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They are giving us the guard of honor because they too played in the Copa. We didn't give Real Madrid the guard of honor because we didn't play in the competition that they won (Club World Cup), so I think it's a nice gesture, plus they may be hoping for us to ease up on them :)

oh come on dude, so you're honestly telling me that you believe that the players we have in our team couldn't beat Roma? you blame it on... what? tiredness? (I never buy it, players do so much preparing so that they can play almost every game in the season) poor tactics? (nobody would sit on the...

honestly, I think that game was rigged... just look at Umtiti's reaction during the first Roma goal, he lingered a bit and it looked like he did it on purpose. and then look at ter Stegen's reaction during that same goal, he reacted, but too late and it also looked on purpose... plus, I've never...

He wasn't bad, quite good for a debut in the starting line-up actually. But he seems very, hmm... playful... I think that I'm not over-emphasising the fact that very few coaches like their CB-s "playful" - meaning he likes to play risky through balls etc...

I don't know, now that he is here, I'm having some doubts... Where will he play? Who will fall out of the first team? Will we change back to 4-3-3 and if we do, will he play as a winger or as a CM? If he plays as a winger, where will Dembele play? If he plays as a CM, which of our midfielders...

I can't wait for him to come back. I don't want to be "negative Nancy", but I have a feeling that, because of the awesome result in the Classico, some of us have forgotten how pale and boring we looked in some of the matches so far this season. I believe that he can provide our front line with...

This is the real picture :)

damn... he plays for my country, and I love his play style, but he really gave Rakitić too much space there. I guess that's what you get when you play man coverage on Messi :)

how could you expect the same defensive effort with Ney? it's not just the defense playing good this season, it's the entire team's effort plus a good formation (4-4-2) for the players Valverde currently has available that has thrown up our defensive line on top

Exactly, I can't wait for Dembele to come back so we start playing 4-3-3 again...

I don't know who scouted ter Stegen, but that man deserves a medal! I'm very satisfied with his performances so far, and the fact that he is still very young only improves my satisfaction :D

With Dembele injured, I say we go for Julian Draxler. I always liked how he played, he has the pace we need, plus he is more a team player then Neymar for example, he always looks to assist rather than scoring. I don't know will PSG be willing to sell him, but the reports this summer were that...

I really don't understand why do you keep calling Roberto "Slowberto", the guy is much faster than Rakitić, Busquets and Iniesta. Plus, you keep dissing Valverde's choice of RB in this match, but try to think like this: YOU DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THE CONDITION SEMEDO IS IN!!! What if he told...

Maybe he took note of Enrique's rotations last year and saw that it can be counterproductive when you overdo it. I hope Valverde will find a perfect balance for rotations so that we have no unhappy players, and that all players will be well rested.

I wouldn't like many rotations today, although I would like to see Paulinho in action from the start, to know what we can expect from him. We can rotate vs. Eibar at home, bring on Digne, Mascherano and Vidal in def, Andre Gomes, Paulinho and Roberto in mid, Paco and Delofeu in att.

Let's live in Utopia for a moment: we will sign Coutinho, Dembele, Seri and Yerry Mina; Messi will be very happy; our defense will no longer look ridiculous against fast players; our midfield will once again rule the field; every player on the field will know his position and stick to it...

Well, I still doubt that they will go full throttle on us because that's when we rule the field. They will most likely do what everybody seems to be doing against us, defend with everything you got and make use of our slow mid and counter us.

DoB: 2. 1. 1997. Nationality: Spain Club: Valencia Position: MC I know that we have certain aversion to Valencia players since Andre Gomes, but this kid is younger so maybe we can reshape him. He is dubbed the new David Silva, although he is a bit taller.

DoB: 5. 5. 1998. Nationality: Spain/Uruguay Club: FC Cartagena (previously Malaga FC) Position: CF/RAM/AMC Anyone seen this kid play? Left-footed, has good close ball control, finesse shots. I believe he has the potential to become a fairly good player.

I agree with the formation. I would place Mascherano or Rakitić/Paulinho alongisde Busquets. And you mentioned Messi in the free role, that would be good considering he would play in the middle. His free role now, when he is playing RW opens up a lot of space on our right flank. At certain...