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  1. The Observer

    Barca draws Man City

    Pedro in current form is indispensable for me, home or away. Alexis has faded in recent games so that should make the decision easier. Neymar-Messi-Pedro. Plenty of goals in there if Neymar and Pedro continue their recent form. Messi is, well, Messi.
  2. The Observer

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    Wearing the Argentina jersey instead of a Barca one, which has the same blue colours as Manchester City's shirts. Coincidence? I think not. He's a goner.
  3. The Observer

    1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

    Man, how could I forget Enke? :cry:
  4. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    Will be boring like every Chelsea game against good opposition.
  5. The Observer

    Cesc Fàbregas

    Our "midfield defending" is very very good from a tactical point of view. Out of the 12 goals we've conceded in La Liga, 5 were set pieces and 1 penalty which was never a penalty. So we've only conceded 6 goals in 17 games from actual open play situations which is a tremendous statistic. At...
  6. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    WTF, Sterling?!
  7. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    It's Jesus vs. Moses now.
  8. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    Their defense is atrocious. Their central midfield doesn't do defense.
  9. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    Controversial statement!
  10. The Observer

    Cesc Fàbregas

    He will be either benched or Tata will play him as a false 9 in big games even when Messi returns, like El Clasico. Because Xavi and Iniesta won't see the bench in any meaningful game.
  11. The Observer

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    The meltdown if he comes back and gets injured again right before the City game. :lol:
  12. The Observer

    Marc Bartra

    Yeah, that's not what I said. The situations she's trying to compare are hilarious. Pique got promoted to first division football in 04/05. 4 seasons of top flight experience before Pep used him, training alongside the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Vidic, tutelage under Sir Alex Ferguson, an...
  13. The Observer

    Sergio Busquets

    With Rory Delap coming out of retirement. :pep:
  14. The Observer

    Sergio Busquets

    Considering that Tata is bemoaning set pieces all the time in his pressers and has even changed the entire system from zonal marking to man marking / zonal marking hybrid form, I can't imagine he doesn't. But I'm also not sure he is personally teaching the players how to defend set pieces. That...
  15. The Observer

    Sergio Busquets

    It's annoying that this glaring weakness hasn't been fixed yet. Last season it cost us more than anything else in big games, even more than the lack of pressing or injuries or defending from open play. Ronaldo, Varane, Ramos, T. Silva, Dante, Mandzukic. They all killed us in the air and now it...
  16. The Observer

    Mehdi Benatia

    I know. Obviously it's technically not impossible to hit long diagonal balls from LCB with your right foot to the right wing but it's certainly harder because most players would usually hit those balls with the inside of their foot. When you play on the left and have to hit a target on the...
  17. The Observer

    Mehdi Benatia

    Pique started as a LCB anyway. Only reason he's playing on the right now is because of his diagonal balls which are easier to execute for a right footer playing on the right side. Benatia is a top class CB. I have no clue how Roma got him for € 13 million or rather how Udinese agreed to sell...
  18. The Observer

    10 - Lionel Messi - v3

    Anyone who thought Messi wouldn't get renewed again after Ronaldo's renewal is living in a "Messi would even play for free for Barca because he's thankful for everything the club has done for him" bubble. Messi's connections are out in full force for a while now and putting pressure on the club...
  19. The Observer

    Premier League 2013/14

    Mourinho: "We let Arteta play completely free and have the ball. But he passed the ball from side to side, from full back to full back." :lol: So true. Never got the fuss about Arteta.
  20. The Observer

    Marc Bartra

    @ dv: We don't have anything better than this set of defenders (Pique, Masch, Bartra, Puyol) is what I was implying. Irrespective of the truth of your statement because we all know the short memory syndrom of football fans. This is just 3 months ago. :lol:

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