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    23 - Jules Kounde

    Madrid's depth is shit, their success relies on a striker who misses every other game because of a knock, and they are regularly putting guys like Nacho and Ceballos as starters even these days.. But they manage it. Its not because of the squad.
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    Xavi Hernández

    LaLiga is a bigger achievement than QF Champions League clearly but the outrage and concern isn't because we didn't win the CL, its the way we went out and the impression it left for the future. Competing for the CL this season was an unrealistic goal, but still, it would have been encouraging...
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    Frenkie de Jong

    Gavi may start struggling when refs crack down on his fouling style of play. Despite having committed the most fouls in LaLiga (53 so far off top of my head) he only received his 5th yellow card last game, and has received 0 red cards, so he's averaging around 10 fouls per card. Obviously...
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    Xavi Hernández

    I don't want to be pessimistic but tbh I think that the Xavi project is just going downhill from here. No matter how much people will deny it our ample sample size of losing and conceding bags of goals in Europe does demonstrate the team's real level. The arguments about injuries only reinforce...
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    Abde Ezzalzouli

    Golazo. Been in good form with Osasuna recently, scored against Sevilla to put them through last round too. Thinking that maybe we should keep him as a bench option when he comes back if we can't find a decent fee for him..
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    Xavi Hernández

    You can still win games where you're an underdog. It seems like every time we come into a game where we're not the favourite or even 50/50 we have written it off as a loss already and everyone is okay with that. Remember that we already beat them 4-0 and 3-1 under Xavi so obviously Ancelotti...
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    Premier League 2022/2023

    They're not useless, Arsenal are just doing that thing again where every single chance they get is a goal.
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    Liga Round 23: Almeria - FC Barcelona 1-0

    Well, Xaviball has a simple aim when it comes to striker. Players like Luuk or Auba who have not been that good elsewhere have played in this system and scored a lot of goals. The only thing the striker is expected to do is press and score in the box, striker linkup or holdup ala Benzema or Kane...
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    Frenkie de Jong

    Takes a very weird view of the game to think Gavi has even been near De Jong's performance, heavily disagree there. Most games of the season Gavi just been running around fouling people and had no standout game except Madrid in Supercup.
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    Copa: FC Barcelona - Real Madrid 1-4

    Interestingly enough, Ferran has actually done pretty well whenever he's played against Madrid. I feel that maybe he'll actually be better than Lewandowski if he takes his spot. Other than that, we're gonna really struggle offensively without Pedri and Dembele. I just hope our defense can stay...
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    Liga Round 23: Almeria - FC Barcelona 1-0

    Lewa was really a terrible signing. A lot of money spent in wages and somewhat fee for a 34 year old striker who isn't improving Aubameyang much in this system. And the thing is, he will only get worse from here on out.
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    8 - Pedri

    They need it in games against high-level teams in CL, yes. But when you look hopeless against even likes of Almeria because you are missing Dembele or something it is a worrying sign. Needs to be some base patterns of play and tactics there other than Dembele and inshallah even against trash...
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    Probably a blessing in disguise and I mean that seriously.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    To be honest we're not missing much. Remember that during the 3 games of his suspension we actually won all 3. When he's here or when he's not here makes little difference against top teams. Whether that's his fault or the tactics who knows.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Our defensive record is still absolutely incredible. 8 goals taken in 23 games. I really don't understand how we have achieved those Chelsea 04 style numbers with this defense, that looks okay at best. We are giving up several big chances a game even against random relegation teams like Cadiz...
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    24 - Eric García

    Even though he wasn't directly responsible for the goal it sure feels like it, we concede almost every time he plays.
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    Ernesto Valverde

    When he was here, he went a whole Liga season losing like once no? Wild.
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    6 - Gavi

    Seeing this guy try to prove how much of a hard man he is by screaming at refs and opponent players every game is getting tiring. Starting to bring nothing to the table but hustle and intensity (and of course the macho hard man act). He's important for Xavi's full court press type system...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Well we are out of it now, in February, whilst Madrid have to try and compete for CL in the next months so that argument isn't gonna wash if we end up choking it. Only LaLiga and Copa left, and Copa is at semi-final stage.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Should we keep him if we win LaLiga, or is it a poisoned chalice and just take it and run? Winning LaLiga is a great achievement 100% but it seems hard to tell if he's really built a project that will ensure long-term league success, or this has just been our year and we've been lucky to keep...

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