As i said on another forum
Xavi and Thiago
Iniesta and JDS
They complete each other much better.
this is basically the jist of your post, and I don't disagree at all.
and I don't doubt thiago is the greater talent, and will indeed go on to own the world. my criticism was of his performance in this one game, because he seemed to be out to make an impression rather than focus to help us win the game.
now, I'm not writing him off, never even came close to doing that, I have merely expressed my disappointment at his performance. I expected more, a more mature display maybe. especially following jonny's excellent performance at the weekend.
jonny played like he was already a first teamer and his playing was nothing special. thiago played like he had something to prove. and that was why I was disappointed.
as I said (or intended to say, if I didn't) thiago may have more potential, but right now jonny is a better player.
and that's all.
I never wrote him off or anything in that vein. it wouldn't bother me if he started the next game, because I know the boy's talented and soon enough he will be kicking ass and taking names, but right now jonny is first backup, for sure.
His first half:
http://nl.tinypic.com/r/117elue/6
I know, it was a weakened Sevilla and it was mostly versus Koné, but this ain't bad? Definitely not comparable with the reactions (which probably only camebecause he was whistled an incorrect penalty). The second half was worse but I didn't say it was good so no need for a vid.
His so called sloppy passing to Pinto is actually each time at more or less same place: next to the goal. Which is where a ball to the keeper has to come.
mate, forget about it.
these people need a boogie man to blame for us not winning and chyggy is it.
I remember even Messi doing fancy stuff in his early years. It's not unusual for players of his age choose the wrong option to impress the audience. And, it's ONE competitive game where he did a bit of dribbling and u criticise him for his attitude while comparing him to Quaresma. Didn't expect it from u, tbh.
Like Iced said, Iniesta was more selfish than the Kid, so dunno why ur criticising an 18 y.o boy for the same.
iniesta dribbled more, but he was not more selfish. he was constantly trying to open space up and create chances. maybe thiago was trying to do the same, but I didn't see it. he seemed far more intent on making an impression.
U know if there was one negative, it was Chysus. Can't believe ur shooting down a kid in his first competitive game for his attitude when the prob was elsewhere. May be ur just trying to distract everyone's attention from Chysus by blaming Thiago.
I couldn't distract people's attention away from chysus with pictures of naked women, so why would I try to do so by criticising thiago?
I criticise the kid because his attitude was wrong in this game.
that's okay, it happens.
it was just the only real negative for me. otherwise nothing happened that surprised me. I knew once chysus went to LCB his performance would plummet. I knew that after a lively first half, a not-fully-sharp messi would have a quieter second period. I knew once rafa went into CB we would be in danger. etc. etc. etc. thiago's egoism surprised and disappointed me. that's all. it's really not a big deal.
So, u 've faith in Pep's judgement of players, but at the same time too critical about Thiago and not Chyg.
I'm not being "too critical."
thiago disappointed me, mainly because his performance was incongruous to my expectations. having seen him vs. kazma and in the gamper, and having seen jonny impress so thoroughly at the weekend, I was expecting good things from thiago and he failed to live up to that billing. he looked and played like a staggeringly talented 18 year old prospect. jonny played like a first-teamer. that's the difference.
chysus impressed me first half (where his performance exceeded my expectations). but once he moved to LCB, I knew he'd drop off. I knew it would happen so it didn't bother me when it did.
plus as the entire forum is railing on chysus, I don't really feel the need to join in.
do you see the difference?
I would hope so.
Here is why...(something i've noticed for a long time...)
You 've ur favs just like Pep does...
Busquets, Keita, Chyg and now JDS...when it comes to these players, i've seen ur always very leneint and focus on their positives while generally ignoring their flaws.
with busquets and jonny, you're right. but that courtesy extends to all of la masia, as nolan has often lamented. I am more lenient with players from our cantera because they will always try harder for the club, and generally they have a higher chance of success with us due to our system which is practised at all levels. I will point out if they disappoint me (such as thiago, explained above) but it's very rare that they do.
as for keita and chysus, I simply call it as I see it. apart from his lack of barca-ness, keita is brilliant. and his lack of barca-ness often works to our advantage as it provides a different option defenders aren't ready for. we'd have beaten villarreal if he was playing, that's for sure.
and with chygrynskiy... I know he has his flaws, but people criticising him are so utterly idiotic. only nolan has provided anything like a reasoned and fair criticism of the guy. everyone else is just bleating like a bunch of fucking retarded sheep.
no one takes his circumstance into account, no one realises WHY we paid all that money, no one trusts the manager's judgement, no one even has the decency to admit that, hey, this guy played well at RCB last night. so yeah, I defend more than criticise, but that's only to provide some balance to the place.
Now, ur least fav - Toure and Abidal
Always exaggeration, harsh criticism, OTT reaction to their mistakes, focusing on their flaws too much and downplaying their good work. And, i suppose, i need to add Thiago to that list now. Hes JDS's competitor with majority here rating him more than ur fav. No wonder, ur talking so negative about him.
I know u'll deny it. But i've seen u do it everytime and way too much with the concerned players to ignore it.
Please don't let bias interfere in ur opinion about players 'coz otherwise we all know ur awesome personified.
utter bollocks.
I've been full of praise for bilal this season, he was really proving me wrong in the leadup to december. but over the course of december and january the mistakes have cropped up again. I'm not gonna ignore them (as everyone else seems happy to do). it's probably a complacency issue. he feels comfortable having seen off the threat of maxwell so is back to taking it easy. maxy needs to play a few more games, methinks.
as for yaya, again, it's an issue of balance. this forum is so rabid in its fandom for the guy you'd think his dick ejaculated money. his flaws go unnoticed, and thus people (sadly) side with him ahead of the club and the manager.
that is unforgiveable in my eyes. especially as yaya has not been wronged at all. he has never displayed the performance levels necessary (this season) to oust busquets, who continues to improve and mature. there are always reasons for poor performance, but I can't quite figure out what yaya's is. people say he doesn't play well with keita, but that impacts TEAM performance in an offensive capacity, not yaya's ability to dominate as a DM, which has been sadly lacking. if anything, with keita playing, he has more help defensively so should be even more dominant.
plus he HAS displayed a mercenary attitude (likely at the behest of his agent) and become something of a disruptive influence at the club. if he wasn't such a great footballer he'd be gone in january. as it is I think we'll sell in the summer. AND AS I HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID that will be a shame, because I love yaya, always have. but his situation at the club is becoming untenable.
see that? I can like a player and still criticise him.
awesomeness personified, I'd say.
