Champions League 25/26

serghei said:
We have two big things to correct next season if we want to stop playing "we would'ves".

Manage the minutes of the key players by rotating more often and smarter. Improve the defense both tactically and in terms of personnel. If we don't do that, we ain't reaching the top under Flick.
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Raphinha was not playing every minute in games available this season and players are resting their bodies when injured also... no that they aim for that to get rest.

Yamal and Pedri should never have started and played 90 mins v Espanyol though.
 
Flick has to do better rotations. We don't have the depth especially to be able to play our key players 90 minutes in the league against fodder whilst we have CL ties. The Espanyol game was bad decision making.

And our rotation players should be good enough to handle those types of games.

That's the main lesson for season 3 honestly, more pragmatism.
 
Some of you fkin idiots still blaming the CL refs when our defense is clearly not up to par to compete at this level. Missing the forest for the trees. Last year we squeezed by and nearly made it to the final since there was a clear leader in Inigo, but the team was still very young (against a much stronger Inter mind you than this shite Atletico who is barely making CL next year).

The Cuba red card was a dumbassery at Araujo level. 11 vs 11 and we are certainly playing against Haramball Arteta now.

Who knows how Cuba and Martin will mature next season, but I still think they won’t be good enough against stupid mistakes vs the likes of Atletis or even Arsenal. At this level of the CL being down to 10 men is nearly suicide
 
serghei said:
He played 4700 mins last season, an insane amount.
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He wasnt knackered this season because of it and was being rotated/taken off early this season.

Also La Liga is nowhere near as intense as likes of EPL. Far lower tempo games more often. Can be a positive and a negative.
 
Barcaman said:
Xavi played even worse football but thankfully we are not small minded club like Arsenal and don't keep barren managers going for years without big title.
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Xavi won us the title playing shit football but next season already joke is over, now you have to start giving us something to watch. He tried adapting but eventually it didn't work and he was sacked

That is exactly why Barca is one of biggest clubs in Europe. Club identity always over silverware. And why we have 5 CL titles despite having something like 15 all time great forwards in the 21st century alone

Arteta bertrayed his own identity in order to win trophies. And still he is having trouble with it. Bottled 2 cups, very slim chances of winning CL and may even bottle the league. This is why he commands no respect from any real football fans
 
JamDav1982 said:
He wasnt knackered this season because of it and was being rotated/taken off early this season.

Also La Liga is nowhere near as intense as likes of EPL. Far lower tempo games more often. Can be a positive and a negative.
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Please... and then you have him coming from injury, with infiltrations vs Madrid in Supercup, and next you play him vs Santander who is 3rd division side in Copa. Crazy. The way Flick approaches these things, if the player is fit, and he wants to play, he can play even in the most minor games.

No long term planning. You are the manager ffs, you should think long term. The players can't.
 
Btw the possible penalty on Simeone was nothing different to what Cubarsi got a red card for. And the same move.

Simeone isn't reaching the ball but he tangles his legs with the defender and falls over.

For us it ruined our tie..
 
Everyone wants to win the CL, but at this level no team plays with a pair made of a 19 year old kid and a player who nobody knew who he was 2 years ago brought from Barca B. And you want to win the CL.

Just not good enough. And on top of them not being great, you also add more weight on them by super risky tactics.
 
serghei said:
Please... and then you have him coming from injury, with infiltrations vs Madrid in Supercup, and next you play him vs Santander who is 3rd division side in Copa. Crazy. The way Flick approaches these things, if the player is fit, and he wants to play, he can play even in the most minor games.

No long term planning. You are the manager ffs, you should think long term. The players can't.
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He has been taken off rotated plenty this season when fit.

Salah for example went season upon season playing 4K minutes in far more demanding league.

Rice has played 4K minutes last season and this already in more demanding position in more demanding league.

Plenty more examples.
 
JamDav1982 said:
He has been taken off rotated plenty this season when fit.

Salah for example went season upon season playing 4K minutes in far more demanding league.
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Salah has a completely different style to Raphinha. He's more on the ball creator. Raphinha is a player who makes many runs and sprints at full power during the game.

For this reason, you either adapt and use a different style in lesser games, and go full on in the bigger games, or you rotate him more. Not rotate him by way of him getting injured btw.
 
serghei said:
Then you tell me why he suffered 3 muscular injuries this season. Since you seem to think the huge load of games he played last season is irrelevant.
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Your point would be correct if only player who gets injured.

It happens players get injuries and common that when get a muscle injury can disrupt season from there more than once.
 
serghei said:
Salah has a completely different style to Raphinha. He's more on the ball creator. Raphinha is a player who makes many runs and sprints at full power during the game.

For this reason, you either adapt and use a different style in lesser games, and go full on in the bigger games, or you rotate him more. Not rotate him by way of him getting injured btw.
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Always some excuse.

Salah also plays in far more physically demanding league.

Rice as said 4K mins last season and this and in more demanding position.

Raph was rested this season also when started and when didnt.
 
serghei said:
Everyone wants to win the CL, but at this level no team plays with a pair made of a 19 year old kid and a player who nobody knew who he was 2 years ago brought from Barca B. And you want to win the CL.

Just not good enough. And on top of them not being great, you also add more weight on them by super risky tactics.
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Ya I read some posts here and I’m quite literally amazed how little regard there is for the back 4. Pique-Puyol, Pique-Mascherano, Puyol—Marquez, these were all solid and experienced CB pairings. Riijkard, Pep or Lucho didn’t call up some Barca B players for the CL KO stages :LOL:
 
Richard.h said:
Ya I read some posts here and I’m quite literally amazed how little regard there is for the back 4. Pique-Puyol, Pique-Mascherano, Puyol—Marquez, these were all solid and experienced CB pairings. Riijkard, Pep or Lucho didn’t call up some Barca B players for the CL KO stages :LOL:
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Puyol and Mascherano were absolutely key in those pairings. Kept things together at the back and both made Pique perform on the world class level.

Inigo did that last year to some extend. And then again, Araujo happened. Or should I say, repeated.
 
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