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I agree because this thing isn’t going to work out. They should try playing their two most creative players. The problem will be defensively as to how to compensate for two guys that are just ineffective in pressing and harassing opponents without the ball.

It’s always going to be hard to pick out passes from deep when you dan’t have great runners without the ball. Especially when teams are defending deep.

I disagree somewhat regarding the first part. Messi was our most dynamic and consistent forward under Guardiola, he was our most effective and efficient player in winning the ball back and pressing, in fact that was the thing that Madrid fans used to point out when they talked about Messi &...

I agree with your statement. I’ve said this before but you’ll get howled down by the fanatics here. I’m a fanboy but not delusional. His burst of acceleration is gone and has been since that PSG game, and we’ve only seen it in flashes and the odd games since then (and not often during the big...

No need to get personal dude. I’ve chosen to walk away from this argument with you.

That sentiment has changed because of how the quality of La Liga has declined from what it used to be in the late 90’s up until 2008. If this were 2010 or the first 2 Mourinho years where Real were all hung-ho for the League, I would really savor this League title but quite frankly this is the...

I told my brother last year this was probably the greatest squad that Real have ever had. Only on one or two occasions have they had a better starting XI, but in terms of overall bench strength in variety of position, I don’t think they’ve ever had it better. And their squad is still strong this...

If Real win this year, they will win 3 in a row. So many great teams in the past never even managed to win back to back. They will deservedly get their accolades. They’ve had better starting 11 during the Galacticos era but they were an older side that wasn’t guaranteed to last long, whereas...

Injury problems might be a concern for Liverpool as well but they definitely have the forward line to score goals.

If Real Madrid win the Champions league ( which they are the clear favorites for), anybody who rates them below Barca needs to seriously assess their ‘objectivity’.

Pique would be a definite starter. Rakitic would probably be a maybe but even if not starter I see him heavily featured from the bench in this tie.

Good post. It’s not just them winning CL but they are consistently performing better against the top clubs in Europe while we are getting thoroughly outplayed by the likes of Roma, who let’s be honest aren’t among the very best in the world. I find some of the comments by the Barca fans...

This isn’t the Premier League where you’ve got more parity at the top. Given the huge financial disparity that exists in La Liga it would be an embarrassment if Barca didn’t win the league this season.

Winning the league and cup double would be a greater sporting achievement if your main rival actually gave an arse about winning either of them this season (they didn’t care about Copa last year either ). Who exactly were we competing against to win those two trophies? A below par (compared to...

I logged in here just to express my support for this sentiment. This is absolutely ridiculous what Valverde has done this season with his lack of squad rotation. His ‘coaching’ or so called ‘management’ in Rome was absolutely ridiculous and unforgivable . Having said that, the senior players in...

It was astonishing that a club of Barca’s stature only had one recognizable central or attacking midfielder in Andres Gomes on the bench. The recruitment in that area in recent seasons has been horrendous.

Better management of minutes and workload is the primary reason for this.

One can understand the fact that Messi wouldn’t show tremendous movement, intensity or insane work ethic in every match. He’s not young anymore and he’s also played a lot of matches but what I don’t understand is why he has to play 90 minutes every single match even before crucial games? Why did...

Messi is just not a leader. He is too withdrawn and his body language is too poor in many of the top European matches. At least try and talk to the team or show some emotion or try to do something to change the outcome. Walking around the pitch when your team is getting spanked is a bad show...

It’s sad that Barca have won just 1 champions league in the last 6 or 7 years. Even more so when you consider the fact that for the majority of those years, Barca had the most gifted/talented staring XI during those years. A lack of tactical flexibility, bad coaching decisions and at times lack...