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I thought it was a Pyrrhic victory at the time (and I believe this proved to be correct as well)

Argentina made me more happy in this tournament than Barcelona ever did these last ten years.

Yeah the defenders he'll face from France, Argentina, Morocco and Croatia will be knackered after having had a week off after having played a stunning 7 games in a month. If anything, there is a risk Haaland will show a lack of match fitness compared to those who participated in the world cup...

Nice shot Depy, heheheheh edit: oh no he redeemed himself immediately, joke on me

I am here, sobered up a bit though

Was a bit disappointed by the way he handled Barcelona, he got a bit lucky that year, with the greatest squad ever pretty much... But I am, and have always been, very impressed by his Spain NT performance, making a lot of strong choices which most often proves to be correct, his team playing...

Pedri, Gavi, Busquets dominating and playing almost perfectly here, Alba and Torres also looking good.

I see, that was what I expected and feared. I guess it is reasonable, and one month will be the world cup anyways, but I wish I could see some MLS before then! Is this a period where many transfers (drafts?) are made, or are they mainly made in the main European transfer window in summer: are...

Didn't know Tello was there, remained on the bench for the QF derby against Galaxy, where I watched. That game went to OT and LAFC won 3-2 at the end, then they went on to crush Austin 3-0 before the finals today I see. My question here is, when will we be able to watch Riqui and the others...

He could (and should) shoot more and make more decisive passes, but his main and greatest problem is his lack of a good ability to circulate the ball in a constructive, creative manner. When he doesn't find the decisive option he looks after, he is too satisfied with just finding a team mate...

This goal was VARed due to a minor offence before the counter, near Galaxys corner flag. It is nothing really major, but it showcases Puigs feeling for the game in these kinds of situations. Surprisingly, no matter the level, there are only a few players who understands timing like this, who...

He was seemingly very proud of his curls for the gurls-regime, but I wonder how much it translates on the pitch (no I do not wonder).

Yeah it's a lot about the tactics, and small instructions to specific players. Barcelona doesn't work, the players are isolated and make each others worse, their strengths masked and their weaknesses magnified, because nothing holds together correctly. As you say, it works better with the same...

Yeah I only checked la liga, because that's what's shown as standard. Fbref shows 87,7% for all comps this season, still better than last season, but a notch down from seasons before that. https://fbref.com/en/players/5ab0ea87/all_comps/Sergio-Busquets-Stats---All-Competitions

He is on 89,1% overall this season, it was 87,0% 91,2% 89,6% 89,5% 90,3% the seasons prior. His progressive passes stat is slightly higher than average so far this season, he is 2nd in the team in that stat.

BBZ8800 Pedri is at heart a player of Tottis kind more than Xavis. He isn't fit to make 100 good decisions per game, slowly improving the position. When he tries to play like that he sees too little and plays too slowly. Arthur was much better for that kind of play. Pedri is a sort of genius...

I think Pedri has been given extreme trust, both in Barcelona and in the national team. I fail to see any tweaks to his game, sometimes you see young players develop their habits and styles a bit, and I think Pedri was a player in big need of tweaking, but he plays the same way, or even more...

Didn't watch the last game. Pedri wide is good, but the 4231 setup isn't my favourite if that's what it is. Reflection: We can know by the post-game activity in this thread much about how the game went, but not much about how Busquets played.

Cruyff was the best ever and had no badges IIRC. Who cares about badges? Xavi is the coach because he is qualified for the job through his understanding of the game, personality and legendary status within the club, he can then decide those he surrounds himself with. Of course he is not very...

? Unfortunately they lost in the semi finals against their city rivals three days ago. Puig didn't score, and I don't think he played another game yesterday?