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Needs to step aside for Frenkie for the benefit of the team. Increasing number of mistakes in his possession game, to add to the already well documented defensive issues with teams running past him.

Frenkie as an advanced midfielder is a total waste and misuse of his best talents (bringing the ball out from deep, avoiding the press, through the line passes, winning the ball) and he looks very uncomfortable. Busquets need to be moved aside and Frenkie given a run at the DM spot - only then...

Some things I'd like to see with Setien - A Frenkie (DM), Arthur and Vidal midfield. Busquets we know is a defensive liability against strong teams, and is now increasingly making 3-4 mistakes a game putting the team under pressure. Plus Frenkie as an advanced midfielder is a total waste of his...

He is a CDM in a 433 or one of two pivots in a 4231. That's his position. If he then struggles somewhere else doesnt mean he is suddenly crap, its just not his position. Remember games with peak Busquets as one of the two interiors in a 433? How about Xavi early in his career forced to be a DM...

ESPANYOL 2, BARÇA 2, AKA “MO’ GEEZERS, MO’ PROBLEMS http://www.barcelonafootballblog.com/27540/espanyol-2-barca-2-aka-mo-geezers-mo-problems/ The thing about an infection is that it’s subtle, slow-acting and insidious. It seems like everything is normal until you realize that nothing is. —...

Valverde worse than Martino xG for vs xG against since 2014

For fans of long form writing, this limited edition Barca magazine by These Football Times looks AMAZING! Already got the Ajax one, and that is just beautiful in hard copy. From Cruyff and Guardiola to Ronaldinho and Messi, FC Barcelona is a club that has shaped modern football as we know it...

Feel we need another forward...cant cut it the whole season with 32 year Messi, 33yr old over the hill Suarez, newbie in Griezmann, and total Jekyll and Hyde Dembele. Carles Perez aint good enough.

Err...maybe stop to think that his performances versus Juventus, RM, Tottenham, France and England last season are what is behind the hype rather than summer jamborees?

BBZ dude, we get it that the squad is not perfect, but which is? You can go through EVERY squad in world football and list player x as 'useless', player y as 'dumb', player z as 'finished'. Trying taking off your biased lenses for once and see that even the Liverpool, Atletico, Bayern...

Xavi today... A player who’s compared to you is Arthur. How do you evaluate his first season at Barca? You have to compare Arthur at 22 and Xavi at 22. You can’t compare Arthur at 22 with Xavi at 30. It’s not fair. He’s had a good season. He doesn’t lose the ball, he sees the best solutions...

Something I wrote a few years back, thought it apt to bring it up now in the midst of our Valverde-induced coma. "For every other club in the world, playing ethereal football is an ambition…but only for FC Barcelona is it an unconditional responsibility. We are, always have been, and always...

Still invites pressure way too much. Other than it being completely against the Barca ethos, sooner or later we will pay for it in a big game.

Atletico, ATLETICO(!) made 3 attacking subs by the 60th minute in a first leg versus JUVENTUS at 0-0, finishing with 4 forwards and their two most attacking midfielders. And we have valverde who is too petrified to make one positive change against Valladolids and Vallecanos in the 80th minute...

This is going to be epic. Releasing worldwide in cinemas and DVD's Nov 12, and based on Graham Hunter's book "The Making of the Greatest Team in the World" The reviews thus far is that it is one of the best sports documentaries ever.

Ironic in describing the complexity of football that you miss out on its most basic element - scoring goals. I wonder why....

Cowarde. First time in my 20+ years of supporting Barca I'm saying this...I'd actually rather watch Dortmund Atletico. Get out of my club man. I don't give a shit about your doubles or unbeaten seasons. I give a shit about Barca living and dying as Barca.

Analysis used by all Red Bull teams to assess verticality of passing. Its a trait they emphasise, and an interesting way to measure it. Wonder what it would look like for Barca.

EV just said in a press confernce that "Alena is a player of the first team" and that "his case is totally different from Miranda and Puig"

Valverde:"Huesca has not lost so far despite playing in very difficult stadiums, they have good attackers and a few great midfielders. We have to be alert against them." Valverde:"After the previous matches of Huesca, I don't think they will reach the Camp Nou fearful. We know the difficulty of...