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A lof of the management stuff who leaves goes to better career offers. Most of them were a bit overqualified for us tbh. Barca is big in the sports world, but not in the business world. During Bartomeu era, out guys were rarely recruited by bigger sharks. Would have loved more stability but it...

Apparently got a big offer in USA.

He can afford to rest few games in the league. In the play off format, you can accept slipping couple of slots for the sake of rested team in the playoffs

Yes, when he is healthy.

Allegri was good back in the day, but Simone is more balanced tbf

Barca will have to "unregister" 6 players from first team already: That is free agents Alonso & Roberto, who are meh, Then loaned Felix & Cancelo who were both good value for the team, then Roque and Fermin who were both registered as injury replacement. And we can't use so many La Masia...

Sure, but he is a coach who knows how to put a fairly average/ cheap squad into winning positions. A team of their quality will always have those hit or miss situations, win a close tie they should win or win one they shouldn't. Overnight great coach to have, and it isn't like you can't find...

Maybe the grit of CL might have hurt them, you never know. But a broader look, such turn over hurt leagues in Europe tbh. The likes of Osasona, Villarreal and Sevilla became a shell of what they were, hurting Liga badly. Sociedad was consistent and did their Job, Betis was consistent but...

PSG are bad match up for us tbh. Their strengths are their speed which can harm us badly, while their weakness is their midfield which we won't punish them for it.

That can be said about every Liga team not named RM

I alm late to the party but sometimes,actually most of the time, it is about the execution of the strategy rather than the ideas itself. The idea of getting a guy like Romeu was inter esque, a cheap old veteran who is doing amazing in the league. The execution was awful. OTOH, Barca FA &...

Linked to Buba Sangare, a 16 years old RB from Levante

Him, Dante and T.Silva are 3 Brazilian CB who has unexpected longevity

Nah, lack of squad depth hurt us big time this year. Keeping injury prone players like him is doing more bad than good.

Torres does that too when he is healthy, Roque does thar too but he is too green.

MOTM performance

He doesn't need to be Pep or Klopp to demand long term contract. Even Setien asked for 2.5 years and didn't accept just interim job, and he was on his way to Pyramids FC (literally) before he got the call from Barca. Financial security is something any manager will demand at this level unless he...

Interestingly, he shares agent with Amorim. A coach we were linked to, albeit not so much due to high buyout.

Don't know where to post this. The athletic had a piece on our injuries, with Pedri's case being an example. There is an emphasis on how Barcelona is burning their young talents, rushing them into first team. https://theathletic.com/5317620/2024/03/05/barcelona-pedri-injury-gavi-ansu-fati-xavi/