Luxury player. Not good enough attacking to play anywhere but cdm. The problem is is he not good enough defensively at the highest level to play cdm
But but but: he played awesome at Ajax.
= well, they had players suitable for a different formation and a coach has build a team to get the best from Frenkie
People will say: let's play 4231.
Well:
Where will Messi play?
Who will be a No9 without Suarez?
Who will play as a double pivot with Frenkie?
Who will be 2 attacking wingers in 4231? No one except Dembele since all of our players are slow and more like midfielders than wingers.
And even then, Dembele is useless due to a lack of IQ.
In short, we can't play 4231.
That means that Frenkie will struggle in 433 and 343.
Basically, we can't play 433 due to Messi.
We can't play 4231 due to Messi and a lack of wingers.
People don't want 442.
And 352 and 343 suck in defense.
So, basically, we can't play anything with a current set of players.
Yet, fans are mad at coaches for not finding a perfect formation and for not getting the best out of players.
Yet, this is the most dumbest assembled Barca team since 2003.
Messi is ruining every single formation.
Griezz can't play with Messi.
Dembele is a player for counterattacking teams.
Busi can play only in 433.
Frenkie suits the best in 4231 with a defensive cover for him.
Arthur suits the best in 4231 but also with Casemiro covering for him.
So, Frenkie and Arthur can't cover for eachother and also they are weird fits for 433 due to both being a total shit in attack and both being questionable in defense, especially Arthur.
I am asking any fan here: try to create a good formation with these players for any away match.
You can't.
And then again: Pep and Klopp are allowed to buy players whom they want, who are perfect fits for their system.
Yet we have a team of randomly assembled players, as if some 8 years old kid played Football Manager with cheating codes (unlimited transfer funds) and as if he was just buying random superstars without any plan:
1. Who will be a coach
2. What formation will we play
3. Will we play possession or more direct
4. And whether these players are compatible with eachother
I will repeat for 1001st time: in terms of players and team's balance, this is the worst mess since 2000-2003.
A horrible, truly horrible team in overall bar Messi and 2-3 bright spots.