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08-08-2020, 07:54 AM #901
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08-08-2020, 08:18 AM #902
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08-08-2020, 08:28 AM #903
GK - Ter Stegen is at worst 2nd best in the world, I would rank him number 1 though
RB Semedo - Good but not great somewhere between 5-10th best in the world
CBs - Pique no longer TOTY calibre but no doubt world class still. Lenglet is underrated
LB - Jordi is the best at his position in the world, dont think anyone would argue this? Maybe Robertson is close now
Midfield - Busquets still the best CDM in the world, De Jong, Vidal, Raktic etc all great but not world class. None in their primes. De Jong reached the TOTY of course but it was a historic weak year for mids
Attack - Messi is 2nd best in the world, Suarez and Griezmann top 10 attackers, Dembele still unproven
Barcalona have everything, they have just underperformed this year6'1, 205 lbs
Luke
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08-08-2020, 09:18 AM #904
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08-08-2020, 09:20 AM #905
Very funny indeed... You just outed yourself as someone who not only doesn't watch the games, but doesn't listen to pundit analysis.
There's a few factors here you seem to have completely ignored.. Coach, Age, Form, Fitness, Chemistry.
At the moment if you remove Messi.. these teams are better than Barca:
- Liverpool
- Man City
- Bayern
- Dortmund
- PSG
- Juventus
- Atalanta
- Inter milan
- Real Madrid
- Atletico Madrid
All that talent yet without Messi they have only won 3 out of 11 games that he missed, and it was against mid table competition.
Underperforming is the key, this game isn't played on paper, yet on paper Barcelona has the oldest starting lineup of any top team in europe.
If you look at the Juventus squad before the season started you would think they're world beaters. Yet they weren't, were they?
On current form barcelona is terrible, a team that has been mismanaged for almost 5 years.
Semedo has been terribly inconsistent and has had to fight for his position on the field with someone who isn't even a natural RB.
Pique and Lenglet have been underperforming and have been demolished by mid and lower table teams by 4 goals or more multiple times each season. Pundits joke that if the other team has a pulse they can break through barca's defense.. Which has been terrible
Jordi alba was never the best in his position in the world lol. Marcelo was always better. That being said, Alba is great but has been in and out of injuries and form for 18 months. I believe he's missed 15-20 games this season overall with form and injury issues. He's lost pace as well and can't defend against top talent anymore.
Busquets is absolutely not the best CDM in the world anymore, his athleticism has dropped to the point that he can't keep up with a fast paced game anymore. He looks great against weak teams, but can't handle much more.
De Jong is the best CDM on the team by far but has been mismanaged and placed out of position.
Rakitic is way past his prime and on his way out, this has been his worst season ever, he's not on the top 20 of midfielders anymore.
Vidal is old but still clutch, does well when coming off the bench, can't perform for a full game however, and he's out of place in barca's confused system.
Messi is by far the best in the world and the only player in the history of the game to star in every UCL final he's played in. But he can't do it alone, just like Ronaldo can't.
Griezmann has been terrible all season, a 16/17 year old has been taking his game time lol. He plays in the same position as Messi and can't perform out of position. - 9 goals all season
Suarez has been in and out of injuries all season and at the moment has no legs. He couldn't lead a spin class if he wanted to. I think he's missed 20 games overall. 16 goals all season
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08-08-2020, 09:20 AM #906
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08-08-2020, 09:23 AM #907
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08-08-2020, 09:27 AM #908
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08-08-2020, 09:28 AM #909
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08-08-2020, 09:35 AM #910
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08-08-2020, 09:41 AM #911
You exposed yourself as a fake football fan who’s just in this for Ronaldo.
Now you’re trolling because you’re incapable of recovering from your stupid statements.
Busquets still the best CDM in the world - lol
Griezmann still one of the best in the world with less goals than a CENTER BACK. - lol
Pretty much every pundit in Europe is debating if Griezmann has been a bigger flop than hazard.. and so far it’s unanimous that Griezmann takes this award.
Rakitic still one of the best - lol
Barcelona a top 3 team without Messi despite the fact they win less than 30% of the time without him - lolLast edited by Merretto; 08-08-2020 at 09:48 AM.
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08-08-2020, 10:08 AM #912
True, hazard also has a history of getting fat in the off season. I’m sure the injuries didn’t help.
High hopes for Barca today but frankly I don’t enjoy watching them anymore.
So much lateral possession that leads no where, they get stuck outside the box often and are always at risk of getting exposed on the counter.
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08-08-2020, 10:17 AM #913
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08-08-2020, 10:37 AM #914
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08-08-2020, 10:41 AM #915
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08-08-2020, 11:08 AM #916
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08-08-2020, 11:10 AM #917
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08-08-2020, 11:35 AM #918
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08-08-2020, 11:46 AM #919
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08-08-2020, 12:16 PM #920
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08-08-2020, 12:17 PM #921
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08-08-2020, 12:19 PM #922
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08-08-2020, 12:43 PM #923
The side replay looks like a clear hand ball. But from the front there's no contact, played it back twice... Looks like Messi moved his right arm away from the ball which made it look like the ball moved his arm from the side view.
Edit: tough luck for Koulibaly, no way of knowing messi's foot was there.
Should be 4-0 Barca nowLast edited by Merretto; 08-08-2020 at 12:48 PM.
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08-08-2020, 12:53 PM #924
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08-08-2020, 01:33 PM #925
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08-08-2020, 01:59 PM #926
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08-08-2020, 02:18 PM #927
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