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Champions League 2017/18
Good. We can't get KO'd by them, and they can't face RM to inevitably get destroyed and KO'd like always in the CL. We need Bayern, PSG, City, etc. to be strong and keep playing strong so they can be in a position to topple RM. The likes of Atletico right now are nothing but a hindrance and... -
Champions League game 4: Olympiacos vs Barcelona 0-0
Is it though? They are 4th at the moment in the damn Greek Superleague ffs. It's been several years since they haven't won the entire thing. They are having a poor season and didn't even put up much of a fight today against us but our team looked crazy stale. A good and on-form Barca team of...- DonAndres
- Post #116
- Forum: 2017/2018 - Valverde's double
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Champions League game 4: Olympiacos vs Barcelona 0-0
It's cause he loves the DonAK!- DonAndres
- Post #109
- Forum: 2017/2018 - Valverde's double
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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
They were pretty lucky in the CL, though much less so than they were the year prior in 15/16 :lol:. The Bayern games were a sham. 2 incorrect red cards had Bayern spend 70 out of 210 minutes a man down in a crucial tie. The momentum shift both times it happened was very clear. The offside goals... -
Ernesto Valverde - V1
I also think he isn't doing the best with what we have right now, but tbf managers in football tend to vary their own individual performance greatly based on the squad they have. Lucho was seemingly doing a great job during 14/15 and halfway through 15/16 when our treble squad was strong and... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Or maybe it's a place for you to throw endless tantrums against those who express any opposition to the state of this club and the way it's being run. Don't think you ever have or will show frustration about the unimpeded decline of this team, but the world will surely end before Jamdav refuses... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Fair enough, I wasn't actually advocating for Messi leaving Barca if that's what it seemed (not that I would blame him whatsoever if he did). Just that I can understand people wanting to save Messi's legacy when everything else is quite clearly going to shit. Especially when the state of the... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Messi is literally a once in a lifetime talent. It's not even remotely difficult to maintain a spot as the top 1 or 2 team in football for a decade when you have Messi and when the starting point of this team was 2011 Barcelona. To have him yet butcher his team and its trajectory so woefully is... -
Luis Suárez
At this point his bad form doesn't make a single difference in the big picture. It's a drop in a bucket compared to the rest of this teams issues. Nothing short of Suarez becoming Messi would change the fact that this team isn't gonna win a damn thing.- DonAndres
- Post #1,992
- Forum: Barca History
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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
If Messi gave a single shit about his legacy, he would be long gone from FC Barcelona and with good reason. Be grateful for his apathy. -
Ernesto Valverde - V1
I feel bad for the naive optimists that think this team has ANY chance in the CL. Good results masking abysmal football, EV making braindead decisions, etc. FC Barcelona is in a bubble right now, so to speak. As soon as we hit the 2nd half of the season and important fixtures, everything will... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
I agree about Messi being a defensive liability and I don't even mind him playing in the central areas. When we had Neymar earlier in preseason the system was almost like a midfield diamond with Messi at the tip behind Neymar and Suarez (Ney played more inside with freedom to drift in the games... -
Paulinho
He should be a starter right now. I'm sick of seeing Rakitic out there time and time again without merit, Paulinho is at least an improvement there.- DonAndres
- Post #3,255
- Forum: Other Players
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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Dunno if it was by his design or Valverde's but he was extremely isolated in the first half because of how close he was playing to the CB's and essentially just waiting there. Only until Pique's red and Deulofeu consequently being subbed off did Messi move to the RW and finally get into rhythm... -
Ernesto Valverde - V1
There were very few clear cut chances until Messi woke the game up with his FK and came alive individually. The team just doesn't look strong at all, especially in midfield. Definitely get a feeling that we'll be exposed come spring, and it might be ugly too. What is this team gonna do when we... -
Gerard Deulofeu
One of his best and most dangerous performances and yet I still don't think any of his crosses were accurate lol. Everything that was created was either the OG or deflected crosses.- DonAndres
- Post #7,283
- Forum: Other Players
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10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Lol, paraphrasing what you say isn't "putting words in your mouth". But I guess everything I say doesn't accurately reflect your views, so let's hear it from you. What point are you making here? You're trying to undermine the idea that City convincingly defeated the 2 big teams they've faced... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Lol, you don't need to worry I watched the games. City dominated Chelsea from start to finish other than a handful of spells, they were in total control a majority of the time. Putting up some resistance doesn't mean that Chelsea were effective and competing on the same level or even close. I... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
Long balls, as far as effectiveness is concerned, is almost by definition a desperate way of playing. Low rate of success and even lower when teams actively try long balls with more frequency as a tactic. The only scenario where they can reasonably be used with any sort of frequency is to beat... -
10 - Lionel Messi - v5
You were the one who said long balls would circumvent Pep's tactics and break them down, if anything I'd say that's one of the least effective ways to counter Pep's football. Better premiership teams? I'd say so far this season their performances against better premiership teams are quite...
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