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calculator123:
They all know who the best is but they can't say it because of fear.

They are under a contract to say nothing but what the club wants them to say.

How do you think Madrid players conceding to Messi as the best player ever will sit with the Club's reputation?

Bad, you know!

cumz:
I don’t get the obsession with griezmsn though
Either of Dembele/trincao/Konrad will do way better


A winger that can’t run at defenders? Or cross in?
Best thing Is to pass back to pique or busi or Messi

Dfkm

The obsession is nothing more than the money we used for signing him.

Somehow, I kinda wish Griezman gets injured from this international break. He's fast becoming an eyesore in the attack.

https://www.facebook.com/197394889304/posts/10159626357149305/?app=fbl

Yesterday's training...


Dembouz and Konrad are two attacking wingers we should allow playing time! This duo is good, but then, we have a complicated team.

Koeman is definitely struggling to build something. Maybe what he needs is time!!!!!!

tesppidd:
This would be a very interesting line up.

Interesting, but I'll prefer to see Dembele starting ahead of Trincao.

Dest wouldn't start ahead of Roberto... Not yet. He likely might come on as a substitute.

jpmoriarti:
Lolzzz I know i have stoked this Messi flame a lot already but I am beginning to see results. The passion from the captain which i haven't seen in the past esp when the world seemed to turn upside down for Barca. I am beginning to see everything.

Like this now, it seems very difficult to see Messi leaving the club.

Why are you making it seem like Messi sees your post?

For all I care, you're one Nigerian fan he doesn't even know exists.


So please, you didn't spark any flame. Messi has been doing this since his early days as captain. The controversy surrounding him leaving only made the media focus more on him.

joviegghead:
I hope this transfer fails.

I hope so too.

jpmoriarti:
He's a walking ambulance. If we can get something in the region of €60-70 million, I'll sanction the deal.

When did you become Barcelona's sporting director?

GBOLAGBURUGBURU:
Shey ajax no comot dem 2 season ago... which cl experience those boys been get. Enya, if u good u good...

They don't know that. Just chillax and watch as them disgrace themselves here.

FergieRaww:
I perceive another Malcom signing in the making here

So long as he doesn't pull an Eden on us, no problem.

FergieRaww:
C'mon don't be dumb here my friend .. did Zlatan Flop in Barka Yes or No ??

Sí

Ibra wasn't a flop at Barcelona. Pep obviously considered him second fiddle to play traditional 9 while he accommodated Messi to play the false 9 position. And for a player of his caliber and hype, there was no way he'd consider that.


I hope I educated your dumbness.

pu7pl3:
So James and Bale are real Madrid flops but Coutinho and Dembele are not cos they still play there and how does being from La Masia exonerate you from being a flop?

You no get sense bro...at all rara

In your post, you detailed it that none of the players you mentioned were bought for pennies. I only reminded you that Bojan was a product of our academy and even if he was a flop, we didn't make the investment of buying him like the others mentioned.


But na you na, common sense is obviously a taboo for you.

FergieRaww:
Ibrahimovic and Arda Turan

You might as well consider Ronaldo a flop since you place Ibra in the flop category.


You guys should just stop being Madridioits and learn to criticize logically

pu7pl3:
Bojan, Sandro, Dembele, Munir, Alex Song, Coutinho, Caceres, Chygrinski, Varmaelen, Yerry Mina, Andre Gomes, Riquelme, Quaresma....to name just a few and none were bought for pennies...

Cules and Amnesia

Did I mention James, Bale, Danilo Baljic, Royston Drenthe, Julio Baptista, Jonathan Woodgate, and Walter Samuel? These lots are the few that ended badly with Madrid with big money moves. But will you remember them? No, cos you chose to forget them and blow the dirt in other eyes


Coutinho and Dembele are still very much our players plying their trades with us so I wonder why you are mentioning them.


And to correct you, Bojan was from La Masia.

pu7pl3:
Barca flops are littered all over the world bro, dem no dey find them....y'all are masters in that department... spent money on Coutinho only for him to knock you out and y'all still payed Liverpool for damages I'm in tears for y'all Cules ...nope I'm not, your club is just adamantly foolish and it rubs off on y'all Cules

Interesting to see a fan of a team that had the likes of Cassano, Emerson, Kaka, Anelka registered as flops.... I want to believe you didn't start watching football during Zizou's reign as coach.

FergieRaww:
LoL i was shocked to see the news oo

las las we no dey lose faith on our players like una

So much to say about Bale and James.

Baddestguyp:
yes...I will play it...Hazard not to score at any time

FergieRaww, Hazard don pick another one o. Be like say dude don take over Dembele glass nature.

donMIG:
u

Not an assnal fan n I hate to say this
Arteta is beta than Pep given the budget n Squard he had to work wuth n produce positive results!

He has been spending like a mad dog
All the trophy he won for city he has spent all the moni plus more on players he will waste dia life

Klop beta than that fvcker
Zidane beta
Anceloti beta

Lol. The likes of Ancelloti, Arteta and even Zidane ( I may be wrong about this somehow, but it's justified) will laugh at you for saying this.

Evenn Klopp wouldn't beat his chest to sadly he's better.


Just keep your hate inside your pocket and don't let it kill you.

tesppidd:
I think we should give Dembele the benefit of the doubt for one more season.

He's too good to just let go like that.

Let this be a probation season for him.

If the injury woes persist this season,
we treat him and ship him off in the summer.

One last try.

Seconded

tesppidd:
Damn Damn Damn

pU7pI3 you gon take this

Complete knockout

Being seen messages about Barcelona signing Dest a done deal??


How true is this?

calculator123:
Pray tell, how has Messi sparked controversy?

Or are you suffering from guilty conscience?

He's throwing shades to cover his blemish... Don't indulge him.

jpmoriarti:
No. I have confidence that Koeman will discover him again. That's what good coaches do. They discover players who have lost themselves.

I'll agree with the loan. Trust me, there's nothing any coach want to discover about this Griezman's Barca. The guy either works on himself to click with others or better still, settle for a loan.


Take a look at the first 20 mins of yesterday's game, we almost forgot Messi was on the pitch and focused on Fati's Wing and then, when Messi saw he was getting less touches than usual, he went on to join the attacking side and still found a way to retain his position.

But look at Grizzy, he was completely off the whole attacking thing. He neither participated with what was going on or even tried creating anything, even when Messi took on the False 9 positon.

This guy (Griezzy) is lost and confused in this Barca team. He needs a personal trainer with good knowledge about the team to work on him, else, he's going to be as useless as ever.

khingTony:
You want make the Resident Messi Fans for here come for your head?

This isn't something to gloat about. Only a deluded Barcelona fan will not like Ansu... Not when the H. Coaches of both Spain and Barcelona see him as a worthy potential.

Nice game tonight but here are some suggestions.

De Jong seriously needs competition. He's becoming too confident of a first team callup as long as he's fit and not suspended, even when he plays nonsense.

Sergio Busquets needs to start sitting more than play. He'd do well as a substitute though.

Roberto doesn't have any business playing in Barca shirt, more less a RB.


Alba is still very much an offensive asset. We need our midfielders and defenders staying put to complement him defensively cos that area is a no-no for him.


Pjanic really might not be a bad signing. Although the age factor is still there.

Phillipe has improved... May it last.

Trincao and Pedri look very promising.

Dembele.... Maybe he's still finding rhythm after a long time playing a really competitive match.


Fati.... He has always been my boy but I like his confidence better now.

Griezzy is still confused. Needs to sit down and study what he's missing from the rest of the team.


Messi.... He's still himself.


Pique and Lengelet didn't have much of threat tonight except from Take Kubo.


Neto did well.

jpmoriarti:
Messi no longer enjoys my goodwill. It should be obvious already.

Lol. Funny enough, it doesn't matter. As someone said, you're in for a whole season of wailing if you really want to troll Messi because I'm sure you don't know more than the coaches and boards keeping him.

tesppidd:
Looking at the BOLDED


At this rate we need to beg all the other attacking players to WALK ON THE PITCH so that we can get at least 25 Goals and 20 Assists from them every season.

That way, we win the UCL every season trust me.

Leave that man... E don high. That part na mistake.

Certifiedfucker:
why the Bleep would they discard cavani

We should discard Suarez and bring in Cavani?


For what, Kwanu


We don't need biko!!!

The earlier we learn to ignore some comments here, the better for everybody.

I don't know how someone will be so gutted with hate and bitterness to even mention that Messi's voicing out a shitty board about a declining team is unprofessional.

Maybe he should just keep quiet and allow the whole team crumble.

Nonsense and ingredient.

DissTroy:
Messi rarely ever criticises Barcelona. He doesn't even criticize his teammates when things go south. He gets angry and that's it. He's never thrown any player under the bus. Ronaldo has done that.
In the last five years, Messi has criticized Barça for these reasons which are valid:
1. Luis Enrique's style of play and training style which he says hurts players and isn't the Barcelona way;
2. Letting Neymar go and not getting a good replacement;
3. Failing to resign Neymar;
4. The transfer options of the club;
5. Bartomeu;
6. Transfer targets
7. Pushing a club legend like Suarez out that way.
All these are consistent with what the fanbase have been saying. Haven't we all been criticizing Bartomeu for over a year before that Messi interview? Haven't we all touched on all the issues above?

Never forget Messi' first rebellion against Pep Guardiola before they mended fences was because of the way Pep pushed out people he looked up to (Ronaldinho and Eto) out of Barça unceremoniously. It's the reason both ex-players are fiercely defensive of Messi till date. He stood up for them even as a teenager while others like Pique, Iniesta and Xavi kept quiet.

Suarez should have been phased out of the team with respect. Give him a role and phase him out gradually like they did to Iniesta. Suarez deserves a proper send-off party from the fans. If you think otherwise then you are a football fan without a soul.

Messi' rare criticism of the club has always been justified. Never for selfish reasons.

Pique is a Barça legend and fanatic but he's only vocal when defending Barça and Catalonia in inter-club and inter-region beefs.

You're a gem. You've really done well to state this truth, albeit, clearly.

temi1290:
Yes, former Chelsea youth player, but I think this 'anything Barcelona' is one of our problems today

I'm actually concerned about his output style. It's really related to that of Semedo. We need someone that can pick up a trait of Dani Alves both offensively n in defense.

That's what I mean by "anything barcelona."

temi1290:
From his youtube clips,he looks good.

but what about wague??is he still at Barcelona??

And what do you guys think about Lamptey

That boy from Brighton. I like the guy but I don't think he's anything Barcelona.

joviegghead:
Wow!

People don't respect Vidal sha!

Brother.... These two mentioned are something else esp. Dani... The GOAT of RBs...


It's okay if we place them above Vidal.


Nonetheless, I still love the turkey beast... He was one of my favorites since our declining status.