pedro.
Nucky
Senior Member
Actually Gomez,Gameiro or Nolito are the same shit.. Well Gomez is a little younger but still too expensive for a back up.. Gameiro and Nolito are on the same level, it's just the price that is different.. Paying 30m for a back up striker is a lot of money, specially for a 29 year old..
George_Costanza
Active member
don't matter the age if the buying clubs barely see those players playing football to make an assesment.
Co0ter
Senior Member
Messi has been the difference maker for most of our titles. The part about signing SOME players to make an instant impact (insert: see Luis Suarez) is very true. That mentality won us a treble that year. I don't think we would of won it if we had signed Icardi, Vietto or whatever fotm young striker was around.
Arda could of been a good signing, but he himself failed us. We thought we were getting ferocious Arda from AM..instead we got fat, lazy Arda who showed not a single inch of heart he had shown in previous seasons. Was he technically what we needed in the midfield? Maybe not either, but any player that shows that kind of desire to win like Arda in the past and Suarez is usually a good influence on the team.
The price wasn't Arda's fault, you can blame Barto for that.
We could of went for one younger CB instead of Vermaelen at the time, would of saved us 10-15mil I guess. Other than that I have been happy with Suarez and Mathieu our two older players we signed. Same with Bravo.
The time to buy some other young players is now. Sell Arda, buy a young promising CM and striker (Gabriel Jesus) along with the signing of Umtiti and we are in great shape. Perhaps a young LB who can play RB as well.
Last edited:
Co0ter
Senior Member
No idea why we paid 18mil for Vidal. He was a nobody with barely any RB experience. Another team would sign him for 4-5mil. Gameiro is another shit signing for 30mil. At 40mil I'd tell Sevilla to stfu. At 30mil I'd say, you mean 3mil, right?
Luis Suarez is obviously a completely different beast. He was 27 and was world class for many years. Cant say the same about players like Arda and Gameiro. They're far below Suarez' level, always has been. I agree with you that Gabriel Jesus, a versatile full back and perhaps a CM would be ideal.
xavi_the_Boss
New member
Let´s buy Cedric or Gomes.Some of that portuguese luck could be usefull next season in the CL.
God Serena
New member
I'd rather not have any Ronaldo nutsack lickers in our squad, thanks.
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
It was all CR7.... Not Portugal, just CR7! And Pepe's effort tooLet´s buy Cedric or Gomes.Some of that portuguese luck could be usefull next season in the CL.
this^^
- Status
Home of Barca Fans
