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Okay, I agree that this kind of vocabulary is exaggerated and suggests a different picture. Just read your other post about it. Pique had his freedom to do that type of stuff when Valverde was his coach. I also remember him going surfing not long ago (IIRC he missed the game before that with...

Mahrez is a strange case. Started every game in Champions League and played in those 4 games more minutes than in the whole EPL season so far. That's the type of player we should try to get on loan. Experienced and very likely to perform right away. Unfortunately, I doubt City would want to...

Why? Because it probably doesn't fit into Xavi's newly introduced schedule?! If players have to spend more time on club's facilities, they'll have less time for side businesses or have to reschedule already planned things. If Xavi starts now and already makes exceptions (apart from...

Exactly. We had other players in recent past that had way more "power" due to their performances on the pitch than the remaining rest of the old guard. I doubt any of these guys would oppose Xavi in a disrespectful way. Not even Pique. They have way too much respect for each other and Xavi will...

Agree on cutting inside, but Koeman killed his confidence. Trincao scored 3 goals in a stretch of ~one week against Betis and Alaves. As a reward he got benched against PSG (understandably) and in the home game against Cadiz (!), only getting a combined 28 minutes in those 2 games. That's not...

Trincao-situation is a sign of how planless our summer was and that letting Messi go wasn't the plan all along. It made sense to let him go on loan with Messi staying, but with Leo leaving it made all sense in the world to keep Trincao as Dembele is well known for his injury-proneness (and was...

This. He is lucky that match squads are bigger due to 5 substitutions. Under normal circumstances he wouldn't even make the match squad and sit in the stands.

Idiot. He always wanted a team that is playing CL. Now he can join one and he still doesn't leave. Barca won't play CL next February/March. This guy enjoys his comfort zone and big paycheck way too much. He'll never leave before his contract ends, not even on a loan. It will take Xavi a few...

He'll get used to it like people get used to many things they didn't like at the beginning. If he throws a tantrum and expects special treatment because he is an entrepreneur or because he helped the club financially: Time to retire which he'll probably do at the end of the season. I really...

Planning and executing are two different things, that's why we need to wait and see. I like all of the rules and to say the least it is shocking that some of them weren't already part of the club for some time now (from after Lucho until now, I guess). It is the perfect moment to implement...

Don't see why City would loan Sterling to us. He is still an option for them and they obviously don't need money. Sterling even has a market value of 90M and if one thing is for sure it is that he won't come for cheap. Don't see it happening with our current finances and tbh I wouldn't spend...

Why? Don't you think injured players have to work on their recovery and train at the club's facilities? Every player that is not with the national team will be present today. Players will have to change their (private) plannings anyway if rumours about breakfast and lunch at the club's...

At least he is saying it in a motivating way, low-key suggesting he hasn't worked hard enough yet.

Give this man a rest. He has been playing over 90 minutes in every La Liga game so far. The only game he was taken off earlier (after 75 minutes) was the home game against Kiev. With 1425 minutes he is our most used player and it shows on the pitch. Not even mentioning the fact that it is...

His biggest issue has been his injuries. Coming back from one and joining a game like the one against Celta as a defender was a difficult task, especially partnering Lenglet who is lacking game rhythm himself and who never will be a leader. Araujo is 22 with plenty of room for improvement, but...

This. Snippet of latest video Barca has posted on Instagram: "If you don't have a boss who's demanding, you'll find you're a five or six out of ten. But if you've got a boss who demands 9, 9,5 or 10, then maybe you give an 8 but with that 8 you win titles. That's been my experience in my...

He'll definitely get more time than he did under Koeman (which isn't difficult). Would be surprised though if he ever comes over the role of being a sub. He successfully "outwaited" Koeman, but some new talents emerged during that time. All of them are much younger than him, some of them already...

Xavi will pay 2,5M to Al-Sadd, but will get them back later for being an ambassador for Qatar 2022. 2,5M will come "from" Barca, but they won't pay anything now as this money will come from a friendly between Barca and Al-Sadd. Don't know how you can plan to earn that much, but that's what Edu...

As if him going there would have saved the club 5 millions. :lol: They just wanted a picture with Laporta because he said negative things about Qatar and because of the Maradona - cup in Saudi Arabia. After the picture they would've said: "Thanks. Now pay the release clause if you want our...

True story, but Koeman played in a totally different time and also in a different role (libero/"sweeper") than today's CBs. He hasn't made the transition into today's football and it could be seen in his tactical approach. He might has come across as a commander, but I doubt his tactical...