Ernesto Valverde - V1

[FC433]

Mine would be:

Coutinho Messi Dembele
Arthur CM
Busquets
Alba Umtiti Pique Semedo
Stegen

LW Messi Dembele
Coutinho Arthur
Busquets
Alba Umtiti Pique Semedo
Stegen

LW: I would go for Martial
CM: I do not really know, I personally would rather Alena instead of buying anyone this summer.

Suarez is definitely should be benched more often with Rakitic and Pique.

 

[jamrock]

Just when you think maybe just maybe there is hope for him, he goes & ask for a player like William.

 

[Devils]

Just when you think maybe just maybe there is hope for him, he goes & ask for a player like William.

What on earth convinced you that there was hope for him?

 

[jamrock]

What on earth convinced you that there was hope for him?

A new season you want to start thinking optimistically but he as ruined even that for me now

 

[clemente]

People don't remember shit but I remember so clearly how before literally EVERY single game I was dissapointed with the lineup, only 1 time I agreed with his setup, people see the results that we won almost every la liga game, but it was the most clutch season for Messi, almost every match was saved by him and Mats, also opponents missing clear cut 1v1 chances multiple times almost every game helped. I cannot see anything change this season, he will again start players like Vidal, Gomes etc and fans will act surprised. I just feel bad for Alena, guy seems to have so much potential but there is no way he will ever step on the grass under EV, hope we manage to loan him out to somewhere like Sevilla.

 

[JamDav1982]

People don't remember shit but I remember so clearly how before literally EVERY single game I was dissapointed with the lineup, only 1 time I agreed with his setup, people see the results that we won almost every la liga game, but it was the most clutch season for Messi, almost every match was saved by him and Mats, also opponents missing clear cut 1v1 chances multiple times almost every game helped. I cannot see anything change this season, he will again start players like Vidal, Gomes etc and fans will act surprised. I just feel bad for Alena, guy seems to have so much potential but there is no way he will ever step on the grass under EV, hope we manage to loan him out to someone like Sevilla.

Aye and Barca won the double and played well doing it.

So you moaning every game means nothing but you being wrong.

 

[clemente]

Aye and Barca won the double and played well doing it.

So you moaning every game means nothing but you being wrong.

This guy is defending EV, ffs trolls like you selling this joke "we played well", I believe have some actual impact on this club not making any big decisions to enforce some changes.

 

[JamDav1982]

This guy is defending EV, ffs trolls like you selling this joke "we played well", I believe have some actual impact on this club not making any big decisions to enforce some changes.

Haha thank fuck folk like you have no influence.

 

[clemente]

Haha thank fuck folk like you have no influence.

Luckily found that the ignore list exists in this forum, not gonna have to read your troll bait no more, bye

 

[JamDav1982]

Luckily found that the ignore list exists in this forum, not gonna have to read your troll bait no more, bye

Good use of it.

Troll.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

We can't play differently WITH Messi.

Only 2 options are:
1. 433 with Messi as a roaming Cdm, Suarez+Coutinho/Dembele
2. the other, Barcaforum's option, is to play Messi as a false 9, Cou on the left and Dembele on the right.
The problem with that formation is that we wouldn't have a man in the box, which all CL, Euros and World cups winning teams lately have in Benzema, Giroud, Mandzukic, Lukaku and similar.
On paper it seems as if Messi would be banging goals like during Pep.
In reality, Messi would drop to a Cdm, sulk and walk, and we would have Coutinho (NOT a true attacker) somewhere in between Lcm and a Lw (with no one in the box), waiting to try a longshot, and Dembele, who is a not a Cf, hogging a touchline and most often don't have a clue what a team is doing around him.
So, basically, we would play 451 with Coutinho in attack, and Messi hitting a wall of 4-5 players whenever he would come close to a box.

Imo, a huge: NO THANKS for a system without a Cf in 2018, and where an older, walking Messi is the only attacking option.

We need to evolve and move from Messipendencia to have 2-3-4 attacking options, NOT named Messi waiting for the ball at the edge of a box in every single action (while being surrounded by 5 defenders).

You are right . Messi under Pep covered more distance compared to now . He ran 9.2 km in CL final against United in 2009 . That's crazy compared to 7.5 km that he often covers these days . Messi as a false nine was literally our third attacking midfielder as well as the scoring option with him covering more distance . That won't happen now . Against teams that will defend well ,he will drop deep sending in all the long balls to Suarez . That would be a disaster . Need to find a system were Messi can be played in wings with coutinho in central midfield and Suarez as target man . For that we need a proper RB , so that our Rw isn't dead as Rakitic / Arthur would have to cover for Messi in Rw . This is the best option we have .

 

[Icarium]

I understand why he wants willian but i sure as hell dont like it. 4-4-2 is so boring. We might still win the league but CL is out of question without a good midfielder signing.

 

[Barcaman]

Aye and Barca won the double and played well doing it.

So you moaning every game means nothing but you being wrong.

No, we didn't play well. As a matter a fact it was worst football in more than a decade and a half.

 

[JamDav1982]

No, we didn't play well. As a matter a fact it was worst football in more than a decade and a half.

Dont agree. Clearly.

 

[Icarium]

It was really bad, probably the worst in a decade. If Madrid did not play that bad the begining considering injuries and fitness and all valverde woudnt be at Barca right now.