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And were he more prone to staying on the line, we would've been already one down.

They're expected to prepare youngsters for the first team, and playing some kind of 3-4-3 that doesn't even try to hold the possession doesn't really contribute to that.

If it's done just to free those two starting spots, previously occupied by two CBs, for attackers, I'm OK with it.

Well under control and all that, but I'd say the attack is a bit too much only about Adama and Ebwelle. Their defense doesn't have to pay too much attention to the trident in between the two.

Out of the three vice-captains, I kind of doubt it wouldn't be Xavi first on the line to lose his.

Stating 'we got shit loads of money' might just have an effect on future negotiations.

Nah, just a recurring theme.

Then again Puyi is a striker we ruined, Piqué a midfielder we ruined. Even Fontàs was a midfielder. All of the laterals lately have had history as wingers and some in midfield - although there the damage is usually already done by others. We've tried buying defenders. Txigri, Càceres and...

I'm quite sure I saw some emotion after one of the first three goals, but after that it was about not taking any joy in kicking one that's already well down. Rayo supposedly can't at the moment even afford road tolls for highways on their away trips, nevermind wages and such. Somewhat the same...

Carles Naval, has been in the club for 40 years now, and a delegate for the first-team since 1986.

Definite article leads to an article. BS still though. :)

Is that a dig at RM, Arsenal and Liverpool for not winning much lately? Links would result in you questioning the quality of the publications, which would result in me questioning if there's any quality on that field, and noting that a good part of the Neymar transfer frenzy has been fed by a...

Well, there never is. Until they one day pop up somewhere in your system.

I don't think I said that. Nor do I think so. There isn't too many managers working in an environment such as Pep's. Only turn things could take for him, is for worse. And if there are two clubs where that could happen quick, he's in one of them. The relationship between the club and Pep was...

Signing a five year contract just wouldn't go well with the discourse of leaving once the team starts lacking in hunger. Most difficult part of his job is to keep everyone on their toes. The current arrangement works both for it and also as a painless way out once he can't do it anymore...

Almeria joining the bidding war for Cesc? We're f*cked. An awesome pic, that right there.

One of those quick questions. Is la Boqueria open in the winter, and how big of an effect does the season have on the selection? A couple I know are spending their honeymoon in Barcelona this December, and I'd wanna know how big of a disappointment they are in for, before I start praising it...

I thought he was great there for once. Apart from one awfully timed offside-trap, his reactions were surprisingly sharp.

First of all, good call on Diego Capel. For me he really was the most frustrating thing the field. Had he tried to stay on his feet every now and then, he might have been able to actually get something done, but no. The passing was somewhat off in the middle, but it did also seem like the only...

Yeah, the creativity just wasn't there in the midfield and he was properly marked from the start. There was a defender not more than a meter away following him, tugging his shirt, talking and trying to step on the toes before Bojan had even got a touch on the ball. The reference was only because...