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  1. Kubala

    8 - Pedri

    Lucho, LVG & Rijkaard teams always dominated possession, not quite to the extent of Pep but still. 2006 CL final Barca enjoyed 64% against possession based Arsenal. 2015 final versus Juve, 61%. Pace is good and we've had it with Henry, Eto'o, Pedro etc but Barca DNA, particularly last 15 years...
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    CL | Round 1: FC Barcelona - Bayern Munchen 0-3

    48% possession at home. 5 at the back, counter-attack football is diametric to our footballing philosophy. We need to get back to 4-3-3, high press and dominating possession, the system understood and played by every player at every level of the club. Now there is no Messi or Suarez we should be...
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    Laporta wins Barca elections

    So happy with this news. Things will be much harder for him this time around but hopefully he can get us back to being 'Mes Que Un Club' :barcascarf:
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    Ronald Koeman

    Yeh, completely agree. It was a difficult ask for him but there aren't really any signs of even halting the decline.
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    Ronald Koeman

    We are all tired of watching us get embarrassed, that doesn't mean it's all Pique's fault. Of course he isn't the player he once was but my point is Koeman obviously thought he was needed. I don't think it was anything to do with 'amigos', lets not forget how terrible we were defensively against...
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    Gerard Piqué

    :lol::lol::lol:
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    Gerard Piqué

    I don't understand all the hate shown to Pique these days. Club legend in my opinion and still probably the best defender we have. The only player that defends corners and free kicks for us and a leader. Even now, if he played in a team that didn't leave the defence so exposed so high up the...
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    Ronald Koeman

    That's harsh. He tried his level best to be fit and ready for a big game he knew his team would need him in. Koeman, for all his flaws, understands defenders as he played there. If he played Pique after being out for so long it's because he had no faith whatsoever in the alternatives.
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Alaba, Garcia & Bernat are the only decent options on that list.
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    Clément Lenglet

    Not a bad idea. Maybe even a back three of Firpo left, Mingueza right and Pique sweeper.
  11. Kubala

    CL | Round of 16: PSG - FC Barcelona (5-2 agg)

    Ahh, the annual CL humiliation is here again! Surely no one is surprised? Lots of issues, too many to list, but one obvious point is the poor pressing. We need to decide if we are a pressing team, in which case we need to select players that can and will press and work hard or stop trying to...
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    No, not 4-2-4, why keep suggesting everything OTHER than 4-2-3-1 which is what I'm saying. Okay, you don't think it will work but I think it's the only way to get the best out of Messi' last years and not be pushovers, and I think Messi could play there AS a 4-2-3-1 if he has the desire. He has...
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    Luis Suárez

    Intersting(ish) stat to come out of the Bayern game; Suarez touched the ball 24 times - 9 in the middle of the pitch; 1 to kick the game off and 8 to restart after every Bayern goal...
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    True, it is a problem I don't envy Koeman having to solve. I just think Semedo needs much more help wide, whereas in the middle others can be Messi's legs. Full backs can push up to make a MF 4, 5 with Leo etc.
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    Not a 4 4 2 no, the wide players would still be attacking forwards pressing high, NOT wide midfield players, just Messi would drop to make a three in MF. If anything it would transition to a 4-3-3, not a 4-4-2
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    I think Messi is an intelligent enough player to adapt to this position, especially with movement in front of him and a double pivot behind. When he plays RW now we need superman at RB to cover the whole right side which Semedo definately is NOT. When he drops into MF he will have three players...
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    That's exactly right, he would be. But we would still have a RW when we don't have the ball to help RB defensively where we are getting killed.
  18. Kubala

    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Messi seems to want him and Garcia - It's true he struggled after he came back from two injuries but he finished the season really well after the season resumed. Played all of FA cup semi & Final v Man City & Chelsea respectively and won both, lifting the cup. Seems to have matured into a leader...
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    You seriously don't know the difference between 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1?
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    Ronald Koeman is new Barca manager

    ----------------MATS---------------- Semedo-----Araujo---Lenglet-----Alba ----------Pjanic-----DeJong---------- Dembele--------Messi----------Fati ------------------9------------------

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