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I'm just watching the Mancity Bayern game. I have to say, I'm really excited for this match up: Barca Mancity... Thank your lucky stars you get to be a Barca fan at a time like this, witnessing such an amazing team play beautiful football week in week out! Not every fans get such an opportunity.

I disagree. Look at a player like Giggs or Scholes or Pirlo. When ManU are suffering with their younger stars, they can STILL bring on 40 year old Giggs to control a game. I think Iniesta has at least another 6 or 7 great seasons, and 50 million would be a steal (in todays football market at...

This. Here's a really good article on all the criticism directed to players these days: http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/9853?cc=5901 It's ridiculous to expect every player be 9/10 or 10/10 quality players game in game out... As Rory Smith says in the article: "That breeds...

A defense of Alves, Masch, Puyol, Alba would be pretty short... But I feel like this might be a good formation to try, especially against Madrid: --Neymar---Messi------ ----Iniesta----Cesc----- Alba---------------Alves -------Busquets-------- -Puyol--Pique--Masch-

I agree. He is a very solid defender, and so is Mascherano (who's playing in a non-ideal position for his abilities imo). It's just not a solid defensive setup to have both fullbacks and all midfielders pushed so high up. You're going to give goals. Just look at Pep Guardiola's Bayern...

I have to say, watching this Barcelona B side against Bayern brings back memories of the old Barca! Frustrating the fans, frustrating the opposing team, with possession and discipline. Getting in the other teams head... the only thing lacking is a Messi or Eto to finish. There's a cool...

Franco Ferrari (the former head of Italian football’s technical HQ Coverciano): “In Italy we just look to the result, we don’t care how we obtained it, it’s all about the result…it’s not a question of playing well or building a base for the future, you have to win.” I think Pep always wants to...

He made a few mistakes, but ultimatly I don't think he's ever just going to boot the ball out under pressure, here's why: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/11/25/goalkeeper-short-passing-distribution/

What's all this about 'jinxing'? Nothing anyone says on this forum has any impact on the game whatsoever. And: Only one more sleep! I can't wait. Except unfortunately I'm going to have to miss the game and watch the repeat.

What does "jinx" mean?

No way, Villa is awesome. Pedro Messi Villa, with Alexis and Cuenca as backup. That looks pretty sweet.

That's the reason I think Pep won't go with the simple 4-3-3, and the reason why he's been experimenting so much this season. Teams have just been figuring out ways to counter Barca's dominance (obviously), and Real Madrid specifically have made huge strides in figuring out ways to stop Barca...

Passion, hard work, timing, and genetics... Like everything in life

Cursed to winning football games, and trophies, and beautiful women? Poor guy.

I'm not worried, Pep always seems to pull the team through. What I am worried over is burn out for pep. He doesn't have a backup.

I would agree, defending has got a lot better than in Maradona's day...

And he was doing it with those short-shorts riding up his crotch too. Incredible. I think Messi is just as good though, and he seems a better overall person...

No, I agree with you. What I'm saying is that there are a few people out there with the potential to be geniuses, not everybody could be. What's improved is the training regime, the knowledge about what works and what doesn't, strategies for taking on defenders, etc. I can't prove it, but I...

That's ridiculous. People often use that as an excuse for not excelling themselves in anything. Plus its an insult to people like Messi who have put so much practice to be where they are. Take any one who has mastered something and you'll see someone who worked very hard to get that. Mozart...

Physics isn't soccer, you just supported my point though. The best physicists of today definitely know as much as Einstein did. So if you are talking knowledge, or football skill ,than yes, there is improvement. But Einstein was great because he was able to leap ahead in his thinking from his...