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  1. DonAndres

    Lliga | Round 33: FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid 2-2

    Even more than invisible, he's actually put himself in pressure situations today and had some horrible turnovers/bad passes. No wonder he usually tries to play as such a coward, doesn't want to expose himself outside of his element.
  2. DonAndres

    Lliga | Round 33: FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid 2-2

    Rakitic has been absolutely shocking today. But unlike other players, he's allowed to drop several disasterclasses in a row before being even slightly questioned.
  3. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    If we get humiliated once more in Europe (I think it's like 80-90% likely we've already lost La liga) then the ball might well finally be in the players court as far as carrying the weight of the failure. So far, the public and the media have been able to push it onto EV and Setien or whoever...
  4. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    Well there isn't an alternative. Setien's death sentence is well beyond sealed. Them saying he'll be fired "if he loses to Atletico" is basically just saying it's already decided he's gone, they just need a bad/notable loss to have a public justification for it. And there's no choice but to do...
  5. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    We saw that kind of resurgence in motivation when Zidane came to RM (both times) but that's the kind of case where the players have a notable degree of respect for the coach coming in. Don't know if they can break out of their disillusion seeing a B team guy who they don't know come in and take...
  6. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    Either way, a guy like Pimienta who's a B team coach and will be a caretaker manager wouldn't be afforded any real opportunity to "build something" anyway. Guys like this have virtually no power even at other clubs, let alone Club de Amigos FC Barcelona. He will basically oversee the day to...
  7. DonAndres

    Who will be Barca's next manager?

    Xavi will end up being our best hope for a coach who will bring in a "revival" with full squad upheaval and commanding the respect of the whole team. His comments about requiring clear and total sporting control as well as the power to rebuild a fresh team are very promising. I just hope that...
  8. DonAndres

    8 - Pedri

    If I had to choose though, I would rather us fumble with a young team than an old one. The old team just looks tired, spent, and decaying like a week old corpse. At least a young team would go out on their shield. Not that it's mutually exclusive, we should definitely make room for high value...
  9. DonAndres

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Being close to 30 isn't a problem if the player is clearly an advantageous signing that can move the needle for this team in European competition. Thiago is one such example who would be a great signing for us, Alaba would be pretty good too. Both of them are nearing 30. I'd gladly take...
  10. DonAndres

    Miralem Pjanic

    The guy is such a fucking parasite lol. He thinks that because he was favored heavily by EV that he's one of the actual heavyweights in the dressing room and a legend or some shit. Even RM didn't bend to Ronaldo for increased wages, but this guy Rakitic actually thinks he's entitled for that...
  11. DonAndres

    Miralem Pjanic

    To me it is idiotic that we haven't looked at Van de Beek despite him slotting very easily into a Vidal type of role already having an established connection with FDJ. Another player that could suit that role is Thomas Partey. Our scouting department and management are just utterly devoid of...
  12. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    Letting go of Setien is a good decision in a vacuum but it is clear that the players are forcing this for all the wrong reasons. They don't want a coach, they want a friend that bends to their will. That is exactly what Valverde is and he never put any pressure on them whatsoever to get out of...
  13. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    I'm on that boat. It only exists in football this idea that a team's fans should want to force themselves to win every title every season at the expense of good long term decision making. In American sports, blowing it up and becoming a tanking team is often welcomed by fans as they know a very...
  14. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    Lol what a ridiculous thing to say. It was very well documented he had been dealing with that lingering knee injury throughout the entire 2nd half of that season and tried to play through it, which is when the Roma debacle took place. He was dominant before that. Go back and check the MOTM...
  15. DonAndres

    Samuel Umtiti

    Injured players also decline in their mental/technical aspect. Just look at Fernando Torres. To be an elite player amongst the best in the world you really have to be in a state where you're in the "zone". Getting frustrated, losing rhythm, doubting yourself or just being disillusioned are all...
  16. DonAndres

    Lionel Messi - v7

    He's got a solid chance to break the record for # of assists in a La Liga season. Xavi currently holds the record with 20 back in 08/09 season. Leo's sitting at 17 right now with 6 games left to play, his personal record is 18 which he's hit twice in 10/11 and 14/15. If he goes ham and manages...
  17. DonAndres

    8 - Pedri

    Not sure how I feel about sending him out on loan again tbh. If we are to treat him as a player who can eventually take on a critical role in the team then we need to heavily account for that as we rebuild the roster. And if he's banished out on loan for a while then there's basically nothing...
  18. DonAndres

    Frenkie de Jong

    What we've done with FDJ by signing him and still pandering to Busquets is the equivalent of hiring a driver and not giving him the keys to the car. The midfield should be built around FDJ to get the very best out of him, as that is exactly the role he was shown to thrive in. Runners and...
  19. DonAndres

    Achraf Hakimi

    So Hakimi and then Tonali to Inter? Damn, they really are taking their sporting project seriously. It'll take some more years of flipping players for profit most likely but I could see them overtaking Juve for the long run. Juventus have not been run like a top organization for the past 2 years...
  20. DonAndres

    Quique Setien

    The board is the biggest necessary change of all, for which we have to wait until next year. I swear, if these braindead socis somehow vote Bartomeu back in I'll lose my mind. That age old idea that "the socis are the real fans, everyone else is bandwagon" is so delusional and arrogant it's...

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