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Ojestas:
Seun, some of your moderators need re-orientation. .Hire the right people and not with sentiment. . These worthless kinda topics are making frontpage a lot these days.

kristen12:
You guys aren't sure of what you're posting. You're just posting trash because it making front page. Get facts before you open any thread

coded01:
"It's sad seeing Barça in this state"...

"Barcelona has been losing its patience over recent seasons. "Barça had two coaches in nine years. Now they've had three in three years".

--- Cruyff

http://www.marca.com/en/2014/11/03/en/football/barcelona/1415052948.html

ddippset:
surely he has lost form. what do we do?
-kill him?
-sell him? we'd get no less than 200 million in 2 seconds.
-bench him? we'd play pedro or munir.

onuwaje:
Between Zubi and Lucho who una hate pass?

homesteady:
how I wish I can get into this argument, but I'm late, well from my glancing through, here are some points I'll like to chip in -
1 - Messi has almost lost his scoring boot, but not his magical boot, because he still performs magic in other parts of the field! like seriously, Messi should have not less than 15 goals with all the chances he has missed! to break the all time la liga goal record is now wahala! I know he drops deeper than usual now, but that is not an excuse for missing clear-cut chances!

2) someone said something about a focal point of attack! thats true, Messi is no longer that guy, his new deep position makes him not that guy again!

3) I thought lucho was good with youths? WTH is he not using our Youth defenders? hasn't he had enough of that idioticc Alves? for Christ sake, we have 2 more guys for only that spot, there is supposed to be competition!
4) If I can remember clearly, Rakitić can make all those Modric-esque passes, why not make him use that skill more? thats where the direct play comes in! direct play rules the world now! We have players that can execute it well!

philfearon:
ddipset = The Messi Defender ………
My fellow Cule,every Barca fan loves Messi to the Spine just like you..Infact he is the symbol for us..
But,The truth can't be hidden..He,just like every other player must be criticised if they are ailing in one way or another!!

sebod:
You are on point bro! I doubt if there exists anyone that loves Messi more than I do, his humility, passion, work rate and commitment is secod to none. I love him with passion. But the truth is that, the Messi of thoses days would have scored double oh his goal tally with the few chances he has this season. We are all aware of what is at stake, take it or leave, the rivalry between him and CR7 continues till they hang their boots. Hence, the need to be more clinical infront of goal when the chance arises.

coded01:
I do too but deceiving myself is something I detest...

ddippset:
the more free kicks you take the more your accuracy drops. if you take only 10 free kicks in a year then your sample space just isnt big enough and you shouldnt be in contention. by your logis someone that scores 2 free kicks in 4 attempts is better than someone that scores 30 free kicks in 100 attempts. not necessarily so! what iam saying YOU GUYS SHOULD LEAVE THIS FREE KICK THING ALONE. OUR PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN FREE KICKS.

coded01:
It seems someone is taking this messi thing personal!

ddippset:
i know that suarez has scored 3 out of his last 14 free kicks, i dont know for neymar. i also know that neymar scored one or two nice free kicks lately and that has beclouded the judgement of people who have forgotten the spectacular free kicks messi has scored and can score. below is a little link of the best free kick takers in the world as at july 2014. it might not be accurate but i will look for more links; just for people who are just looking for scape goats and must find one by all means.

http://www.therichest.com/sports/soccer-sports/10-of-the-best-active-free-kick-takers-in-football/?view=all

coded01:
AMEN OH! and you too...

Honestly, Neymar & Suarez are better than Messi with freekicks but Baba no dey give them chance @ all...

As for the high service to Messi, it has to stop or @ least minimized, Haba! Shoot!!! Na to still pass to Messi... --- especially Suarez he was irritating me throughout last night with the i cant shoot syndrome without passing to Messi!

If he dey Center, na Messi, if he dey back, na Messi!

Javanian:
I thought i was the only one thinking in this line. Messi is literally sacrificing himself for the team by dropping so deep into the midfield because our midfielders lack the flair they used to have. He rarely has a 1-on-1 shot at goal this days because of this and we are here throwing stones at him and calling for his head, it's not fair.

I think we should cut Lucho and the team some slack, it's not as if they are not giving their all, they are trying, Lucho is still young and certainly not in Pep's pedigree, the team would improve. My problem with Barca this season is that they lack a keyman up front, it used to be Messi but since the start of this season it has been literally nobody so that's why as some of you pointed out they get the ball and almost sub consciously pass to messi even if he is in a wrong position to receive that pass. Messi is now playing more as a midfielder and there is no way he is in any position to lead our attack again. We have suarez, why not give him the duty, i think he is capable of doing just fine in that role. For crying out loud, you don't spend so much on a player as talented as him and play him on the wing to accomodate Messi, someone who is playing from the midfield and trailed by atleast two defenders at any point in the game.

Give Lucho some time, there is so much pressure on him. Things would improve.

lynpetra:
Yes.A sane guy.

lynpetra:
na him be say my pussy name Gold. He chased me for three years.

sebod:
Okay now.......#bringbackTata!

ddippset:
that's what i mean. everyone is rushing to criticise! blaming and pointing fingers when it's the system and pattern that is faulty. it's almost as if its a contest going on here to see who blames the players the most. you see players putting in work, running, making attempts, sweating and just cause results are not favourable, they point fingers all day long. direct play is the key, just like 2012 till date the pattern has not changed, we are still playing tiki taka.

sebod:
You got the point bro! The only time Alexis had the chance of playing free kick, he scored a brilliant one. Neymar and suarez are experts, so Messi should allow them have a fair share. Messi seems to be losing his goal scoring prowess by the day, I still try hard to forgive him for missing that seater against Madrid.

ddippset:
@bolded, not someone, i said that. the simple summary of what ive been saying all morning. we nedd to find a solution to defensive minded teams. infact not defensive minded teams but 99% of the teams we play because when offensive teams play against barca, the become defensive! but a lot of them here are all too eager to look for a scape goat.

sebod:
Bro! Losing to Psg and Madrid is not the issue, but the way and manner at which we approached the matches is the subject of debate. From favouritism to some players, playing some out of position to using a wrong approach. We can hardly muster 2 to 3 passes these days without losing to the opponent. During Pep's era, didn't we lose games? Yes we did, but we always had good games then. If parking the bus has been the problem which has been identified a long time ago, is it not high time we found solution to it? Our game play is woeful these days even in some of the matches we won.

coded01:
Abeggi, Celta vigo played well!


We had our chances but we didn't take them...


I notice you are a die hard fan of messi like say we no bi barca fan... --- so na only mess sabi freekick now?

honeric01:
When you expose your backline to counter attack all in the name of attacking bus parkers, you get stringed just like yesterday.

when Enrique was in Celta vigo/ Roma, what style did he play?

The onus lies with the coach and thr players to rise up, not the opponent.. They should be ready to learn new game styles and stop being rigid..

The formation also needs to be Changed in cases like this.. not a must we use 4:3:3.. 4:4:2 can be deployed abi dem born us born 4:3:3 irrespective of the coach and players available?

coded01:
You self calm down!


Abi no be the same match wey Celta vigo comot play us wella u dey talk of 8 man defence!


Make we talk true jare, we hit post 4 times so it is meant to be but my thing is the "high service" to Messi is too much...


Freekick messi, to shoot na to pass to messi, Haba! Walahi, if Suarez had shoot instead of looking for Messi, we no go dey here dey talk this na...

ddippset:
NB- i am not criticising or faulting any team for parking the bus. but i have identified that as the reason for our bad performance. 100% sure. the boys are good, just for a few old legs. what we need now is a solution or antidote to bus parking.

sebod:
It really seems the magic has left him. He's no longer feared by both defenders and keepers anymore, while I still believe in him as a great player, I think he can also do better by converting the few chances he has this days. I am really pissed off seeing him wasting free kicks when there are some other players who can do it better. At least Neymar and Suarez can, so why the monopoly?

Ohwhy:
Alright! We cool then..

bykebyke:
Wow...with our poor midfield,I see us losing points!!

Dhellake:
DJ Tval, abeg give me what goes around comes around by Timberlake

Specially dedicated to dmcdad, homesteady and coded01

mcfarlin:
Na sooo broo

Abeg wia Dmcdad come and serve us the best catalonian wine

Barca fans be like we want catalonian independence right now! .