The Time Barca's "Next Iniesta" Chose Fame over Football

The Midfielder Who Chose Fame Over Football
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[@Normallyneil]

Up Next ilax morriba.

[@insouciantFox]

Aw man, what a missed opportunity. Guy wanted the money, but Barca could really have used him

[@bobblylou]

Great idea!

[@rizzo8879]

Illaix moriba then Nico gonzalez

[@MrKoirakanava]

@@rizzo8879lol u stupid? Nico didn’t leave for money 😂

[@Bil2221]

Had same potential as musiala and Bellingham

[@danielmillan292]

He literally choose to get minutes instead of sitting on the bench at barcelona earning millions. How did he choose fame over football?!?

[@alextheplug9029]

Did u not watch the vid😹

[@danielmillan292]

Didn’t watch any of it, banter clear

[@USCTrojansOwn]

Going to the MLSHITE

[@JuTakii]

@@danielmillan292 yep

[@huubhuijbens8816]

Because he is going to a competition that is not one of the best 10 competitions in the world. The MLS are in their thinking about football 25 years behind compared to the European competition, therefore if Puiq wants to come back to Europe and play as a starter it's an very incredible high hill to take.

[@Carl_Johnson75]

Only reason why puig left is because xavi barely played him, anyone who truly loves the game would leave a club where their not being played.

[@flame5192]

He got shit attitude and party a lot, im glad he fcking left

[@fatih8053]

Xavi is playing 16,17 year olds, sometimes 90 minutes. Guess he wasn't good enough!

[@Crispy_DAWG]

That’s no excuse to blame Xavi. Nearly every coach didn’t trust him enough to play him. Now we can debate what if’s all day, but if you ask me Puig is another case of pure talent, no hard work. He should have left on loan to prove his worth for the sake of his career in Europe.

[@alexla4555]

Yes. If you notice,there hasn't been one name you can remember in the last 5 years that had a remarkable time at Barcelona

[@Samuel-ds2ub]

in my opinion it was the right thing for him to leave barca. Dont get me wrong he was good but at least from my perspective he could not compete with the other midfielders barca had/has! I think he should have pushed for a loan or leave for an european club, mls was the wrong decision imo

[@rashdan1994]

That's what I'm thinking. he feels he lacks something to help Barca and for himself. The best way is to move when there is interest.

[@MrKoirakanava]

It’s not about leaving Barça, the club literally wanted him gone and he didn’t want to leave, it’s about WHERE HE WENT when his Barça career finally was over, out of Europe as in ”retire from football”. That’s the issue. He definetly wasn’t good enough for Barça yet but decided to be ”big player” in LA rather than go to for example Fiorentina, Benfica, Marseille or Brighton.

[@deehazsnow3178]

Yeah…he couldn’t compete with the favouritism of Ronald Koeman 😅

[@aaronshibu1450]

I would disagree he could have been a great defensive mid replacement for Sergio after his departure.

[@deehazsnow3178]

@@aaronshibu1450 Defensive mid?? Do you even know what Puig’s profile is all??

[@symptomofsouls]

Riqui Puig was never going to get minutes at Barca, he moved to the LA Galaxy to get regular minutes and possibly get a move back to Europe in the future. Plenty of players have moved from Europe to MLS to back. Djordje Petrovic left the serbian for league for the MLS and now he's at Chelsea

[@IMVURYSMART]

Next video: ranking all barca signings post messi departure

[@Pythxn-_-]

Good idea👍

[@frankejk]

would be all D and F tiers lol

[@geo-miranda6177]

@@frankejkLewandowski? He has scored over 50 goals

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[@Quan367]

This was a good move for him. Had he moved to a lower tier team he would’ve been forgotten about like Dennis Suarez and Aleena for example

[@Quan367]

Came back here to mention Munir who also played the last game against us. 😂

[@guillyrodgers5534]

Bullshit

[@Quan367]

@@guillyrodgers5534 👍🏾

[@MalanAmah]

I totally disagree with the tittle of your video. Puig made it clear to everyone that he wants to succeed at Barca, he had to leave because Xavi does not count on him and he was in a stage of his career were he needs playing time to reach his full potential, similar to what happen with Alena, Halilovic, fati etc. Unlike Moriba or Dembele. Please get your sh*t together!

[@dxnny2727]

I agree, but I think the title is meant to get people to hear him out. Probably doesn’t genuinely mean that Puig chose fame over playing at the highest level. For years Puig was stuck with a new coach who barely gave him minutes or counted on him. And when he did play he was really good and showed class. However, there have been rumors that Puig was not as disciplined as he might have seemed and that’s what led to coaches not trusting him as much.

[@MalanAmah]

@@dxnny2727the title is simply false and misleading, that’s the point!

[@bobblylou]

I see your point but my argument for the title is that he could’ve gone to a lower table team and hopefully build up reputation to go somewhere else, like cucurella. But instead he chose the US where he will likely never come back to that top level.

[@MalanAmah]

@@bobblylou okay but you can’t just come up with assumptions, how about Paulinho who was playing at top level then went to China and then got signed by Barcelona. It’s football bro, u can never write someone off until he’s retired.

[@chardinnguehou1442]

​@@bobblylou he wanted certainty, teams were interested but not sure he could effectivement start I think that's what he followed. But there is something he said he wants to come back to Europe and also Girona wanted For me he can improve on his defensive abilities and that's where he will be a perfect player

[@ryanandwhatnot]

he’s making almost 2 million a year, plus all his endorsement cash to be a star player in the MLS and live in LA which is a city that clearly fits his personality. I don’t think he regrets his decision at all, and i’m not so sure he even wants a move back to europe in the future.

[@JackN13_]

2 million a year?? That's peanuts in Europe mate yout argument is poor 😅😅😅😅😅

[@ryanandwhatnot]

@@JackN13_ 2 million is still 2 million lol. 2 million a year, plus i’m sure a few more million in endorsements from being one of the mls’ biggest “stars”. my argument was i’m sure a guy with Puigs ego would much rather make a few million a year and get all the attention, and the the “star” than make 10 million and sit on the bench

[@bruhhh...9110]

well said🎉​@@ryanandwhatnot

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

@@JackN13_ do you make 2 million a year?

[@reggiebanks7627]

This guy saying 2 million is Pennie’s. Clown

[@YeFansMalaysia]

Football is very short career. As long as he is happy, doesnt matter. He can become cult hero at america. America is no 1 country for advertising.

[@nirvana10111]

Puig was a bit overhyped. He was 'exciting' at the time, as he came through when there was a bit of a La Masia drought; a midfielder who played with a lot of energy in a team of dinosaurs. However, looking at the young midfielders who came through, each of which was far more ready for the Barca 1st team than he ever was. I also disagree with the title; but it probably is meant to be click-baity. Other players like a Carles Alena, a Christian Tello, who turned out to have a respectable career, chose to have a more standard European path. He just chose a less conventional path, as he chose to be a leader, star of a project on a big city team in a lesser league, taking advantage of his experience and background.

[@nizasikazwe862]

I'd love to see you do a video on Sergi Samper... I still cant believe he didn't make it at Barca let alone go to any other European giant SMH

[@user-xt9sh5kz2x]

Good shout! I was convinced he would be our Busquets replacement. He was so good. If I’m not mistaken, he did have an injury

[@goat9295]

That's a name I haven't heard in a while.

[@steve13191]

not even that good in j league when iniesta and samper left they won the title 😂

[@nizasikazwe862]

lol wild stuff @@steve13191

[@KarlSkorger]

Lmfaoooo, Oscar proved himself in Chelsea... Dont lump him in with a 22 year old going to MLS

[@bobblylou]

I was just making the point that youngsters have left the top level before… but usually it’s for money like Oscar

[@ftwsam2246]

​@@bobblylou Puig probably left cause I agree he wants attention, but also a place where he doesn't have to try as hard, he could've even gone to Liga MX in México too.

[@jorges7787]

He has not improved at LA. It's just that the bar the MLS has set is so low, that it makes him look great lol

[@VivekSharma-sn7hl]

no one improves once they go out of Europe.

[@deehazsnow3178]

Let’s call a dog a bad name to hang it…Puig is more gifted than lots of midteam midfielders in Europe

[@barcelonatalksmalayalam7775]

Ilaix moriba also need a video

[@ryukobestwaifu3319]

I wasnt surprised i always felt puig was never going to be that guy at barcelona i never saw the hype people had for him he just had his moments

[@mishagelenava2962]

I liked him first time I saw him in the preseason, but as soon as he got some minutes in an actual competitive match for Barca, I didn't like how he played. He was a fan favorite and I remember fans claiming that he was better than Pedri and it was just that coach was favoring Pedri over him for no reason. I saw Pedri as a generational talant and Puig simply was not it. unfortunately Pedri got too many injuries and so far even he can't achieve the level he is capable of.

[@guillyrodgers5534]

He is better then that sideway passing pedri 😂😂😂

[@ARD102]

I had so much hope for him

[@rizzo8879]

Been waiting for this

[@vishalpd05]

Seeing the intro I thought this is the wrong video 😂

[@fedexchiesa14]

He never was that good to make video about him

[@tnosiraliyev]

Next one Nico Gonzales, plz

[@davidwan7603]

Nico should be brought back to Barca to take that DM role.

[@Libroerina]

He was never the next Iniesta 😂

[@martijn_yt]

I think it is a great decision. In general i think players should make enjoyment of the game a more important factor, besides financial gain and fame, if only for their mental health.

[@albertosnchez98]

I'm happy for him honestly. He's talented but Barça has been too tough with his youngsters. He chose a good league to play in and be one of the best

[@adamzxm]

Puts into perspective how diff the top level is. Riqui dominated the youth level in all aspects like legit blew them all away but couldn’t hack it in la liga

[@davidwan7603]

But the thing is he could hack it in La Liga. He was fantastic under Setien. He just fell out with Koeman who broke his confidence and stunted his progress. His mentality as is questionable though so I think that is why Koeman did not fancy him despite his clear talent.

[@guillyrodgers5534]

​@@davidwan7603 yes people forget the atletico match its crazy how they criticize a player that never got a chance the guy could realy help barca with gis progresive play but yeah sideway passing pedri was better😂😂

[@symptomofsouls]

He's good enough for LaLiga, imagine Puig in that Girona team

[@user-zq7vi8lm4z]

i remember saw him and charles alena at barca b playing together giving xavi and iniesta vibes on the midfield

[@bobbertrobbert8775]

Man has our academy really turned back up a notch recently. From puig and Alena etc to gavi Fermin balde etc.

[@greyFCB]

when he first debuted I thought he was legit then bro feel in love with hookah and partying with Pique. Thank god we got Pedri.

[@XxTehCodMontagexX]

Hey man, great video. However, entrusting LA Galaxy to not have an exciting project at the moment is wrong, they've moved to buying young or experienced players that were great in different leagues. Inter Miami having an exciting project is purely down to ex barca players, which isn't quite a future project like Galaxy are trying to mold. I do believe however you're right in terms of the type of player he is, and why he chose Galaxy.

[@bobblylou]

Well I’m glad to hear that about the club now! But I don’t believe that future was as clear when he originally went ( especially when they are paying Costa and Chicha so much)

[@XxTehCodMontagexX]

@bobblylou thanks for commenting back, yeah, I feel like last season was more a punt at a play off spot but will kuntz will turn turn that around since his appointment we've gotten rid of costa and chicha and brought in a lot of forwards 25 and under who show a lot of promise.

[@redjjgamer1470]

Man it feels like a journeys mode in real life lol

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

He doesn't need to move back to Europe He can make his stamp there and become a legend

[@sergioivan]

Getafe is the Millwall of La Liga. Not even Riqui would have deserved to be in that sh*t hole.

[@Zthesupreme]

Stopping kids from saying first

[@Libroerina]

He played well but he also made loads of bad passes when not under pressure. I remember him giving the ball away a lot

[@Corry.00]

lou you need to make a video about christensen!

[@javierRcastro]

The ball looks so big when he is dribbling lol

[@ikpeamaojichukwu5947]

Barca would never have believed on Puig. As a culer he made the right choice for him.

[@apenasjp9]

Up next: Oscar Mingueza Please

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Barca were in a horrible state when he broke through We signed FDJ and others then We don't play an Attacking midfield role, so no natural place for him He would have been the Fermin of now, great squad player,with great run ins

[@Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89]

The kid might love the L.A lifestyle. And if he being made to feel like the poster boy of the club and he is payed well then i can understand that.

[@fardin8827]

Why coutinho failed at barca?make a video on that

[@DUGotd]

“Choose fame over football” was literally in the b team at 23 and not getting mins. I don’t know how coming to the US is fame if no one even knows who he is here besides football fans.

[@jokershit7675]

Carles Aleña, Nico Gonzalez & Miranda.. i’m still sad we lost them at their peak. Nico loan made no sense. His ability to score & defend are underrated

[@paolorossi784]

The Gods denied him the body to be a complete footballer. Modern football has become too physical for someone like Riqui to cope.

[@Loki-jm9qi]

I mean people just don't understand now a days, we don't hear camp nou chanting players names often, Riqui has got the feel, and wanted more of that, if he wants to hear fans chanting his name so be it.. he's clear he knows what he's capable of.. and he's in the right place!! Dude knows what he has done. He's getting paid good money!! He'll be off to Saudi most probably.. after this run!! Career saved by his intelligence not football intelligence!! Even if he just plays till 30, he'll make decent money for his living!! I just respect the fact he's doing what he wanted and what he's actually capable off... And not actually trying to follow a saint life by working so hard with less rewards!! People are forgetting one basic thing about footballers, they need drive, happiness and they need to feel good about themselves and also they need people behind them..... Rique is getting all that.. we'll see him in the future for Spain!!

[@thisisdevin111]

It’s better to know your limitations. Then to not know it.

[@_boracic_atreus_23]

He would never have survived in the English Premier. He would have needed to play for one of the top teams for him to play his game and there was never any hint of that happening. If he have gone to one of the teams at the lower end, he'd have been bullied in every game. The English league is way too physical for a player like Riqui.

[@xavierhernandez7695]

And then how philpi Coutinho was a big misfit for barcelona 😅

[@aldeweesh]

I think he will eventually transfer to a lower or mid level team in the Saudi league

[@JE-eb2tn]

Xavi Simons would be a good video. Especially because he actually turned out to be good. I can’t stand him though. I think it has something to do with his face.

[@Rob69635]

That's a bit harsh 😂😂😂

[@nannaa125]

..?

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

Riqui Puig Deserve plays with National Team As a Barca fan it was one of the saddest moments for me when he was ignored and finally sold. He is a talent and I hope he develops it well and go back to Europe and top teams

[@power279]

Remember that we kept dembele😂..just to get backstabbed

[@tactictoe]

Great technique, absolutely no football brain, and you're 100% right, he likes being a big fish in a smaller pond.

[@barca-vibe]

Puig should represent usa..usa meeds him

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

The attacking midfielder role in Barca academy has to change style, or leave We don't play such role over here,

[@TheKizame35]

Like fabregas said. If coach trust him. Coaches are killing our talents. Koeman killed him, xavi is killing fati. Then hopefully no one will yamal

[@tonyhutchinsonlllbasketbal2439]

Puig has a 70 overall card now 😢

[@user-os5vs5yh8t]

do you have a discord server, Lou?

[@bobblylou]

discord.com/invite/CCzxZ8XXHQ

[@rondout5982]

My favorite Barcelona player 😢

[@mohammedalrashed1132]

He gets money in MLS. Why would he be worried about Europe?

[@IMVURYSMART]

Whoelse is waiting for him to stream for the Las palmas game 😢 👇

[@Cool6.9]

me

[@alexla4555]

Every year and every season La Masia boasts to have the next best thing out of their academy. Remove Puig and you have other players that never really made it at Uefalona.

[@SicanEricDesigns]

LA Galaxy is not a good team? They are currently 2nd in the whole league with one less played game. Make it make sense

[@user-xo6pi1oq8q]

YES ITS HEREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Riqui Puig was living off his academy hype, Pedri is surely the next iniesta, puig would have been the next Rafinha,sorry to say

[@artoro8]

MLS is becoming a bigger league and they're taking Soccer seriously in terms of increasing spending and actually bringing in outside talent. Puig saw that and he's smart about it

[@sonpacho]

Are you a Europhile? A hater? Both? The eyes of the soccer *world* are going to be on the USA for the next two years and he plays on one of the best known clubs in the country. How is that going to hurt his reputation? The *world* is not going to care about a game between Barcelona and Brighton (Fati) or any other lower table La Liga team with Puig on it. Also, Cucurella took 4/5 years to make it onto a 'big' club. Did the other two (Alena/Suarez) you mentioned even make it to 'big' clubs? If those are the standards you're comparing him to, wouldn't it be fair to wait 4/5 years to see if going to MLS vs a mid/lower table La Liga team was a mistake?

[@check2000]

Nobody cares about the MLS dude, get over it. It's a grave yard

[@NegaRenGenX2gay2lift]

@@check2000 i bet you vomit everytime a new MLS or USL team pops up

[@CeBePuH]

He shoud've gone to the Saudi league

[@vicgabanna1816]

Don’t disrespect him like that xavi said he don’t want him

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Inter Miami interesting project 😂😂😂 With their mid run so far,

[@mr_j9207]

Isnt he at LA Galaxy???

[@ccyy2017]

Sometimes we choose happiness over greatness. Is it wrong or right?

[@bobblylou]

I tried my best to not be too critical of riqui here but I know it's hard to come off that way. It's just an interesting choice is all, and one I may have made if I were in his shoes as well.

[@jameszhang7336]

Bro chose the onlyfan route of football

[@Jackyboygames69]

Love ur videos man your doing great❤

[@florindl]

Riqui Puig was not the next Iniesta he was just a young player that won the Uefa Youth League. All the coaches told him that he needs to build muscle (like Pedri or Gavi did) but he did not lisent, he was not putting effort in training sessions and was not opened to move in a loan at another club. He was doing nothing and expected to be played in the first squad, he was not a hard working player and he believed that he has the talent of Messi but he was closer to Harry Maguire than Messi or Iniesta. And not to say that he was a snitch, telling the press what was happening in the dressing room of barcelona. He deserved his failure!

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

How do you know it was him telling the press? Ronald Koeman literally had a friend in the media

[@florindl]

@@JamesPaye-xg4wj Because when he left there was no more leaks to the media.

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

@@florindl Koeman has left also so why put it on Puig?

[@chaddy9044]

Anybody remember Isaac Cuenca😢

[@griffinroberts6925]

Very much disagree with this video. He left to get minutes on a internationally known team

[@weworewhatjnr336]

I kind of feel he was neglected by Koeman

[@aaron1069]

Weird video considering we don’t live in his shoes

[@nonamer23j]

Hes not getting back in Europe with 9 goals and 4 assists in 34 games for la galaxy

[@paolorossi784]

He's a midfielder for crying out loud.

[@nonamer23j]

@@paolorossi784 its the mls

[@choloti6918]

Koeman just hated him

[@mohmdjpeg2291]

The next iniesta The next messi The next puyol The next xavi The next alves How about moving forward

[@OlamideDolapo-gs5gp]

He was barely given a chance 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@1026779]

24 he is cooked

[@choloti6918]

Don’t talk about my king like this

[@Skeez-zi7ev]

Bro you have no ball knowledge. Messi's advice to young midfielders was to walk more, yet here you are calling it pathetic. Also get a haircut.

[@elumedivine2996]

The coaches never trusted him, even Xabi didn't give him enough playing time because of the likes of Pedri, Gavi and De Jong.

[@user-tw9uw3ds6m]

I use tell people that this boy is better than pedri

[@guillyrodgers5534]

He is

[@goffperu]

I like these deep dives.

[@kingsleynwofe1244]

Not a fair assessment at all, he did not choose fame over football

[@ajp9827]

pero si siempre fue malo, el tipico jugador inflado por salir de la masia, si salia de las inferiores del almeria ahora estaria jugando en tercera regional

[@ozukabeats2456]

"Chose fame" so went to *checks notes* .... la galaxy lmao He could handle it at the elite level so had to downgrade and thats cool but lets not rewrite history

[@MHlazo]

00:48 raptures? Not rafters?

[@bobblylou]

Definitely meant to say rafters haha🤦🏻‍♂️

[@IMVURYSMART]

​@@bobblylouHOW DARE YOU MISGUIDE USSSS

[@mokotedimafora]

The soon RAPTURE will soon transpire, the LORD JESUS CHRIST will come at a time when least expected. REPENT & BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. with love & meekness.

[@HiDragLowSpeed]

I am sure Puig is better than Dest.

[@MrKoirakanava]

Well tbh not sure, but neither of them is nearly good enough for Barça, which is the only important thing. Dest has higher physics and Puig higher football IQ, both terrible players for top clubs.

[@kunalthakur8470]

Tomorrow barca match❤

[@mojopin127]

He was never good enough. It’s that simple

[@djwasel]

Next Inesta! are you joking,, pouge was an average player in Barca,, he wasnt up to the level of barca midfield.

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

No he was he just wasn't given chances

[@troythomas9138]

Rqui needs to build muscle to improve his game, and he has not done that.

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

Neither has Pedri or Gavi. He doesn't need muscle

[@troythomas9138]

@JamesPaye-xg4wj I don't know which Pedri and Gavi you've been watching, but the Pedri and Gavi at Barc have gained muscle mass, and it has improved their overall physicality and phisical aspect of their game play.

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

@@troythomas9138 And with all that "muscle" they have what happened to them? Pedri is a physical disaster his body is way too fragile. We'll see what happens to Gavi when he returns

[@aaronlondon627]

CESC DIDNT BREAK THROUGH ARSENAL BROKE HIM THROUGH

[@JamesPaye-xg4wj]

Lmao

[@ericksosa308]

I’m sorry, you make some good points but Jesus some of the other stuff is just ridiculous and word vomit.