Ronald Koeman
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He’s naming legends. He is one. What are you on?
companyofcules
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He owns the first UCL and was a cornerstone of the dream team who put Barcelona on the map again. He did it himself, not tiki-taka, not Stoichkov, not Laudrup, not Salinas, not Bakero, not Guardiola.Bigger legend than Xavi
I don't expect Ronaldinho era plastics to understand what Koeman means to Barcelona, but he was the most prolific defender in football history and a stone wall.
Xavi is nowhere near the top 5 midfielders of all time, Koeman if he played for Milan would have been the GOAT, no questions asked.
Loki
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First of all, who calls themselves a legend? It's on the same level as putting up statues of yourself. Utterly pathetic.
Secondly, does the name "legend" protect you from being fired after bad work? Why does he connect these two things?
Third, what has Messi's departure to do with his? Why does he even mention it? Yes, Messi's departure was unworthy. Koeman's departure was a normal action after leading the club to the worst placement in decades.
Windhook
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Koeman is a club legend, beyond a doubt. But he's not a great manager. He arrived at the club with some 20-year experience of mediocre CV.
Him being sacked for managing a sinking ship post-Messi was the reason. If he did a great job when October 2021 came around nobody would dare start throwing Xavi's name as his replacement. Remember Laporta himself wasn't fond of Xavi during his campaign and the months prior.
As for Xavi, he got axed for waving the white flag publicly for the season 2024/25. Unacceptable talk for ambitious club like Barca. Before that Xavi was begged for months not to resign.
Getting sacked is part of the business. Regardless whether it's a club legend or German outsider. It has nothing to do with disrespect to legends and icons, I find this comment of Koeman bitter, also personal on Laporta. Koeman himself treated Luis Suarez in the same fashion.
Him being sacked for managing a sinking ship post-Messi was the reason. If he did a great job when October 2021 came around nobody would dare start throwing Xavi's name as his replacement. Remember Laporta himself wasn't fond of Xavi during his campaign and the months prior.
As for Xavi, he got axed for waving the white flag publicly for the season 2024/25. Unacceptable talk for ambitious club like Barca. Before that Xavi was begged for months not to resign.
Getting sacked is part of the business. Regardless whether it's a club legend or German outsider. It has nothing to do with disrespect to legends and icons, I find this comment of Koeman bitter, also personal on Laporta. Koeman himself treated Luis Suarez in the same fashion.
companyofcules
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How many Barcelona legends lead at anything with such brutality?
Club level :
Koeman goals per game 0.347
Ramos goals per game 0.141
Giroud goals per game 0.409
Xavi goals per game 0.119
Andreea Belotti goals per game 0.350
The issues was not him getting sacked, but the club, media and plastics axing him for Laporta crushing his team.
I would defend Xavi if the situation was similar, but he was part of the axing and had 10 times the money at his disposal.
What goes around comes around.
companyofcules
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This kind of maggots.
Loki
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Koeman scored some sympathy points with me again:
Koeman: "Steven Bergwijn goes to Saudi Arabia at age 26. It's clear that this has nothing to do with sportive ambition. His book with the Dutch National Team is closed.
Koeman: "Steven Bergwijn goes to Saudi Arabia at age 26. It's clear that this has nothing to do with sportive ambition. His book with the Dutch National Team is closed.
Loki
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They cancled him fast because of Bergwijn, but he still shoots some arrows:
Koeman: "I will not comment on Memphis' choice to play in Brazil. I don't want to get the entire country on my back again. I guess I have to be more comfortable with my words like I didn't with Bergwijn, where I should have used my words more tactical."
Koeman: "I will not comment on Memphis' choice to play in Brazil. I don't want to get the entire country on my back again. I guess I have to be more comfortable with my words like I didn't with Bergwijn, where I should have used my words more tactical."
Pretty wild their top goal scorer isn't Bergkamp or Nistelroy.
Birdy
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Memphis should not have been called up the last few years.
Past it, especially given the quality others attackers like Gapko, Malen, Zirkzee have
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