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Its not surprising he ended up leaving, he was treated awfully, no club throws a player into the stands for wanting to leave on a free. In that case we should have sought a replacement urgently anyway, its about the profile, none of our forwards can break a high line.

It wasnt even about how good he is but the profile he brought. Players like Doku could have done similarly. We needed a fast physical winger to ease pressure from high lines and we didn't get it. We have no winger who can break a high line and take the outside.

The point was we needed that threat even if not Dembele we needed a winger with pace and 1v1 qualities to ensure teams can't press high and leave their line so high. Since he left, and we didn't replace him, teams are playing lines up to the halfway point with no fear, it's ridiculous. We signed...

If we had Dembele this game we probably win 3 or 4 nil. Say what you want but he was a very good fit under Xavi. His departure is one of the biggest mistakes made under Laporta's new presidency. Signed 3 forwards who don't get in behind and don't have those characteristics to bypass high...

You implied that there are no proven elite options available. But Xavi wasn't either and he's apparently one of the best according to you. Who's to say we can't find someone better?

Xavi had no real managing experience before we hired him. We hired him because he's a Barca legend and nothing else. You approve of his continuity despite that. Now apparently we can only hire proven elite managers who succeeded in top clubs.

Whatever you think of Xavi a change is needed now because we've lost any real organisation. As the poster above mentions we're getting shown up in positional play by fodder.

I think you'll be surprised at what can be achieved with a proper tactical system. The squad needs some changes also, but what I hope is that a new manager who isnt obsessed with La Masia and rebuilding the golden age considers selling some of our youngsters to make funds for a squad overhaul.

We joke but it probably is one of the reasons. He had his problems, but we brought in a guy who is even slower and on top has a quarter of the technical ability. Now we play with no true DM because Romeu is that bad. Busquets needed replacing long ago. Having to scramble with no money to find a...

To be honest? The tactics didn't work the same after Dembele left. After that point we got by off pure physicality and organisation and did well neutralising teams but we lost our bite after that. This season, he changed the tactics and still hasn't been able to find anything that works, he is...

The regression that we've made from last season is catastrophic. Teams used to have to really work to even get past our first line of pressure, now they walk through our midfield, we've completely lost organisation and control. Whilst we had similar scoring issues last season we generally didn't...

Very few teams really have a great back up keeper, many teams like us just use their youth products, because goalies very rarely get injured.

Anyway, I hope now we are understanding how good Stegen really is. A keeper isn't only reflected by their direct shot stopping. Their positioning, organisation of the defense, anticipation etc. can result in what would be goals against other keepers, not being chances at all due to their...

There is a fair chance we don't finish in top4 this season if we continue in this manner.

7.5 xG for Liverpool today. Surely got to be setting some kind of record.

I think the problem is that we weren't brilliant last season despite winning the title and we aren't showing clear direction from and since. We were grouped in CL and then knocked out of the EL. That shouldn't happen to a team having an amazing season, regardless of if being matched with Inter...

Have you realised most English clubs spend a lot of money yet? If everyone does it it isnt an advantage.

Proof will be in the pudding anyway.. let's see how the next manager of Barca does and let's see how Xavi does after he leaves Barcelona. Serghei talks about how good Xavi would be if he had a big budget but I don't think he would be successful in the EPL or at any other top club really. I...

You are the one who said this... you claimed he was the best ball winner in the world not so long ago... and argued your case very insistently. Now its a joke to call him a fantastic player because he hasn't played in CL knockouts... neither has Saka who you called best winger in EPL...

But Pedri has never. Fati its reasonable to say that for because he has a long history throughout his youth of injury problems but Pedri did not have that until late 2021. Now he is suddenly incredibly injury prone despite never being injured for Las Palmas or during his debut season.