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I think it would've worked just fine if the personnel was different. Puyol and Mascherano should've been switched with Puyol playing the RB.. while Mascherano had a pretty decent game, he was getting abused on that right flank in the first half. He's better in the middle and Puyol is used to...

he's always been able to play the wings, he did it in sevilla and has a couple times before last night for barca. that's the beauty of his game, so damn versatile on either flank

so you can't root for manu when they are playing city? or some other epl team? or madrid? personally, i've been a barca fan all my life but i still admire manu for the club they are, the coach and the way they play. it's pretty easy for me to root for them when they're not playing barca. of...

i disagree, messi had two moments of brilliance and a lot of other very poor moments. he was off his game tonight cesc, for my money, was definitely the man of the match. great finish, into the game, made a lot of good runs, and was all over the field. his tracking back, positioning and...

Meh... like i said, he's a serviceable replacement when injuries are upon us. I wouldn't like to see him have to start a bunch of games in a row there for obvious reasons but Pep got him comfortable with the role throughout the preseason and the start of the season so at least he can be useful

wow, :lol: great post or greatest post?

+1 nice first post!

some english pundits came with that bullshit a couple years ago and then he went into a slump while messi destroyed everything in his path. rooney's having a great year so far but he's got to show some kind of consistency for an entire season before he's mentioned alongside messi. funny and...

He did float in and out of the game but that's natural with xavi there, since he'll dominate touches on the ball. He was directly involved with Cesc's goal, it was his pass Cesc chested down to messi

seems to be a common occurrence in europe. one thing they can learn from amercian sports is recovering from/preventing injuries

We're definitely going to miss his ability to beat defenders and get into space. Cesc is great but doesn't float as easy on the dribble.

3 favorites from that: Milner and Barry worth more than Xavi Shawn Wright-Phillips worth as much as pique and more than puyol Maxwell valued at 26M so much fail

Thought he played very well there last night.. his passing is always going to be the burden on him but you can't fault him for either of the goals that went in. He was all over the pitch, winning balls back everywhere. He's most certainly not first choice for that position but a serviceable...

some epl fan or englishman's wet dream... and/or harry redknapp

good showing from affelay after coming off injury, he seems more comfortable than last year. gives great depth to the squad. that pass to messi was so fucking close

wasn't he complaining about the same shit at liverpool? guy needs to catch a ride on the cluetrain and start to look inward for some blame.

I'd say he's extremely low on confidence, it showed consistently in his appearances last year. The point of this move was to get him more minutes and try to build his confidence

+1 his goals will come, and he'll score them in bunches and then he'll slow down again. the one constant is his understanding of what pep wants as the winger and his tireless effort. his finishing has been shit so far but people seem to under value the emphasis pep and this team put into getting...

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