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How is that insanity? Anything other then a 5th CL title will be considered a failure for the current Barca set-up. Man Utd, even, consider their 2 losses to Barca in CL finals to have been disappointments...

Frigtening picture. Imagine if it were possible to breed such a player!!!

No matter how great he once was, I could never forgive the fact that he ended up being a cancerous outgrowth on the team from the age of 27.

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The fact that Cafu lasted for so long, does not mean that Alves will follow suit. His fitness and stamina are not to be questioned. But I have already noticed a slight drop in explosiviness and accelaration from Alves.

Serious team there, but get Zanetti, Kameni and Rio out. Rio has been in serious decline for 3 years now. Zanetti will soon die of old age (2010 semi was his swansong) Kameni can get lucky against us sometimes, but that's about it.

I totally agree. Daniel Alves is absolutely fundamental to our game, and there is no one in the team that can replace him, even partially. Furthermore, I do not know of any other player in world football that we can go after in the next couple of years to replace him, as he is 28, and I am not...

It will sound arrogant, but I think that the fact of the matter is that it appears almost impossible for any kind of combination of players to really take it to Barca. If one goes for a very physical defensive team, then he severely compromises any attacking potential. If then you try and make...

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Obviously we are referring to a team that not only can beat Barca if they get lucky. But a team than can deal with Barca, without any luck. A team that can deal with Barca even if they are playing well.

No, he is not. But he is strong, that is why he gets my nod. I though about replacing him with Cambiasso. But I chose not to, because I felt that one great season, does not a world-class player make.

My first reaction would be to choose the best players in the world, that are not already playing for Barca. So, let me have a go: ---------------------Iker Casillas----------------------- ----Bosingwa*----Vidic-----Thiago Silva----Coentrao*-- -------------Pepe---------De...

I cannot hide that my heart has greatly desired this. I wish we meet again...

This team will lose to Barca by at least a 5 goal margin. Ferdi? Abate? Cazorla? Armero? beating Barca? NO WAY!!! As for Wesley, he got lucky once.

What are you talking about? What was annoying about my post? Seriously.

Another day in the office for xavi.

It's as if you are obsessing over statistics. Winning the league 4 times in a row is massive achievement no doubt. But winning the CL back to back and for the 3rd time in 4 is a pan-European record. More universal, and therefore more desirable. I think most Barca fans would agree with me...

But if you win the CL for the 3rd time in 4 years, then you have outdone the Dream Team by a factor of 3.

OK, lots of people in here are right to point out that some luck is required to win the freakin' CL. But it is definitely the most prestigious title in club football by an astronomical margin, and furthermore, to win it 3 times in 4 years, there can be no luck. You are the best team in the...

So if you win the CL for 3 times in 4 years, you are a big entertainer, a massive showman and not maybe the greatest team ever? Likewise, Barca and United who always progress to the later stages of the competition, is not that a token of their potency as European powerhouses? Would you consider...