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    Gerard Deulofeu

    True, but every great player from La Masia the last 20 years have been courted by other clubs. Both Xavi an Puyol have had multiple offers from other clubs early in their careers but have remained for sentimental reasons. If Deulofeu really want to succeed in Barcelona, I doubt that a...
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    Miguel Pérez Cuesta(Michu)

    So we have a Spanish former forth division footballer now being joint top scorer in the EPL, and they say it is harder to score goals in the EPL than in the Primera Division. I mean, who are we kidding here?
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    Gerard Deulofeu

    I really don't understand why people are so stressed about Gerard, he's only 18 years old, let him take the time he needs to develop. 2 more seasons i the B-squad and then they can begin to integrate him with the A-squad. Busquets, Iniesta, Puyol, Valdes and Pedro all became regular starters...
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    Gerard Piqué

    A question to the rest on the board, Am I right when I say that Pique looks more focused this season than the last one? He seems a bit more alert and generally more mentally present. At times last season I though he looked uninterested and nonchalant, but that seems to be gone now, atleast that...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v2

    Last year the trip to Japan in mid December definitely took its tally on Messi, He only managed 3 goals, he will probably do better this year. But then it depends on a number of factors, lats year he scored a bunch of goals at the end of the championship when the league was gone.
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    1 - Victor Valdes

    The thing that really caught me was when he replied to a question saying, although I will not reveal everything I know I will answer honestly, this of cause in that context regarding Valdes not performing up to his standards changed my perspective on the whole matter. Now suddenly there is...
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    1 - Victor Valdes

    I did not read it, Unzué was invited to a football program on Catalan TV yesterday. It is not that kind of motivational problems that he is running into but rather more in the line of complacency, lots of success in combination with having no competition is taking its toll on Valdés mental...
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    1 - Victor Valdes

    Some interesting tidbits from Unzué was spelled out yesterday, he said more or less indirectly that Valdés has motivational problems, it is interesting since he was Valdés GK trainer for 8 years until this summer. If this is true, I find it a bit strange that the club has not taken more steps...
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    FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)

    Being good when you are 14-15 or 16 means nothing when it comes to adapting to the reality of playing in a professional league like the Segunda, graham hunter knows that but he is a journalist and most of the time all they do is hype. Dongou like all African players has the advantage of early...
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    FC Barcelona B (Barça Atlètic)

    After being at AS Roma, I doubt that he will accept such a career move. The best thing would be to promote someone from inside the organization.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo - v1

    I guess Pedrerol is jumping up and down with excitement then, I can see the whole week the theme at Punto Pelota will be Cristinas future plans. The "exclusiva" sign will flash at a rate never seen before when everyone at the milk central is fighting over who has the real source :lol:
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v2

    I don't think there is any debate (IMO) that Maradona would have scored far more goals if he had played in a team as offensive as Barcelona, for sure he would have baged hat-tricks and pokers and what not, but there is this huge difference between Messi and Maradona that no argument can can...
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    Real Oviedo

    I like this one Real Oviedo is an historic, respected and well-liked club There was a time (15-20 years ago) when hooliganism and this club made it one of the least well-liked clubs in Spain, their fans causing much trouble all over the place. Something of a light version of Chelsea head...
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    The most amazing thing is that he actually scores, running away from the goal but not with his back towards it. How on earth he managed to find the net is beyond me, this one is right up there with Carlos free kick against France in 1997. To bad that this guy is going down in history as the one...
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    Argentina

    I don see the point with these games, the audience pay expensive tickets for a game none of the players care about. The tempo is a joke, Argentina could have played the U20 team and give the Saudis a better challenge.
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    O Rei Messi surpasses Pelé

    It is because 12 of Muller goals came in a tournament that was created as a preseason warm up to 1972/73 Bundesliga season, because of the 1972 olympics that year, Bundesliga start was pushed back 3 weeks so the German football federation organized this one of tournament to fill the gap. It was...
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    Gerard Deulofeu

    The sad truth is that no matter how well Deulofeu develops he will struggle to break into the starting line up. And even if he does end up a starter by 2014/15 the chances are high that he will fail. I hope that Vilanova will give him as much time to adapt as Guardiola gave to Pedro, It doesn't...
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    LFP give four Barça players awards

    You can't get away from the fact that there is to a certain degree nationalism involved in the voting, it is just inevitable when it comes to these types of awards.
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v2

    Of cause not, but they tell the true picture. There are persistent myths about Pelé being some kind of superhuman football god, carrying Santos on his back, in the same way there are the Maradona myths about him carrying Napoli around on his back, flourishing in the Messi vs Maradona debate. The...
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    10 - Lionel Messi - v2

    Today I read the most bizarre argument in the Messi vs Pelé debate in the comment section in a news paper. The arguments were basically these: *Messi score even more than Pele did in his days! *Messi plays in an overwhelmingly-dominant club in his league compared to Pele The point being Pele...

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