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I do not follow Argentine football anymore, except for the national teams. Therefore, I do not know the players in Argentina. Are we scouting Argentina like Atletico Madrid? I do not think so. In addition, I do not think that we would be interested in the same kind of players that AM would...

Everyone keeps saying that we need midfielders. I do not understand that. There is no such thing as a generic MD. What kind are we looking for? A defensive MD? A creative MD or so-called playmaker? A MD that plays in the bands - right or left? For example, Rakitic is a Right MD. He is not a...

As I stated above, Argentina is in a down-cycle. However, it has happened before. They will go in the up-cycle; they are due to. We should have scouts there. The strength of Argentine soccer is the quality of coaching at every level. I do not know how familiar you are with Argentine Football...

I can't believe that we were willing to pay over €100M+ for Dybala, who we could have gotten for a fraction of the cost. The same thing goes for Coutinho. We paid €40M for Paulinho and we could have gotten him for a couple of mils from Brazil. We lost out on Agüero, Icardi, Lamela, Pastore...

The purpose of this thread is because I felt like starting it. If you do not like, you do not have to read it let alone answer it. I'm sorry. It is all about Barça and not Argentina. Pep Guardiola, before becoming a coach, lived one year with Marcelo Bielsa, in Argentina, learning from Bielsa...

One key Juve player is not longer with the team. Dani Alves is with PSG :worthy: Fantastic...until we play PSG :banghead: Maybe, we won't have to :yes:

I just finished watching the second half of the Espanyol game. The third goal of Barça came after ~ 35 consecutive passes. It reminds me of the goal of Argentina against Serbia, in the 2006 WC, in Germany. This goal came after 35-40 consecutive passes with a tunnel included by Cambiasso that...

Argentina is in trouble for Russia 2018. AFA is responsible for the state of Argentine football due to their disorganization after the passing of Julio Grondona. That includes the youth teams that were under the tutelage of Julio Grondona Jr, the son of the deceased head of AFA. He had no idea...

Not bad for a team with crappy players. How sweet it is 5-0 against the Piriquitos maricones. I attribute this win to me. It is my good luck charm message. :barcascarf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH01FhqMdc8

Half time. So far, so good! Wasn't Real Madrid not only the best team in the world, but also the best team ever! What a difference two weeks make!

I just turned the TV on. The last time I did this, we won. Therefore, I cannot discontinue this tradition; it would be bad luck. Here we go on again: Nessum Dorma from Puccini’s “Turandot:” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ovcNw8xr64 The Barça Hymn...

If that happens, I really feel bad for New Zealand. These guys might be very happy to have half a leg in the WC, only to face Argentina - an Argentine team that should really be clicking then. Venezuela has a very good young team. All they had to do was to park the bus. Argentina was not...

That is the main reason I did not want Di Maria with Barça. His muscle problem is chronic. I have no idea when he got hurt, but he did, again, and he was having a good game. One thing was Argentina with Di Maria and another without him. We did not win the World Cup because Di Maria got hurt in...

Hey guys? We do not have enough questions marks with our present roster that we want to bring in some more? If it is not a game changing player like Coutinho, I'm not interested.

I'll see everyone ~ the 9th, if not before. :wave: I have to get ready for my upcoming trip to Alaska on the 16th. I'm looking forward to the Espanyol game, on the 9th, with lots of questions about our lineup and roster. Let's start with offense. Dembélé, Messi, and L. Suarez - that is three...

I was thinking (a very dangerous proposition) and I have a 13th question: Why did we let Dani Alves walk free last year? Who made that determination or evaluation and why? I expressed my concern, in this board, at the beginning of last season. With Dani in our ranks we would have won at least...

There was no good questions asked by "Our" reporters in the "so-called" press conference that was more like a justification of what this board did. We have to keep in my that these reporters get a lot of perks from Barça and if they start giving tough questions they might lose these perks. If...

That is fine. I read that too. He should concentrate playing for Las Palmas this year. He is still our player and we'll see next year with a year experience in La Liga under his belt.

I agree, but there two things to keep in mind. We need to sign young talent (~18 foreign talent or younger local talent - complying with FIFA rules) to send to La Masia to teach them or inculcate in them our style of play - to turn them them into Barça's players. The other thing, is that we are...

I agree. For that we need long-range planning and not to wait until August 1st to go out, like chickens with our heads cut off, to desperately find a replacement, by September 1st, where money is no issue.