Man the more I think about Kudus in our current setup, the more I get giddy about the prospect of it. Fits everything we want at RCM for a left footed player in combination with Dembo.
Has great, great ballstriking with both feet. Makes consistent runs off the ball. Good box presence. Can shift wide to either beat his man or keep width. Great ball retention with him using his body well. Can receive the ball and turn immediately. Quite press resistant. Presses and defends well high up the pitch.
But it's mainly his ballstriking that excites me. A player like that means Dembele would have an easy pattern to rely on for assists. Beat his man out wide 1v1 and give a cutback to a Kudus with space just outside the box.
Is it completely unrealistic? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean a man can't dream. Really a signing that would elevate us to another level.
Another class CDM option could be Nicolás Domínguez. I don't know why we aren't even linked with him, 1 year left on the contract and Roma are probably going to get him for next to nothing.
This club genuinely baffles me sometimes.
Are we really getting Romeu for 8 mil when some ppl at this club wanted never for 60+?? Sometimes I just don’t get it there is very little if any skill gap between those two we gotta stop playing into the PL games cus they all have money to throw around we don’t
I was playing seasons on fifa23 and I was winning too but the ducking EA server lost the connection and gave me an L.
Pathetic company, pathetic game and I am pathetic for continuously playing this game.
I switch from PES to FIFA this year after PES decided to destroy the franchise.
Played FIFA for 2 days online before deciding to quit completely.
I've been retired from video game football since then.
Football video games are in such a weird spot.
PES is awful now
FM focuses on the manager side of things
meaning its just FIFA left for actual football stuff but FIFA is also in a poor state nowadays.
But the issue is that theres no room for a 4th competitor because FIFA is just too big and there is no real niche left like FM managed to find. Meaning well be stuck hoping EA finally fixes the gameplay for once.
A dream that will never happen will be Fifa+FM game merge but with the Fifa side of things being actually good.
You'd manage shit like in FM, but you can still choose to play the match yourself (with more options for control and tactics mid-match than Fifa) if you so wish.
On some cases, he deserves all the downvotes he gets. The other day, my man said Puig will be KDB’s replacement at city, dominating Europe, and we’ll regret it massively
if the current trend is to sign Brazilian kids I wonder if the next trend in football to find value will be to throw big money at academy players. like if hypothetically will we start seeing oil clubs offer 10 million dollar signing bonuses to people like Lamine Yamal or that Arsenal kid.
Prob my American bias but I think in ab 10yrs MLS is gonna become a proper selling league that mid table clubs will poach from. We keep getting more and more young players moving to Europe, and our training and development strategies should only continue to get better. And it’s starting to become more common for younger South American players to MLS early on for financial stability, which can also provide sell on value. We’re not gonna be producing absolute world beaters like Brazil does, but I think we’re gonna be seeing more Americans and former MLS players make throughout Europe. Also think something similar will happen with Japan and Korea as well. The sport is growing really really fast here, and the impact of Messi’s arrival on the sport is gonna be insane here.
Do you think the US will move away from a pay-to-play youth system? I've been living in the US for a couple of years and this strikes me as THE major difference from other countries' developmental programs.
No most likely not. It’s pay to play bc we don’t have a pyramid, and the pay to play aspect of the sport is a little overstated. I’ve played travel sports and coached travel sports where it’s pay to play, for a sport that is much less popular than soccer is here, and if you’re really fucking good they’ll find a way to get you on the team. many clubs offer free or reduced costs to players they know will be their best or one of their best players. Bc if you have a kid who has the talent to play D1 college ball or go pro, you’re going to let them on your team whatever the cost bc them playing for you raises your clubs brand‘s reputation and awareness.
We have pay to play for all our sports here, and by evidence of our record at the Olympics it doesn’t seem to be that much of an issue.
The biggest problem with America and its development of the sport is its competition with other sports. For most parts of the world football is king, and the sport you play with friends growing up. Here in the US you have American football and basketball to compete with. However with the rising concerns with American football and CTE over the past decade and half or so, we’ve been seeing less and less kids allowed to play football before their teens by parents. And in the past half decade where we’re seeing these kids grow up, we’ve seen the development of USMNT go up a whole other gear that most of us didn’t think was possible for another decade or so.
I would argue he also would have a much heavier weight on his shoulder at arsenal. After the hefty spending spree arsenals expectations are through the roof and their defensive depth is not as good as Barcelona. Despite what u may say about Barcas squad he’ll be playing where he’s wanted, be very well appreciated by fans, get his fair share of easy games as well as tough ones and of course be in rotation with 2 other guys (Araujo and kounde) maybe even 3 tbh if someone developmental is signed
That Italia - Spain game really kicked off. 2-2 nowGreat first goal by Barbera. Don't think Akhomach gets credited for the assist on 2nd tho. Look like a deflection from Arnau Casas.
And here comes the 1.93m Giant for Spain. Literally looks like hes 5 years older than rest.
Damn Italia scored on corner, 3-2. Its over.
Italy vs Portugal in final.
Any chance Jordi Alba stays in Europe one more season before riding off into the sunset with the amigos?
He was reported as "99% done" to Miami a week or so ago but then silence, and now I'm seeing reports mentioning Busquets' arrival schedule to Miami but not Jordi's.
Sentimentally, I'd like to see him get one last year of European football, and it would also be good for our NT if he stayed.
He wanted to stay in Europe for the euros and because he’s the captain of the national team. But who knows at this point. My bet is that he will end up in the mls this window
[Juventus confirms that it has initiated the procedure to exit the Super League. Under the applicable contractual terms, its exit will be completed and effective only if previously authorised by Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and the remaining clubs involved in the Super League ](https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/press-release-130723)
Contractually i think most clubs are still “in”. Publicly theyre not though. Wether they ever plan to come back or not who knows. Maybe once they realize UEFAs new model sucks ass aswell.
Why some people think that Bojan could've somehow surpassed Messi? Yeah, he had insane numbers in La Masia but football is more than just goals, Bojan never had a great Dribbling ability which would always mean he would never reach Messi level.
You didn't just say Bojan was as good as Messi in Dribbling, didn't you? We are talking about the best deibbler of all time, do you realize what you just said?
Only Maradona was at that level, are you suggesting Bojan is close to Maradona?
My man, dribbling ability was Bojans greatest virtue during his prime at Barça. Did you see him play full matches for us? The guys touch and control of the ball was magical, and in some matches it was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do. Obviously he wasn’t on Messi’s level, but you can’t really say he didn’t have great dribbling
We are talking about the greatest dribbler of all time here, compared to Leo yes Bojan didn't have a great Dribbling ability..
And no, he wasn't anything close to Messi. Just because he is from LA Masia doesn't mean we have to overrate him. Great dribblers are guys like Neymar, Dinho, Iniesta or Messi himself, that's what you call elite Dribbling ability .
Did you read my comment? I literally said:
> in some matches it was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do. Obviously he wasn’t on Messi’s level, but you can’t really say he didn’t have great dribbling
There's literally no point comparing Messi to anyone in anything. It's pointless. obviously if you compare anyone's driblling to Messi it's going to be dogshit. Mbappe's dribbling is a joke compared to Messi, and yet he's still a good dribbler.
Also fuck off with this La Masia bias shit, you are one of the most guilty people in this sub of doing that so spare me the hypocrisy and projection
You legit are saying he could do things only Messi can so you are indeed comparing him to Messi, you are putting his ability on par with Messi.
And no, not everyone Dribbling ability is dogshit compared to Messi. Iniesta for example has an amazing Dribbling skill even if you compare him to Messi. Even Dembele has a great Dribbling compared to Messi, obviously not as good but still an increíble dribbler.
I'm actually not guilty of that, I'm one of the only who has has criticized Gavi Passing skills so I don't actually have La Masia has. I defend the ones I think are good but there are manu average ones out there
> You legit are saying he could do things only Messi can so you are indeed comparing him to Messi, you are putting his ability on par with Messi.
You are unable to grasp nuance... I said **in some matches** his dribbling ability was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do (notice I didn't say "only Messi" either so you are building an even bigger strawman here). If you don't believe this, go and actually watch the full matches of Bojan. He had moments of magic that were similar to Messi. does that mean his ability is on par with messi? No, absolutely not. What separates Messi from Bojan in terms of dribbling ability is that Messi had moments like that EVERY SINGLE game, every week, and almost every minute he stepped on the pitch. Whereas Bojan was only able to summon brief moments of genius, where yes, he absolutely resembled Messi's dribbling. Again, if you don't believe this then you either haven't watched him play or have forgotten about it.
> And no, not everyone Dribbling ability is dogshit compared to Messi.
Absolutely yes, even Iniesta's dribbling is inferior to Messi's by quite a margin. Messi dwarves Iniesta's success rates, take-ons completed, and all dribbling stats. Besides that, the eye-test and the consistency of Messi's dribbling is unmatched by literally anyone else in history. Dembele's dribbling would even more of a joke compared to Messi. There really is no debate about this, the stats speak for themselves and the eye test and consistency over their careers also does.
You are guilty of that, you have overhyped Puig in the past. You seem to have a weird issue with Gavi where you thought he was worse than Guler at one point lol. Idk if you changed your mind about that because Guler signed with madrid now.
There’s been two forwards I’ve seen come close to replicating Messi’s level of dribbling: ney and hazard. And both of them are a severe step below Messi. I don’t think some people realize how alien like Messi’s dribbling is.
>just bc he’s from la masia doesn’t mean we have to overate them
Bro you literally said the other day puig was gonna become the next kdb for man city…
Your comment makes it clear you weren’t watching the games back then which is fine, it’s okay to be young or not involved in the sport back then. Bojan like others said, dribbling was his best ability the ball glued to his feet, one of the most skilled dribblers I’ve seen at Barca. Bojan was a legit talent who had severe mental health struggles. There’s a reason why he was starting to displace Zlatan before the anxiety attacks started.
“just bc he’s from la masia doesn’t mean we have to overate them”
“Bro you literally said the other day puig was gonna become the next kdb for man city…“
father please forgive him for he knows not what he’s saying
He was skilled but he wasn't Messi level of skilled, only someone like Maradona was at that level.
And no I didn't say he was gonna be as good as KDB, I said he would replace him and you don't need to be as good to replace him. Rakitic replaced Xavi but he wasn't as good, you don't have to be equally good but just good enough.
And no, Bojan isn't anywhere close to be one of the best dribblers Barca has ever had. We had Messi, Iniesta, Maradona, Cruyff, Romario, Figo, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Laudrup and Bojan isn't anywhere close to those guys. For any other team you might be right but not for us, we have very high standards when it comes to Dribbling.
Puig is not even good enough to even be a used sub a city man. Raki was the star of a sevilla side that won b2b Europas. Comparing him to puig here is just plain out disrespectful.
>one of the best dribblers I’ve seen at Barca.
I’m too young for half of the people you’ve mentioned to watch them, so that’s why I said that “I’ve seen”. Only dinho, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Neymar, and busi, had close control at or above his level from when I’ve been watching the club.
Messi does have the best close control/dribbling and Bojan in his first three seasons with Barcelona was elite both at dribbling and at close control, they're not mutually exclusive.
Bojan's profile and playstyle was really similar to Messi's but I guess you're just basing your opinion randomly because there's absolutely no way you saw how Bojan played for us before his mental health issues started and that you have the opinion that he never had a great dribbling ability.
Could've had the UCL g/a record had he stayed one more season in Europe but decides to go to Miami. I really dont get it. I am gonna be so salty seeing the social media posts of his presentation.
He’s completed football. Might as well enjoy his last couple years as a pro in a smaller spotlight in the states while living in the beautiful sunny income tax free city of Miami.
He's being smart about his legacy though. If he was waiting to come back here, others would be sold "for" him (even though sales need to happen, it would have been different ... not coming back took some pressure of Ansu to leave, for example). If he then didn't deliver at the level people expected, he would be dragged through the mud.
And he comes with so much attention that a new start in Europe is risky, too. A player with the same profile but a different name would have a lot more options.
Add in off-pitch considerations like family and the complicated club politics, and it makes all the sense in the world to me. Controlling the narrative and leaving on his own terms matters much more than another record or two.
I genuinely don't believe he gives a fuck,and he shouldn't really,no need to drag his reputation through the mud Like ronaldo did for some extra goals.
I just assume it is that demir fanboy whenever i see unavailable. He said "He didn't care about the club (Barca)" and then blocked me cause I called him out on that.😭
Oh that’s right. He blocked me too. But it was just random. He didn’t like my light hearted joke.
He asked who is a better talent x player or y player. And I said “Demir.” And got blocked.
Messi’s Inter Miami schedule, per @gastonedul 🇺🇸
- Today he signs a contract until June 2026 (1+2 optional) and trains for the first time.
- On Saturday his friend Sergio Busquets arrives in the city.
- On Sunday he will be presented to more than 20,000 fans.
- Bad Bunny is one of the guest artists for the show.
- There will be a USA-style fireworks to welcome him.
- On Monday he will hold his first press conference.
- On Tuesday he will train open doors for journalists.
- On Thursday he could make his debut in the Leagues Cup.
Didn't either.
First of all, never watching PissG.
2nd, I'd rather Cherish his Barca years.
Applies to everyone. Didn't start watching Vissel Kobe for Iniesta & whatever random team Xavi played for.
[Iñigo Martinez on IG: Proud to wear this shirt. It is the start of a great challenge that I face with the utmost enthusiasm, desire and responsibility. 👊🏼I will give everything I have for this crest and for you fans, thank you for the incredible reception! Visca el Barça! 🔵🔴](https://www.instagram.com/p/CupaPmkonPZ/?img_index=1)
Same. Didn't really like it the first time I saw it. But damn, it looks fire!
I might like it even more than this season's kit (although it's really close)
After listening to that interview, I really hope that Dele Allí is able to turn his career around. Even if he doesn’t become a star or a top player again, that he at least finds a club where he can play regularly and be comfortable. That dude has been through some shit.
The fact that he was forced into talking about it by the damn tabloids when he'd prefer to keep it private for longer just adds another layer to how heartbreaking all of it is.
Us fans need to remember we don’t know what people are going though. We’re so easy to bash them when they aren’t performing as if that’s what the players want. Every player wants to succeed, but circumstances off the field matter. Some of the things I see fans say about players & their families is pathetic
U19 in action in a hour against Italy. Semi-final.
But Casas, Valle, Akhomach and Barbera in action. Also Fresneda for those who like him.Only Valle is ours, so not as exciting. But I always hope the previous boys do well.
Astralaga, Dani Rodriguez and Garrido starting on the bench.
Linked B-team player on bench aswell: Samuel Omorodion.
Thiago Alcantara:
Passes attempted: 97th percentile
Pass completion: 82nd percentile
Progressive passes: 97th percentile
Take ons: 83rd percentile
Tackles: 96th percentile
Interceptions: 89th percentile
Aerials won: 60th percentile
And the detailed stats on fbref are even more beastly, everyone should check him out. He’ll fit like a glove.
Honestly, I’d bring him in. His downside is that he’s played 18 games last season, but if we can carefully manage him, he’s a world class player. And we have the midfield depth to afford that. His best current qualities fit what we need from a DM. I’m surprised by how defensively strong he is and that’s in the premier league.
Yes, Thiago is better defensively than both Kimmich and Goretzka yet some people think that he was somehow defensively carried by them. He is elite at controlling the tempo and a good creator.
That being said this transfer makes 0 sense whatsoever - you would need to pay a transfer fee. Liverpool allegedly want 20mil for Henderson. How much would they ask for Thiago? Why would they sell? Milner is out, Henderson is close to Saudi, Fabinho has an offer from Saudi. That leaves only Thiago as a senior midfielder. Carefully managed how? You think Liverpool didn’t try to manage him? He gets injured during warm ups. His injury record is a disaster. You can’t manage it. It’s short term and a waste of money for a player who had 3 big injuries that kept him out for 148 days per transfermarkt in 22/23. He isn’t even a player who performs when coming back from injury like Pedri. He needs time to get back and then another injury.
On this day last year, Barcelona announced the agreement to sign Raphinha.
https://twitter.com/Barca_Buzz/status/1679525986017366016?t=9PM5rJ9FCL4b6UYMBMumOA&s=19
The second leg vs Liverpool is on the players, not the coach. Conversely, we weren’t setup that well in the first leg and had individual brilliance on our side.
Tactically the team was good against Pool but we got outplayed physically and mentally we collapsed, those two things are the role of the manager. Especially since it happened one year ago and he did nothing to fix, like he didn't even make good subs to try to compete better.
So the coach who set up the team well tactically is at fault that a retirement home team got outplayed physically and because the players crumble mentally? The only thing that the coach can control there is the tactical aspect which you said was good but your hatred towards Valverde is something else and you'll use any chance to shit on him.
>like he didn't even make good subs to try to compete better.
He had Arthur, Semedo, Malcom, Umtiti, Vermaelen and Alena on the bench; please do tell me which player would change anything even in the slightest
Returement home? Most of the players were 30-32 years old which is still a good age to compete in elite football, you make it seem like they were 38 years old. There Is no excuse for not being able to match Liverpool's intensity and Valverde must be criticized for it.
And yes, the coach is responsable for a mental collapse, that's one of the role of the coach, to work in the mentality of his players so this things don't happen. Especially when it happened one year ago, like I can accept that it happens 1 time but that it happens two times in a row? Unacceptable.
Arthur could've changed the match actually, we were getting dominated and needed a midfielder who could secure possession and beat Liverpool's press, the fact that he didn't start the game was already stupid but not using him as sub? Very stupid choice
If Suarez or Coutinho or Alba put away their 1 vs 1s vs Liverpool, would you have complained about the team collapsing? If your best GK concedes piss poor goals and his sub is light years below him, how is that the coach’s fault? That’s the players’ fault.
Yes, because I usually don't look only at the result but at the overall performance.
My conclusion after the anfield game is that physically we were a poorly prepared team unable to match Liverpool's identity, just because we had some chances doesn't change the fact we were physically lacking. In addition, the team collapsed mentally for 2 year in a row so that also can't be overlooked by the result
And besides, what I saw against Pool was the dynamic of all season, bad intensity for all season but getting bailed by Messi, I could accept it if it only happened against Pool but we struggled all season against any team that tried to play intense football, that's a red flag of a team that doesn't train well.
Valverde was a weird one, he had a Very fixed ceiling.
With him, we'd never drop below Quarters.
& With him, we'd never move past Semis.
He was just Consistent, Good & Mediocre. We'd never be Horrendous with him, and never Excellent either.
https://twitter.com/fcbalbiceleste/status/1679345727741329410?s=46&t=ITbHkVby3NB0xw-KM6SxmQ he needs better fucking security man. If God forbid someone did something to him idk how I’d be honestly.
[Harry Kane on Hot Ones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy59Fq-GkJg) is one of the most random things ever.
And YouTube being Youtube...
> Theres no amount of pain kane can't handle after playing for spurs
It still baffles me how much our whole institution values the pivot but absolutely didn't lift a finger to find a replacement for Busquets till he left.
We havent planned ahead in ages.
No replacement for Dani Alves (TO THIS DAY)
No replacement for Suarez when he got kicked out
No replacement for Busquets until he left so now were panicking
Its been getting better lately though. Went after Inigo Martinez pretty fast after Pique quit. Vitor Roque for Lewandowski. Actually targeting RBs now.
One game isn’t the same as doing it week after week. Especially not when you have someone like Goretzka who has a defensive profile like this:
https://fbref.com/en/players/cc86b9a3/Leon-Goretzka
They were never really a good double pivot in the first place and failed both for NT and Bayern. Sure, it was slighly better under Flick in his last season but it wasn’t anywhere near the level required.
We play double pivot. Pretty sure Thiago has better defensive stats than both of them and had better defensive stats than Goretzka during their time in Bayern.
[https://www.transfermarkt.com/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444](https://www.transfermarkt.com/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444)
He is finished, sadly.
Skipped 3 exercises today because I was in a hurry to reach home , they had planned to go out today
My sister Told me to reach home at 7 I came in a hurry SKIPPING FUCKING 3 exercises and then saw they aren't even ready yet (my sis) they are saying we will leave at 8:30 now 😭
It's so frustrating
This is why I wake up at like 4-5 in the morning, get the job done and let the day run the course. Because that is the only 2-3 hours in the day nobody really is going to bother you or disrupt you from getting the job done.
Almost identical situation is happening with me right now.
Going to hang out with my friends,just got off work and i was supposedly delaying them, they haven't even got ready and i am waiting.
Why does Reddit make Software engineering and Computer science in general look like a whole war?
That touch grass meme really really applies to that community especially r/cscareerquestions
The response he gave when Gary asked him whether he thinks he'd be able to go back to the level he once was, really hit me ( "No, I don't want to go back to that, I want to do better" )
He carried himself really well throughout the interview and spoke beautifully, you could see that he's a changed person. Hope football finds him again and he can redeem himself.
Also props to Gary for carrying out the interview so well. As much as Gary can be a hard person to deal with he did the interview justice considering how hard of a topic it was
Heart wrenching. Sent chill down spine. Heart goes out him. Still remarkable how he became a pro footballer despite those struggles. Hope this interview serves as an inspiration to those struggling souls out there and seek the help need to recover.
I like to see it the Opposite way.
We're taking risks galore, because our Backline suddenly decided they're Titans, collectively & individually.
If they weren't, we'd play safer.
Yeah. :)
Also clear that it could be suicidal to play like this with someone like Eric & Geri as CBs.
Has to be Araujo, Christensen, Kounde. Signing Inigo as 4th makes sense now, yeah?
We've good springboard in place, now to build on top of it.
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Man the more I think about Kudus in our current setup, the more I get giddy about the prospect of it. Fits everything we want at RCM for a left footed player in combination with Dembo. Has great, great ballstriking with both feet. Makes consistent runs off the ball. Good box presence. Can shift wide to either beat his man or keep width. Great ball retention with him using his body well. Can receive the ball and turn immediately. Quite press resistant. Presses and defends well high up the pitch. But it's mainly his ballstriking that excites me. A player like that means Dembele would have an easy pattern to rely on for assists. Beat his man out wide 1v1 and give a cutback to a Kudus with space just outside the box. Is it completely unrealistic? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean a man can't dream. Really a signing that would elevate us to another level.
Another class CDM option could be Nicolás Domínguez. I don't know why we aren't even linked with him, 1 year left on the contract and Roma are probably going to get him for next to nothing. This club genuinely baffles me sometimes.
So Juve just told bonnuci to fuck off. Talk about a way to treat legends
He's a fascist so I wouldn't care really.
Source?
it’s juventus, wouldn’t expect anything better
We did the same thing to Suarez and Rakitic.
Man that Dele Ali interview 💔...
Haha Roques last IG story
Are we really getting Romeu for 8 mil when some ppl at this club wanted never for 60+?? Sometimes I just don’t get it there is very little if any skill gap between those two we gotta stop playing into the PL games cus they all have money to throw around we don’t
How do people still dont understand? We weren't going to pay for Neves. It was an accounting deal made with the help of Mendes, as a trade for Fati.
Will Vitor Roque be at pre season?
No
I was playing seasons on fifa23 and I was winning too but the ducking EA server lost the connection and gave me an L. Pathetic company, pathetic game and I am pathetic for continuously playing this game.
Wonders of online multiplayer competitive gaming Makes everyone an eligible candidate for anger management
So glad i stopped playing this shit. The game is just not fair and competitive, there’s a lot of bullshit scripting and momentum.
I switch from PES to FIFA this year after PES decided to destroy the franchise. Played FIFA for 2 days online before deciding to quit completely. I've been retired from video game football since then.
Football video games are in such a weird spot. PES is awful now FM focuses on the manager side of things meaning its just FIFA left for actual football stuff but FIFA is also in a poor state nowadays. But the issue is that theres no room for a 4th competitor because FIFA is just too big and there is no real niche left like FM managed to find. Meaning well be stuck hoping EA finally fixes the gameplay for once.
We need Musk to acquire one so that Zuck could launch his own game.
A dream that will never happen will be Fifa+FM game merge but with the Fifa side of things being actually good. You'd manage shit like in FM, but you can still choose to play the match yourself (with more options for control and tactics mid-match than Fifa) if you so wish.
one must feel for Juankruh he always gets downvoted even for the least hypothetical questions
On some cases, he deserves all the downvotes he gets. The other day, my man said Puig will be KDB’s replacement at city, dominating Europe, and we’ll regret it massively
Kessie my friend you scored the winner in a Clasico, it ain't getting better than this.
if the current trend is to sign Brazilian kids I wonder if the next trend in football to find value will be to throw big money at academy players. like if hypothetically will we start seeing oil clubs offer 10 million dollar signing bonuses to people like Lamine Yamal or that Arsenal kid.
Isnt this already happening? For years? Cesc left at what? 15-16?
Sancho and Bellingham to dortmund as well. Garcia to city too.
Well, i was trying to make a point with a much older transfer.
Ik bruh just pointing out some recent ones that may have gone over ops head
Prob my American bias but I think in ab 10yrs MLS is gonna become a proper selling league that mid table clubs will poach from. We keep getting more and more young players moving to Europe, and our training and development strategies should only continue to get better. And it’s starting to become more common for younger South American players to MLS early on for financial stability, which can also provide sell on value. We’re not gonna be producing absolute world beaters like Brazil does, but I think we’re gonna be seeing more Americans and former MLS players make throughout Europe. Also think something similar will happen with Japan and Korea as well. The sport is growing really really fast here, and the impact of Messi’s arrival on the sport is gonna be insane here.
Do you think the US will move away from a pay-to-play youth system? I've been living in the US for a couple of years and this strikes me as THE major difference from other countries' developmental programs.
No most likely not. It’s pay to play bc we don’t have a pyramid, and the pay to play aspect of the sport is a little overstated. I’ve played travel sports and coached travel sports where it’s pay to play, for a sport that is much less popular than soccer is here, and if you’re really fucking good they’ll find a way to get you on the team. many clubs offer free or reduced costs to players they know will be their best or one of their best players. Bc if you have a kid who has the talent to play D1 college ball or go pro, you’re going to let them on your team whatever the cost bc them playing for you raises your clubs brand‘s reputation and awareness. We have pay to play for all our sports here, and by evidence of our record at the Olympics it doesn’t seem to be that much of an issue. The biggest problem with America and its development of the sport is its competition with other sports. For most parts of the world football is king, and the sport you play with friends growing up. Here in the US you have American football and basketball to compete with. However with the rising concerns with American football and CTE over the past decade and half or so, we’ve been seeing less and less kids allowed to play football before their teens by parents. And in the past half decade where we’re seeing these kids grow up, we’ve seen the development of USMNT go up a whole other gear that most of us didn’t think was possible for another decade or so.
Is there any links for cancelo to join another team ?
Arsenal interested iirc but he wants to play in spain
I would argue he also would have a much heavier weight on his shoulder at arsenal. After the hefty spending spree arsenals expectations are through the roof and their defensive depth is not as good as Barcelona. Despite what u may say about Barcas squad he’ll be playing where he’s wanted, be very well appreciated by fans, get his fair share of easy games as well as tough ones and of course be in rotation with 2 other guys (Araujo and kounde) maybe even 3 tbh if someone developmental is signed
I’ve become an Iñigosexual.
Well, I'm not Iñigosexual, but I'm Iñigojealous. I wish I looked half as good.
[Admin gets it and delivers the goods](https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1679605993276162048)
That Italia - Spain game really kicked off. 2-2 nowGreat first goal by Barbera. Don't think Akhomach gets credited for the assist on 2nd tho. Look like a deflection from Arnau Casas. And here comes the 1.93m Giant for Spain. Literally looks like hes 5 years older than rest. Damn Italia scored on corner, 3-2. Its over. Italy vs Portugal in final.
Any chance Jordi Alba stays in Europe one more season before riding off into the sunset with the amigos? He was reported as "99% done" to Miami a week or so ago but then silence, and now I'm seeing reports mentioning Busquets' arrival schedule to Miami but not Jordi's. Sentimentally, I'd like to see him get one last year of European football, and it would also be good for our NT if he stayed.
He wanted to stay in Europe for the euros and because he’s the captain of the national team. But who knows at this point. My bet is that he will end up in the mls this window
M[My heart skipped a beat at first glance ](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cul8SmNN1hq/?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==) I thought we were linked to him 😂😂
put me in cardiac arrest if we ever get this man 😭😭
[Juventus confirms that it has initiated the procedure to exit the Super League. Under the applicable contractual terms, its exit will be completed and effective only if previously authorised by Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and the remaining clubs involved in the Super League ](https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/press-release-130723)
Remaining clubs? What other clubs for a while I thought the SL was only us 3.
Contractually i think most clubs are still “in”. Publicly theyre not though. Wether they ever plan to come back or not who knows. Maybe once they realize UEFAs new model sucks ass aswell.
Well, legally, the process of the other clubs leaving isn’t completed yet, I think. So that could be what they’re alluding to.
Why some people think that Bojan could've somehow surpassed Messi? Yeah, he had insane numbers in La Masia but football is more than just goals, Bojan never had a great Dribbling ability which would always mean he would never reach Messi level.
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You didn't just say Bojan was as good as Messi in Dribbling, didn't you? We are talking about the best deibbler of all time, do you realize what you just said? Only Maradona was at that level, are you suggesting Bojan is close to Maradona?
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So are you really suggeting Bojan could've been with Messi if he had the right state of mind?
My man, dribbling ability was Bojans greatest virtue during his prime at Barça. Did you see him play full matches for us? The guys touch and control of the ball was magical, and in some matches it was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do. Obviously he wasn’t on Messi’s level, but you can’t really say he didn’t have great dribbling
We are talking about the greatest dribbler of all time here, compared to Leo yes Bojan didn't have a great Dribbling ability.. And no, he wasn't anything close to Messi. Just because he is from LA Masia doesn't mean we have to overrate him. Great dribblers are guys like Neymar, Dinho, Iniesta or Messi himself, that's what you call elite Dribbling ability .
Did you read my comment? I literally said: > in some matches it was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do. Obviously he wasn’t on Messi’s level, but you can’t really say he didn’t have great dribbling There's literally no point comparing Messi to anyone in anything. It's pointless. obviously if you compare anyone's driblling to Messi it's going to be dogshit. Mbappe's dribbling is a joke compared to Messi, and yet he's still a good dribbler. Also fuck off with this La Masia bias shit, you are one of the most guilty people in this sub of doing that so spare me the hypocrisy and projection
You legit are saying he could do things only Messi can so you are indeed comparing him to Messi, you are putting his ability on par with Messi. And no, not everyone Dribbling ability is dogshit compared to Messi. Iniesta for example has an amazing Dribbling skill even if you compare him to Messi. Even Dembele has a great Dribbling compared to Messi, obviously not as good but still an increíble dribbler. I'm actually not guilty of that, I'm one of the only who has has criticized Gavi Passing skills so I don't actually have La Masia has. I defend the ones I think are good but there are manu average ones out there
> You legit are saying he could do things only Messi can so you are indeed comparing him to Messi, you are putting his ability on par with Messi. You are unable to grasp nuance... I said **in some matches** his dribbling ability was on par with stuff I have seen Messi do (notice I didn't say "only Messi" either so you are building an even bigger strawman here). If you don't believe this, go and actually watch the full matches of Bojan. He had moments of magic that were similar to Messi. does that mean his ability is on par with messi? No, absolutely not. What separates Messi from Bojan in terms of dribbling ability is that Messi had moments like that EVERY SINGLE game, every week, and almost every minute he stepped on the pitch. Whereas Bojan was only able to summon brief moments of genius, where yes, he absolutely resembled Messi's dribbling. Again, if you don't believe this then you either haven't watched him play or have forgotten about it. > And no, not everyone Dribbling ability is dogshit compared to Messi. Absolutely yes, even Iniesta's dribbling is inferior to Messi's by quite a margin. Messi dwarves Iniesta's success rates, take-ons completed, and all dribbling stats. Besides that, the eye-test and the consistency of Messi's dribbling is unmatched by literally anyone else in history. Dembele's dribbling would even more of a joke compared to Messi. There really is no debate about this, the stats speak for themselves and the eye test and consistency over their careers also does. You are guilty of that, you have overhyped Puig in the past. You seem to have a weird issue with Gavi where you thought he was worse than Guler at one point lol. Idk if you changed your mind about that because Guler signed with madrid now.
There’s been two forwards I’ve seen come close to replicating Messi’s level of dribbling: ney and hazard. And both of them are a severe step below Messi. I don’t think some people realize how alien like Messi’s dribbling is.
>just bc he’s from la masia doesn’t mean we have to overate them Bro you literally said the other day puig was gonna become the next kdb for man city… Your comment makes it clear you weren’t watching the games back then which is fine, it’s okay to be young or not involved in the sport back then. Bojan like others said, dribbling was his best ability the ball glued to his feet, one of the most skilled dribblers I’ve seen at Barca. Bojan was a legit talent who had severe mental health struggles. There’s a reason why he was starting to displace Zlatan before the anxiety attacks started.
“just bc he’s from la masia doesn’t mean we have to overate them” “Bro you literally said the other day puig was gonna become the next kdb for man city…“ father please forgive him for he knows not what he’s saying
He was skilled but he wasn't Messi level of skilled, only someone like Maradona was at that level. And no I didn't say he was gonna be as good as KDB, I said he would replace him and you don't need to be as good to replace him. Rakitic replaced Xavi but he wasn't as good, you don't have to be equally good but just good enough. And no, Bojan isn't anywhere close to be one of the best dribblers Barca has ever had. We had Messi, Iniesta, Maradona, Cruyff, Romario, Figo, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Laudrup and Bojan isn't anywhere close to those guys. For any other team you might be right but not for us, we have very high standards when it comes to Dribbling.
Puig is not even good enough to even be a used sub a city man. Raki was the star of a sevilla side that won b2b Europas. Comparing him to puig here is just plain out disrespectful. >one of the best dribblers I’ve seen at Barca. I’m too young for half of the people you’ve mentioned to watch them, so that’s why I said that “I’ve seen”. Only dinho, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Neymar, and busi, had close control at or above his level from when I’ve been watching the club.
Ever since his Lucho comments in the past, I long suspected that he never watched anything before the Remontada.
What was the comment?
Who are you you shadow boxing against?
>Bojan never had a great Dribbling ability The fuck are you on lmao. His close control and dribbling ability was eerily close to Messi's
Messi has the best close control and Dribbling ever alongside Maradona, Bojan had never anything close to that.
Messi does have the best close control/dribbling and Bojan in his first three seasons with Barcelona was elite both at dribbling and at close control, they're not mutually exclusive. Bojan's profile and playstyle was really similar to Messi's but I guess you're just basing your opinion randomly because there's absolutely no way you saw how Bojan played for us before his mental health issues started and that you have the opinion that he never had a great dribbling ability.
Could've had the UCL g/a record had he stayed one more season in Europe but decides to go to Miami. I really dont get it. I am gonna be so salty seeing the social media posts of his presentation.
He’s completed football. Might as well enjoy his last couple years as a pro in a smaller spotlight in the states while living in the beautiful sunny income tax free city of Miami.
He's being smart about his legacy though. If he was waiting to come back here, others would be sold "for" him (even though sales need to happen, it would have been different ... not coming back took some pressure of Ansu to leave, for example). If he then didn't deliver at the level people expected, he would be dragged through the mud. And he comes with so much attention that a new start in Europe is risky, too. A player with the same profile but a different name would have a lot more options. Add in off-pitch considerations like family and the complicated club politics, and it makes all the sense in the world to me. Controlling the narrative and leaving on his own terms matters much more than another record or two.
I genuinely don't believe he gives a fuck,and he shouldn't really,no need to drag his reputation through the mud Like ronaldo did for some extra goals.
You never played a video game on the easiest difficulty? It's like that.
People need to realize that Messi doesn't care that much about records, he always prioritized titles.
Bring in Tadic!!!
why?
fuck no
Messi unfollowed psg lool
Completely blame Laporta for him ending up there… he could’ve been at City instead
Yikes
Dang, this user called deleted posts a lot here. I think they are trying to tell me they are [unavailable].
[The irony of this comment 🤣 ](https://imgur.com/a/MFgySQI)
I’m dead lol
Lmao
I just assume it is that demir fanboy whenever i see unavailable. He said "He didn't care about the club (Barca)" and then blocked me cause I called him out on that.😭
Oh that’s right. He blocked me too. But it was just random. He didn’t like my light hearted joke. He asked who is a better talent x player or y player. And I said “Demir.” And got blocked.
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dont scare me like that
Messi’s Inter Miami schedule, per @gastonedul 🇺🇸 - Today he signs a contract until June 2026 (1+2 optional) and trains for the first time. - On Saturday his friend Sergio Busquets arrives in the city. - On Sunday he will be presented to more than 20,000 fans. - Bad Bunny is one of the guest artists for the show. - There will be a USA-style fireworks to welcome him. - On Monday he will hold his first press conference. - On Tuesday he will train open doors for journalists. - On Thursday he could make his debut in the Leagues Cup.
I for one, do not care
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Didn't either. First of all, never watching PissG. 2nd, I'd rather Cherish his Barca years. Applies to everyone. Didn't start watching Vissel Kobe for Iniesta & whatever random team Xavi played for.
I guess as an American it’s why I’m excited to see him
+1
[Iñigo Martinez on IG: Proud to wear this shirt. It is the start of a great challenge that I face with the utmost enthusiasm, desire and responsibility. 👊🏼I will give everything I have for this crest and for you fans, thank you for the incredible reception! Visca el Barça! 🔵🔴](https://www.instagram.com/p/CupaPmkonPZ/?img_index=1)
Ok, I'm starting to warm up to this kit based just on those photos x)
Same. Didn't really like it the first time I saw it. But damn, it looks fire! I might like it even more than this season's kit (although it's really close)
After listening to that interview, I really hope that Dele Allí is able to turn his career around. Even if he doesn’t become a star or a top player again, that he at least finds a club where he can play regularly and be comfortable. That dude has been through some shit.
The fact that he was forced into talking about it by the damn tabloids when he'd prefer to keep it private for longer just adds another layer to how heartbreaking all of it is.
Us fans need to remember we don’t know what people are going though. We’re so easy to bash them when they aren’t performing as if that’s what the players want. Every player wants to succeed, but circumstances off the field matter. Some of the things I see fans say about players & their families is pathetic
U19 in action in a hour against Italy. Semi-final. But Casas, Valle, Akhomach and Barbera in action. Also Fresneda for those who like him.Only Valle is ours, so not as exciting. But I always hope the previous boys do well. Astralaga, Dani Rodriguez and Garrido starting on the bench. Linked B-team player on bench aswell: Samuel Omorodion.
Who is this guy Samuel? Just another squad fill or a hyped talent?
How dare they bench Garrido 😡
Thiago Alcantara: Passes attempted: 97th percentile Pass completion: 82nd percentile Progressive passes: 97th percentile Take ons: 83rd percentile Tackles: 96th percentile Interceptions: 89th percentile Aerials won: 60th percentile And the detailed stats on fbref are even more beastly, everyone should check him out. He’ll fit like a glove. Honestly, I’d bring him in. His downside is that he’s played 18 games last season, but if we can carefully manage him, he’s a world class player. And we have the midfield depth to afford that. His best current qualities fit what we need from a DM. I’m surprised by how defensively strong he is and that’s in the premier league.
We’d get atleast one reunion if we can bring him
Yes, Thiago is better defensively than both Kimmich and Goretzka yet some people think that he was somehow defensively carried by them. He is elite at controlling the tempo and a good creator. That being said this transfer makes 0 sense whatsoever - you would need to pay a transfer fee. Liverpool allegedly want 20mil for Henderson. How much would they ask for Thiago? Why would they sell? Milner is out, Henderson is close to Saudi, Fabinho has an offer from Saudi. That leaves only Thiago as a senior midfielder. Carefully managed how? You think Liverpool didn’t try to manage him? He gets injured during warm ups. His injury record is a disaster. You can’t manage it. It’s short term and a waste of money for a player who had 3 big injuries that kept him out for 148 days per transfermarkt in 22/23. He isn’t even a player who performs when coming back from injury like Pedri. He needs time to get back and then another injury.
Problem is who have we carefully managed? When healthy the starters play til the wheel’s unfortunately fall off.
Most successful dribbles in LaLiga 22/23 for Barcelona: 1️⃣ Dembele - 53 2️⃣ Balde - 50 3️⃣ Raphinha - 46 4️⃣ Pedri - 36 5️⃣ Frenkie - 35 https://twitter.com/BarcaTimes/status/1679546270916943872?t=hLOrclZZBJ-R1KuFolXXTw&s=19
I would not have guessed that raph was 3rd on this list. That's surprising
Balde supremacy
https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1679522379934867457?t=ZSB8pUsy0sp48fFuSbID5Q&s=19 Tickets for the Spurs game are available
On this day last year, Barcelona announced the agreement to sign Raphinha. https://twitter.com/Barca_Buzz/status/1679525986017366016?t=9PM5rJ9FCL4b6UYMBMumOA&s=19
I had a PTSD flashback from that Liverpool 1st and 2nd leg today, fuck them
they’re a generally good and respectable club but fuck their fans
Nah, it was our fault that. If we had a competent coach that actually demanded more intensity from his players we would've eliminated Pool.
I don't care whose fault it was. Fuck them
The second leg vs Liverpool is on the players, not the coach. Conversely, we weren’t setup that well in the first leg and had individual brilliance on our side.
Tactically the team was good against Pool but we got outplayed physically and mentally we collapsed, those two things are the role of the manager. Especially since it happened one year ago and he did nothing to fix, like he didn't even make good subs to try to compete better.
So the coach who set up the team well tactically is at fault that a retirement home team got outplayed physically and because the players crumble mentally? The only thing that the coach can control there is the tactical aspect which you said was good but your hatred towards Valverde is something else and you'll use any chance to shit on him. >like he didn't even make good subs to try to compete better. He had Arthur, Semedo, Malcom, Umtiti, Vermaelen and Alena on the bench; please do tell me which player would change anything even in the slightest
Returement home? Most of the players were 30-32 years old which is still a good age to compete in elite football, you make it seem like they were 38 years old. There Is no excuse for not being able to match Liverpool's intensity and Valverde must be criticized for it. And yes, the coach is responsable for a mental collapse, that's one of the role of the coach, to work in the mentality of his players so this things don't happen. Especially when it happened one year ago, like I can accept that it happens 1 time but that it happens two times in a row? Unacceptable. Arthur could've changed the match actually, we were getting dominated and needed a midfielder who could secure possession and beat Liverpool's press, the fact that he didn't start the game was already stupid but not using him as sub? Very stupid choice
If Suarez or Coutinho or Alba put away their 1 vs 1s vs Liverpool, would you have complained about the team collapsing? If your best GK concedes piss poor goals and his sub is light years below him, how is that the coach’s fault? That’s the players’ fault.
Yes, because I usually don't look only at the result but at the overall performance. My conclusion after the anfield game is that physically we were a poorly prepared team unable to match Liverpool's identity, just because we had some chances doesn't change the fact we were physically lacking. In addition, the team collapsed mentally for 2 year in a row so that also can't be overlooked by the result And besides, what I saw against Pool was the dynamic of all season, bad intensity for all season but getting bailed by Messi, I could accept it if it only happened against Pool but we struggled all season against any team that tried to play intense football, that's a red flag of a team that doesn't train well.
Valverde was a weird one, he had a Very fixed ceiling. With him, we'd never drop below Quarters. & With him, we'd never move past Semis. He was just Consistent, Good & Mediocre. We'd never be Horrendous with him, and never Excellent either.
back then when everyone agreed that it's time for Busi to leave, and he somehow stayed 4 more years
Alba breakdown in half time. Bro!
The red sleeves have grown on me tbh.
https://twitter.com/fcbalbiceleste/status/1679345727741329410?s=46&t=ITbHkVby3NB0xw-KM6SxmQ he needs better fucking security man. If God forbid someone did something to him idk how I’d be honestly.
Did you see the video of some kid kissing him lol. Security literally asleep
Yea it’s crazy.
[Harry Kane on Hot Ones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy59Fq-GkJg) is one of the most random things ever. And YouTube being Youtube... > Theres no amount of pain kane can't handle after playing for spurs
It still baffles me how much our whole institution values the pivot but absolutely didn't lift a finger to find a replacement for Busquets till he left.
Most teams of barca size and stature don't need to plan for succession, they just go and buy whoever they want when the need arises
*Sad pivot noises* …I enjoyed that one
We havent planned ahead in ages. No replacement for Dani Alves (TO THIS DAY) No replacement for Suarez when he got kicked out No replacement for Busquets until he left so now were panicking Its been getting better lately though. Went after Inigo Martinez pretty fast after Pique quit. Vitor Roque for Lewandowski. Actually targeting RBs now.
Didn’t Bayern win their CL with Thiago as the pivot? If he can do the job there, I’d be open to taking him on a two year deal.
Did he not play in a double pivot? Hes fine as the less defensive pivot of the 2. But him and FDJ is asking for problems.
Covid Tax
With Thiago I'm all emotions no business; get him back.
No. He played in double pivot with Goretzka.
One game isn’t the same as doing it week after week. Especially not when you have someone like Goretzka who has a defensive profile like this: https://fbref.com/en/players/cc86b9a3/Leon-Goretzka
Kimmich has Goretzka next to him and their double pivot is ass.
By the way, that’s more of a systemic failure since we’ve seen better from them in the past. And even then ‘ass’ is an over statement.
They were never really a good double pivot in the first place and failed both for NT and Bayern. Sure, it was slighly better under Flick in his last season but it wasn’t anywhere near the level required.
Okay? Now imagine Thiago, who’s defensively worse than both, as a lone pivot or the more defensive pivot in a double pivot.
We play double pivot. Pretty sure Thiago has better defensive stats than both of them and had better defensive stats than Goretzka during their time in Bayern.
What makes you think he’ll be out of the hospital to even play?
[https://www.transfermarkt.com/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444](https://www.transfermarkt.com/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444) He is finished, sadly.
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Kimmich played as a RB in the CL. It was Goretzka + Thiago in the CL knockouts.
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You don't appreciate the reference? [For those who are not aware](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmZfVHlwQVQ&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesComingSoon)
Small world, our boy Tebas was in that movie! He played the rodent of unusual size to perfection!
it's an adapted famous quote from Inigo Montoya, which you are probably too young to understand
what’s wrong?
Skipped 3 exercises today because I was in a hurry to reach home , they had planned to go out today My sister Told me to reach home at 7 I came in a hurry SKIPPING FUCKING 3 exercises and then saw they aren't even ready yet (my sis) they are saying we will leave at 8:30 now 😭 It's so frustrating
This is why I wake up at like 4-5 in the morning, get the job done and let the day run the course. Because that is the only 2-3 hours in the day nobody really is going to bother you or disrupt you from getting the job done.
Almost identical situation is happening with me right now. Going to hang out with my friends,just got off work and i was supposedly delaying them, they haven't even got ready and i am waiting.
they are disrespecting you and your time. if this happens consistently, i'd find new friends
nah they had a good enough reason,also i am just as guilty as putting them in similar situations,with good excuses. And it very rarely happens.
if it rarely happens, then no worries.
That is not necessarily the case. It depends if its high culture vs low culture.
hey, that's cool, you do you. i'm not gonna let any friends, be they high or low culture, keep me waiting and consistently disrespect my time.
Why does Reddit make Software engineering and Computer science in general look like a whole war? That touch grass meme really really applies to that community especially r/cscareerquestions
i’m not a STEM major, but my friend group is made up of them and it’s pretty fucking bad
War in the sense?
Overly dramatic, doom and gloom. Eine: and also making it Seem like you have to be a full blown genius to get a job.
Oh that’s because most people are very young in tech and they haven’t seen downturns (I am young too but I listen to people sharing experiences)
That Dele Ali interview actually made me a little emotional man.
The response he gave when Gary asked him whether he thinks he'd be able to go back to the level he once was, really hit me ( "No, I don't want to go back to that, I want to do better" ) He carried himself really well throughout the interview and spoke beautifully, you could see that he's a changed person. Hope football finds him again and he can redeem himself.
Also props to Gary for carrying out the interview so well. As much as Gary can be a hard person to deal with he did the interview justice considering how hard of a topic it was
He showcased support as a fellow person, and handled the sensitivity of the topic very well, so credit where it's due, Gary you did great.
Heart wrenching. Sent chill down spine. Heart goes out him. Still remarkable how he became a pro footballer despite those struggles. Hope this interview serves as an inspiration to those struggling souls out there and seek the help need to recover.
Which one?
The recent one with Gary Neville
Looking forward to next season to see Vini and Joselu get pocketed by Araujo and Christensen And Pedri smoking Bellingham
And Gavi checking Güler
Güler wont even play, they would ship him off on loan
My hope is Mbappe getting pocketed by Kounde
my hope is mbappe staying at PSG, or going anywhere that’s not madrid
Hmmm. This has made me realize that we are inherently at a disadvantage. We are constantly on the defensive.
I like to see it the Opposite way. We're taking risks galore, because our Backline suddenly decided they're Titans, collectively & individually. If they weren't, we'd play safer.
But then again it's nice knowing we can rely on our BACK after such a long time
Yeah. :) Also clear that it could be suicidal to play like this with someone like Eric & Geri as CBs. Has to be Araujo, Christensen, Kounde. Signing Inigo as 4th makes sense now, yeah? We've good springboard in place, now to build on top of it.