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@Don Juan Laporta Estruch Here's an example of how extremely bitter and deluded United fans are about Barca, and their inferiority complex. Sooo much wrong with this trainwreck of a post, but this guy is an awful Redcafe poster in general (simonhch). The guy even brags about closing massive...

Second goal is fantastic. However, the Messi assist is the pick there for me. That sort of vision isn't normal for a footballer. Bear in mind he's on a flat pitch and doesn't have the slightly elevated and the wider view we have to spot Alba. He's also doing it at speed and so quickly...

Second part. Imagine hitting the post 5 times in a row, especially from that angle. I am sure this video has been posted here before, but not with Zidane being mesmerised by it. And he was much closer to the goal, central and just doing wee slow volleys. Diego was smashing at power, lol. ' is...

Found these on Redcafe. Even Zidane looks silly trying to do genius Diego things.

They have a vast inferiority complex about Barca due to those 2 CL Finals, Messi being a lot better than Ronaldo, Barca under Pep being lauded for their brilliant style in a way their Ferguson teams were not etc.

It's shaping up to be a repeat of the Men's Euro final - hopefully same outcome if so, too.

Said it a few times, but don't think Rashford can play as a CF (at least not to a good enough level that Barca need). Maybe as a fluid three, but not as a hold up player like Lewa has been in his prime. His best position by a mile is LW. I guess he can fill in at RW too but he loves cutting in...

The discussion in @bismp's excellent thread ranking teams of the 21st century got me thinking. And this question has probably been asked long before I became a poster here. I made a mention that Modric and Kroos were upgrades on Xabi Alonso. I rate Alonso as a world-class player in his time...

Need to hope Rashford himself is happy with that and understands his role (assuming that is true as Twitter can lie, I'd bet that is fabricated). If Rashford is seen as a super sub and rotation player, and I would think that is how Flick likely sees him as he seems loyal to Raphinha, you have...

Aye I said it the other day that Diaz or Rashford doesn't move the needle much more than the other, but Rashford is the better financial package and lower commitment, so he'd be the better option in that respect. If it was the other way about financially I'd be saying try to sign Diaz. But that...

Long shot but @zanela was her friend so maybe she saved them at the time and still has them? Of course she might not feel comfortable re-uploading them, but if she has them and trusts people here. Looks like she was a beautiful girl, inside and out. I visited her page and it's really sad...

And that's just the number 10s. Barca and Real really have had their pick of the greatest players of all time. With it being in no small part due to Latin players or South American players tending to be the best players and preferring Spanish clubs to Northern European, for obvious reasons.

I agree. I am very very big on style and how dominant a team is being important. That's why Pep's Barca are the best team I have ever seen - other teams won more, or lasted longer, but that four year spell was incredibly dominant and they left a lasting legacy and pioneered for this era (other...

One thing that might be good is that he seems to WANT to be at Barca (if reports are true), highlighting he might be less likely to start his antics if he is a sub or not getting a game over Raphinha. There's a fine line between confidence in your own ability and arrogance/entitlement, and I...

Thanks, and true, you are right - teams (and players for that matter) can only be judged in their historical context. We can indulge in counterfactual history all we like, but ultimately we can only judge what did happen, not hypotheticals or theories. Been a great debate. Love this thread mate.

@Messi983 You followed any of this? Swimming starts in about a week. You seen any of the water polo?

Yeah I respect women's views on football - anatomy doesn't dictate whether a woman can know football or not, and plenty women talk more sense on the game than plenty of men. I am glad you were finally accepted and I am really sorry you had to put up with all that just for being female. It would...

It's 20 or so years ago now so memory is hazy. A squad full of absolute superstars at the time, absolutely stacked. But one point I would make and haven't seen stated is clearly making a cut off between football pre Pep's Barca and post: pre Pep's Barca was much more about counter attack, less...

Yeah true, sometimes history only remembers the victors unfortunately. Hopefully though people will always remember Pep's (as the best ever) and Enrique's Barca, even though they didn't win as many CL as they should have. That's true, and I didn't mention that - they became a better all-round...

I understand your point, and I do like you as a poster and have had some pleasant exchanges with you. It could work out that way. But it doesn't always work out that playing with better players leads to better individual performances. Sometimes less pressure at a smaller club, or everything...