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    Ousmane Dembélé

    Dembele is a player who only a few defenders in the world can handle 1v1. Even if he doesn't get that many goals and assists (which he even was this season) just the amount of attention and panic he draws from a backline produces significant offense, it kills high lines, it forces a double team...
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    Frenkie de Jong

    Wouldn't even have got close to winning the league without those 3. Most of our games would end 0-0.
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    Joan Laporta

    Was complete nonsense, he was attacking and praising him at the same time, didn't make any sense when I read it either. He said this : “UEFA wants to act against Barcelona because we support the Super League project. Ceferin made a number of offensive statements and I ask him to be responsible...
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    Joan Laporta

    Pretty much he didn't say anything we didn't know already and just re-hashing the lines of 'we paid for refereeing reports' which is disappointing and worrying. He made out like he was going to come with a proper defense and instead he has presented nothing new except accusing Tebas and Ceferin...
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    Joan Laporta

    Joan Laporta: "Barça hired a service with invoices monitored by the tax agency. Nothing illegal went on and there is no case of sporting corruption." The Treasury put out an official statement a month or so back stating that no invoices could be found corresponding to payments they were...
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    Joan Laporta

    Can tell Laporta is a real politician. A lot of what he said was outright lies. Most of it deflection and bluster trying to make it into a war against Madrid or Tebas when both don't have much to do with it in reality.
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    La Liga Round 29: Getafe - FC Barcelona 0-0

    Xavi's old nemesis, 5 at the back.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Even if we drop points, a lot of them, Madrid will also drop plenty so we have to really be terrible to lose the league.
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    Xavi Hernández

    9 games remain. Thankfully Madrid were awful in this last couple months so we still have a very comfortable cushion of 11 points. Good we won the Clasico as it could have been a lot more dicey. To lose the title we would have to lose 4 out of the next 9 games or some similar loss of points...
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    Xavi Hernández

    "I’ve been criticized a lot for my comments on the pitches at times, but for us it is essential.” So... what happens when all these crappy Liga teams start growing out their grass to destroy your whole plan, if it's that essential? Even if it's true it shouldn't be said else risk being...
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    I actually can't remember seeing him win a physical battle with a centre-back for some time now. Seems like every direct duel he gets in he gets bullied and never bullies his opposite number, whether speed or strength or anything. Idk what's happened but this guy was meant to be the physical...
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    Ibra was more talented at his best. Defenders would never body Ibra regularly every game like they do with Lewa and was also better technically.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Nah.. it can be that players step up after being given more important roles and minutes and also need that experience of real game time to improve as players and reach their potential. Can't only judge a player in a training setting.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Yes! In the little he's played he's shown he has a decent strike of the ball, creativity, some flair, I think today he surely could have been no worse than Gavi facing down that parked bus. Initially I didn't like Torre but when he's played he's done well and deserves a chance over some...
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    La Liga 2022/23

    Anyone watching this Valencia-Sevilla game? It is absolutely incredible how the refs rob Valencia every single game, its like every key decision goes against them, they have lost almost a dozen points to mistakes. If I wasn't more rational I would say it looks like an agenda.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Fair enough, I do think Xavi has credit on making Balde a starter and benching Alba permanently, but Koeman did initially spot him and introduce him to the team too. I think would probably have become a starter for Koeman over time.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Koeman was using Balde, he introduced him into the team, I remember him playing against Bayern in the CL and he did well and caught my eye there. True he wasn't all that good in the B team but many aren't, Araujo wasn't amazing either. Koeman still brought him up and also brought Mingueza up...
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    Xavi Hernández

    With Koeman, whilst he wasn't an amazing manager by any means and right to sack him, his youth development was miles better than Xavi. So many young players were introduced to the team under him and a lot of the fruit Xavi is reaping now (Araujo, Gavi, Pedri, Balde) was his work. Planes also...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Signing likes of Raphinha and Ferran being a coach who clearly exclusively wants 1v1 menace wingers was a big mistake. Those two are not bad players, they can give a great level in a specific system, but in this one where they're mostly pinned to the outside they aren't gonna do much. Neither...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Xavi: "Yesterday we tried training on a dry pitch in Barcelona. The grass really hurts us. It's bad, not only for us but also for Getafe. Look at Munir, who couldn't even shoot the ball..." Omg :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: The meme has returned.

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