usbcable: ''the best team doesn't always win the champions league''
------------Jose Mourinho(2012).

and they still hate him yet.
brethren, try to see beyond your noses for a change.
he speaketh in thy favor, why thouest hateth him with venom. repent from thy ways and embrace the light in his words of salvation.

usbcable: ''the best team doesn't always win the champions league''
------------Jose Mourinho(2012).

and they still hate him yet.
brethren, try to see beyond your noses for a change.
he speaketh in thy favor, why thouest hateth him with venom. repent from thy ways and embrace the light in his words of salvation.

usbcable: ''the best team doesn't always win the champions league''
------------Jose Mourinho(2012).

and they still hate him yet.
brethren, try to see beyond your noses for a change.
he speaketh in thy favor, why thouest hateth him with venom. repent from thy ways and embrace the light in his words of salvation.

AjanleKoko:

You think, or you hope?

These same comments were made in 2010, when Inter dumped us out of the CL semis, and went on to win the competition.
People are talking like we just got bundled out of the group stages of CL, like Manchester United were

This is the semi-finals. Another team were better this time around, so we lost. Shikena. Same goes for the league. We had a bad run, we eventually are second in the league, with 4 games to go. It's not like we are 6th in the league or something, or facing relegation. We're even in the final of our domestic cup competition.

Barca's era is far from over, no matter how much people wish it were. The club is one of the biggest clubs in the world (3rd in terms of brand valuation), with many talented players, and the money to strengthen the squad, despite the much -advertised financial troubles. Many of the core players (Pique, Alves, Messi, Busquets, Pedro, even Sanchez), are under 25, and still have many seasons in their legs. Mascherano, Iniesta and Alves are still under 30. We have a bunch of sensational youngsters coming through (Thiago, Cuenca, Tello, Montoya), and I am sure at least one or two of these guys will come good. We definitely won't win the league or the UCL every year for the next 10 years, since other clubs are also working hard and spending money (imagine Madrid with 400m euros of investment in players and coach), but we will still do a lot of damage to teams along the way, and challenge for trophies till the end.

I still see a brighter future for Barca than, say, most of the top teams in the EPL, frankly speaking. Ageing stars, overpriced youngsters . . . In fact Manchester City looks like the team of the future over there.

pazienza: Barca fans are just delusional,so busquet,sanchez,mascherano,pique,pedro are now exceptional players? Can you really say that these guys are the best in the positions they play in europe right now?

I know its hard for you guys to take,but the truth is that barca will never be that one team the whole world fears again,age has finally caught up with the engine of the team,Xavi, fabregas is still a long way from being the next xavi,and am sure that pep knows that this team can only go lower,the guy is going to bolt before the house clashes on him.

mbulela:
EPL has nothing to do with my argument.I am not fanatical about the EPL,hence i am not blind to its obvious limitations.
The signs are obvious that while this Barca side is a good side and will remain good for a few more years, it will not be as dominant as it has been in the last 3 years.
The fear factor has been cracked.
The displays of the last 2 Chelsea matches and ElClasico will have sown doubts in the minds of the players where none existed before now.
One more fact is that this team has hole that need to be plugged and due to the inability of Pep to integrate non La Masia intakes into its philosophy will make it difficult to plugs those holes while the team plays only one way.
More importantly, no team reigns forever. Folks can try to do a pre mature post mortem on the barca side but i just sense the end of an era. They might still win the CL or la liga next season but that brutal dominance of the last 3 years will not happen again. The genie is out f the bottle and you know there is no need forcing it in.

one more thing, those youngsters coming through are not as sensational as Barca makes the world believe. The Xavi,Iniesta, Messi,Pique set is a golden generation to pretend that the next batch are anything close is pure fantasy.

mbulela:
Are you kidding me? Busquet is exceptional in every sense of the word.
please name a better defensive midfielder.
Before Shakira started messing with Pique's head,he seemed destined for the very top and may still get there.

AjanleKoko:




Well, good news. Shakira has broken up with Pique

AjanleKoko: Cules,
Some mixed news. Rumours are rife that Pep has decided not to renew. He's having lunch with Rosell today, and will meet the players afterwards.
A press conference might be called tomorrow Friday.
I say mixed, because though I am sad he's not staying, I think he needs the break from the pressure. He doesn't have the stomach for the high-pressure top coacing environment. I certainly do not see him going to Chelsea, though if he does, I wish him well.

His replacement? Rumours are also rife that it is none other than the very intelligent and charismatic Laurent Blanc. If that happens, that is an excellent choice. I totally respect Blanc, he was a leader on the pitch, and is a very astute fellow. At Marseille, they called him 'Le President'. He's a Beckenbauer type of figure.

AjanleKoko: Cules,
Some mixed news. Rumours are rife that Pep has decided not to renew. He's having lunch with Rosell today, and will meet the players afterwards.
A press conference might be called tomorrow Friday.
I say mixed, because though I am sad he's not staying, I think he needs the break from the pressure. He doesn't have the stomach for the high-pressure top coacing environment. I certainly do not see him going to Chelsea, though if he does, I wish him well.

His replacement? Rumours are also rife that it is none other than the very intelligent and charismatic Laurent Blanc. If that happens, that is an excellent choice. I totally respect Blanc, he was a leader on the pitch, and is a very astute fellow. At Marseille, they called him 'Le President'. He's a Beckenbauer type of figure.

NEROSKY: Their reign is about to be over!!!
Their Eviction made me the happiest
though am Man United Die hard fan n Someone that hate Chelshit wif passion
plus their official backup infact Barca Sucks!

sebod: [/color][color=#550000]

i think bielsa of bilbao is better because of his tatics and simillar attacking style of play, ilove pep alot but i think he has to move on but dont really like him for chelsea job

pazienza: Barca fans are just delusional,so busquet,sanchez,mascherano,pique,pedro are now exceptional players? Can you really say that these guys are the best in the positions they play in europe right now?

I know its hard for you guys to take,but the truth is that barca will never be that one team the whole world fears again,age has finally caught up with the engine of the team,Xavi, fabregas is still a long way from being the next xavi,and am sure that pep knows that this team can only go lower,the guy is going to bolt before the house clashes on him.

mbulela:
Blanc is my secret choice to replace fergie. I hope you don't get him. He seems one guy who is not fazed by pressure.outside him,i have no interest in whoever replaces Fergie.
Pep will not go to Chelsea, you can take that to the bank.
I hope Pep remains at Nou Camp for at least one more season. He will look like a quitter if he bolts now.

AjanleKoko:

So Man United fans like better thing . . .
But he is a class act, this guy. He showed steel nerves as a player, the French version of the Kaiser. Interestingly, he played for both United and Barcelona as a player, but didn't seem to enjoy himself much at both clubs. Fergie did say once that he always knew Blanc was going to be a coach, as he spent much of his time at United studying the training methods, the coaching styles and regimen.

There is also a scary rumour about Villas-Boas. God forbid. Not that he's a bad coach, but I don't want us to be his rebound club. He needs to find himself all over again, but not with Barca.

AjanleKoko:

So Man United fans like better thing . . .
But he is a class act, this guy. He showed steel nerves as a player, the French version of the Kaiser. Interestingly, he played for both United and Barcelona as a player, but didn't seem to enjoy himself much at both clubs. Fergie did say once that he always knew Blanc was going to be a coach, as he spent much of his time at United studying the training methods, the coaching styles and regimen.

There is also a scary rumour about Villas-Boas. God forbid. Not that he's a bad coach, but I don't want us to be his rebound club. He needs to find himself all over again, but not with Barca.

Mcleo007: That was so lame of you Terry. Haba! He wasn't even with the ball.

Johnpaul88: I hope this is false!
Pep is Barca and Barca is him.
We cannot afford to have him go now, not now nor ever! I will like him to do a Ferguson with us. He is the best that happened to us.
I don't want us to look back and regret that he left or to see him as one that got away!

Pep pls remain with us!
Mane nobis, Pep!

coogar:

laurent blanc at old trafford? hell no.
he's too tactically inept to manage a big club. he's too insipid to deal with the pressure(british media, match officials, etc).
the only manager in the world today capable of wearing fergie's shoes is jose mourinho!

[/b]man utd are a team who has a winning habit. laurent blanc(unfortunately)does not have the clout
to guarantee that. this is not the french league. this is the english league - a league of sharks
where respected names like scolari, ancelotti, ramos, benitez, etc have all been disgraced!

i would have pep guardiola too for his tactical innovations and his complete trust in youthful players.