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No, the Sevilla player successfully attacked the wing because Busi didn't stay goalside of him. This forced the error by Pique since he had to scramble to get back to try to cover.

Watch the 4-0 thrashing of Italy in the Euro final again. The opposite of rubbish. LOL, that's a description of the perfect false 9. A false 9 doesn't need the abilities of a winger since he plays in the centre. What he does need is the ability to link up with the midfield to help control the...

We played 2 games against Atletico, away to Malaga and Valencia and a home game against Sevilla. What did you expect? Did you really think these games were going to be easy? These are good teams and the games were always going to be tough. Looking at what we did in the past also isn't...

Cesc helped Spain win a world cup playing as a false 9. Barca also won all their league games last season when he played there. Isco and Gundogan may fail to fully adapt to tiki-taka and trying to get through a parked bus.

I'd say Cesc. Playing with Barca he has less space to work with, but at Arsenal he was having a field day. Ozil does have better mobility though.

In terms of being dangerous over a season yeah. But in terms of being a big game player no.

There's no jinxing when a team is as proven and consistent as Barca these past years. Maybe there might be injuries which could mess things up, but otherwise Barca will hit a high standard and already have again in getting 4 wins out of 4 despite a the games being against strong teams. We don't...

Barca have won 4 Ligas and 2 Champions Leagues in the last 5 seasons to 1 solitary Liga for Madrid. Last seasons Barca won La Liga by a record margin. Anyone that thinks Madrid have a better squad or better players is completely deluded. Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busi are all superior to their...

Adriano once again is crucial in the opening goal against a tough opponent. Hopefully he can capitalise in the next 3 weeks and show what he's capable of in a consistent run of games.

Mourinho is not going to think 5 years ahead. He's going to do what he thinks is best for his success now.

There were 3 Sevilla players at the edge and only 2 Barca players marking. I have no idea what was going on there.

I can't see Tello getting much success on the right. He doesn't have the option of coming inside on his left so becomes too predictable. He has pace but his close control isn't so good so can't generate unpredictability with trickery and dribbling. He needs to be played on the left. But...

Alexis did really well. Scored the goal. Attacked the wing well a couple of times including picking out Iniesta from a cross(shame the Don didn't go for the first time volley), picked out Messi for the start of the move in the second goal.

Busi was amazing in possession against Sevilla, but he made defensive errors. Let Cala get ahead of him for the disallowed goal. The Sevilla first goal he was also complacent and didn't stay goal side of the Sevilla player which was the key to the goal.

First rule of business, don't accept the first offer. Barca may have the highest wage bill, but they are only second to Madrid in revenue and don't as much on transfers.

He might play at left back because of the injury to Marcelo.

Stats are useful when you use them correctly. CR may have scored against all La Liga teams in a season, but he didn't score against all 19 in a row. Scoring against every team in a row is the definition of unstoppable. CR outscored Messi in the CL last year, so in that tournament he was more...

We've gotten to 6 semis in a row and we've won the last 3 finals we were in. The balance between victory and failure is quite small. I don't see why the team can't continue and get to the next 5 semis, then just a bit of luck could lead to multiple tournament victories. We have Messi entering...

He's the best goalkeeper for us, and he's been great for us especially in Champions League finals including a MOTM performance in Paris. Compared to a nobody like Thiago it's a no brainer if they put a lot of effort to keeping him.

Except that this is false. It was Messi that scored against all 19 La Liga teams in a row, not Ronaldo. It's Messi that was top scorer in the Champions League 4 seasons in a row, not Ronaldo. It's Messi that has the world record for goal scoring, not Ronaldo. If you want to class being...