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Johnpaul88:
Of course bro, but in as much as that, legendary status doesn't give licence for insubordination! I like Messi to remain the best player in the world both in truth and in deed!

Ehn? Insubordination? The fans don't see it as that. The attendance today might even be a proof of their annoyance towards lucho

Johnpaul88:
It's not as though I wasn't frustrated with Enrique, I really was! But then in life there's always two sides to a coin. It takes two to tango. That was why I couldn't absolve Messi of any blame. Enrique takes a loin share of this blame and he sure got a bucket load of it from fans and media alike.

True

In this case, Messi was the lesser of two evils, plus he's a club legend

Meanwhile

Toure is African Player of the Year

#class

TreQuartista:
Camp Nou tonight.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B625sItIYAA4O1G.jpg

LOL

Chai. Lol

Lucho oh………

Facts & Stats

Neymar has now scored 16 goals for Barcelona this season, one more than in the whole of last season.

Johnpaul88:
He had to play them though he shouldn't have. The enormity of the pressure from media was quite frightening!! We have a 6 pointer match against Atletico on Sunday. These players will only now have less than 3 days to recover.

So now you agree this is a match he could actually have not started Messi and neymar without incurring the wrath of the fans and media? Given that this copa match was two legs and real Madrid had just lost in the league and it was a chance to cut their lead

mcdreeezy:
We're beating Atletico come Sunday... If Lucho doesn't experiment with the game by benchin our key players

And can you bet that lucho won't smoke his usual weed before the match? He might even decide to start them but use Messi as LB, neymar as RB, suarez as DM, and matthieu as CF

Johnpaul88:
bros I hope you enjoyed our interesting duel yesternight?

Looking forward to another one ds night! Hahaha

I am on ground. Lol

Although Messi/neymar start today. Lucho don fear. One more smoke oriented line up from him and he's out

coded01:
Guy, na today?

E no tay wey I write am wey the ref blow PK give us. One Spanish FA rep must be a nairalander

Penalty at last

MSN scores. Cool

I'm honestly starting to think there's a conspiracy against us regarding penalty kicks this season

bykebyke:
Enrique eh.. when en suppose use en head en no go use am.

Na the thing wey he dey smoke cause am

onuwaje:
Munir!!!!!

I don't know what he still sees in the guy
Maybe he's his gãy partner

philfearon:
Hahahahahaha....
For a Copa del Rey Game?
Now we know who is afraid....Omo see full squad against Elche..Arrogant clapham>Lucho!

Lol. Person wey dem don draft him sack letter. Na to sign am remain

dmcdad:
How about in the first 15 minutes, Athletico just score?

Then game don over be that. But the way real Madrid take dey get PK this season dey baffle me

dmcdad:
As I see the lineup ehn, I laugh... Bros don fear him head.

He for bench them again. Make he manage him last match as barca coach

coded01:
Gbagbe! For where?


Athletico are used to their antics...

Na that one go make sense. Make atleti win

Official Line Up
TerStegen
Alves Piqué Bartra Alba
Rakitić Mascherano SergiRoberto
Messi Suárez Neymar

Bench: Masip, Montoya, Adriano, Samper, Iniesta, Pedro, Munir.

Captain: Lionel Messi

parrotibaba:
OFFICIAL; MANUTD UNVEIL VICTOR VALDEZ

Good news. I'm happy for him

dmcdad:
Of course they might. It's football you know...

Oh yeah. Like first 15 minutes, two penalty kicks and the rest is history you know…

dmcdad:
You should also wonder what would be Madrid's fate come next Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium when Athletico would put the fixture to bed.

Real Madrid might eventually still go through oh

Baddestguyp:
BTW, Chelsea really dey serious for messi o, dem don offer 200m for 6 years

£1bn for Messi or no deal

@ philfearon, dmcdad, mencade4, sebod

You guys don't mind johnpaul88 jor, I'm sure he just feels like defending lucho

Johnpaul88:
Would we see any media frenzy tomorrow because Ancelloti benched Ronaldo and Real lost 2 nil to their arch rival? I'm not sure about that!

All I'm saying of Messi is that the way he's going now does not bode well for the future of the club. His clear dictatorial tendencies does not set a good precedent either. The club might end up being swallowed in the whims and caprices of one man.

God forbid!

Real Madrid are European and world champions, and they're not out of the copa yet, so don't be surprised if you don't see a media frenzy

It won't happen. Messi loves Barcelona and wants what's best for her, even if it means an average coach like lucho gets the boot.

Johnpaul88:
Certainly to Enrique. He remains the boss who decides who plays when and where! Messi must accept this for the good of the club that picked him from nothing and turned him into a cynosure of all eyes.

Messi accept being benched for no reason? Or because the coach wants to experiment his stupidity? Yeah he's grateful to Barca. As for Lucho, he has to earn it, and he's doing a very horrible job

Johnpaul88:
Enrique loses because you want him to lose. I'm sure that's how our subsequent coaches will all end up being losers while infallible Messi continues to be the goddamn winner. ..

I guess the whole media wants him to lose too. I'm sure you've seen the media frenzy the Messi benching has caused. It's clear to see

Johnpaul88:
Are you absolutely certain of the bolded?

If Messi don't change this "eze onye agwana m" attitude, then it would be difficult for subsequent coaches to coach us. No player can be bigger than the club.

Not like there's some sort of proof but it's common sense

No player is bigger YES, that's why I say life will continue if he leaves but even a baby knows Messi's worth at Barcelona. When you say Messi is being disrespectful, I kinda ask "to who?" lucho?

Johnpaul88:
And neither was Real Sociedad match a league final or some sort...

It was the same Messi that played 90 minutes against lowly Getafe and we fired blank! What's even the guarantee that we won't have lost that match anyway even if Messi had started? Our away form have been rather poor and Messi has done nothing to change all that.

So our poor away form means our best player be benched when we had the chance to go top with a win? Whichever way you wanna look at it, lucho loses. He shouldn't have put Messi and neymar in the match day squad to begin with

honeric01:
Take up the job na

I will

Johnpaul88:
Well, that's what we all said about Martino and that's what we'll say about the next coach after Enrique, while the impunity Messi is turning himself into, continues to deteriorate.

You seem not to get it. Who do you think the fans will see as the greater of two evils between Messi and lucho?

Let Messi publicly criticize the coach and slap him on the pitch, the fans will still have his back

Johnpaul88:
Well in the evidence of tonight's, did this "well oiled" team cope excellently without him?

I cannot compare with Atletico because they are neither in the calibre of Real nor of Barcelona.

At least you can see a little sense in ancelloti's benching of cr7; the match is a cup tie with a 2nd leg at the bernabeau. It's not like it's the copa final

homesteady:
Comparing apples and oranges!
A . Madrid did not also start with their best players! Madrid can afford to bench Cr7 because they have a well oiled team! which can cope very well in his absence!
the same can't be said of barcelona!

Even if ancelloti benches the entire first team of Real, they're coming from the back of a successful 2014, but I'm sure they'll still complain if results go against them