Against Barcelona, Racing Santander rested 9 of their first 11 players.
Against Barcelona, Real Betis rested 5 of their starting XI.
Against Barcelona today, Deportivo Alavés rested 4 of their starting XI, including all 3 of their midfielders.
WTF is going on in La Liga??
Jude Bellingham’s turn to break Barcelona’s high press and setup the winning goal, is an ethereal moment. A hunting pack of 3 players around him and he takes all of them out of the game with a magical turn. Generational player.
The Sevilla coach and fans couldn’t believe the blatant robbery. Even if there’s a foul, the rule states that allow the player to score before using var to check the foul.
EMBARRASSING. https://t.co/KJmRPj7iyv
Scored 18 Premier League goals at 37 and was labelled a problem because he was supposedly “holding back” the progress of the young players.
Since he left and the young players were free to develop:
- Greenwood ended up at Fenerbahce
- Absolutely nobody wants to sign Rashford
- Jadon Sancho is a free agent at 26
- Elanga ended up at Newcastle
Since Ronaldo left, not a single United player has managed to score 18 Premier League goals.
It’s sad how United fans are actually allergic to great players.
“Barcelona’s academy is at least 10x better.”
Sorry to break it but it’s not, that is a PR illusion and La Fabrica is first in players that are in top-5 leagues.
Anomaly examples do not speak of the whole structure or development- it’s rather a false narrative that isn’t supported by any sort of metric.
The usage is different, the style of development is different- Barcelona usually develops to use (barely) and that confines their players in certain styles or skills while Real Madrid takes a broader approach of development meaning their players are far less of a risk for teams to sign them.
Also track record + players that made a career coming from La Fabrica is much higher than La Masia and these clubs haven’t existed or modelled for one generation.
Assuming one is better than the other based on anomalies is absurd way of looking at things, especially how far more dominant Real Madrid products are across multiple teams and leagues that indeed support the success of said.
@FifthThird worst fuxking bank there is!!! Idiots duplicated a fucking transfer out of my account now I’m unable to use my funds from my direct deposit bc my account is negative due to their mistake
Their reps hang up on you and are unable to do anything. I can’t pay bills now
Another Argentina game
Another Argentina close win
Another convenient "the VAR rule that explains the referee's call" headline that just happens to save Argentina.
Coincidence, I suppose.