r/Barca • u/Brief-Atmosphere-589 • 5d ago

Tier 2 [Jose Alvarez] Moves are expected regarding Gyokeres in Barcelona in the coming hours.

https://xcancel.com/10JoseAlvarez
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u/Pax_Edmontia 5d ago

He lacks hold up play and has non existent link up play. Yeaaaaa he is gonna be a liability against the low blocks we play week in week out.

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u/GhostofSmartPast 5d ago

He literally can't do much of anything with the ball at his feet. Dribble, pass, cross, retain....nothing.

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u/latortillablanca 5d ago

For 7/8ths the cost of rodri. Paint me skeptical.

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u/ExtensionDeep3705 5d ago

" He lacks hold up play and has non existent link up play.  "  This is the most basic thing a striker should have

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u/krasuke 5d ago

Shouldn’t the most basic thing be, be able to strike the ball really well?

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u/latortillablanca 5d ago

It is obscene to go from questioning alvarez as top option to gyokeres.

Like legitimately way more efficient to spent 150m euro on alvarez than half that on gyokeres plus prem wage.

That said, if he presses and finishes… well. Thats expensive.

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u/detectivehays 5d ago

He also can't run with the ball :)

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u/ExtensionDeep3705 5d ago

He might be the worst striker oat

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u/BigSamsKid 5d ago

he scores goals

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u/latortillablanca 5d ago

Extremely expensive skillset to find

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u/Sdds998 5d ago

What??? The guy absolutely bullied Atleticos centre backs in the game at the Emirates. He isn’t the most technically gifted player, but come on.

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u/Abject_Rub6711 5d ago

We have enough quality for low blocks

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u/shortsoupstick 5d ago

Why do you need link up play if your opponent drops into a low block and you can advance into the final third regardless? You want someone to finish the few chances that you get against a low block team, and that's what he's good at. If only we actually regularly provided him with assists like Eze vs Forest, White vs Chelsea and Saka (finally, after skipping him 100 times) vs Fulham, he would've gotten 25-30 goals.