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Yeeeeaaaa, except he did win at least a couple sooooo. It's funny how Barcaforum loves to jump on certain players. Yes Roberto has been pretty bad the last few months but there are alot bigger problems than him right now.

Just hypothetically speaking would actually playing Messi as CAM with somebody else playing RW work if we somehow got Verratti and played him alongside Busquets? Would that be the best way to play or would you stick with Messi on the RW with a more capable midfield? I don't watch him enough to...

If anything yesterdays display should send a message to the front office that the plan this year didnt work and changes will have to be made. Gomes got more than his fair share of chances and it didn't work. I'd be shocked if he was still on the team next year. Now it's very unlikely we get...

Count me in as a Xavi supporter for future coach. Not yet (although he could probably already do a better job than what Lucho is currently doing) but I'd say as soon as 3 years but probably closer to 5

It's really a shame the rest of the team looks so disjointed. I always thought highly of Lucho and up until now gave him the benefit of the doubt but a better coach I think would be able to get the players around him to play better. With someone this skilled on your team they shouldn't have to...

To me he has been our worst midfielder this year. Well him and Gomes. And I think Rakitic only gets a pass by some of you because of what he has done in the past. I seriously can't remember the last game where he was a difference maker.

He needs a run of at least 5 good games for people to change their opinion of him. I thought the whole first half he was the only midfielder playing well besides that botched header that led to the Griezman breakaway. I was thinking watching him today he must have gotten some 1 on 1 tutoring...

Still even when he's not at his best his passion and leadership are a huge plus. What a difference from the Pique who couldn't take anything seriously a few years ago.

Ummmm no.

This has to be the reason. He was playing great for over a year and ever since it's like he's back to the player he was before his breakout season. Hope the team doesn't give up on him. I do think he should move back to midfield but be used as an option to rest whoever we end up getting at RB.

I was on another forum and someone said he does well even while playing for a club that doesn't suit his style. They said Hazard would do better in a team like Barcelona with their tiki taka passing triangles. Little do they know we don't play that way often anymore, sadly. But my questions to...

But apparently Christiano is 100x the speech maker. People obviously value that more.

This is the first consistent run he's gotten and he's made the most of it. I said it before he started getting more minutes his attributes make him the perfect midfielder for that side of the field the way Messi is playing. Since Denis is effective in his actual midfield spot as well as the wing...

Well then he needs to just trust his teammates more then I guess. Hard thing to say with the midfield options and their form right now but part of why they have looked like crap is because they are playing out of position. None of us want the ball not to be at Messi's feet as much as possible...

I'd really like to go back and watch the Las Palmas game and watch only Messi's positioning. In 90% of the games this year he is playing too centrally. Not because he's bad at it but because Lucho put him in the game as a right winger. Now I'd really like to know if Messi is just saying screw...

Alright we'll just agree to disagree

Trust me I have watched almost every game since the 08/09 season. I am not discounting what Alves did. I am trying to show what kind of class Roberto showed early in the season by using Alves as an example because he was so great. Yea Alves was more than just assists but so was Roberto in those...

I guess putting Iniesta or Denis/Rafinha at RW would ensure that when Barca lost possession they would fight to get it back. I just picked Arda there cause he is the best finisher imo out of the other options we have there.

Says you. Of course he didn't do it consistently but how can you not says those multiple assist games weren't t least close to Alves?

Yes he has been with the old 433. We have never tried the proposed 4231 and probably never will. But what other options do we have?