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  1. DonAndres

    Pep Guardiola

    I said "that" not "there". There are reasons to forego the tradition of sportsmanlike behavior, like Mourinho's eye-gouging or Pepe's racism/physical attacks after which any attempt at being sportsmanlike is just for face value. However just because a few faulty tackles were made in a preseason...
  2. DonAndres

    Pep Guardiola

    I agree. I fully sympathize that Pep probably didn't even want to play that game and that he was likely forced to play the unfit WC winners just to fulfill some sort of publicity quota (and ultimately one of them got injured as a result). Still, the MLS all star coach wasn't at fault for that...
  3. DonAndres

    Xavi Hernández

    Easy to split Pirlo and Xavi. Don't get me wrong, Pirlo is a great player. Near unparalleled vision and long passing, very graceful style. The thing is, Xavi in his prime was on a whole other level of dominance and influence. He was everywhere on the pitch and controlling everything, the...
  4. DonAndres

    Pep Guardiola

    He refused a handshake with the MLS all stars coach after the game because of a few somewhat rough tackles on his players. Pep is usually a very classy and respectable guy but he let his ego get the better of himself there. I can understand his irritation but that's no excuse to let go of...
  5. DonAndres

    Pre-Season Thread

    2-1 to MLS all stars right now from Donovan. Pep is experimenting with some really odd tactics this preseason, even for him.
  6. DonAndres

    Pre-season friendlies 14/15

    Some really positive evolution in our team, adopting the almighty BPL-Stoke model. No more of that technical passing pansy la liga shit. The players and management have finally realized that the true measure of a man is how far you can boot it up the field from your own box. Our strikers are...
  7. DonAndres

    Pedro Rodriguez

    Makes a lot of sense. Neymar will get the freedom to move on both the inside and outside of the fullback, Suarez gets the space to move anywhere across the front line, and Messi essentially plays as our 4th midfielder like he did in 10/11. It also allows for our fullbacks to move forward into...
  8. DonAndres

    Gerard Deulofeu

    Seems like Lucho is really grilling Deulofeu to do more work defensively. Great man management and it'll help make him a more complete player. He's gradually learning his lesson and giving more. Showed similar things today. Amazing skill, wicked shot, reserved team play. We'll see a more self...
  9. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Feel free to, my opinion was maintained that Rakitic does more work in midfield (buildup, passing, defending, etc.) than Cesc who vacates his position. It showed again today. Rakitic had a constant presence in our buildup and helped us dominate the game whereas Cesc wouldn't show up until he...
  10. DonAndres

    Sergi Roberto

    Did better because that performance against Nice set a bar extremely low. Less sloppy passes and made himself available for Samper, but what difference did he actually make? He still had spells of complete anonymity and even Grimaldo was doing more work on that left handed midfield side than he...
  11. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    no...?
  12. DonAndres

    Ivan Rakitić

    Very awesome performance today, my man of the match. He knew how to find space and made smart passes or combinations (created some great attacking moves as well). He was defensively present and showed a lot of improvement in his technique. Getting more and more promising with each game.
  13. DonAndres

    Gerard Piqué

    Pique was bad. Didn't make too many horribly blatant errors but that's not really the standard to hold a good performance to. He made some sloppy passing decisions (wrong man, overhit, etc.) and was caught sleeping a few times. Defensively his presence was passive. Insigne and the others easily...
  14. DonAndres

    Ángel Di María

    I don't know if Monaco is in some weird position financially right now but they did get a huge transfer fee for James and clearly have decent club relations with RM. It's not beyond reason that they could get him.
  15. DonAndres

    Xavi Hernández

    Great words from Xavi. Lot of crap being thrown around about him having a bad attitude and all but it's great to see that he supports Lucho and accepted the proposal of not being the default top-dog in the pecking order. He spoke with humility and as the leader representing the squad. He...
  16. DonAndres

    Gerard Deulofeu

    Early stages for him. He has to improve his overall game further on the ball and linking up with teammates. From the 2 friendlies I'd say he improved his movement and runs by a lot because he looks a lot smarter and more consistent with it. The only recent sample we have of Deulofeu playing an...
  17. DonAndres

    Ángel Di María

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Di Maria please leave, you have to.
  18. DonAndres

    9 - Luis Suárez - v1

    Similar to this pic I posted about a month back:
  19. DonAndres

    Barça's Transfers and Rumors

    I can really see where footyfan is coming from now. This thread is the poison of the forum :lol:
  20. DonAndres

    Rafinha Alcantara

    I wasn't impressed with his game against Nice but the reasons behind it indicate that it's a complete non-issue. First, our midfield hardly had proper transition to the forwards due to Roberto's anonymity. They were isolated and we looked disconnected in several zones. Long balls and quick...

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