nazvfc Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 By the way the being negative not aimed at you Pompeyvillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Judging by, ahem, YouTube he'll need some time working with decent defenders before he's ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Been out for a few hours, what is the latest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic_bouma Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Positives : I genuinely don't think I've seen a player with such explosive pace and acceleration across the ground and he appears to have skills and power to match. He looks very direct and wants to burst forward at every opportunity. Negatives: reports suggest he often suffers from Nzogbia syndrome. Tending to lack awareness and end product. I know very little about him but if the latter is true then we could be in for a frustrating time if Traore, Ayew and Gabby ever play together. Only 19 though. What a player he could turn out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 N'Zogbia Syndrome may not be a huge issue if he breezes Premier League defenders the way he does in Spain. If he headless chickens his way to a decent cutback 20-30 times a season we'll be scoring bags of goals. N'Zogbia Syndrome is only bad if you are N'Zogbia who can't for the most part beat a defender, if this guy can in our tough league and that is the big question then we'll be alright with Traore doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Judging by, ahem, YouTube he'll need some time working with decent defenders before he's ready? Yeah for sure. Didn't have the best season last season by all accounts, but it does appear almost none of the Barca B players did as they finished rock bottom. From that ESPN piece the opinion seems to be he has the raw tools there to be a great player but his decision making, end product, consistency etc need improvement but at only 19 this is to be expected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biskitt Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 He still got 4 goals and 14 assists last season though, as a 19 year old playing in a team that finished bottom of the league id say that is pretty impressive still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I wasn't aware of the number of assists, can't remember where I'd read he wasn't too good last season but it was clearly too much of a generalisation based on the poor performance of the team as a whole as 14 assists is clearly very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 watching his Youtube highlights from last season he is very like a young Joaquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 I'm not going to get excited until it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 watching his Youtube highlights from last season he is very like a young Joaquin You've got to be Juaquin me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? It's a release clause in his contract I believe, so out of their hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? It's a release clause in his contract I believe, so out of their hands. In that case how the hell are we gonna pull this one off?( This is going to be one hell of a season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazvfc Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him?It's a release clause in his contract I believe, so out of their hands.In that case how the hell are we gonna pull this one off?( This is going to be one hell of a season!By paying the release clause (maybe more) that's how otherwise it's a no go! Edited August 11, 2015 by nazvfc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapbranny Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? Agree. Chelski would send him out on season long loan. Maybe that's what this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtysanchez Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 If Barcelona can afford to let Pedro leave they can afford to let a B team player leave, I seriously doubt he will be missed by them judging by the talent at that club. Come on Traore sign on the dotted line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 If we are paying the release clause doesnt that mean Barcelona dont have a buy-back option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? Agree. Chelski would send him out on season long loan. Maybe that's what this is Agree but what is "that good" to us is average to them. Remember, players they look at for each position are probably in the top 3 players for that position in the world. He maybe be exceptional and have the potential to be world class but it still may not be enough for them, I mean even Barcelona let Yaya Toure leave them in 2010 and look how good he was then and the effect he had. He couldnt even get a regular midfield role at that time because Busquets was playing in his position so they allowed him to move to Man City. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 What I don't get is if he is that good why don't they just loan him out instead of selling him? Agree. Chelski would send him out on season long loan. Maybe that's what this is Agree but what is "that good" to us is average to them. Remember, players they look at for each position are probably in the top 3 players for that position in the world. He maybe be exceptional and have the potential to be world class but it still may not be enough for them, I mean even Barcelona let Yaya Toure leave them in 2010 and look how good he was then and the effect he had. He couldnt even get a regular midfield role at that time because Busquets was playing in his position so they allowed him to move to Man City. Hleb, Song arguably even Mascherano and Fabregas were world beaters in Premier League and couldnt get a sniff in their natural positions at Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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