Denis Zakaria

[Andresito]

 

[Andresito]

Starting to appear more and more in Catalan media with his contract running out in 2022.

At the moment it seems like Kessie is ahead of him on our wishlist.

 

[Messi983]

Unreal player!

 

[Messi983]

Get this beast instead of that dinosaur Busi and we'll be able to compete against big teams again.

 

[te amo barca]

Sign both and ship Busi off. We lack muscle

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Starting to appear more and more in Catalan media with his contract running out in 2022.

At the moment it seems like Kessie is ahead of him on our wishlist.

Signing one of them for free would be great business. Wouldn't mind one of 'em in January with a lowball offer if the club has some money left. The sooner we get competition for Busi, the better. Shipping off Busi isn't something I'd consider to be realistic.

 

[Devils]

Unbelievable player.

 

[wisconsincule]

I’m glad we are being linked with this profile.

 

[FCBarca]

I like Zakaria but he is not Barca level

 

[iniestaGOAT]

Exchange for Puig

 

[Andresito]

I don't think he's ready to be a starter for a big club. Probably never will be. Too bad on the ball.

 

[mc_lovin]

It would be nice for a change to look at everything else besides that. This is why we have a non-existing defense. Araujo the only one holding it up, even though he's probably the worst on the ball out of the bunch. But guess what, he's also 'coincidentally' the only one who can actually DEFEND! So how about we start looking to bring in some guys who do the basics of their position (and have some goddamn pace to go with it) right, instead of worrying about their ability on the ball first? We can always train the ability on the ball out of them much more than we can do other stuff.

Yeah, I don't think so.

Zakaria genuinely gives me nightmares on the ball.

 

[Andresito]

It would be nice for a change to look at everything else besides that. This is why we have a non-existing defense. Araujo the only one holding it up, even though he's probably the worst on the ball out of the bunch. But guess what, he's also 'coincidentally' the only one who can actually DEFEND! So how about we start looking to bring in some guys who do the basics of their position (and have some goddamn pace to go with it) right, instead of worrying about their ability on the ball first? We can always train the ability on the ball out of them much more than we can do other stuff.

It could work for lesser sides to have one-sided players. But you need to have ability on the ball as a pivot, even if your strength is mainly defence. Look at Fabinho, Rodri and Casemiro. Big guys who are comfortable on the ball, not like prime Busi, but capable of beating a press and passing it to a free player.

Ability on the ball is difficult to train. Could become a better short/long passer, but it's hard to develop instincts and brains.

 

[khaled_a_d]

It would be nice for a change to look at everything else besides that. This is why we have a non-existing defense. Araujo the only one holding it up, even though he's probably the worst on the ball out of the bunch. But guess what, he's also 'coincidentally' the only one who can actually DEFEND! So how about we start looking to bring in some guys who do the basics of their position (and have some goddamn pace to go with it) right, instead of worrying about their ability on the ball first? We can always train the ability on the ball out of them much more than we can do other stuff.

Zakaria is mediocre at best in protecting defense.
He has the tools to be great one, but he isn't yet

 

[Messi983]

Mediocre at best is still better than what we have now though.