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ironically if anyone is workhorse fc, it's Liverpool. they define workhorse football. we were out horsed

well at barca it's a bit different because the manager doesn't control the comings and goings that much, with a few exceptions. (Pep when he gained credibility, lucho after he won cl) it's on the board to recognise the new direction needed. as for valverde, he always had his limitations, he is...

in my opinion, a manager that challenged these seniors in any way would have "clashed" with them. they need top be moved on. valverde does share blame with his approach to the game. starting Roberto was criminal.

the players should not get a pass imo. alba, busquets, suarez, Coutinho, even rakitic were all awful and played like mental midgets. the senior players that come out with credit are pique, vidal, messi. ten Stegen made an error but I forgive him as it is rare for him. so yes while we should...

IF BARCA decide to do the right thing and do a proper rebuild this summer, things can look good in the years ahead. a new coach with a vision and young talents de jong, de ligt, Arthur, dembele, hopefully a new striker, a new midfielder to replace Coutinho. barca will be more recognisable. it...

fully agree with that

why are you being personal? I have even blamed him for his team selection, even before the game.

the old guard hold the team back. bottled in this year and against Roma, and before that were getting trashed by Juventus, and bottled against Atletico. they are also slow which prevents barca from playing with their normal style. in order to play possession and high line, you need guys that can...

the core need to be replaced, its been apparent for a while. I fear that Madrid are ahead of the curve with their rebuilding project, barca is already one season behind if they do indeed rebuild properly in summer.

in order for the team to play a new style, some of the old guard need to be replaced. suarez, busquets, rakitic and even alba. add to that the flop Coutinho. I have said before barca needed a new direction this summer, I look forward to a younger, faster squad that can play a style we are...

this post I made a few weeks ago sums up my opinions. he did a good job of stabilising Barca at a moment when Neymar left and Madrid were looking strong. he did some necessary pragmatic things to bring short term trophies, but doesn't have what it takes for European football. barca were needing...

another bad decision to play Roberto, but all else is fine.

a guy called hamza, lol

When Barca were pumped by Juve 3-0 in 2017, Barca dominated possession, shots and corners.

My man Barca had the best chances in the game. Even aside from the goals Barca had three clear cut chances they didn't score, Vidal's miss and the two at the end which dembele screwed up.

Barca gives up half chances, few of those shots are truly threatening. Of course ter stegen helps with his consistency and saving the few good chances Barca give up. As for your second point, every Barca manager relied on messi, even Pep. it makes sense to build around your best player.

too right mate. I was also beating the drum for this guy from day one and getting criticised for it. feels good to be right.

He got everything right with the exception of starting Roberto ahead of semedo. If barca played as people wanted them to, with possession and high line, it would have suited klopp who wanted to play on the counter. Liverpool is at their worst when forced to break a team down and valverde wisely...

The chat was full of hysterical people. It's not a marker of anything. That lot would have a mental breakdown if they forgot to bring home milk from work that day. Mane's chance was decent but the ball was hard to reach and it's actually great play by him to even get there. Milner's chance was a...

There’s few guys like him in world football, this hypothetical player may not exist. Van de Beek looks interesting though but I hope he isn’t a flavour of the month player, everything at Ajax works synergistically so it’s hard to tell if he’s being inflated by ten hag, having dr Jong near him...