That's the norm to be fair. What we have been witnessing over the past decade is actually a special case where both Madrid and Barca have a player that can lift the team every year. Look at all of the other big clubs, the best they can do is be consistent at winning their leagues (Juve and Bayern)
CL Quarter Finals: Roma - Barca (4-4 agg.)
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That's the norm to be fair. What we have been witnessing over the past decade is actually a special case where both Madrid and Barca have a player that can lift the team every year. Look at all of the other big clubs, the best they can do is be consistent at winning their leagues (Juve and Bayern)
Flavius
Member
This. But when you have middle-table-minded coach...what do you expect. Scared to play football. Came to defend a 3goal lead. He forgot that is UCL and teams just don.t forgive you. Oh wait, Valverde and UCL 0 experience.
BarçaBarça
New member
Wow, what an embarrassment!!
It will be very hard to move on from here - now every game is a potential loss, with this weak mentality the team just showed. Where was the captains? Where was the fighting-spirit? Where was the changes of the team when we were dominated by Roma?
It will be very hard to move on from here - now every game is a potential loss, with this weak mentality the team just showed. Where was the captains? Where was the fighting-spirit? Where was the changes of the team when we were dominated by Roma?
BBZ8800
Senior Member
This wasn't a conservative football.
In my eyes:
1. Iniesta-Raki-Busi-Paulinho is a good/defensive midfield
2. Iniesta-Raki-Busi-Roberto/Dembele/Vidal (a winger and not a CM) is a different story
3. 433 is even more attacking
What we played tonight is not a GOOD defensive football.
This was a version of a defensive football which is not actually defensive.
We played 4 defenders, a CDM Busi, Raki in the middle and then: Iniesta a ghost physically, Roberto hogging a touchline, Luis and Messi invisible.
So, EV went from 442 with workhorses into playing 41100.
For some reason, he opted to play with only 7 players tonight in a crucial away CL match.
Some of his ideas were awesome.
Then he made 100s of new things and ruined those good things from early in the season.
El Flaco
Active member
Valverde's full post-match interviews...
Busquets' post-match interview
Iniesta's post-match interviews
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Busquets' post-match interview
-It’s my most negative experience. We went out in a similar way last season.
- We’re out of the Champions League, which we didn’t want after a good result in the first leg... but that’s football.
- They took us to their place and created chances against us. We didn’t position ourselves well, that’s why they won and we didn’t.
- They were the better team and for them, it was almost a case of all or nothing. The worst blow of my Barca career? Probably, yes. We came into the game from a very good run of form, but unfortunately this has cut all our good work.
- Valverde’s decisions? Our approach is to do with everyone on the pitch. We have to go for all the trophies we have left.
- It wouldn’t be a bad season if we won them, but it’s been tarnished by what happened here in Rome.
https://www.football-espana.net/70935/busquets-rues-worst-experience
- We’re out of the Champions League, which we didn’t want after a good result in the first leg... but that’s football.
- They took us to their place and created chances against us. We didn’t position ourselves well, that’s why they won and we didn’t.
- They were the better team and for them, it was almost a case of all or nothing. The worst blow of my Barca career? Probably, yes. We came into the game from a very good run of form, but unfortunately this has cut all our good work.
- Valverde’s decisions? Our approach is to do with everyone on the pitch. We have to go for all the trophies we have left.
- It wouldn’t be a bad season if we won them, but it’s been tarnished by what happened here in Rome.
https://www.football-espana.net/70935/busquets-rues-worst-experience
https://streamable.com/b8g88
Iniesta's post-match interviews
- It’s a painful defeat because we didn’t expect it, given the lead we had.
- We didn’t adapt [to the match] and we’re disappointed to have been eliminated. We had hopes [of winning the CL] and they’ve been dashed.
- They were very clear about how to attack us and we didn’t find the solution [to stop them].
- My last CL game for Barca? It's possible, but tonight isn’t the right time to give out such messages.
- We’re all hurt. It’s not a question of asking for forgiveness, things go for you or they don’t, but our desire to win is always the same.
- We’ll do our best to win the two competitions we have left.
https://www.football-espana.net/70934/iniesta-possibly-my-last-cl-game
- We didn’t adapt [to the match] and we’re disappointed to have been eliminated. We had hopes [of winning the CL] and they’ve been dashed.
- They were very clear about how to attack us and we didn’t find the solution [to stop them].
- My last CL game for Barca? It's possible, but tonight isn’t the right time to give out such messages.
- We’re all hurt. It’s not a question of asking for forgiveness, things go for you or they don’t, but our desire to win is always the same.
- We’ll do our best to win the two competitions we have left.
https://www.football-espana.net/70934/iniesta-possibly-my-last-cl-game
ronniecro
Active member
definitely,dark days are coming when leo leaves
Ken_rosseneri
New member
sorry to say but iniesta has to leave.. would be selfish to let him stay.. we have to move on..
Valverde MUST GOOOO.. He fucking has to.. if i have to offer anything to help hime leave i would.. he HAS TO GO, like right now... he must go..
The players need to stand up to this bitch..
Valverde MUST GOOOO.. He fucking has to.. if i have to offer anything to help hime leave i would.. he HAS TO GO, like right now... he must go..
The players need to stand up to this bitch..
First time to watch Barca I see? Yes, this is what usually happens. Our team is extremely mentally weak to the point that they throw away the league after getting knocked out of the champions. They are bunch of unprofessional inexperienced ungrateful selfish money sniffers
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Not with this s**t
The only mistake from EV is too much defending, while you know busi is not in a good condition at all, and Iniesta, as our main attacking engine, together with Messi, had lost considerable amount of stamina. None of this will happen if Iniesta were 3 years younger and Bob is 100% fit.
Still.. bus parking is not our identity. We'd play far better and could even qualify if it was only 1-0 win in camp nou, we would play our own game, not this 'ready to die anytime' attitude.
EV is still a tactic master, but he must realize that Barca is not designed as a castle defending club.
We could still grab the other two prizes, though. La liga is already in our hand, and EV will go all out attack vs Sevilla at final copa.
Devils
Senior Member
Y'all watching the Liverpool and City match instead?
Kind of tempting to, Roma more than likely ain't scoring the 3 goals they would need against this Barca side.
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Ken_rosseneri
New member
Valverde better be sacked by morning.. pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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