Quique Setien

Devils

Senior Member
It might be time for Arsene 'Le Professeur' Wenger.

A one year coaching gig at Barca, similar to what Jupp did at Bayern a few years ago.

-Good with youth and is what Barca needs right now
-Understands Barca football
-Strict on players
-Plays attacking football
-Demands control in the dressing room
-Has had a lot of time off and would likely be ready to get back into management

Dawg, it's time.

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Porque

Senior Member
Arsene Wenger said:
"In life, one must live with regrets and failed pieces of business, and one of those was Messi.

"In 2003, we signed Cesc Fabregas and we held conversations with Lionel Messi whilst he was part of Barcelona's youth setup and yet to emerge as a star we see today.

"This was at the time when Arsenal were a similar size to Barcelona and, as part of our transfer strategy, we wanted to recruit young talent to form a strong and youthful side."

Times have changed however, as the former Arsenal boss pointed out: "With Messi, Piqu? and F?bregas, who were progressing well in those formative moments, we could have had a great team.

"Piqu? and F?bregas came to England but Messi stayed in Spain.

"It's true that we were interested in signing him (Messi) but even back then, he was an untouchable talent, far out of Arsenal's reach."

Time to knock one off the bucket list dawg.
 

xXKonan

Senior Member
We should have gotten rid of Valverde at the end of the last season especially after the CL Debacle and have gotten someone else in at that time.

Instead we decided to let him fucking stay, because Lockerroom wanted him still. Heck even the likes of Pep Segura, Oscar Grau etc wanted him gone but we still kept him. Fast Forward to January, the season was already putrid and they finally sacked Valverde but ended up appointing Seiten who clearly isn't good enough and had little to zero respect from the Lockeroom.

The cracks have been forming since the 2017/18 season and they just kept getting bigger and bigger, but hey they just had to bury their heads in the sand and keep thinking everything is Okay.
 

Jakabor

Well-known member
Fuck Valverde and his no control and getting saved by Messi football.

Setien is fine, this league loss is due to Madrids performance not really Barcas. Valverdes record in the league when he was sacked: 12-4-3. Setien since then in the league: 12-3-3.

Madrids record in the first 19 games: 11-7-1 and Madrids record since then: 15-1-2.
 

mc_lovin

Senior Member
Just a friendly reminder that the first league clasico this season (under Valverde) has been infinitely worse than the 2nd as well.
 

BBZ8800

Senior Member
Again you always forget the players were in terrible shape before and all that blame goes to Valverde. You forget he ruined the off-season workouts and has done nothing to improve their physical condition for years. Valverde ruined us and the management.

I have no idea why is that on Valverde.

Messi is 33 and he will ran like 3 km per match soon.
Regardless who is a coach.
Arthur was dying after 6 minutes of running.
Suarez is done.
Busi was never an athlete.
Rakitic is 32 and played too many matches. His body can't handle it anymore.

Yes, I know, EV didn't rely too much on a physical training.

But: 90% of Barca coaches also sucked in that area.
And today we have the oldest team in a history.

Setien tried to make them run, they were dead tired and angry after 2 matches.
Not because of EV, lol, but because of nature.
They can't run.
The only thing you can do with them is playing Eernieball.
 

BBZ8800

Senior Member
We should have gotten rid of Valverde at the end of the last season especially after the CL Debacle and have gotten someone else in at that time.

Instead we decided to let him fucking stay, because Lockerroom wanted him still. Heck even the likes of Pep Segura, Oscar Grau etc wanted him gone but we still kept him. Fast Forward to January, the season was already putrid and they finally sacked Valverde but ended up appointing Seiten who clearly isn't good enough and had little to zero respect from the Lockeroom.

The cracks have been forming since the 2017/18 season and they just kept getting bigger and bigger, but hey they just had to bury their heads in the sand and keep thinking everything is Okay.

It would have been the same.

I don't like this word "CL debacle".
Because for the next 3-4-5 years, our every CL campaign will be a CL debacle, no matter who comes.
If amigos and Messi will stay, we will run even less and be more shit each new season.
If they will go, we will buy 10 new Dembeles and Lautaros and it will take at least 5 years until we build a semi functional team after Messi and amigos.

The more likely scenario will be that we will cry for current days since we will be way more shit than today.

Also, about EV and CL debacles, it is not as if he has led our team in our glorious ties like Bayern 0:7, Atletico 1:2, Atletico 2:3 (zero goals at 11 vs 11), Juve 0:3, Psg 0:4 defeat.

This team is weaker and weaker since 2012.
We have only masked it for 12 months under Lucho.

Ev has actually managed to win 2 La ligas with this team of grannies, clowns, misfits and insanely overrated youth players without leaders and captains.

My estimation: RM will win 2-3 La Ligas in a row.
We will lose against anyone in a CL.
We will play some truly horrible football for a few years.
We are miles away from reaching a bottom.

And you guys thought that EV's era was a disaster.
Lol, grab some popcorns, relax and enjoy.

A horror show has just started.
 

Mitchell1978

Senior Member
Valverde had to leave, no doubts about it. The signs were there and he should have gone at the end of the previous season.

Valverde should have left after the lost copa del rey final but firing him mid season after a rather meaningless supercopa loss proved to be a mistake.
 

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