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I know that's how we played against Milan, but that was a very different scenario. Milan were much less of a threat going forward than a team like Atletico. Also I think barca could have played the first 11 in any system that game and completely demolished them. It also helped that we were at...

Why though? sacrifice a midfielder or winger to have a center forward in front of Messi? That means we either have less possession and create less chances, or it means we have no width and run into problems like yesterday. In my opinion a change of manager would turn the team around...

Agree so much with this post that I could marry you. Kudos, sums up exactly how I feel about what people are saying. Barcelona could do with pressing more effectively, but that is down to management also. At the moment it seems like our players just run at the player with the ball. Watch how...

Why are Barca fans on this forum so obsessed with the idea of getting a big CF to lump the ball at? This forum was full of people complaining when Barca were winning games with very direct football, now we lost playing direct football and you want to go even more direct? Why don't we just ask...

David silva is slow and comes inside a lot, he is the exact opposite of what we need in a winger. What foot you are doesn't matter as much as you are making it seem. Reus finishes with his left foot better than Alexis can finish with his right...He is also speedy, technically gifted, has an...

Hate to say it, but I agree. Players are only ever as good as the manager who is in charge of them. We desperately need a new manager who wants us to play the old Tika Taka style, rather than try and change things by introducing different shapes, playing 4-4-2, playing direct and crossing the...

1. GK 2. CB 3. Rafinha back from loan, alves out. 4. A new right winger, I'd love to see Reus join the side. People are wrong if they think we need to completely reinvent the team, the quality players are there are just being misused. The tactics last night wouldn't have worked with a team of...

Well I think it's because primarily Iniesta doesn't get forward into central positions, many of his shots are from tighter angles as he has drifted wide or from distance, which isn't a strength of his. Pedro's conversion rate is unreal, to be honest it is too high. Having at 30+ % rate kind of...

You don't think Lewandowski is far better than Mandzukic? He's the only player to put four goals past Real Madrid. That's quite an achievement, especially in a team which was widely considered under-dogs in that fixture.

With all due respect, if that is what your opinions are, I would advise you to firstly watch more barca games, and secondly to pay more attention to the tactical side of the game.

1. Tata and Carlo didn't cancel each other in my opinion. By putting Messi on the right, not only did it mean that Real wasted a midfielder in the form of Ramos without much benefit, it also meant that the entire defense came across to prevent Messi having an influence, which stretched them and...

I don't agree at all. Mandzukic is a good player, but Lewandowski is a similar player, but far better in ever respect. Same goes for Gomez. At barca however, our main game plan still involves speedy wingers with Messi as a false nine dropping deep. The new "plan B," has little to do with...

And that is the problem I have with statistics, especially when you look at such a small part of football, such as shot/goal statistics. Those stats make Sanchez seem like a better player than Ronaldo, which is clearly not true. I am impressed with Sanchez' current form, I just hope he can...

What makes you say no chance of Lewandowski? Dortmund have already said they are desperate to sell him to anyone but their title rivals, Bayern, and will be willing to sell him for far less to a team in a different league. He is also the best "striker" in the world as far as I'm concerned.

Firstly I want to say, that Barca did not play a double pivot yesterday. Anyone who thinks they did, wasn't watching the match closely enough. Yes song was playing, but he was always more advanced than Busquets, and he actually pressured the celta vigo midfield very well. Secondly. Celta Vigo...

Here is what Martino has already brought us. 1. Restoration of the pressing game. This has resulted in us being much more solid in defense. 2. Rotation of squad. Allows us to play a pressing game without key players getting tired, and allows younger players a chance to break into the team. 3...

Nice work. It's great to see that Martino bringing back the rapid pressing has restored solidity to the defense. The key difference however is I think Martino will rotate the squad more to ensure we don't get tired, like in Pep's 4th season.

It really pains me to see such negative opinions on cesc. Cesc has not had a great year, but neither has the entire team, and that is 100% down to management. He is not an attacking midfielder, although he has adapted to that role due to been played out of position. At arsenal, he was the...

Alves Pedro There wasn't a third player that deserves a mention. Alves and pedro worked hard, pressed well even when their team mates didn't which ultimately let their work go to waste.