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Blistering fast this guy. The type of CB that thrives at Madrid. Lacking in positional awareness but compensating fully with speed and determination.

Three years ago against the same team. What he gained in vision, teamwork and decision making he lost in motor, energy, quickness and mobility.

He doesnt have any pace anymore and he is just too lethargic and passive because of his lack of stamina. Whoever told him to bulk up his upper back to that level did him a huge disfavour. Its ridiculous how much he just jogs around instead of sprinting. He is a cone on defense.

You didn't really disprove anything I said with this though. Have we seen any of this against Madrid? I don't think so. Yet people were praising his performance a lot. Last year for a similar performance he would get criticism "useless dribbling" "no end product" "bad decision making" etc...

I know it looks contrarian but to be contrarian it has to be intentional and motivated by the majority opinion, and it this case its honestly not. It just feels to me like Doku isn't that much different from last year, his left foot low crosses are still blocked most of the time, and his...

No worries, I learned that in this forum youre not supposed to go deeper into any player related topic, it will disturb the blissful status quo harmony. Just say for the popular players that they are great, and for the unpopular ones that they are shit and move on

The problem is Mbappe is a winger that we tried to shoehorn into being a striker, the same way two decades ago we tried to shoehorn Beckham into a central midfielder when he was a right winger. And it unravelled the whole structure which was already at the tipping point then as it was now before...

Explain how I pollute it if you may.

Haaland is getting better though with his pressing. So is Cherki, its too early for him to tell. Meanwhile Pep seems to have given up completely on making Doku a better defensive contributor. Hes just... there. Basically. But again it would be ok if you run more off the ball in attack. Sure...

Finally an intelligent rational post, but this is where your argument collapses. Madrid is notorious for trying to solve important issues exactly by adding in unnecessary and unneeded position. This is literally how Florentino operates. Hes not building a squad, he is collecting stars. He did...

Hilarious responses but this one takes the cake. Youre right bud, you figured me out. Im upset because of the defeat so Im making up quotes but im also actually one of the red mardarses, whoever they are. Made my day.

I think its less about pace, more about the stamina to make longer runs more frequently. He just doesn't have the lungs.

This is true but I don't have a problem with that. Stop and start is a good way to create space rather than route one like Vini the idiot who just runs until he loses the ball. I'd actually like to see him burst to his left side when his on the left wing and then fake the cross with the left...

Its not only that, its the fact that he is barely involved in the pressing upfront that bothers me. I can understand he doesn't have the stamina to go up and down the pitch all the time, but if youre going to be excused from tracking back, then at least do one of the following 1. Press upfront...

Kinda true. Hes a team player in a place that is fundamentally opposed to the idea of team ball. The problem is hes been there 6-7 years now? We may have ruined him for good.

Going from 250 to 150 million is a massive discount. Its possible that you are right though, nowadays clubs hold out for their price like we have seen with Kane or Isak. It depends on the situation. I could see City allowing that discount because of his service to the club and excellent...

Yeah I dont think Haaland plans his career over whether other club's fans perceive as dirty. And this Madrid team is a bunch of kids compared to the times when we had Ramos, Pepe, Arbeloa etc. Asencio is a bit of a c*nt and Rudiger is a hothead but other than that everybody else are if anything...

Because context exists, such as when a player is a proven champion and someone who in the right circumstances could produce consistently performances like last night in the case of Rodrygo, or a player expressing a desire to leave pretty much always resulting with massive discount like in the...

Im just saying that when a player is that big, he has a lot more power, so the length of the contract doesn't have the same weight as it would with other players. Also, as I said, things have changed now at Madrid with Vinicius who was seen as untouchable and the second biggest star losing his...

He might take a salary cut. His mentality and professionalism is something that is underestimated and very hard to replace. Look at Madrid right now, nobody who can set the tone, keep others accountable... Bernardo is an OG, winner through and through, you need this guy even if only on the bench.