Barcelona Banter

15 Jul 2019 18:39:43
A bit of nonsence about Coutinho going back to Liverpool on a two year loan deal. wouldn't make any sence of many reasons.

08 Jul 2019 18:35:41
Evening Eds, hope you are well.

It's been reported today that both Griezmann and Neymar have skipped training at their respective clubs, and it seems as though both are wanting a move to Barca.

Is there a chance of Barcelona getting both players? It would seem to be a very significant expenditure if so, do they need to sell some of the surplus players to finance this or is it really just a non starter to think of signing both players?

I've avoided mentioning fees etc as don't want to go down a rabbit hole I know nothing about.

Cheers in advance.

{Ed002's Note - Barcelona are looking to both players - and like all other clubs Barcelona will be looking to balance the books during their rebuild by selling or exchanging players. And this is true of all other sides as well.}

27 Jun 2019 21:06:36
Top 10 Barcelona Keepers

Barca have never been known for their goalkeepers, in fact they have a reputation for not having the best of keepers between the sticks over the years. That is why this list was difficult to put together, it is as much about picking who was the least worse at times as it was about the best! In fact, because of that, I have given up on trying to put them in any order other than #1 being, in my opinion, the best of them.


10. Pepe Reina

Was only there as a youngster, which is why he is not a contender for the best keeper they have had. I am including him because the quality of Barca keepers is so low and he developed into a top class keeper.


9. Jasper Cillessen

I have never understood why they signed him, a decent keeper, but not a great one by any means. Nothing about his game stands out as top class, even his work on the ball, which is usually the key to being useful at Barca.


8. Victor Valdes

The game has moved on since his time, which is why he looks such a poor keeper in comparison to modern day keepers. He was good with his feet, but only comparatively good, as the new breed of keepers are much better than he ever was. For his time he was a stand out on the ball, which made up for his extremely average ability in other areas of goalkeeping.


7. Claudio Bravo

The next step on from Valdes, just slightly better in all areas than his predecessor. Very good with his feet but not quite on a par with the best now around.


6. Albert Joquera

Difficult to judge him, as he was the back up to Valdes and so only played a few games a season, but he looked a better goalkeeper but lacked Valdes's ability on the ball, which was why he was the back up.


5. Julen Lopetegui

Better known now as a short-lived Spain and Real Madrid manager, but he was Barca's keeper back in the 90s.


4. Andoni Zubizarreta

One of the better goalkeepers, in the sense of his ability to keep the ball out of the net, that Barca have had.


3. Vitor Baia

It did not really work out well for him at Barca, but the Portugese custodian was one of the better keepers of the 90s.


2. Miguel Reina

The father of Pepe, but his best days were really with Atletico Madrid.


1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen

A modern day sweeper keeper, but able to do the basics well, along with being good on the ball. He is getting better and better as he gains experience, becoming one of the best keepers in the world right now.

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