₦airaland Forum

fatherofnone:
︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎
i do believe
it only us nigerians that are clamouring for osimehn
the rest of the world don't rate him
just saying ︎
︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎

You're probably right.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Heard we going for Lautaro Martinez. This generation of players no really get strikers.

Inter said 'nope, not having that either' We're screwed Nobody will sell a freaking striker to us.

jpmoriarti:
Inter said 'nope, not having that either' We're screwed Nobody will sell a freaking striker to us.

I think Flick is looking to bank on Hamza and i think the boy can deliver. He is a natural.

Mcleo007:
I think Flick is looking to bank on Hamza and i think the boy can deliver. He is a natural.

︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎
till he turns up to be like ansu fati
make dem no kill that boy
he'll be a great understudy
but starting him everytime
except he'll be rotated with the others
︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎

Mcleo007:
I think Flick is looking to bank on Hamza and i think the boy can deliver. He is a natural.

I will consider it too much to expose such a young boy and put so much pressure on him to score all these goals Robert Lewandowski use to score. If the club does this, they will be setting him up for failure. Not every player will turn out to be Lamine Yamal in terms of mental strength.

jpmoriarti:
I will consider it too much to expose such a young boy and put so much pressure on him to score all these goals Robert Lewandowski use to score. If the club does this, they will be setting him up for failure. Not every player will turn out to be Lamine Yamal in terms of mental strength.

Yamal, Gavi, Pedri, Curbasi, Bernal and Ansu made their names at a very young age. Younger than Hamza sef. If Hamza is delivering, then there should be continuity. Football isnt really about age even though age is imperative. Recently, we saw how 17 year old Brian Madjo of Aston Villa dominated PSG in the UEFA super cup.

Dejong is almost 30, Xavi Espart is 19. If you understand the game, it's clear that Espart's positional play i.e give and take plus defending is superior. Dejong will never understand or learn that even at 40.

Jackson won't start scoring goals because of age, Tosin won't defend well because of age.

The issue with Hamza is that younger players in the team won't trust him. For instance, if Yamal is in a difficult position to score while while Hamza is in a better position, Yamal won't pass the ball. But if it's a big name like Lewy, Kane, Mbappe he'll pass. However, experienced players like Raphinha, Cancelo, Rodri and even weakling Dejong will pass and try to help Hamza build his confidence.

You'll notice what I just said and it'll prompt Flick to demand for a senior striker. Other than that, I think Hamza can have Ferran numbers if he's trusted.

AirBere:
Yamal, Gavi, Pedri, Curbasi, Bernal and Ansu made their names at a very young age. Younger than Hamza sef. If Hamza is delivering, then there should be continuity. Football isnt really about age even though age is imperative. Recently, we saw how 17 year old Brian Madjo of Aston Villa dominated PSG in the UEFA super cup.

Dejong is almost 30, Xavi Espart is 19. If you understand the game, it's clear that Espart's positional play i.e give and take plus defending is superior. Dejong will never understand or learn that even at 40.

Jackson won't start scoring goals because of age, Tosin won't defend well because of age.

The issue with Hamza is that younger players in the team won't trust him. For instance, if Yamal is in a difficult position to score while while Hamza is in a better position, Yamal won't pass the ball. But if it's a big name like Lewy, Kane, Mbappe he'll pass. However, experienced players like Raphinha, Cancelo, Rodri and even weakling Dejong will pass and try to help Hamza build his confidence.

You'll notice what I just said and it'll prompt Flick to demand for a senior striker. Other than that, I think Hamza can have Ferran numbers if he's trusted.

I mean, it's too early to tell. Hamza has only played preseason. Yes I know performance is not about age. And he has shown good striker's instinct so far. And he needs the continuity to build his confidence.

But for a club in the level of Barcelona to hand him the #9 role at such age, he must show some Lamine Yamal level of talent. I still think it'd be reckless for us to pressure him like this.

i will gladly take lautaro but inter would make things very difficult with two weeks left in the window. Hamza should continue to be an understudy for now before we make him injury prone

AirBere:
I think he's the most overrated player of all time. For instance, he doesn't influence games like players like Kovacic or Seydou Keita. Very normal player. I personally dont think he's much better than Rabiot. May be he's better but I just don't see it. He's also now very prone to injuries.

He's enjoying Dutch tax. Plus people have refused to move on from 2018-2019 Ajax De Jong. That player does not exist anymore and I can argue he never really has for Barcelona anyway

Bimmarlykay:
Lol...since he is in Barça, let him do it.

All this resume and shalaye won't save you, agenda just cooked by bringing Rodri to Barça, agenda also no get retentive memory.

Which agenda? Rodri has completed football already.

He's on Michael Jordan Washington Wizards run.

Imagine thinking Rodri still has anything left to prove after giving City their first Champions League and putting Spain back on top of Europe and the World

Your club does not even have a senior striker just trackstars like Gordon and Karim Adeyemi and you're doing fake Rodri agenda. Maybe na 100m senior boys una wan do next season.

Better wake up

jpmoriarti:
But for a club in the level of Barcelona to hand him the #9 role at such age, he must show some Lamine Yamal level of talent. I still think it'd be reckless for us to pressure him like this.

Hamza won't be ur main 9. But if he keeps on scoring like he's doing, I think he should be rewarded. He should at least be given the Ferran role. Na Flick sabi sha

A40:
He's enjoying Dutch tax. Plus people have refused to move on from 2018-2019 Ajax De Jong. That player does not exist anymore and I can argue he never really has for Barcelona anyway

Thanks to Lasser Shone who did all the dirty work in order to allow him spin around like a ceiling fan. Yeah, that version is never coming back. One season wonder #Fraud!

You guys forgive me..

Some peeps will say I am not a fan or better still a wannabe
Or I don't watch football.

Lamine Yamal is not the player he was two seasons ago.

Pride don enter that guy body.
Nigga was just misplacing passes and loosing possession in the last match.

Let's be honest Lamine Yamal is not attaining Messi or Ronaldo's level.

He won't get to half that level and he is not as good a player as we think he is.

I am not going to be sentimental this season, I will call a spade a spade.

I am tipping Adeyemi to give him a serious challenge this season. Just that flick may not have the balls to bench him.

Let's watch and see.

Lamine Yamal is a Little above average player, just that the media is on him.

A40:
He's enjoying Dutch tax. Plus people have refused to move on from 2018-2019 Ajax De Jong. That player does not exist anymore and I can argue he never really has for Barcelona anyway

My argument against this, is that Barcelona did not set him up for proper success. And he also lacked ambition. He should have left to join ManUtd when Barcelona did not sign a defensively minded midfielder who could play alongside him and do the dirty job around him.

It was obvious he couldn't play this role but he played it anyways for many years and these years coincided with our worst outings in European competitions. It damaged his reputation amongst the fans and critics, who expected him to do what he is not able to do or learn to do. Everyone lost 7 years trying to make this work and now we're signing Rodri to try to fix a position which has gone rotten for almost a decade..

Techu:
You guys forgive me..

Some peeps will say I am not a fan or better still a wannabe
Or I don't watch football.

Lamine Yamal is not the player he was two seasons ago.

Pride don enter that guy body.
Nigga was just misplacing passes and loosing possession in the last match.

Let's be honest Lamine Yamal is not attaining Messi or Ronaldo's level.

He won't get to half that level and he is not as good a player as we think he is.

I am not going to be sentimental this season, I will call a spade a spade.

I am tipping Adeyemi to give him a serious challenge this season. Just that flick may not have the balls to bench him.

Let's watch and see.

Lamine Yamal is a Little above average player, just that the media is on him.

Yeahh I agree with you. Not been impressed with his performance since World Cup. I just hope he buckles up and know he hasn't achieved anything for his beloved Barcelona. We want to win the UCL again. I excused his shoddy performance in the Gamper match because it was a friendly match. No need to over-stress yourself. True champions know when to save their energy and when to go for it all. I hope this is the case with him

jpmoriarti:
My argument against this, is that Barcelona did not set him up for proper success. And he also lacked ambition. He should have left to join ManUtd when Barcelona did not sign a defensively minded midfielder who could play alongside him and do the dirty job around him.

It was obvious he couldn't play this role but he played it anyways for many years and these years coincided with our worst outings in European competitions. It damaged his reputation amongst the fans and critics, who expected him to do what he is not able to do or learn to do. Everyone lost 7 years trying to make this work and now we're signing Rodri to try to fix a position which has gone rotten for almost a decade..

All these are excuses for the DJ.

A typical CM should be able to play DM comfortably. DM is about positional discipline something Dejong lacks in abundance. Add to the fact that he can't be coached and you have a tactical headache of a player.

Vintinha, originally a CM, now DM
Calhnoglu originally AM now DM
Gravenbrech originally CM, now DM.
Then there are players like Jorginho, Pirlo who played DM at Juventus among others. Without Casemiro, Kroos was the DLP when Madrid won thier most recent UCL title. Tchumeni was the runner.

The aforementioned players either won the UCL as DM or at least played in the UCL final. Grav didnt win UCL or played final but in his first season as DM, Liverpool comfortably won the EPL title. Gavi is a CM. As a DM, he does a better job.

Making excuses for DEJONG in 2026 is really a new one.

AirBere:
All these are excuses for the DJ.

A typical CM should be able to play DM comfortably. DM is about positional discipline something Dejong lacks in abundance. Add to the fact that he can't be coached and you have a tactical headache of a player.

Vintinha, originally a CM, now DM
Calhnoglu originally AM now DM
Gravenbrech originally CM, now DM.
Then there are players like Jorginho, Pirlo who played DM at Juventus among others. Without Casemiro, Kroos was the DLP when Madrid won thier most recent UCL title. Tchumeni was the runner.

The aforementioned players either won the UCL as DM or at least played in the UCL final. Grav didnt win UCL or played final but in his first season as DM, Liverpool comfortably won the EPL title. Gavi is a CM. As a DM, he does a better job.

Making excuses for DEJONG in 2026 is really a new one.

I am not making excuses for him. But Barcelona should have realised sooner that this wasn't working and made efforts to change the situation.

That Vintnha and Calhnoglu were all able to make the switch, doesn't mean DeJong would be able to make the switch. Every player is different. Circumstances and situations surrounding these things, are always different. The coaching aspect of it matters too. Barcelona have had up to 4 coaches in these past years. So you can't really make these comparisons.

We wasted 7 years trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Yes we were in economic turmoil but we should have planned better.

I can blame him for not leaving the club when he had the chance and to pursue other projects which could have elevated his game more but I can't blame him for the decisions Barcelona failed to make.

jpmoriarti:
Yeahh I agree with you. Not been impressed with his performance since World Cup. I just hope he buckles up and know he hasn't achieved anything for his beloved Barcelona. We want to win the UCL again. I excused his shoddy performance in the Gamper match because it was a friendly match. No need to over-stress yourself. True champions know when to save their energy and when to go for it all. I hope this is the case with him

Let's hope so.
I don't hate him, he is a Barca player.

But the Big boy treatment and Media PR is getting to him.
He cannot lace Messi and Ronaldo's boots, World cup or no World cup.

Adeyemi should be given more playing time, and Lamine Yamal should be meant to buckle up and compete for that position.

No position belongs to anybody.

AirBere:
All these are excuses for the DJ.

A typical CM should be able to play DM comfortably. DM is about positional discipline something Dejong lacks in abundance. Add to the fact that he can't be coached and you have a tactical headache of a player.

Vintinha, originally a CM, now DM
Calhnoglu originally AM now DM
Gravenbrech originally CM, now DM.
Then there are players like Jorginho, Pirlo who played DM at Juventus among others. Without Casemiro, Kroos was the DLP when Madrid won thier most recent UCL title. Tchumeni was the runner.

The aforementioned players either won the UCL as DM or at least played in the UCL final. Grav didnt win UCL or played final but in his first season as DM, Liverpool comfortably won the EPL title. Gavi is a CM. As a DM, he does a better job.

Making excuses for DEJONG in 2026 is really a new one.

I appreciate your knowledge of football bro.

But nothing do De Jong.. De Jong is a good midfielder and I don't understand the angle you always criticize from.

He is not uncoachable, his problem with flick started from the UCL 2nd leg with ATM. He refuses to start because he was just coming back from an Injury.

Techu:
I appreciate your knowledge of football bro.

But nothing do De Jong.. De Jong is a good midfielder and I don't understand the angle you always criticize from.

He is not uncoachable, his problem with flick started from the UCL 2nd leg with ATM. He refuses to start because he was just coming back from an Injury.

Dejong is good no doubt. Just like how Kovacic, Seydou Keita, Fernandinho, Fabinho are good players. Mind you the aforementioned players are better than him though. He's just nothing special.

Dejong's inability to adapt to that position is why Xavi cried his eyes out for a DM and ended up with this bros.

fatherofnone:
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till he turns up to be like ansu fati
make dem no kill that boy
he'll be a great understudy
but starting him everytime
except he'll be rotated with the others
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He’s a poacher who is just approaching maturity. At 18, he’s older than Ansu was when he first broke through. Ansu would likely have blossomed too if not for the situation with his father provoking Xavi, who was the manager at the time. That moment marked the beginning of his decline. Everyone knows he wasn’t given enough opportunities to regain form after his injury. But this is a different manager, and a different context entirely.

AirBere:
Dejong is good no doubt. Just like how Kovacic, Seydou Keita, Fernandinho, Fabinho are good players. Mind you the aforementioned players are better than him though. He's just nothing special.

Dejong's inability to adapt to that position is why Xavi cried his eyes out for a DM and ended up with this bros.

Well, we have so many midfielders, so De Jong should stay.

We need every available player, if we are to do well this season, especially in the UCL.

Balde is the only player who has not dropped a disaster each time we get knocked out of UCL.

And somehow we want him out of Barcelona, fanbase just want him out all because of 31 year old Cancelo.

Are we serious ?

Cubarsi and Araujo has costs us alot, Garcia and kounde has.

Balde is the only one who manages to play decent football with minimal mistakes, now we want him to go.

Techu:
Balde is the only player who has not dropped a disaster each time we get knocked out of UCL.

And somehow we want him out of Barcelona, fanbase just want him out all because of 31 year old Cancelo.

Are we serious ?

Cubarsi and Araujo has costs us alot, Garcia and kounde has.

Balde is the only one who manages to play decent football with minimal mistakes, now we want him to go.

Balde hasn't dropped any disaster class performance when we were knocked out because he was never available 🙄

He was always injured at the business end of the season. Twice in a role now. Wasn't available against Inter Milan and wasn't available against Atletico Madrid.

I'm not saying he should be sold because I like the player, even though it's obvious his development has stalled.

However, if we can manage to get him fit during those crucial periods of the season, he offers different profile to Cancelo and he's the better defender of the two and this quality will be needed in crucial points in the UCL, as we saw what happened with Gerrard Martin against Inter. If Balde were there, we won't have lost that match.

Also, Hansi Flick tactics exposes his weakness -- he's expected to hold width when we're attacking to form a 5 man attack, he struggles to take on his man and beat him 1v1. This is why we think he hasn't improved greatly in his role.

But he's better at other areas like progressing under pressure and he has good chemistry with his teammates and also collects relatively low salary. We should keep him. He's still young and he can still improve.

jpmoriarti:
Balde hasn't dropped any disaster class performance when we were knocked out because he was never available 🙄

He was always injured at the business end of the season. Twice in a role now. Wasn't available against Inter Milan and wasn't available against Atletico Madrid.

I'm not saying he should be sold because I like the player, even though it's obvious his development has stalled.

However, if we can manage to get him fit during those crucial periods of the season, he offers different profile to Cancelo and he's the better defender of the two and this quality will be needed in crucial points in the UCL, as we saw what happened with Gerrard Martin against Inter. If Balde were there, we won't have lost that match.

Also, Hansi Flick tactics exposes his weakness -- he's expected to hold width when we're attacking to form a 5 man attack, he struggles to take on his man and beat him 1v1. This is why we think he hasn't improved greatly in his role.

But he's better at other areas like progressing under pressure and he has good chemistry with his teammates and also collects relatively low salary. We should keep him. He's still young and he can still improve.

He surely needs to improve tbh but I hope we don't sell him

jpmoriarti:
Balde hasn't dropped any disaster class performance when we were knocked out because he was never available 🙄

He was always injured at the business end of the season. Twice in a role now. Wasn't available against Inter Milan and wasn't available against Atletico Madrid.

I'm not saying he should be sold because I like the player, even though it's obvious his development has stalled.

However, if we can manage to get him fit during those crucial periods of the season, he offers different profile to Cancelo and he's the better defender of the two and this quality will be needed in crucial points in the UCL, as we saw what happened with Gerrard Martin against Inter. If Balde were there, we won't have lost that match.

Also, Hansi Flick tactics exposes his weakness -- he's expected to hold width when we're attacking to form a 5 man attack, he struggles to take on his man and beat him 1v1. This is why we think he hasn't improved greatly in his role.

But he's better at other areas like progressing under pressure and he has good chemistry with his teammates and also collects relatively low salary. We should keep him. He's still young and he can still improve.

...That Cancelo cannot defend is a myth. He's actually a better defender than Balde. Balde is only faster than him. Watch Balde's defensive awareness against Udinese recently and you'll see that his spatial awareness just insnt there. Defending is beyond 1vs1.

I remember Theo Walcott, arguably the fastest player at the time struggling against Bolton old man Paul Robinson. That you're fast doesn't mean you'll be efficient at football, either attacking or defending. Speed is a good skill to have but it's just one of those things.

AirBere:
...That Cancelo cannot defend is a myth. He's actually a better defender than Balde. Balde is only faster than him. Watch Balde's defensive awareness against Udinese recently and you'll see that his spatial awareness just insnt there. Defending is beyond 1vs1.

I remember Theo Walcott, arguably the fastest player at the time struggling against Bolton old man Paul Robinson. That you're fast doesn't mean you'll be efficient at football, either attacking or defending. Speed is a good skill to have but it's just one of those things.

For me, it just feels natural that if you attack better as a full back, you might be suspect in your defending since you're mostly up top and you have to patrol all the whole wing, especially in a demanding role like Barca's LB who is expected to hold width when we are attacking.

So if you're holding width, recovering your position defensively, might be harder.

And yes, speed is not everything since for Hansi Flick's tactics, Cancelo fits better because of the more emphasis on attack.

jpmoriarti:
For me, it just feels natural that if you attack better as a full back, you might be suspect in your defending since you're mostly up top and you have to patrol all the whole wing, especially in a demanding role like Barca's LB who is expected to hold width when we are attacking.

So if you're holding width, recovering your position defensively, might be harder.

And yes, speed is not everything since for Hansi Flick's tactics, Cancelo fits better because of the more emphasis on attack.

I'm happy you wrote this. That's the misconception. Example, Dani Alves was always up top yet when it comes to 1vs1, he was always there. Another example is Ashley Cole. Always running the whole left flank yet defensively very solid.

Currently there's Hakimi and Nuno Mendes. How many wingers can chop these two yet they're always up top.

Balde can defend 1vs1 because he's fast. It's his awareness like the goal conceded vs Udinese that's he's found wanting. His attacking output is also poor. But I think he'll do well in the EPL for a counter attacking team.

Alejandro Balde seems gone Yeah everyone knew his development had plateaued in the last couple of years. Seems Hansi Flick has seen that as well.

I know we are sentimentally attached to our academy players but I am loving the ruthlessness with which the club is making everyone sit up this season. Some academy graduates feel that they didn't need to keep improving once they made it to first team. Araujo, Casado, Balde and others. They're now facing the exit door while the club can promote someone to take their place or sign from outside.

My first choice to replace Balde is Lewis Hall of Newcastle, which I consider very difficult to pull off. Also the club is making moves for Jorge Salinas, who is a LB and left CB. There is also the 17yr old youngster from La masia who impressed during the pre-season.

jpmoriarti:
Alejandro Balde seems gone Yeah everyone knew his development had plateaued in the last couple of years. Seems Hansi Flick has seen that as well.

I know we are sentimentally attached to our academy players but I am loving the ruthlessness with which the club is making everyone sit up this season. Some academy graduates feel that they didn't need to keep improving once they made it to first team. Araujo, Casado, Balde and others. They're now facing the exit door while the club can promote someone to take their place or sign from outside.

My first choice to replace Balde is Lewis Hall of Newcastle, which I consider very difficult to pull off. Also the club is making moves for Jorge Salinas, who is a LB and left CB. There is also the 17yr old youngster from La masia who impressed during the pre-season.

Oga forget development, fatigue and Injuries will hit us in the late stage of the season.

This Hansi Flick is a fool, a big one.

Are we always quick to forget how our players starts getting injured during the knockout stages of the UCL ?

You need every available player at your disposal.

It was what Hansi Flick said about Balde at the press conference that triggered all this.

How can a coach be talking anyhow ?
I will not be happy if Balde leaves Barca.

He is not up to 24 sef and has a long career ahead of him.

Center Back problem has not been solved, till today we are still looking for a center back and you want to lose a left back... all because of foolish talking.

And you know how slow Barca is in making deals.

This is one of the reasons I wanted Vinicius move to Arsenal to crash.

Alejandro Balde not in the squad for tonight’s match. Yeah he’s gone 😭😭😭

I actually liked this player a lot 😢

I know, I know he hasn’t been raising his game for 2 years but i am sentimental about him.

It was reported he was even around this morning at the Ciutat Esportiva but wasn’t allowed to travel to Elche with the team 😔

I hope ManUtd signs him since he’s said before he’d love to play for them and he’s been learning English as well.