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Costa has never been the same since that China offer.
Costa is a liability, dude is always close to getting a red card.
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Costa has never been the same since that China offer.
Costa is a liability, dude is always close to getting a red card.
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
not a Chelsea fan, but he's very frustrating to watch. His fukking attempts at dribbling and ball control always have me
If Chelsea find a goal scorer as good as him, but with other skills, they'll probably win the league again
Costa dribbles well enough in the box. He gets his penalties and makes room for shots. He scored at high clip. What else is needed? Chelsea is spoiled.
African_brehda
Superstar
Have you seen what he does when he has the ball outside the box? His build up play isn't the best.
The perfect striker will be a Benzema Costa hybrid
A striker like Costa is not bad if he plays in the right kind of set up. Simeone was perfect for him given how his earlier Atletico teams were built on aggression. For Chelsea he has dissapeared in the second half of the season after starting well, besides defenders can adjust to his style of trying to troll them into cards and fights.
Midfield is flawed, it cannot control a game against high level opposition to save it's life. It's fine for some regular la liga games but the margins at the semi-final or quarter final stage of the CL can be very thin and a lack of midfield control can be bad against high level opposition. It was fine in 2015 when Messi elevated his game so much that he was dropping into midfield and dictating the game ,the City game being the best example.Lol. Barca brehs, calm down. Window just opened. You'll probably get a world class midfielder soon.
And you do know it's your defence that is flawed, not your midfield.. right?
Paulinho tho
If not for PSG's historical crumble the state of Barca would have received even more attention. They bet the house on the front 3 and everyone can see their weakness without a good midfield to forward link.
Chelsea fans love him.
African_brehda
Superstar
Please let it happen
Until they face a Tite led Brazil
Sooooo is they going to get Marco Verratti or not? I mean Paulinho doesnt even fit the Barca style at all. I said it before he is better fit in Serie A not La Liga.
They can't afford Veratti...if they could the deal would be done. Instead they wanted to lock down Messi for the rest of his career. If I let go of one of the front three its Suarez next summer. Get like 90 million for him, get a SOLID striker and use the rest to get a couple midfielders because Arsenal aren't gonna sell Bellerin.
Lol. Barca brehs, calm down. Window just opened. You'll probably get a world class midfielder soon.
And you do know it's your defence that is flawed, not your midfield.. right?
Paulinho tho
No, its not. Do you even watch games? Umtiti (their best signing last season) and Pique are solid. Alba is overrated but not garbage and Sergi is playing out of position. The issue is that Inesta is old and Gomes took all the way to the last month to figure out how to play. Rakitic didn't play well all season. Denis Suarez needed more time. Rafinha isn't top quality.
Barca's ENTIRE system is built upon a stable midfield. Its why when shyt hits the fan you see Messi drop back and start playing the #10. Busquets was their pivot, Inesta was the stabilizing force and Xavi was their creative magician. Without Xavi or at least someone with creativity to compliment Inesta it wasn't going to be the best Barca. Veratti WOULD be a great addition because then he becomes the stabilizing force and Inesta would be more free to create.
The team literally needs one more world-class mid and a right back and they're a world beater again. The problem is that the team is hemorrhaging cash on the front three and La Masia hasn't produced anyone transformative in a decade.
African_brehda
Superstar
The fact they managed to lose Alcantara still shocks me till date
AND Dani Alves....for FREE.
Good move, given the circumstances.
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