Cule4life
The Culest
That's very disrespectful. No need to insult a legend like Iniesta.
That's very disrespectful. No need to insult a legend like Iniesta.
We need to move on. Give him a great send off at the end of the season like Xavi got - that's respect. But know when it's time to replace.
I'm sick of watching a shit and slow midfield. It's given Real the last two CL.
Cule4life
The Culest
Ofc its the Boards fault that Iniesta is still our best MF. But calling Iniesta a waste of a shirt is disrespectful.
Though still by far our best MF bar Busquets.
Messi is.
Icarium
Lifestealer
200M is too less, we should be ready to spend 500M at least if that is case. If someone can clone him with him starting at age 20 i am okay with spending 1B also lol. He is that good.
It's how the club need to think. You can't just keep keeping players past their sell by date, or you end up with an old squad of players with no re-sale value who one by one will need replacing at 100 million a throw. I.e. pretty much where we are now.
We have to keep up with Real Madrid or the best we can do every year is Copa Del Ray.
Iniesta is a legend. He now needs replacing. The midfield is costing us.
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Lelouch vi Britannia
Banned
He's a legend, but we need to move on from him I'm afraid.
Pepe Silvia
Active member
This
Cruyff-Total Football
New member
I'm losing hope in him too. But Iniesta deserves a life time contract and rotational role.
And there are greater problems that need to be resolved first such as the board, selling bad players on high wages such as Rakitic, Arda Turan, Mascherano and hiring a tactically competent manager.
Between now and the start of next season:
Release Iniesta at the end of the season, or new contract on a much reduced wage as a squad player.
Get Turan off the wage bill. Why can't we get some money from China or Turkey?
Sell Rakitic and Gomes. Should bring in 50 million in this market.
Sign 2 midfielders (Coutinho and a controller).
Busquets, Coutinho, a controller. Back ups Roberto, Paulinho, Iniesta/Alena. D.Suarez and Rafinha can also cover midfield.
Zuti
New member
All of this should happened before the start of THIS season, not the next. And with the signing of 2 quality midfielders Iniesta should habe played a role similar to Xavi in his last season for Barca.
It should have but we spent too long pissing about over Verratti who we were never going to get and then got thrown by the neymar deal.
Cruyff-Total Football
New member
Agree with most of these observations. Though I would rather Gomes to be given a chance under a tactically astute manager who plays any variant of total football.
Also, I don't want Iniesta's wage to be reduced. He is one of the reasons Barca is what it is now. Promising him a new off field role after retirement and convincing him to renew with the same wage would be fine.
I have talked about the problems that needs to be addressed in Barca in the blog. Wish you would have a look on it.
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