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  1. khaled_a_d

    Champions League 2024-25

    The new format should be judged by summer 2027 to be fair judgement. 4 extra games on most teams, that will take a toll, add CWC, add National teams tournaments and then we will see the full effect of it. Also, yeah, extra teams only serve "inclusion " criteria. Although, tbf, 2 of those...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    Poch left Spurs in 2019, Mourinho left Manu in 2018. EPL had the resources to move on from those tactics in few years. Poch was decent last year btw, what I wrote wasn't criticism to him , but that it will be tough for a more defensive/ conservative coach to work and stay in a big EPL club...
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    23 - Jules Kounde

    7 G+A this season. He is contributing more in offense now.
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    During the Messi/CR7 era, la liga clubs learned the hard way how to slow the game down, being defensively astute, using every trick in the book for that. La liga for years had the lowest actual minutes played in top 5 leagues. Real actually learned that trick too when they played Barca, and it...
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    10 - Lamine Yamal

    I mean, most talented attackers has those traits. We were a bit spoiled with Messi and Suarez.
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    9 - Robert Lewandowski

    23 goals this season (3 penalties) and leading scorer in both Liga and CL. He is doing fine tbh, not many good no9 press in the world atm, and most of those who does aren't anywhere near his scoring ability. He is who he is at this age, a goal scorer. He scores it is all good, he doesn't then...
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    3 - Alejandro Balde

    He had a tough test with that Duranville kid. Although the later is at his "all bark and no bite" development stage as he rarely score or assist yet. So, there was that. His offense atm is worse than Kounde, which is a big problem for us.
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    5 - Pau Cubarsí

    It was a bad game from him tbh, understandable due to age but it also shows why more experienced CB are needed.
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Striker is needed, but not the priority. We need to address depth before anything. Defense is lite, so is attack. Get a new LB, RB, RW/LW and then look at striker. Maybe someone like J.David on free agent although he looks so mediocre to me.
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    21 - Frenkie de Jong

    That ball loss in front of penalty area was his worst play and frustrated af, otherwise it wasn't a bad show from him considering how the game turned into full chaos mode by the time he entered.
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    This is literally recycling the old group of news into one list.
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    21 - Frenkie de Jong

    Nah. This club supports it's former players a lot, even if they are not true legends of the club. Coaching, SD, agents etc, we like to build a network around those in various capacities. Being a former player on a good term is important. A legacy here isn't about being a legend or historical...
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    Gareth Bale

    Nah, that is the Barca fan in you. CR7 was a worthy rival of Messi, a real rival. For me if you underrate him like this you actually underrate Messi because CR7 was a big part of the story (and anyone who thinks Messi didn't see him as rival is delusional btw). Messi won the rivalry in an...
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    Gareth Bale

    Messi and CR7 has separated themselves from the rest of their generations tbh, I doubt any of them would really say that. Even the Neymar/Suarez or Lewa of the world knows that they can't compete with them
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    Nico Williams

    He is one of those who says too much but it hits from time to time. So you can't dismiss news from him as pure bs, but can't consider him reliable
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    Vitor Roque

    Man, why do I feel like you are a classic ageist? You only complain about older players, and when they leave it is the next older player. Players aren't going to retire at 32 mate.
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    Vitor Roque

    Honestly, what is the big fuss? He asked for a deserved penalty to be called in the heat of the game. If anything it shows competitiveness. He had every right to do it, he is a Betis player in this game and should act like one. When else did he act like Vini? He was playing like his usual...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    I think this is an element that few would complain about. But Serghei said control in opposite to direct and risky way to attack that Flick added, so I doubt that's what he wants
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    How do you define controled? The team average the highest possession per game in Liga since 19/20 season, so surely not controling the ball. You want a safer approach and lesser risks? But that's what made us a consistently declining team for the past decade. Football now is about quickness...
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    Hans-Dieter Flick

    He needs to adapt to his team, rather than the league. We can't make the league identifies who we are, that was our problem in the past. You yourself talk about how Pep with "Barca DNA" dominated EPL. Flick gamestyle needed attacking fullbacks, currently we have none. The suicidal attacking...

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