Claudio Bravo

Galning

Galning

Moderator
ZenI said:
And seriously, I don't have anything against Bravo - he seems decent enough and I'll actually wait with my judgement until he plays some games for us. But what I'm mad about is our board - we sign players lika Bravo for €12M and than we sell players like Villa, who's scored hundreds of goals and was one of the best forwards, for peanuts. We release Henry and VV for free, we sell Yaya, Eto'o and Ibra for half the price of Bravo, we sell Cesc for far less than David Lulz, we **** around with Bojan and other players we have on loan for like forever. I mean, **** logic and any kind of business sense by our board - sooooooooo frustrating.
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The best is yet to come my friend. Arsenal, Juventus, Atlético, Liverpool... all interested in Alexis but we will sell him for 25M it seems. Glorious business.
 
spark

spark

New member
yahudi said:
If Lucho really wanted a clear #2, there were quite a few under-the-radar possibilities like Hamburg's Adler or Osasuna's Fernandez
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Yes, with Osusuna going down to Segunda it would have been easy to get Andres on the cheap. His contract even ends in 2015 and Osasuna have till the end of July to make 7 million euros or else they will be sent to Segunda B. It will come as no surprise that Sevilla among others is looking to capitalize on this situation as well as the same Real Sociedad:)facepalm:).
 
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Mandrake

New member
Hi all. I'm a chilean who was curious to see what the opinions were on the Bravo transfer. Surprised on the negativity going around. I understand that it's alot of money, but I think Bravo is worth it. I think he is underrated by most on here. Bravo was the keeper of Colo Colo in Chile. He was so good he was starting in the first team at 19. He was the NT goalie by the age of 21 and was sold to Real Sociedad at the age of 23. He is really really good at cutting crosses; plays incredible with his feet and I've seen him make many incredible saves. He has, as all goalies, also made some mistakes. I've seen Buffon make terribles mistakes and he's one of the best out there. He used to have a bit of a problem with free kicks which I think he has figured out.

I understand that Barca have been following him for over 5 years - with Valdes they didn't need him, so it wasn't necessary to make an offer. Why has he been at Real Sociedad so long if he's a good keeper? Probably because it's difficult for goalies to get transferred. Most big teams have goalies that last for a long time and Bravo wants to play. He doesn't want to "warm the bench". I'm sure Luis Enrique will give him a chance to fight for the number 1 spot or else Bravo would have stayed at San Sebastian. Also at Real Sociedad it's not easy to get noticed. He was in 2nd division for awhile, where he won the Zamora award to the best keeper.

At the NT, he's the captain and a big example on and off the pitch. He's never had any problems with anyone, really nice guy, and his leadership has shown at difficult times - for example, some years ago, Vidal (when he played at Leverkussen) was left out of the team by Bielsa. Vidal said he didn't share the decision and was worried that Chile would loose a couple of big matches that were coming up in the WC qualifiers. Chile won both matches with several youngsters on the field, and Bravo stood up to Vidal who ended up apologizing publiclly. His best match for Chile was probably against Uruguay in the WC 2010 qualifiers in Santiago. Isla got a red card around the 30th minute, and Bravo had alot of work. He saved many, but I rember in particular an incredible shot by Cebolla Rodriguez which would have meant maybe not going to the WC. He has great reflexes.

Lastly, I think both Bravo and Ter Stagen will benefit from having competition. I beleive that players who have the risk of being left on the bench have to cope with that pressure and bring their best game to avoid it from happening. Having a quality goalie on the bench can only benefit the team - just look what happened to Barca this season when Valdes got injured. Yes, Bravo is 31 but for a goalie that is still pretty young. How old is Buffon? How old is the australian goalie that played CL this season for Chelsea?

Anyways, really happy to have both him and Alexis at Barcelona. I hope fans give them a chance of showing what quality players they both are.
 
Devils

Devils

Senior Member
Of course there are cheaper options, but you lot are missing the point.

This is who Lucho wanted, this was his choice.

I would be way more pissed off if Lucho had asked for Bravo and the board immediately rejected him based on his price. We would be back in a Tata scenario in that case.

In the end, he's about as good of a back-up keeper as you can get and he's aligned with Lucho's future vision for the team. That's what is most important.
 
DonAK

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
Devils said:
Of course there are cheaper options, but you lot are missing the point.

This is who Lucho wanted, this was his choice.

I would be way more pissed off if Lucho had asked for Bravo and the board immediately rejected him based on his price. We would be back in a Tata scenario in that case.

In the end, he's about as good of a back-up keeper as you can get and he's aligned with Lucho's future vision for the team. That's what is most important.
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What if Lucho plan to use him as his undisputed starter?
 
Icarium

Icarium

Lifestealer
This barcaforum is delusional. Every body knows what lucho thinks. Where do you hide those crystal balls? The season did not even start yet and people started making assumptions. For all I know masip is our starter.

Stop making assumptions, enjoy the world cup and our zubi goosechase for a center back.

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Alik

Alik

Moderator
iamrohith said:
This barcaforum is delusional. Every body knows what lucho thinks. Where do you hide those crystal balls? The season did not even start yet and people started making assumptions. For all I know masip is our starter.

Stop making assumptions, enjoy the world cup and our zubi goosechase for a center back.

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People can speculate if they want. It one of the points of a forum.
 
rixxer

rixxer

New member
Devils said:
Of course there are cheaper options, but you lot are missing the point.

This is who Lucho wanted, this was his choice.

I would be way more pissed off if Lucho had asked for Bravo and the board immediately rejected him based on his price. We would be back in a Tata scenario in that case.

In the end, he's about as good of a back-up keeper as you can get and he's aligned with Lucho's future vision for the team. That's what is most important.
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It might be that Bravo was on Lucho's radar because of his leadership capabilities and for his attitude. And those things are really important when rating goalkeepers. It is not just question to settle for being the second choice it is the question how you gonna take it- are you going to whine in media or in training or staying calm, being competetive and showing also a leadreship skills. To be honest, we are losing a lot of character and leadership (Xavi, Puyol, maybe Alves, valdes) skills this summer and bringing in youth. Personal experience and professionalism won't come as cheaply as everybody thinks in here. Bravo is the captain of his national team and as much as I've read, his professionalism and attitude are top notch. (Young)age is overvalued in some instances in here. And he is very good with his feet, at least WC has shown it.
Those are traits that Lucho values and it just might be reason we are paying that much money for him
 
karthik

karthik

New member
Mandrake said:
Hi all. I'm a chilean who was curious to see what the opinions were on the Bravo transfer. Surprised on the negativity going around. I understand that it's alot of money, but I think Bravo is worth it. I think he is underrated by most on here. Bravo was the keeper of Colo Colo in Chile. He was so good he was starting in the first team at 19. He was the NT goalie by the age of 21 and was sold to Real Sociedad at the age of 23. He is really really good at cutting crosses; plays incredible with his feet and I've seen him make many incredible saves. He has, as all goalies, also made some mistakes. I've seen Buffon make terribles mistakes and he's one of the best out there. He used to have a bit of a problem with free kicks which I think he has figured out.

I understand that Barca have been following him for over 5 years - with Valdes they didn't need him, so it wasn't necessary to make an offer. Why has he been at Real Sociedad so long if he's a good keeper? Probably because it's difficult for goalies to get transferred. Most big teams have goalies that last for a long time and Bravo wants to play. He doesn't want to "warm the bench". I'm sure Luis Enrique will give him a chance to fight for the number 1 spot or else Bravo would have stayed at San Sebastian. Also at Real Sociedad it's not easy to get noticed. He was in 2nd division for awhile, where he won the Zamora award to the best keeper.

At the NT, he's the captain and a big example on and off the pitch. He's never had any problems with anyone, really nice guy, and his leadership has shown at difficult times - for example, some years ago, Vidal (when he played at Leverkussen) was left out of the team by Bielsa. Vidal said he didn't share the decision and was worried that Chile would loose a couple of big matches that were coming up in the WC qualifiers. Chile won both matches with several youngsters on the field, and Bravo stood up to Vidal who ended up apologizing publiclly. His best match for Chile was probably against Uruguay in the WC 2010 qualifiers in Santiago. Isla got a red card around the 30th minute, and Bravo had alot of work. He saved many, but I rember in particular an incredible shot by Cebolla Rodriguez which would have meant maybe not going to the WC. He has great reflexes.

Lastly, I think both Bravo and Ter Stagen will benefit from having competition. I beleive that players who have the risk of being left on the bench have to cope with that pressure and bring their best game to avoid it from happening. Having a quality goalie on the bench can only benefit the team - just look what happened to Barca this season when Valdes got injured. Yes, Bravo is 31 but for a goalie that is still pretty young. How old is Buffon? How old is the australian goalie that played CL this season for Chelsea?

Anyways, really happy to have both him and Alexis at Barcelona. I hope fans give them a chance of showing what quality players they both are.
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Hi my friend. Welcome to Barcaforum. Some solid inputs on Bravo.

Im quite glad we have two solid GKs now. Lets see how they both perform
 
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linetty

Guest
Galning said:
The best is yet to come my friend. Arsenal, Juventus, Atlético, Liverpool... all interested in Alexis but we will sell him for 25M it seems. Glorious business.
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We won't sell Alexis unless it's for a deal for Suarez
 
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linetty

Guest
However I don't think we will buy Suarez after that incident. The board is probably very happy of Alexis' performances at the World Cup and will want him around.
 
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