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  1. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde - V1

    Seriously, just shut the fuck up: Barça in UCL knockout games away from home since they last lifted the trophy: 7 Games 2 Goals Scored 15 goals Conceded. Workhorses are the absolute best way to secure victories away from home amirite??????
  2. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Quite possibly the most overrated player of the century, if not longer. Literally NEVER played to a level to justify the praise he's gotten. NEVER. Passive as fuck, his "workrate" is abysmal and always has been. He spends so much time being so invisible I have a hard time even finding him on...
  3. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde - V1

    Someone ban this clown BBZ. Broken fucking record. Holy shit. If 4-0 catastrophic failure is not enough to convince people, IDK what is. Shambolic. This is maybe the worst day in the history of the entire club, and that wouldn't be an exaggeration.
  4. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Every single shot we had to day was either taken by him or created by him. He was the only offense we had, period. Rakitic, Vidal, Alba, Suarez all did fucking nothing.. Anyone who blames him is a fucking ingrate. Wtf is he supposed to do when the team plays like they are literally drowning...
  5. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    They were steadily declining though, which was especially clear in La Liga. Messi this season has upped his level from 16/17 and 17/18 quite visibly. His mental edge is better than ever and he always finds a way to take over a game at the right moments in the right places. Plus, I think some...
  6. DonAndres

    Champions League Semi Final: Liverpool - FC Barcelona 4-3 agg.

    He hasn't before so I don't think he would do so now, and I wouldn't like that system anyway. Coutinho is best with Arthur there at LCM, any other system he's shown to struggle. In this version of the 4-4-2 Busi-Raki in the middle play static and hold our structure, Vidal roams around...
  7. DonAndres

    Champions League Semi Final: Liverpool - FC Barcelona 4-3 agg.

    We were clearly better in both defense and offense when Roberto moved forward and we had the 4-4-2 last week. Coutinho is just not reliable at opening the game up for us and Semedo helped secure our flank defensively. Would be disappointed if EV didn't recognize that was our better system and...
  8. DonAndres

    Champions League Semi Final: Liverpool - FC Barcelona 4-3 agg.

    For once I'm all about the 4-4-2 because Roberto at RM>>>>Coutinho as a weapon in transition and Arthur is injured/fat chance EV would play him anyway. People have talked a lot about having an elite player at LW to replace what we lost in Neymar, but IMO we clearly play so much better when we...
  9. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    What is this horseshit narrative re-writing? RM won 3 CL's in a row winning every midfield battle, possession or not. They weren't consistently getting pinned back in their own half and then bursting forward on 2-3 man counters the way you seem to be suggesting. They had by far the most...
  10. DonAndres

    Sergi Roberto

    I keep hearing prophecies that Roberto is gonna do X, Y, and Z offensively as a right back in the CL and how we can't afford to lose his integral presence in our attack by starting Semedo. Yet nothing happens. Not only does he never assist or score (as a RB) in the CL, he doesn't even make any...
  11. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    Has 13 goals from outside the box so far this season, his 2nd most ever behind 16/17. Over 25% of his goals are from outside the area this season again. The fact that he's done this while barely playing in the CDR, not really playing for Argentina, and having a broken arm and missing over a...
  12. DonAndres

    Sergi Roberto

    Was very good when he was moved up to RM. His best role is on the right side in the 4-4-2. Horrible as a RB though and was getting dusted up by Mane plenty of times and just caught out of position. Didn't deliver anything offensively from the RB position either, and literally never has done so...
  13. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    He is in his "2nd threepeat Michael Jordan" mode at this point in his career. Far past his physical peak but his mental dominance over the game is so great that he can just choose at will to take over and decide a game however he wants. Optimus Prime type shit. He's not as much of a high...
  14. DonAndres

    1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

    His ascension after the quesiontable start to his Barca career being a cup only GK is amazing. And he always brings his best in the CL. Awesome leader, personality, and a passionate competitor. I'll always feel safe with him in goal, he will easily go down as a better GK all time than any of...
  15. DonAndres

    Arturo Vidal

    Was very poor until we switched to a 4-4-2. Game was bypassing him a lot and we didn't have much service up the right side, hence why the ball never found Messi for large stretches of the game between 30-70 mins. Never gives up though and came in real clutch with a lot of tackles at the end...
  16. DonAndres

    Virgil van Dijk

    Ball watching twice on the goals, guess that's his weakness lol Didn't lose any duels AFAIK but that's only part of the job as a defender. Bad game for his standards, and shows that every player has down moments. Doesn't mean we need to retroactively call him shit/overrated though. I think it's...
  17. DonAndres

    Ernesto Valverde - V1

    Imagine if we were to get Ten Hag over the summer and play with the bravery/confidence of Ajax except with our players.... + FDJ and De Ligt. EV needs to go. This team could be in much, much better hands.
  18. DonAndres

    Champions League Semi Final: Liverpool - FC Barcelona 4-3 agg.

    Be cautious, and put the whole offensive burden entirely on Messi's shoulders. What an amazing plan. It's not like that has been one of the biggest reasons we've been neutralized in the CL in the past. Your whole post is just trying to rationalize that playing with cautious, away game tactics...
  19. DonAndres

    Virgil van Dijk

    People have to learn to distinguish between legacy and raw performance/ability to have an honest conversation about this. VVD does not have a legacy yet, only the past 2 years has he been at a relevant stage. But it is simply a fact that Van Dijk this year has had one of the greatest defensive...
  20. DonAndres

    10 - Lionel Messi - V6

    More than 1 out of every 3 goals he has scored this season is outside the box, with 10 total already. His best season in regards to this was 16/17 where he had something like 17 out of 54 goals from outside the box. This year especially, it's due to his absurd FK rate. But this brings...

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