Mr. optimist doing just what I said he'll do. You're a caricature of yourself.
Fucking clueless. What you see now started under Lucho, blossomed under EV, and hit full peak under this sorry manager. All under the supervision and sanctioning of the clueless of all. Bartomeu, the ruiner of Barcelona.
Optimist going into the match. Throwing the toys out the pram after coming out battered 2-8 is justified.
Mate, I agree this cycle was virtually finished (in Europe at the very least) in 2017. I have been calling out this squad for what it is for years, long before I joined this forum. That is why I was able to appreciate the fact that Valverde was able to squeeze a few more domestic titles out of this entitled amigo lot running on fumes.
But what I have read for the longest time is that we had an incredible billion dollar squad, top 3 in the world, so many great young players with potential etc. That another manager can get this team back to the very top and for many posters it was *any* manager. Valverde is fired, the club does far worse and the narrative suddenly shifts from "Valverde was the main roadblock and the squad is good enough," to "I knew we were finished for years."
You yourself have drastically pivoted and I remember reading dozens of your posts praising the quality of our squad and how the "manager is responsible for everything." Don't make me pull up the quotes.