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    Xavi Hernández

    City (and even all Pep sides) are notably worse in away legs than they are at home. I think City might actually be the happier with the game they played. Taking a draw back to the Etihad is an ideal position for City. The xG ended like this - 0.70 Madrid, 0.56 City. Barely any chances were...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Masterclass? You really think so...? I agree with Jammy that it wasn't if that's what he thinks lol. It was a cagey game where both the two teams created close to nothing and a draw was a very reflective result. Madrid are the holding champions and the UCL is their stomping ground. How can you...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Javi Miguel says that the club has given Xavi a choice of one big investment : either 60m on Zubimendi, or 54m on Foyth. If he picked Foyth, Amrabat would come instead of Zubimendi. Paying 54m for Foyth would be absolute comedy and probably the worst negotiation we've made since Laporta took...
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    Busquets replacement

    I should add, it isn't impossible that we could improve without replacing Busquets at all. We are adding Gundogan and there are many ways to make a midfield work without needing a single pivot type midfielder. But it would take a big scheme change from Xavi and I don't think he has the...
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    Busquets replacement

    It's difficult without a lot of money..in hindsight, not spending that money on Ferran and Raphinha and putting it all into a top DM candidate like Rice would have been ideal. But hindsight is 20/20. The problem is, there is not many obvious solutions on the market. The few that are 'proven' or...
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    Ruben Neves

    His posts are that good he has to emphasise them. And I'm not complaining because INIESTA GOAT knows ball. When iniestagoat talks you boys better listen
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    Xavi Hernández

    Because it probably won't happen. It's either lies that we are signing him or lies that Xavi is 100 percent against it. We have limited budget. Forcing average players on the manager because you know their agent is a huge no no.
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    Because in Italy, they don't have money to replace you straight away if you perform poorly. They have a greater obligation to their players because they are too broke to just instantly go spend on someone else like PL clubs do. It leads to the best result, because they give the player time and...
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    Ousmane Dembélé

    True! They had a chance to revive their league campaign at Camp Nou and failed. That's why they lost the league, not focus.
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    How would Pep do with current Barca squad?

    Goodness.
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    There is no such thing as too much money. There is always more you can do with money. The reality is, that few hundred million a year is more attractive than Barca for Messi.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Mkhyitarian and Darmian will be playing a CL final soon man.
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    A CL final is huge for Inter. Yeah doesn't win anything at the end of the day but it's a huge signal they might be a serious force again in Europe after decades of being a joke, a shadow of their former selves. Personally believe they have a great chance to win it though, too. And it has been...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    I've been more critical of Xavi than most here. Definitely not his biggest fan, I don't think he is a 'top' manager, but he's not bad for sure. I watch Calcio weekly, Inter being good is not a surprise, I did already put here weeks ago that I predict them to win the CL. I think Inzaghi is great...
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    Lionel "The Greatest of All Time" Messi V2

    He's probably asking for a wage which at least matches his PSG one, which we can't give. And let's not lie, he does love money, he wouldn't have left initially if that wasn't the case. Bringing him in is not that difficult financially if he asked for a reasonable wage. At 20m or so he is paid a...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    People always want the thing they don't have, but don't appreciate the good things they take for granted, especially in football. Case in point : Inter want to sack Inzaghi regardless of him getting them to a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL because he's coming 4th in the league 😂😂 and winning an Italian...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    I would really note something : generally, trends with managers as it refers to league play/knockout games tend to stay true over time and repeat themselves. For example, Inzaghi despite only managing for a short times in his career has already won like 4 Italian cups and has an 80 percent win...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    I see it completely the opposite. Inter has the tactical setup to beat Madrid but they have something else too, a team which plays without fear and an extremely good cup manager. They have heart and grit as well as class and tactical strength. Madrid aren't that good this season and tired of...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    Inter isn't mediocre, they are a solid team, and tactically very well organised. We have to take inspiration from that. If anything, the fact they look so good playing with guys like Dzeko, Darmian, Calhanoglu, Mkhyitarian just shows that you can make a lot work in the right setup. We have...
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    Champions League 2022/2023

    It's true, they are not bums by any means.

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