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Denikayan:
They have 22 players on the pitch in every game. CR7 is 11 players on his own, plus another 11 that will play the match

Lame point.

IKON360:
On this thread, fans complain of passtoMessi, but nobody in the world complains about passtoRonaldo, Argentina's coach will give anything for an established passtoMessi rhythm. PasstoRonaldo has yielded 5 UCLs, passtoMessi has yielded 3... Let passtoMessi continue. Thanks

You don't seem to understand people's agitation about the passtoMessi syndrome. In whichever team Messi is, or under whichever manager Messi plays, the remaining ten players will always pass to Messi, because, needless to say, he's the most brilliant player on the pitch. He will always be. He sees tjins3others do not see. He knows what to do with the ball, even whenever a player like Xavi has capitulated.

In previous years, people passed to Messi because:

1. He was the best finisher.

2. The Messi magic.

3. He was always the sole contender for the golden shoe (and they did this when it was necessary)

4. When there was no other choice, and players have given up. Even Xavi and Iniesta did this.

But these days, the way players pass to Messi, you wonder if they even think at all. Messi could be in a more disadvantaged situation than, let's say, Dembele, but you see every other player wanting to pass to him, as though they'd been divested of mental vitality [Arthur (for the most part), Busquets, Pique and Umtiti are exceptions to this].

Take that Arthur's pass the other night against Lyon. Dude had a clear opportunity to shoot, and the odds of the ball reaching the back of the net were frèaking high, but he decided to pass to Messi. I don't know what happened to him that night. Perhaps he wanted Messi to score higher than Ronaldo.

You get why people never complained about PasstoMessi before now?

kolafolabi:
Maybe Juventus

Why Juve?

Cybertext:
Unpopular opinion: Bronn is one of the top 5 fighters in all of the seven kingdoms...

In season 8 who will Bronn be fighting for? Cersie or Tyronn??

Cersie

usbcable:
As long a Baka dont get to even play the finals talkless of winning it no wahala

If When we win?

Kingsley10000:
As a staunch barca fan

I see juventus winning this champions league


my predictions never failed me,I'm very sad because I see it happening

The 'as a staunch Barça fan' in your post serves no purpose whatsoever to the post, tho.

Barça has to take Old Trafford seriously.

mcdreeezy:
Lol. Me too.

What exactly causes that time shift?

Season and weather.

forever08:
when are we playing ?
April 9 or April 10

10th, 8pm.

calculator123:
This is why sometimes I like defeat, it brings you to see your weaknesses. So because we win now, you no wan talk EV tactics abi?
If to say we loose you for don write research work about the loopholes in EV coaching system. Issorai

Valverde's fans know, inherently, that he has no definite tactic or style of play. He just fields eleven players and squats, squeezing mercy from God's eyes. And so far, it's been working for him. What then happens, if he meets a no-nonsense team, more co-ordinated team? His plans (or non-plans?) are vitiated, and his explanations aren't plausible.

Eruditor:
If your tactics is that Messi should dribble 5 players before scoring. You won't be a coach for long. If yours is that Rakitic must score long range goals, it will only be a matter of time before you are fired. That is why cross and nod coaches don't last for long.

What is Valverde's tactic?

Eruditor:
Coutinho was playing better than Messi until Messi scored his second goal. You people should due this false narrative and agenda. Wait for your players to play badly before criticising them.

Check the guy's name.

I want Spurs or United, Abeg. Man can't be stressing himself.

Ozkar:
To think some people were doubting even before the game. That's how you'd keep doubting and writing off the team until we lift the UCL and then you'd go about saying "I'm a Barca fan!"

Only one guy did this. And I think he's a Madrid fan. Or an Arsenal fan who gets solace from supporting Barça.

This team needs to stop toying with our hearts, Abeg. They almost froze my cells after that 2-0.

madrid5:
It so funny how ronaldo/man united/ajax comeback has placed fear and depression in barcelona for just lyon

As in. Stuff is appalling. We know we have a donkey of a coach, but c'mon.

TefBarzz:
I have noticed that each time Ronaldo impresses in the Champions league, Messi tends to have a below average kinda performance.

So, what's your point?

C!

biomustry:
Is it confirmed Roberto and semedo won't play against lyon?
How about dembeles injury update

Dembouz will miss Lyon.

Olamyyde:
Jesus!!!!! Andre gomes wasn't this bad?


Seriously guy you have confirmed that you are an extended highlights barca fan.

Any sane person who watched andre gomes at barca and says he played better than coutinho should seriously check himself up.


Andre gomes is our worst signing in the past 5 years and it's not even close. Arda turan has a shout but had a period where he was scoring hatricks. Andre gomes never had 2 consecutive great games.

Lol. Chill. He was probably exaggerating. Someone of Coutinho's quality playing like he's doing now is arguably equivalent to Barça's Andre Gomez.

Zizou back to EE. Is this a sign that Pep could come back?

philfearon:
Na Valverde give am o... Why did he play him?
Apparently Rayo is more important than Lyon!

So you mean because a player sustained an injury, the blame goes to the coach for playing him?

Why did Valverde playing him Same should be asked of other players.

Why did the others not sustain injuries?

philfearon:
And Valverde has succeeded in giving Dembele an injury over a match we didn't actually need to win...

You know there's a thick line between "Valverde gave him injury" and "he was injured". FYI.

HumbleBoy21:
PassToMessi Has Killed Barca.

Lol. I didn't watch the match. How did we play?

DrXavierCage:
Who else thinks Samwell Or Tyrion will end up as King?

I have been betting on Tyrion since Season 6.

King of where? Or what?

Debroslink:
You base your assessment of EV based on the worst Madrid team in over a decade? When are you gonna shower Praise on the Ajax coach who scored 4 goals @ Bernabeu? Or Girona coach who beat Madrid @ the Bernabeu too.

When Messi doesn't have to be @ his best before beating Madrid, you should know Madrid is a very pathetic team and shouldn't be a standard for assessment.

You can preach Valverde as long as you want, but know this that real Barcelona fans like me crave for the UCL more than anything else this season, and that's where the jury on Valverde will be assessed.

You dey mind that one?

Kaycee7:
And who told you women didn't shave in medieval times?

Local man is disgusted.

Leyqute:
Yen yen yen

Mourinho believes in swift counter bla bla bla yet na only for Spain he win 100 points and scored over 120 goals. Can you see how trash your garbage of a La Liga is?

I agree EPL teams currently aren't doing well in Europe but then Liverpool was in the final last season. However, that doesn't excuse La Liga from being a garbage league, where a midget who couldn't score a world cup final penalty scores as if he's putting it in the back of the net like basketball.

World cup final penalty?

calculator123:
what else do you want EV to do na

To resign. It's simple. People need to learn to leave when they know they are not loved and are doing nonsense.

10Dove:
Provide his tackles success rate in the other matches.our most entertaining matches has been without that agberi. When we had Busi, Raki n Arthur in the middle like vs spurs first leg, then ousmanne, luisito n Leo upfront. This is barca's strongest line up, but unfortunately, our mini mourinho is always scared.

People beat off to Valverde yesterday, FYI.

10Dove:
When Iniesta was here, we played ini, raki n Busi, under same long nose valverde, raki cm, ini Am, Busi dm... Paulinho often came from the bench. Vidal offers nothing going forward, then offers yellow card at the back...passing sef, he's too average. It is what it is.

We share the same values. People won't look beyond a single good game. Vidal, that errand boy. He's one of the players I don't want to see next season.