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:lol: This seems to be touching a nerve to some on a Barca forum but I'll let it go since very few would be willing to accept a different answer.

Xavi has far more influence and obviously is the better player at his best, but consistency, fatigue, and injuries have been a huge problem for him this season and we all know it. People act like he's untouchable and to say he's not the best is heresy of some sort. Illarra had the benefit of...

You're being sarcastic right? :lol:

Pep hasn't shown any true colors or acted like a turd towards Barca. It's just opened the eyes to some people that he actually is at another club now and is working for their best interests, not Barca's. Don't be butthurt or bitter about that fact and completely shun him off entirely, I don't...

Constant injury and fatigue prevented him from being as impressive as he could have (even then his ability has been declined). Even in la liga he wasn't constantly at his top level. Don't get me wrong, Xavi is still an unbelievably influential player for the team, but on quality performances it...

Please tell me how Xavi was above average last season overall. Illa isn't the more merited or overall capable player, but he performed better over the season. Other than the Milan game and a few others, Xavi was playing alright but not spectacular. Illaramendi however was absolutely impressive.

Not the most admirable of moves yet somehow reason for you to want to call the Boixos Nois on him and shun him completely from the club, saying he's a disrespectful traitor and a liar who's "true colors have been shown" by the apparently now mighty Tito and Rosell.

-Illarramendi was one of the most impressive CM's in la liga this season, over Alonso and Xavi. -Isco might be central while Ozil plays on the right, either way Di Maria is too inconsistent to rely on. -Carvajal was one of the best fullbacks in the BL, he shits on Arbeloa and will slot into...

:lol: :lol: :lol: Where do you get the idea that everyone who doesn't share your clouded and biased opinion is wrong and that the reasons you are giving are at all relevant. If Alves gets owned, it wasn't his responsibility or fault. If Alba gets double teamed, he's the biggest defensive...

Two alpha players don't work usually but Neymar complements Messi so I doubt that's the case this time. And obviously Pep would put it like this to twist the negotiation into his favor by promising that he'd be the main man at Bayern instead of secondary at Barcelona. It's a way to make moving...

Thanks :beer2: I agree, you and I share a lot of opinions :lol: I'm not saying it should be Alves' responsibility to mark them perfectly but you're making it out to be like Alba should perfectly stop an on-fire Muller+Robben when even Alves proved to be less than useless defensively, not even...

Pep denied that rumor and the whole "Rodrigues has no reason to lie" is far too little evidence to say otherwise. Hell if anything that statement could be taken out of context even if it were true. Pep was most likely referring to the difficulty of playing two alpha players together and getting...

:lol: If anything that could be attributed to the fact that Muller+Robben are the focal points of the attack for Bayern and were playing better, making it a harder job for Alba. Alves was constantly run down, beaten in the air, lazy in his defensive job, and utterly useless whereas Alba was...

Bayern scored plenty of goals due to Alves getting targeted and often bullied in the air as well. He's constantly left the right flank wide open as well in the Bayern game as well. 1st goal, he got beat by Dante in the air. 2nd goal he got beat by Muller in the air. 3rd goal he left Ribery to...

Hmm, lemme try some of your own BS against you: Prove it.

Really?? Great for Suso, he'll be getting tons of liga playing time.

I said prefer, not predict :p and really Arsenal often overperform towards the end of the season to mask their problems every year, it's only a matter of time before something bites them in the ass and they get an unexpectedly low ranking, forcing some change. If a key player like Cazorla or...

Buyout clauses can be negotiated up or down with various fees/rules, etc. Not by too much though.

How biased :lol: ok fine our defense is perfect and not a glaring problem, we didn't concede 13 games in a row or anything. And we don't even need a goalkeeper, we'll have Pinto won't we? And Roberto is the future of the midfield, worthy of being a starter in a few years easily. As long as we...

What the hell are you talking about Roberto is enough. He's unimpressive in Segunda let alone Primeira. If Bartra gets loaned, we'll need 2 but if not then a single good one would be sufficient. Puyol is not going to be playing most games anyway. There doesn't have to be WC players in each...