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Wow, how did I miss those posts, you basically said everything I was thinking, except you worded it in a better way.

I'd say they are about as technical as any team in the PL bar Arsenal and maybe City. They may not be as technical from the eyes of a Barca fan but relative to others they are very very good. I can see how their organisation can give that illusion, but they bring the ball out from back to front...

Don't worry, I have replied to your post even before you posted, it's right here below :neymar: ;)

This season? I'd say they are absolutely. They have been improving season by season since simeone took over. Remember, they were ahead of Madrid until around the last 6 games of last season. This is the team that gave Chelsea one heck of a spanking at the Super copa, destroyed a Bilbao team who...

We heard the same about Mourinho 4 years ago. The fact is, there is a monopoly between Bayern and Barca in terms of the very very best players in the most important parts of the team (midfield particularly). Madrid's only elite player is Ronaldo (and Ozil before he left). The rest are very good...

I said this yesterday. It's their gift and their curse. They were so obsessed with Barca that they basically tailor made their team to counter our game, at the cost of being wank against any other half decent teams, I'm not complaining :neymar:

Its absolutely crazy. I have been surfing message boards for like 12 years. but this is the most baffling phenomenon I've ever experienced. People really underestimate how much Mourinho did for them, particularly in the ties against Barca, and I despise that man more than anything.

Hopefully people can get their tongue out of Madrid's arse, though I wouldn't hold my breath :neymar: Best defense in the world ™..... (they just need Varane back, honest!) Carvajal, Alves + lahm all rolled into one ™ Illaramendi, makalele + pirlo + xabi alonso all in one ™ Isco! Better than...

A.Madrid are scarily organised. They remind me of the 08/09 Chelsea team under Hiddink. Write them off at your own peril. Here's hoping I haven't jinxed them :lol: Seriously though, I'm so happy with the competition they're bringing to La Liga. It seeems Barca aren't the only team Madrid should...

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That is true. I think Isco is more of a goal threat than Ozil and is better defensively but i don't think he's as creative, and at the end of the day he's just one player even if he turns out to be as good as Ozil. They will need him to step up in games like yesterday when the ref isn't going to...

I'm not really bothered about the hysteria. Simply because despite all the help they get from the refs(and have been getting since galactico 2), I don't think they're good enough, despite everyone forcing it down our throats that they're this amazing team with the best squad in the world...

Right, so here's my other issue with him: A.Madrid game Valencia game Sevilla game Here's my question, fine, fair enough we all know he's slow as all hell and not much can be done about that. But why the heck is he always so far ahead of Mascherano ?! Look at the Valencia average...

You're a good poster but come on man, this means NOTHING. We've seen this play out plenty of times, heck, we saw it play out with their galactico that was assembled 4 years ago. Kaka,Benzema, all these star names. All its won them is 1 major title in 4 years. This season they've bought young...

They also had a better squad last season right? EDIT- and what do you mean results may not show it? if results don't show it then what other tangible measure proves how "better" a squad is?

I'm sorry, but this is absolute hogwash. Its absolutely amazing that anyone can look at that game tonight and say something like that. The fact remains,a Madrid team with more experience and better squad finished 15 points of a Barca team that had an absolutely pathetic defense last season...

Right, so he wasn't the standout (or second best) defensive player in the best part of Barca's game defensively where Sevilla were limited to a mighty 3 shots damn near all game. Then when Barca actually started to get pressured for just 10-15 minutes, he was one of the worst defensive players...

Get real? What? :lol: I posted only the Masch stats to show that he was the one that should be attributed the compliment of stopping a lot of Sevilla's attacks in the first 75 mins, NOT pique. Heck, even Busquets and Alves had more tackles and interceptions, so your assertion had no grounds I'm...

Nope, they have the bestest defence in the whole wide world, word to Beast (and pretty much every Barca supporter on this forum) :neymar:

Nope, that would be Mascherano, Busquets and even Alves EDIT: Whoscored seem to confirm what I was watching Mascherano 8 tackles, 5 interceptions 6 clearances Pique 2 tackles, 2 interceptions 3 clearances Night and day. Even then, I'd say Mascherano only had an OK game considering the mess...