That´s just a flat out lie. Stop this nonsense.
That´s just a flat out lie. Stop this nonsense.
So bad that he wins domestic doubles by default? What a terrible manager.
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
And you're the one that keeps repeating that Barca don't even need a manager to win the league!
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
If the asshole didn't want to play Alena, he should at least have let him play for the B team! What a pig
wisconsincule
Senior Member
Hey Ernesto have some fucking balls and let the boys go. You have a superstar team. LET THEM ROLL. VISCA
Barcilliant
Senior Member
Barcilliant
Senior Member
BTW there's a clear disconnect between Valverde and the recruitment staff. Abidal and Co are buying younger players, idiot Valverde wants older players.
He wanted Willian. We tried but Chelsea wanted an obscene amount for a 30 year old. We buy a promising youngster and Valverde sulks. It's clear he didn't want Malcom. Abidal has more Barca DNA than clown Valverde. I can see Abidal actually hiring a decent manager. We need to get rid of Valverde. He's useless.
He wanted Willian. We tried but Chelsea wanted an obscene amount for a 30 year old. We buy a promising youngster and Valverde sulks. It's clear he didn't want Malcom. Abidal has more Barca DNA than clown Valverde. I can see Abidal actually hiring a decent manager. We need to get rid of Valverde. He's useless.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
How is that clear, guy got injured too early and is yet to get greenlight.
Also, Abidal is pushing for one of Pogba or Rabiot and won't be surprised if he tries to get a French coach for us if Xavi (who renewed till 2020) isn't available to be our coach
Raketa10
Senior Member
I am sure he will again start with our “elite 11” and that will continue until someone gets injured. When that happens our backups will be totaly unprepared since they are playing a maximum of 5-10 minutes per game. I honestly hope I am wrong but I stopped hoping this guy will ever change.
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serghei
Senior Member
Tactically, I think Valverde is good, just not Barca level.
I'd say Valverde has some clear qualities. He is calm and composed, and over 38 games this shows up, because the team is successful at playing in a game by game basis, which gives us the much needed consistency to come out on top after a 10 months battle. His Barca is, so far at least, a very very hard team to beat in the long run. You can't have this kind of consistency unless you do some things about your job really well.
But has 2 really big flaws I can't get over, because I get the feeling that these flaws will never be eliminated.
1) doesn't care or doesn't know (or both) to develop talented young players because he is so conservative that he basically thinks every young player is the same. Older players are automatically more ready to cope with pressure than young players, so he basically values experience (this is very related to age basically) over talent and potential.
A guy like that could have Busquets circa 2008 and he would stall his development for 2-3 seasons making him a bench player, getting minutes here and there in a sporadic manner.
2) doesn't have anything special in terms of vision. Doesn't play a very good brand of football, doesn't have a great football mind that is helping him to bring his best tactics in the bigger games, doesn't have great leadership skills. Doesn't have a very coherent style of playing that would make him stand out among other managers.
That being said, if he wins La Liga or CL this season, his results will be noteworthy after two seasons. Not unbelievable or anything, but good. If he wins the CL he will make a name for himself, but I doubt he will, because somehow in CL he has more flaws than qualities. Basically, just like league campaigns bring out some of his best qualities, Champions League high pressure intense games bring out some of his most visible flaws.
I'd say Valverde has some clear qualities. He is calm and composed, and over 38 games this shows up, because the team is successful at playing in a game by game basis, which gives us the much needed consistency to come out on top after a 10 months battle. His Barca is, so far at least, a very very hard team to beat in the long run. You can't have this kind of consistency unless you do some things about your job really well.
But has 2 really big flaws I can't get over, because I get the feeling that these flaws will never be eliminated.
1) doesn't care or doesn't know (or both) to develop talented young players because he is so conservative that he basically thinks every young player is the same. Older players are automatically more ready to cope with pressure than young players, so he basically values experience (this is very related to age basically) over talent and potential.
A guy like that could have Busquets circa 2008 and he would stall his development for 2-3 seasons making him a bench player, getting minutes here and there in a sporadic manner.
2) doesn't have anything special in terms of vision. Doesn't play a very good brand of football, doesn't have a great football mind that is helping him to bring his best tactics in the bigger games, doesn't have great leadership skills. Doesn't have a very coherent style of playing that would make him stand out among other managers.
That being said, if he wins La Liga or CL this season, his results will be noteworthy after two seasons. Not unbelievable or anything, but good. If he wins the CL he will make a name for himself, but I doubt he will, because somehow in CL he has more flaws than qualities. Basically, just like league campaigns bring out some of his best qualities, Champions League high pressure intense games bring out some of his most visible flaws.
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Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
Guess it's more like the board using Abi to get the French? Rabiot and Pogba were linked to us even before Abi took the charge
vlad
New member
How did you get to such conclusion?
I understand fans criticizing valverde due to lack of rotation and giving chances to youngsters, but no need to be so tragic
However he starts today, that will have nothing to do how will barca perform in CL
Raketa10
Senior Member
I will be surprised if he does anything else...
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
1/16 like group stage?!
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