God Serena
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This is probably gonna blow up my notifications, but...
Roberto is not a midfielder.
Nelson Semedo
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This is probably gonna blow up my notifications, but...
Roberto is not a midfielder.
xXKonan
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With Digne out you might see either Roberto or Semedo being moved to LB to rest Alba is also a possibility.
will surprise everyone and play 
as LB
Joan
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God Serena
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I know I wouldn't be surprised, that's for sure.
Gomes is the GOAT, he must find a place to play even at the expense of the team.
Gomes is the GOAT, he must find a place to play even at the expense of the team.
Trickykid
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Come on man. I know you predicted that he'd play loads this season, despite the arrival of Coutinho and Dembélé, but you can't possibly still believe that EV is doing his utmost to shoehorn Gomes into the side? In LL, only Denis and Aleix (not counting Mina and Dembélé for obvious reasons) has fewer minutes played than him...
khaled_a_d
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This is actually surprising, seeing Deulofeu,Vermaelen,Paco ahead of him in minutes played in Liga is something I didn't expect. Dembele could catch him by tomorrow
aaron101
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It is very alarming to know that a player like Semedo doesn't get fair amount of playing time. Maybe Valverde has really something against him. I really can't think of reason why he doesn't give him chances. He basically killed the momentum that Semedo had. At the start of the season, he was playing great and after 2 or 3 games, he stopped playing him.
xXKonan
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Not all that surprising.
There was a time early on in the season where it was clear that Valverde didn't favor him that much like Arda,Vidal etc. But like Vidal he later was brought back into the fold with the long term injury of Dembele and it seems like he regained Valverde's trust enough that he will play here and there either as a Sub or a starter.
Valverde considers him useful even if he didn't play as much this season, at least at this point.
God Serena
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What are you talking about? I never predicted this...
I think it has to do with balancing the right side. Basically the RW spot isn't occupied by a regular player; if you add to that an New RB then you will get a very disfunctional right side. Once Dembele starts playing like a regular Barca player, then Semedo will be integerated more and more. For now Roberto is a safer option for the sake of having a fluid rhythm on the right side
FinBarcelonafan
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Very well said. That makes a lot of sense. Good post. Semedo with Dembele makes a lot of sense as well.
BarçaBarça
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Would make sense to play him against Leganés to rest Roberto for CL, or maybe Roberto is already suspended for the second leg CL at that point..
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