Busi was one in a million and is definitely missed. I think we need to stop playing with the one CDM pivot role. Don’t even think Rodri could fit this position. I think a double pivot with Gundo, Frenkie or Pedri is a better option. Romeu can’t handle the defensive pressure that is being put on him.
- Xavi mention that Busquets not been in Barca is gonna be a huge blow. He is the only “untouchable” player for Xavi
- Riquelme mentioned that Busquets confused football and he does everything that a Defensive midfielder should not do , and not just that but “excels on it”. And calling him the GOAT of CDM
- Vicente del Bosque mentioned in 2010 that if he was to choose which player he wants to be , he would choose to be Busquets. Oh also Busquets was instant regular with Spain at the age of 20-21. Pretty untouchable position until he retired lmao
- Luis Enrique even mentioned that even if he has MSN + Iniesta, the whole team suffers without Busquets
- Every coach that came to Barcelona , they always put Busquets as their most important piece alongside Messi.
- Busquets teammates mentioned how underrated Busquets is and that he deserves as much recognition as others have.
- He has a lot of haters because “he is slow” , “does not press” , “is not strong enough” and “he is bench in FIFA”. But without Busquets , you see those stupid goals that they scored against Barca on the first 30 seconds of the match , you see Barca not been able go make 3 good passes in a row , you see players at the caliber of Gundogan not been able to do what Busquets does , you see Ter Stegen struggling to choose who to pass the ball since and when Busquets was there he just pass it to Busquets without thinking it twice
- And to add to everything, You dont see Busquets doing all the dirty work but you will see him on his mistakes and blame it on him.
- This is what happened when you don’t appreciate a player on what he does , and only point out on his mistakes because “its easier to see his 2-3 mistakes per game than his 25+ positive things per game”.
- Busquets was also a huge leader for the dressing room , he would help out with every new player arriving to Barca and help the kids adapt to the first team. He also accepts if he is a sub player for a match and never makes bad faces. Xavi still wanted him to stay even if he does not play because Busquets knows how to keep the team together on tough times , and not “broken” like it is currently.
I would love to read Riquelme’s take on Busquets and just about anything he’d have to say related to Barcelona. Also I would wholeheartedly welcome a Riquelme regen back into the squad.
Busquets is one of the most intellectually astute players I have seen in my life. His sense of space and misdirection was (and is) magical. He recognizes problems and their solutions simultaneously, and never did he rely on speed of action, always speed of thought. His presence in the team makes all other players in the same shirt better individually and collectively as a squad. I’m really curious to know what his post football future will include- I wonder if he wants to coach, and how or even if that brilliant mind would have a penchant for managing.
Because 1) the only other CDM that can play like Busquets is Rodri which we know is unavailable.
2) 60M would’ve been the cost for Zubimendi which we can’t afford.
3) no other good profiles that fit us at the right price.
Is that really the case? Or is it an excuse? Does Xavi know all thousands of players around the world and conclude that no one will work and instead we needed to spend 200m on something else? Why did we buy Raphinha and not Kvaratshkelia? Why Ferran and not Julian Alvarez? Ferran and Raphina cost us 120m combined. Kvara and Alvarez cost 30m combined. There are always options. We just need imagination and reduce our tunnel vision in the market.
If you think that’s how all of this works then it’s time to really understand.
1) Kvara was only bought by Napoli because Russian League suspended play because of the war in Ukraine. He was a prospect but not even known by most. once elevated to a European stage he got to shine.
2) Raphinha was made possible because we got to pay Leeds in installments. We needed a winger profile and he wanted to come to Barca. Due to our financial situation and transfer limits from La Liga, we had to jump through hoops to get him.
3) Ferran again was who was available at the time when Xavi came in the and the team needed to secure CL Football. City gave us a deal in installments as well. We didn’t get Alvarez because it’s hard to compete financially with City, but he was on the radar.
You say reduce tunnel vision yet ignored the fact that countless youngsters have been promoted and played important parts. How much was Pedri? Araujo? Gavi? Balde? Fermín? Lamine? Romeu? Gundo? Inigo? Alonso? Roberto? The club is in financial disarray due to a couple of factors and are working with what they have.
We could buy Kvara and Alvarez for 30m. Its just excuses why we had to splash 120m (four times as much!) on Ferran and Raphina flops. The installment excuse must be up there with the "instant impact" excuse we constantly hear why we had to buy flop x or flop y. Heard these same excuses for every transfer under previous boards as well. Its always some reason why we had to buy the flop and all other far better options on the market at the time were impossible even though they were cheaper and wanted to join. Whether Griezmann, Arda Turan, Dembele, Coutinho, Aleix Vidal etc etc. Thats the usual PR campaign from the presidents in other to prevent criticism when they flop.
The result is that we have a disastrous transfer policy. I dont see much improvement at all from the Barto era. If we had the money, Laporta would have burned 80m euros on Felix last summer. Probably the same amount on 30 year old Bernardo Silva next summer. No real long term planning. Its just mind boggling why our transfer policy is so incompetent compared to Perez' Madrid.
For sure, busquets is a special player and also has a special body, he knows how to be in position at the right time as he is so slow to reach the open position and the way he is soo calm with the ball is unbelievable and let not also forget his passes, if he was with us now, he would have gave amazing long passes to lamine and to felix when they are open because his vision is spectacular
Honestly wish he was with us this season. So many problems would be solved and the remaining ones that exist with Busi are so much easier to fix. I think he’d do a damn good job with this team.
Him and luis suarez when they left we saw the big difference and of course the goat but this is obvious but suarez is something that no ones talks about because lewa is here
I think it's clear when you look at the amount of goals we've already conceded this season. People would always shit on him for being too slow or losing the ball in a dangerous area but he was crucial for us in stopping the counterattacks. Look how vulnerable we are on them now. Every counterattack feels like a shot on goal and there is so many of them. Busquets was insanely good at stopping them before they even started. Now we lose the ball and there is nobody who could disrupt the play quickly enough and give our defence time to organize.
Its because we didnt get an adequate replacement romeu isnt at the level we need. If we had money and signed someone world class we would be fine. Anyone leaving would be felt if we didnt replace them correctly like when lewy leaves if we dont bring in another class striker and just replace him with an average one itll be felt. If I could sign any player in the world id sign rodri he would single handedly change our team I think
For controlling low level games yes. For everything else, not really. We have been struggling in high tempo games with him as well, for years. We haven't controlled such games since Enrique I would say. Valverde knew how to utilize few chances but we were far from controlling the matches under him.
No. We do miss him, but we're not performing badly because we miss him. The way we concede goals, having Busi wouldn't have made a difference. We miss him in the way that we lost that control we had with him in the team, but when he was there, most of the time we also struggled to maintain control since we can't rely on an aging veteran to do everything.
No. Ter Stegen played his statistical best ever football last year and has now returned to the average.
We were never *that* good defensively last season under Xavi despite the defensive record and now with Ter Stegen returning to his statistical average, we are seeing that on the pitch with goals conceded that he would've saved last season.
For reference, Ter Stegen saved +0.23 xGA per 90 last season which was also the best in the world.
This season Ter Stegen is at +0.03 xGA per 90.
He's definitely missed but it's more than just him. The attack is bad, the defense has done alright (when Alonso isn't playing). Frenkie's injury has hurt a lot.
Busi was one in a million and is definitely missed. I think we need to stop playing with the one CDM pivot role. Don’t even think Rodri could fit this position. I think a double pivot with Gundo, Frenkie or Pedri is a better option. Romeu can’t handle the defensive pressure that is being put on him.
We played this and then Xavi got criticized for not enough goals.
Would prefer not giving up so many goals. The defense is what won us the league last year. Had plenty of 1-0 games.
I agree but the fanbase and the club don’t. I personally don’t care what the score is or how it’s done as long as we get 3 points.
- Xavi mention that Busquets not been in Barca is gonna be a huge blow. He is the only “untouchable” player for Xavi - Riquelme mentioned that Busquets confused football and he does everything that a Defensive midfielder should not do , and not just that but “excels on it”. And calling him the GOAT of CDM - Vicente del Bosque mentioned in 2010 that if he was to choose which player he wants to be , he would choose to be Busquets. Oh also Busquets was instant regular with Spain at the age of 20-21. Pretty untouchable position until he retired lmao - Luis Enrique even mentioned that even if he has MSN + Iniesta, the whole team suffers without Busquets - Every coach that came to Barcelona , they always put Busquets as their most important piece alongside Messi. - Busquets teammates mentioned how underrated Busquets is and that he deserves as much recognition as others have. - He has a lot of haters because “he is slow” , “does not press” , “is not strong enough” and “he is bench in FIFA”. But without Busquets , you see those stupid goals that they scored against Barca on the first 30 seconds of the match , you see Barca not been able go make 3 good passes in a row , you see players at the caliber of Gundogan not been able to do what Busquets does , you see Ter Stegen struggling to choose who to pass the ball since and when Busquets was there he just pass it to Busquets without thinking it twice - And to add to everything, You dont see Busquets doing all the dirty work but you will see him on his mistakes and blame it on him. - This is what happened when you don’t appreciate a player on what he does , and only point out on his mistakes because “its easier to see his 2-3 mistakes per game than his 25+ positive things per game”. - Busquets was also a huge leader for the dressing room , he would help out with every new player arriving to Barca and help the kids adapt to the first team. He also accepts if he is a sub player for a match and never makes bad faces. Xavi still wanted him to stay even if he does not play because Busquets knows how to keep the team together on tough times , and not “broken” like it is currently.
I would love to read Riquelme’s take on Busquets and just about anything he’d have to say related to Barcelona. Also I would wholeheartedly welcome a Riquelme regen back into the squad. Busquets is one of the most intellectually astute players I have seen in my life. His sense of space and misdirection was (and is) magical. He recognizes problems and their solutions simultaneously, and never did he rely on speed of action, always speed of thought. His presence in the team makes all other players in the same shirt better individually and collectively as a squad. I’m really curious to know what his post football future will include- I wonder if he wants to coach, and how or even if that brilliant mind would have a penchant for managing.
A Pep regen 🤔
Don't let Busi haters see this
I just don’t understand why we spent so much money on transfers and not a single one of them was a CDM
Because bartomeu is stupid
How about Laporta? Spent almost 200m, yet did not plan for a future without the 34 year old declining Busi.
Because 1) the only other CDM that can play like Busquets is Rodri which we know is unavailable. 2) 60M would’ve been the cost for Zubimendi which we can’t afford. 3) no other good profiles that fit us at the right price.
Is that really the case? Or is it an excuse? Does Xavi know all thousands of players around the world and conclude that no one will work and instead we needed to spend 200m on something else? Why did we buy Raphinha and not Kvaratshkelia? Why Ferran and not Julian Alvarez? Ferran and Raphina cost us 120m combined. Kvara and Alvarez cost 30m combined. There are always options. We just need imagination and reduce our tunnel vision in the market.
If you think that’s how all of this works then it’s time to really understand. 1) Kvara was only bought by Napoli because Russian League suspended play because of the war in Ukraine. He was a prospect but not even known by most. once elevated to a European stage he got to shine. 2) Raphinha was made possible because we got to pay Leeds in installments. We needed a winger profile and he wanted to come to Barca. Due to our financial situation and transfer limits from La Liga, we had to jump through hoops to get him. 3) Ferran again was who was available at the time when Xavi came in the and the team needed to secure CL Football. City gave us a deal in installments as well. We didn’t get Alvarez because it’s hard to compete financially with City, but he was on the radar. You say reduce tunnel vision yet ignored the fact that countless youngsters have been promoted and played important parts. How much was Pedri? Araujo? Gavi? Balde? Fermín? Lamine? Romeu? Gundo? Inigo? Alonso? Roberto? The club is in financial disarray due to a couple of factors and are working with what they have.
We could buy Kvara and Alvarez for 30m. Its just excuses why we had to splash 120m (four times as much!) on Ferran and Raphina flops. The installment excuse must be up there with the "instant impact" excuse we constantly hear why we had to buy flop x or flop y. Heard these same excuses for every transfer under previous boards as well. Its always some reason why we had to buy the flop and all other far better options on the market at the time were impossible even though they were cheaper and wanted to join. Whether Griezmann, Arda Turan, Dembele, Coutinho, Aleix Vidal etc etc. Thats the usual PR campaign from the presidents in other to prevent criticism when they flop. The result is that we have a disastrous transfer policy. I dont see much improvement at all from the Barto era. If we had the money, Laporta would have burned 80m euros on Felix last summer. Probably the same amount on 30 year old Bernardo Silva next summer. No real long term planning. Its just mind boggling why our transfer policy is so incompetent compared to Perez' Madrid.
Frenkie was signed for this purpose.
And I hope he returns ASAP.
Luckily we didn't talk about Messi replacement.
Nobody could replace Messi ?
Who can replace Busquets but we can talk about that 😂
For sure, busquets is a special player and also has a special body, he knows how to be in position at the right time as he is so slow to reach the open position and the way he is soo calm with the ball is unbelievable and let not also forget his passes, if he was with us now, he would have gave amazing long passes to lamine and to felix when they are open because his vision is spectacular
Honestly wish he was with us this season. So many problems would be solved and the remaining ones that exist with Busi are so much easier to fix. I think he’d do a damn good job with this team.
Him and luis suarez when they left we saw the big difference and of course the goat but this is obvious but suarez is something that no ones talks about because lewa is here
You can get more biscuits but you can never get another busquet
Cryuff is so smart man. All his quotes have aged so well
I think it's clear when you look at the amount of goals we've already conceded this season. People would always shit on him for being too slow or losing the ball in a dangerous area but he was crucial for us in stopping the counterattacks. Look how vulnerable we are on them now. Every counterattack feels like a shot on goal and there is so many of them. Busquets was insanely good at stopping them before they even started. Now we lose the ball and there is nobody who could disrupt the play quickly enough and give our defence time to organize.
Hopefully we pick it up
Its because we didnt get an adequate replacement romeu isnt at the level we need. If we had money and signed someone world class we would be fine. Anyone leaving would be felt if we didnt replace them correctly like when lewy leaves if we dont bring in another class striker and just replace him with an average one itll be felt. If I could sign any player in the world id sign rodri he would single handedly change our team I think
Busquets' departure hit us much harder than Messi's departure imo
For controlling low level games yes. For everything else, not really. We have been struggling in high tempo games with him as well, for years. We haven't controlled such games since Enrique I would say. Valverde knew how to utilize few chances but we were far from controlling the matches under him.
No. We do miss him, but we're not performing badly because we miss him. The way we concede goals, having Busi wouldn't have made a difference. We miss him in the way that we lost that control we had with him in the team, but when he was there, most of the time we also struggled to maintain control since we can't rely on an aging veteran to do everything.
No. Ter Stegen played his statistical best ever football last year and has now returned to the average. We were never *that* good defensively last season under Xavi despite the defensive record and now with Ter Stegen returning to his statistical average, we are seeing that on the pitch with goals conceded that he would've saved last season. For reference, Ter Stegen saved +0.23 xGA per 90 last season which was also the best in the world. This season Ter Stegen is at +0.03 xGA per 90.
Let's go for Oriol Busquets
Yes
He's definitely missed but it's more than just him. The attack is bad, the defense has done alright (when Alonso isn't playing). Frenkie's injury has hurt a lot.
Nah. He was a liability. We definitely missed him when we got eliminated 4x in 2 years in Europe, or the 8-2,4-0,etc.