Ibrahim Afellay
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Can he play box-box role? He is clearly more comfortable in midfield. He is direct, pacy, skilled at shooting, passing and looks to 've the stamina to cover ground.
His inhibitions could be associated with the new environs and the eagerness to be accepted. If Pep plays him right and regularly we could get more out of him starting next season.
I thought he had a decent game last night. His low crosses, some of which can be threatening go begging as there is practically no one in the box. I don't care what others say but i don't mind his long range shots. I don't want all our players with 'walk the ball in to the net' approach. He is getting closer and those mean shots will eventually find the net.
His inhibitions could be associated with the new environs and the eagerness to be accepted. If Pep plays him right and regularly we could get more out of him starting next season.
I thought he had a decent game last night. His low crosses, some of which can be threatening go begging as there is practically no one in the box. I don't care what others say but i don't mind his long range shots. I don't want all our players with 'walk the ball in to the net' approach. He is getting closer and those mean shots will eventually find the net.
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
This ^^
I've been laughed at when I mentioned this but he could be a very good successor for Keiteee! He's got pace, he can keep it tight in the mid field(remember he even played holding mid previously), could provide space for our inside forwards in the centre by going wide, thereby taking defenders with him, as he's got good cross and he got a mean shot too. One thing he lacks compared to Keita is his aerial presence but he could more than make up for it by his passing and creativity
gingerless
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wtf? people already talking about selling hi??? 
ffs....
ffs....
Bu3aLi
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He needs time on the pitch with the first team players to adapt to the match style/pressure ..
Benching a player and expecting him to be superman whenever he comes is just stupid. Just like what happened with bojan, he used to be a brilliant sub but now the lack of time on the pitch made him useless !!
Benching a player and expecting him to be superman whenever he comes is just stupid. Just like what happened with bojan, he used to be a brilliant sub but now the lack of time on the pitch made him useless !!
Agreed. Good post
He really is more comfortable in the midfield as he played there in PSV and that is his position. He isnt a RW/LW but it just happends that he has the qualities to be able to play there and he is willing to play wherever his coach asks him to. Remember Keita ahead of the UCL finals? He said that he didnt want to play left back bla bla. That is something Yayas agent was mentioning all the time
And again, Afellay would be best if he was used in the midfield, AM when possible. There he has the best use of his long shots, passing, dribbling etc and can use his pace to run through defenses. He is also good on the LW tho, but I just hope Pep doesent play him on the RW again since that position clearly isnt for him.
edit: And I find it retarded when Guardiola subs him in on the 90th minute or somewhere in the extra time. He has done it atleast 3 times now and when he gets in, he doesent even get to touch the ball and the match is over. I just find it stupid and utterly retarded. When you've waited so long, might aswell not sub him in at all. And these subs havent been for time wasting since the score line has been atleast 2 goals up for Barca.
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Poor_Sunyol
In Lucho we trust!
This guy is worse than shit. Massive disappointment. No touch, no balls, no ambition. Luckily we only paid 4mil for him.
Poor_Sunyol
In Lucho we trust!
He doesn't want the ball and therefore doesn't come looking for it, which means he isn't a Barca type of player. Two things could have happened IMO. One that it is the usual thing that the Dutch league is so weak that average players look great or two that he turned up at Barca training saw the technical quality of the players and has bottled it. They latter happens a lot at Barca and Madrid.
This isn't FM11 and we can't afford to just will a player to succeed. He has had enough time now to make an impact or at least look like he wants to take his chance with the injuries we have had buy he has done neither.
This isn't FM11 and we can't afford to just will a player to succeed. He has had enough time now to make an impact or at least look like he wants to take his chance with the injuries we have had buy he has done neither.
I seriously doubt if you have been watching any Barca game with Afellay on the pitch...
kadeng
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bit harsh. i just dont get why he is at barca.. what is pep gonna do with him?!
sell him and buy arda
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mitkoa7x
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Why sell Ibi after only 19 games for the team (most of which as a sub in the 75+ min), give him a chance he comes from PSV who have a very different style than Barca. He will need time to adapt, i believe in him.
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