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Claudius

QuincyAbeyie exactly. They basically had a b-team. Once some decent players came on, they were too good for Qbag

QuincyAbeyie

What Cubarsí is doing must be close to unheard of at this high a level? Just turned 17 this year and got MOTM against Napoli yesterday at CB. Has become a starter for Barcelona as well. Same with Yamal who's still only 16.

Qwiss

QuincyAbeyie all well and good till you have a gangly, flailing Kai Havertz all over you.

Clrnc

QuincyAbeyie Xavi gave up and went full youth blooding. If you are good enough you are old enough.

Never believe age is a factor

JazzG

QuincyAbeyie What Cubarsí is doing must be close to unheard of at this high a level? Just turned 17 this year and got MOTM against Napoli yesterday at CB. Has become a starter for Barcelona as well. Same with Yamal who's still only 16.

Unreal how Barca keep churning out this kind of talent.

Yamal in particular is an unreal talent, this guy could be the best in the world at some point. To be that good at 16 is absurd.

Clrnc Never believe age is a factor

They also might run their players into the ground, Pedri and Gavi already feeling the effects of playing too much.

In a way being financially restricted is forcing them to look at their youth and boy have have got some talent. However they are pushing those players too hard imo.

Coombs

Clrnc what?!?!?! You're killing me, Clarence

QuincyAbeyie

JazzG Pedri has never looked as good as he did two years ago (?) after playing 60 matches or something ridiculous like that in his debut season and then got injured. Imo he was by far the bigger talent than Bellingham at the time.

JazzG

QuincyAbeyie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedri#Career_statistics It was the 2020–21 season, look at the drop off in games since then. Barca were in the shits and pushed him way too hard. There have been many other players who played too much when they were young and their bodies still developing and growing, it usually results in them being chronically injured throughout their careers.

When you're young I can appreciate you are living the dream and want to play every game, it is for the coach to be sensible and make sure you don't overdo it. Though the pressure at Barca is intense and after the previous regime ran up stupid amounts of debt there is a lot of pressure on Laporta and the coach for results.

Clrnc

Same with Ansu Fati, he just broke down.

I am convince Yamal is going to the very top. His raw technical ability is insane, even more than what Saka shown at the age.

Clrnc

Coombs I don't get you? If you have Gavi, Pedri, Yamal and Cubarsi you don't play them?

He is playing them over the more experienced and established expensive players like Raphinha etc because they are better fitted to his style of football and has more upside

Nothing to lose anyway, they have 0 chance in the league might as well blood them

Claudius

Clrnc if you have good young players, you should play them. Same way we did with Saka, Martinelli, ESR, Willock, etc.

Overall though, Barcelona are an incredibly badly run club. Contrast with Real who have been deliberate about offloading geezers to United and Saudi, and doubling down on high quality young players in a planned way.

Coombs

Clrnc if age isn't a factor, then Klopp shouldn't get credit for playing younger players!

SimplyThePest

Clrnc Might start calling myself 'Pesti' like all these Barcelona muppets.

Clrnc

Claudius The difference is most of the young players Madrid have are bought for high fees. Barca ones are from La Masia

Meatwad

do we wear our 3rd kit away in the champions league because our away kit clashes with the referees?

Sicario2 - Tier 1

Looks like A.Madrid Inter going extra time.

We want Inter to lose I suppose.

Pepe LeFrits

Sicario2 - Tier 1 Looks like A.Madrid Inter going extra time.

We want Inter to lose I suppose.

I haven't been impressed with them tonight. Dangerous counter-attack but defensively suspect looking to me.

Qwiss

So much bad finishing in this match.

Pepe LeFrits

lol, PSV. How have they lost 2-0?

JazzG

Riquelme with a glorious chance to win it.

Only caught last 20 mins, Griezmann looking class.

Big Willie

JazzG Riquelme with a glorious chance to win it.

Any relation to the Villarreal Riquelme?

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