Champions League 23/24
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FinBarcelonafan
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What is the source for this? We have reduced our wage bill shitloads. It used to be 600 mil with past its.
It's BS man.
Birdy
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Can you provide a legit source?
I am really curious to see how much it is today
FinBarcelonafan
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Javier Tebas warns Barça: “they must reduce their wage bill by at least €200 million”
Following the close of the winter market, Barcelona's salary limit has been lowered and will have to be lowered even further if the club wants to sign new players in
www.mundodeportivo.com
Football isn't 600 million a season, maybe the whole organisation? Either way, not the same thing.
Think about it, 600 million would be 20 players on 30 million year salary. That's fucking nuts.
Football club ain't paying that much
khaled_a_d
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Those were for past season, now we are a hair below 500.
But it isn't wage, it is costs. It includes amortization of a player salary. That is very common mistake in Spain, for example Frenkie salary (including deferred wage) is around 25M or so, but if you add amortised cost then it pushes 37M which is widely reported. It is his cost on salary cap and FFP not what the player earns.
serghei
Senior Member
This poster is a joke.
You were watching Ipswich last night werent ya. You little football hipster.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Yes agree, Atletico under Simeone would lose against kopenhagen or PSV away, this stupid guy only let his team play football at home, we will see if Inter can dominate there.
But we have to say Inter's team isnt better than Barca's squad, it's Inzhagi who made Inter so good.
El Gato
Villarato!
Bro where you been
delancey
Senior Member
Our entire attack underperforms under Xavi - except for an exceptionally skilled 16 yo who thrives under a system without any noteworthy tactics. That is, his skills lend themselves perfectly to dribble, surpass your marker and cross, and then INSHALLAH!
I could go on and on, but our frontline is the most expensive one in LL - talent is not the issue. Having incompetent tacticians at the helm is.
And look, I hate to criticize Xavi, for his heart is in the right place. I’m someone who believes that hard work can and often will outperform lazy, albeit naturally talented coworkers. However, one cannot simply improve at chess if he mindlessly plays the game the same way - over and over again. One must evolve, pay attention, correct mistakes, and grow tactically, which is why I believe it was a mistake for him not to have taken an AM role at City, AV, Arsenal, or Leverkusen, for example. He wanted to be the big man too soon, and now his ego will prevent him from taking a step back and relearning tactics as the #2 guy.
He is a great motivator, has the respect of the squad, and handles pressers quite well. These are important traits too, but tactically he is clearly inferior, and that is why we struggle so much. Has nothing to do with Raphinha, Lewandowski, or Ferran being inferior players. They are weapons, and Xavi doesn’t know how to use them.
Didn’t help much that our entire backroom staff is here because of nepotism. That sucks.
We could have brought in anyone, and I guarantee you, under Xavi, he would have underperformed. Well, Messi would have killed it, but he’s an alien.
I could go on and on, but our frontline is the most expensive one in LL - talent is not the issue. Having incompetent tacticians at the helm is.
And look, I hate to criticize Xavi, for his heart is in the right place. I’m someone who believes that hard work can and often will outperform lazy, albeit naturally talented coworkers. However, one cannot simply improve at chess if he mindlessly plays the game the same way - over and over again. One must evolve, pay attention, correct mistakes, and grow tactically, which is why I believe it was a mistake for him not to have taken an AM role at City, AV, Arsenal, or Leverkusen, for example. He wanted to be the big man too soon, and now his ego will prevent him from taking a step back and relearning tactics as the #2 guy.
He is a great motivator, has the respect of the squad, and handles pressers quite well. These are important traits too, but tactically he is clearly inferior, and that is why we struggle so much. Has nothing to do with Raphinha, Lewandowski, or Ferran being inferior players. They are weapons, and Xavi doesn’t know how to use them.
Didn’t help much that our entire backroom staff is here because of nepotism. That sucks.
We could have brought in anyone, and I guarantee you, under Xavi, he would have underperformed. Well, Messi would have killed it, but he’s an alien.
Don Juan Laporta Estruch
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Zzzzzzzzzzz. This competition is becoming as boring as international football when it only gets interesting at the quarter/semi final stage.
There hasn't been one remotely interesting game so far, but there is still time for Xaviball to save the day.
There hasn't been one remotely interesting game so far, but there is still time for Xaviball to save the day.
fergus90
Senior Member
Decided on City U23 vs United U23 as United were fielding a talented up and coming youngster named Tom Huddlestone.
One to keep an eye on for the future.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
I agree with you, the problem is that he doesnt seem to understand his own tactics and how players fit into them.Our entire attack underperforms under Xavi - except for an exceptionally skilled 16 yo who thrives under a system without any noteworthy tactics. That is, his skills lend themselves perfectly to dribble, surpass your marker and cross, and then INSHALLAH!
I could go on and on, but our frontline is the most expensive one in LL - talent is not the issue. Having incompetent tacticians at the helm is.
And look, I hate to criticize Xavi, for his heart is in the right place. I’m someone who believes that hard work can and often will outperform lazy, albeit naturally talented coworkers. However, one cannot simply improve at chess if he mindlessly plays the game the same way - over and over again. One must evolve, pay attention, correct mistakes, and grow tactically, which is why I believe it was a mistake for him not to have taken an AM role at City, AV, Arsenal, or Leverkusen, for example. He wanted to be the big man too soon, and now his ego will prevent him from taking a step back and relearning tactics as the #2 guy.
He is a great motivator, has the respect of the squad, and handles pressers quite well. These are important traits too, but tactically he is clearly inferior, and that is why we struggle so much. Has nothing to do with Raphinha, Lewandowski, or Ferran being inferior players. They are weapons, and Xavi doesn’t know how to use them.
Didn’t help much that our entire backroom staff is here because of nepotism. That sucks.
We could have brought in anyone, and I guarantee you, under Xavi, he would have underperformed. Well, Messi would have killed it, but he’s an alien.
He signed mostly associative attackers without 1v1 qualities when his system has shown from the start that the main attacking situations it produces is 1v1s on the touchline.
Ferran, Raphinha and Roque are not going to succeed under him. They need a more flexible coach.
His inability to adapt is a problem, and the even bigger problem is he did not understand the profiles of the players he was buying, or he doesn't understand his own tactics, neither of which are very good. Dembele and Yamal share a similar role in that both of them thrive in these isolated 1v1 situations and that's why they both showed very good performance in this system. If he had understood that he needed these type of wingers for his system rather than signing associative ones his project may have lasted longer.
In any case, he won't be able to succeed in the future at other clubs with such a weak tactical understanding and flexibility. He mainly had some success here because he commanded respect and authority due to his reputation as a player but that wont carry over for long at other clubs.
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
I will never get how Liga has the authority to know club spending in other sectors.
Seems like 505M includs all sporting wages.
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