#and barça is not an option like u said so :///

[meowmeowmessi]

i remember reading this one piece that said paredes apparently used to get into confrontations with other psg teammates over messi and their treatment of him 😭😭. i wouldn't wish psg on anyway but honestly i'd rather he come back because if he comes back then leo's likely to stay and HEAR ME OUT!!! bassa's out while laporta's there and as much as i'd love premier league, it doesn't seem likely esp since he gave his all for the wc and is now lowkey injured like he was after the copa :( the other options are ass as hell. so it's either retirement or psg, pick your poison 💀. i also read that mbappe's prob leaving this summer, though that was the athletic so a tad more reliable. not saying this shadily, just in the vein of psg transfers 😭

inside my askbox there are two wolves (anons):

[caitlinclark]

what do you think about kheira leaving? did she extend her contract recently? i would honestly rather see patri than her in the midfield. while we’re at it, u seem very knowledgeable and i need some crumbs so i’m going in here, what is your preferred starting 11?

no, she hasn’t. she signed a 2 years contract when she came and this is her second year but we don’t know if she’s gonna renew or not. personally, i want her to stay. but i do agree with you that patri should be our starting dm too.

funny you ask because i was actually thinking about it the other day. it’s a hard question because i think it depends on who we’re playing. the back 5 is pretty clear: paños; torrejon, stef (if healthy, if not pereira), mapi and leila.

then you can change things up for the rest of the six players. there are four players that i think have to be no matter what: patri, alexia, jenni and cgh. and here’s where things get a little more complicated so i’ll go for position.

in the midfield, i think there are games where playing with patri and kheira as double defensive midfielders could help us, especially in games against more physical teams because they are our two most physical players. so it would be them as defensive midfielders and alexia playing as a 10. the problem with this midfield is that kheira and patri don’t play as well as they could when they’re both on the pitch. that’s something lluis should work on because, like i said, i think having them both on the pitch could be huge for us. playing with kheira as a dm and patri in a more advanced position next to alexia is also another choice. but for all of that, patri and kheira need to play more together so they can both be at their best when they’re together on the pitch.

another option for the midfield is patri - aitana - alexia. personally, i’m a really big fan of them playing together in the midfield. another option here is vicky instead of aitana. vicky is really great and she makes a difference when she’s running things. i think if you want to play a game where you really want to play with that barça dna style everyone knows of, vicky and aitana are your go-to players because, imo, along with alexia, they’re the ones that show that style the best. you watch them play and they’re just barça dna at their finest. if you want more experience, vicky would be the choice over aitana. (this option is last, for me, when it comes to our best midfield, but obviously i would still definitely trust them in big games)

then, our left winger is also complicated for me because lieke is lieke but, as i’m sure you can tell, i think mariona is a great player and she’s key to the team too so it’s hard for me to choose. i think this also depends on the team tbh. if you want a more direct style of play, lieke is definitely your go-to. she’s more like cgh in that way, and when lieke is on, she'll put on a show and be the best player on the pitch. but if you’re playing against a team that’s really gonna attack you and you’re gonna have to do a lot of defending, mariona might be a better choice because, imo, out of all our attacking players, she’s the one that defends the most. it’s hard to choose because they both add such different yet important things.

then there’s the striker position. i really, really believe that jenni playing as a 10 with asisat as a 9 is key to barça being successful, because that way you get our two best goalscorers on the pitch at the same time and jenni plays better when she’s playing with another forward in front of her. so that’s another option.

i don’t know if this is an actual answer?? but it would be kind of like this:

                 paños

torre - stef/pere - mapi - leila

            patri - alexia

    cgh       jenni

obviously then you’d have to add the other two players that, like i said, i would have to analyze what team we’re playing in order to choose.

[caitlinclark]

i agree why would u get rid of candela? she is so versatile, she plays everywhere but in goal. though it does make sense if she wants really playing time since, if i remember, she was fully promoted to the first team?

yeah, i was super surprised when i saw barça wanted to loan her because her case is not at all like pina’s. i know she didn’t play as much this season (i just saw the other day that she only played about 20% of the minutes this season), but next season barça has to play 6 competitions and the league is going to be longer and without candela (and possibly armengol) cgh, lieke and mariona are our only wingers. i know these three are going to be playing most of the games, but it’s going to be a long season and you have to rest them too. we should have two players for each position and candela is the best option after them. and like you said, she’s super versatile too. even tho i do prefer seeing her play in the attack, i do like that when she plays in the backline, she adds speed to our defense, which is something we lack. i know in other teams she would most likely be a starter, but i think if she stays, she would get a lot more playing time next season.

and yes, she only plays with the first team, she’s not part of the b team anymore.