PBP: Copa del Rey - Semifinal, 1st Leg | FC Barcelona v Valencia CF | 1 February 2018 [R]

JoCryuff98 · Feb 2, 2018

Umtiti has the potential to be the best CB without any doubt.

Gilmango · Feb 2, 2018

Good news on the Umtiti front: https://www.sport-english.com/en/ne...enewal-absolute-priority-at-barcelona-6596337

BocaFan · Feb 2, 2018

Gilmango said: ↑

Good news on the Umtiti front: https://www.sport-english.com/en/ne...enewal-absolute-priority-at-barcelona-6596337
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Good news! And lets get this done before the World Cup. If he plays like this for France and they win the World Cup (not big "ifs" IMO) that €200mn release clause will be pretty essential!

condor11 · Feb 2, 2018

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If you think about, Barca have played like crap the past 5 games for the most part. Only exception being the second-half against Betis and maybe the second half of this match (even that might be a stretch).

This against teams in or near the relegation zone and Valencia B team at home. Yikes!
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playing like crap and still getting results are how league titles are won

BocaFan · Feb 2, 2018

condor11 said: ↑

playing like crap and still getting results are how league titles are won
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hmm... well, we did lose one of those games. But I guess in a two-legged tie it doesn't matter if you rebound enough in the second-leg.

Just a little concerning because in December and first-half of January we were getting results while playing brilliantly. I remember even saying at the time how great it was but I was concerned that we may be peaking too early.

celito · Feb 2, 2018

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hmm... well, we did lose one of those games. But I guess in a two-legged tie it doesn't matter if you rebound enough in the second-leg.

Just a little concerning because in December and first-half of January we were getting results while playing brilliantly. I remember even saying at the time how great it was but I was concerned that we may be peaking too early.
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I don’t think they are playing like crap personally.

condor11 · Feb 2, 2018

celito said: ↑

I don’t think they are playing like crap personally.
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maybe the correct term is that they are not playing in a aesthetically pleasing manner

JoCryuff98 · Feb 2, 2018

BocaFan said: ↑

Good news! And lets get this done before the World Cup. If he plays like this for France and they win the World Cup (not big "ifs" IMO) that €200mn release clause will be pretty essential!
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He has the potential to captain French NT.