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I actually wish that we had him instead of Busquets in the side tonight. He did what Busquets hasn't been able to do this season and that is provide protection to the back 4. I remember one of his games at the Nou Camp last season when he made things difficult for Messi. I've never seen a...

We need somebody who can take on defenders and get past them so that there is less pressure on Messi in the middle. I'd much rather we have somebody better than Pedro.

Well considering how useless and clueless most of our signings have been the last few years, I wouldn't be surprised if we bought him. If we can have one other player beside Messi who can use his dribbling speed and ability to get past players and therefore free up space for others then it would...

I remember being laughed out of here when I suggested last season that we needed to buy a more defensively capable LB. It's allright to play offensive minded fullbacks against most of what La Liga has to offer (even then we have conceded goals but we usually out-score teams in La Liga) but when...

Pique was poor last season and was rewarded with another starting berth the next year. As a club, you need to put your foot down but as I've said before, Barca just don't seem to value defending. I remember the ex-Barca player Albert Ferrer after the second leg against PSG talk about how Barca...

I said it before the season started that we needed at least 1 CB. But right now, I'd much rather that we buy 2 CB's. I mean, Bayern reportedly spent so little to get Dante while we spent 19 million or something to buy Alex Song and put him in defense. Absolutely ridiculous.

I've been wanting to say this for quite some time now but i've been busy so I haven't had time to post here much but Busquets has been poor for much of this season. All the attention has been on our back four and the CB's but we don't have anyone in the middle of the pitch to provide protection...

And there were people in here who actually thought that he was an underrated defender....:lol:

Well there were a lot of people in here questioning as to why even Adriano and Song were playing at times at CB over Bartra but watching him recently it's absolutely clear as to why the management chose to go that way . They're willing to try replacements over him which really shows how much...

He isn't a top-level player and i've been saying it for quite some time. He's just exposed now for what he really is. He's extremely poor on the ground and slow on his feet and on the turn. Opposing attackers get easily around him and after that either he lunges for a tackle, and usually against...

He was beyond pathetic against Celta. Could easily have been sent off and should've gotten a penalty.

As someone who has played both sports, there's no question American Football is much more dangerous with risk of developing serious long-term problems including degenerative brain injury (and there's a large number of former players trying to sue the NFL currently ). The impacts and collision in...

Played this sport as a young kid but lost interest over the years. I just find it such a dumb sport now. Much prefer American football, there's a lot more variety and strategy involved.

Zlatan's inclusion is a huge, huge boost to PSG. We all know that PSG will generally be playing on the counter-attack and at times will be playing pretty deep so when they do get possession they will pump the ball upfield to Zlatan who is good at holding up the ball and then involving his...

The NBA is a little suspect but I don't consider the NFL by and large to 'have an agenda'. Bad calls are made in every sport and football has always been one of the more corrupt sport with big clubs getting away with a ridiculous amount of BS and a silent complicity with racist behaviour from...

He had freedom at Arsenal and was very much a focal point who initiated attacks without worrying much about tracking back or pressing, he's not getting the freedom to roam here so he's struggling (especially in the big games where his defeciences are exposed more), kind of similar to Modric who...

In his last 2 matches, to me he just looked like a shadow of a player who was so tremendous in his last two seasons with Sevilla and the first 3 and a half in Barca. I don't know if it's related to his work-rate or something else but he just doesn't get back as much or as quickly as he used to...

Those risky challenges will be exploited by more experienced and clever players . Ronaldo is an example of someone who lures in defenders and then uses his quick feet to get fouls etc.

It's not reasonable to expect that we can press like that every game. And I know a lot of people in here were blaming Barca's lack of pressing as one of the reasons for the struggles of the CB's, but against Milan the defense looked vulnerable even when the Barca frontline and midfield did a...

It was a largely defensive Madrid side that seemed to just want a decent result to take to the Bernabeau. When they really opened up and went for Barca in the 2nd leg, they opened us up with astonishing ease and regularity.