patrickblue wrote:Dimples wrote:Kun does not fit the template.
He adapts or he is gone.
It is all about team, not Kun's goals.
Messi's is team first then the goals follow.
Look how Suarez has adapted.
Kun has got his warning.
Shape up or ship out.
Much as I love Kun, I fear this is spot on.
Mmmmmm, Suarez adapting to play with the likes of Messi, Neymar, Iniesta etc, in a Barca side that has had a settled formation and players. Are we really in agreement with this, is this the same situation?
Kun shouldn't be in this situation and I'm not sure he is, it's just a debate. What I will say though is that from my point of view, Pep doesn't like to be overshadowed, which ain't a bad thing, but note how he is shaping and depleting the team of those who may have a say. Joe gone, Yaya in the bath, Kompany played for the 90 which is against what he has done with the likes of Gundogan and Sane, at younger ages. Some may say a good thing but in some cases it comes down to leaders, as we needed last night.
It's OK when you're riding the wave and are top dog in countries that don't really have real challengers but in this league it is do difficult to be above every team mainly due to the variables.
Looking at Barca, they don't really have any stand out leaders, they have that ingrained thing that they all play to their ability, or at least if they're playing not so well, others take up the slack. We are nowhere near that yet and still need certain players to step up and take everybody else with them.
We are now looking at any thought of an ego, you're out the door, but in Sergio's case, I don't think he/we should take that risk.