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Debroslink:
Eto was 3rd in Fifa World Player of the year in 2005. Did Suarez achieve this feat?

Eto'o was UCL top assist provider in 2006 as he drove Barcelona to UCL glory with plenty goals too.

Suarez just dey pump goals and assists in La liga. When he reached UCL, he choked like hell.

That's why Suarez never made UEFA team of the year at any point, but Eto'o made it twice.

Suarez won the golden booth twice, something Eto'o. couldn't do, not once despite his illustrious career. Suarez finished 4th below Griezman in 2016 so you can as well say Antonio is better than Suarez.

Suarez is head and shoulder above Samuel. There's no need to hide under the shadow of him being African to defend him. It's no debate that he's best number typical 9 we've ever produced. Anything besides that is pure fallacy

FergieRaww:
Whatever you say is your opinion and mine is that the only current 9 better than Benz is Lewa and even that Lewa sef na just small thing en go use pass Benz

Personally Benz isn't my ideal Striker for Real Madrid tbh but i stand on the chair that says Benz is better than Suarez

that ojoro balon d'Or dey carry give Messi last year hahaha
oya talk say Zizou or Modric no deserve am the year dey win their own

Good thing that chair is limited amd many others see the light.

You fit go drag the last Ballon d'Or with French journalists and Fifa sha. Na Messi go still get the most, so that amala turning na for the gods of una land.


For better clarification, only Zizou is above Iniesta or Xavi. Any other person na either animal, place or thing.

Trevor012:
Longevity Suarez has been performing at the top level for a long time way ahead of benzema.

Suarez 100% has more individual awards than Benzema. I cant think of any award Benzema even comes close.

Goals and assist Suarez is clear.

Peak season Suarez scored 60goals in 53matches in 2015. Even Pessi cannot come close.

League best player Suarez has two for England and Spain. Benzema cannot top that.

Suarez offered more than just goals as well.


Benzema still need to catch up. 3 to 4yrs ago Benzema was referred to as donkey who missed easy chances.

Imagine bringing Benzema to the proper 9 debate when he has only scored more than 25 league goals in his entire career, only once.

FergieRaww:
Benz got more ability as a footballer jaree.. even barkabots would agree that Benz is an all round complete player that offers his team more than just the goals

There's nothing Benzema offers to a team better than Suarez did in his prime.

Playmaking, passing, assisting, connecting with other players that aren't forwards, even at some point, racing through the wings as an LW.

Benz doesn't even come close.

By the way, why did you ignore international success comparisons?

And using the ballon d'Or as a compass for the goat midfield debate, I guess you wouldn't flinch when you see Messi as the GOAT player since he obviously has got more.

Debroslink:
I saw Eto'o win UCL twice without prime Messi beside him. Show us Suarez's exploits in UCL without prime Messi.

I saw Suarez win the golden boot twice in the prime goal-scoring form of both Messi and Ronaldo.

I saw him score more goals than Eto'o. did consider the number of matches both featured in.

I saw Suarez rank as the third-highest assister at some point behind only Ronaldo ( surpassing him at some point) and Messi.

These are individual achievements that measure up to a striker and not collective club achievements that our western brother didn't score up to, even when he was blistering across Europe.

OhBritannia:
Exactly!!!! Luis Suarez has achieved a lot especially in Barcelona and Liverpool to be compared to any top 9 in this modern era.
not even Drogba, Eto and van Persie, Lewandowski can compare.

someone said Eto'o did more for Barcelona than Suarez. what he didn't know is that apart from Suarez scoring more goals than Eto'o,
Suarez had 73 more assists than Eto'o.

abeg how else is Eto'o better than Suarez?
if not that some people wants to just shalaye.

Suarez is ahead of Eto'o. and that's not a debate.

OhBritannia:
Even if we are to be truthful, apart from Iniesta, if there is one person that deserved Ballon D'or, it was Luis Suarez.
most people talked about Neymar being the 3rd best player during the peak of Ronaldo and Messi but to me i will say it was Luis Suarez.
His contributions to Barcelona was even underrated.

I don't think Neymar came into the discussion after our last UCL. Suarez isn't underrated for what he achieved for barca except for other fans that just want validity for their breakaway strikers to compare.

Ibukzy:
This is Pique in his early 30s

Show me a game where Garcia recorded something as this

You'd rather I show stats of a boy that hasn't even started 14 matches for barca yet?

Nawa for you.

Meanwhile, this is the speed of someone you tagged as slow

Ibukzy:
I don't hate him, just think we are wasting our time being sentimental if we hope he is gonna improve, because he ain't.
He is only going get worse, so it is better to sell him now , than later in the future start begging club to take him off our hands

Na only you day see say e day get worse. Only you

Ibukzy:
Puyol and Macherano are faster and not error proned as your guy

Pique at his 20s was never slow

Pique was always slow.. He however knew how to position rightly.

Mascherano was an aggressive yet not fast DM turn defender. Same applies to Puyol, although his was more reclined to his knew

Ibukzy:
Don't know why you keep deceiving yourself, Garcia is too short and slow to make it as a Centerback

Puyol and Mascherano were short. Nesta was Short.


And being slow... This your take further confirms that you've not been checking the boy out. His lacking prowess right now is positioning. Pique was never fast but he's been the heart of defense for more than a decade.


There's room for improvement and Xavi will utilize him properly... If you have a problem with that, then you have to channel that to the admin in camp nou.

Pedri's transformation is lovely.

Our boy is adding shapiness... From being a skinny Las Palmas kid to this... The world of football ain't ready for this magician.

Ibukzy:
If we sign Kounde or Koulibaily , Garcia should be sold

This one na capping. Garcia is still very young and we need enough hands to make the defense solid

jonsnow92:


I can understand the disrespect on Yaya's name cos football fans forget things and players easily.

I dare say that in the EPL, Yaya is top 5 EPL Greatest Midfielders Of All Time.
There was nothing Lampard, Gerard, Scholes et al did that Yaya didnt do and he did more than most of these overhyped players.

Yaya was a beast and you should put some respect on his name.

Sorry if it sounded like a disrespect but what I meant is that, Yaya didn't just become exceptional. In fact, at 25, just as Kessie claims he is now, he wasn't really a force until around 28 and above.

That's what I meant.

FC Barcelona and Andreas Bødtker Christensen have reached an agreement for the player to join the Club after his contract with Chelsea FC came to an end.

The player will sign a contract until 30 June 2026 and his buy out clause will be set at 500 million euros.


Welcome... No come run belle for here abeg

jonsnow92:

No One can replace Yaya.
Yaya is the greatest and most complete African Midfielder of the past 50 years.
No one comes close.

jpmoriarti:
That's a long shot. Yaya Toure has too much quality you dont see from most African players today. I don't think Kessie has such level of quality.

Yaya wasn't always exceptional. And his level isn't that too difficult to achieve. So why not?

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
good to have Kessie here.
a fellow west african bruda.
how much he go earn per year?

About 7m per year.

jpmoriarti:
This guy should just dress that him beards. No fit am at all unless he is muslim.

Welcome to the team all the same.

Follow the path of Seydou Keita to be a dependable rock for our midfield. Please no follow Alex Song o

Or if can, replicate Yaya stint.

It's official, Kessie is a Blaugaurian.

Welcome home, rock!! May your stay be fruitful.

TLona1:
Who wins?

Easy peasy... Pep for the glory. The wizardry is too much and there won't be any need for overthinking. Just highlight the style and let the GOATS play.

omotola90:
bros,I am airing my own views..as for Christensen,they had no option than to let him go on a free...he wasn't a regular in the team.... Barcelona I learnt is broke...if camp nou is used as wedding events,bros..they are broke

Honestly, I am shocked that many of us are still using this as a means to banter.. I mean, even Chelsea in all its glory, allows events to happen on the pitch. Events happen everywhere and the likes of Man United, Chelsea, and even Real Madrid's pitches are not exempted!! Even Man city, with its Arab money, still allows weddings and other events to happen on and within the Etihad.

But you guys decided to make it news, simply because it's Barca, whereas your clubs have been doing that since time immemorial.


https://events.chelseafc.com/yourevent

https://www.realmadrid.com/en/santiago-bernabeu-stadium/events#:~:text=Host%20your%20event%20at%20the,connections%20to%20the%20city%20centre.

https://www.manutd.com/en/ManchesterUnited/UnitedEvents/Sitemap/Home/Organising-an-event/Other-Events/Weddings-and-Civil-Ceremonies#:~:text=Inside%20the%20stadium%20we%20have,a%20wedding%20reception%20or%20breakfast.

https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/51070/manchester_city_football_club

Blaxhex:
lmao. You're framing up agendas just to suit your narrative.
Are we signing just lewandowski? Or you've suddenly forgotten that we're hijacking your beloved potential signings? Lmao
If you think Barcelona will go down the drain then I'm sorry for you. Barca is a money pumping club and will continue to generate financial power as long as the team remains competitive, and to be competitive as fast as possible, we know we need to sign players to plug the holes in our squad, plus these players would definitely bring commercial profits, because they are top players...

And as for the tv rights sales, yes we are selling 25% of our TV rights for 600m+ to generate short term funds.. BUT!! do you know the ace in the card? We negotiated that we can buy back that 25% after 5 years from now when we get stable .. And how are we gonna get things stable? I repeat: By recruiting players who'll make us competitive and keep us afloat at the top.


So continue crying.

There's no better way to school ignorance. Thanks for the proper lecturing!!!

joviegghead:
One question:
Is abde that bad? I mean, take away all the hype, is he the least of the wingers, including Ferran.

He's not bad... He just needs to improve on decision-making shootings and passes/crosses.

Kilishihunter:
Fati/Ferran on the Left
Auba and lewa (if we get him) in the middle
Raphinha/Abde on the right
Where will he play then?

You know Fati can't be trusted and thr sitters that Ferran misses might just not end, easily. I support Depay staying.

WhoDeyHause:
Pay rapinha full money first.
Instalments fc.

Bole gee to pay full yet them prefer to sell to pipu way go pay installment?

Shame no day your body?

WhoDeyHause:
Keep quiet. You dead barka fans have just being disturbing me with mention. How many site has said that Leeds have accepted your worthless bid? Why has Fabrizio romano not posted it? Imagine jubilating over an average player who is only good at statpading with penalty. That man will flop any where he goes. Good that chelsea escape him. Waste of money.
Instalments fc

This tears will cook party jollof

There's a rumor that Ramos BEGGED to win the Balon d'Or 2020?


Lol. Okay

mirinder:
is he brother to perisic?

Lol. No

hensben:
Its not about the club but country. South Americans see Spain as their European home, they rarely feel home sick when they are in Spain due to similarity in culture. This is why Barca and Madrid will keep on getting the best South American players. Another country close to Spain in their heart is Italy. If you’ve lived in Europe you will understand me better. They have cultural affiliation, it’s not about money.

Okay.. Let's try our hands on European players now. Who's Chelsea interested in? We are in the mood to hijack any Chelsea potential signing.

More still, we still no go gree make dembele com.

Kilishihunter:
I think uuuuuuum
Kounde?

We have that wrapped around our fingers already.

BlueAngel444:
very stupid sha, how was Europa league

Stop trying to bully here abeg.. Gather your shiit and support a particular club.. Then we can have a discussion.

Kilishihunter:
Lol.

Which player day eye again? I go like follow Laporta talk make we collect am...

Abi make we even lure Thiago Silva and Mount comot patapata