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Debroslink:
He asked to leave because he was being benched. EOD.

Tonight's game has shown why he couldn't flourish well at City. Na link-up play we wan chop? Rubbish

Being benched at man city is not a crime

Debroslink:
It's glaring you didn't watch the game.

You are a pissy Barcelona fan. I watched this game because it was the only meaningful game currently going on. Most soccer lovers watched the game. Ferran missed chances which nobody is denying. Even the player was feeling bad after the game and you could see his teammates come to encourage him. He knows he shit the bed. But his overall game play was good and that should give you hope. There is not one Manchester City player in their current roster that finishes chances better than Ferran. Not Kevin, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden. Not one player. If you know any, name the player and I will show you misses from said player this season alone.

Debroslink:
Dembele is only good when the opposition team is getting tired. That's why he shines as a sub.

The Napoli team wasn't tired. They only chose not to run. All these chances we are claiming Ferran lost were mostly plays he started

And when i didn't include Ferran in my front 3 the other day, you people were calling price for me.

jpmoriarti:
Mention any Barça attacker that was better than him tonight.

This is someone we bought last month and you're making it seem he should just come and carry the whole team.

Mention any Barca player that was bought for 55m last month. Jury is out big time on Ferran whether you like it or not.

jpmoriarti:
Mention any Barça attacker that was better than him tonight.

This is someone we bought last month and you're making it seem he should just come and carry the whole team.

Jeez!!!!!!!!!
What tha fork are you saying?
Dembele that came on in the second half was better than his entire existence as a footballer even gavi, Pedri were all better than him.
Positioning play my foot when he can't score.
While positioning make you qualify?
It's better he don't even position and score goals than position and miss chances.
Ogun kill positioning play without goals.

Nonsense!!!!

andrewbaba44:
Being benched at man city is not a crime

Are you minding him? Gabriel Jesus and Sterling have more blood on their hands than Ferran.

Android22:
You are a pissy Barcelona fan. I watched this game because it was the only meaningful game currently going on. Most soccer lovers watched the game. Ferran missed chances which nobody is denying. Even the player was feeling bad after the game and you could see his teammates come to encourage him. He knows he shit the bed. But his overall game play was good and that should give you hope. There is not one Manchester City player in their current roster that finishes chances better than Ferran. Not Kevin, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden. Not one player. If you know any, name the player and I will show you misses from said player this season alone.

There's no denying that Ferran was a fine finisher in City and Spain. But the problem now is why he isn't replicating the same energy here.

The only positive I'll take from this is that Araujo might be available for the 2nd leg, Toress should just find his scoring boots from anywhere abeg, Those misses drowned out his performances in troubling Juan Jesus and making those fine runs, Dembele did well at the end though he messed up earlier,God I'm just angry knowing how bad we've performed while playing away this season

andrewbaba44:
He wasn’t bundled out ,he choose to leave

Stop lying just to create a narrative to suit you

Do you mind Debroslink. Torres has been injured since September. He came from treatment table to join the club.

To me, the guy was our best attacker tonight with his movements and scoring chances.

He's just being too harsh on him.

Dembele na real asset even when he messes up. Injury really deprive us from this boy talent.

With the way things are going e go take time before Barca get this kind talent again.

Barca needs to find way and prepare money for Haaland and invest top notch medical personnels on ansu fati to make sure injury no disturb the guy


This Torres fellow no dey inspire at all and our defence is weak can't even have a clean sheet streak

Android22:
Are you minding him? Gabriel Jesus and Sterling have more blood on their hands than Ferran.

He said they are benching him at man city

Now ask him how many Barca forwards will start at city

tesppidd:
And when i didn't include Ferran in my front 3 the other day, you people were calling price for me.

Personally, I think Xavi should have subbed him out for Luuk DeJong rather than Auba. Maybe the latter would have buried those chances easily.

It so painful that ferran's misses just spoilt the wonderful game our boys had today.

Ferran is an intelligent player. He knows where to to be and what to do. Just that is finishing eh. I'm still hopeful for him.

I'll like to see more of dembele. I've miss his directness. And shout out to Adama. Take him out of that attack, what will we have left? If he and dembele handle our wings, our opponents will suffer.

Dembele - Ferran - Adama combo won't be bad.
Or maybe Luuk should be our main point guy after all.

FirstbornWds:
There's no denying that Ferran was a fine finisher in City and Spain. But the problem now is why he isn't replicating the same energy here.

In how many games prior to today have Barcelona created high quality chances? This team was in the doldrums and is just getting back to form. A player can also be nervous and less composed because he knows the expectations on him. If his issue was misplacing passes, not being available where chances should have been etc then one can be worried. Not in a game that a good finisher missed chances. That aspect can easily be fixed with consistency and composure.

andrewbaba44:
Being benched at man city is not a crime

Dropping disaster class at Barcelona is what?

FirstbornWds:
Personally, I think Xavi should have subbed him out for Luuk DeJong rather than Auba. Maybe the latter would have buried those chances easily.

What was Auba doing the whole game he played? Also blazing over the bar when he could have tested the keeper?

Auba had a poor game. Also Adama was anonymous

jpmoriarti:
Do you mind Debroslink. Torres has been injured since September. He came from treatment table to join the club.

To me, the guy was our best attacker tonight with his movements and scoring chances.

He's just being too harsh on him.

He said torres is a bench warmer at city

Ask him how many Barca forwards will start at city

Before the injury he has played 4 epl games for mancity and scored 2 goals and 1 assist as a centre forward ,and he started those 4 games ,but he is a bench warmer at city

FirstbornWds:
There's no denying that Ferran was a fine finisher in City and Spain. But the problem now is why he isn't replicating the same energy here.

I'm wondering What's wrong with the dude. Hopefully he picks form soonest

Another issue na why de Jong seem to be declining so soon..when will he hit his prime

Debroslink:
Dropping disaster class at Barcelona is what?

How do you define a bench warmer ?

Torres started mancity 4 epl games and scored 2 goals before he was injured ,but you said pep chased him away ,Linus mbappe like you

I am sure if sterling had joined Barca and missed those sitters he use to miss at man city you would have said he is a fraud

[s]

Android22:
Trust me I know his weak point and finishing is not it. If you see a player who will position himself well and link up with the forward you have hope that the finishing will come back. He is not Adama Traore who habitually misses chances. Granted, he missed 2 or 3 big chances in this game but those chances were not presented on a platter of Gold. He had to run into the channels to get them.

[/s] trash. Excusing this overrated Torres to blame Adama one of our best players ATM.

Android22:
In how many games prior to today have Barcelona created high quality chances? This team was in the doldrums and is just getting back to form. A player can also be nervous and less composed because he knows the expectations on him. If his issue was misplacing passes, not being available where chances should have been etc then one can be worried. Not in a game that a good finisher missed chances. That aspect can easily be fixed with consistency and composure.

As much as I am angry that he lost the chances to bury the game, you didn't see me crucifying him either. I am only concerned because I oerisbakky have high hopes to are him prosper in the Barca shirt.

Tellwhat:
I'm wondering What's wrong with the dude. Hopefully he picks form soonest

Another issue na why de Jong seem to be declining so soon..when will he hit his prime

Jong is simply not organized enough. Playing box to box and back to his natural position isn't going to just come naturally. I hope he improves anyway.

ItisHi:
[s][/s] trash. Excusing this overrated Torres to blame Adama one of our best players ATM.

Adama played absolute nonsense today but you won't see it because he played well against Español. Sometimes playing well just involves releasing a pass quickly which he never did all game. On 2 occasions he would have released a pull out to Auba but he focused on trying to beat 2 players. But you Barca zealots won't see it because Ferran missed chances which only came up by the way because Dembele was doing all the things Adama could not do all game. And you wonder why Xavi took him off.

Yes, Ferran missed 4 chances.

The question is: how long has it been since a Barça attacker got into those positions so frequently?

I am convinced that he will start scoring soon, and I really liked his match today.

FirstbornWds:
As much as I am angry that he lost the chances to bury the game, you didn't see me crucifying him either. I am only concerned because I oerisbakky have high hopes to are him prosper in the Barca shirt.

You are being reasonable. If I was a Barca fan I would be angry with the missed chances but what emotional fans can't see is, Auba or Luke would not have made some of those openings because they would not have been positioned how Ferran was to get those chances.

Android22:
Adama played absolute nonsense today but you won't see it because he played well against Español. Sometimes playing well just involves releasing a pass quickly which he never did all game. On 2 occasions he would have released a pull out to Auba but he focused on trying to beat 2 players. But you Barca zealots won't see it because Ferran missed chances which only came up by the way because Dembele was doing all the things Adama could not do all game. And you wonder why Xavi took him off.

I saw those missed passes too and wondered if he didn't see Nico opening up for him.

Then again, the doubling up technique that Napoli employed at the beginning stages of the game kinda killed his tempo and got him too frustrated.

Android22:
You are being reasonable. If I was a Barca fan I would be angry with the missed chances but what emotional fans can't see is, Auba or Luke would not have made some of those openings because they would not have been positioned how Ferran was to get those chances.

I am.never going to dispute his positioning. It's apt. At some point I wondered why he was the only player receiving those crosses when he wasn't even the main striker. His build-up isn't talked about enough tonight. I just want this guy to become a beast already and his only option for doing that is to start scoring goals.

Android22:
Adama played absolute nonsense today but you won't see it because he played well against Español. Sometimes playing well just involves releasing a pass quickly which he never did all game. On 2 occasions he would have released a pull out to Auba but he focused on trying to beat 2 players. But you Barca zealots won't see it because Ferran missed chances which only came up by the way because Dembele was doing all the things Adama could not do all game. And you wonder why Xavi took him off.

if not for Adama, you would have been half way out of this tourney. Your overrated Torres will only score after getting 8 chances on goal. This is not the first time he is this wasteful. The earlier you guys accept you signed a low budget Morata, the better for this club.

FirstbornWds:
I saw those missed passes too and wondered if he didn't see Nico opening up for him.

Then again, the doubling up technique that Napoli employed at the beginning stages of the game kinda killed his tempo and got him too frustrated.

That is where the intelligence of a player comes in. If they are doubling up on you [Adama] it means you should exploit the channels with a pass since it means a barca player will be unmarked. That was what Dembele did when he came on. He was linking up quicker which was helping Barca find that open man which happened to consistently be Ferran. So the half full narrative is, if Barca creates high quality chances like this in the return leg, Barca will most probably win it.

ItisHi:
if not for Adama, you would have been half way out of this tourney. Your overrated Torres will only score after getting 8 chances on goal. This is not the first time he is this wasteful. The earlier you guys accept you signed a low budget Morata, the better for this club.

Rubbish. I am not a Barca fan but even I could see that the penalty Adama got was lucky as the cross itself was bad. The defenders fingers barely touched the ball even though it was enough to get VAR to review it. If you see the truth, say it as it is.

tesppidd:
And when i didn't include Ferran in my front 3 the other day, you people were calling price for me.

Your opinion in your pocket .