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24 - Thomas Vermaelen
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Yeah because we already know how Vermaelen will perform for us. The press has every right to rip Zubi apart because he has failed again. Why care about performances when there is an easier way to be negative
This forum is ridiculous, really. We haven't even played our first official match of the season but people already want to bash Zubi and Lucho. We need defenders more than we need the money and a fit Vermaelen is a good addition to our squad. We signed great players this summer and finally 2 CB's have arrived, we have depth, fresh blood, the best striker in the world and many promising youngsters. In 2 weeks we'll play against Elche and now it's time to be positive about what's ahead but instead people here behave like we already are in the middle of the season and Mathieu and Vermaelen have already failed big time. This is not the case. Nobody in this forum knows how Vermaelen will perform for us, not the people who bash Zubi and not the people who are positive but it's so freaking annoying that more and more people here bash everything for the sake of it. No difference to facebook or twitter here lately.
Professor Chaos
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Remember who was wearing 23?
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Messi4life
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It's really sad that some Barca-fans trying to rationalize and be positive to Vermaelen... 
But I admire the attempt.
It's like being forced to eat poo, but then try to think "yes, that's better than starving." Had Vermaelen in the current situation even been near to sign Barcelona a few years ago? Hardly. We have gone from players like Puyol, Marquez, Pique (well, actually for a long time ago) to Mathieu and Vermaelen.
But I admire the attempt.
It's like being forced to eat poo, but then try to think "yes, that's better than starving." Had Vermaelen in the current situation even been near to sign Barcelona a few years ago? Hardly. We have gone from players like Puyol, Marquez, Pique (well, actually for a long time ago) to Mathieu and Vermaelen.
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instinct
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It's really sad that some Barca-fans trying to rationalize and be positive to Vermaelen...
But I admire the attempt.
Ridiculous statement..but thanks for proving my point.
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linetty
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I wonder what are going you to say when he starts beasting it up for us... You'll be back and lick his ass.It's really sad that some Barca-fans trying to rationalize and be positive to Vermaelen...
But I admire the attempt.
It's like being forced to eat poo, but then try to think "yes, that's better than starving." Had Vermaelen in the current situation even been near to sign Barcelona a few years ago? Hardly. We have gone from players like Puyol, Marquez, Pique (well, actually for a long time ago) to Mathieu and Vermaelen.
Ridiculous.
I have nothing against TV5 in fact I really like him from his Arsenal days. He's a fantastic player on his day. Fact is though, Zubi has failed us in landing a true world class CB. After 4 years of waiting. You can give him points for trying but this summer has merely been a patch up job when it wouldn't have been with proper planning scouting etc.
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instinct
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But nobody knows if we actually need a world-class defender. Nobody knows how the team will defend, what Lucho will try, how the balance will be and I think it's wrong to be negative about the signings until they are able to prove their worth. I'm optimistic that we are able to win the treble with the defence we have now. I don't know if we will but I deeply believe that we can and I'm excited about the season ahead and as long as they don't fail big time, I'm happy with Mathieu and Vermaelen.
JamDav1982
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It hasnt been 4 years since the team has needed a CB it is arguably only last summer that it was a mistake in not signing someone.
Before that the CB options would have been Pique, Masch, Puyol, Abidal, Bartra.
Two years ago no one really realised that Puyol was almost done or that Abidal would barely play again.
If you are going longer than that then Barcelona have failed for the last 6 years to bring in a CB before the likes of Zubi and co were about. The club were wasting 50m on CBs that barely kicked a ball for the club.
Stop kidding yourself's Bartra had not broken through 4 years ago and we all know what this board did to Abi. Puyol was already at an advanced age. It was through the sheer BRILLIANCE of Pep that we managed to win titles.
I'm very optimistic about the season don't get me wrong, Lucho has options, depth, and a system based on merit that will surely bring about the best in the players. Even if we don't achieve titles we'll have a base for the future again.
The board and Zubi have FAILED and that is quite obvious. The image our club had a few years ago is tarnished by Rosell's poison and Zubi's incompetency and that is fact.
I'm very optimistic about the season don't get me wrong, Lucho has options, depth, and a system based on merit that will surely bring about the best in the players. Even if we don't achieve titles we'll have a base for the future again.
The board and Zubi have FAILED and that is quite obvious. The image our club had a few years ago is tarnished by Rosell's poison and Zubi's incompetency and that is fact.
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ebc_99
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We don't need world class defenders, we just need an organised and disciplined defence. Look at Atletico last season, they did not have world class Centre backs but they had a world class defence.
With our midfield and attack both of which are the best in the World, we can realistically aim for the treble. And after signing Vermaelen I am much more optimistic about the coming season.
With our midfield and attack both of which are the best in the World, we can realistically aim for the treble. And after signing Vermaelen I am much more optimistic about the coming season.
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linetty
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Official: Transfer fee of Vermaelen > 10M fixed + 5M based on his performances + 3.8M based on team performance #fcblive
Irish_Cules
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Not too bad. Much better than what was first reported.
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instinct
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Makes sense. The 5m are possibly based on the number of games he'll play. Good deal IMO
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