Have Barcelona Found Their Busquets Replacement? |

[@TheAthleticFC]

Where do you think Barcelona will finish this season?

[@RealFlameZax]

1st (please real madrid fans dont come at me)

[@IzaelGonzalez-Simba]

1st or 2nd

[@BekeleKewede]

​@RealFlameZax 😢😊don't worry we are here for you.Barça fans assemble here!!!!

[@neymarjr3712]

1st. Visca Barça

[@neymarjr3712]

@@RealFlameZaxdont worry madrid fans arent smart enough to watch anything in-depth statistical

[@kingj7606]

I’d love to see how well Sergio Busquets could coach a team.

[@tynzHappening]

Agreed. Some of the best coaches played in his position, and he is obviously a very intelligent player

[@cottonbuddy]

Highly talented players rarely become a good coaches, simply because they cannot translate their own football iq and vision to less talented players.

[@samuelthe13]

​@@cottonbuddy Zidane is a myth to you I see

[@samuelthe13]

​​@cottonbuddy Xabi alonso couches rugby to you I see

[@MikeDiscusses]

@@cottonbuddymaybe true. But some of the best coaches today were very intelligent players. Xabi Alonso, Arteta, Guardiola, Motta, Iraizoz, to name a few

[@FejiroUmukoroO.B.E.]

La masia is the real reason why this club has always stood

[@Jakobmyershowareyou]

And always will be

[@HandyHaryanto-f4v]

Too bad that one mofo Bartomeu didn't realize the capability of their academy players

[@liddmusic4438]

Lad just torn his ACL. Sad stuff

[@nigl2807]

And we just dodged a bullet Barca trying for last minute loan for our best young player DM Bacjectic

[@arnavmote9546]

@@nigl2807 How is that dodging a bullet? Don't be a casual Bernal's injury is nothing like that of fati's or Pedri's it an all tear that was a pure accident he played only three matches of the season when he took a hard hit on his knee. Forget dodging a bullet the football gods are aiming a fully loaded barrel at us lol

[@StoutProper]

Lots of Acl injuries this season C a@ready everywhere. Strange

[@riyadibntaj2164]

It's not strange. A player needs to rest. Well it's not easy to play 3 ducking games a week!​@@StoutProper

[@Ratixl]

Finding a single Pivot cdm is a gem I hope they can use him and develop him can u also make a video of how would dani olmo fit barca

[@obedyg4478]

Chelsea's future is secured for sure , it is the present that we are worried about 😅😅

[@Ratixl]

@obedyg4478 I still can't figure out the problem with loads of good players and there's definitely depth even wayy too much depth u could say tho I haven't watched then enough still think mudryk has talent and just needs a breakthrough

[@Mopark25]

Very few players like that. Pretty much just Rodri, Busquets and Carrick.

[@Mersey0810]

Although barca are forced to do this because of their finacial conditions but it is good to see so many young players from acadamy coming up for 1st team which teams hardly do in premier league .

[@BlazySM-qp4yn]

wdym mate, in England almost all the clubs do it. The guy in your pfp is literally from Liverpool's academy lol

[@BlazySM-qp4yn]

The best academies in the world after La Masia are all in England

[@jimcricket8128]

Give Liverpool the credit they deserve. They got key pieces from their academy. And I don't mean Southampton.

[@Mersey0810]

@@jimcricket8128 ofcourse We do ...but look at number of young players are being sold even at lfc while look at other clubs ...how many minutes do clubs like arsenal chelsea united spurs give to their acadamy players...that was my point

[@Aran-_-]

Well he does have a point all our substitutes are la masia players and half of the starting eleven are from la masia that's how barca worked and the way it should work buying big name players just isn't for us and it rarely works for us

[@froodlenoodle]

busquets is just really, really, really good

[@redbaron1088]

Great to see Barca at least have a future in spite of their garbage management(unlike Chelsea)

[@joshuavowells8460]

chelsea have the youngest team in the pl tho tbf

[@redfalcon6027]

@@joshuavowells8460yeah & so? it's clearly not helping them.

[@Yeah.316]

@@redfalcon6027and the difference is Barca didnt spend one billion on youngster they brought them up through the rank they burnt a billion dollar on dembele Griezmann braithwaite and outrageous wages but aye atleast they werent giving out 15 year contracts to 7 year old from South America

[@ivans1308]

You want to try manage the club who has to pay over a billion dollars for stadium renovation?

[@JamailvanWestering]

@@ivans1308ohh yeah definitely, at least I’m not buying aging stars past their prime. I wouldn’t be looking for the Next BUSQUETS style player (which only serves for marketing purposes) but actually give Frenkie that position, because he’s capable, it’s just that he needs time to get used to his new position.

Marc bernal is absolute madness in fm24 exactly on that role

[@David10.04]

A man of culture I see

[@pwrcaelenx]

@@David10.04another man of culture I see PS: I won the UCL with Man U in FM24😭yes it’s somehow possible

[@AdpYTExplorer]

@@pwrcaelenx Great job bro! But honestly, the current ManU squad is actually not even that bad just some smart tweaks/buys and they're good- Idk what they're on irl tho lol

[@jeetsurjiani8412]

Bernal on fm 24 as a roaming playmaker is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@@AdpYTExplorer agreed I took on that role just now, minor tweaks at defense and added a great striker. Unfortunately lost Bruno Fernandes as he already had a deal out to Milan when I got in, so I got Arda guler instead and bernal. Having an absolute storming start of the season

[@HumphreysTactico]

La Masia has pretty much become like a get-out-of-jail-free card for Barcelona

[@potxtoe]

No worries, remember, at least 50% of La Masia grads suffer from injuries like Gavi and Pedri to counteract this loophole 🤣

[@bigrandomun9267]

La Masia has always been the best place for Barcelona to find talent. Because they grow up playing in the Barca way, they’re way more accustomed to it. The only issue is that they have too many top talents and if they don’t sell, not many get into the team as they are now.

[@DiowUchiha]

The Resurgence of Barca and I'm here for it 😭❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@mukeshsaxena5603]

And then there is the ACL injury, we are cursed.

[@archaicrapture]

Real Madrid having a star team & Barcelona just popped kids from La Masia 😭😭😭

[@notfunny007]

Well it's not fair, they know an infinite wonderkid glitch

[@qBodi]

@@notfunny007 and still are nothing without refs

[@slenderman2697]

Real Madrid Castilla played European tournament

[@veyverist_10]

It's not just about star players, it's having refs too

[@qBodi]

@@veyverist_10 refs who caried barkalona for 20 years? Imagine writing refs and have a pessi picture

[@SpringsteenRecordings]

Love the William Morris design Walthamstow shirt

[@iistar44]

Love it when this guy comes up on my feed wearing this shirt. Great to see my hometown kit talking to a wide international audience about football eight leagues above ours

[@Mehhhhhhhhhsi]

I think Cassido is the player. He runs everywhere physically strong. We should give him more time because. Bernal is young and got injured 😢. If we want save our jwell Cassido is so good 20 old fully fit. Team B captain 💪🏻

[@SolankeLFC]

Love how Gavi and Pedri were meant to be the future of Barca's midfield 😂

[@espben360]

They have been fast tracked to “current Barca midfield “

[@Devjyoti-r2c]

gavi's probably gonna start once he's fit and pedri started last night. Future doesn't mean only starters but also quality subs and rotation players

[@sld1776]

They are starters in the team. Pedri started yesterday and was the best player in the pitch.

[@RunningRugby4]

Issue is these young players are playing WAAAY too many minutes

[@babalodube67]

Give the lads a chance to grow barcelona

[@TimardTurd]

Dude said it like La Masia didnt give Barca every great midfielder they ever had 😂😂😂😂

[@fingaynor9167]

I was luckily on holiday in Valencia for this game, the holding mid was the best player on the pitch along with raphina completely controlled the game

[@BoccaBeats]

And ironically he's already injured lmao

[@pablosalaices4459]

Bernal suffered an ACL injury today, unfortunately for Barca

[@thegamingdevil95]

Walthamstow FC baby!!!

[@jenifernaidoo7231]

Hopefully they acquired him legally 😅. With barca you can never be certain.

[@alimac5926]

I honestly don't see why De jong wouldn't be an easy choice. I was under the impression he was a good defender who was very press resistant, intelligent and creative.

[@sahilkale9327]

aaaaaaaaand he's injured.

[@bj11755]

2020: Barcelona found there future midfield and attack with pedri and fati 2022: Barcelona found there future midfield and defence with gavi and balde 2024: Barcelona have found their future midfield… Obviously these are all great players and pedri/gavi will likely still be Barca’s future midfield but I don’t think I’d be optimistic as a Barca fan given the state the club is in and how this cycle has happened twice already.

[@suryanshbiswas]

I mean yes fati is probably not achieving his potential and pedri is quite prone to injuries but if you watch pedri and having play you will understand why we hype them. These are great talents let's not forget messi got nasty injuries in 2006 as well but was still able to reach his potential so if these guys stay injury free they will become world class as well.

[@abhinabnandangogoi3155]

Tore his ACL 😮

[@lonewolf9944]

It was always going to be la masia....that's where our greatest strength resides

[@mastri5840]

Barcelona should be like Ajax or Benfica and just focus on their academy. Develop these players for few years and sell them for huge profit. Do this for 10 years until their finances are in check and they won’t be broke anymore.

[@emmanuelc6413]

The finances are in check already. Selling wonderkids make profit but so does winning trophies. Barcelona lower their wages by 200M, got around 50-100M profit in sales every summer since Laporta arrived, won LaLiga and got into latter stages of UCL, and strengthened their squad with free transfers and La Masia players. Not entirely necessary to turn yourself into a selling club for a decade when you have a good project.

[@projol166]

​@@emmanuelc6413that's the thing people are not understanding bcoz of the strict rules of la liga even if barca has money they cant spend that bcoz of deffered wage. For eg: if fdj is sold about 70-80 million they can only spend 30-40 million from it bcoz they have to pay frenkie his deffered wages. Thats why club is not selling the important player

[@bhagyesh485]

It's barca one of the biggest club in the world and not Brighton Barca will never be sellers club

[@birajbhattrai418]

We are one of the biggest team in Europe we are not a small team to just make profit we want success and trophies 🏆 we don’t care about the money we care about our players and fans

[@ninjalectualx]

They could be clear by now if they just didn't make all their massive new signings the last two years. Now it'll be another three at least

[@d.s5508]

La Masia just spawns generational talents wtf

[@Lord_OTD]

La Masia has been doing this for years. Quality.

[@GFacts999]

😂nah, they ain't cooking.we heard this before

[@Repent_]

Bro he just tore his fuckin ACL 😢

[@christianobiora1828]

Academy players always saves the clubs 😂❤

[@FUTzzz-16]

I think the midfield would be gavi on the left marc bernal and pedri on the right

[@Foxtrot6624]

And shocking no one Barca have already got him injured.

[@footballhipstertv]

So it's the club's fault he tore his ACL?

[@Foxtrot6624]

@@footballhipstertv Nah it’s just a coincidence that every single young midfielder coming through La Masia this decade has been seriously injured almost immediately. Club doesn’t care even slightly about load management and it shows times after time

[@Fenix-lr6ez]

@@Foxtrot6624 No youngster has gotten injured "almost immediately" like you say like Bernal. Pedri got so many injuries a year after debuting with Barça and it was because of the Euro and Olympics. Gavi got it at a Spain game more than 2 years after making his debut. Ansu more than a year later. Balde a year and a half. I do agree, though, Barça should look into this, because it's not normal. However, other players who aren't young like Araújo, Frenkie, Ter Stegen, Christensen have also been injured, so it's not so clear that it's only a younglings' problem.

[@WhyWouldYouCareYT]

yeah because they over stressed him. The thing is barca is a really big club in th eminds of people. But it actually isnt really at all that in compharison to other giant clubs like Munich or Madrid. The "behind the scenes" size of Barca somebody from the club said is A LOT smaller than other clubs supposedly. SO mistakes like this...will just happen OVER and OVER and OVER again.

[@gregtrumpet1]

Great shirt!!!!!

[@luthomabandla]

I know it's cool to hate on Barcelona but a good Barcelona tends to be good for Spanish football in general. In fact, when Barcelona are good, they pull up the standard of play all over the world.

[@r3ddr01d7]

Busquets was in La Masia and was told by his coach when Talk with Pep that he the worse He can't defend, he skinny and slow as CB Pep still sign Busquets because of his Vision and Ball knowledge and play in DMF Pep say Busquets know what Pep think Make him one of best Midfielders despite being overshadowed by his other 2 team Mate Xavi and Iniesta

[@sreerudhrhp7194]

Here after the kid tore his acl😥

[@mkdft9882]

Who’s here after his ACL injury 😔

[@motherbear5997]

They should just lean on the academy until those talents attracted to join during the glorious Messi era dries up

[@williamkimathi2505]

He just tore his ACL now

[@DaysHaveTheirOwnStruggles]

Sad.. is it confirmed?

[@williamkimathi2505]

@@DaysHaveTheirOwnStruggles yes

[@Useryt09x]

Don’t have 2 say “LA MASIA!!!” like that 🙈😂

[@NostalgiNorden]

Barca keep doing what Real can't.

[@jonbolton491]

Both have excellent academies. Madrid sells with the right to buy back.

[@AndrésMartinez-b7p]

He just torn his ACL 😢

[@yourannoyingness]

Until they burn both academy graduates out by overplaying them until they become injury prone.

[@justagame101]

I honestly think, given there is clear evidence of increased burnout and injury risk in teen footballers, there should be a hard limit on the number of matches a teen should be allowed to start. Lionel Messi didn't play over 30 games until he was 19, and his career turned out ok. It'd be a damn shame if in 5 years time we start seeing "what happened to Spain's wonderkid?" videos with Lamine Yamal in the thumbnail.

[@yourannoyingness]

@@justagame101 Exactly! You see how Pep has managed Foden's career compared to how Saka is becoming inconsistent due to being overused at Arsenal. Or how Messi's literal successor at Camp Nou became a Brighton flop last season. Or how Gavi and Pedri's careers are gradually turning into an injury highlight.

[@mayanknarula1000]

Saka is inconsistent? Already has 2G/A in one match this season. ​@@yourannoyingness

[@justagame101]

@@mayanknarula1000 He did suffer burnout in the middle of last season though. I think the kid broke a consecutive games record for Arsenal. He was also lucky not to suffer injury; there is increasing evidence that injuries at that age equate to a shorter career at the top and recurring injury. Think R9.

[@yourannoyingness]

@@mayanknarula1000 That's literally one match, even by your assessment. Is that how inconsistency is measured? For perspective, Foden debuted in 2017, while Saka debuted two years later, in 2019. Yet, bar this season, the City man has only played 33 more games than the Gunners man. Two full years ahead, and that's the difference in matches played between them. Saka has still played more EPL games than Foden. Yet, check their outputs, and Foden is still ahead. I'm not calling Saka a bad player. But he's suffered inconsistencies due to being overplayed.

[@devisri933]

Who is here after he tore hisACL🤚🏻

[@mbadry3955]

He just got an acl injury 🥲

[@Ps_Arnold]

Sometimes I just come here for JJ 😂😂😂

[@carlosmorgadosilva3517]

Who knew the best academy in football history would deliver good players

[@godmadesnakes]

One of the best talent factories la massia

[@fugaziishime]

Marc bernal is that guy. Watch him rock the camp nou for years.

[@jobsmine]

And lads this is why Sergio Busquets is my favorite player of all time. I started watching Barca in early 2000 when R9, Ronaldinho, Rivaldho and Deco were playing. But once I saw busquets play, I immediately knew he’d become my favorite of all time.

[@SOHAM_141]

No one can replace Busi . He is one of a kind player in history of football . The only player who comes far far close to him is Rodri . Not close but far to close.

[@mikiasg8867]

Barcelona is like an alcoholic dad with responsible kids. The kids are always there to clean up its financial mess. 😂💀

[@livanquintana7849]

Just got injured 😢

[@miek526]

Pulling the regens out now

[@DarkFire-0]

Real Madrid - buys the best players Barcelona - makes the best players

[@fishyfish6510]

La Masia: " You could not live with your own failure and where does that bring you? Back to me "

[@Itskevooo17]

They don't need to buy anybody, these just need their academy youngsters to stop getting injured for 6+ months each time. They have players that fit their system perfectly

[@wat5]

Considering the state Barca in right now, they would probably dump him for 40m to a prem club

[@EM-jg9cf]

This is what barca should have been doing. Nuturing players into the barca identity works wonders for them when you focus solely on sporting. They try to be like Real and buy overpriced players but it usually flops because Real have a different mentality. Hope Flick can help barca and nuture more talent without negative pressures

[@revolvency]

As long as they don't overwork him, use him sparingly to ensure the growth not destroying it

[@Thelivecoach]

And this is why you’ll hear Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, etc all say that Busquets was the best player in that team. A CDM that is impossible to dispossess with vision and a perfect pass is unstoppable. Bernal looks like he has all that talent too. Hope he recovers well ❤

[@DiegoMendoza-bg5oh]

I’d like to suggest Edson Alvarez from West Ham United, he’s quite a pivotal player. His coaches believe that as well

[@JohnnyJakarta]

They had the perfect opportunity to sign McTominay so they can only blame themselves

[@KindaHappy15]

Rafa Marquez ex youth players showing up for the main team is gold

[@teemedias1470]

I can't wait to see iniesta back as sport director or coach.

[@subhasgram]

Talent over money may be the new mantra for all after success of Flick's Berca success this season

[@TshiamoTati]

Almost like they have a legendary academy or something!!! More of this, please😂

[@Culefrank]

Ugh pains me to have lost him so early to an ACL injury. Cant wait to see him tear it up next season though

[@jonatanolsen37]

Great. Now lets play him every game until he gets a long term injury and burned out.

[@kurtcarlson2010]

Incredible. It’s almost like it’s meant to work that way 😂😂

[@rykbl]

Poor Marc Bernal is out for the rest of the season. Sheer bad luck :/

[@hectorgutierrez7063]

They had to get rid of Busquets bc of his physical decline but last season showed how vital he was to Xavi’s system. They essentially strengthen the team and get better from when they won La Liga but lose it last season since Busquets wasn’t there.

[@volentastudios4673]

Busquets is a great player who can’t really be replaced like pirlo

[@NibberKSmooth]

More clubs have to produce and play their own players from their own academy.

[@HusseinHussein-c3c]

No offence to busquets but when he first came up he was surrounded by all time great talents and players that fit the system they were playing in to a t.

[@vbirds10]

Hopefully Archie Gray has similar impact for Spurs in similar role

[@gzusvundla9395]

Just an opinion: all 1st division clubs - should "blood" at least 3 junior plays each season. This will fast track new talent.

[@aspect359]

U jinxed it , now hes dead

[@johaneshenry1770]

Casado, Bernal, Gavi, Fermin... La Masia has provided once again

[@fortunenwobodo4128]

Arsenal pushed for Bernal, but lost out to Flick promising to give him a starting berth this year (something Arteta probably wouldn't have agreed to do immediately). I really think he would have been an amazing addition to the club.

[@bangbraim]

La masia is back!

[@al_wombat]

Bernal, Pedri, Gavi. Oh, my good God. What a midfield this could be. If De Jong weren’t earning 40 Million Euro per season (who made this deal) he‘d make for a great backup.

[@davidbrown7883]

This is what Barcelona should be about. Not trying to compete with Real in the transfer market.

[@arnabchaki9526]

It's not that La Masia hadn't provided such talents in the recent years as well but the fact that the management of the club has been so poor lately that these graduates have been moved on from the club. The examples are countless even in the last 4 seasons by themselves.

[@Grindleytroy]

Wow, its almost like looking at La Masia is where Barca are always best....

[@amirrai1863]

Future in Europa

[@shahinyoussef08]

Why are so many top teams suddenly having this problem of a no.6. Liverpool man united etc. And even teams who found this no.6 they want, this double pivot system is super popular with many top teams using it.

[@marcusrashford5496]

Xavi and iniesta 😢

[@ScottFree-GB]

Just proves that they shouldnt have given up on La Masia

[@Scroooge]

Trust in La Masia, remember early 2000s? Puyol, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Busquets, Pique All from La Masia and together they formed the best 11 in the history of football

[@joaoreis5725]

Please, when you use imperial units, put a legend converting to International metric system too 🙏

[@calumneeson20]

It’s almost like instead of putting the club into debt they could’ve promoted young talent to either star in the team or sell on to fund elite signings

[@Agraulos]

It wouldnt be the future if it sold 5 years later

[@Xtraqk220]

Wait until Barca play him every match one season and the rest of his career is spent battling injury

[@tirthankarsarkar1505]

It breaks my heart that he torn his ACL. 😢😢