Marc Casado is crazy defensively in that midfield. I just feel he should push more. Sometimes he’s too conservative. As far as frenkie, to me he isn’t worth a renewal. A lot of talent out there and we got Bernal too
Actually it’s not because of Kounde if you watch close. Balde plays as an inverted full back to occupy the space left by Raphina on the left wing. So our backline is actually a back 3 with Kounde also occasionally going forward. But Balde does it more often hence Kounde is forced to come inside leaving the RB position free. That’s why they target diagonal balls to our right side because most are right footed players on the opposition playing the passes. Also Araujo isn’t as good as Inigo in playing the offside trap yet. That explains our offside trap getting broken.
If you look back at Benfica and other games a big part of the problem on the right hand side was actually the midfielders not covering, and Lamine also doesn't help near as much as Raphinha. All 3 MF were way over the other side of the pitch for most of those Benfica attacks and nobody else filled in the huge space of RM, leaving Jules to have to deal with 2 vs 1's regularly. The team needs to operate better to help Kounde more.
I arrived in Barcelona this morning and can't wait for the valencia game. I was here for this fixture last season when lewandowski got a hat trick so hopefully more of the same on sunday. Visca Barca❤💙
I wouldn’t say the kounde thing is a weakness but it’s definitely an issue because running up and down the field takes a toll on a player thats why its good to have a cdm who can help him and make his job easier on defense same with balde
He's getting no quick cover from MF or Lamine, while being asked to attack all match so is being hit with 2 vs 1's on the regular. That amount of space gets covered on the left side but there's always huge gaps on the right which makes Kounde's task much harder. It's a team issue and to blame Kounde simplifies what is happening. Look at Benfica's attacks again and you'll see all 3 mf over the other side of the pitch.
Yeah, he has definitely settled in to the team, but his sealing is not that high. I still think that he is a not barca level even though he may be called a good player for teams at the bottom of the league.
I have been a huge fan of casado this season for his passion and workrate in the middle But in the past 1-2 months his performances have dropped a bit He looks too tensed on the ball and also lacks that physical edge I do like FDJ, he is slowly getting to his best and he provides us something different in the midfield He has the athleticism to make a driving run from the midfield, physically is better and is more composed on the ball I would like to see him return to the team alongside pedri and give casado some much needed rest
@fatih8053 look at the games brother Against athletico, getafe and benfica casado didn't play very well Whereas FDJ played much better and helped the team a lot by bringing calmness and made good runs forward Also he has a better passing range than casado
@@prithvikanyal8886 They have the same passing range, that's also BS. We have defensive stability with Casado, i'd take that over everything else. Frenkie has to work a lot harder if he wants to be the starter.
@@prithvikanyal8886 1 mistake against Atleti doesn't mean he was bad defensively lol, he was great in the final, even got an assist. What about Frenkie's many bad and some disastrous performances this season?
I have also noticed this , more than teams attacking the left, its kounde going ahead more than usual the last few games. I think he should realise that he needs to be more decisive with these runs and become efficient
Araujo must now show us that he is a dependable and smart defender that this team needs. And that we won't see silly mistakes from him, especially when the team needs him more. Barca needs smart defenders like Cubarsi, not a tough defender who is not smart in decision-making.
God bless you! Araujo is a power house but in terms of intelligence he is lacking. One thing top physical defenders have that always slips under the radar is their intelligence; Araujo is lacking there. The only reason i was not 100% certain about him leaving this january was because we wouldnt be able to sign another one. Araujo is good but he has a lot of room to improve, and i think too much room to hold a club like Barca to ransom
A lot of pressure on kounde, yamal doesn't track back and just before this great run of goal involvements everyone was complaning about him not getting forward.
@@LetsGooo23Barca has a strong Moat! Its name can impact your career a lot! think about it, would you rather say you play For Fc Barcelona or Chelsea? There is a way bigger spotlight when you play for Barca, what can cause brands to sponsor you
@@wofhighlights1919 I’ve never thought about it like that but when you compare the Bartomeu given wages (Ansu, De Jong, Frenkie) you can understand why they wouldn’t want to leave
He wrote it for clickbait. 😅😅BTW- Our right side is less secure because kounde is more forward. Its flick, who has to decide where he wants kounde on the field
I noticed the same about our right side. They double down on Yamal and target the space behind Kounde. Plus Casado’s form has dropped a little bit. I’m certain Flick and his staff will address that concern
I like how players like eric and ferran understand that they may not be the first name on the team sheet but they still have a role and giving there all without complaints
Actually, Jamie; you raised this issue that I was also contemplating on. Ever since we shifted our centerbacks and having Cubarsi over to the left-side of the defense, our defensive cover has been breached and let’s not talk about the defensive-line trap because the duo of Cubarsi and Martinez plus Casado dropping in from time to time, used to give some attacking assurance for our fullbacks because Cubarsi is smart and fast in covering runners and Martinez is smart enough to trap runners in an offside so how do we add in Araujo in that system? All this on Flick’s head to come up with a perfect plan because you can’t ask Kounde to stop making the runs and attacking. We should be attacking every minute of the game.
We need to adjust to how our opponents play. I think that would improve defensive play. If we have an opponent playing those balls in behind our defence, then we could drop the high line and figure out a different way of approaching the game otherwise against elite teams, we'd be cooked.
Ive been watching your videos for years Jamie and ima say that as a Mexican, it honestly makes me feel happy seeing you mention Santi and acknowledging his talent🙏🏾❤️
Have you seen Alba's recent interview. Says everything about what is wrong with the culture at this club. We NEED to show this season that we aren't a joke! 😠
He is a good player but I dont think he wants to leave Brighton one and two I just think we have a lot of positions with competition already with the current squad but I would love mitoma so much!! ❤
Santi Gimenez is an absolute baller. He reminds of some of that Messi's goal scoring instincts, placement, finesse, flare, dribbling, tenacity and shere will to play and succeed on the pitch. Please I'm not saying he's equivalent to Leo by all means. But I do see bits of his play style in Gimenez. I like what I saw watching his highlights...
We forgot that our high line was very successful at the start of the season, one of the reason was kounde's great defense securing our right flank. And also, balde is good defensively because of his great recovery pace. Now, that kounde is more forward, sometimes even more than yamal, our right side is less secure.
My only concern about Kounde is about his sloppiness on the ball and horrible first touch at times, he would be the perfect player if he’s able to improve on those areas.
That's why he's NOT fit to be out starting RB..His touches are poor ASF, His ball progression doesn't exist without Yamal Linkin up with him, he's sluggish as heck
Very astute observation, Jamie. Yes, I had the same thought after watching our right side being overwhelmed by 2 or more Benefica players. But could it be as a result of a bit shaky performance by Arajuo? And of course, tiredness is another factor in Kounde's case.
I wouldn't worry about Araujo's release clause. If we didn't agree to his terms, he would have left anyways, probably for 50-60 mil. Now we at least keep him for 6 months, and if he then does leave, surely the club wouldn't have accepted a fee less than 80 or hopefully 100mil.
I haven't had time to watch the games so I really don't know, but 1 possibility for teams targeting our right side could be that they know yamal doesn't track back as much. (I'm not talking bad about yamal this is just my hypothesis)
Obviously there's a clause or compromise in Araujo's contract renewal. The turnaround was too quick! I won't be at all surprised if he leaves this summer
I told you this 2 years ago Jamie. I live in Holland and I can tell you Giminez fits Barca PERFECTLY he’s playing style is as lewa and for Giminez is a natural player like that. He will be a striker similar to Suarez in terms of playing style
If we finish second in the Champions league we will play 15. or 16. placed team in the group. Also, we will play each return leg of the knockout stage (1/8,1/4 and 1/2 finals) of CL at home. Visca Barça ❤💙
I fully agree with your concerns about Kounde. He doesn't get tight enough to his man and doesn't prevent enough crosses. I also don't particularly rate his defensive quality at centre back. I still back him at right back tho and wouldn't suggest for one minute he be replaced
There’s nothing wrong with kounde. Stop it. They target the right side cos yamal doesn’t always track back and it’s an easier overload for opp. teams. It’s not that dramatic
Reason y they target our right side is not bcoz Jules is not good defensively,its because they can create overloads since Lamine is always up the field pressing and its difficult for him to track back and Kounde cannot deal with two players at the same time hence he retreats.As we saw in the Benfica game,Kounde was caught in two-v-one situation a lot of times.The problem should be fixed if we had a no. 9 who is full of running unlike Lewangoalski who cannot run that much.
I think Hansi Flick noticed the right side issue or Kounde issue. This might be the reason why Eric Garcia is staying. Forgot which match it was, but we saw Frankie stay more CD than CDM. Allow extra defensive player when Kounde is forward. Either way, I think Hansi Flick is cooking up something for 2nd half of the season. Cuz we see some defensive tactics changes happening whenever he can spare.
Crazy to think a traditional CB having issues defensively but he's better at attacking. Both Balde and Raphinha defends. Yamal doesn't really help him out the way Raphinha does. Also taking Casado to make tackles in midfield but also cover the RB spot is risky because you can't really depend on Pedri to cover that space alone if Casado goes out wide. I guess Flick has his work cut out for him. Gavi could be a solution maybe.
I don’t think Kounde is to blame against Benfica. He’s not as quick as Balde and will of course get challenged when he is not defended by the midfield. And our midfield was outplayed against Benfica. They simply played right through it and then it will turn into a speed contest and that’s bad for Kounde. We shouldn’t save all our money and put it on Isak this summer. He would be brilliant at Barca
As the sources are saying araujo’s new release clause is 65 million for the summer transfer but will go up to 80 million in january 2026 transfer. For me that’s way TOO LOW. Seems like he’s trying to make everything easier for him to exit as soon as possible and that’s just messed up as a captain. And he now earns 15 million which I also think is way too much (he was earning 9 million before). Idk just wanted to put my honest opinions out there. If u read this lemme know what your thoughts are?
Araujo is earning €15m in his new contract ... more than Frenkie's €14m (minus the amortization due to deferred wage during the pandemic) ! Let's see who will be shouting here again ... FDJ huge wage ?
Am sure you are right,opponents are attacking the side and I feel yamal needs to do much in order for us not to be vulnerable, mostly yamal fails to drop once he loses the ball
You see if he is fond of going forward to help the attack, those forward must fàll back to help him, Flick said we win together. I believe he is alright but he should have the chance to be rested at times. It can help bring the best out of him. Visca el Barça 🔵🔴
I was expecting you to say that Kounde doesn’t get enough rest. We don’t have any solid depth at RB. I think this is the real problem, we all know how good his defensive game is
It looks like 65 million euros this summer and 80 million next summer for Araujo. I always thought it was a mistake for putting such high release clauses on Barca's players. Maybe make it 200 million where if the player wants to leave and a team pays the price, Barca can still cash out big.
kounde situation should be addresssed tactically, so as to enhance the offensive abiity of kounde. Flick should do something about it by a tactical move
I think for kounde the problem is that he has barely been rested but it’s also due to our midfielders not being the greatest defensively which makes our fullbacks have to work twice as hard which is why having a defensive minded cdm helps.
with players (not only Kounde) going forward so much in numbers, arriving late in the opponents are etc. we will be left vulnerable, not just on the right. that's why EVERY player has to have complete focus when we're shaping up defensively and contribute when defending counters. Yeah it's not easy, nothing as demanding as Flick's system ever is.
I feel you yeah that’s right own right back Position is being targeted I think we need to cover for me when his go forward someone to Slide in on that position
I understand the araujo deal . If we put 1 billion clause on a player and they wanna leave for whatever reason maybe they aren’t happy anymore or aren’t rlly playing then the player will feel trapped almost
Maybe Barca should play with 3 defenders in the back, like at the end against Benfica. With this high line and offensive left and rightback there will always be a lot of space on the sides. 3 defenders can cover it much easier. If Kounde is so good offensively then maybe he should be a natural replacement for Yamal as winger if Lamine can not play?
Kounde was facing a very young skillful and promising player. I saw the struggle coming. Let’s no blame him too much. Slchdrup has actually been a menace in their league .
I think sometimes Barca is too attached to certain players. We need to sell players at some stage when we feel like they could no longer contribute. Also we need to loan our players to top clubs where they can be develop among the best. For example Dortmund, real sociedad, etc
Only LB in the world that I would consider trading for Balde is Davies coz they're very similar and Flick is turning him into an attacking monster like he did Davies. Balde is a gem
Remember the Netherlands League has produced some of the greatest strikers in the world before. The likes of Van Basten, Ronaldo de Lima, Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez. So, worth considering that move 😊
I would sign yet if I was Frenkie. As a dutchman, I know the vibe he could have if he joint Slot, Gravenberch & Gakpo.. If I was Frenkie I would play my best, see if the Barca fanbace starts respecting me for it. If they don’t, bounce! I would never want this to happen, but I would COMPLETELY understand the dude if he goes for this route!
On kounde defending, when cubarsi was playing on that side of kounde, cubarsi always cover up for him, that my own opinion is for cubarsi to come down to help him on that side than Araugo
A few interesting topics for us to discuss today... 👀
Marc Casado is crazy defensively in that midfield. I just feel he should push more. Sometimes he’s too conservative. As far as frenkie, to me he isn’t worth a renewal. A lot of talent out there and we got Bernal too
@@TalkFCB thank you so much for your kindly reply may Allah bless you
@@TalkFCB Am kindly awaiting
Nice observation on Kounde starting to realise that now same problem we had with Cancelo
Can we get a Camp Nou update please
Eric Garcia is the new Sergi Roberto.. a utility player who is ready to battle no matter what the position is
And render himself useless at the end due to lack of speciality.
Eric Garcia offers 6/10 performances in different positions which is exactly what we need in our bench players.
Only difference is that he has lower wages
Correct
Lol relax bro… he’s still next to useless
Kounde was great defensively to start with, but I think he is gassed as he is barely ever rested.
Very possible!
Lamine stopped tracking back since the injury
So they double up on kounde because he's not as quick as balde
Actually it’s not because of Kounde if you watch close. Balde plays as an inverted full back to occupy the space left by Raphina on the left wing. So our backline is actually a back 3 with Kounde also occasionally going forward. But Balde does it more often hence Kounde is forced to come inside leaving the RB position free. That’s why they target diagonal balls to our right side because most are right footed players on the opposition playing the passes. Also Araujo isn’t as good as Inigo in playing the offside trap yet. That explains our offside trap getting broken.
You will come to realize kounde isn't good at defense ,once you're out of champions league.
@@TalkFCBYou will come to realize kounde isn't good at defense ,once you're out of champions league.
Click faster than Raphina's counter attack against Benfica
@@fryzollis chama
My guy! 😂
If you look back at Benfica and other games a big part of the problem on the right hand side was actually the midfielders not covering, and Lamine also doesn't help near as much as Raphinha. All 3 MF were way over the other side of the pitch for most of those Benfica attacks and nobody else filled in the huge space of RM, leaving Jules to have to deal with 2 vs 1's regularly. The team needs to operate better to help Kounde more.
Love your videos man. Been watching for 7-8 years now and I don’t think I’ll ever stop watching 💙❤️💙
That really means a lot man, thank you so much for the support! 💙
Jamie You're the best ❤💙
Side note just thank you for being one of the channels I can count on one hand that I have watched since 2017+
Thanks a lot my friend - I appreciate the support over so many years!
@@TalkFCBI don't I've listened to any. Latest Barca news if I'vent heard from Jasmine on RUclips.Well done bro.Visca Barca from Nigeria
I arrived in Barcelona this morning and can't wait for the valencia game. I was here for this fixture last season when lewandowski got a hat trick so hopefully more of the same on sunday. Visca Barca❤💙
The match will be played in the Mestalla
Our first game of this season was at mestalla mate, this weekend’s game is at home
@backwards9772 lol trust me it's at montjuic. I got me ticket 👍
@alexusbracamontes8479 correct my friend
@@alexusbracamontes8479 oh my bad, i forgot we will be playing them twice in such a short period of time.
I wouldn’t say the kounde thing is a weakness but it’s definitely an issue because running up and down the field takes a toll on a player thats why its good to have a cdm who can help him and make his job easier on defense same with balde
He's getting no quick cover from MF or Lamine, while being asked to attack all match so is being hit with 2 vs 1's on the regular. That amount of space gets covered on the left side but there's always huge gaps on the right which makes Kounde's task much harder. It's a team issue and to blame Kounde simplifies what is happening. Look at Benfica's attacks again and you'll see all 3 mf over the other side of the pitch.
It's nice day for all barca fans. We are so happy of him
Why Hector Fort is not being considered as an substitute? He is a good player & surely can be used as a RB in some games.
Hi Jamie keep up with the vids they are great and the consistency and dedication is amazing
Thanks a lot my friend - that's really kind 🙏
About the 9 role.. I still think Firstly We should try to get Gyokeres , then anybody else if we can’t get him…
I think Isak would be the #9 most suited for Barca's playstyle
YEs Agreed absolutely... NEED that power and speed and ball control... Gyokeres is something !!
@ I’m sorry I rate Gyokeres over Isak when it comes to scoring goals which is what we need a No 9 for.
Santi is good don’t hate on Mexican s
@@Official_krizzy_mani So link up play and the ability to create goals aren’t just as important?
I think Gerald has improved compared to how he was in the early season
Yeah, he has definitely settled in to the team, but his sealing is not that high. I still think that he is a not barca level even though he may be called a good player for teams at the bottom of the league.
You many games have ya’ll watch this season. Ain’t no way I would renew Gerald.
I have been a huge fan of casado this season for his passion and workrate in the middle
But in the past 1-2 months his performances have dropped a bit
He looks too tensed on the ball and also lacks that physical edge
I do like FDJ, he is slowly getting to his best and he provides us something different in the midfield
He has the athleticism to make a driving run from the midfield, physically is better and is more composed on the ball
I would like to see him return to the team alongside pedri and give casado some much needed rest
How did they drop? just say i want my idol De Jong to start. 1-2 months is BS, we are wide open in the midfield without Casado.
@fatih8053 look at the games brother
Against athletico, getafe and benfica casado didn't play very well
Whereas FDJ played much better and helped the team a lot by bringing calmness and made good runs forward
Also he has a better passing range than casado
@@prithvikanyal8886 They have the same passing range, that's also BS. We have defensive stability with Casado, i'd take that over everything else. Frenkie has to work a lot harder if he wants to be the starter.
@@fatih8053 defensive stability 🤣🤣🤣
Watch the athleti and benfica games back and see how casado and frenkie performed
@@prithvikanyal8886 1 mistake against Atleti doesn't mean he was bad defensively lol, he was great in the final, even got an assist. What about Frenkie's many bad and some disastrous performances this season?
As a barca fan and a mexican I love this santi talk
I’ve been saying
we need him in a top team to carry la selección
@@elgallogueromexican cant go far if they cant improve in their midfield. Corruption is whats killing Gimenez capabilities in la seleccion
I enjoy the rumor too but he’s not Barca level
@@Andres-xy5ywif ferran is Barca level then Santi certainly is Barca level 😂
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I have also noticed this , more than teams attacking the left, its kounde going ahead more than usual the last few games. I think he should realise that he needs to be more decisive with these runs and become efficient
Araujo must now show us that he is a dependable and smart defender that this team needs. And that we won't see silly mistakes from him, especially when the team needs him more. Barca needs smart defenders like Cubarsi, not a tough defender who is not smart in decision-making.
God bless you! Araujo is a power house but in terms of intelligence he is lacking. One thing top physical defenders have that always slips under the radar is their intelligence; Araujo is lacking there. The only reason i was not 100% certain about him leaving this january was because we wouldnt be able to sign another one. Araujo is good but he has a lot of room to improve, and i think too much room to hold a club like Barca to ransom
@@dabeluchukwuisaac was cubarsi smart when he gave away a penalty to Dortmund?
Defenders get better with age
@@dabeluchukwuisaacyou're saying one the best one v one cb is not smart
@@danchiziofficial2159That’s inexperience not intelligence, once Cubarsi is 25 like Araujo he will be leagues above anything Araujo can dream of
Gerard Martin subbed in for the last seconds of the Benfica game and it almost cost us
Idk why hector isn't considered a better option
Please bring Santi 🙏🇲🇽
A lot of pressure on kounde, yamal doesn't track back and just before this great run of goal involvements everyone was complaning about him not getting forward.
Why is it that in Barcelona even when some players are not playing they just don't want to leave. They prefer the bench life to a new challenge 😂😂😂
I think it has alot to do with their wages
@@LetsGooo23Barca has a strong Moat! Its name can impact your career a lot! think about it, would you rather say you play For Fc Barcelona or Chelsea? There is a way bigger spotlight when you play for Barca, what can cause brands to sponsor you
@@wofhighlights1919 I’ve never thought about it like that but when you compare the Bartomeu given wages (Ansu, De Jong, Frenkie) you can understand why they wouldn’t want to leave
I like the shorter and precise video versions
Kounde concerned ? 😂😂😂 Jamie from where are you getting your info 😂😂😂😂
He wrote it for clickbait. 😅😅BTW- Our right side is less secure because kounde is more forward. Its flick, who has to decide where he wants kounde on the field
Just checked Fabrizio's latest post, the release clause on araujo's contract is 65 million euros which increases to 85 million euros after 2026
I noticed the same about our right side. They double down on Yamal and target the space behind Kounde. Plus Casado’s form has dropped a little bit. I’m certain Flick and his staff will address that concern
I like how players like eric and ferran understand that they may not be the first name on the team sheet but they still have a role and giving there all without complaints
Exactly these type of players should be praised more. They give Their all for this team
Actually, Jamie; you raised this issue that I was also contemplating on. Ever since we shifted our centerbacks and having Cubarsi over to the left-side of the defense, our defensive cover has been breached and let’s not talk about the defensive-line trap because the duo of Cubarsi and Martinez plus Casado dropping in from time to time, used to give some attacking assurance for our fullbacks because Cubarsi is smart and fast in covering runners and Martinez is smart enough to trap runners in an offside so how do we add in Araujo in that system? All this on Flick’s head to come up with a perfect plan because you can’t ask Kounde to stop making the runs and attacking. We should be attacking every minute of the game.
We need to adjust to how our opponents play. I think that would improve defensive play. If we have an opponent playing those balls in behind our defence, then we could drop the high line and figure out a different way of approaching the game otherwise against elite teams, we'd be cooked.
Visca Barça Jamie,,,, from 🇮🇳
Ive been watching your videos for years Jamie and ima say that as a Mexican, it honestly makes me feel happy seeing you mention Santi and acknowledging his talent🙏🏾❤️
Have you seen Alba's recent interview. Says everything about what is wrong with the culture at this club. We NEED to show this season that we aren't a joke! 😠
What did he say?
Stop disrespecting a legend like alba
@@kingdaniel8286 alba went crying in the dressing room at half time in the Liverpool 2nd leg game. Unacceptable
I'm at a funeral and I'm still here to check in with talk fcb ❤❤❤ a love
Super happy Ronald is staying! He is an important part of our team.
I don't get why i have never heard talk about mitoma, hes perfect for what barca need in my opinion
😂😂😂😂
He is a good player but I dont think he wants to leave Brighton one and two I just think we have a lot of positions with competition already with the current squad but I would love mitoma so much!! ❤
Exactly you are right👌
First, Visca El Barça🔥🔥🔥
Jamie you're right very right about Kounde
Santi Gimenez is an absolute baller. He reminds of some of that Messi's goal scoring instincts, placement, finesse, flare, dribbling, tenacity and shere will to play and succeed on the pitch. Please I'm not saying he's equivalent to Leo by all means. But I do see bits of his play style in Gimenez. I like what I saw watching his highlights...
We forgot that our high line was very successful at the start of the season, one of the reason was kounde's great defense securing our right flank. And also, balde is good defensively because of his great recovery pace. Now, that kounde is more forward, sometimes even more than yamal, our right side is less secure.
0:38 YESSS W MENTION VIVA MEXICO 🇲🇽 ❤️
My only concern about Kounde is about his sloppiness on the ball and horrible first touch at times, he would be the perfect player if he’s able to improve on those areas.
That's why he's NOT fit to be out starting RB..His touches are poor ASF, His ball progression doesn't exist without Yamal Linkin up with him, he's sluggish as heck
Kounde's best performance against Barça was when he played rb. I can still remember that goal he scored against us and his celebration
Araujo renewing is great
Very astute observation, Jamie. Yes, I had the same thought after watching our right side being overwhelmed by 2 or more Benefica players.
But could it be as a result of a bit shaky performance by Arajuo? And of course, tiredness is another factor in Kounde's case.
I wouldn't worry about Araujo's release clause.
If we didn't agree to his terms, he would have left anyways, probably for 50-60 mil.
Now we at least keep him for 6 months, and if he then does leave, surely the club wouldn't have accepted a fee less than 80 or hopefully 100mil.
Araujo has to step up rn Inigo Cubarsi is our best centre back partnership!
Nice one talkfcb
I haven't had time to watch the games so I really don't know, but 1 possibility for teams targeting our right side could be that they know yamal doesn't track back as much. (I'm not talking bad about yamal this is just my hypothesis)
Obviously there's a clause or compromise in Araujo's contract renewal. The turnaround was too quick!
I won't be at all surprised if he leaves this summer
amazing to see santi in a talk fcb video really hope we go in for him
The more he contributes forward, the less he can be available on the RB, we cant ask for too much from Kounde
The only thing I'm waiting is to see Christensen in this high line 😮 Chris is very smart so am patiently waiting...
I told you this 2 years ago Jamie.
I live in Holland and I can tell you Giminez fits Barca PERFECTLY he’s playing style is as lewa and for Giminez is a natural player like that. He will be a striker similar to Suarez in terms of playing style
If we finish second in the Champions league we will play 15. or 16. placed team in the group. Also, we will play each return leg of the knockout stage (1/8,1/4 and 1/2 finals) of CL at home. Visca Barça ❤💙
I agree with you my brother on kounde
I remember saying we should take a look at Santi Giménez a longgg time ago before we even got lewa, he’s only gotten better and better now
I fully agree with your concerns about Kounde. He doesn't get tight enough to his man and doesn't prevent enough crosses. I also don't particularly rate his defensive quality at centre back. I still back him at right back tho and wouldn't suggest for one minute he be replaced
There’s nothing wrong with kounde. Stop it. They target the right side cos yamal doesn’t always track back and it’s an easier overload for opp. teams. It’s not that dramatic
Reason y they target our right side is not bcoz Jules is not good defensively,its because they can create overloads since Lamine is always up the field pressing and its difficult for him to track back and Kounde cannot deal with two players at the same time hence he retreats.As we saw in the Benfica game,Kounde was caught in two-v-one situation a lot of times.The problem should be fixed if we had a no. 9 who is full of running unlike Lewangoalski who cannot run that much.
I think Hansi Flick noticed the right side issue or Kounde issue. This might be the reason why Eric Garcia is staying. Forgot which match it was, but we saw Frankie stay more CD than CDM. Allow extra defensive player when Kounde is forward.
Either way, I think Hansi Flick is cooking up something for 2nd half of the season. Cuz we see some defensive tactics changes happening whenever he can spare.
Crazy to think a traditional CB having issues defensively but he's better at attacking. Both Balde and Raphinha defends. Yamal doesn't really help him out the way Raphinha does. Also taking Casado to make tackles in midfield but also cover the RB spot is risky because you can't really depend on Pedri to cover that space alone if Casado goes out wide. I guess Flick has his work cut out for him. Gavi could be a solution maybe.
I don’t think Kounde is to blame against Benfica. He’s not as quick as Balde and will of course get challenged when he is not defended by the midfield. And our midfield was outplayed against Benfica. They simply played right through it and then it will turn into a speed contest and that’s bad for Kounde.
We shouldn’t save all our money and put it on Isak this summer. He would be brilliant at Barca
It's the switch between Cubarsi and Araujo in RCB that's affecting us in defense. Nothing to panic about
As the sources are saying araujo’s new release clause is 65 million for the summer transfer but will go up to 80 million in january 2026 transfer. For me that’s way TOO LOW. Seems like he’s trying to make everything easier for him to exit as soon as possible and that’s just messed up as a captain. And he now earns 15 million which I also think is way too much (he was earning 9 million before). Idk just wanted to put my honest opinions out there. If u read this lemme know what your thoughts are?
Araujo is earning €15m in his new contract ... more than Frenkie's €14m (minus the amortization due to deferred wage during the pandemic) !
Let's see who will be shouting here again ... FDJ huge wage ?
The reason Kounde seems exposed recently is because lamine yamal's defensive workrate has dropped significantly recently.
Nah Kounde's touch is shyte let's stop protecting these players.. He's also so sluggish on the ball
Guys don't give up on Martin, he might surprise us one day
My man big Eric! Thank goodness.
Am sure you are right,opponents are attacking the side and I feel yamal needs to do much in order for us not to be vulnerable, mostly yamal fails to drop once he loses the ball
Balde is in the same situation as Koundé. But bear in mind that Hansi Flick is asking him to play like that.
I wouldnt want go for santi at all he is really inconsistent and dont feel like he would suit barca at all
Inconsistent? Explain
You see if he is fond of going forward to help the attack, those forward must fàll back to help him, Flick said we win together. I believe he is alright but he should have the chance to be rested at times. It can help bring the best out of him. Visca el Barça 🔵🔴
They obviously renewed him so they can sell him for more this summer. He still wants to leave.
I was expecting you to say that Kounde doesn’t get enough rest. We don’t have any solid depth at RB. I think this is the real problem, we all know how good his defensive game is
It looks like 65 million euros this summer and 80 million next summer for Araujo. I always thought it was a mistake for putting such high release clauses on Barca's players. Maybe make it 200 million where if the player wants to leave and a team pays the price, Barca can still cash out big.
kounde situation should be addresssed tactically, so as to enhance the offensive abiity of kounde. Flick should do something about it by a tactical move
Araujo deal sounds like Dembele situation all over again.
Koundes situation can be sorted by Flick and the team, when ever he makes the deadly runs with Yamal, our midfield should have someone cover up
I think for kounde the problem is that he has barely been rested but it’s also due to our midfielders not being the greatest defensively which makes our fullbacks have to work twice as hard which is why having a defensive minded cdm helps.
with players (not only Kounde) going forward so much in numbers, arriving late in the opponents are etc. we will be left vulnerable, not just on the right.
that's why EVERY player has to have complete focus when we're shaping up defensively and contribute when defending counters.
Yeah it's not easy, nothing as demanding as Flick's system ever is.
As a Mexican Barça fan I would love to have Santi🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
I feel you yeah that’s right own right back Position is being targeted I think we need to cover for me when his go forward someone to Slide in on that position
I understand the araujo deal . If we put 1 billion clause on a player and they wanna leave for whatever reason maybe they aren’t happy anymore or aren’t rlly playing then the player will feel trapped almost
Maybe Barca should play with 3 defenders in the back, like at the end against Benfica. With this high line and offensive left and rightback there will always be a lot of space on the sides. 3 defenders can cover it much easier.
If Kounde is so good offensively then maybe he should be a natural replacement for Yamal as winger if Lamine can not play?
Kounde was facing a very young skillful and promising player. I saw the struggle coming. Let’s no blame him too much. Slchdrup has actually been a menace in their league .
I think sometimes Barca is too attached to certain players. We need to sell players at some stage when we feel like they could no longer contribute. Also we need to loan our players to top clubs where they can be develop among the best. For example Dortmund, real sociedad, etc
It makes sense. We have Baldeh and we can't afford another high quality lb.
Only LB in the world that I would consider trading for Balde is Davies coz they're very similar and Flick is turning him into an attacking monster like he did Davies. Balde is a gem
Santi !!! 🇲🇽💪🏽
Defensively, I think Gerald Martin is growing into the row. If flick wants him to Stay then he’s seeing growth
Santi 🇲🇽🔥
Remember the Netherlands League has produced some of the greatest strikers in the world before. The likes of Van Basten, Ronaldo de Lima, Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez. So, worth considering that move 😊
Also Van Persie is Giménez personal coach so he’s learning from the best
I would sign yet if I was Frenkie. As a dutchman, I know the vibe he could have if he joint Slot, Gravenberch & Gakpo.. If I was Frenkie I would play my best, see if the Barca fanbace starts respecting me for it. If they don’t, bounce! I would never want this to happen, but I would COMPLETELY understand the dude if he goes for this route!
finished jee nd im dead now...glad barca is here to lift up my mood😭😭.
Here we go again for another one
6:20 let me tell you the amounts.. It's 65 million this summer and after that 75 million the rest of the contract. It's definitely not high enough.
On kounde defending, when cubarsi was playing on that side of kounde, cubarsi always cover up for him, that my own opinion is for cubarsi to come down to help him on that side than Araugo
HES FINALLY TALKING ABOUT SANTIII😃😃😃
I agrée and I think Kounde”s defending is a bit weird. He just watch and watch while running back but not making an sternly to tackle..
I live in Rotterdam and watch Feyenoord games, he is very important for Feyenoord!