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I sign up for the anti-amigo club, meaning I am against those talking about "amigos" and disrespecting the ones who actually won something for this club, played well for this club, cared for this club, and who still are clearly the best players on their positions for this club.

Yeah lol! I posted his touches above! He was an improvement to Frenkie of course, but doesn't mean much...

I think it is fruitless to think about the game in terms of "offence" and "defence" in isolation. It is possible to single out set pieces, but I'd prefer it if Barcelona could get back to playing the corners and most free kicks short and fast. With no Messi, Ronaldinho, or even Xavi, there isn't...

I don't really want to discuss Puig in this thread either, just pointed out en passant that he played some better games than Pedris after not playing for long. I mostly agree about Puigs current situation (and I think it is a shame) I like some of the posts ITT though, they are full of...

Hm maybe to an extent, but I think he was mostly very eager to win. I believe he thinks those players are the best players and played them as much as he thought possible. Maybe some of them could've played some minutes earlier than yesterday, but they waited so as not to have any setbacks. Maybe...

He has shot 17 times in the league and once (1) hit the target. No goals. 5,9% on goal, worst in the squad. Only two players take more shots than him; Coutinho and Fati. Coutinho hit the target 26,1% of the time and scored twice, Fati 46,2% and scored thrice. Passing wise, he is on...

I don't agree with "BusiTheKing" about Sergio Busquets, but I like the way he argues here! I am so tired of these cliches that so many use! Pedri is VERY over rated right now and is afforded a lot of patience and goodwill as he writes. I still like Pedri as a player and think his future is...

Third goal I prefer to lay blame on Alba and Nico. Pique is faulty as well, should isolate the player on the outside, simplifying for Stegen and letting Busquets and potential other players get back. Nico: about as slow as Busquets from the start to finish of that move. Is initially missing...

Mateka Luuk de Jongs latest three games: 90+60+66 minutes: 3 goals, another goal disallowed because a previous offside, two woodwork finishes (one from a bicicleta) and another potential dream goal barley missed. Memphis Depays latest four games: 90+90+30+~45 minutes: 0 goals, nothing else of...

I don't think I like you very much as a poster (I still confuse the different Messi-names though) But I have to credit you and say +1 to the point you make here! I really thought and hoped he would show more balls, whatever were in those balls... I love Puigs style for example, and Busquets...

It's easy but often wrong to argue from goals - Busquets blocked some shots and stopped many attacks before them. I won't look now but maybe tomorrow, and see what I can find about Busquets involvement in the goals though. Quote me and explain what you saw, and I'll see if I agree. Busquets...

Yeah but if he plays, he should be responsible. I have very high hopes for him in the future, but don't think he should be "excused" too much because of his age. I'll say Puigs name here, but also Nicos or Pedris. There are good players that can play if he doesn't play well. Barcelona can buy...

I'll have to check them again to see what he did wrong there. 3 goals in 120 minutes was less than most predicted from this game beforehand. Busquets handled "future balon d'or winner" Vinicius well on his own a couple of times too. I made an earlier post about Busquets performance today ITT.

Before his injury, he had played A LOT, and he was just as shit. edit: see the exact point was made earlier, before Barcamans post. mod can delete this reply!

Nice excuse... Well there is some truth to it maybe, but he wasn't that great today. A lot of "fans" on this page seems to base their judgements a lot from the close-ups when the game is stopped... Oh, he looks so determined! Oh he looked Casemiro in the eyes! etc... I thought he did some nice...

I said it in the chat, and I think I said it previously too, but it was even more obvious today: this player plays as if he is making a protest about something! He looks like a small child, dissatisfied! Just moaning and crying on the floor of a store because he doesnt get his lollipop! I was...

Yeah there are differences of course, but I am not sure what is harder for a player. I was benched for periods as a player, and I was also injured, out for a longer time than Pedri. Should not argue from n=1 (anonymous) but it was very different to get some sparse time from a manager who didn't...

Even Xavi is of course a human with faults. I agree that playing Busquets is not one of his flaws, but I do not think your argument here is very strong. As someone pointed out, Xavi also plays Dembele and Depay every chance he gets, for example...

Played two GREAT passes today that are overlooked here and were overlooked in the chat room. The most creative and most difficult and best timed passes of the game, probably. He was well positioned and circulated the ball well for most of the game, as per usual. He was 100% to blame for the...

I am 100% serious about that, and I ask you to consider your biases. Whatever the case though, decent game by Pedri today, I think him and Gavi together might be decent, with Nico getting some time too. de Jong is pretty much finished for me now, and I am realizing Puig will need to take the...