Category: Player Analysis
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National team call-up at 17: Why Pau Cubarsi deserves a place in Spanish national team
Barcelona have produced some of the top youngsters in world football. Their academy has been the home to amazing talents who have taken the big stage. Xavi, who is their current manager, has given a chance to these academy graduates and they are carrying the team during their financial struggles. Xavi has been forced to…
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Fabulous February: Robert Lewandowski gaining late season momentum
Barcelona‘s title defence didn’t turn out like Xavi and his men would have expected. Financial restrictions in the transfer window meant that no big name was coming to the Spanish club. They managed to get 3-4 players on loan but Xavi’s main transfer targets were still missing. This meant that the former player had to…
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Impressive Pau Cubrasi: Another La Masia debutant under Xavi
Xavi has to deal with many financial issues while working as Barcelona manager. The Spanish club is facing restrictions to sign players, forcing the manager to use his academy graduates in most games. Adding to their misery are the injuries to some of the key players. Barcelona have faced a lot of injury issues, especially…
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No Ter Stegen, no problem: Young Spanish goalkeeper’s sudden rise in Barca ranks
Barcelona are going through some tough times in recent times. They are struggling a bit financially and that has affected their transfer business. Barcelona are unable to get their transfer targets and have relied on their academy graduates to take the side over the line. The likes of Pedri and Gavi have seen tremendous growth…
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What this tireless midfielder adds to Barcelona’s defensive phase
Barcelona have a lot of injury set-backs this season. Xavi has to rely on a lot of young academy players in the absence of first-team players. Some of these players are gaining full-fitness and one of them returned in late November. 26-year-old Dutchman Frenkie de Jong missed two months of action and gave a lot…
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Why Gavi’s absence will hurt Barcelona
Gavi is one of the most promising young talents in world football and caught the eye of many at a young age. He made it to Barcelona’s first team in his teenage years and is now a regular in the squad under the management of Xavi. Things were going in the right direction for the…
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Luis Suarez 2019/20 – scout report
Barcelona’s team is going through a volatile season in terms of performance and results, both when they were under coach Ernesto Valverde, and since Quique Setién took over the job last January. But the team still has the best-attacking line in the La Liga competition this season after scoring 63 goals, including Luis Suárez’s 18 goal…
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Ilaix Moriba 2019/20 – scout report
Aged only 17, Ilaix Moriba has already gone through a lot of things in his career. The midfielder was born in 2003 in Guinea, moving to Spain at a young age. He started playing for Espanyol but soon moved to city-rivals Barcelona as one of the most promising players of his generation. He’s been part…
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La Liga 2019/20: Finding the best centre-back pairing at Barcelona – scout report
As teams prepare for La Liga’s return, Quique Setién and his coaching staff will surely have spent the break examining the squad’s best XI. Although injuries have hampered the club’s depth, centre-back is one of the deeper positions of the squad, offering three excellent options in Gerard Piqué, Clément Lenglet and Samuel Umtiti. The first…
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Riqui Puig 2019/20 – scout report
20-year-old Barcelona midfielder Riqui Puig branded “the next Iniesta” draws many technical comparisons to the Barcelona legend. Silky close control and an eye for a pass have seen him break into the Barcelona squad on occasion, but does the La Masia product deserve more minutes with the first team? This tactical analysis will take a…