Mavericky Puig

[te amo barca]

lol Barca Social Media are making a bonafide influencer out of him looks like more of a reality TV star rather than a football player these days

 

[BerkeleyBernie]

 

[Porque]

5 minute meals with Riqui Puig. There's nothing he can't do in 5 minutes.

 

[Bobo32]

5 minute meals with Riqui Puig. There's nothing he can't do in 5 minutes.

If only he could please Koeman in 5 minutes...

 

[Gnidrologist]

Here's a little article comparing him to Moriba

https://barcauniversal.com/riqui-puig-vs-ilaix-moriba-a-statistical-comparison/

Great article.

 

[soul24rage]

Here's a little article comparing him to Moriba

https://barcauniversal.com/riqui-puig-vs-ilaix-moriba-a-statistical-comparison/

Well written article

 

[Bobo32]

In another 5 minute video, Puig is doing a whispering challenge with Mingueza
I didn't watch it yet, so I can't tell you what it's like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ScAfXuibCE

 

[serghei]

Let's see just how big Koeman's bitterness with him is. Now that the title is all but lost, he should start next game considering De Jong is suspended, and Roberto is injured. Based on how bad Moriba was lately, midfield should be Pedri - Busi - Puig.

 

[soul24rage]

Let's see just how big Koeman's bitterness with him is. Now that the title is all but lost, he should start next game considering De Jong is suspended, and Roberto is injured. Based on how bad Moriba was lately, midfield should be Pedri - Busi - Puig.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pjanic starts ahead of Puig

 

[Nazario1985]

Not playing Puig and overplaying Pedri 'till he starts to look terrible was a crime !

They could have shared the minutes and shined all together.

 

[Porque]

Let's see just how big Koeman's bitterness with him is. Now that the title is all but lost, he should start next game considering De Jong is suspended, and Roberto is injured. Based on how bad Moriba was lately, midfield should be Pedri - Busi - Puig.

I don't think Koeman is going to risk playing Puig and possibly proving that deciding to alienate him cost us LaLiga.

 

[Bobo32]

I don't think Koeman is going to risk playing Puig and possibly proving that deciding to alienate him cost us LaLiga.

It's hard for me to believe someone is this petty, but with Koeman it really does look like it.
Subbing him in for the last 5 minutes last game after over a month of no minutes was really something...

 

[soul24rage]

Not sure whether to put this in the Puig thread or the Moriba thread, but just looking at this they would compliment well with each other with their different playing profiles.

https://twitter.com/UNIVERSO_1899/status/1393218172367646725

 

[Bobo32]

Not sure whether to put this in the Puig thread or the Moriba thread, but just looking at this they would compliment well with each other with their different playing profiles.

https://twitter.com/UNIVERSO_1899/status/1393218172367646725

This pic was taken from the article posted earlier, there were more comparisons and figures.
Moriba can become a good complementary player maybe, if the team is setup in a perfect way. Sort of like how Fabregas was used by Pep. Barcelona shouldn't build around him or depend on him though, I don't think.
But that's off topic here.

I am always very surprised by Puigs poor defensive numbers in these stats, I think he pressures very well, wins tackles, and picks up a lot of loose balls.

 

[henias]

What Koeman sees: