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spillo1:
Valverde wanted to trade punches. He knew he would concede chances, but he would also create chances, the same exact game as the first leg. On the first leg, he won every single coin toss, Liverpool missed all their chances, and Barcelona scored theirs, mainly because Messi played at his best. However, on the second leg, football being football, the complete opposite happened. He lost every coin toss. He thought it would end up 1-1, 2-2, 2-1, 1-2 or something like that, both teams hurting each other, and it actually makes sense, thats what it should have happened, except, again, this time he was the one who lost every coin toss.

I dont blame him for that loss, but i do believe that he drifted away too much from Barcelona's philosophy. Controlling the game its something that Barcelona needs like water but yet again how many teams can do that at Anfield.

IKON360:
Bottling, losing what's the difference?
If I ask you who the best coach is now, you may most likely say Guardiola or Klopp but you also know that Klopp's UCL was this year after more seasons in UCL than someone like Valverde, Guardiola last won UCL with us since then nothing. Valverde not winning UCL is bad but blaming it on his tactical ineptitude is quite wrong cos coaches with even better tactics haven't even won the same UCL

TLona1:
Bro, missed chances isn't an excuse that we lost 4-0

TLona1:
Yes there's a difference between losing and bottling.

Man City's exit in the UCL is an example of the former. They lost but with pride. Not winning 3-0 in the first leg and losing 4-0 in the second leg.

In Afrodoc's voice "it is a disgrace"

IKON360:
Lol my brother all losers are equal, whether you lost cos of VAR, or you lost cos of away goals or you lost cos you played a more superior team or you lost cos you just played rubbish, you are all equal

TLona1:
In every match, there are usually missed chances from both teams but at the end there'll surly be a winner. So don't use that "missed chances" narrative. "If" Barca had scored? Why didn't they score.

Go ans watch how Barca played after it was 4-0 and come back and tell us what it looked like.. Maybe it's then you'd understand what I've been trying to pass across.

Astark:
Well the headstart is over, messi has given all Europe footballers a month headstart in golden boot award, the highest goal scorer now has 7 goals, if messi managed to claim this year golden boot as usual, it won't be funny.

As Barca start it's first 2019 champions league game, I pray we will win and win the champions league, Amen.

TLona1:
Valverde's first season - 1st leg Barca 4 Roma 0, 2nd Leg Roma 3 Barca 0. Roma qualifies

Valverde's second season - 1st leg Barca 3 Liverpool 0, 2nd leg Liverpool 4, Barca 0. Liverpool qualifies.

If you watch and know much about football, you'd know it's the coach's approach that determines how the players will play. Before Barca signed Valverde why did these players not make these 'individual mistakes" that made the team bottle a 3-1 and 3-0 lead?

Chrisus:
Messi to bag a brace tonight if he starts.

Chrisus:
Messi to bag a brace tonight if he starts.

Swissh:
Sancho is nothing special. Even a donkey like lingard will look special in that German League.

eph12:
How will Peperempe look?

snrman:
Our away record is very bad lets see hw it goes tonight

BroadStreetBull:
1. Messi on the bench.

2. Inter losing at home.

funkyjms:
I knew that Messi's pix posted by official page was just pure mind games.
Dude's not fit!