CL | Quarter Final - 1st leg: Juventus - FC Barcelona 3-0

[Meatball]

Two more midfielders just as good as the ones on Madrid's bench, one more quality Rightback, one more Leftback, one more Centerback and we are good to go! The rest can take easy!

 

[Barcilliant]

We need three top signings (two midfielders and and rightback) and we can go back to competing against the best in Europe.

We need 2 more decent (CB and forward) in addition to the top signings to be considered the most elite club in the world.



We can compensate for the CB signings with possibly promoting Marlon and the forward with bringing in Munir/Deulofeu.

It's the top signings that I have zero faith in our incompetent sporting director to make....how the hell can you trust a guy like Robert to bring in a top midfielders and a top RB?

What we need is a world class manager who knows tactics and how to maximize strengths and minimise weaknesses.

With a world class manager we would have had a draw or narrow loss not the usual thrashing.

We need to phase out Iniesta and Busquets. They've been great players but football has no time for sentimental stuff. Rejuvenate the midfield, make the defence cast iron and get decent subs for attack.

Problem is it will take money and time. It's not an easy fix.

 

[jairzinho]

The way we started the game I knew we were in for a long night. Lucho's plan to play a back 3 backfired and the switch to a back 4 at halftime was proof. We looked disjointed in the first half and the damage was done by then.

 

[Meatball]

What a magical sport football is! I felt like an anxious teenager on his first date before the game n now I feel like an old man!

 

[Barcilliant]

When we are not at our best,well organised, physically stronger teams destroy us!

Bayern did it. PSG and now Juventus.

It's embarrassing. I wanted Allegri here but the Catalan media and fans are so in love with the BARCA DNA thing that we will probably sign Valverde or even worse appoint Unzue.

It is time for the club to have a look at itself.

Messi, Iniesta, Suarez, Pique, Busquets. All key players all getting old. They've won a ton of stuff too so they won't be as hungry. These players will need to be replaced.

Is there a plan in place?

 

[Lelouch vi Britannia]

Honestly, I don't even want us to turn this around. We'll either go on to get another 7-0, or we pull a Chelsea and all the problems get swept under the rug. I've said before I wouldn't mind us needing some luck but I've changed my mind.

 

[SeloBarca]

It is nowhere near that.

A new manager with fresh ideas could have Barca as best in world again. Still huge quality in squad and a few areas to be addressed but a lot of quality there to work with.

Huge quality? Our midfield is the worst by far among the top clubs. The signings we made has actually managed to make it even worse.
Rakitic us having his worst season, and Iniesta at 33 is still our best midfielders by a mile and he has to be rested alot.
Take away any of MSN, and were basicly fucked in attack.
Take away Busquetes and we have no clue how to transport the ball from defence to our already bad midfield.
Apart from Pique, Umtiti and an aging Mascherano, our defence is awful. Alba doesnt even get to play in the 3 defenders lineup.

 

[Total-Football]

you the know the situation is fucked up when every cule has seen the match exactly how it happened. Those players are thrown there like some helpless worrior who was forced into battle and doesn't have any weapon-physique-tactic in head .. He's just there to fulfill his fate of loosing and dying.

 

[Devils]

Our squad is not beyond hope.

It needs reinforcement, removal of dead weight and it desperately needs a manager with a good vision and tactically capable.

If we play our cards right this summer, we can ascend back to the summit of Europe next season. We have to be smart about it though and take a course of action like Chelsea did last season. They were a disaster last season but after making 4-5 great signings and getting a top manager, they are right back up there with the best in Europe.

The question will be if we actually have capable people at our club to make such a thing happen.

 

[Richard.H]

We need to make our mid great again. Easier said than done though. The market right now for mids is over inflated in terms of price. There seems to be a lack of top mids in Europe. Scarcity causes market value to go up

We need to get rid of: Gomes, Denis, Arda and bring in one WC mid. Supplement that with bringing back Samper (could be a decent backup to Busi) and signing one bench mid.

 

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[Sasuke85]

A weird thing is happening this season: Barca playing at home and Barca playing away are like 2 totally different teams.

 

[CuleLife4Life]

After the PSG match I sad there was no way we'd advance. Then the night before I posted about having a good feeling. Its not over yet at all.


But I won't lie, I can't see these Juve conceding 4 where ever they are. WE'll see how I feel the night before.

 

[raskolnikov]

Lets be real, Juve is playing like a cl worthy club while we are not at the moment. Only trophy we can win is copa and then we really need to play our cards right in the summer to give it a go next season.
We are back in 2007/8 again

 

[beogatts]

the weird thing is .. the board neva want to sack lucho like RM did to banitez.