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Moura7:
I understand sha....[b]as for MB playing the LW role now na because say na e be the closest person wey fit offer us the width we need there at the moment. [/b]But let's be honest as much as MB is very dedicated and I say this respectfully, he isn't exactly world class material, he's not that clinical in finishing either. MB hasn't scored a striker's kind of goal since he signed with us, even 1v1 situations.

At the bolded, True. I know.

You don't necessarily need a world class player at every position all the time. If you got someone who delivers the goods you're good to go. At times the person you play with makes you look great or worse.

Look at sterling wey pep developed. If dem tell you say the guy go good like this now you go swear with oracle say na lie, e no fit possible. It's all about bringing the best out of someone.

There are really several variables which determine the league.
These factors are interwoven and cannot be taken in isolation.
Time and Time and Time again!

The team, The coach, Providence, The referee, The VAR.

jpmoriarti:
Honestly, I have yet to see these Puig qualities everyone screams about. I agree that everyone should be given a chance to prove themselves but ultimately the coach's decision is final.

Are you saying that you haven't seen this stat and some other stats that indicate that Puig is very useful?

We were playing a draw and the Coach brought in a defender instead of a player that has statistically proven to be a good creator of chances, and you are happily saying his decision is final?

I wonder why supporting a coach that is clearly leading the team to a land of doom always gives you joy. This is the same thing you were doing with Enrique.

homesteady:
Are you saying that you haven't seen this stat and some other stats that indicate that Puig is very useful?

We were playing a draw and the Coach brought in a defender instead of a player that has statistically proven to be a good creator of chances, and you are happily saying his decision is final?

I wonder why supporting a coach that is clearly leading the team to a land of doom always gives you joy. This is the same thing you were doing with Enrique.

Creating chances is not part of the problem of this present Barcelona. We had over 25 chances created against Valencia but only managed to score two. We need people who can assist to put away chances and also competent people who can defend the goal. Suffice it to say that Puig is not bringing anything new to the table, which the team do not already have.

tesppidd:
There are really several variables which determine the league.
These factors are interwoven and cannot be taken in isolation.
Time and Time and Time again!

The team, The coach, Providence, The referee, The VAR.

I wonder why the ref didn't give the penalty against Sergio Ramos. That was a stone-cold handball. Madrid escaped that one.

jpmoriarti:
Creating chances is not part of the problem of this present Barcelona. We had over 25 chances created against Valencia but only managed to score two. We need people who can assist to put away chances and also competent people who can defend the goal. Suffice it to say that Puig is not bringing anything new to the table, which the team do not already have.

You are right, but there is a thing called quality of chances.

I am not saying you are wrong, but sometimes the quality or lack thereof of the chances determines the conversion rate.

jpmoriarti:
Creating chances is not part of the problem of this present Barcelona. We had over 25 chances created against Valencia but only managed to score two. We need people who can assist to put away chances and also competent people who can defend the goal. Suffice it to say that Puig is not bringing anything new to the table, which the team do not already have.

Concerning this, do not be this confident.

May we live long enough to see him play before we crucify him.

jpmoriarti:
I wonder why the ref didn't give the penalty against Sergio Ramos. That was a stone-cold handball. Madrid escaped that one.

Not only that one. Relatively they do escape quite a lot...

Such a blatant handball in the 82nd minute...for a ball heading towards goal.

Madrid are hardly allowed to drop points.

Ramos handball prevented greizmann goal against valencia

BRUNO PENANDES- 9goals 4 assists
LMAO- 6goals 0 assist

jpmoriarti:
Creating chances is not part of the problem of this present Barcelona. We had over 25 chances created against Valencia but only managed to score two. We need people who can assist to put away chances and also competent people who can defend the goal. Suffice it to say that Puig is not bringing anything new to the table, which the team do not already have.

People are saying we're creating chances, we're creating chances, which chances pls?? or am I watching a different Barca? Does passing around and then, Alba playing a ball into the opponents box count as a chance or mistakes made by opponents defense, does that count as chance created by us?....in the 19 matches we've played this season, we've not created much clear cut chances ourselves and that my friend, is a major part of our problem because of how predictable we've become in our attacks, it's made it easier for opponents to hold us down.

Moura7:
People are saying we're creating chances, we're creating chances, which chances pls?? or am I watching a different Barca? Does passing around and then, Alba playing a ball into the opponents box count as a chance or mistakes made by opponents defense, does that count as chance created by us?....in the 19 matches we've played this season, [b]we've not created much clear cut chances ourselves and that my friend, is a major part of our problem [/b]because of how predictable we've become in our attacks, it's made it easier for opponents to hold us down.

I told him a similar thing but I'm sure he still won't agree.

GrammarNazi1:
I told him a similar thing but I'm sure he still won't agree.

Asin ....that thing just tire me, and this thing start with Setien. At least during EV era, we were free scoring, our attacks were precise and intentional, just that we bottled alot during his time

GrammarNazi1:
I told him a similar thing but I'm sure he still won't agree.

Yeahh definitely i won't agree. Puig is just playing on you all emotions. Leaking stories to the press to garner sympathy from unsuspecting fans who do not know he's a fraud.

Moura7:
Asin ....that thing just tire me, and this thing start with Setien. At least during EV era, we were free scoring, our attacks were precise and intentional, just that we bottled alot during his time

Valverde had younger everyone. This is two years later. Everyone is two years older now. You can't expect everything to remain the same

jpmoriarti:
Yeahh definitely i won't agree. Puig is just playing on you all emotions. Leaking stories to the press to garner sympathy from unsuspecting fans who do not know he's a fraud.

How many stories has he leaked?

It is Pedri who is a fraud.

jpmoriarti:
Yeahh definitely i won't agree. Puig is just playing on you all emotions. Leaking stories to the press to garner sympathy from unsuspecting fans who do not know he's a fraud.

Oh! So puig is leaking stories? And he's a fraud, aye?

Just wow!

GrammarNazi1:
How many stories has he leaked?

It is Pedri who is a fraud.

Leave him o. Let him be wasting comment space.

GrammarNazi1:
How many stories has he leaked?

It is Pedri who is a fraud.

Pedri is a GEM. To be able to impress Koeman immediately, is a no mean feat.

Koeman on the other hand, easily discovered what a fraud Puig was, reason he quickly recommended he be sent away on a loan. Puig of course, sabotaged that loan move. Now, he's here to blackmail the coach and naive fans are dancing along with him.

jpmoriarti:
Pedri is a GEM. To be able to impress Koeman immediately, is a no mean feat.

Koeman on the other hand, easily discovered what a fraud Puig was, reason he quickly recommended he be sent away on a loan. Puig of course, sabotaged that loan move. Now, he's here to blackmail the coach and naive fans are dancing along with him.

Pedri is an average player whose role has been inflated by the fraud Koeman.

Hence, both Pedri and Koeman are conmen and fraudsters.

joviegghead:
Leave him o. Let him be wasting comment space.

No reason to call my comments a waste of space. Present your comments too. There's alot of space for all of us to present divergent views. Everything must not end in fight.

GrammarNazi1:
Pedri is an average player whose role has been inflated by the fraud Koeman.

Hence, both Pedri and Koeman are conmen and fraudsters.

So because of your hatred for the manager, you are transferring aggression to an 18 yr old present and future of the club. Please lets not go through that route.

As for Puig, when I look at him, all I see is a Bojan Krkic. Always faltering to deceive.

jpmoriarti:
So because of your hatred for the manager, you are transferring aggression to an 18 yr old present and future of the club. Please lets not go through that route.

As for Puig, when I look at him, all I see is a Bojan Krkic. Always faltering to deceive.

Pedri is average. No key passes.

Nothing.

If Pedri wants to last, he must improve big time.

We need a better player than Pedri.

GrammarNazi1:
Pedri is average. No key passes.

Nothing.

If Pedri wants to last, he must improve big time.

We need a better player than Pedri.

He's 18. Have patience with him. Let your hatred for Koeman don't transfer to him.

jpmoriarti:
He's 18. Have patience with him. Let your hatred for Koeman don't transfer to him.

Does it matter that he is 18?

He is average and a waste of precious position on the pitch.

No urgency and direction in his play.

Pedri is a fraud.

jpmoriarti:
Pedri is a GEM. To be able to impress Koeman immediately, is a no mean feat.

Koeman on the other hand, easily discovered what a fraud Puig was, reason he quickly recommended he be sent away on a loan. Puig of course, sabotaged that loan move. Now, he's here to blackmail the coach and naive fans are dancing along with him.

It's just saddening that this is what you have resorted to.

When was the last time a Barcelona midfielder gave 2 assists in one match? That was last season and it was Puig.
Who was our best midfielder for the 2nd half of the season? Puig.
Against Atletico Madrid last season, he gave one of his best performances.

This is your fraud abi?

GrammarNazi1:
Does it matter that he is 18?

He is average and a waste of precious position on the pitch.

No urgency and direction in his play.

Pedri is a fraud.

I have always had this in mind....There's nothing spectacular about that Pedri boy asides being able to run around the pitch. Can't create chances, Can't shoot, Can't mark, Can't influence games...Why the hell does he keep starting? You'd have to be blind not to see Puig is miles ahead of him.

SonOfAfonja:
I have always had this in mind....There's nothing spectacular about that Pedri boy asides being able to run around the pitch. [b]Can't create chances, Can't shoot, Can't mark, Can't influence games...[/b]Why the hell does he keep starting? You'd have to be blind not to see Puig is miles ahead of him.

The truth is that he does not influence games.

True.

jpmoriarti:
Valverde had younger everyone. This is two years later. Everyone is two years older now. You can't expect everything to remain the same

Lol bro don't blame this solely on age, as you said it's just two years apart or does it mean you can't do the things you did in 2018 , now with the same intensity?.......Koeman even has a younger squad.

jpmoriarti:
Creating chances is not part of the problem of this present Barcelona. We had over 25 chances created against Valencia but only managed to score two. We need people who can assist to put away chances and also competent people who can defend the goal. Suffice it to say that Puig is not bringing anything new to the table, which the team do not already have.

You went to count all the shots on target, off target and blocked shots and you summed them as chances created? Is that how they count chances created?

Puig doesn't bring anything to the table right? So which midfielder is a quicker, more attack minded player than Puig in the team currently?

jpmoriarti:
Yeahh definitely i won't agree. Puig is just playing on you all emotions. Leaking stories to the press to garner sympathy from unsuspecting fans who do not know he's a fraud.

Lol....now I know you're kidding, just like with whole Messi saga then. I understand your inclination towards respect for authority or rank but it shouldn't extend to being blind or unreasonable to glaring realities. Pedri is a gem I won't lie and so is Puig too.

Busquets VS Mbappè