FC B
Senior Member
I was certain of that only when they scored the third.
I was certain of that only when they scored the third.
FC B
Senior Member
You must show him la manita and say it happend again, it happend again!
Barcilliant
Senior Member
It is painfully obvious why we have 5 cl and RM 13.
When disaster strikes on or off the pitch they react swiftly and brutally.
Meanwhile our village idiots continue to dawdle and scratch their heads.
Valverde MUST go now. Fuck the Copa. Winning it will not erase these painful memories.
I am also sick of seeing our team being mauled physically on the pitch. In Cl we look like a bunch of overrated toy boys. Get their strength and conditioing up!!
When disaster strikes on or off the pitch they react swiftly and brutally.
Meanwhile our village idiots continue to dawdle and scratch their heads.
Valverde MUST go now. Fuck the Copa. Winning it will not erase these painful memories.
I am also sick of seeing our team being mauled physically on the pitch. In Cl we look like a bunch of overrated toy boys. Get their strength and conditioing up!!
serghei
Senior Member
Actually, in the CL era it's 7-4. Madrid are still the most successful obviously.
I agree with this. A club like Barcelona has to be dominant in Europe. It's bullshit how the 8 time Spanish Champions in the last 11 years only have 1 CL since 2011.
Lions domestically, pussies in Europe shouldn't cut it. Not at Barca.
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Andrew M
New member
It's the same at Bayern and Juve. All three pondering how to turn domestic dominance into euro success
Barcilliant
Senior Member
That's true but we're bigger than those two clubs. Look at how man great players have come through our club compared to those two clubs.
Andrew M
New member
Yes we are bigger but i wonder if being so dominant makes us soft in big euro games. Mentally we're like jelly
Barcilliant
Senior Member
I think we're suffering from the fact that nobody really pushes us. Similar to Bayern, Juve and Psg.
jairzinho
Senior Member
What concerns me the most is that we’re not maximizing Messi’s final years. He turns 32 in June and will be 33 at the end of next season. Let that sink in.
You could tell he wanted the CL for the club and the fans but with Ernie at the helm and have beens like Suarez, Rakitic and others that dream will never materialize and we miss out again on making history.
We need to surround him with a core of young hungry players like De Jong, De Ligt, Arthur, Dembele(?) maybe jovic and keep one or two veterans maybe busquets, Alba. And also a good coach with character and tenacity, good understanding of tactics, not an inept pussy like Valgreen.
Edit: This summer is a good chance to launch a new project with a new manager with the goal being the league and CL double at all costs. Let the kids play the Copa.
As a start, Valgreen, Rakitic, Suarez have to be axed. Bob should never play at rb ever again. Pique and Busquets should be phased out at the end of next season.
You could tell he wanted the CL for the club and the fans but with Ernie at the helm and have beens like Suarez, Rakitic and others that dream will never materialize and we miss out again on making history.
We need to surround him with a core of young hungry players like De Jong, De Ligt, Arthur, Dembele(?) maybe jovic and keep one or two veterans maybe busquets, Alba. And also a good coach with character and tenacity, good understanding of tactics, not an inept pussy like Valgreen.
Edit: This summer is a good chance to launch a new project with a new manager with the goal being the league and CL double at all costs. Let the kids play the Copa.
As a start, Valgreen, Rakitic, Suarez have to be axed. Bob should never play at rb ever again. Pique and Busquets should be phased out at the end of next season.
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If the Barça Board decides to keep Valverde, a possible compromise could be to ask Xavi to play the role intially played by Zidane at RM.
Xavi could be the Bench Coach for 1 year before possibly taking over as Head Coach.
He should get special responsibility to coach the midfield and to mentor Arthur, Alena (perhaps even Puig) and De Jong.
Xavi will be respected by the youngsters as one of the best midfielders ever, he could learn from Valverde how to deal with responsibilities of the job and could influence Valverde's decisions.
It has been written that Xavi respects Valverde, and I'm sure that Valverde respects Xavi.
Xavi could bring the BIG winning mentality back to Barça.
Barça should NEVER AGAIN allow other teams to dominate the midfield. It would be Xavi's responsibility to make our midfield the best again.
Xavi could be the Bench Coach for 1 year before possibly taking over as Head Coach.
He should get special responsibility to coach the midfield and to mentor Arthur, Alena (perhaps even Puig) and De Jong.
Xavi will be respected by the youngsters as one of the best midfielders ever, he could learn from Valverde how to deal with responsibilities of the job and could influence Valverde's decisions.
It has been written that Xavi respects Valverde, and I'm sure that Valverde respects Xavi.
Xavi could bring the BIG winning mentality back to Barça.
Barça should NEVER AGAIN allow other teams to dominate the midfield. It would be Xavi's responsibility to make our midfield the best again.
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MTL_Barca
Well-known member
Still think it's too early for Xavi, and he himself says the same. Would be a shame to waste an inexperienced Xavi too early. He should try to mimic Peps way by starting as B-team coach.
I see him more as a candidate for maybe around 2021 or 2022. I also think it would be better if most or all players he used to play with are already gone once he takes over. Not saying he wouldn't be professional enough to make hard decisions but from current squad he played with Messi, Busi, Pique, Alba for years and years in club + NT and also some other players still know him as their teammate and not their boss. Would just make things easier for him in my opinion.
I see him more as a candidate for maybe around 2021 or 2022. I also think it would be better if most or all players he used to play with are already gone once he takes over. Not saying he wouldn't be professional enough to make hard decisions but from current squad he played with Messi, Busi, Pique, Alba for years and years in club + NT and also some other players still know him as their teammate and not their boss. Would just make things easier for him in my opinion.
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MagIX
Senior Member
we can say that the barcelona for Messi was his blessing and his curse.
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