Jordi Alba

[jamrock]

Xavi values busquets experience, after yesterday's performance, his renewal is assured, Barca forum is gonna lose its collective shit 😂😂😂.

 

[JamDav1982]

Has never been in doubt Xavi rates him. Yesterday or not.

Rates him when gives away goals with his passing and poor positioning in CL.. so not going to be anything but reaffirmed when he actually does play quite well.

 

[vuji_31]

Atleast we play with 2 pivots, and we want to sign Brozovic, so it means maybe it is over and Busi will not renew.

Imagine loosing Balde, because we don't have money for renewing, but renewing Busi's contract.

 

[JamDav1982]

If they renew Busi it will most likely save money for other contracts as they would ask him to push back his deferred salary that he is due to receive when contract ends.

Still wonder if they might try to be sneaky by renewing him to delay deferred salary and then loan him out to MLS during that contract.

 

[kattanib]

Pathetic fan base here at the forum. The guy was probably man of the match but no one wants to say anything positive about him or give him credit.

Great game and a good player along with Kessie against teams who are parking the bus

 

[Barcaman]

He played well and I always liked him. His energy was never in doubt

 

[Andresito]

Great game.

Shows how class is permanent together with Busi. Unfortunately while permanent, it's not consistent. If it wouldn't have been for his excessive salary, he would be a great backup for Balde.

 

[te amo barca]

Still one of the best playmaking LBs out there. Long balls from deep, crosses, through balls, Alba can make any kind of pass. Pity that he implodes so easily because with time he developed a lot at Barca compared to his first years.

 

[JohnN]

Xavi lit a fire up his ass and it shows.
Balde still very young so it's nice to have such a quality backup, but those wages are killing us.

 

[Andresito]

Weird how he always seems to improve when he's under pressure of being benched. Was the same during that period where Lucho didn't call him up.

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

What Alba has always excelled at is looking for the playmakers and making disguised well-timed runs from deep (which Messi would always find), using his pace to break behind the back line. It's what your creative players need to actually be creative— without options, playmakers just have to recirculate the ball. On the other hand, what Alba does with the ball after he gets it is always hit or miss— more often miss. He tries to put in a square ball or a cutback and, more often than not, blasts the ball into his marker. I came to expect Alba's final balls to be mostly as useless as Alves' multiple targetless crosses. But the times Alba connects (like today), it can change the game. He was excellent today.

His other great skill is volleys. He has great technique and usually forces a save. He really should shoot more, but years of trying to feed Messi has trained it out of him.

 

[Messi983]

Good game and season overall but would still prefer to offload his wages if possible. Probably not so will take anything good he can still give us on the pitch.

If they renew Busi it will most likely save money for other contracts as they would ask him to push back his deferred salary that he is due to receive when contract ends.

Still wonder if they might try to be sneaky by renewing him to delay deferred salary and then loan him out to MLS during that contract.

Don't think Tebas would allow that. Not the loan but manipulating deferred wages.

I think we'll renew him because Xavi believes he can still be important player. Even as one of his biggest "haters" I must admit he's done well enough in current system but don't know if Xavi really wants to keep that system for next year as well. If he does then we need more depth in midfield not having Kessie (who I like) as the only midfielder on the bench alongside Pablo Torre who Xavi doesn't trust much yet.

 

[Porque]

Don't think Tebas would allow that. Not the loan but manipulating deferred wages.

Thebes shouldn't be aloud to interpret the contracts. You are creating a huge problem in the league when you have two things, an objective salary cap rules, with a handbook of subjective interpretation of them.

You could say he has already entered this road though, with the Gavi case.

 

[Messi983]

Lot of things he shouldn't be doing but still is.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Weird how he always seems to improve when he's under pressure of being benched. Was the same during that period where Lucho didn't call him up.

I don't think he has legs to play same minutes as earlier but reduced minutes he can look fresh and then the mental pressure to perform, he can do well. It's a good role for him now.

He seems to be a bit of leader as well for the young players, so seems to be good team player too.

I don't mind if he continues in this sort of role for another season. (Unles we are forced to sell because money limits)