Gerard Deulofeu

Raketa10

Senior Member
Paco has been utilized a lot as a winger in the Lucho system, sometimes interchanging with Suarez as a CF.

I ask you this then: What does Deu offer that Denis or Paco can't at the wing? I've watched a few Milan matches this year and I don't see a big improvement like most of you have. Yes, his passing has improved a lot and there is less hold up play, but that's literally the only things I saw. Those two don't automatically make you a Barca player. He is also isolated a lot on the wing. Give that much time to any of our wingers and they could also make something happen.

Well for sure he is much quicker, has better dribbling abilities and he is much better in 1 on 1...
 

God Serena

New member
Paco has been utilized a lot as a winger in the Lucho system, sometimes interchanging with Suarez as a CF.

I ask you this then: What does Deu offer that Denis or Paco can't at the wing? I've watched a few Milan matches this year and I don't see a big improvement like most of you have. Yes, his passing has improved a lot and there is less hold up play, but that's literally the only things I saw. Those two don't automatically make you a Barca player. He is also isolated a lot on the wing. Give that much time to any of our wingers and they could also make something happen.

I don't believe Paco has beaten his marker even a single time since joining us. Deu brings crosses and linkup play and is much more capable of moving the ball forward, none of which are skills Paco has. He's also much more prone to help defensively than Paco as well, and when he gets the ball he draws defenders to him.

Paco needs to be set up inside the box to get any real chance to score and that's pretty much all he brings. I don't believe Denis has ever even played as a winger for us so there's no point even discussing what he brings.

The fact that he's similar in playstyle to Neymar means that any notion of him "Not fitting our style" can't possibly be true.
 

Richard.H

Senior Member
There's been very few times where I get really disappointed in this forum but this is one of those times. I seriously don't see the same things that you are all seeing. He will offer no more than what the other backup players have offered this season. I guess we'll just wait and see, but it still amazes me how many people think he's that good.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Paco is a better CF clearly and likes of Denis are better wide players.

Don't think Deulofeu will be back anyway but if he does arrive then think MSN will get pissed off with him very quickly.
 

God Serena

New member
Paco is a better CF clearly and likes of Denis are better wide players.

Don't think Deulofeu will be back anyway but if he does arrive then think MSN will get pissed off with him very quickly.

Why is anyone trying to compare Deulofeu and Paco in the first place? Makes no sense to me. It's like comparing Mascherano to Bellerin because Masche played RB once.

Denis may or may not be a better wide player. Who the hell knows, that's not his position here.

If he pisses MSN off that'd be pretty hypocritical of them, what with Neymar playing in a very similar manner and not getting heat from either of Messi or Suarez.
 

DonAK

President of FC Barcelona
There's been very few times where I get really disappointed in this forum but this is one of those times. I seriously don't see the same things that you are all seeing. He will offer no more than what the other backup players have offered this season. I guess we'll just wait and see, but it still amazes me how many people think he's that good.

It's not that he's amazing.

It's simply that he's a better winger than both Denis and Rafinha. He is actually fast and can beat his man, and add some creativity as well. His decision making is shit though and he's selfish. Seem to have gotten slightly better at that aspect recently.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
He was terrible the whole game even allowing for that goal.

Milan fans starting to see exactly why he wasnt good enough for Everton.
 

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