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    Xavi Hernández

    Lisandro is one of their best players and by far their best CB. I don't think missing him was nothing. Gap from Martial to Weghorst is absolutely titanic also and much bigger than Dembele to Raphinha, for example. They also missed as you say, 100m man Antony who is so much better than any of...
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    Liga Round 23: Almeria - FC Barcelona 1-0

    Should be fun game. Almeria shipped 6 to Girona last game, lol. Their defense is terrible, timing of this game is good to pack a few goals past them and keep confidence high. They also have probably the worst right back in the league with Houboulang Mendes so whoever plays LW is gonna have a...
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    Xavi Hernández

    We played with full team other than Dembele at Camp Nou, United were missing 5 or 6 regular players, and we were lucky to get a 2-2 draw. Even in the return they played with players like Weghorst who wouldn't even play at Barca B. Every team has holes and has to deal with injury issues...
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    Sergi Roberto

    Not really his fault he was put into a totally alien role.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    He's physically very poor. I don't know if it could be because the pressing system is tiring him (entirely possible), so that when he gets the ball or gets into a duel with defenders he's too tired to do it because burnt out from pressing high all game. Regardless, not at the physical level at...
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    Joan Laporta

    Jeeeeez man :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You should become a Madridista. You seem to like Madrid more than Barca (nothing wrong with that).
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    Xavi Hernández

    We have to accept that clearly Xavi and the board don't seem to think competing in Europe, against the best, is important for the club anymore. We will keep seeing this over and over as Xavi is happy to 'try again next season' and just happy about how we managed to keep the scoreline close...
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    How many of those goals against good teams? The reality is at this stage in his career he needs chances put on a plate for him and for the team to be dominating the game. He isn't fast or strong enough to beat any CB anymore and on-ball work is poor. Just a poacher.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Before Xavi, the dozens of players in the injury room couldn't be used as an excuse and was all the manager's fault for poor physical preparation. A couple players out in today's Barca is instantly a unquestionable excuse for losing over and over in Europe.
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    Xavi Hernández

    I don't think Barca really suffered from low intensity though. Our intensity was fine over the two legs and had moments where they were really struggling with our press. Just seems like a deflection or misrecognition of the real issue which is the poor tactics.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    He really is a bumcrusher. Loves scoring on Cadiz, Elche, Valladolid etc and against likes of Plzen but disappears against any top competition. Benzema complete opposite. Saves his best for the best and almost always shows up in the primetime against top competition. Temptation has the gall to...
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    Xavi Hernández

    So now Dembele has gone in your eyes from useless big game bottler who is light years away from top wingers, to his absence being so crucial that we are guaranteed to lose without him. You couldn't make it up, lol.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Barca famously only team in the world to suffer from injuries and suspensions.
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    Xavi Hernández

    United had 7 or 8 absences in first leg. We had everyone but Dembele, at home (big game bottler according to you so we weren't missing much). What was the excuse for playing so poorly there?
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    Xavi Hernández

    You're saying Garnacho, an 18 year old who got into the first team a few months ago and has started like 1 senior game in his career, is better to have than Raphinha (a Brazil starter who cost 60m and had many top clubs after him). With that comparison you've perfectly shown the managerial...
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    Xavi Hernández

    This season in Europe (All CL + EL games), we have not kept a SINGLE clean sheet. Not a single one. 0 clean sheets out of 8 games. 16 goals conceded in those 8 games. In Liga, 17 clean sheets out of 22 games and 7 goals conceded in those 22. Will the usual suspects finally admit the quality...
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    Xavi Hernández

    Likes of Fred, Shaw, Wan Bissaka, Weghorst so much better eh?
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    Xavi Hernández

    The thing is, we can create chances, it is just the mentality of the manager. He tries to grind out results by getting crappy goals and riding luck on chances missed by opposition. Works against Cadiz but not likes of United.
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    Xavi Hernández

    We tried the Liga tactic of shelling up after 1-0 and trying to ride out the lead but Xavi again hasn't realised that in Europe you pay for the chances you concede. It's not the same as Liga where a team like Cadiz need 10 chances to score one. In Europe you get punished for managing game like...
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    EL: Manchester United - FC Barcelona (4-3)

    It is absolute comedy if we play Roberto as a false winger. Would genuinely rather Ferran there. No doubt if it happens will be claimed it was a "rotation" as Ferran needs to be rested after having played 10 minutes all season. Xavi probably won't be that dumb tho. Hopefully. Though I am...

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