Champions of everything (again) thread

[Mandieta6]

Weren't you guys thrilled about Arda?

 

[Dytza]

This reminds me the same situation in first year of Pep's managment when you lost two in a row in the finale of the season ... I made the most potatic and embarresing SG post of all time back then ... (I guess Dytza should remember that) ... good lord what I was thinking ...

I have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Pogba4Now]

That's why I wanted Nolito so much. I have to admit we have been lucky this season without a decent forward on the bench. Way too many games for MSN and even when something doesn't work during a game we can't change shit. Not with fucking Munir.

This is stupid. Your 3 MSNs can all play as striker. When Suarez is injured, Messi or Neymar can play as striker. You are too spoilt. With 2 of the 3 playing, you are still better than most teams even if the 3rd player is Townsend.

 

[Arnau]

Weren't you guys thrilled about Arda?

Did not fullfil the expectations so far.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Fantastic article

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/champions-league-review-competition-better-204155011.html

 

[Xaviesta]

The team died physically a few weeks ago. Way too many games this season with such a poor squad. This hurts, but winning another treble was impossible. We still have La Liga and Copa to win. If we do it, I really can't complain, it would be an amazing season.

 

[Arnau]

Its not a Physical issue.

 

[Xaviesta]

It is. Messi and Neymar have been fucking terrible.

 

[Arnau]

Team lose a couple of games and its all because the physique and stars fault. Oh, never heard that before in football.

 

[poet11]

But they were shit.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Barcelona need to replace Turan with coutinho

 

[Arnau]

But they were shit.

Not because the physique, Simeone outplayed Barça in 3/4 on the tie (probably 4/4 if Torres wasnt stupid).

Barça went from strict "juego de posición" to depend of MSN, i dont blame Luis Enrique though, not relying on them would be like GSW not depending on Curry-Thomson-Green...

 

[Arnau]

Curiously, Luis Enrique lost the only 2 games where he tried to have a bigger control instead attack (R. Madrid and Aleti).

 

[poet11]

Hmm, they seemed to be more timid compared to how rampant they have been, usually.

I think you could do with some strength and aggression coming from midfield. Maybe, get in Pogba. Marquinhos as well.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

They needs Cristiano Ronaldo, he would have stepped up

 

[Xaviesta]

Not only Clasico and Atleti away, but also Anoeta and the draw vs Villarreal. You can lose against a top team, but Barça got everything wrong in these games. The attitude, the game plan... everything. (we only had a good half vs Villarreal, 40-50 minutes against Madrid and the second half vs Atleti home). We were outplayed by our opponents in most of those games and couldn't create any chances.

The whole team is off form but the big problem in the team right now is Neymar and Messi. And I refuse to believe this is also not a physical problem.

Subbed out of games this season: Suarez 1, Neymar 1, Messi 2 (1 because of the injury)
Last season: Neymar 12, Suarez 15, Messi 1

Too much. You can't play like that, no team can, without a decent forward.

 

[Xaviesta]

Also, this annoyed me the most after the game. Dani Alves’ Instagram post after Atleti beat us is the kind of thing that has no place at Barcelona. I know Alves is different and he has his strengths but this is a disgrace. He posted a video of himself wearing a long hair wig singing an awful song, a few hours after a reproachable UCL knockout and a disgusting performance.

Iniesta cried. yes, Andres fucking Iniesta cried and he does stuff like that at 33 years old.

 

[Arnau]

I think you could do with some strength and aggression coming from midfield.

Here we go again... People learned nothing from Cruyff?

 

[poet11]

Here we go again... People learned nothing from Cruyff?

Yes! Smoking causes cancer.

Seriously, wasn't championing Lee Cattermole for Barca.

 

[Arnau]

Anyway, i'm impressed with the amount of shit i'm reading on the media. Winning the double it doesnt seems bad to me! We cant win the fucking CL every year plus we lost against an awesome team...

There are 6 league games left to play against mid and bottom table teams, 4 of them at Camp Nou i think, without mid week games and a Copa del Rey final agaijst Sevilla to finish a great season.