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valverde actually found a solution to the messi problem by using 4-4-2 a lot last season and some games this season. though that also has its cons.

You’re right. The team going into the season had no hope of getting anywhere near a treble. Lucho left the team in a bad state and Neymar has departed. Most people thought Madrid would retain the league. The year to follow should have been a disaster but he won the league and cup double. He Roma...

he was a bad fit, he didn't contribute to the team pressing game. he also became redundant as messi moves to the false nine position. the next season villa came in, was a better fit both in terms of football (can make runs inside from wide areas, helps in pressing game) and personality. He got...

you must be a small child. I'm not even that old and have seen Nesta, Cannavaro, Puyol etc. who are all better. even out of players today players like Godin, Ramos, Pique have all been top defenders for a long time and proven it over a long time while winning trophies. and I say this as a guy...

Zlatan was a bad fit football wise not just personality wise. he doesn't contribute to the pressing game which is a key feature of guardiola's barca. the "genius" pep overlooked that and bought him anyway for 70m, and giving eto'o to inter. The reason he got rid of eto'o was because of a...

I love the way everyone in the forum is shitting it for Liverpool, acting like they are an all time great side, Barca are a team of bums. Barca shouldn’t even bother playing, just give the game to Liverpool. After all the team is crap and the manager even worse.

are you seriously hyping up, ''the ox'', Henderson, Milner and lallana? :lol: people are rating Liverpool like they are the great Milan team of the 90's when they have this lot in midfield.

a lot of overreactions, and already coming up with a fake reason to criticise valverde if barca happen to go out. many guys already got rest last week, and some guys will get rest this week/get taken off early. the game will be low intensity aswell, it's Levante at home. barca will be rested...

you called devils a retard in a highly condescending manner

you are not giving credit where it's due. he has won the liga back to back against a Madrid team that win 3 cl in a row and a strong Atletico. Madrid were liga and cl champions when he arrived and favourites to win again. if it's all because of the players then why didn't those same players...

Wow, they actually got Jones. He is kind of an enigma tbh we'll have to see how he does. He see My take: 6) Jones: interesting player but seems to be picked a bit high, although I get the logic because if you truly believe in him then no pick is too high for a franchise qb, and they can't risk...

Messi983 the Seahawks are really interesting right now. they were supposed to be bad last season but surprised everyone and made the playoffs in a season they weren't supposed to. they were showing you can rebuild without tanking. but now Wilson has been given a big deal which limits what...

Ah yes, anyone not agreeing with your viewpoint must be a troll. Also about Pep, that is not an excuse, it was his first season and he had a good squad, easily good enough to beat Monaco. Either you criticise both managers for failing in cl in first season, or give both a pass, no double...

Exciting day for giants, with two first round picks and one at 6. I’m hearing rumours about Daniel Jones as qb of the future. I don’t know anything about college, but he seems to be a pocket passer which I like and is actually similar to eli in many ways, being able to adjust before snap, make...

feel bad for Jesus, he has had less opportunities this season and his development isn't as fast as it could have been. aguero's form was too good to play Jesus as much as he did last season.

It’s probably their fans, who can be very annoying. Nobody gets that feeling for city because they don’t have many fans, and the ones they have are bearable.

I always thought Pogba was best on the left side, he played there a lot at juventus. he can use all his attacking attributes, has the stamina to run all day, and while his defending isn’t ideal for a cm, it’s above average compared to most left sided midfielders

There are two possibilities with your statement 1) city do indeed have the best squad, in which case pep is a failure, not even reaching semis 2) city’s squad is overrated, not the “best”

If the squad is second to the mighty city, and pep is he best manager in the world with his amazing football, why were city knocked out the cl against spurs? Last year they lost to Liverpool (when they weren’t as good as they are now) and the year before to Monaco?

Vidal is what I mean when I talk about workhorses. This guy is essential for rotating midfielders, and starting certain games, especially in CL. If he plays against Liverpool, Barca can match their intensity in midfield and this will allow their superior technical quality to make the difference...