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BerkeleyBernie
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Barça is inexplicably boneheaded holding a lead with only minutes to go. Why the best possession team in the world STOPS playing possession and grasps for attacking moves when they could bolt the door and throw away the key is beyond stupid. Alves to blame today for the final goal with a terrible unnecessary pass that was easily intercepted, but we've seen it from others on the team as well.
Yeah, and haters, Xavi left the game with Barça leading, having made the key pass to set up Messi's goal, no dispossessions, no turnovers, nearly flawless passing other than 4 long ball attempts, an interception and a won header in the last few minutes he was on, and a team that took 21 shots, 8 on target, and won 11 corners. Blaming him for the draw is baseless scapegoating. There was more than enough offense to put the game to bed earlier, and Xavi had nothing to do with either goal against.
Andrew M
New member
We used to arrest games with our possession towards end of games. I think we maybe drop too deep now.
Stric
New member
This is very true and it's been a frequently recurring problem for some time now.
Cule4life
The Culest
That because they all love attacking and are not drilled by someone like Simeone to do the "dirty" work of defending. Our team as a whole has among the least defensive workrate among top teams. Just break the first line of pressing(which isnt even there these days) and defenders are left to fend for themselves against attackers. And then we say our defense sucks when we dont defend as a team
Cule4life
The Culest
It was a jogging competition and our players jogged slower than him
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Flavia
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Playing less. When he's fresh, he plays much better. In his mind he still plays as he did in 2011, but he doesn't... He needs to accept that, and the team has to find a solution to playing without him.
khorne
New member
I agree with all the assessments that we need to find a replacement, he needs to play less, etc. what i find a bit bizarr is that people here make it sound as if he decides whether he plays or for how long. Yes he is a legend and yes, tata may be not as respected as pep, but barca is still a professional club with normal hierarchies, where players play according to the coaches instructions. i mean come on, you make it all sound as if tata writes down the line up while being held at gun point by don xavi and his possession-goons
Paganinisrvnge
New member
In all seriousness; I love Xavi but he is delusional about both the team and himself. The golden era of 2008-2011 was absolutely magnificent but it's over and he's still living in it in his head. He always says he feels a youngster in interviews and he also comes out and says we were the better team because of possession even after we get THOROUGHLY outplayed. The only time where we were really really unlucky and were far far superior yet lost in the past 3 seasons was the CL semis vs Chelsea.
Aryagorn
Improvin' Perfection!!
and to some extent, the one against Inter too... We might not have dominated them per se but we were tremendously unlucky that time
Icarium
Lifestealer
When Xavi says we are fucked, you know how bad our season must be. Never heard anything like that from him. Even after Bayern humiliation he said we controlled the game. At least we did not lose by big margins this year. Almost all our defeats were close (by scoreline at least). No motivation to finish off the games and no luck too.
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Flavia
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Xavi has a lot of influence in the dressing room, for all he achieved and for being home grown. I think he has more than Messi, even. Weird you think he doesn't, or that he abides to anything the coach says. This season this got really obvious, even more after the rayo incident.
He was very vocal about how some things are unnegotiable at Barça. I love Xavi, but I think his stubbornness were one more problem to Tata this season. And that's why I think a coach who can deal with him is needed.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
Hmmm.... Lucho might be a great appointment in that sense then.
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