Quote (zarkadon @ 25 Jul 2014 16:40)
And the defense is still bad. Piqué has been bad these last 2 seasons, Alves is past it, Adriano is not good enough for Barça... Song is still in the club... and they've sold Alexis, who was their best player last season along with Pedro.
Pique was bad since pep started benching him. He pays more attention to social events and getting in the press + shakira than football. I would bench the guy right over, as pep did.
Alves is indeed past it, still think he can be useful 1-2 years. Maybe give montoya a chance, he`s been good for spain when alongside thiago won the youth trophy under 20 or w/e.
I rate adriano pretty high, in terms of defending he`s not as good as any decent full back but in keeping ball/technique and attacking utility he`s almost better than alba.
Song is crap. Was for arsenal, was for barcelona, its an actual waste of a sub.
Alexis scored a lot, but imho lots overrated. In Udine you could barely hear shit about him, in barca never liked his so called skills (awful when in possesion, he`s more useful without the ball), but i`m glad he left and i wish him all the best at arsenal. Hope he succeeds there, though i very hardly doubt it.
About the incoming : Ter stegen = Decent to very good signing. Watched him 3-4 games, he was solid. I`d have preffered valdes to stay in goal tho for 1-2 more years.
Bravo = obviously better than pinto, any keeper is way better than pinto. Having pinto in goal is like having no goalie.
Matthieu = fail, pro failure. to pay 20 mil for a 30 old without any half-decent skill is simply a very, very bad joke.
Sureaz = good striker, lame attitude in terms of proffesionalism. Would rate him high if he were to play for any other team. In terms of goals i`m sure he will do ok, still have troble liking this guy. I`d have preffered barca to get james and real to get sureaz tbh.
Deulofeu = i rate him high enough to come from the bench and make a not-so-decisive impact. I think he`ll roughly get 15 games this season as a starter.
Rafinha = imo has lots of talent but has moments when he`s nowhere to be seen on the pitch, he completely disappears. Saw a few of celta`s games last season, i have high doubts he`ll get more than 5 games as a starter. Probably to be put in when 5-0 lead.