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jpmoriarti:
Koeman is leading us to ruins. I like give coaches benefit of the doubt but Koeman hasn't done anything yet on the team.

Nah. He's has done some things to the team.

Destroying it. No understanding. No plan. No direction. No synergy. Just 11 highly paid men playing and running about.

Clownman is the first Barcelona coach to lose against Diego simeone in Laliga

I swear valverde better pass this fool

Quick Reminder!

Our beloved barca have played 8 games and have produced 11 points. 11 points!

Valverde was poor, yes, but not like this.

Barca will soon be squatting with villadolid in relegation zone.

Champions League qualification feels like dream right now.

*For only about 10 minutes on the pitch Braithwaite showed flashes of why we need a proper striker.

*Having made 4 fifteen hour trips to and fro South America in two months, played 14 games in two months already; 33 year old Messi needs a proper proper rest, something like a minimum 2 weeks without playing but that is impossible.

*The injuries are coming quick fast, and some people are still wishing injuries on some of the players.

*Keepers are making blunders; Neto the other day, Stagen today.

*Puig And Braithwaite must be given a chance, must be given a chance.

jpmoriarti:
Koeman is leading us to ruins. I like to give coaches benefit of the doubt but Koeman hasn't done anything positive yet on the team.

The only good thing he has done, which is Pedri, he is now using his hand to spoil it. He is just exposing that boy to undue pressure.

Pique almost certain to be out for almost rest of the season. A big blow

homesteady:
The only good thing he has done, which is Pedri, he is now using his hand to spoil it. He is just exposing that boy to undue pressure.

Constantly playing the poor boy out of position.

Koeman is beginning to make me turn against him.

jpmoriarti:
Pique almost certain to be out for almost rest of the season. A big blow

This is terrible news. The season should just end already.

Koeman looking like a fool while ruining my club

❗Official — Gerard Pique has a right knee sprain. He will undergo further testing to determine the exact extent of his injury.

Well, a sprain is better than a tear.

If it isn't a severe sprain, which means that the ligament has been completely torn off from the bone, then he should be out for a few weeks.

Fingers crossed!

Long may y'all woes continue

[center]You won't blame Pessi, but you'd blame koeman as usual[/center]

Next 3 fixtures after Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday;

Osasuna - Home.
Ferencvaros - Away.
Cadiz - Away.


It is high time we took our chances and rest both Messi and De Jong for all these 3 games.

At this rate those two are going to die of fatigue.

Ronald is a goat, he actually invented a 4-0-5 formation, had we not run out of strikers only the gods know what formation he would have employed.

tesppidd:
Next 3 fixtures after Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday;

Osasuna - Home.
Ferencvaros - Away.
Cadiz - Away.


It is high time we took our chances and rest both Messi and De Jong for all these 3 games.

At this rate those two are going to die of fatigue.

If you think this current Barcelona can will any game outside Camp Nou without Messi, you better think again.

Debroslink:
If you think this current Barcelona can will any game outside Camp Nou without Messi, you better think again.

That's why I said we need to take our chances.


Messi's last 14 days!

*He played a game a fortnight ago for us.
*Flew 15 hours to South America.
*Played 2 matches for Argentina in 5 days!
*Flew 15 hours back from South America.
*Played Athletico at the Wanda Metropolitano.

If Messi doesn't get a good rest soon, I foresee a 3 month injury layoff.

I had never before thought resting Messi in a crucial league battle like this season was a good idea but now it's better to risk the games.

Debroslink:
If you think this current Barcelona can will any game outside Camp Nou without Messi, you better think again.

Not true. Messi was one of the poorest player on the pitch yesterday. Dude was well below par. None of his dribbles came off. He kept losing possession. Savic was closing him down effortlessly. Grezimann had a better game than he did. Zero goal threat. Zero pressing. Offered absolutely nothing going forward.

jpmoriarti:
Not true. Messi was one of the poorest player on the pitch yesterday. Dude was well below par. None of his dribbles came off. He kept losing possession. Savic was closing him down effortlessly. Grezimann had a better game than he did. Zero goal threat. Zero pressing. Offered absolutely nothing going forward.

I reckon Messi had a bad game against Athletico. Am sure we all do.


But he had at least 3 successful dribbles yesterday, you don't have to lie about it.

Plus there were a lot of players poorer than him.
Only Dembele and Lenglet did anything substantially better than what Messi did.

The whole team was poor, don't single him out.

I am surprised to even see now that Griezman was on the team sheet.

jpmoriarti:
Not true. Messi was one of the poorest player on the pitch yesterday. Dude was well below par. None of his dribbles came off. He kept losing possession. Savic was closing him down effortlessly. Grezimann had a better game than he did. Zero goal threat. Zero pressing. Offered absolutely nothing going forward.

You can say that to all our players except Lenglet and maybe Dembele. You see the rest ehn, none of our midfielders and forwards could even hold on to the ball and drive forward. Once a player got the ball, the next thing is to pass immediately. No drive.

We are really back to 2000 - 2003 era of Van Gal

homesteady:
This is terrible news. The season should just end already.

Pique is out for 4-6 months

At the Wanda, there was a total disconnection between Messi and his attacking teammates, leaving very significant. The Argentine only gave 8 passes to Pedri (2), Griezmann (1) and Dembélé (5), and only received 9 passes from them. [opta via md]


Lastly, Lenglet is our ONLY center back.



Messi and De jong need rest

Griezmann and roberto need to be benched. I prefer having braithwaite and Dest than those two idiots.

Puig and Alena should be starting

Pedri has no business in the starting 11 right now. maybe a sub.

Funny thing is, these problems have been staring at us since beginning of the season,yet koeman is still adamant to his style and plan.

Debroslink:
You can say that to all our players except Lenglet and maybe Dembele. You see the rest ehn, none of our midfielders and forwards could even hold on to the ball and drive forward. Once a player got the ball, the next thing is to pass immediately. No drive.

We are really back to 2000 - 2003 era of Van Gal

There is no creative spark or engine room.

The painful thing is that this same useless koeman was doing has if he'll transform barca to 'Bayern level'. Hard training, intensity talks, bla bla bla.

joviegghead:
At the Wanda, there was a total disconnection between Messi and his attacking teammates, leaving very significant. The Argentine only gave 8 passes to Pedri (2), Griezmann (1) and Dembélé (5), and only received 9 passes from them. [opta via md]


Lastly, Lenglet is our ONLY center back.



Messi and De jong need rest

Griezmann and roberto need to be benched. I prefer having braithwaite and Dest than those two idiots.

Puig and Alena should be starting

Pedri has no business in the starting 11 right now. maybe a sub.

Funny thing is, these problems have been staring at us since beginning of the season,yet koeman is still adamant to his style and plan.

Araujo and Umtiti, how much time do they have left?

Maybe they will draft Roberto to Centre back this time.

tesppidd:
Araujo and Umtiti, how much time do they have left?

Maybe they will draft Roberto to Centre back this time.

Roberto at RB?
bro perish that idea.

I prefer an experienced De Jong

joviegghead:
Roberto at RB?
bro perish that idea.

I prefer an experienced De Jong

lol

I am only suggesting what a Koeman could do.

tesppidd:
I reckon Messi had a bad game against Athletico. Am sure we all do.


But he had at least 3 successful dribbles yesterday, you don't have to lie about it.

Plus there were a lot of players poorer than him.
Only Dembele and Lenglet did anything substantially better than what Messi did.

The whole team was poor, don't single him out.

I am surprised to even see now that Griezman was on the team sheet.

[MD] | Leo Messi gave only 8 forward passes. Koeman appointed him to be the creator of the team in the no.10 position but it was a quiet game from the Argentine. 5 passes to Dembele, 1 to Griezmann and 2 to Pedri. Besides, Messi also lost the ball 23 times.
A match to forget.

Only 8 forward passes!!! Lost the ball at such an alarming rate 23 times!!!

joviegghead:
At the Wanda, there was a total disconnection between Messi and his attacking teammates, leaving very significant. The Argentine only gave 8 passes to Pedri (2), Griezmann (1) and Dembélé (5), and only received 9 passes from them. [opta via md]

Did this really happen? This is not just terrible, it is a war crime. What!!! This is not just Messi having a bad day, it's a tactical disaster.

jpmoriarti:
[MD] | Leo Messi gave only 8 forward passes. Koeman appointed him to be the creator of the team in the no.10 position but it was a quiet game from the Argentine. 5 passes to Dembele, 1 to Griezmann and 2 to Pedri. Besides, Messi also lost the ball 23 times.
A match to forget.

Only 8 forward passes!!! Lost the ball at such an alarming rate 23 times!!!

A poor game from the Argentine! That is not in contention.

But you still haven't given us the statistics of the other 10 players that made you declare him one of the worst players or that he failed in all his dribbles!

We want to beat Real Madrid..

We want to beat Athletico..


But do we have better players? NO!
Do we have a better team? NO!!
Do we have a better coach? HELL NO!!!

usbcable:
Just came to read the pain in the comments

Seconded

bench busquet and play pjanic FC .. with the performance against ATM , i hope nobody will cry foul when busquet gets back and walk into the team

unpopular opinion: Barca should sign olivier giroud in january, for presence in the box and link up play.

best option should be haaland tho, but he is unavailable