Malcom

[DonAK]

The way we play we need a direct, high intensity winger more than a playmaking one. Malcom has also showed the capability of making the right instinctive runs to receive a goalscoring chance/pass.

When Messi returns he should be the first attacking option off the bench IMO.

We have Coutinho and Messi as the playmakers. Rakitic at times does complete some decent penetrative passes as well and Arthur is learning that. Need direct players like Malcom that know how to occupy space and move to create space for himself and others.

 

[EdmondDantes]

Happy for him tonight.


You can tell he needed something like this to feel like he belongs here.

To me he's the type of player that plays better with better players around him against better players as well. Hence that cup game disaster.


Hopefully Ernesto will feed him some more minutes now. Try him out in Munir's spot from now on.

 

[FCBfan22]

He should play as a striker in Copa from now on. Ditch Munir and put Malcom there. Maybe we can convert him into a striker. He has that killer instinct and would be far more useful for us there since we have Messi and need a decent backup striker, since Munir is shit.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Did his THING!!!

 

[Much2soon]

Great goal from him today.

He sure would have gotten an earful from Suarez and Coutinho had he not, they made great runs where they were essentially alone.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Let's put him on ice until we play the return leg vs Cultural.

Let's put the whole "Valverde is shit" narrative aside for a moment.
But honestly, other than Arda, was there is any 1st team player that you can say he didn't get his fair chance to prove himself into the team?
Gomes, Denis,Deulofeu , Digne all got the chance to prove him wrong and they didn't. Could argue about Mina but he arrived midseason and was bad from the start.
Malcom might get weird minutes, might not play as much as we want, but I think at the end of the year Malcom will have at least 1200 minutes this season.
His competition is also tough with him,Coutinho & Dembele all basically fighting for one staring spot.

 

[FCBfan22]

Let's put the whole "Valverde is shit" narrative aside for a moment.
But honestly, other than Arda, was there is any 1st team player that you can say he didn't get his fair chance to prove himself into the team?
Gomes, Denis,Deulofeu , Digne all got the chance to prove him wrong and they didn't. Could argue about Mina but he arrived midseason and was bad from the start.
Malcom might get weird minutes, might not play as much as we want, but I think at the end of the year Malcom will have at least 1200 minutes this season.
His competition is also tough with him,Coutinho & Dembele all basically fighting for one staring spot.

And that's why we should try him as a 9 in Copa. Munir is shit and we need a backup striker. Might find something there.

 

[serghei]

Let's put the whole "Valverde is shit" narrative aside for a moment.
But honestly, other than Arda, was there is any 1st team player that you can say he didn't get his fair chance to prove himself into the team?
Gomes, Denis,Deulofeu , Digne all got the chance to prove him wrong and they didn't. Could argue about Mina but he arrived midseason and was bad from the start.
Malcom might get weird minutes, might not play as much as we want, but I think at the end of the year Malcom will have at least 1200 minutes this season.
His competition is also tough with him,Coutinho & Dembele all basically fighting for one staring spot.

Sorry, but games vs 3rd division teams with experimental teams on don't even count to me.

Lucas Vazquez played 2800 minutes at Madrid last season. He was behind Benzema, Bale, Ronaldo, Isco and Asensio up front. Just like Malcom is behind Messi, Suarez and Coutinho and Dembele (arguably). So, a player like Malcom should be able to play about as much as Vazquez does for Madrid.


1200 minutes means 10 games. It's a joke for a developing player.

 

[messi2140]

He is done anyway with Messi coming back imo. Most of his qualities (cutting inside then taking a shot) is playing as a RW. So even if he somehow earned Valverde's trust he wont be able to play on his best position.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Sorry, but games vs 3rd division teams with experimental teams on don't even count to me.

1200 minutes means 10 games. It's a joke for a developing player.

1200 minutes is over 13 games playing all 90 minutes, but anyway.

Lucas Vazquez played 2800 minutes at Madrid last season. He was behind Benzema, Bale, Ronaldo, Isco and Asensio up front. Just like Malcom is behind Messi, Suarez and Coutinho and Dembele (arguably). So, a player like Malcom should be able to play about as much as Vazquez does for Madrid.

Not sure why bring Vasquez in discussion, he is a different player, who is versatile and veteran too that Zidane like him, more comparable to Paulinho who actually got more minutes than him. You are comparing 26 years with 21 years old new player

And are you really ready to bench Dembele even more for that to happen? starter players on average get 50-55 games a year (This was number of games 28-32 years old Xavi was getting under Pep) and this will be the number of games normally Messi & Suarez gets even with rotation.
So how do you want those minutes to come from?

 

[serghei]

Not sure why bring Vasquez in discussion, he is a different player, who is versatile and veteran too that Zidane like him, more comparable to Paulinho who actually got more minutes than him. You are comparing 26 years with 21 years old new player

And are you really ready to bench Dembele even more for that to happen? starter players on average get 50-55 games a year (This was number of games 28-32 years old Xavi was getting under Pep) and this will be the number of games normally Messi & Suarez gets even with rotation.
So how do you want those minutes to come from?

Good try. Have another stat for you. In 2014, Vazquez was 23. He played 3000 minutes that season, in all comps in 2014-15. With almost no experience, and without being an elite talent or anything. There goes your age & veteran argument.

It's all about management. Malcom is a better player than Vazquez btw, more skilled with higher possibilities for development. Why don't you take that into consideration.

And about finding the resources of time. We can start here:

Step 1. Don't use Rakitic all the time.
Step 2. Don't use Busquets all the time.
Step 3. Don't use Roberto all the time.
Step 4. Don't use Suarez all the time.

But I don't know why you insist with this. Valverde himself said he likes to work with smaller squads, meaning he doesn't give too many chances to other players.

 

[Nothanks]

1200 minutes is over 13 games playing all 90 minutes, but anyway.

Not sure why bring Vasquez in discussion, he is a different player, who is versatile and veteran too that Zidane like him, more comparable to Paulinho who actually got more minutes than him. You are comparing 26 years with 21 years old new player

lucas vasquez played right back for several games last season as-well when carvajal had his heart issue so weird to even bring him up.

 

[serghei]

Anyway, issues are pretty simple. Our starters play too much and our talented squad players don't play enough. Most of the players who don't play enough are more than good enough to start just about every game. Look at Lenglet, and Arthur. Squad players starting the season, can play as starters in any game without issues. It took an injury for Umtiti for Lenglet to be able to prove us he can be counted on any time almost. Same for Roberto with Semedo. Arthur had to be pretty damn amazing from the start. Alena has to kill someone to get a La Liga game, no matter that he plays very well in the rare occasions I see him playing for the first team.

Point is squad is great, many players can contribute to success, and lets make this a fight on all 3 fronts until the end. And for this we need fresh legs, intensity, and a group of at least 15-16 players who can start any game on short notice and do great. And that's not going to happen if our manager will use the same eleven every game with only minor and insignificant changes.

Is that anything else but completely logical? That's what needs to be done, and it's his job to make sure it happens. Because at this rate, I guarantee you our starters will have so many games under their belt by march, that we will again be overrun by fresher more intense teams come next march.

 

[Cule4life]

He looked pissed at Malcom scoring cos it killed his chances of getting Willian in January

 

[Devils]

Sell Munir, Denis and Rafinha.

Seriously, how long have these guys been at Barca yet have continuously failed? This is becoming a charity club for them.

Malcom should be making the bench way ahead of these guys.