Gerard Deulofeu

DonAndres

DonAndres

Wild Man of Borneo
He looked a tad nervous in this game when he first came on. He lost possession cheaply a few times and one time i saw him 1v1 with a defender and he resorted to his old "tap the ball 3 yards ahead" strategy which ultimately ended up failing. However later he used his head more and showed good patience. He had that lobbed effort which came pretty close and that one run past like 4-5 defenders which was amazing. Too bad he didn't get his pass through to Villa though or it could have made for a memorable goal. After he scores his first few goals and gets confidence with the first team he'll get comfortable enough to strut his amazing talent which we have seen him display with the b team. He is confident and ambitious but i do have to imagine how nervous someone can get when they are trying to make a big impact in one of their first games on the senior team.
 
hemakesmemessi

hemakesmemessi

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Iniesta123 said:
He looked a tad nervous in this game when he first came on. He lost possession cheaply a few times and one time i saw him 1v1 with a defender and he resorted to his old "tap the ball 3 yards ahead" strategy which ultimately ended up failing. However later he used his head more and showed good patience. He had that lobbed effort which came pretty close and that one run past like 4-5 defenders which was amazing. Too bad he didn't get his pass through to Villa though or it could have made for a memorable goal. After he scores his first few goals and gets confidence with the first team he'll get comfortable enough to strut his amazing talent which we have seen him display with the b team. He is confident and ambitious but i do have to imagine how nervous someone can get when they are trying to make a big impact in one of their first games on the senior team.
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summed up his game perfectly, once he gets that 1st goal I have high hopes for the impact he can make in the first team
 
FCBarca

FCBarca

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Iniesta123 said:
He looked a tad nervous in this game when he first came on. He lost possession cheaply a few times and one time i saw him 1v1 with a defender and he resorted to his old "tap the ball 3 yards ahead" strategy which ultimately ended up failing. However later he used his head more and showed good patience. He had that lobbed effort which came pretty close and that one run past like 4-5 defenders which was amazing. Too bad he didn't get his pass through to Villa though or it could have made for a memorable goal. After he scores his first few goals and gets confidence with the first team he'll get comfortable enough to strut his amazing talent which we have seen him display with the b team. He is confident and ambitious but i do have to imagine how nervous someone can get when they are trying to make a big impact in one of their first games on the senior team.
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Very astute take...I liked him tracking back which is something I like seeing more from him along with minimizing his attitude issues...That 3 meter tap strategy was coupled with a mild stare at the linesman believing he deserved a foul...In the Segunda, he would've gotten that call but rarely in first team footy - although, to be fair, the defender did not play the ball at all

I think he's doing fine over all and I'm happy that he grew into the game in his 20-25 minutes of playing time...By the end, you could see his comfort level was the best he's displayed with the first team, to date...He's still 18 and it's almost a mantra from the club, the coaches & players when it comes to Deulofeu - they know the talent is there but want to see harder work, focus and less attitude...So clearly, it's been an issue as some of us have pointed out...He'll get lots of minutes in preseason in 2013 and if he shines there then I imagine we'll see him get more substitutions in '13-'14 with the first team...I think 2014 at 20 years of age will be his promotion to the first team unless depth becomes an issue sooner
 
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Yugi

Yugi

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Del Bosque: "If one day we have to call 14 Barça players, we will. Last time there were 8. Puyol, Pique, Xavi Thiago out. Tello close, maybe Deulofeu."

well Del Bosque already knows Deulofeu and considers calling him in future :worthy:
 
ShandyFFM

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german newspapers are saying bayer 04 leverkusen is near to sign winger gerard deulofeu on loan.... but the although want a buy option for him in the contrac but barca dont...


15.32 Uhr: Bedient sich Bayer Leverkusen beim FC Barcelona? Bei "Fichajes.net" ist nun das Gerücht aufgetaucht, dass die Werkself daran interessiert ist, den 18-jährigen Angreifer Gerard Deulofeu von den Katalanen auszuleihen. Für die Profis hatte der Youngster bislang vier Pflichteinsätze, Spielpraxis könnte ihm also nicht schaden. Eigentlich eine Win-Win-Situation für beide Klubs. Der Haken für Barca: Leverkusen will auch eine Kaufoption für Deulofeu. Damit ist der Tabellenführer der Primera Division nicht so ganz einverstanden.

http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussba...bbel-jose-mourinho-alex-ferguson,seite=2.html
 
Barcaman

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Interesting.. Leverkusen are playing with 2 wide forwards most of the time. One place is reserved for Schurrle, other one is currently occupied by Castro who is doing good. I don't really see him fitting in the current rooster.
I guess they are thinking of Deulofeu as a replacement for Sidney Sam who played regularly for the last few seasons and is now injured.
 
Trickykid

Trickykid

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Bojan said:
Interesting.. Leverkusen are playing with 2 wide forwards most of the time. One place is reserved for Schurrle, other one is currently occupied by Castro who is doing good. I don't really see him fitting in the current rooster.
I guess they are thinking of Deulofeu as a replacement for Sidney Sam who played regularly for the last few seasons and is now injured.
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I'm not too fond about this idea to be honest. First of all, we'd risk him not getting many games, in which case he'd be much better off playing regularly in a lesser league. Secondly, obviously he wouldn't be able to get any minutes under his belt with the first team in Barcelona, in order for Tito to assess him 1st hand during this season. If the rumours about Neymar are true, he'll need ever possible chance he gets to impress Tito. Of course this could also be done in Germany, but I'd much rather have him close by.
 
Barcaman

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I'd say give him one more year with B team as he's still younger than Pedro, Cuenca and Tello when they emerged to 1st team.
Loan to some Spanish La Liga team would probably be wiser than loaning him outside too.
 
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