Memphis Depay
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You're not wrong. He's subpar as a winger and hasn't played as a true winger since his United days, and he was shit there. In Lyon he plays more of a second striker, and he has had games as a traditional striker but he plays behind the striker in central areas more often than not; it's why they have Moussa Dembele in their squad. He's neither a true winger or a true striker, what we desperately need. Who else fits that description? Messi, Griezmann, and Coutinho - and we're adding him to the mix.
How many wingers do we have? Dembele, he's made of glass and literally didn't play for a season. Fati he's 17 and his take on abilities aren't impressive, and we have Trincao who barely has a year of senior football.
We also need midfielders capable of creating and progressing the ball, a no. 8. We bought geriatric Pjanic instead. Auoar would've fit perfectly for us but meh. We have all these issues and we bought another player hybrid player, the type of player that has been causing this team so many issues for the past 3 years.
You're right to be underwhelmed by this signing, it's yet another one we don't need.
Gaudi
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I'm honestly sad to hear this and hope you are wrong as well
But, this is exactly what I saw for those couple of games I watched him.
Fati and Dembele look amazing on paper but one can still be a flop (even though I see true WC talent in him) and another is bound to get injured soon.
But, this is exactly what I saw for those couple of games I watched him.
Fati and Dembele look amazing on paper but one can still be a flop (even though I see true WC talent in him) and another is bound to get injured soon.
ThwiX
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A worrying read, but one that doesn’t surprise me. Koeman apparently isn’t known for making the best of signings. So far it seems like we are only chasing players he coached at his previous job, which is never a good sign.
Exactly, all we're doing is chasing/getting linked with players he's coached before. It basically strengthens the accusation that Barcelona simply has no sporting project, unaware of what the squad lacks, and subsequently are just 'winging it' on the transfer market. It's just sad to watch at this point.
I dont think its that black and white. On a scala of 1 to 10 (with 1 being a 2nd striker and 10 being a CF) I would put Depay somewhere around 5-6 and Griezmann at 1 or 2 for example. If anything Depay tends to drift wide at the very least, which is infinitely more preferable in combination with Messi than a guy like Griezmann falling back. He actually reminds me a bit of Benzema in that aspect.
It all comes down to the alternatives though
Who are they? I would definitely prefer Lautaro (most here will disagree), but hes expensive as hell. If we have a transfer budget of roughly 60ME we could do worse than Garcia, Wijnaldum and Depay.Its survival mode right now. We need to make compromises.
But we have hit rockbottom (8-2) and have had to make a drastic pivot. It is true we should have had a long term vision before this moment, but we are in a last ditch desperation move of the outgoing president. In those circumstances the plan with Koeman isn't entirely bad.
Give him full trust and let the manager decide the signings. With that Koeman is bringing players he know works in his system while keeping Barcelona players who will work in his system. Not a bad idea as the Barcelona system in itself is an adaptation of the dutch school of football.
Also the notion of bringing in the players he coached previously is correct, but only a half-truth. Koeman has been managing a national side so he has been selecting the best of all the dutch players. I think it is a key difference than managing a club side and bringing in former players.
So with elections next year, and as a last minute hail mary from Bartomeu, I'm on board with our moves right now. It might fail spectacularly but I do not see many other options.
What other forward signing is there outside of Depay right now for example?
Lautaro? Alexander Isak? Moussa Dembele? Patson Daka?
I think the best option was Jesus if it were part of a pipedream Messi swap, and even he is not spectacular. Given price, quality, experience and manager trust. Depay seems one of the better options, if not the best on the table.
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He and Neymar would really get along off the pitch
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