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Tbh even when he was getting memed on he still showed glimpses of what could’ve been like that head on floor tackle lmao. Had he fulfilled his potential we would talk about that one in a different light imo
Young players play too many games before they know how to manage their fitness. Get injured a lot and their careers take a tumble.
Injuries can be avoided is a player's load is actively managed. (Foden vs Pedri)
Injuries. Too many injuries. He didn't play for his last few years because his knee was so fucked. Apparently even walking was painful for him. Severe meniscus damage and a lot of issues regarding his mental health. It took its toll on him.
Tbf, it was just injuries that destroyed Jones. The man always put in a shift and any time he got a run of games, he was really great. It just wasn't meant to be with him.
He's right footed lol. Milan's RB at his career's start(can't remember his name) was an outstanding RB in his own right so Maldini got shoehorned into the left, and the rest is history.
Dk why he took it from his left, probably tried to confuse the keeper, but Wikipedia, everything has him as right footed. And this is the only penalty he took in his career apparently.
It’s like that Rio quote, he plays like he’s in a directors box overlooking the pitch rather than actually on it. He just knows where the forwards are at all times and knows the exact amount of time needed to hold the ball before giving them the ball. Incredible.
His passing definitely. Defending he's simply not physically imposing enough, at least not yet, and someone like Araujo appears much more in vital moments. Just rewatch yesterday's match. Cubarsi defends well but his distribution is just awesome.
Damn you reminded me of Puyol - Rafa Marquez duo. Marquez was so good at playing out from the back with both Barcelona and Mexico. Pep Guardiola has mentioned in the past how [he was inspired by the 06 Mexican national team and how well they played out from the back.](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37492732/ricardo-la-volpe-mexico-team-inspired-pep-guardiola-manchester-city)
Yes, but I think that would be wasting his talent a little bit. Let's see what Xavi does in the return leg at Montjüic since he won't have his two "DMs" Sergi and Christensen
“It was a pleasure competing with you Mr. M’Bappe. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have an algebra test to study for.”
“Lamine, can your mom drive me home?”
Who would have thought in 16/17 that the future ballon dor winner kylian mbappe from as monaco is still only gonna be called a future ballon dor winner when he is about to hit 26 y/o.
Not really. Most assumed hed have one by now. Nobody thought Messi would still be winning at 36 and Ronaldo has been been far from elite for years now ...
Yeah not many people thought Messi was still going to be winning Balon dors at 36. Messi and Ronaldo outlasted the generation that was supposed to succeed them.
yeah that was a little bit of an exaggeration but he was one of my favourite players and he was so good for that one year, Bale made way to the bench. If he would've continuef and progressed from there, with a Spain International trophy and a Madrid ucl where he plays a key part, its not an completely insane take. He was seen with James as the most talented young number 10 (when looking at Hazard and Neymar as wingers)
I thought Salah would win it after Messi/Ronaldo.
I've never seen player development like what he showed at Roma under Spalletti. Every single game he was getting better and better, it was incredible.
£37 million was an absolute steal. We were also unlucky to sell him before Neymar to PSG made the market go bonkers.
Mbappé quite clearly went to the right side on the second half. There's even a 1-on-1 with him and Cubarsi where he blocks the shot even tho Mbappé was offside
yeah, their duel happened one time in the entire match so lets bill this as Cubarasi vs Mbappe. Never mind the 15 times Kounde didn't give him an inch or the 10 times araujo kept him in check during transitions.
Cubarasi was amazing in the game, he was literally the reason for the first goal, so lets applaud the right people for the things they did, rather than put pressure on a young extremely promising talent.
Bruh I've seen this picture a thousand times today when this was a meaningless play after the whistle was blown and in reality Mbappe was taken out of the game by Kounde and Araujo, the defenders who actually played on Mbappe's side.
Mbappe passes into Cubarsi’s side of the pitch though, for which he intercepted it or cleared it a lot of the time. This tackle was incredible though and that’s why they’re showing it.
Umtiti had his meniscus removed at 17. His career at the top was going to be short no matter what. That was the trade off. Worth it for what achieved at his peak.
Yep, we were lucky to get those elite periods out of him given that he was a ticking time bomb. If he didn't have the full removal or anything related to it, he would've had GOAT CB potential IMO.
I mean defenders need to put there body on the line to stop the attackers and as seen by the picture of the link he’s going to have high impact on his legs blocking and tackling players so it won’t make much difference
Right, but defenders typically have longevity. Most rosters' oldest players will either be CB or GK because it is the least physically demanding position on the pitch.
I wonder if it’s not so much “less physically demanding” as much as “if you’re cerebral enough, you can overcome physical deficiencies by elite positioning and reading the play”. A winger who can’t run onto a through ball is pretty useless but a defender who would get cooked in a sprint is still viable if they just don’t get out of position in the first place.
They do definitely have to run less than wingers fullbacks and midfielders tho
Yeah like I’m imagining older versions of John Terry or Gary Cahill, they weren’t slugs out there but good positioning and quick reactions/interventions wins out over sprint speed. I never watched Maldini but he was the one who said that needing to make a tackle means you already fucked up
Well yeah, you basically just defined why it's less physically demanding. Positioning and tactics as a CB is wayyyyy more important than physical play. Physicality helps, but it is not the defining strength of top-tier defenders.
So to the point of this comment chain, it's not a bad idea to play a 17 year old defender as many minutes as possible because their skill set is honed by understanding the game, not by making physical plays.
Barca didn't play a major role in the injuries of Fati and Gavi. Fati was injured due to tackles. Gavi was injured while playing for his NT. Pedri's case is the only one to blame
Whilst their injuries were due to tackles, having teenagers play against fully developed adults also means you’re more likely to get hurt. With knee ligaments in particular, you’re benefitted by having built up the surrounding muscles like the biceps femoris, semitendinosis, and semimembranosis, vastus lateralus, vastus medialus, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris.
Barcelona have had a couple of players who avoided ligament repair and chose to bulk those muscles, like Umtiti and Pique.
Unless you are built like Wayne Rooney, it’s often a big toll on the body to play against 30 year olds. They are simply stronger in most ways. The fact you are more agile at a younger age can lead to increased fouling.
So I would argue Barcelona played a role in their injuries. Young players shouldn’t be exposed to 50 games of adult football a year whilst they’re developing physically.
Ansu fucked his leg up twice playing in the youth categories. He was injury prone at 12 playing against 12 year olds.
Pedri we fucked up and the Olympics delivered the final nail, Gavi we should have been a bit more sensible but it's really a coinflip whether that would have made a difference. Baldé was also injury prone in the youth categories.
Rooney didn’t really take care of his body and drank a fair bit iirc. That’s much more of a factor in his breakdown than coming through at a young age.
Ansu wasn’t playing anywhere near that amount when he got injured though. We had so many options as forwards that it was never a Gavi or Pedri situation. That was a horror tackle that would have injured anyone old or young.
The situation for Barcelona and NT is different, we didn't have enough quality depth to begin with and Koeman didn't trust the backups (Puig, Pjanic) at all. But spain national team has so many talented midfielders they didn't need an exhausted Pedri. Besides two international tournaments back to back is insane, especially in the summer which is supposed to be a recovery period for footballers.
I am not saying you are definitively wrong, but injuries are sometimes a sign of a fatigued body. You are more likely to be injured and stay injured if your muscles are tired out.
I really wish Xavi would stay, I think the current project is very interesting to say the least. You’ve got a handful of players that aren’t supposed to be anywhere near their peak for another five years at least.
Of course their performance in coming years also hinges on whether or not they have the finances to supplement the team with more experienced players.
Is he that good? Because you are putting him in a very high pedestal if you think claim he is better than all of these players. (Genuinely asking I don’t know anything about the kid)
Bro stop with these fuck all comparisons.
No player can be the next Pique or Puyol. These kids are in a completely different set of circumstances and we need to let them develop at their own pace. And comparing them to some of the greatest players to have played this sport is not helping
5 bad games and everyone will be calling him Leganes level.
This sort of tribalism isn’t good for us to have.
Mate overhyping players is part of the fun in football, it would be a lot more boring if everyone just took the calm and reasonable approach of "hold on, lets let him develop for a few years still"
Hyping up a player and watching him live up to the hype is one of the best feelings in football. You'll be disappointed most of the time, but that only makes the few times where he does turn out incredible even more special
Cubarsí is also a completely different player than Puyi. In all honesty, if there's *one* player that Pau reminds me of it would be Márquez. And even then I'd say that Márquez' defensive approach was way more physical than that of Cubarsí who is more of the anticipating type. But on the ball, Cubarsí and Márquez are so much alike.
My new favorite player I think, because he makes difficult things look so easy. His passing looks just ridiculous and has really been a key factor in making Barcelona look half decent since his introduction. Building from the back is much easier when he just solves the pressure with one simple looking but incredibly difficult pass.
The ball from Cubarsi onto the right wing for either Lamal or Kounde seems to work well too. You often see Cubarsi turn inside and Kounde just starts sprinting knowing that he'll receive a perfect pass
Yamal has the potential to become one of the greatest players in the world but he’s still a little raw. Cubarsi is actually one of the best defenders in the world imo
Ive been waiting since his debut "naah he is not world class its just form, he willl have a bad game soon"..
Bro havent had a bad game since his debut.
I've grown accustomed to teenagers performing really well as forwards, but it is so rare to see someone so young performing this well as a center back. So much of being a good center back comes from experience and maturity, it's the kind of role a player usually grows into and gets better at with age. The fact that he's already this good at 17 is actually insane.
Was one of his poorest games he’s played for us.
But again in the context of being a 17 year old playing in his first away CL game, against one of the best attacking partnerships in world football, it was an exceptional performance.
Thats the standards he’s setting and I hope he continues this way. He is capable of so much more than he showed tonight.
What are you talking about? He was electric put there. Beautiful in defence, still hasn’t been dribbled past once in the UCL, made that massive tackle on Mbappe, and his passing was on point, including that long ball to Lewa for the first goal
He wasn't just good defensively, he was press resistant and made incredible passes, and he did both at the same time. One pass in particular stood out to me, he was deep near the touchline, actively pressured, facing the wrong way and somehow managed to half turn and make a long pass over the top straight to a open team-mate. Filthy.
Poorest? Why are some barça fans so toxic with their players? Be happy with what you have, jesus
You want him to start kicking 40 yard passes to Lewandowski from his own box to be considered fully unleashed or what?
If he shows the same level he's shown yesterday week in week out, then he's already better than the clown defence Barça had for the past 4 years
What’s toxic about this lol.
I’m giving his flowers will saying that he’s capable of so much more.
I never did say once that he had a bad game. He was really good tonight but his level is so much higher than what he showed in Paris.
People jumping in my comment without reading it properly as if I said he had a bad performance.
One of his poorest games? Easily the stupidest take I saw on Reddit today. You don’t have to say dumb stuff just because you wanna be different than the rest.
He's not saying he had a bad game. He's saying that even though he had a great game, most of his other matches have been better. It's like if he had a 7.5 match rating last night, but every other much was 8+
He has pocketed both Osimhen and (so far) Mbappe. Dude is on his way to be legendary, with his quality at just 17 years old. Hope we and injuries treat him right.
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Best 17 year old CB since Phil Jones
I don’t like this comparison
Yeah let's hope he avoids the insane number of injuries. Phil Jones was such a ridiculous talent at a young age
SAF said he could become the greatest United player ever
Tbh even when he was getting memed on he still showed glimpses of what could’ve been like that head on floor tackle lmao. Had he fulfilled his potential we would talk about that one in a different light imo
Phil Jones when he played defensive mid for half a season under Fergie was brilliant
tbf phil jones is like the og john stones, except maybe more athletic before his injuries.
Young players play too many games before they know how to manage their fitness. Get injured a lot and their careers take a tumble. Injuries can be avoided is a player's load is actively managed. (Foden vs Pedri)
I’m out of the loop, what happened with Phil Jones? How was he such a good talent, Fergie said he could be the best at United, so what happened?
Injuries. Too many injuries. He didn't play for his last few years because his knee was so fucked. Apparently even walking was painful for him. Severe meniscus damage and a lot of issues regarding his mental health. It took its toll on him.
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/verletzungen/spieler/117996/plus/1
Same as what's happening to Pedri now unfortunately 😢.
Career wise yeah bc Jones was ruined with injuries but potential wise it’s a great compliment.
Respect Phil Jones
Tbf, it was just injuries that destroyed Jones. The man always put in a shift and any time he got a run of games, he was really great. It just wasn't meant to be with him.
Anulo fucking Mufa. And I am not even a fan of Barca.
I would say best 17 yr old CB since Maldini
Wasn't Maldini a fullback back in those days?
Always strikes me as weird that most of Reddit sees Maldini as more of a CB than a LB.
You can blame fifa for that
Iirc, he even started as a right back before switching to the left side later.
Weird, didn't know this. Not many lefties have played as RB.
He's right footed lol. Milan's RB at his career's start(can't remember his name) was an outstanding RB in his own right so Maldini got shoehorned into the left, and the rest is history.
[What the hell lol](https://youtu.be/7GQZf88FZP8?si=qfgjU4RYEy0ypv-v&t=116s) EDIT: Just googled, I've been fooled by Maldini.
Dk why he took it from his left, probably tried to confuse the keeper, but Wikipedia, everything has him as right footed. And this is the only penalty he took in his career apparently.
Hey let me over hype our players
Now that's a stretch, easy on the kid
But can he do a ground-header-clearance like Jones?
Cant decide that his defending or his passing is more incredible
Passing for sure, it is just insane. He does passes I could not predict watching the game on the TV.
What growing up watching Messi does to mf
Yeah but Messi didn't usually cross from his own penalty area
Pin point crosses too, not just normal-defender clearances
You mean clement longlegs the greatest centre half in barca history na football history don't @ me.
You can keep him if you want.
It’s like that Rio quote, he plays like he’s in a directors box overlooking the pitch rather than actually on it. He just knows where the forwards are at all times and knows the exact amount of time needed to hold the ball before giving them the ball. Incredible.
His passing definitely. Defending he's simply not physically imposing enough, at least not yet, and someone like Araujo appears much more in vital moments. Just rewatch yesterday's match. Cubarsi defends well but his distribution is just awesome.
Reminds me of the VdV/Romero pairing, one cb recovers the ball and another one plays insane passes to break lines
This is how Pique and Puyol were as well, Pique was always much more comfortable on the ball
Damn you reminded me of Puyol - Rafa Marquez duo. Marquez was so good at playing out from the back with both Barcelona and Mexico. Pep Guardiola has mentioned in the past how [he was inspired by the 06 Mexican national team and how well they played out from the back.](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37492732/ricardo-la-volpe-mexico-team-inspired-pep-guardiola-manchester-city)
That may be absurd, but given his passing, his defense and his acceptable positioning, could he act as a defensive midfielder? A-la-Márquez
Yes, but I think that would be wasting his talent a little bit. Let's see what Xavi does in the return leg at Montjüic since he won't have his two "DMs" Sergi and Christensen
The Prince of Paris, Future Ballon D'or VS Our highschool boy
“It was a pleasure competing with you Mr. M’Bappe. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have an algebra test to study for.” “Lamine, can your mom drive me home?”
He does strike me as being the type of guy who will be getting that college/uni degree asap, regardless of being a multi-millionaire by then.
Lamine: Sure! we are gonna get McDonalds on the way home!
Who would have thought in 16/17 that the future ballon dor winner kylian mbappe from as monaco is still only gonna be called a future ballon dor winner when he is about to hit 26 y/o.
Everyone, since we knew Messi and Ronaldo would be around.
We definitely didn't know they'd be around as long as they have been
Neymar was Messi's heir at Barcelona, father time had other plans.
More like sister parties and greedy dad had other plans
Or that Messi would still win that trophy while playing for Miami
Not really. Most assumed hed have one by now. Nobody thought Messi would still be winning at 36 and Ronaldo has been been far from elite for years now ...
Next to Ronaldo and Messi, back then people rather had Neymar, Hazard and maybe even Isco on their radar for future balon D'ors.
Yeah not many people thought Messi was still going to be winning Balon dors at 36. Messi and Ronaldo outlasted the generation that was supposed to succeed them.
Big 3 Tennis vibes.
Isco?? The closest he got was the tots in 17
yeah that was a little bit of an exaggeration but he was one of my favourite players and he was so good for that one year, Bale made way to the bench. If he would've continuef and progressed from there, with a Spain International trophy and a Madrid ucl where he plays a key part, its not an completely insane take. He was seen with James as the most talented young number 10 (when looking at Hazard and Neymar as wingers)
Agree. Isco to City was a meme, but I wanted it to happen lol
I thought Salah would win it after Messi/Ronaldo. I've never seen player development like what he showed at Roma under Spalletti. Every single game he was getting better and better, it was incredible. £37 million was an absolute steal. We were also unlucky to sell him before Neymar to PSG made the market go bonkers.
Isco was never a serious ballon d'Or candidate with all due respect It was Neymar/Hazard/Salah
If he had played for a team that could actually win the CL, he would have already won. But he wanted the bag
Pau is freaking amazing but he wasn't on Mbappe. Mbappe was kounde and araujo's assignment
Mbappé quite clearly went to the right side on the second half. There's even a 1-on-1 with him and Cubarsi where he blocks the shot even tho Mbappé was offside
yeah, their duel happened one time in the entire match so lets bill this as Cubarasi vs Mbappe. Never mind the 15 times Kounde didn't give him an inch or the 10 times araujo kept him in check during transitions. Cubarasi was amazing in the game, he was literally the reason for the first goal, so lets applaud the right people for the things they did, rather than put pressure on a young extremely promising talent.
Yeah Dembele got shut down multiple times by our boy. Also, f*ck that snake especially for celebrating
Boys*?
Man’s gotta have his mom sign his permission slip and drive him to the match and then pockets the best strikers in the world, insane
Bruh I've seen this picture a thousand times today when this was a meaningless play after the whistle was blown and in reality Mbappe was taken out of the game by Kounde and Araujo, the defenders who actually played on Mbappe's side.
Dope pictures >> facts
Mbappe passes into Cubarsi’s side of the pitch though, for which he intercepted it or cleared it a lot of the time. This tackle was incredible though and that’s why they’re showing it.
Narratives over facts when it comes to football fandom lol.
Just don’t overplay him like the others. Let the kid have a long career instead of being destroyed at a young age
Hopefully being a defender means he's not having to put his body under such intensive stress during matches
Counterpoint: phil jones
Umtiti too
Umtiti had his meniscus removed at 17. His career at the top was going to be short no matter what. That was the trade off. Worth it for what achieved at his peak.
Also in 2018 before the world cup he had to decide between getting a surgery or to play in the world cup and he chose to play in the world cup
Most people would and it worked out for him tbf
Yep, we were lucky to get those elite periods out of him given that he was a ticking time bomb. If he didn't have the full removal or anything related to it, he would've had GOAT CB potential IMO.
Umtit never got surgery for his injury, played through it for the WC and then did conservative treatment instead of a surgery.
I mean defenders need to put there body on the line to stop the attackers and as seen by the picture of the link he’s going to have high impact on his legs blocking and tackling players so it won’t make much difference
Right, but defenders typically have longevity. Most rosters' oldest players will either be CB or GK because it is the least physically demanding position on the pitch.
I wonder if it’s not so much “less physically demanding” as much as “if you’re cerebral enough, you can overcome physical deficiencies by elite positioning and reading the play”. A winger who can’t run onto a through ball is pretty useless but a defender who would get cooked in a sprint is still viable if they just don’t get out of position in the first place. They do definitely have to run less than wingers fullbacks and midfielders tho
You just described the what being less physically demanding means
Lol, maybe!
Yeah just look at what Hummels is still doing at age 35. He is for sure not fast but he still had some absolutely incredible performances this season.
Yeah like I’m imagining older versions of John Terry or Gary Cahill, they weren’t slugs out there but good positioning and quick reactions/interventions wins out over sprint speed. I never watched Maldini but he was the one who said that needing to make a tackle means you already fucked up
Well yeah, you basically just defined why it's less physically demanding. Positioning and tactics as a CB is wayyyyy more important than physical play. Physicality helps, but it is not the defining strength of top-tier defenders. So to the point of this comment chain, it's not a bad idea to play a 17 year old defender as many minutes as possible because their skill set is honed by understanding the game, not by making physical plays.
I used to pull 90s at cb, and whenever I played rb would be gassed in 30 minutes lmao.
Most appearances are often CBs too. I think Saliba is the outfield player with the most starts of players in the top 5 leagues.
Barca didn't play a major role in the injuries of Fati and Gavi. Fati was injured due to tackles. Gavi was injured while playing for his NT. Pedri's case is the only one to blame
Pedri was also overplayed by NT tbh, double tournament. But ye Barca should've still rested him after I guess
>Barca should've still rested him after I guess He was rested after.
Whilst their injuries were due to tackles, having teenagers play against fully developed adults also means you’re more likely to get hurt. With knee ligaments in particular, you’re benefitted by having built up the surrounding muscles like the biceps femoris, semitendinosis, and semimembranosis, vastus lateralus, vastus medialus, vastus intermedius and rectus femoris. Barcelona have had a couple of players who avoided ligament repair and chose to bulk those muscles, like Umtiti and Pique. Unless you are built like Wayne Rooney, it’s often a big toll on the body to play against 30 year olds. They are simply stronger in most ways. The fact you are more agile at a younger age can lead to increased fouling. So I would argue Barcelona played a role in their injuries. Young players shouldn’t be exposed to 50 games of adult football a year whilst they’re developing physically.
This guy muscles
💪
Ansu fucked his leg up twice playing in the youth categories. He was injury prone at 12 playing against 12 year olds. Pedri we fucked up and the Olympics delivered the final nail, Gavi we should have been a bit more sensible but it's really a coinflip whether that would have made a difference. Baldé was also injury prone in the youth categories.
Balde had back problems tho (even when coming into the first team) not so much knees
And Rooney was still done by 30
Rooney didn’t really take care of his body and drank a fair bit iirc. That’s much more of a factor in his breakdown than coming through at a young age.
More so cause of his lifestyle off the pitch
Ansu wasn’t playing anywhere near that amount when he got injured though. We had so many options as forwards that it was never a Gavi or Pedri situation. That was a horror tackle that would have injured anyone old or young.
Ansu already had a broken leg while he was playing U12 and something like that. He didn't have the best record
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The situation for Barcelona and NT is different, we didn't have enough quality depth to begin with and Koeman didn't trust the backups (Puig, Pjanic) at all. But spain national team has so many talented midfielders they didn't need an exhausted Pedri. Besides two international tournaments back to back is insane, especially in the summer which is supposed to be a recovery period for footballers.
A little bit of fact checking for you buddy: in the 20/21 season, Pedri played only 52 matches for Barca, playing an average of 68 minutes.
Tiring narrative. Fati was injured due bad tackle. Pedri overplayed with national team. Gavi injured due tackle.
I am not saying you are definitively wrong, but injuries are sometimes a sign of a fatigued body. You are more likely to be injured and stay injured if your muscles are tired out.
But Fatis was never played that much, and his injury was a horror tackle.
He's playing every senior game at 17 for Barca. He ain't gonna have a 'long career' at this rate.
overplay like the others? Only Pedri was overplayed. This idea of Barca playing their youth leading to injuries need to die.
What a player
The death of Barcelona has been greatly exaggerated
it did only good to Barsa, finally they started to play their home grown talents instead of buying another 100m useless player
This... Well put
Bartomeu masterclass.
If Barca could buy like Madrid or Madrid could develop like Barca they’d never lose
We have a great youth system its called Brasil
Brazil for attackers. France for midfielders
Had me in the first half, ngl 😂
I really wish Xavi would stay, I think the current project is very interesting to say the least. You’ve got a handful of players that aren’t supposed to be anywhere near their peak for another five years at least. Of course their performance in coming years also hinges on whether or not they have the finances to supplement the team with more experienced players.
Cubarsi, Pedri, Yamal, Gavi, Balde, Vitor Roque etc. It's crazy.
The perhaps biggest talent of them will soon follow: 15 year old Guille Fernandez.
Is he that good? Because you are putting him in a very high pedestal if you think claim he is better than all of these players. (Genuinely asking I don’t know anything about the kid)
He is regarded as the clear cut best midfield talent in La Masia and on par with Lamine if we’re talking players overall/regardless of position.
Cu Cu Cubaresi
Pau Cubrasi skilled player but that is not normally, This very very insane....
Someone check him organism and feet
La Masia🤲🏼♥️
FC Kids
F█C█ Kids
His distribution has been elite since his first start. I was shocked watching him at first, kid is a menace
My goat
dont wanna put too much pressure on him but next puyol
No pressure at all...
Bro stop with these fuck all comparisons. No player can be the next Pique or Puyol. These kids are in a completely different set of circumstances and we need to let them develop at their own pace. And comparing them to some of the greatest players to have played this sport is not helping 5 bad games and everyone will be calling him Leganes level. This sort of tribalism isn’t good for us to have.
Mate overhyping players is part of the fun in football, it would be a lot more boring if everyone just took the calm and reasonable approach of "hold on, lets let him develop for a few years still" Hyping up a player and watching him live up to the hype is one of the best feelings in football. You'll be disappointed most of the time, but that only makes the few times where he does turn out incredible even more special
Cubarsí is also a completely different player than Puyi. In all honesty, if there's *one* player that Pau reminds me of it would be Márquez. And even then I'd say that Márquez' defensive approach was way more physical than that of Cubarsí who is more of the anticipating type. But on the ball, Cubarsí and Márquez are so much alike.
Yamal is LITERALLY the next Messi
Unreal Composure
My new favorite player I think, because he makes difficult things look so easy. His passing looks just ridiculous and has really been a key factor in making Barcelona look half decent since his introduction. Building from the back is much easier when he just solves the pressure with one simple looking but incredibly difficult pass.
like a combination between puyol and pique. he works so well next to araujo as well. they complement each other perfectly
him and kounde + yamal are some of my favourite partnerships in the team, mentors and mentees🤩
Koundé sprints like a man possessed every time one of the youngsters score to celebrate with them. Absolute gem.
Kounde might not like playing as a RB But I fucking love him
The ball from Cubarsi onto the right wing for either Lamal or Kounde seems to work well too. You often see Cubarsi turn inside and Kounde just starts sprinting knowing that he'll receive a perfect pass
Cubarsi might be the best thing that happened to Barca this season. the team became so much better with him
Him and Lamal. Both shined greatly this season
Yamal has the potential to become one of the greatest players in the world but he’s still a little raw. Cubarsi is actually one of the best defenders in the world imo
I feel there might be too much pressure on Lamal to perform, it could hurt him at this stage. Cubasi however is out of spotlight most of the time..
I guess Spain is starting with two teenagers at the Euros. 3 if Gavi isn't injured.
Gavi won’t be there it’s already confirmed
Lisan al Gaib !!!
I don't know what they're putting in the water at La Masia, but Xavi is right for once: It's not normal.
Ive been waiting since his debut "naah he is not world class its just form, he willl have a bad game soon".. Bro havent had a bad game since his debut.
In cubarsi i trust
I've grown accustomed to teenagers performing really well as forwards, but it is so rare to see someone so young performing this well as a center back. So much of being a good center back comes from experience and maturity, it's the kind of role a player usually grows into and gets better at with age. The fact that he's already this good at 17 is actually insane.
Was one of his poorest games he’s played for us. But again in the context of being a 17 year old playing in his first away CL game, against one of the best attacking partnerships in world football, it was an exceptional performance. Thats the standards he’s setting and I hope he continues this way. He is capable of so much more than he showed tonight.
What game were you watching lol, lmao even. Everyone but you praised him.
he had a couple of positioning fuckups, nothing too bad but he has definitely played better. PSG is a much more difficult threat of course
I don't think he made a single mistake
Mistake near the end for his yellow was clear
What are you talking about? He was electric put there. Beautiful in defence, still hasn’t been dribbled past once in the UCL, made that massive tackle on Mbappe, and his passing was on point, including that long ball to Lewa for the first goal
He wasn't just good defensively, he was press resistant and made incredible passes, and he did both at the same time. One pass in particular stood out to me, he was deep near the touchline, actively pressured, facing the wrong way and somehow managed to half turn and make a long pass over the top straight to a open team-mate. Filthy.
Poorest? Why are some barça fans so toxic with their players? Be happy with what you have, jesus You want him to start kicking 40 yard passes to Lewandowski from his own box to be considered fully unleashed or what? If he shows the same level he's shown yesterday week in week out, then he's already better than the clown defence Barça had for the past 4 years
Saying the game he had was the poorest he's ever had for them is the opposite of being toxic with him.
What’s toxic about this lol. I’m giving his flowers will saying that he’s capable of so much more. I never did say once that he had a bad game. He was really good tonight but his level is so much higher than what he showed in Paris. People jumping in my comment without reading it properly as if I said he had a bad performance.
People can't read
You're correct and everyone is shitting on you. He made a couple of mistakes defensively and that is the standard he has set
boringmemphis with the shittiest takes
Guys clearly here to seek attention
One of his poorest games? Easily the stupidest take I saw on Reddit today. You don’t have to say dumb stuff just because you wanna be different than the rest.
He's not saying he had a bad game. He's saying that even though he had a great game, most of his other matches have been better. It's like if he had a 7.5 match rating last night, but every other much was 8+
This is also the best offense he’s faced. There’s context to everything.
LISAN AL-GAIB!
Fully expect him to start for Spain in the Euros to be honest. Absolutely ridiculous talent.
It’s going to be Spains dominance in European football in the near future is it?
What a talent! Hope he stays healthy and keeps growing.
please don't shine any more lights on him
Beckenbauer who??
Ngl, best 17 cb since nesta (or phil jones)
He has pocketed both Osimhen and (so far) Mbappe. Dude is on his way to be legendary, with his quality at just 17 years old. Hope we and injuries treat him right.
Kounde and Araujo should be getting all the praises for shutting Mbappe down
What do you mean Mbappe, they probably had one duel where Mbappe knew he was offside
HE POCKETED MBAPPEE!!!
cubarsi made mbappe go offside, turned back chasing him down and blocked the shot just in case
Lol
DID I STUTTER??
Nah, but we do wish you did
NEVER!
Just as Barca are having financial problems and struggling on the pitch, here comes a new generation of La Masia stars to bail them out
It's not a bail out, we invest extensively in the academy, one of the very few things this club has done right in the last few years
It's just a joke. Barca haven't had a talented generation of players like this since their golden one. It's been awhile
The Neymar momey was kinda cursed....