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Because he's shown performances like that many times, and EV haven't been close to replicate it. As I said, it's reasonable that you dislike EV, which you've shown from the beginning, but your agenda is too shrill when you're comparing him to Mou.

So you're saying that what he showed against Sevilla is what is to be expected by a squad like that of Man Utd?

No, what is laughable is comparing EV's brand of pragmatic possession football to Mou's destructive anti football. Noone will argue the fact that we have spells of much more defensive, reactive football than we've been used to since Pep took the reins, which I'm not necessarily a fan of, but...

Can't wait to see us getting schooled by Man City...

Having seen Man Utd's tie with Sevilla, it boggles my mind how on earth anyone can compare Valverde's Barça with Mou. But yeah, blind man checking in here as well apparently.

Mourinho-like, becoming Atletico... Next you guys are going to claim, that were playing outright catenaccio, right?

Point taken. I honestly don't think Juve will be much of a contest for them either. I'm not sure I'd live through a El Clasico ChL final.

Seriously? The stress alone of Chl El Clasicos is enough for me to want to avoid that tie for as long as possible. The 10/11 El Clasico marathon has scarred me for life.

Not me - at least not as long as Scrubverde is at the helm. We need a tactical and structural overhaul from top to bottom of this club. I'm thinking something along the lines of MessiCam as coach, Henias as assistant and Jombi as chief scout.

Nah, not really. Paulinho would probably do better at Sevilla than here, but it would still be clear as day that he is not suited for Barça. N'zonzi on the other hand, I could see fit like a glove in Busi's position. Which coincidentally is the reason why he'll never play at Barça. So no, not...

Absolute nonsense. N'zonzi and Paulino are nothing alike, not even close. The former is a physical regista with great passing and ability on the ball, even though he usually keeps it simple, and the latter, well, he's Paulinho. It's like comparing Busi with Paulinho...

Wait, did you actually believe that he was dispossessed 82 times?!

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Of course we have our resident edge lords in here bashing and ridiculing him - that was to be expected. Mental issues can hit anyone, and doesn't care shit about social standing or wealth. Clearly he doesn't have the necessary skills or psyche to be at Barça, but I really hope he finds his...

Yeah, he lost the ball more than he should, but I felt his balance between dribbling, holding up the ball and passing it instantly looked better last night. Hopefully it's a sign of him slowly getting how he needs to play, if he's to succeed here. All in all, much more positives than negatives...

But isn't that exactly your favorite point to peddle here, BBZ, the one about the low success rate of young players at Barça? I honestly don't remember the percentages you usually exemplify this with, but 1/8 doesn't seem too bad in this context. Anyhow, I still don't really know what to make...

Back down, Jam, the guy knows what's up.

He hasn't been benched that much. I think he's started just about every ChL game, and the vast majority of the La Liga. Anyhow, before Coutinho he would've made sense here, now, not so much.

Justin. Fucking. Wait, what? He's a small, dribbling winger, and about as far in playstyle from Suarez as you can get. I mean, he's an exciting talent and all, but I don't see the connection at all. Besides, he's in Raiola's fold, so I'd honestly rather stay well clear.

Lots of Madridistas seem to be pretty frustrated with Isco this season. It looks like he's fallen back to his relentless ball noodling all over the pitch that doesn't amount to a whole lot, just like in his early RM days before he thoroughly blew up. His exit when subbed against Espanyol has...