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Football is not a game of chess ffs. All that matters is how good you are, how well you are trained and how much do you want to win. And how things turn up on a game day, because football can be funny game also. Please stop this "secret tactics book" nonsense. Trash talk and cheap mythology...

It's the defense mechanism against getting violated by inferior teams. On the other hand, I find this recent EPL agenda of hysteric pressuring of the refs, along with distorting facts in media, apalling and sick.

This. And remember games with Chelsea 2 years ago. Today, after media brainwashing, any neutral would say it was "robbery", "disgrace", "Barca cheated"... Let's see. In the first leg clear penalty on Henry - referee doesn't see it. Ballack doesn't get a red card, where his own mother would...

I'm also inclined to say Iniesta slightly edges Messi this season on the basis of consistency, decision making and general workrate. Not only he's gliding between enemy lines and driving team forward, but his anticipation and ability to quickly press, collect & control ball very high up the...

He got goal and almost an assist, but I've lost all hope in him becoming a striker of Barca quality. You can see why he was boy wonder, he has quick feet and makes clever moves, but he lacks that quality and mental strength that are absolutely essential for big stage. Sorry to say, but I...

Nonsense. He's very level headed and calm player. He goes down a lot because he's great at keeping the ball and drawing fouls. It's all because of that peeking incident, stupid media fabricating absolutely false crap. Fact is, most players would do what he did in that situation (exaggerated...

From Barcastuff twitter: Busquets keeps on improving the all-time record of consecutive Liga games won (all teams): he now has 25. I've never seen a player this composed and clever at the age of 22.

Another masterclass, the coolest player on Earth.

It's OK. :) However, I really like Jack and can't see him becoming anything less than great player. But it's too early to put him in same bracket with the very best midfielders of last few decades. He has still a lot to learn.

Jesus. No need to be so aggressive. I actually said I expect him to develop and become a great player (and a genuine complete midfielder, I would like to add). It's just the thing I currently don't see that touch of genius about him that the very best midfielders have. And Rooney will never be...

I think it's the case of you getting caught by English media hype, not me being footballing blind. ;) It's just ridiculous to claim that talented 19 year old boy who has had a run of great performances is already "world class". Come on, it's actually unfailr to the kid, let him develop. And...

I think you're going too far. He's very talented 19 y o who recently had some great games, that doesn't make him a world class. We can't possibly know how he'll turn out to be, will he fail, stagnate or improve, he's just too young. I think he'll continue to improve and become a very good...

So he's gonna be at least as good as Xavi, because Xavi wasn't such a high profile at that age, right? Check out Stankovic case, they're really similar players when you look carefully, same build, the way they control the ball, all around ability, mature game already at 19... I'd say they even...

Wilshere will be very good player, no question about that. From what I see his head is in the right place and he's a hard worker. However, I'm not convinced he'll be THE very top midfielder in the mould of Zidane, Xavi, Scholes, Gerrard, Cesc, Iniesta... He has great ability, workrate and...

Raed, that's basically "let a 1000 flowers bloom", new age relativistic nonsense you're talking about. There's no any style, beauty and sheer pleasure of the game in catenaccio or in the model most team are playing nowadays. Just pure competitiveness. I guess it's OK because competiton is key...

@Beast Slow down bro, you act as if you're some kind of football oracle and insult people, while you fail to offer any deeper insight or knowledge on football. We get it, Mourinho is God, he's a winner and has Special Tactics.

Training and learning the game since young ages, perfecting the style of play, level of tactical fluidity and ambition... in other words, effort to assemble this Barca team was monumental. On the other hand, you have teams like Inter, Man City, Real... who buy some talented players, and play it...

Well, it's not really. Xavi is not this good simply because he's talented and loves to play beautifully. It takes also years of training, learning of the game and a passion that makes him mentally strong to perform on this level of excellence and precision, week in week out. Game would be...

Most people follow football on a very childish level, choosing their heroes and favourite teams, constructing pathetic mythologies etc. In the game they are mostly looking for eye catching moments in the spotlight of big games. It's today's understanding of sport, superficial and consumeristic...

His anticipation and reading of the game were missed tonight, Gijon found it too easy picking loose balls and doing counters... You need calmness and composure against these teams and Masch was rash at times.