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  1. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    - Making assertions about other people's opinion to boost a narrative, like : "everyone says we have the best team, so why does Messi need to create". No one says we have the best team. That is a strawman right out of your back hole. - Using stats as proof but not analyzing at all. ever wonder...
  2. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Age is non debatable. What I would like to point out though is this. You can't say that we would be 4th in la Liga without him, but he is a problem in away cl knockouts. We would be even worse without him there too. There is no reason we wouldn't be. Our sulking away at KOs is a freaking mystery...
  3. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Last year was a great example of one man carrying the team, so yes, he gave as an unfair advantage. It's not bad to admit something now and then. Everybody admits his workrate off the ball is not great. But Sergei, even though you are a nice poster, you really come off as having an agenda about...
  4. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    Don't know if I should spend more time on this narrative, but let us remember our incredible away performances at the start of the season without Messi for a bit. They weren't great at all, were they? Something else must be the problem then.
  5. JohnN

    Man of the Match Thread

    Messi Semedo Ter stegen
  6. JohnN

    Pep Guardiola

    Perhaps Carles Perez would get a decent chance too. I don't think, Busquets, Rakitic, Sergi and Suarez would play. The rest are pretty good.
  7. JohnN

    Arthur

    If he is tired, it is indeed worrying, but that is an assertion. On the other hand Xavi did not run 14km per game, that is a false statement. Also, xavi played in a controlled tempo, not running after players half the time, with a possession percentage of more than 65% (and that might be low too).
  8. JohnN

    Gerard Piqué

    He seemed off. Many chances were cause of his mistakes.
  9. JohnN

    6 - Carles Alena

    Good game once more.
  10. JohnN

    Arthur

    He looks leaner and more dynamic than last season. He also played international games and didn't rest at all. One should wonder though, why did our midfield collapse when he was subbed off.
  11. JohnN

    Antoine Griezmann

    Wasn't good even at buildup. Lost easy balls and didn't shoot when he had a chance. Not sure what to make of this. I would surely want to see something different. Like Suarez and Busi on the bench, Fati on LW, Griezmann as a CF, FDJ as the DM and Puig as an AM.
  12. JohnN

    Sergio Busquets

    Vidal was rested against tired players and was worse though.
  13. JohnN

    Frenkie de Jong

    Sorry to say, but Busquets was better than FDJ against Slavia. And it's not about his position this time, he just was a little bit off by his standards.
  14. JohnN

    CL | Round 3: Slavia Prague - FC Barcelona 1-2

    People are getting way overboard with this game. It wasn't as bad as stats show. Slavia shot on goal from every single place they could, so their attempts are inflated. In reality, they had 2 good chances in the last minutes of the first half when we lost concentration and some chances created...
  15. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    But he was pressing this game. This is what amazes me the most. Not like Pedro for sure and not in the last 10 minutes. Anyway, too much fuss about this game for no reason.
  16. JohnN

    Luis Suárez

    How are people still saying that Griezmann can't score as much as Suarez? What an amazing standard Suarez must have set for missed chances and bad passes that Griezmann wouldn't be able to match.. How on earth isn't Griezmann the CF with Dembele as a LW for this team and Suarez as a super sub...
  17. JohnN

    Ernesto Valverde

    We should appreciate Valverde for his tactical genius and bash Messi for his performance. Got it.
  18. JohnN

    Lionel Messi - v7

    We've never been good away from Camp Nou and we still aren't. This is no surprise. Messi's workrate is the least of our problems, as he has always been conserving more energy than others. Cherry picking this fact is absurd. Not a great worker? No, if your expectation from a player is to run...
  19. JohnN

    Barcaforum Prediction League 2019-20

    Slavia Vs Barca 0-4
  20. JohnN

    Ansu Fati (loaned to Monaco)

    At 16 that may be too much. Not even Messi did that. I think 20 minutes or so should be good enough.
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