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He seems like he has a real problem and it's not just bad rehab. I highlighted it before, but we're 2 or 3 years in to his 'physical transformation' and he's literally no different. It's not normal for someone to begin strength training and gain almost no muscle in several years. If that...

Poor refereeing decisions have nothing, NOTHING to do with it, and even incidentally referencing it gives credence to that bull shit cover which Xavi devises to assign blame to every single loss. Other than that, I agree with the points, and I would probably highlight the recruitment as the...

Me and JamDav predicted it from the start. He never wanted to leave. Even more so, he will want to stay due to lack of options elsewhere, as I doubt many top clubs or any on Barca's level will try to hire him (unless maybe a United or something and that would be a disaster).

Well, we have to beat Madrid today first, that is the hard bit probably.

The other problem is that this changes from season to season. The best players seasonally are always very different, players regularly have off years, some play like superheroes one season then fall off entirely, so were they world class for only one season, or never world class? I think...

I dont agree the list gets bigger, the whole point is you allocate resources where they're needed most and allocate less to the positions needed less. We have some baggage and not every single player in the squad is vital to success. In my opinion, one of the midfielders could be sold without...

He was a flop at PSG, but obviously significantly regressed and out-of-prime and football changing hasn't helped him either. He was 10x more athletic than he is now/was at PSG during his prime years.

0 injuries this whole season...

Well we can't create money from nowhere. We can get funds, a lot of them, in fact, but we'll have to sell some players, we can't have our cake and eat it and keep signing without outgoings. The way I see it, we could strengthen the squad significantly by selling certain players who are...

The squad does have problems, but the funds and resources could be better allocated as well. If we want to sign, we have plenty of very saleable assets who have large markets (Araujo,FDJ, Balde, Gavi, Pedri etc) that would bring in huge fees and allow us to fill more important positions if we...

The league isnt over if we win this game. We are in great form and can cut the gap to 5. Whilst they have an easy LaLiga schedule after that, they are also fighting on two fronts and will have to do heavy rotations in league matches. It would be difficult, but not impossible, to gain 5 points...

The main reason I would toss him is his seemingly awful character. He comes across as extremely spiteful, arrogant and frankly abusive to the public. It could be that the situation behind the scenes is different and he doesn't actually believe everything he is saying. But to an extent he has...

Xavi has never wanted to leave the club. Despite his many character flaws, he loves Barcelona and equally has a huge ego so it is a double whammy in not wanting to fail here. If they want him to stay, it is as easy as asking him. If he leaves, it is probably because the club didn't try hard...

Bit hard to make a top3 CB list when teams play with 2 or 3 starting each. World class for me broadly means a player who is good enough to compete at the top levels of the sport in his position. There can be as many as 100 or as many as 1 in any given position, it depends what the depth of...

Yes but you are saying this is the only big game he's ever played which is obviously not true.

He has played numerous vital El Clasicos...

Xavi has won like that plenty of times against poor opposition and fans eat it up and say 'we know how to suffer' then act like they care about Madrid shithousing a win against the best team in the world. As Morten says, the bottom line is results, really, few people care much after that, and...

People think this stuff doesn't matter but it really does play a big role in mentality and sports psychology. If you go into every game thinking the world is against you and all the refs are trying to rob your team, it can throw you off. Have you guys ever played competitive games or sports and...

Tuchel isnt all that different to Xavi. People thinking he would be some take no prisoners savage with a great mentality is sorely mistaken. Tuchel is a massive whiner and whenever things arent going his teams way finds someone to blame like Xavi does and rarely reflects on his mistakes. The...

Will have teams queuing up to transfer him if hes available and likely for at least 60-70m.