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jpmoriarti:
How many times have Messi been dispossessed in the midfield?

Keep counting.

haymekus:
Greizmann is a bastard

Stop disturbing yourself. That useless Koeman will still play him. How can you keep Dembele on the bench and pick Griezmann for the right wing.

BTW way, starting XI

Neto

Pique
Sergio
Griezmann
Coutinho


Messi



Lenglet
Jordi Alba
Sergi Roberto
Frenkie De Jong
Ansu Fati

Lopetuigui has been shown a red card. That means he won't be on the lines when we face Sevilla.

Can someone here help me understand Koeman's idea of always starting Griezmann on the right ahead of Dembele.

This same man claimed Griezmann was been mispositioned on the wings. That he deserves a central role.
Messi as the 9, Griezmann on the right wing. Wow. Such wisdom!

pu7pl3:
This na how Una ginger against Bayern be like say the PTSD no reach your side... you're confidently naming people like Trincao, Dest, Fati and Pedri with little or no UCL experience as squad against Juve... Lewl, okay boss

Oya no vex! I don realize my mistake.

With Ronaldo the GOAT, Barca is doomed !

Sommyroy10:
You didn't spot the sarcasm or you just played along? Because na you cause all these shalaye wey dey go on rn.

Wetin conzine me

No be to catch cruise dey make football sweet

pu7pl3:
you're already listing them

I'm just helping you. Fill the blanks. Deep within you, you really think barca is likely to lose to juventus? Christ!

One idiot will call bernadeschi and morata

Another fool will add bonucci

Another numb skull will add buffon and chiellini.

Sczcezny plus cuadrado

Bentacur and kulusevski

Some will now call Rabiot and demiral

The only threat is see Ronaldo, Dybala. Not even Ramsey. Or wait, injury prone Douglas Costa

It's like Arthur has given Ronaldo fans mouth gan. Anyway, na we Bleep up.

pu7pl3:
okay Juve no get first eleven got it

Biko list them. I want to laugh a little

tesppidd:
They have Ronaldo!!!

And we have Messi.
Oh should I add Dembele, Fati, Coutinho.
Deputies like Pedri, Trincao and Griezmann
Are forgetting De Jong, Pjanic, Puig
Defense : Dest, Lenglet and the rest

Barca will so beat Juventus. I just know it.

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

Sí

Flop? Nah. It was basically Ibra vs Guardiola

It was an ego contest. Ibra was meant to be the striker but "Messi started talking". So Ibra was pushed to the wings to accommodate Messi. Eventually things got 'messi'. Ibra even insulted guardiola and according to reports, threatened to even beat him up. Why? He wasn't used properly. Everyone knew. But? Guardiola is Guardiola. When he comes to a club, he demands complete independence. And he's always been given that.

Despite that, Ibra scored goals.

haymekus:
Done and dusted

The type of news I like to see. I love the fact that we have youths in the team. 25 years and below.

De Jong, Puig, Fati, Dembele, Pedri, Lenglet, Konrad, Aleña, Trincao, Araujo and now.............................................................. Dest. The future is bright.

Just hope he doesn't flop. The United States are really producing good players/talent . Pulisic, Dest, ............. Konrad

Squad for Celta Vigo match

Goalkeepers: 13. Neto, 26. Iñaki Peña, 36. Arnau Tenas

Defenders: 3. Gerard Piqué, 15. Clément Lenglet, 18. Jordi Alba, 20. Sergi Roberto, 30. Ronald Araujo, 32. Santiago Mingo

Midfielders: 5. Sergio Busquets, 6. Carles Aleñá, 8. Miralem Pjanic, 14. Philippe Coutinho, 16. Pedri, 21. Frenkie De Jong, 28. Riqui Puig

Forwards: 7. Antoine Griezmann, 10. Lionel Messi, 11. Ousmane Dembélé, 17. Francisco Trincão, 19. Martin Braithwaite, 22. Ansu Fati, 29. Konrad De La Fuente



Beautiful attack and midfield. Defense? Hmmm.

Can someone beg Koeman not to start Griezmann against Celta Vigo. Fati, Messi, Dembele and Coutinho. Perfect attacking line up.

And he should give Puig playing time.

Lionel Messi: "After all the disagreements, I would like to end it all. The Barça fans must unite and assume that the best is yet to arrive."

Lionel Messi: "Everything I have done was for the sake of making Barça better. The fans must not take what I did in the wrong way."

Lionel Messi: "If anything I said or did disturbed the fans in any way then they should know that I was always thinking about the best for the club."

brandon180:
Dembele going to Manchester United?

I hope not. Barca will be committing a great blunder it they allow this to happen.

I'll really love to see Fati on the left, Dembele on the right, Messi as the No. 9 and Coutinho as the no 10.

This is the best attacking set up.

Dembouz must score. Bring on Trincao please. Pedri will get an assist. Attacking talents everywhere.

tesppidd:
Honestly if you are not mischievous you should be happy that he's "not playing" well but others are playing well and we're winning by a huge margin.

That has always been our problem, isn't it?. When Messi is not playing well we lose.

But tonight it's different yet you're still nagging him.

Why are you answering the attention seeker?

He's forming 'Barça is my love, Messi is shit'.

Dumbfucks everywhere.

Oldboss:
Fati is a baller they kid has almost same quality as neymer

What else is new?

haymekus:
We have been recycling the same set of clown for the past 3 seasons


Ffs Messi is not a winger, Roberto will suffer today

Besides tf is greizmann and busquet doing in the starting eleven 11, was that stupid coach blind during the preseason?

Let me not talk about the defense.

That defence ehn. Araujo that is fast and talented, Koeman sent him back to Barça B and is currently warming the bench. Todibo is no where to be found. The other young defenders are on loan.

I still don't understand why barca is afraid of testing or using the younger ones. It baffles me gan.

Busquets that we thought was finished is still starting. While Puig and Aleña are warming bench.

haymekus:
Thunder fire all barce defenders


See what hoffenheim and Sevilla has done to Bayern in less than 1 week

Hoffenheim have always been tricky opponents for Bayern. They just know how to beat Bayern.

haymekus:
Lineup:

Neto
Pique
Busquets
Griezmann
Messi
Coutinho
Lenglet
Alba
Roberto
De Jong
Ansu Fati

Not surprised.

Twas expected. Why can't this man just play Messi as 9 and let dembouz play right. That Villarreal will suffer.

SQUAD FOR VILLAREAL

3. Pique

5. Sergio

6. Aleña

7. Griezmann

8. Pjanić

10. Messi

11. O. Dembele

12. Rafinha

13. Neto

14. Coutinho

15. Lenglet

16. Pedri

17. Trincao

18. Jordi Alba

20. Sergi Roberto

21. Frenkie De Jong

22. Ansu Fati

24. Junior

26. Iñaki Peña

28. Riqui Puig

30. Araujo

32. Mingo

36 Arnau Tenas

jpmoriarti:
You cant say that. That you didnt agree with me, doesnt mean I do not know what I am talking about.

Okay! I'm sorry let me rephrase.... Or no let say this..

You know what you're saying doesn't necessarily imply that what you're saying possess any modicum of sense even if you believe you're making sense.

It's okay to wanna be different but sometimes it's foolish. Let me come to your level of understanding.

If danger is coming (e.g a large vehicle about to hit a group of people) , the usual reaction is to avoid it, join others in running. Someone like you will choose to be 'different' by standing and waiting so you can do an acrobatic jump over the vehicle, abi?

Mtcheew. Bro, just let this matter die. You're wrong. But then, it's your opinion. Even tho it irritates me, I'll respect it. Peace. Força Barça.

Jodera:
I didn't want to even mention that, cos if I do, he might just call 2 or 3 games. Or he might even call games messi played well but didn't score or assist.. Lol.

The guy tire person sha

Person wey no know wetin to talk

jpmoriarti:
You are trying so hard to isolate Messi from taking blame for the being part of the rot. But I can give alot of games where Messi dropped disaster class performance.

Please share these games o. I'm waiting.

So Messi MUST be PERFECT abi. He must score in every match and assist twice in every match before you know he's working.

You're trying so hard to be different by attacking Messi. Stop wasting your time. Claiming 'club first' mentality.

The things I read here ehn. It's on this thread I see someone saying Messi walks too much. He should start running. Someone that reads the game better than all and finds the perfect position to score and assist.

usbcable:
ATM is not Barca's rival. Barca has not lost a match to ATM in 10 years.

The things I read here sometimes make wanna laugh, scream and cry at the same time.

jpmoriarti:
Messi's penchant to openly criticize the club that pays his wages for the past 20 years is becoming really a bad practice.

.

I'm not Defending Messi tho, but, if you wanna talk about Messi's criticism, I think it's being misunderstood.
First, Suarez truly deserved a better send off than the shit they organized. He was a Legend, for christ sake.

Second, Messi's anger was primarily directed to the bartomeu and to a reasonable extent, the board. The club hasn't stopped or changed for its ways of not doing things properly. No one here can deny barca's guilt of throwing players out without regard, whether completely or loan. Ask Charles Perez who expressed his frustration on how confused barca are. First you think you're in their plans and next thing they're desperately pushing you out. You think Messi isn't watching. All you see is "Thank You and Good Luck" on their twitter page. Really?!!

So when Neymar, Dani Alves and Fabregas support his statement, then you know something is truly wrong with the board. It's all about RESPECT! RESPECT!!RESPECT!!!
When Messi said nothing surprises him anymore, it means a lot of things. 1. He's given up on everything and he'll play till his contract runs out 2. The board still keep getting things wrong.

Anyway, y'all should cut Messi some slack. Suarez was his brother, on and off the pitch. So he has a reasonable degree of moral right to take away the shame from Suarez face.

Someone said nobody wanted Suarez. He was a like a plague. Really? Asides from the 4 month ban, Suarez was EVERY CLUB'S dream striker. Barca were just patient.

Lastly, Now that we have a manager who recognizes being played in the right position and playing with intensity, who would you prefer as our striker, Griezmann or Suarez? . I'm just curious

haymekus:
ATM: building their team around Suarez and costa
Barce: building our team around fati, trincao and pedri

So theirs is better

Lemme nor talk

So Koeman has shown his desire to play Messi has a false 9 but can't he just drop Griezmann if that's the case. Griezmann can't play right wing!