@Culer

I wish Arsenal win this season but Man City is the most formidable Epl team...

You are on track...

Troublemaker1606:

I just feel the only reason I supported dis club na cause of leo maybe I go soon shift way now

To Psg?

Nothing do you!!

Kilishihunter:

Yeah you're right, he was substituted before the 82nd minute, But he was that effective as you said he wouldn't have been subbed off, Balde was brought in to add more pace to our attack though his being isolated on the left flank several times made him overpowered, He has to start the El-classico no matter the outcome

I'm hoping he does

coded01:
@Culer

I wish Arsenal win this season but Man City is the most formidable Epl team...

You are on track...

I really wouldn't give a hoot about City if it weren't for Pep. I don't think arsenal stands a chance or have what it takes to compete for the league title, It's City's to lose.
I'm actually more interested in their (City's) Champions league journey this season, and will be strongly rooting for them like I'm one of them...

#CityforUCL2022/23

Troublemaker1606:
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I just feel the only reason I supported dis club na cause of leo maybe I go soon shift way now

You were never a culer... Just another one of 'em Messi fanboys

Culer:
I really wouldn't give a hoot about City if it weren't for Pep. I don't think arsenal stands a chance or have what it takes to compete for the league title, It's City's to lose.
I'm actually more interested in their (City's) Champions league journey this season, and will be strongly rooting for them like I'm one of them...

#CityforUCL2022/23

I also hope he gets his hands on the big eared trophy, won't root for Messi to go all the way in the competition cause of that fúckin pi$$G

Naturally, I suppose run rag for here and taunt those blind mofos who refused to see what I saw since the beginning.. even one of them (fraudbornwds) don silent since. They will always defend themselves with the "you've been hoping we lose so you can come and say I told you so" talk.
Fvcktards

Culer:
I really wouldn't give a hoot about City if it weren't for Pep. I don't think arsenal stands a chance or have what it takes to compete for the league title, It's City's to lose.
I'm actually more interested in their (City's) Champions league journey this season, and will be strongly rooting for them like I'm one of them...

#CityforUCL2022/23

They have a better chance especially with Haaland in their team now

18 years as a CB when playing a highline, You've forgotten how to set an offside trap or a tactical foul to stop Lautaro
Putting hands up like a traffic warden when you've not fully scanned the defensive perimeter to smell any sign of danger
And busquets too that doesn't want to reduce his wages (with pique) too, doing his now recent passing giveaway and later saying the result will affect El-classico, our fúckin captain, They should just collect that armband and give MATS and lewandoski who actually fought for the badge yesterday unlike our homegrown, native Catalans
Person suppose give every cule like 2 weeks to just relax for one vacation island in the Caribbean islands to cool off cause we don suffer

coded01:


Steal?

Who buys Alonso to replace Blade/Jodi?

Imagine benching these 2 players for Alonso in all the UCL games except the 1 vs Viktoria Plzen where jodi started!!

does it matter?! we are heading to Europa

Ballzproblemm:
does it matter?! we are heading to Europa

Xavi why?

Gallardo part ways with river plate

coded01:

Xavi why?

I swear e dey pain me #xaviout! ,#larportaout!

Barca back to back europa league is unacceptable!!

Ballzproblemm:
I swear e dey pain me #xaviout! ,#larportaout!

brandon180:
Gallardo part ways with river plate

If Xavi continues this bad form and poor tinkering we should get him

Stats you don't like to see

� Barcelona have only beaten Dinamo Kiev and Viktoria Plzen across their last 13 Champions League games over the last two years #UCL

Barça's last 13 UCL games.

0-3 L vs Juventus.
1-4 L vs PSG.
1-1 D vs PSG.
0-3 L vs Bayern.
0-3 L vs Benfica.
1-0 W vs Kyiv.
1-0 W vs Kyiv.
0-0 D vs Benfica.
0-3 L vs Bayern.
5-1 W vs Plzeň.
0-2 L vs Bayern.
0-1 L vs Inter.
3-3 D vs Inter.

3 Wins.
3 Draws.
7 Losses.

Xavi is at fault
For me the first thing I would change in this team is this...

Dembele and Rafinha should not cross another ball again...
I need their presence more in the box than out wide ...

Let our fullbacks handle the cross when needed...

How can Pedri and Gavi create chances when nobody except Lewandowski is near the box...

All Pedri and Gavi can do is pass to wing for our wingers can then cross

We say Pedri and Gavi can't create...
How can they create when nobody is there to create to?
Only Lewa in middle... Dembele and Rafinha are out wide

Let me explain something to you guys...
It's not even about the games...my major issue with Xavi has been his crossing tactics...


Now Crossing on its own is not a bad thing to do...every team crosses...Man City have used it to score goals steady

The problem however is relying on it as your major strategy...there is a reason why it's not the number 1 strategy of big teams...and that's cos other big teams with organized defence can easily defend against it...

What we should do is instead focus on creating from the middle...that way, we have a more diverse attack that can attack from anywhere...we can mix different strategies

Look at Man City, Bayern and even Real Madrid...

Xavi instead has turned to a default tactics of Crossing...both Dembele and Rafinha are made to play far out wide...

They are wingers, not Fullbacks...
The same thing happened with Adama last season...

Our wingers are to be in the box, not made to play wide to cross...

Look at Barca in the past, even before MSN, we don't play that way...we were very good at creating from the center of the pitch...
This cross tactics can't get us anywhere...

Troublemaker1606:
I don't really think we were dat bad. I think we were just unlucky, imagining lewy not missing horrible goals against bayern or if we were much more lucky on the ref. in san siro or even considering our weakened defence i really don't think we will be in this position we find ourselves. I think everything had been spoilt since the first leg at inter
All we hope for is to come back stronger

Last week, it was ref, this week unlucky?
A week inter side had clearer chances than us ...
They hit the post and even had a last minute clear chance

if we are being honest sef...Inter deserved 6 points instead of 4...
In 1st leg we couldn't create anything asides crying for penalty...
If you need penalty to find draw against a weak Inter side then we aren't ready

Or does Inter have better squad than us?

Xavi has won 1 in 6 UCL games...no excuses abeg

brandon180:
Xavi fit use the same line up against Madrid
You wan turn pedri and gavi to another iniesta and xavi like say na by force. Another coach will try to experiment with a midfield of kessie, fdj and pedri but NO! The midfield must be Spanish. To top it off we no get better wingers, just chaotic ones.
And season still long, anyways let’s see what happens this Sunday.
What we need is an unbiased, experienced coach wey no go Dey tolerate rubbish. You don’t play well, you sit on the bench. Because we have a very good squad.

while I still believe De Jong is our best midfielder...
I refuse to believe Pedri and Gavi are solely to blame...

Yes they aren't creating but who will they create to?
Xavi makes Dembele and Rafinha play like LB and RB
All they do is cross and pray...

Our wingers are supposed to make runs to the box so midfielders can create for them...

How can Pedri and Gavi create chances when Lewandowski is the only forward in the box

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Wetin xavi see 4 raphindiot? Dude demanded his signing that we had to hijack d deal 4rm chelsea. Raphindiot can't even take a good cornerkick.


The only thing that can reduce my anger is if laporta sack xavi..

I thought I was the only one seeing the fraud Rafinha is...
Rafinha has never impress me in a Barca shirt

The way y'all hyped him, I thought he was good...
But I will still give him time sha

Oldboss:


slump of Fati is ten times better than that useless things Leeds sold to us

Kilishihunter:
It's so sad xavi's managerial career has come to this not also helped by injuries to our defenders but I don't see him escaping the axe from Laporta
Also dembele is not who we think he is

where are all the clowns that said Dembele is better than Mbappe and Haaland

It's been 6 seasons...has Dembele scored 40 goals for Barca yet?

Imagine Brugge

If Napoli catch us like this ehn...
Look at the way they play...their attack is so fluid, not yeye crossing and praying

Or will we say Napoli has a better squad than us?

coded01:
@Jpmoriarti

Also, remember Xavi refused to start either Je Dong or Kessie in a must (win/ at least draw) bayern game even though they were fit.

Xavi is looking for a spanish dm to replace Busquets...

At the end of the day, Barca is still a Spanish club. So ideally, they'll probably like to have another Spanish midfielder in that position. Zubimendi is being touted as an option.

But admittedly, Spanish players are not some of the best right now.

Maybe reason Real Madrid has largely departed from a Spanish core.

Sadly, Barca doesn't seem as pragmatic and ruthless as Real Madrid can be sometimes

Baddestguyp:
If Napoli catch us like this ehn...
Look at the way they play...their attack is so fluid, not yeye crossing and praying

Or will we say Napoli has a better squad than us?

We brought in up to 6 players in the summer alone. Don't expect us to gel so quickly. These things take time.

Don't forget that this Napoli was in Europa league last season. We even beat them with our yeye squad.

jpmoriarti:
We brought in up to 6 players in the summer alone. Don't expect us to gel so quickly. These things take time.

Don't forget that this Napoli was in Europa league last season. We even beat them with our yeye squad.

this one go dey defend rubbish. Even when other otondos eye don dey open, you still choose to remain blind.
Napoli sold their best center back replaced him with chinko (min Jae), lost insigne, replaced him with khvarastkehlia, bought anguissa, bought a new full back(forgotten his name)... Literally changed their entire line up! but to you mbaa, na only Barca get monopoly to gel first
You're the most deluded Barca fan in this thread honestly.

Culer:
this one go dey defend rubbish. Even when other otondos eye don dey open, you still choose to remain blind.
Napoli sold their best center back replaced him with chinko (min Jae), lost insigne, replaced him with khvarastkehlia, bought anguissa, bought a new full back(forgotten his name)... Literally changed their entire line up! but to you mbaa, na only Barca get monopoly to gel first
You're the most deluded Barca fan in this thread honestly.

some Barca fans, just like Xavi always have excuses prepared...

I'm sure after we get knocked out of Europa quarterfinals there will be an excuse too

Baddestguyp:
Let me explain something to you guys...
It's not even about the games...my major issue with Xavi has been his crossing tactics...


Now Crossing on its own is not a bad thing to do...every team crosses...Man City have used it to score goals steady

The problem however is relying on it as your major strategy...there is a reason why it's not the number 1 strategy of big teams...and that's cos other big teams with organized defence can easily defend against it...

What we should do is instead focus on creating from the middle...that way, we have a more diverse attack that can attack from anywhere...we can mix different strategies

Look at Man City, Bayern and even Real Madrid...

Xavi instead has turned to a default tactics of Crossing...both Dembele and Rafinha are made to play far out wide...

They are wingers, not Fullbacks...
The same thing happened with Adama last season...

Our wingers are to be in the box, not made to play wide to cross...

Look at Barca in the past, even before MSN, we don't play that way...we were very good at creating from the center of the pitch...
This cross tactics can't get us anywhere...

Same thing I've been saying for a while. We also need to learn how to defend obviously even as cliche as this sounds.

Relying on inconsistent Dembele and village-class Raphina to win matches for us is a recipe for disaster.