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Sommyroy10:
Cruyff takes also quite a lot of liberties with his Spanish and rambles a bit.

He starts talking about how he enjoyed more being a player than a coach, but that he really enjoyed helping players to become better. He then talks about when he asked what was the best player in Barcelona's academy:

*I asked, "who is the best?" I was told: Guardiola.*

*I went to watch the B-team, and he wasn’t playing. I went to watch the junior-A and he wasn’t playing. He was playing in our junior-B team. I asked, "but if he is the best, why is he playing there?" They told me he was weak. Not strong enough. I asked them, "what are we playing here? Isn’t it football? If he is good, he is good".*

*He started playing in the B-team and was improving. One day we were talking and I told him: You need to think about what you can do and what you can’t. There’s always a solution for what you can’t do. For example: I can’t defend. If I have to defend this restaurant, I am the worst because they can surpass me anywhere. However, if I have to defend this table, I am the best in the world. What is good and what is bad? It’s just distance.*

*I told Guardiola: You need to always take care of one thing. You need to have two midfielders close to you, and defend only your area in the field. You’ll be the best defender there is. Prevention is better than cure. If you don’t watch where they are, and they leave you alone, you are the one getting the punishment.*

*Then, as he had so much vision, he was able to organize them, and the opposite team never could take advantage (of his lack of physical traits). Moreover, they where always close to him so he could find them with the ball.*

*If you can't cover a large area you need to position yourself well, and that’s pure intelligence.*

tesppidd:
Suarez to Athletico?

haymekus:
Moröns

By the time bale and James starts causing havoc in epl, you all will regret why you sold them for those scalar quantities you call “Brazilian wingers”

haymekus:
Moröns

By the time bale and James starts causing havoc in epl, you all will regret why you sold them for those scalar quantities you call “Brazilian wingers”

haymekus:
Moröns

By the time bale and James starts causing havoc in epl, you all will regret why you sold them for those scalar quantities you call “Brazilian wingers”

jonsnow92:
Should be announced soon. Goodbye to the greatest striker of his generation. Greater than Lewandoski or whoever!!!!

Melvyn11:
What is wrong with you guys allowing Suarez to join Atletico Madrid. Goodluck in finishing third.

homesteady:
I Care less about him to going to ATM sha... if he shines, good for him. It will just show that he wasn't willing to put up any effort during his last days in Barcelona.

haymekus:
Moröns

By the time bale and James starts causing havoc in epl, you all will regret why you sold them for those scalar quantities you call “Brazilian wingers”

tesppidd:
I wonder how our first line up on Sunday will be;



Griezman?

Dembele? Coutinho? Messi?

Busquets? DeJong?

Alba? Lenglet? Pique? Roberto?

Ter Stagen?

joviegghead:
Neto. Ter stegen not available

Ion think he'll start Dembele. Maybe Fati or Trincao.

As for the rest, they're likely to start including that coconut head Griezmann(might play full match, since no Chris Brown and we have no other striker. We need to get a striker, fast).

Likely sub: Dembele, Trincao, Pjanic, Araujo. If the match goes well, Konrad might get a nod.

All the quality deputies like Pedri (for Coutinho) , Puig (for Busi), Aleña (for FDJ), are not in his 'plans'.

joviegghead:
Neto. Ter stegen not available

Ion think he'll start Dembele. Maybe Fati or Trincao.

As for the rest, they're likely to start including that coconut head Griezmann(might play full match, since no Chris Brown and we have no other striker. We need to get a striker, fast).

Likely sub: Dembele, Trincao, Pjanic, Araujo. If the match goes well, Konrad might get a nod.

All the quality deputies like Pedri (for Coutinho) , Puig (for Busi), Aleña (for FDJ), are not in his 'plans'.

tesppidd:
I thought Stegen was out for a month?

We need to hit the ground running now that Madrid have started dropping points.

cumz:
Then you start wondering, who exactly are in his plans? Lol

jonsnow92:
Semedo gone
How Umtiti is still there is beyond me.

jonsnow92:
Semedo gone
How Umtiti is still there is beyond me.

tesppidd:
What is it with Barca and short players sef?

Football nowadays is multidimensional, football is played in the air too,

And football has become a very athletic sport too.

jonsnow92:
Busquets should be next.
No emotions attached at all, He needs to go.

tesppidd:
What is it with Barca and short players sef?

Football nowadays is multidimensional, football is played in the air too,

And football has become a very athletic sport too.

funkyjms:
He's Spaniard. Difficult to ship out this kinda guys, besides he's VC.
When guys like Busquest, Roberto, Alba, Pique dey fumble, it's almost difficult to get rid of them. Na just exit rumour you go just dey here, nothing go happen at the end.

haymekus:
No one can afford his salary, that what you get for agreeing to pay someone beyond his ability

jonsnow92:
Full backs don't necessarily have to be tall jare. So long he has sense, athletic and can contribute significantly to both attack and defence. I am good.
Alphonso davies isn't tall but really really good and he's just 19.

Excallibur:
Heard Riqui Puig refused to go anywhere

Excallibur:
Heard Riqui Puig refused to go anywhere