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One more goal from JP and this thread will be on 🔥🔥🔥

Goal!!!!

Meanwhile, I've said before. Yamal plays too wide almost like Theo Walcott or Lennon. He can't score goals in tough UCL games playing this way because he's too far from goal. He's also easy to mark because he's too wide. Rooney showed better wing play than him last game.

Good line up 💪👍

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Frankie dey bench

The game is too crucial unless you want to drop points and miss out on top 8. It'll take time but eventually, even Fclik will realise that DJong is a luxury player at best.

Kilishihunter:
I initially thought the news from a parody account before I saw it from better accounts. Chelsea fans go use this one laugh till anytime we fit win them again

He's going to Holy land in Jerusalem; an important place for Christians and south American footballlers are incredibly religious. This guy may actually erase Barca's UCL curse ooo.

andrewbaba44:
Guehi maybe and not schlotterbeck

I've watched flicked right from Bayern till this very day, he doesn't improve or focus on defense. His attackers are always constantly improving, while his defense are always suspect. Gnabry had a Bdor season under him, here it's Ferran who's benefiting. Curbasi at 16 looked better at CB than Curbasi at 18. Curbasi with Spain national team is better than Curbasi at Barca. That should tell you something.

Every defender at Barca regressed since he came in except Eric while all the attackers improved. But for Eric, it's because he's used to service other positions like RB, DM, LB. Play Eric consistently at CB and he'll give away needless pens, will be beaten for pace and aerial duels and fans will turn on him again.

Barca do not need to sign defenders including Guehi and Scholterbet. What they need to do is to sign a marauding RB like Daniel Munoz or Hector Fort then return Kounde to CB, then play Eric at DM so he can act as the third CB during transitions. On Kounde, I think people forget that Kounde and Raphinha were the two players we targeted from Spain in 2022.

Deal was so close and almost a done deal till they both chose Barca. Kounde is a beast CB and the reason Sevilla had the best defence in Laliga. Like Martin, the constant running the right flank is affecting his overall game. At CB he's very good with elite passing, strength incredible jump power to win aerial duels despite his height.

I reiterate that signing new CBs won't improve Barca's defence under Flick. I've observed his style and analysed it to come to this conclusion.

andrewbaba44:
From your same epl ? Dey okay oo

Even madueke see club play for

Walai rodryghost will collect nothing less than 200’ weekly at the epl

He can do a job at Tottenham, Liverpool sha and yeah, EPL get the money but shouldn't be more than 45m Euros, not pounds ooo

pu7pl3:
Our next league game will be with no fullbacks, not even 1 will be available.
I'll see now if Xabi will use the youth or just put Camavinga there like Carlo did.

Walahi we are Soo cooked

He'll play 3 at the back and have Mastantuno, Brahimi or Rodrigo to run the left flank while Valverde plays RWB.

Melvyn11:
Valverde has been dropped this season numerous times same with Vini. Why did you think they ganged up on Xabi yet the club backed Xabi over them.


Valverde has been terrible this season and always complaining about playing right back cua Xabi has no place for him in his midfield. If Carvajal and Trent were available he would be on the bench. Vini is asking for Ronaldo contract despite playing like a second division player.

Seems you're not following my discussion well. Before the elclasico power play between Alonso and Vini, things were better and Alonso still had some powers. After the elclasico, he couldn't even drop Vini who openly disrespected him, Veleverde started complaining that he doesn't wanna play right back again. None of Bellingham, Verlverde, Mbape and Vini has been dropped since then.

pu7pl3:
You just defined adaptation and that's what I'm talking about.

I no suppose dey reply you like this bro, please go and continue cooking us on the Barca thread.

Nah, normal sports discussions bro. I cook Barca even more.

Melvyn11:
If you think this current team is a galatico then you are really living in delulu land.

Galactico is about big players, super stars, famous stars undroapable stars. You cannot drop Vini, Mbape, Bellingham, Valverde. Only a word from Perez can change this. Alonso himself cannot try it. It's why Vini started next game instead of being dropped to the bench or banished from squad entirely after the elclasico debacle.

You think Vini can do what he did at Leverkusen under Alonso and start next game? No way. I also blame Alonso for taking him off when he was on top of his game Vs Barca. In fact, Alonso started this wahala. He wanted to start a power play and ended up losing all his powers because Perez supported the players instead.

pu7pl3:
Every team must not have the same profile of players, they should be able to make do with the ones they have.
On paper my midfield shouldn't be having these problems it's having but they have just been lazy and complacent.

Nah, any team that wants to play possession football must have at least one technician who can hold the ball and keep possession. when I say must, I mean it in every way. If you wanna play possession football with players like Valverde, Tchomeni, Bellingham, you're just wasting your time. It's why Anceloti succeeded here. He knew how to play to the strength of the available players.

As long as say nah possession football Alonso wan play, he needs a technician, someone like Zubimendi, Stiller, Pedri, Vintinha, Wharton etc. If not he should just change to counter attacking style.

Melvyn11:
Team selections has nothing to do with Perez. Who is the big name that's underperforming that you think Perez is forcing Xabi to start?

Galactico 1.0 was all about the emboldened, this is literally galactico 2.0. If you think Perez or other clubs president do not have a single say in teams selection then you're just in delulu land. How long have you been following Madrid especially under the leadership of Perez?

pu7pl3:
Tchouameni improved defensively, his IQ is still low when it comes to moving the ball forward, he shows glimpses of good ideas sometimes but it's rare and that's unacceptable.

If Barca had a DM like Tchomeni to pair with Pedri they'll be top 3 or 2 UCL contender. Like Caicedo, the boy is doing his defensive midfield job; breaking up plays, engaging in duels, passing when necessary and aiding his team in set piece actions. For me, he's the most improved player under Alonso.

What Madrid must do is to get a Kroos/Pedri/Vintinha profile and pair with him.

andrewbaba44:
They will easily get 50M for him from the epl

Nobody is paying 50m for Rodrigo unless he'll be willing to play for peanut wages. You think clubs are not watching all his stinkers? Why do you think Madrid washed their hands off Konate. Nah stinkers cause am nah.

pu7pl3:
Fans are looking for one single person to blame when the blame should be on everyone.
Every single one of those players have been bad except Courtois, The coach has been the worst too.
Blame everyone.

Tchomeni is the most improved player under Alonso...His passing, positioning, defending has been good but when the moving parts are not working, you're gonna fail.

jpmoriarti:
When his bosses are Real Madrid fans, of course they'll punish him for this act of defiance.

The autocratic tendencies of the Franco regime still runs through Madrid as a City and its still very visible in their politics and their football.

Yep, he's gone.....

jpmoriarti:
The man in the suit is Real Madrid Refereeing delegate Carlos Magia Davilla. He's also the husband of Yolanda Parga, who's a director in the Comité Técnico de Arbitros (CTA) meaning Technical Committee of Referees in RFEF. This committee is the bosses of all the referees in Laliga.

Immediately after the FT whistle, he approached the referee to intimidate him.

What do you think he'll tell his wife when he gets home?

How do you think his wife, who's one of the bosses of the referees, will do to this referee?

This is a blatant case of conflict of interests. A clear corruption. And nobody is doing anything about it 🙄

I checked his age(32) and it's clear he's new to the biz. Like I said yesterday, it's the first time in UCL/Laliga where the ref didn't fall for Madrid's shenanigans. He was too bold, too cold and too unfazed. I think he'll be demoted to segunda division, division de honour or even outrightly suspended. I doubt he'll ever ref a game involving Madrid again.

He's a gonnnnner.....

Kilishihunter:
With this militao's recurring injuries I believe real Madrid will enter the summer looking for CBs so schlotterbeck or Guehi might be tracked by them so more competition in our quest to strengthen our defence

Madrid have Huijusen, Rudiger, Asecio plus Tchomeni. If they're serious, they'll convert Tchuumeni who treats the ball like a grenade to a CB then sign a Pedri profile. It's what they lack so much since the departure of Kroos and them Modric. Scholyerbck isn't that good though and like Militao, returning from a serious ACL.

andrewbaba44:
90 percent of their issues Na coaching problem

United's problem is beyond coaching chief. After Van Gaal, and then Mourinho couldn't really solidify their position in the top 2/3/4, I knew their problem was/is spiritual and beyond coaching

a4turitoroman:

Xabi in the morning bye bye 👋👋

a4turitoroman:
I expect them to blame the ref for the loss and not the players 😂

Madrid TV working over time.

Kilishihunter:
May God protect this referee from papa Perez 's hands, I'm really worried for his safety

Best Laliga ref so far. This is the first time I've seen a ref both in Laliga and UCL not taking Madrid's BS. Yeah, He'll be targeted for sure.

First time ref really stood up to Madrid. No BS at all. Vininie and Mbape trying to farm pk all game.

Let it be known that Madrid didn't lose because of red, they lost because they were simply poor right from first half. With or without red, Celta for still win.

When they tell Una say Bilbao useless Una think say na joke. Lol

The lack of technicians in the midfield is alarming. Pedri/Vintihhna profile will lift this team up. That's what they need; a controller!!!

Jayhome24:
And its for kids in his fish brain to seat here glorify a empt desert over his country.

Nah lol, Nigeria is better than Burkina Faso. In fact aside South Africa and those North African countries like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt etc.
Nigeria is the best sub Saharan county in Africa. That's for that.

This isn't the point. Point is, there's no evidence that you travelled to Gambia via Burkina Faso. No evidence at all.

Jayhome24:
Go and Google for the evidence na.

Nothing to Google, you didn't go to Gambia via Burkina Faso. That story is for them kids.

Jayhome24:
Hahahahahaha Burkina what? You mean Burkina I travelled to w weeks ago and from there to Gambia and I just returned few days ago you are talking about?

Why not you relocate to that your Burkina make we hear your success story?

Listen: I purposely travelled via Burkna again on my way to Gambia just to see and witness the online noise infact Abia State is better than Burkina go there and see for yourself that is all I can say.

Hian. Noise noise noise and noise. Go to Burkina and see it you go melt. You don't value what you have till you loose it. Yeye.

No evidence suggest you traveled to Burkina Faso and later Gàmbia. Absolutely no evidence. Anybody can type what you typed up there.

Joezinho:
So Mikel ring light nor Dey work again? Why hasn’t he spoken about delap and Pedro? Unfairly attacking Jackson after every bad game yet he don turn blind and deaf. Useless man
We are killling ourselves for Africa is a very valid statement.

People like Mikel do not have the balls to start such convos. They'll wait till when everywhere is hot then they'll jump in. Once the criticism of JP and Delap becomes a hot topic he'll put on his ring light. That way, his podcast will gather more traction.

jpmoriarti:
Most teams don't even have a single controller in their team.

Most big teams have at least two. By big teams, I mean UCL contenders.

Bayern have 2, psg 3, City 2 or 3, Liverpool 2, Tico 2, Arsenal 2 or 3, Barca 2, Chelsea 2, Madrid 1. One of these teams will win the UCL this season.

jpmoriarti:
I'll focus on the 3 sweet away points earned against a top 5 laliga opponent. I don't think you'll say the same thing with your excellent Chelsea team and their world class midfielders 😂

The real world class midfielder, Caicedo didn't play today that's why we didn't win .

On a serious note, Barca will struggle against elite teams without Pedri. For a team who prides itself with midfield, having only Pedri to control games is ridiculous.

abduleez1:
No be you dey defend am just now?

De Jong isn't the DM and is Bernal that is just coming back from injury and hasn't shown anything at all this season na him Flick wan out in charge of midfield?
I just dey look you..... Na stone remain for me to send on express delivery from DHL to you for Spain.

Flick did this on purpose. He's trying to test something some of us already know. Let him cook