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We don't necessarily need a tall striker but one that can get "physical" and one that can simply put the ball in the net without all the tiki taka. Our budget this window restricts our choices. I still don't prefer Aguero, probably the next transfer window but we definitely need a striker. It...

They will "lend" Marquinhos to us only if we sell Alves?????? That is hilarious. Tell me there is something lost in translation here or whatever Nasser or whoever his name is smoking has to be extra EXTRA strength......

Come on Busquets as CM?. Now I know silly season is truly on. Are we not tired of putting players out of position?. The only way we keep both Busquets and Mascherano is to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, which is not a bad backup formation, or use Masch as backup DM which is a little unfair to him...

I won't mind TOO much against RM, if it is one team that motivates us it is RM.....we did beat them in both league clasicos and almost held out in the Copa Del Rey with a team i consider mediocre. The problem is being good enough in Europe in the Champions League. I think that after securing the...

BULLETIN-------The enemy who will remain nameless has won the Champions League. The gravity of the situation namely the strengthen of the Barca squad is now of supreme importance. War MUST be declared against this enemy and the taking of their trophies is simply top priority.

A serious question..no sarcasm......why are were going after Marquinhos a young CB with little European experience rumoured at a $40m price? We need 2CB, a world class experienced one and a young hopefully inexpensive one. Is 40m the best we can get for a young CB?

I think we need to be more dynamic than just playing Messi as a false 9 most of the time. If god forbid he is injured or like most of this season rendered ineffective then what is the alternative. Messi is fairly dynamic up front and really could play anywhere up front depending on who we get...

You see this is why i wont criticize Tata "too much" as even he knew we needed players. At the same time Barca is not a "winter transfer" club. This is why in all good consciousness the board should not fire Tata. Mind you Tata, is not completely blameless. I would give Tata at least 1 more...

What do you all think about the players on the "leaked" document. I think Subotic suits Barca a little more than Hummels but any of the two could work. David Luiz is too much a DM for me even though i think this board will go up to the 11th hour to sign him. If we can't find a cheap 2nd CB...

I remember there was a stat where in all of Europe, Pedro shot to goal percentage was the highest. That is the sign of a center forward. I always tell people Pedro is played out of position and plays there only because Messi is our false 9. Our "static " formation is getting tired and other...

In my opinion Alexis was bought to fill the wrong role in Barca in the first place. At Udinese he was a second striker / attacking midfielder and we bought him a to play as an outside forward. I mean it is these sort of baffling "transfers" that is crippling Barca right now. What are we going to...

The exit of Puyol is definitely the exclamation point to END OF CYCLE!!!!!!

Besides the obvious, i.e. 2 GKs and 1\2 CBs Barca needs a Drogba\Eto type forward, i.e. a forward that may not look too "pretty" but can force their way into the box, not be tackled too easy, can draw fouls in the box plus score fairly regulary. Our forwards are too small, weak and depend on...

Maybe alternative is not the right word as there is no player out there that can truly be Messi's alternative. More like another real goal scoring option up front. Based solely on last season when Messi doesn't play we look too impotent especially against the stronger opposition in Europe in...

I have not seen Pepe Reina recently, but even though the price sounds good and he would be the #2 keeper the issue will be if he is good enough

Lewandowski @ 8.5m to me is a no brainer. Under Tata, we have seen a willingness to try things e.g. playing Messi out wide leaves room for a true CF. Lewandowski being 6 ft also gives us the header as an option when we get into the box. He would also be a true goal scoring alternative to messi...

I didn't want to judge players against weaker sides except to say that people can see the different styles between Alexis and Pedro (mind you i don't really compare the two). Alexis is definitely a winger and Pedro is a CF (mostly). The problem would be how to play Alexis in this setup and we...

Barca doesn't even really play with true wingers. We buy forwards and play them out wide to suit our "system". Ironically our "wingers" are our wing-backs Alves and Alba. Villa, Henry, Eto etc were never really outside forwards but played there. I will say that Alexis may have been played out of...

Well, the problem people have with Alexis is all about relativity. Why would you pay $26m for a FORWARD who gives the returns of a midfielder and they were alternatives in the squad that could do what Alexis is giving us now. Alexis was never a classical finisher (CF) like a Falcao...

1) Because Alexis is poor at the role he was bought for. Management saw it and chose to gave Pedro more opportunities since he was showing promise. Probably management chalked it up as Alexis not being accustomed to the "system" or La Liga in general but Pedro was. 2)What is Alexis role then as...