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    Liga | Round 24: Atlético de Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 1-2

    Have you not noticed how heavy the ball seemed to be ?! This pitch seemed to be thick and/or dry ! It was very very hard to play some proper possession football. Considering these circumstances I take my hats off to Lucho and the team. I hope we'll stay with a similar line-up against Gijon
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    Liga | Round 24: Atlético de Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 1-2

    I like the line-up, I just hope Lucho has genuine reasons why he put Rakitic on the bench. Rafinha convinced me, and I would have no issue at all if we start to build the team with him as a starter if Rakitic doesn't find his marks again
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Sad to say it but this Cesc ( at Barca) could easily hold his own against Rakitic and Gomes. And I really hope Ivan and Andre will prove me totally wrong. But it's this desperate...
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    Ivan Rakitić

    I would have no issue at all letting Rakitic and Arda go to have Thiago Alcantara and Verratti instead. But that seems to be wishful thinking at the moment...
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    Barca Transfers and Rumors

    Wish-list for the midfield : A priorities : Thiago Alcantara ; Verratti B plan : Fabregas ; Gündogan ; Pjanic
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    Liga | Round 24: Atlético de Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 1-2

    There will be some tough fixture coming up : 26/02 Atletico away ; 1/03 Gijon home ; 4/03 Celta home ; 8/03 Paris home The manager's line-up choices should be of paramount importance ! I really hope we try something different at least against Gijon. The Atletico and Paris games will almost...
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    Liga | Round 24: Atlético de Madrid vs. FC Barcelona 1-2

    Atletico will be fired up, Barca should be very concentrated !
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    As amazing as they are technically, Neymar and Suarez need to learn how and when to pass to better fit with Barca's philosophy in my opinion. Without a proper 2008-2016 Barca midfield ( which I doubt will come back unless Rakitic and Iniesta step up) and with them missing passes it starts to...
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    Luis Enrique

    I hope I am insanely wrong, but I am here on record in this forum saying in 2015 that the day Xavi leaves Barcelona would be a black day and that Rakitic would only be a temporary solution for two seasons. I really hope I am completely wrong and hope Rakitic turns out to be a historical player...
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    And where he got the ball taken away from his feet like a little child. There is a choice to make. Either we build the team around MSN, or around a solid system trying to optimize the qualities we have in midfield. Messi could cut inside and try to build the game up. Neymar didn't show that...
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    Luis Enrique

    We'll have no choixe than to bring the heat from the very beginning at the return leg. I hope I am not razy enough to expect a crazy line-up like a 3-4-2-1 / 2-5-3 Ter Stegen 0-Piqué-0-0-0-Umtiti-0 0-0-0-Busquets-0-0-0 0-Rakitic-0-0-0-Iniesta-0 Rafinha-0-0-0-0-0-Alba 0-Messi-0-0-0-Neymar-0...
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    You must have missed the first half
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    Andrés Iniesta

    Iniesta was shining last season. He is a different player than Xavi. He'll have to play a more offensive role to get the best out of him. I could well imagine him in a 3-4-2-1 This 4-3-3 simply doesn't work for him as it should anymore...
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    Neymar Jr. - v5

    Neymar hurt badly Barca's build-up game. It was painful to watch. BUt he certainly isn't the only reason Barca played badly.
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    CL | Round of 16 - 1st Leg: PSG - FC Barcelona 4-0

    Was listening to a report of a French channel on Emery. He seems to have a strong winner's mentality and be extremely passionate about football. These can be his assets but it can also backfire against him. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he actually preferred playing Barca instead of Porto...
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    Luis Enrique

    As excellent Vidal is offensively, he seems to have made some frightening defensive positioning choices at times. And this type of mistakes can be fatal in tough games. But still, his long absence was hard to understand.
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    CL | Round of 16 - 1st Leg: PSG - FC Barcelona 4-0

    Yep he should be playing. Waiting for them to wear themselves out could be quite rewarding imo. And we should never underestimate MSN's and Iniesta's abilities to make them pay for the spaces they might abandon.
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    CL | Round of 16 - 1st Leg: PSG - FC Barcelona 4-0

    Pressing us high when Iniesta, Busquets and MSN are bringing the heat could be suicidal for them. I strongly believe that Barca's success will depend on the eleven's collective abilities in creating synergies. Let's not forget that we could nearly have the same team as in 2014/2015. If we...
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    CL | Round of 16 - 1st Leg: PSG - FC Barcelona 4-0

    Paris are very eager to face Barcelona. We should be very careful. Now that Iniesta and Busquets are back, I really hope we'll confiscate the ball as much as possible and make them pay for their mistakes. I don't think they would sit back Verratti : " Without Xavi, a lot of things have changed"...
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    Luis Enrique

    You either don't understand me or act like you don't. On the "fanboy" issue .... no comment... to you your views and to me mines

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