Loyalist

Socio @FCBarcelona | Culer since 03/04 | Cruyff, Pep and Messi | A big fan of La Masia — I watched Messi debut for the club.

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

WHAT DOES THE NEW OFFSIDE RULE MEAN FOR FOOTBALL?

Making a few bold predictions:

1. Low blocks become the norm. This is an easy call. It’ll be too risky to play high lines, and a lot more difficult to pull off offside traps. Quick attackers will punish you easily.

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[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@FCB_Yash_ @danieIscouting Pedri still has almost twice Lamine’s xA even when you scale it back to 25 minutes (0.34)

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

It’s the other way around actually. Ronaldo fans need to do the explaining because it’s a baffling position to take.

[Eyebee Fernandes 🇵🇹 @eyebee_art]

Can a Messi fan actually explain to me why they think that man is better than Ronaldo? Like, I genuinely just don’t understand it. It doesn’t make sense to me how you can watch football regularly and come to that conclusion.

[Jimmy @FCBJimmy_]

I apologize in advance if this applies to you but I sincerely believe that if you think Ronaldo was ever close to Messi, you are of an objectively lower mental status than me, something akin to a sea urchin or maybe a mussel.

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@crucial_anansi @ablanco_12 @luke7ii I went to war for that child. 😢

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@dk_0824 Our fan base prefers everybody else everywhere over the players we have. And they never learn from their mistakes. I can make a long list of coveted players who have turned out to be absolutely nothing.

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

Lmao - how about Alejandro Balde? 😂

[Abo Salah @abosalaharena]

جبتلكم أقوى ثنائية ممكن برشلونة يبني عليها الجبهة اليسرى الموسم الجاي 👀🔥

الناس كلها محتارة بين كوكوريلا وغريمالدو...
لكن بصراحة لو سألتني دلوقتي هقولكم اسم ثالث أفضل من الاتنين بالنسبة لأسلوب فليك:

لويس هال.
والسبب بسيط جدًا.

لو افترضنا إن برشلونة جاب أنتوني غوردون...
فأنت محتاج ظهير بمواصفات معينة جدًا.
غوردون مش جناح كلاسيكي بيلزق على الخط طول المباراة.

هو جناح داخلي.
بيحب يدخل للعمق.
ويهاجم أنصاف المساحات.
ويقرب من المهاجم.

وده معناه إن الظهير اللي وراه لازم يكون ماكينة هجومية.
يفتح الملعب.
ياخد الخط بالكامل.
ويخلق العرض المطلوب.
في نفس الوقت يكون قوي دفاعيًا لأن المساحات وراه هتكون ضخمة.

وهنا المشكلة.
كوكوريلا ممتاز دفاعيًا...

لكن هجوميًا أقل من اللي محتاجه مع غوردون ولو هاجم بيحب يضم لجوة المنطقة مش يفتح خط

وغريمالدو هجوميًا ممتاز...
لكن دفاعيًا هتفضل عندك علامات استفهام كبيرة.
وكمان 30 سنة

أما لويس هال صاحب الـ 21 سنة

فهو أقرب نقطة توازن بين الاتنين.
يجيد التقدم.
مريح جدًا بالكرة.
قادر يشارك في البناء.
وعنده جودة دفاعية أفضل من غريمالدو.
والأهم إنه صغير في السن ولسه قابل للتطور.
وكمان متفاهم جدا مع غوردون

عشان كده لو برشلونة فعلًا ناوي يبني جهة يسرى مرعبة...
أنا شايف إن الثنائي الحقيقي مش غوردون وكوكوريلا.
ولا غوردون وغريمالدو.

أنا شايف إن أخطر نسخة ممكنة هي:
غوردون + لويس هال 🔥🥶

ثنائية عندها السرعة.
والضغط.
والركض.
والتوازن.

وكل المقومات اللي فليك بيدور عليها في أي جهة من جهات الملعب ❤️💙

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

Actual legends.

[Pitch Yarns @pitch_yarns]

736 men arrived in Germany in 2006.

Only 4 remain in 2026.

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

One of my best goals ever.

[Listo @curry_x_]

what a player He is . Pedri Potter

[THE SPORTS BIGGIE(THE GOVERNOR) @SPORTSBIGGIE]

Generational fullback,a profile so hard to find in the fullback position.
Barcelona shouldn't touch him,he will hit new heights,just sort the physical problems
Cucurella and Grimaldo doesn't provide this level of solutions in the build up and under pressure
Balde is a cheat code

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

I don’t think people understand this. He’s already been a top player for 4 years and he’s only 26. He has at least 4 more to go. Maybe even 6.

[Astrum.C @li28822869_ali]

as a barça fan, i already know atletico will probably fleece us, they always do, but this time we're getting a genuinely world-class player who can play almost anywhere at an elite level, if i'm overpaying for anyone, i'd rather it be a guaranteed top player for the next 6 years

[Astrum.C @li28822869_ali]

as a barça fan, i already know atletico will probably fleece us, they always do, but this time we're getting a genuinely world-class player who can play almost anywhere at an elite level, if i'm overpaying for anyone, i'd rather it be a guaranteed top player for the next 6 years

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

The World Cup would always be the grandest stage for football.

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Perfect free-kicks 😍

#FIFAWorldCup

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@BouafifNour I am 1000% with you, but I think it could actually work with Julian in the team and a lot more mobility across the frontline. Raphinha is awful in pockets but Julian will drop deep to play that role while Raphinha moves central, or to the left, in which case Gordon moves central.

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@ablanco_12 Very heavy. I saw Hakimi > Alves and I just knew. 😂

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

Drugs.

[fusz0 @brcszn]

safanov < valdes
hakimi > alves
mendes > abidal
pacho > pique
marquinhos > mascherano
neves > busquets
vitinha = xavi
fabian ruiz < iniesta
kvara > pedro
dembele > villa
doue < messi
nostalgia bias would be the end of football lmao

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@gorrroo888 @brcszn I saw it and was like it’s definitely drugs. 😂

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@Huzzy459897 @brcszn @brokenWardell Are you actually engaging the proposition? 😂

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@brokenWardell @brcszn Guy, drugs. Cannot be anything else. 😂

[Loyalist @AspiringSocio]

@nanbasenfc @sZabiii__ @BladeVixen1 Who is this Alvarez you speak of, because it definitely isn’t Julian? 😂

[IB @iFCBellissimo]

One thing we've been consistent with since I started supporting this club is that, when it comes to the striker, we don't experiment. Just get a mature, proven one from the options.

Eto'o, Ibrahimovic, Villa, Suarez, Lewandowski.

Hopefully, it continues.