Eric Garcia to Barcelona

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bluwes said:
What did he do wrong tonight ?
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Him & Laporte playing a pathetic offside when they could see Walker was not in line, Garcia being the guy who is nearest, to help Walker position for the next phase, 2nd goal, suddenly rushing forward to miss a challenge, leave a fucking big hole & opening up the whole defence, resulting in the goal.

A proper defender wouldn't even have to break sweat to sort both. He's wrong half the time, but someone mentioned 'awareness' so it gets repeated he has it.

Imagine if you are the guys playing next to him ? Where should you be ? Will he stop & put his hand up, charge in, or drop off, then charge in ?

Laporte will be 4th choice if he plays 10 more games with him.

He's a kid, who knows nothing about the job.
 
He doesn't have the tools to become top centre back, and has no desire to play for us despite his age. This isn't a wind up.
 
Pep threw him in the deep end & it was the wrong decision. Apart from inexperience why was he selected to play when it’s clear his head has been turned. Throw Stones a lifeline or at a player who actually wants to be here.

His constant & unsubtle grappling of player’s shirts begining from the Arsenal restart game needs to stop if he is to progress as a player & become Barca’s shining light of a defender.
 
Thaksinssoldier said:
He is not good enough to play these big games and was completely at fault for the second when he stepped up.

arsenal tore him to shreds.

we won’t even get the benefit of giving him all this experience so what was the point?
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Completely? You mean the guy who gave up the pass, then ran back to keep the scorer inside had no fault?

Sorry! I know we are supposed to hate him for not wanting to stay. But he was by far the best defender on the field today.
 
Neville Kneville said:
Him & Laporte playing a pathetic offside when they could see Walker was not in line, Garcia being the guy who is nearest, to help Walker position for the next phase, 2nd goal, suddenly rushing forward to miss a challenge, leave a fucking big hole & opening up the whole defence, resulting in the goal.

A proper defender wouldn't even have to break sweat to sort both. He's wrong half the time, but someone mentioned 'awareness' so it gets repeated he has it.

Imagine if you are the guys playing next to him ? Where should you be ? Will he stop & put his hand up, charge in, or drop off, then charge in ?

Laporte will be 4th choice if he plays 10 more games with him.

He's a kid, who knows nothing about the job.
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@Dax777
 
Is it possible pep threw him in the deep end to prove a point to the board to spend on KK? seems like something he would do lol
 
I REALLY like Pep but ffs I wish he wouldn't always try to be so classy...

García only looked half-ready this year because of Laporte's injury, Nico's decay and Stones' lack of confidence. He'll be great in Spain, but lacks the presence needed for the PL.

I think we should sell him as quick as possible. Forget about Koulibaly and Diego Carlos, try Upamecano. Pay 80M if you need to. He'll last 10 seasons at least. It's better than spending 70M on KK now and another 70M in 3-4 years.
 
Tevez City said:
@Dax777
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I'm sorry but Neville is wrong. When a Defense line steps up to get a team offside, the person commiting the error is the idiot who is ball watching and not staying on line. On the first goal, that was obviously Walker. Everyone else stepped up, which suggests it was the plan. But Walker did his ball watching brain fart, and rather than turn around and chase the error ( like Garcia did) he and Dihno pulled a Yaya and leisurely strolled back.

Garcia on the other hand once he realized Walker had shit the bed, turned around, chase and caught his man and then disposed him, but Walker was ball watching and let his man run past him to pickup and score the lose ball.

In that sequence, Garcia was the only one who did things right. Stepped up to create an offside, saw Walker messed up, immediately turned and chased down the Striker, stretch tackled the ball away, only to find the experienced Walker and Dihno couldn't be bothered.

On the 2nf goal, Neville again is wrong on the basic facts. He didn't rush forward to miss a tackle., He rushed forward to get a man offside. But just like on the first goal, another experience player did a bubu :(

I mean Neville seems to be suggesting a 19 year old should be instructing Walker and Laporte on the intricacies of the oifside trap and staying alert.
 
Neville Kneville said:
Cancelo is just a winger imo.

But the bigger problem imo is, that Pep has no respect for defending, so any 3, 4 or 5 he plucks from his hat, are supposed to instantly do the job, even if they barely play together.

Pretty much anybody, ever, who is half decent at it, will say how important it is, to build partnerships. Pep hasn't got any, since Vinny went & Stones went strange. Laporte now looks nothing, because of it.

His whole City future will depend on that changing imo.
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Can you honestly see Pep changing.

I fear Sane is only the first, IMO. Bernardo looks like being next to be forced out. Will KDB, Sterling and others start to think, if they real want to win big ears do they look else wear.
 
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