Aymeric Laporte
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Sorin
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Pep's team was littered with crap players like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta
What?
Talking about him as professional coach. He was a cunt but only played the part imo. He liked Barca and was eager to join us in 2008 but we picked Pep.
behindbrowneyes
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NO, because they spent ~400M for 2 players. (I know they will pay the Mbappé fee next summer)
Sorin
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Thank fucking god that he didn't become our coach. Imagine Xavi and Iniesta having to defend deep in our half, not succeeding obviously, selling them and buying 1.90 workhorses. BBZ's dream probably. 
Still being butthurt years later that Barcelona hasn't chosen him and acting like a despicable human being truly makes him a the biggest bitch manager in the world.
Still being butthurt years later that Barcelona hasn't chosen him and acting like a despicable human being truly makes him a the biggest bitch manager in the world.
Obviously Pep was a perfect choice but I am pretty sure Mourinho would have adapted as he's done everywhere and used Xavi and Iniesta in their best roles as well. Would probably avoid the Ibra disaster and kept Eto'o.
Noone knows what would have happened but I am more than happy with what pep did for us as coach.
Noone knows what would have happened but I am more than happy with what pep did for us as coach.
Sorin
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Yeah we'd have success for 2 or 3 years max(not nearly as much as with Pep) after which we'd be left with one of the biggest rebuilds ever.
Just no. Busquets wouldn't be promoted. Just imagine not having Busquets for these last 8-9 years and it wouldn't be worth it to have Mourinho for a few years. Besides other players probably being shown the door.
Just no. Busquets wouldn't be promoted. Just imagine not having Busquets for these last 8-9 years and it wouldn't be worth it to have Mourinho for a few years. Besides other players probably being shown the door.
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DonAK
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IIRC, Mourinho planned to keep both Ronaldinho and Deco. Two players who played a major role in the revival of the club, but also two players we needed to move on from. Mourinho is not a bad coach, but I'm not sure he would have taken us forward to the degree Pep did.
And Mourinho himself has made some fatal flaws like not rating De Bruyne and Salah. So he might have prevented the Eto'o ordeal, but what's to say he would have taken us forward and won the CL in his first season and established a legacy?
And him being a cunt is one of the reasons he didn't get the job. He's mocked people and made unnecessary comments throughout his entire career. It's a part of his character, not him playing the part.
BarçaBarça
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Glad that our scouting department is so good, that we don't have to contribute to transfer-records when buying defenders.
ini4ever
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Don't make it sound like Porto and Inter squad were trash back then as some people tend to do it nowadays, Mou bought talented players and got the best of them and succeed simply as that. Young Mou also spent tons of money on signing players he needed in his first season at Chelsea.
I bet City fans would take Pep's signings over their previous mangers' all day. They have money, smart coach, smart scouts so why not spending the money while they have it. Don't say you wouldn't welcome it if Barca were in the same situation.
DonAK
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Anyway, I like Laporte a lot and think he'll succeed and become a WC CB. It's sad we didn't sign him, but we probably got a better player in Umtiti for much less. Even though we could have had Laporte for 30m too, but he kept being loyal to Athletic. I guess he realized Deschamps will never call him up for the WC or even the squad unless he moved to a high profile club or else I could have seen him still staying at Athletic.
Could have played for Spain, but he wants France only.
He got it all. Pace, tackling, positioning, ability to play the ball out and leadership qualities.
Could have played for Spain, but he wants France only.
He got it all. Pace, tackling, positioning, ability to play the ball out and leadership qualities.
How did they do after he left? He squeezed everything from those players and they still love him years after he left. Pretty sure more than players pined for pep.
He was a fantastic manager, probably the best out there, so there is no doubt in my mind Barca would have been successful under him too.
Again, more than happy we picked Pep but Mourinho's record speaks for itself.
Oh, and I would not welcome Barca being owned by some sugardaddy, least of all from those gulf states. Being a fan owned club is one of the big reasons I love this club.
Sorin
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Didn't know that Mourniho wanted to keep both Ronaldinho and Deco. In that case even more pleased we didn't appoint him. I love Ronaldinho but he was busted flush at that point thus he wouldn't win CL in his first year. Not even La Liga since Madrid was still pretty strong and the sort of players we had weren't Mourniho's type. Then RM made those crazy transfers and had 96 points the season after so not sure he would win La Liga either. By that point he'd have his usual meltdown and put all cules on his ass.
Yeah, thinking about the situation more, I'd wager Mourinho wouldn't have won much and I'm pretty certain at that.
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