Jokerman:
This Barcelona is a very unserious club
Instead of youse to sack that clown of a coach
Well I foresee Wenger to Barcelona

Skynumba1:
It is funny to see how people talk like they know what the future holds. How many of you can boldly say you saw Liverpool winning the champions league after Coutinho left or saw Barcelona going 4 seasons without winning the Champions League?
It is football jare and these things happen.
I am happy for him that he is going somewhere he will have enough playing time to regain his confidence and personally Bayern Munich anyday and anytime is a contender for the Champions League though their coach Kovac is no different from Ernesto in terms of technicality and I wonder why he is still there.

Timil:
And how is Zidane better than Valverde??
Zidane winning three UCL back to back doesn't make him one of the best coaches out there.
Zizou was only lucky things turned out well for him at that point in time and lets see if he can replicate that.

izzou:


Playing time indeed

Who will he bench in Bayern Munich? Who exactly?

Yes, no one knows tomorrow. But then, we should appreciate those who hold us to a high esteem. That guy was the next loved player after Gerard bowed out.

Coutinho left when he would have been needed most, and unfortunately, he went to a place that he couldn't fit into his predecessor's shoes(Andreas Iniesta)

Angelfrost:
After what Barca played tonight... Well, let's just say there's hope for Zidane and Diego Simeone.

ogbonti:



I just edited my post and reading yours now shows how contradicts your Ibrahimovich example. Football is a team sport. I dont care how talented you are, you cant play the whole field by yourself - and you need to have some stability sometimes to win trophies for your club. I hope you remember how long it took CR7 to win anything with Portugal. If Portugal were a clubside, and CR7 had the option to abandon it, he may have done so out of frustration - after losing the European cup finals in 2004 on home soil to Greece, Portugal had her fair share of misfortunes with the world's best in their team - but it paid off in 2016, and CR7 was not even a contributing factor in the finals as he was removed having sustained injury!

sometimes... just stay where you are and do your best, glory will find you!!!!

femmoy:


this is true and it's peculiar to most south American players,they tend to go after money than achievements,look at Oscar of Chelsea,he left in his prime,take a look at my lovely Sanchez,he did the same thing only to fall out of favour within less than a season, Contihno left in search of achievements and money since none was forth coming back then in Liverpool,likewise Neymar's departure from Barca....now he's like an unwanted commodity.
the difference between them and our African brother is insignificant.

lesson to reason in life is that once a player misses it,he misses out,except if God wishes to give you a second chance.

300wayne:
This guy threaded same path as wilfred Bonny, Sinclair of Swansea and jack rodwell of everton.......

ogbonti:


Oga I have typed facts here, you are getting emotional now. I dont know if coutinho was fighting the other players in the dressing room.. all my arguement here are based on stats and facts, not his bad luck or good luck

eni4real:
Leo GOAT did not play tho!

ogbonti:
sometimes it is good to stay where you are in life and avoid all this move move drama. Imagine if Coutinho had stayed at Liverpool, he would have been a European Champion today with Liverpool and a key member of the squad where he will be respected and adored and his stock will rise and value so much appreciate - today he is being chased around like an unwanted commodity..

it reminds me of Zlatan Ibrahimovich, He was so obsessed with wining the UEFA champions league that he left Juventus for Inter Milan after 2 seasons, he failed - he left Inter for Barca, and Eto'o was sent to Inter to replace him. that same season Inter won the Champions league with Eto'o beating Barca. In frustration he left Barca to AC Milan and as soon as he left Barca won the UEFA champions league.... He left AC Milan for PSG whossai, went to Manchester United, zero.... he later confessed he was busy chasing UEFA champions league glory instead of focusing his effort in team building and enjoying his football

BIkonu, this same scenario apply to our girls - if you are comfortable in a relationship - even if the guy is not rich, i beg siddon in your relationship and nourish it to marriage and dont fall for the bling bling flashy new wealthy guys whose source of wealth you dont know - BE WISE!

Lorenzop:
Serves him right...even Klopp begged this guy to stay, he said no and went ahead to use his personal funds to complete the transfer fee just so he could move to Barca, today he is nothing near his former self..... Bitter lesson yo the current Liverpool players who have all learned from it. I wonder the look on his face when Liverpool upturned the 3 :0 deficit against them by beating Barca 4:0 at An field....What a night!!

Angelfrost:


That is a worrying situation... Dude is aging, and shouldn't even be a starter. The fact that they still don't have a solid alternative is pathetic.

Angelfrost:
After what Barca played tonight... Well, let's just say there's hope for Zidane and Diego Simeone.

anonymous1759:





You're not a good person. I hope you get all your decisions 100% right all through your stay in life. I don't blame him. player get hit when they ditch clubs but we forget clubs also treat players baldy when they're not inform forgetting the player gave them the very best I don't want to start calling out players clubs treated badly.

eni4real:
But a 36 year old Quagliarela is the king of goals in SerieA. How come his age did not deny him the golden boot (despite having poor teammates)??

Angelfrost:


Fabio is probably the last of the unique "Batistuta kind".

Besides, he is mostly a goal scorer... Whereas, Messi is a playmaker (one of the few left)... His successor should have been ready at least a season ago. That's why without him, the team lacks bite and direction.

eni4real:
You can't replace a GOAT with a single player!!!
That is why Barcelona is spending heavily to replace him.. Grizzi, Dembele, De Jong, .. . All these players are bought to ensure a smooth sailing post-Messi era, that is why the club is desperate to bring Neymar back too!!
The club should get a Suarez and Pique replacement too!! Messi is always outstanding. He is the best.. Suarez fired poorly last season.. I know Hater want to blame Messi presence or absence for everything, but objectively, Barcelona should get a prolific striker, and a World class defender to strengthen the team!!! That is the best way to prepare for a post - Messi era. Not necessarily by buying players who can replace him..

You can't replace a player that score an average of 43 goals every season for 14 years... You can't... It is not possible!!!

Just give the team more core and stability... So that your team will not be disgraced like Real Madrid after Ronaldo deserted them... Be prepared!!!
Barcelona can still be successful after Messi's retirement, just don't try to replace him.. . The replacements can be good for 4 or 5 seasons(at most) .. None of them will be excellent for 14 seasons!!!
Balance the team instead!!!!

Angelfrost:


Semantics sir.... By replacement, I wasn't referring to a single player (most certainly not).

chiboy1116:
if coutinho had stayed in Liverpool , Liverpool would probably drop out of the Virgil race and they wouldn't be balanced . I don't think de would have won shit.

Lorenzop:


Oh yeah holier than though!....remove the speck in your eyes before looking at mine....as far as I know his move was a selfish one and let him deal with it.....as for me I am responsible for my own actions and so are you so please quit the self righteous attitude already

femmoy:


this is true and it's peculiar to most south American players,they tend to go after money than achievements,look at Oscar of Chelsea,he left in his prime,take a look at my lovely Sanchez,he did the same thing, Contihno left in search of achievements and money since none was forth coming back then in Liverpool,likewise Neymar's departure from Barca....now he's like an unwanted commodity.
the difference between them and our African brother is insignificant.

lesson to reason in life is that once a player misses it,he misses out,except if God wishes to give you a second chance.

Beverlyjean:


Everyone can't b Ronaldo or ibrahimovic....this is one reason y Messi is scared of leaving.... Great players shine thru any light or darkness