Negative Thinking Cules

[draconifire]

Explain

With UCL, the Benfica game showed us that we are still error-prone. If the red card happened against any other top team, it was highly likely a loss. Can't shake the feeling of we are going to fumble yet again, like last season.
I'm getting a bad feeling about the League match against Atletico. If we lose, we will be second in the tie with RM.

Dont get me wrong, I am loving the football and all the storylines we are getting out of it this season.

Once the result won't reflect our football, I foresee a lot of negativity like it was in December this season. It wasn't warranted then, but it will be this time.

 

[draconifire]

Why? Considering that this season, especially in june 24 looked like destined for failure, misery football and everything that we experienced last season, we are alive on three fronts, its march, we spanked madrid, bayern and won supercopa. We are at the verge of having the season with most goals scored ever. And the best thing is that is visible that we should play better, and that this team would peak in 2026/27 or later
Core of the team:
Cubarsi - 20 years
Kounde - 28 years
Araujo - 28 years
Balde - 24 years
Pedri - 24 years
Gavi - 22 years
Cassado - 24 years
Bernal - 19 years
Fdj - 29 years
Olmo - 28 years
Lamine - 19 years
Raphinha - 30 years

Im more then optimistic if flick stays, or if someone continues after him in same direction.

I am too about our future.
But this post was specific to this season.

 

[draconifire]

Bump.
Is there no Negative Thinking Cules remaining in this forum?
Hansi has converted all of you. Damn

 

[Barcaman]

Bump.
Is there no Negative Thinking Cules remaining in this forum?
Hansi has converted all of you. Damn

He has. We dropped form considerably though. Mostly due to tiredness and also injuries to starting players.
I am not very optimistic about next weeks and would be very happy with "just" La Liga along with Supercup.

Koeman said he does not see Barca as favourites for CL and just few days ago Capello repeated the same. Tend to agree with them.

Hope we maintain 4 points after El Clasico to have the luxury of going to San Mames in last round unbothered.

What happens in Champions League and Copa Final will be more about freshness and luck than anything.

 

[draconifire]

He has. We dropped form considerably though. Mostly due to tiredness and also injuries to starting players.
I am not very optimistic about next weeks and would be very happy with "just" La Liga along with Supercup.

Koeman said he does not see Barca as favourites for CL and just few days ago Capello repeated the same. Tend to agree with them.

Hope we maintain 4 points after El Clasico to have the luxury of going to San Mames in last round unbothered.

What happens in Champions League and Copa Final will be more about freshness and luck than anything.

I don't know, man. I see us easily dropping a point or three against Villareal or RM. And then San Mames will be so difficult.

But let's hope it doesn't go this way.
I am more hopefull in CL than the League. LOL

 

[MonteCuler]

Baffles me how people watch the level Madrid is currently playing at every week and then reach the conclusion they will not drop any points until the end. On Sunday they needed a last minute winner against what's Bilbao's B team, before that struggled against relegation foddlers Alaves, genuinely can't remember the last good team performance in the league or any competition for that matter

 

[draconifire]

Baffles me how people watch the level Madrid is currently playing at every week and then reach the conclusion they will not drop any points until the end. On Sunday they needed a last minute winner against what's Bilbao's B team, before that struggled against relegation foddlers Alaves, genuinely can't remember the last good team performance in the league or any competition for that matter

Read the thread title, ma dude.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

His preference of Martin over Fort, Lopez over Torre, overplayed donkey over Fati, and obsession with only Bayernball are negatives.

 

[draconifire]

His preference of Martin over Fort, Lopez over Torre, overplayed donkey over Fati, and obsession with only Bayernball are negatives.

Agree with the first two, somewhat with the Third.
Absolutely not with the last. I think that's the best aspect of him. After years of looking for that "barca" style, when now almost every team plays that and knows how to counter it.
It was evident we needed a break from it.

 

[Horatio]

Koeman said he does not see Barca as favourites for CL and just few days ago Capello repeated the same. Tend to agree with them.

I have to append:

Koeman said Barca are not BIG favourites as other teams play about the same level.

So meant it’s all close and hard to predict.
He didn’t mean Barca looked weaker out of 4.

 

[Barcaman]

Baffles me how people watch the level Madrid is currently playing at every week and then reach the conclusion they will not drop any points until the end. On Sunday they needed a last minute winner against what's Bilbao's B team, before that struggled against relegation foddlers Alaves, genuinely can't remember the last good team performance in the league or any competition for that matter

You are right about Real being poor but that Bilbao's B team was basically Bilbao's strongest team in second half. And let's not pretend we looked worse against Celta.

I wouldn't usually worry but we just don't have enough bodies to throw in this meat grinder of a schedule.

I have to append:

Koeman said Barca are not BIG favourites as other teams play about the same level.

So meant it’s all close and hard to predict.
He didn’t mean Barca looked weaker out of 4.

I know. Read his statements.
Merely implying we are not favourites either. Some people were quick to jump on him.

 

[Horatio]

You are right about Real being poor but that Bilbao's B team was basically Bilbao's strongest team in second half. And let's not pretend we looked worse against Celta.

I wouldn't usually worry but we just don't have enough bodies to throw in this meat grinder of a schedule.

I know. Read his statements.
Merely implying we are not favourites either. Some people were quick to jump on him.

I think people jumped on Koeman for supposedly having said his Barca was better(whether meant one he played in or coached). I have yet to see that quote in dutch media. Couldn’t find it. Only saw chiringitou given as source.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Agree with the first two, somewhat with the Third.
Absolutely not with the last. I think that's the best aspect of him. After years of looking for that "barca" style, when now almost every team plays that and knows how to counter it.
It was evident we needed a break from it.

Barca haven't been looking for it or we wouldn't have let Puig go, replaced with an inferior Torre who's also been marginalized. Not give Fati a chance despite building our hopes on a less available Ohlno and Yamal who def are within our lost style and our best players but are mostly having effect from solo action since teammates not up to par.

Golden Barca proved tiki taka's necessary for ultimate total football and all the managers we've had since Lucho were too coward to build for it. Xavi was the exception since he's not a coward but he's more psychopathic than Pep and wants robots to replace humans and no other player to threaten his golden generation legacy.

 

[draconifire]

This should not be a 18/19 like season. Please.

 

[Latschenkiefer]

Now watch us bottle the league starting with a loss in the clasico because players are tired.