La Liga 23/24

[serghei]

Our manager selection post-Pep isn't much to talk about. Even Lucho is yet to prove himself outside of Barca.

 

[Horatio]

Damn...what a clearance by alaba.

 

[fergus90]

Dani Carvajal is garbage until April every season and then plays the final stretch or any final like an all-timer.

 

[serghei]

Dani Carvajal is garbage until April every season and then plays the final stretch or any final like an all-timer.

Sounds like him in the last 4-5 years.

 

[JamDav1982]

Dani Carvajal is garbage until April every season and then plays the final stretch or any final like an all-timer.

He was fucking awful at end of last season and v City.

 

[Horatio]

Bilbao with some chances now.

 

[fergus90]

He was fucking awful at end of last season and v City.

That's true, forgot Jack G had him on toast.

 

[ajnotkeith]

Vinicius has been terrible.

One of the players who I will always insist is overrated despite popular opinion

 

[serghei]

He used to be a great fullback in 2014-2017 though. Elite.

 

[JamDav1982]

Barca better technical midfielders but this Real midfield could smother Barcas if can push up and little threat in behind with pace.

 

[Horatio]

One of the players who I will always insist is overrated despite popular opinion

I am in the same boat. Does some things really well but there is not excuse for that finishing. Should have been way better by now.

 

[fergus90]

Vinicius one of them players that keeps trying and trying, so ends up creating 9-10 moments of danger but also heavily fucks up just as much.

 

[serghei]

Vinicius is oddly not great vs smaller teams, not focused enough, but on the big occasions, he smashes it.

 

[ajnotkeith]

I am in the same boat. Does some things really well but there is not excuse for that finishing. Should have been way better by now.

The main thing for me is the amount of attempts he gets every game.

Yes, he produces some magic moments, but how many times is he getting the ball and losing it on the flip side? There are a lot of games where all he does is lose the ball and kills attacks but gets an assist and people are like, ok, what a game by Vinicius Jr.

In a team like City his gameplay wouldn't be acceptable.

 

[Horatio]

Vinicius is oddly not great vs smaller teams, not focused enough, but on the big occasions, he smashes it.

Benzema made that happen.