no but i've heard he got injured by shoving his finger into valverde's ass and then lifting him up like a ventriloquist lifts a pupet.
Holy shit!!! That's gold!
no but i've heard he got injured by shoving his finger into valverde's ass and then lifting him up like a ventriloquist lifts a pupet.
He isn't barca level, never was.
The barca level that exists in your head is irrelevant. He is one of the most decorated starters in football. He has over a 100 apps and has many impressive moments for barca. Who gives a damn about meeting your level, its about winning trophies and barca has done that with him as a starter. Barca will still win the league this year with rakitic as a starter, this was the highlight of great players like cruyff but oh its not about results its about trying to get 11 wc players and shitting on anyone who doesn't meet that standard.
He can probably stay another season, but he should not be a starter anymore. We need to look back to what made us so great and what makes other teams' midfield so good too.
We need more control, creativity and energy in the midfield.
He had a great season but IMHO now is the right time to sell him if we can bring someone better. He is 30 years old and I don't think he can play on this level for much longer. But who can we bring instead of him???
Apparently Bayern and Niko Kovac want him. I wonder if we could exchange him for Thiago? What do you guys think would that make sense?
I know Thiago is injury prone but if we get Thiago and buy another strong DM that could work if Thiago manages to stay healthy. I am really not sure what's the best solution for us since there is no perfect midfielder on the market right now.
I agree with you but the problem is who is that creative and controlling midfielder?
That's the issue right. We've fucked up so badly with this. Every team got one or at least player with those characteristics. Kroos in Real Madrid, Pjanic in Juventus, Thiago-sort-of in Bayern, De Bruyne kind of developing into one although more attacking, etc. Verratti, but that cunt looking midget would rather collect Ligue 1 trophies while being injured half the time.
None of these players would be available. Perhaps Pjanic would be for the right amount, but he's 28 and kind of slow which worries me.
I think we need two more world class midfielders.
Don't get me wrong, I like what Coutinho has showed this season with us but he plays far too high up the pitch to be considered a midfielder. Reading some Liverpool forums I've also come to find that he essentially played as a 4th forward for them. He's at his best at the edge of the opponent's box; much further up than Iniesta usually plays.