Luis Suárez : el Vampiro

I seem to remember we were linked to him during the Pep days but went for Ibrahimovic instead. Oh well ...

2015/2016 season, the year he scored 40 goals in the league (Barca's leading gs), 8 in the CL (Barca's leading gs), 5 goals in the CDR (joint top GS in Barca) while Barca did the double didn't even get him a top 3 vote for the Ballon D'or.

Honestly has to be one of the best players ever to play for Barcelona and in La Liga.

futbol wrote:I seem to remember we were linked to him during the Pep days but went for Ibrahimovic instead. Oh well ...

His agent was/is Pep's brother (Pere Guardiola) after all and I remember him being linked to Barça many times.

Club legend undoubtedly.

Suárez is a great player, which he has always been in his career actually.

However, I'd say he is comparable with Kevin Durant (aside joining the team that beat him).

Both are historically great scorers who had to join a stacked team to finally win multiple titles.

Neither KD & Suárez have yet to win titles undisputed best player in their team.

Also, their numbers got inflated due to playing next to Messi/Neymar or Curry/Klay.

Their accomplishments doesn't hold much value IMHO.

Huh, Suarez carried Liverpool on his own, wtf?

I still remember when we first got him, I had serious doubts rightly so, since it was right after the WC drama where he bit Chellini and was banned for playing. I thought Barca was crazy to take a risk on a player under those circumstances. When he started playing he took a bit of time, but when he settled boy what an impact he had for us, the goals, the flair, the presence, and chemistry with Messi. I think he has a number of moves and abilities that hes made his own, just no one can do them better than him. Hes not the fastest or the biggest, but hes just to streetwise clever and cunning, with insane technical ability to pull off any kind of tricks to beat defenders and to score, and always gives defenders so much trouble. Hes one of the rare strikers who is good enough to play for Barca, one who can lead the attack up front on his own.

I actually think he would be considered club legends and both Barca and Liverpool. Will be remembered as a top top player, with his big flaws as well though

Heard about his MLS move ?? Just a BS ?

I hope they don't let him leave to Atleti as a free agent no less. Last time this happened, those rat kings edged us out to the Liga title.

I would bet with anyone here that Atleti finish above Barca if this happens.

He is nowhere near as finished infront of goal, he still outscored Griezmann despite being on the hospital bed half the season. Defensively he won't hassle any more as much in his prime but Atletico don't need that as much as Barca, they already have 10 players that work the hardest in the league.

Suarez with a chip on his shoulder would flip so many of Atleti's 0-0s from last season.

What is Barca left with? Messi who wants out paired with Coutinho and Griezmann.

I get what you mean but I think you're overestimating Atlético.

They were only 12 points behind Barca with Morata as their main goalscorer. Barca hasn't signed anyone bar Pjanic who is a Rakitic clone while everyone else got 1 year older with a Messi who does not want to be here and does not function with Griezmann.

Easy money to be made.

Suarez was also feeding a lot off of Messi so you could also argue that he will score less without Messi and he's also on a rapid decline.

I don't think they're going to let him leave to Atleti though. Would rather keep him in the stands all season. They're paying his wages either way.

futbol wrote:Barca hasn't signed anyone bar Pjanic

Pjanic, Trincao, Coutinho is back, Pedri

still 2 weeks of transfer window left.

Big issue. There has been “irregularities” in the test of Luis Suárez for Italian Exam in the University for Perugia. “Suárez got advance questions, he had the passport by cheating”, according to preliminary investigations [Ansa]. Meanwhile, he’s waiting to join Atlético... pic.twitter.com/Idy1gisZFu

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 22, 2020

Can't believe he hadn't gotten an EU passport by now if he had European ancestry, after all these years living in Europe. Even I got a Spanish passport ffs and that's far more difficult to get than Italian. What a dumb pleb

futbol wrote:They were only 12 points behind Barca with Morata as their main goalscorer. Barca hasn't signed anyone bar Pjanic who is a Rakitic clone while everyone else got 1 year older with a Messi who does not want to be here and does not function with Griezmann.

Easy money to be made.

Happy to bet €50 and a bottle of Augustiner.

danyjr wrote:Can't believe he hadn't gotten an EU passport by now if he had European ancestry, after all these years living in Europe. Even I got a Spanish passport ffs and that's far more difficult to get than Italian. What a dumb pleb

Are you surprised lol? He looks less bright than Neymar and that's a guy who only has samba playing on repeat in his brain.

He might be dumb but surely his agent or whatever would have sorted these things out beforehand. Unfuckingbelievable

It's official. He leaves to Atletico.
Farewell El Pistolero
Club legend and arguably our greatest ever striker. Miss you and hope you do well at Atletico. Except when playing against us.

I have wonderful memories. All the best Champ, lucky to witness you at peak.

6m in variables to direct rivals. My gosh. David Villa all over again, exactly what I feared.


Man is barely running anymore but that's preposterous.

Cbf to even comment, we all know the feel lol... amd selfishly saying not good luck in Athetico, a direct rival We need all the help we can get this season. The way things are going, Im starting to worry if we even gonna finish in the CL places Looool.

Messi has posted on Instagram: “I had already begun to imagine it but today I went into the dressing room and it truly dawned on me. It's going to be so difficult to not continue to share every day with you both on the pitches and away from them.

“We're going to miss you so much. We spent many years together, many lunches and many dinners. So many things we will never forget, all the time we spent together.

“It will be strange to see you in another shirt and much more to come up against you on the pitch. You deserved a farewell that fit with who you are: one of the most important players in the history of the club. Someone who achieved great things for the team and on an individual level.

“You did not deserve for them to throw you out like they did. But the truth is that at this stage nothing surprises me anymore.”

futbol wrote:I would bet with anyone here that Atleti finish above Barca if this happens.

He is nowhere near as finished infront of goal, he still outscored Griezmann despite being on the hospital bed half the season. Defensively he won't hassle any more as much in his prime but Atletico don't need that as much as Barca, they already have 10 players that work the hardest in the league.

Suarez with a chip on his shoulder would flip so many of Atleti's 0-0s from last season.

What is Barca left with? Messi who wants out paired with Coutinho and Griezmann.

El Pistolero
What a champ. What a legend. Sticking it to Madrid on the last day. Has become even more of a Barca legend. Miss you El Pistolero.

Obviously I was not here at the time, but my feelings are the same.

I was and am happy he has been moved on, but I wished he wasnt alone. At least half a dozen others should have joined him.

But I would say, him especially, should not have moved to a rival (Atleti being the one and only option, yet we managed to still allow it). He was and still is in deep decline and you see this in those high intensity, big games (Atleti v Chelsea was a prime example) but it was also obvious he still can find the back of the net if given chances. His physical skills are gone but his understanding of situations has not.

Great he found a way to clutch that left foot finish and prevent Madrid from claiming the title.