LaLiga 2018-19: FC Barcelona 1-0 Real Valladolid: 5 Talking Points 

#2 Barcelona need a striker ASAP

Luis Suarez missed three clear-cut chances at goal. Barcelona

need

to find a replacement for him while he is still available to play as first-choice.

It is what the club has been looking for and it has been quite a while. There have been talks of Barcelona gunning for a young striker but eventually, they ended up signing Kevin-Prince Boateng on loan. Yesterday's game from Kevin-Prince Boateng shows that he does not deserve to be a permanent member of the roster and should leave for Sassuolo.

He missed a clear 1v1 against Masip and also took too long to take a shot on another occasion. He is hardly involved in the play and does not confuse defences with his runs. Also, he is too slow.

Luis Suarez is good when it comes to being involved or making confusing runs in front of the defence. But age is catching up with El Pistolero and he is not at the sharpest with his passes.

He missed three clear-cut chances against Valladolid, all three of which should have ended up in the back of the net. Suarez has also missed the most big-chances in Europe's Top 5 Leagues (24). He is one of the reasons why Messi's assist tally is stuck at 10.

Suarez is also getting older and cannot play every game at his sharpest. Luka Jovic, Kasper Dolberg, Nicolas Pepe, Timo Werner, all could be a good long term replacement for Suarez. Barcelona needs one of these guys and not any goal poacher. Hopefully, they can get one of them, they have to. There is not a way around it.