Hektor
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Hi:
I'm going to re-post what I wrote in the thread of the Real Sociedad game. I believe that this is a very important discussion that cannot be buried under the game thread.
Last year, under a much-maligned “Tata,” we were, at this junction, something like 15-1-1. We lost it in the second half! The Barcelona Sports Press, the ones responsible for running Tata out of town, suffers from amnesia, selective amnesia or moral turpitude. They (the Barcelona Sports Press) forgot that Messi got hurt! They forgot that Neymar got hurt! They forgot that Pique got hurt! And finally, they forgot that Victor Valdes got hurt! We were one goal away from winning La Liga and/or one goal away from winning La Copa del Rey. Anyone of these players would have made the difference, especially Victor Valdes. Instead we had to depend on a 38-year-old keeper whose playing career was over. When Barca was 15-1-1 under Tata, the press criticized him because "Barcelona did not play like Barcelona," whatever that meant.
They forgot that Lucho got plenty of reinforcement and Tata had to do with what he got, with no reinforcements.
They forgot about the disastrous pre-season tour of Asia that set the team back for weeks.
They forgot that Lucho was a disaster in Milan and only had an average season with Celta.
What was Lucho thinking by sitting Messi, Neymar, and Danny at least for the first half? Madrid just lost and they looked shocked and very downed as they were hearing our footsteps behind them. We let them back in the hunt! Didn’t Lucho realize that a resounding win, might win us La Liga! I can say undoubtedly and without any reservations that we lost La Liga, today – Lucho threw it away. He is clueless!
Didn’t Bartomeu and Zubizarreta know that Barca could not bring players until January 2016? And yet they sold Cesc and Alexis! Are they mentally incapacitated? We basically traded Cesc for Rakitic and Alexis for Mugnir. That alone are grounds enough to qualify for a mental asylum internment, because they are a danger to themselves and others!
They forgot that Lucho was going to reactivate La Masia, unlike Tata. They forgot that young players, from La Masia, are in the grace of the almighty Lucho and in disgrace of the same almighty at the drop of a hat! What happened to Bartra, Mugnir, Sandro, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Douglas, Dongou, just to name a few. Weren't they going to play a big role? They play a few minutes and then they don't for games. That is no way to break in players by giving them hope and dashing it away.
They forgot that Tata was breaking in players from La Masia, without any fanfare and with success.
They forgot that Tata is the one that broke in Neymar very nicely.
I totally believe that we could have used Cesc and Alexis, agains Real Sociedad. Where was Rakitik, “the new Beckenbauer,” when the team needed him the most? Filing his nails because the great one (Lucho) did not trust him. Mind you that it is not Rakitik's fault or doing. However, I prefer Cesc to Rakitik. Are you still rolling on the ground laughing your head off? In the same token and spirit of comedy, I prefer Tata to Lucho! I know, my sense of humor knows no bounds.
I fully realize that we cannot win everything, all the time. There are going to be good years, very good years, and lean ones. I will enjoy, to the fullest, the good years and support my team through the lean ones. However, I expect and demand that our players give their best, all the time, and that the coach fields a well though-out and executed game plan. If we are not good enough or others are better, so be it. However, when we had something like 500 million Euros sitting on the bench due to stupidity from our coach, it is unacceptable - totally unacceptable! Luis Enrique should get fired, today! Period! No arguments or excuses like the ones Lucho gave: "we were unlucky and deserved more. We played very well." Is he that much out of touch with reality or believes that others are stupid enough to swallow his lame and unacceptable excuses? I have news for Lucho: we played like nothing in the first half. By the time the calvary arrived, in the second half, and we started to play as we can, it was too late - too late, Lucho!
The “Three Stooges” of Zubi, Barto, and Lucho (the successors of Moe, Larry, and Curly) have to go - the sooner the better - especially Lucho.
Best regards,
Hektor
I'm going to re-post what I wrote in the thread of the Real Sociedad game. I believe that this is a very important discussion that cannot be buried under the game thread.
Last year, under a much-maligned “Tata,” we were, at this junction, something like 15-1-1. We lost it in the second half! The Barcelona Sports Press, the ones responsible for running Tata out of town, suffers from amnesia, selective amnesia or moral turpitude. They (the Barcelona Sports Press) forgot that Messi got hurt! They forgot that Neymar got hurt! They forgot that Pique got hurt! And finally, they forgot that Victor Valdes got hurt! We were one goal away from winning La Liga and/or one goal away from winning La Copa del Rey. Anyone of these players would have made the difference, especially Victor Valdes. Instead we had to depend on a 38-year-old keeper whose playing career was over. When Barca was 15-1-1 under Tata, the press criticized him because "Barcelona did not play like Barcelona," whatever that meant.
They forgot that Lucho got plenty of reinforcement and Tata had to do with what he got, with no reinforcements.
They forgot about the disastrous pre-season tour of Asia that set the team back for weeks.
They forgot that Lucho was a disaster in Milan and only had an average season with Celta.
What was Lucho thinking by sitting Messi, Neymar, and Danny at least for the first half? Madrid just lost and they looked shocked and very downed as they were hearing our footsteps behind them. We let them back in the hunt! Didn’t Lucho realize that a resounding win, might win us La Liga! I can say undoubtedly and without any reservations that we lost La Liga, today – Lucho threw it away. He is clueless!
Didn’t Bartomeu and Zubizarreta know that Barca could not bring players until January 2016? And yet they sold Cesc and Alexis! Are they mentally incapacitated? We basically traded Cesc for Rakitic and Alexis for Mugnir. That alone are grounds enough to qualify for a mental asylum internment, because they are a danger to themselves and others!
They forgot that Lucho was going to reactivate La Masia, unlike Tata. They forgot that young players, from La Masia, are in the grace of the almighty Lucho and in disgrace of the same almighty at the drop of a hat! What happened to Bartra, Mugnir, Sandro, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Douglas, Dongou, just to name a few. Weren't they going to play a big role? They play a few minutes and then they don't for games. That is no way to break in players by giving them hope and dashing it away.
They forgot that Tata was breaking in players from La Masia, without any fanfare and with success.
They forgot that Tata is the one that broke in Neymar very nicely.
I totally believe that we could have used Cesc and Alexis, agains Real Sociedad. Where was Rakitik, “the new Beckenbauer,” when the team needed him the most? Filing his nails because the great one (Lucho) did not trust him. Mind you that it is not Rakitik's fault or doing. However, I prefer Cesc to Rakitik. Are you still rolling on the ground laughing your head off? In the same token and spirit of comedy, I prefer Tata to Lucho! I know, my sense of humor knows no bounds.
I fully realize that we cannot win everything, all the time. There are going to be good years, very good years, and lean ones. I will enjoy, to the fullest, the good years and support my team through the lean ones. However, I expect and demand that our players give their best, all the time, and that the coach fields a well though-out and executed game plan. If we are not good enough or others are better, so be it. However, when we had something like 500 million Euros sitting on the bench due to stupidity from our coach, it is unacceptable - totally unacceptable! Luis Enrique should get fired, today! Period! No arguments or excuses like the ones Lucho gave: "we were unlucky and deserved more. We played very well." Is he that much out of touch with reality or believes that others are stupid enough to swallow his lame and unacceptable excuses? I have news for Lucho: we played like nothing in the first half. By the time the calvary arrived, in the second half, and we started to play as we can, it was too late - too late, Lucho!
The “Three Stooges” of Zubi, Barto, and Lucho (the successors of Moe, Larry, and Curly) have to go - the sooner the better - especially Lucho.
Best regards,
Hektor
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