DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Scouting.... Wtf.
Just like the 40m, this extra money..... I don't believe that all of this goes to Neymar Sr. pocket. Neymar Sr, Rosell, Bartomeu, Andre Cury, all these guys are in this together.
Douglas Pereira dos Santos
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Scouting.... Wtf.
Just like the 40m, this extra money..... I don't believe that all of this goes to Neymar Sr. pocket. Neymar Sr, Rosell, Bartomeu, Andre Cury, all these guys are in this together.
Yeah, that 2M scouting-money was mentioned in Neymar's contract indeed (the numbers that Bartomeu had to make public), almost had forgotten about it. Well, thx a lot Neymar Senior, great 2M scouting-job!
Androutsos
Senior Member
KingMessi
SiempreBlaugrana
For the sake of discussion, here's the main part of the article. All credit to Renato Goncalves and BarcaBlaugranes.
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I'm sorry, I was a little harsh on Douglas, but it wasn't sincere. I wasn't even thinking about the guy, just making fun. From now on, this is serious. This is what I actually think of the guy.
Okay, let's get this out of the way: Douglas is not terrible. Not even poor. Not even bad. He is, actually, pretty good. At Goiás, his first club, he was a MACHINE of attacking from the right side. He was unstoppable, and one of the main reasons his team was always at the top of Brazil's league tables. He was protected enough to the point where defending was not really a priority, so going forward is his main quality.
Moving from Goiás to São Paulo FC, one of the five biggest Brazilian clubs, Douglas had to deal with the pressure of being the first great right-back since Cicinho -- remember, the one who played at Real Madrid with Robinho and at Roma, among others? -- so he had to meet unrealistic expectations. São Paulo fans never got behind him, mostly because they are skeptical of everybody who plays there, except Rogério Ceni, their legendary goalie, and Kaká, because he began his career there. Everyone else has to gain the people's love, and it's not easy.
Back to Douglas: His tenure at São Paulo was a decent to good one. He never became a star, because he is not meant to be one. He is a complementary piece. You can't expect much of him, because he doesn't want the spotlight. He likes to do his thing and not get in the way of others.
These are the intangibles. Now, the more evident stuff. Douglas is a really good offensive player. He is pretty much a winger when the team is on attack, and he will make cuts to the box so he can receive long passes from the midfielders. Once he has the ball, he ALWAYS looks to pass and set up his teammates. He doesn't attempt a crazy shot, or dribble, or fancy moves. He plays within himself, doing the best possible play.
Douglas is a good, reliable passer, with a 82% career accuracy, with an average of 44 passes a game -- at São Paulo, his touches per game went up to almost 60. Compared to Dani Alves and Montoya, the other two Barça right-backs, Douglas is a better passer, creates more opportunities for others and has a better offensive accuracy in terms of attempts to the goal. Even his crosses are more accurate.
When he gets chances to play at Barça, if he does it with the first team, Douglas is pretty much perfect for the system. Barça plays with a 3-man back-line while on offense, with Sergio Busquets dropping off to be closer to the center-backs. That gives the full-backs a lot more freedom than they had before. The signing of Rakitic was vital to keep the engine functioning. If a full-back goes too deep into the attack, Ivan and Iniesta will defend the sides, while the team already has three man on defense. If Douglas plays, he has more freedom to attack. That's what he does best, and that fits perfectly into Luis Enrique's scheme.
Montoya is a defensive right-back; Alves is a ultra-offensive one that takes too many risks. Douglas is in the middle. He's a decent defender when needed, yet an above-average offensive back who doesn't try too much. You might find it crazy, but Douglas is a younger version of Dani Alves. Alves matured at Barça, but he was exactly what Douglas is right now: an insane attacker, perfect for the Barça system, who just needs time to learn the Camp Nou ropes.
Of course, Dani is a better player. You don't become a Barcelona legend everyday. Douglas is not on his level. Yet. But he has the ingredients. Luis Enrique approved his signing immediately, so he's seeing something in Douglas than most fail to see.
As a São Paulo fan, I got to see Douglas play every Wednesday and Sunday since 2013. Believe me, he's good enough to play at Barcelona. If he develops, this can be the greatest steal of Barça's recent history. He'll have at least one year to learn, training alongside Alves. He'll learn from one of the best teachers ever at his position. Once Dani goes away, Douglas will possibly be ready to be the next great Brazilian right-back in Barça history.
Yes, that sentence seems a little crazy. But isn't this signing crazy in the first place?
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This is very intriguing indeed. #BlaugranaCafu
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I'm sorry, I was a little harsh on Douglas, but it wasn't sincere. I wasn't even thinking about the guy, just making fun. From now on, this is serious. This is what I actually think of the guy.
Okay, let's get this out of the way: Douglas is not terrible. Not even poor. Not even bad. He is, actually, pretty good. At Goiás, his first club, he was a MACHINE of attacking from the right side. He was unstoppable, and one of the main reasons his team was always at the top of Brazil's league tables. He was protected enough to the point where defending was not really a priority, so going forward is his main quality.
Moving from Goiás to São Paulo FC, one of the five biggest Brazilian clubs, Douglas had to deal with the pressure of being the first great right-back since Cicinho -- remember, the one who played at Real Madrid with Robinho and at Roma, among others? -- so he had to meet unrealistic expectations. São Paulo fans never got behind him, mostly because they are skeptical of everybody who plays there, except Rogério Ceni, their legendary goalie, and Kaká, because he began his career there. Everyone else has to gain the people's love, and it's not easy.
Back to Douglas: His tenure at São Paulo was a decent to good one. He never became a star, because he is not meant to be one. He is a complementary piece. You can't expect much of him, because he doesn't want the spotlight. He likes to do his thing and not get in the way of others.
These are the intangibles. Now, the more evident stuff. Douglas is a really good offensive player. He is pretty much a winger when the team is on attack, and he will make cuts to the box so he can receive long passes from the midfielders. Once he has the ball, he ALWAYS looks to pass and set up his teammates. He doesn't attempt a crazy shot, or dribble, or fancy moves. He plays within himself, doing the best possible play.
Douglas is a good, reliable passer, with a 82% career accuracy, with an average of 44 passes a game -- at São Paulo, his touches per game went up to almost 60. Compared to Dani Alves and Montoya, the other two Barça right-backs, Douglas is a better passer, creates more opportunities for others and has a better offensive accuracy in terms of attempts to the goal. Even his crosses are more accurate.
When he gets chances to play at Barça, if he does it with the first team, Douglas is pretty much perfect for the system. Barça plays with a 3-man back-line while on offense, with Sergio Busquets dropping off to be closer to the center-backs. That gives the full-backs a lot more freedom than they had before. The signing of Rakitic was vital to keep the engine functioning. If a full-back goes too deep into the attack, Ivan and Iniesta will defend the sides, while the team already has three man on defense. If Douglas plays, he has more freedom to attack. That's what he does best, and that fits perfectly into Luis Enrique's scheme.
Montoya is a defensive right-back; Alves is a ultra-offensive one that takes too many risks. Douglas is in the middle. He's a decent defender when needed, yet an above-average offensive back who doesn't try too much. You might find it crazy, but Douglas is a younger version of Dani Alves. Alves matured at Barça, but he was exactly what Douglas is right now: an insane attacker, perfect for the Barça system, who just needs time to learn the Camp Nou ropes.
Of course, Dani is a better player. You don't become a Barcelona legend everyday. Douglas is not on his level. Yet. But he has the ingredients. Luis Enrique approved his signing immediately, so he's seeing something in Douglas than most fail to see.
As a São Paulo fan, I got to see Douglas play every Wednesday and Sunday since 2013. Believe me, he's good enough to play at Barcelona. If he develops, this can be the greatest steal of Barça's recent history. He'll have at least one year to learn, training alongside Alves. He'll learn from one of the best teachers ever at his position. Once Dani goes away, Douglas will possibly be ready to be the next great Brazilian right-back in Barça history.
Yes, that sentence seems a little crazy. But isn't this signing crazy in the first place?
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This is very intriguing indeed. #BlaugranaCafu
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Flavia
Guest
I guess when I watched, it was always when he had the worse day, then
Because his crosses were pretty awful, making Alves look a precise machine. His passing and defending were always abysmal as well.
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Flavia
Guest
I don't know who he is, but there are some wrong informations on his text. Like when he says this about goias, douglas 1st club: "He was unstoppable, and one of the main reasons his team was always at the top of Brazil's league tables". Douglas played there from 2009 to 2012, and goias was relegated to serie b in 2010, and only made it back to serie A in 2013. I don't know if he's trolling now, or trying to get hits. At first his opinion on him was different too.
If there was no transfer ban, I wouldn't be worried. But there is one.
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linetty
Guest
New Barcelona player Douglas has arrived in Barcelona. He will today undergo medical tests, sign his contract and give a press conference.
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Flavia
Guest
I hope his spanish is bad. And that the translator don't translate everything the reporters might say to him.
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linetty
Guest
What? Why?
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Flavia
Guest
He might be asked some very uncomfortable questions... Zubi should be the one to be asked those, not him.
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