cameeeeel:
first time i met a Barcelona fans with total knowledge of football history.. i always admire those who not only know much about their team but also know more about others team. i wasn't surprised by your references to Madrid of 1950, Van Gaal of 1995 and Sachhi of 1988...however, am seeing dis Zidane of Madrid to supercede Guardiola of Barcelona in next two years if not in style of play but numbers of trophies unless Barcelona act in soonest. Barcelona's problem had given a sign when Xavi (midfielder Maestro) left the club but magical Messi, Skillful Neymar nd rugged Suarez would not let the problem surfaced. if there is no total restructuring in Barca's board in soonest, i see Madrid dominating Spanish nd European Football. this is the time when Messi should be given rest at times but the Board had forgotten LA Masia Academy where Messi's loyalist heir would have been easily recruited.. because to me, Neymar is not loyal to Barcelona though he has his own ambition which i respect..am Real Madrid fans... but i respect Xavi so much. the dude was made from d middle of the sand. he is a complete midfielder.

cameeeeel:
i agree with you to the extent that Pep Guardiola established nd made his own team. however, thinking that Guardiola was d one that introduced tiki taka style of football was wrong. Tiki taka was mainly nd genuinely introduced by Barca legend Johan Cruyff doing his era as coach to Barcelona. he used the likes of Guardiola, Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, Stokoihvic and a likes to introduce what is known today as Tiki Taka. he was d first coach to win Uefa Champions League for Barcelona in 1992.

Sanchez01:

For how long did Puyol play for Guardiola with 'his old age'?

Could you share the names of Guardiola signings while I list Rijkaard's?

When Rijkaard left, did Ronaldinho not become a part of the team that won the League?

Perhaps it never occurred to you that Guardiola had some personal issues with the players he sent out of the club. The persecution has not stopped with Toure that he chased out. He had tons of personal issues with Deco which saw the latter move to England.

Van Bommel won four trophies with Guardiola before leaving and Giuly won three. I could go with the rest but it doesn't really make sense since you lifted your opinion from God-knows-where.

Besides, why has the 'genius' not replicated his feat since he left Spain? Care to share?

Sanchez01:

Yes! I have always mentioned that Guardiola is nothing but an average coach who was fortunate enough to have coached one of the greatest teams ever.

Frank Rijkaard laid the blueprint for Guardiola's success. The team already had Giuly, Eto'o, Abidal, Puyol, a benched Xavi and Iniesta when the likes of Deco and Yaya You're held sway. The team had Gianluca Zambrotta, Lilian Thuram, Milito, Ronaldinho and many others.

The 2007-08 remains the entrance to the emergence of Barcelona's greatness in modern day football and it was neither orchestrated nor crafted by Guardiola.

Is it surprising that the same Guardiola has not had any European success after leaving Barcelona? As a matter of fact, Heynckes' Bayern team boasted a formidable style of play than Guardiola's tiki taka's.

Guardiola remains an average coach with tons of luck on his side.

daudugodswill:


Bros, let me tell you something, no matter if every Nigerian inclluding the president of this country join blogging there will definitely be a pile of cash left for you to harness, it takes "Patience to make it here in Nigeria and the world in general" #continueyourpassion

daudugodswill:


Bros, let me tell you something, no matter if every Nigerian inclluding the president of this country join blogging there will definitely be a pile of cash left for you to harness, it takes "Patience to make it here in Nigeria and the world in general" #continueyourpassion

motherfucker:


Yes that's true BUT those who know how to pull traffic stand out.

If I want to start blogging, I will put 5Million aside for just that and in 4 months, I will become a brand. Yes, 4 months. And in no time I will pull traffic worth millions in page views.

What most people do not know is that it's all about TRAFFIC.

raker300:
Op stop lying.

USA stocks are fine

InvertedHammer:


If in USA, he is screwed. A child born in marriage is automatically his child irrespective of what the DNA shows. Had it been they were not married, he could easily wriggle out of it by 1) Challenging the authority of DCSS to collect a debt that is not within its power by the Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1975. 2) Using the DNA to file a motion to compel the mother to identify the father of the child.
Some states are no fault state and any properties acquired during the course of the marriage is shared equally between the two parties. What state is this case in? Any property acquired before the date of the marriage cannot be shared whether there is a pre-nuptial agreement or not.

Solution: Have your friend schedule appointments with three different family attorneys who specialize only in divorce. He should use the three different opinions and advices to move forward.

InvertedHammer:


If in USA, he is screwed. A child born in marriage is automatically his child irrespective of what the DNA shows. Had it been they were not married, he could easily wriggle out of it by 1) Challenging the authority of DCSS to collect a debt that is not within its power by the Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1975. 2) Using the DNA to file a motion to compel the mother to identify the father of the child.
Some states are no fault state and any properties acquired during the course of the marriage is shared equally between the two parties. What state is this case in? Any property acquired before the date of the marriage cannot be shared whether there is a pre-nuptial agreement or not.

Solution: Have your friend schedule appointments with three different family attorneys who specialize only in divorce. He should use the three different opinions and advices to move forward.

KevinDein:
Seriously, is Pep overrated or what. Seems the man can't win unless he possesses far more gifted players than his competitors.
At Barca he had Messi and Iniesta and Xavi in their peaks. At Bayern he had by far the most talented team. Now in city and with a team almost similar in capabilities with his rivals, dude couldn't deliver and has to resort to spending vast sums. (He spent almost 80 million pounds on right full backs alone)
What happens to actually coaching the players available to you like what Conte did last season (he made Moses, a westham reject, look like Alves)

Pep isn't special.

Ximenez:
It's very annoying bro, sometimes last year i fell for something like this, the only thing that saved my money was access bank poor network.

The guy already convinced me, so i agreed to send 10k to him so I could get his 450odds. For my mind if i staked 10k on that kind of 'sure odds' I've made it in life.

When i transferred the money, i got a transaction unsuccessful response, i did it again, i got the same response, i was very nervous cos it was like 15 minutes to the time he told me the first match will start.

After like two minutes, I got two debit alerts, totalling 20k,i told him what happened and begged him to just send me the game so I could play it and I would settle him later.

He said No, and he sent me the slip with the booking code and the matches covered like that thief did up there, he said he wouldn't send me the game until i pay and if i don't pay he will show me his won ticket later on.

I just gave up, after few hours, my money was reversed into my account, and i was beginning to suspect him.
The next day, I asked for the won ticket, he sent me another thing entirely .

Since that day I've been in love with Access Bank

Ximenez:
No I'm serious o, this is not about victory or anything. You can check what i wrote online

Madrid only joined when they won La Decima in 2014, before that the last time they were in the final was 2002.

Ximenez:
Go and borrow money from your father and stake on your fixed game, after you win you can fix the poverty in your generation. I just hope you won't pass this kind of thing to your children. Maybe it's your grandfather that fixed Madrid vs Man U, a uefa super cup final. Do you even know how difficult it is to fix a game in a lower league division, all the processes, from the managers, to the players and match officials. But your grandfather miraculously fixed a uefa match for you.

Like i said, go and borrow 5k and stake on it to fix your life.
Thief!

Ximenez:
You are wrong about one thing, between 2011 and late 2014 Chelsea was the third in the uefa quotient ranking,

It was :
Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Chelsea.

So don't say no epl team or any league has ever topped bayern in the uefa ranking. As the ranking changes depending on performances.

What do you think happened all those times Bayern beat Barcelona 7 goals to 1 and Dortmund beat Madrid

sarutobie:

My point is, league forms decline and surge from time to time..at a point it was the Italians, then the spaniards and then the English...now back to the Spaniards... currently the la liga is a stronger league than the EPL..so in terms of 'on the pitch' performance, it is the best...but the EPL has more money, wages per player and tv viewership..so off the pitch, the EPL is a better league for a player to ply his trade in..

kombats:
Princefrankie1
did you sleep at all since last night?

kombats:
Princefrankie1
did you sleep at all since last night?

sarutobie:
lol guys just dey thrown skewed statistics around..from 2005-2013, the EPL missed reaching the finals only twice..in fact in 2009, four EPL teams were in the quarterfinals and 3 in the semifinals..Liverpool was thrashing Madrid like no man's business while Barca was considered the underdogs against Chelsea and manU in 2009...oya count am
2005- Liverpool won the title
2006-arsenal reached the finals
2007-Liverpool reached the finals
2008-Chelsea and manU reached the finals
2009-manU reached the finals
2010-nil
2011-manU reached the finals
2012-Chelsea won....so you see, the EPL was never overrated, they're just having a slump in form...like the seria A giants..

sarutobie:

Incomplete stats! Why do people dig up only the stats that makes them seem 'smarter' than the other person? Blackburn Rovers have won the title in 95..Newcastle has finished in the top four a couple of times too..

Ximenez:
Wrong again, the likes of Aston villa, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle also made the top four within those periods

Aston villa came second in 1993
Blackburn came second in 1994

Blackburn won it in 1995

Newcastle came second in 96,97

So since 1992, it has been man u, man city, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Leicester, Everton, Blackburn, Newcastle, Aston villa.

One of major things affecting English teams in Europe is the hectic fixtures and the FA are more concerned about TV right and money to address that

Ximenez:
And who gave the award of the best team in the premier league to Man U? I guess it's you, A team that has not won the league for close to five years now and finished 6th.

Mind you, that super cup final was a competitive game, and on another day Man U could have won. And what normally affect epl teams in European competitions is the schedule of the league matches, mou had to make some sacrifice last season by resting players and it paid off.

The English teams should fare better in the UCL this season, three of the five teams who will be representing England have won it before so the experience is there unlike last season which featured some European weaklings like Arsenal, Leicester and Tottenham for England. Even when Barcelona came to Etihad last season they were well beaten

Ximenez:
I'm not a Man U fan. I'm just saying the match was closely contested. Man U had their chances too. There's nothing like could have, would have in football, in the end it's the result that matters. Leaving isco on for more time maybe might have affected the game, but Bale had no influence on the match at all. He's not even in the first eleven by merit, but they might decide to use him anytime they remember how much they bought him.

Ximenez:
It didn't show at all, if it does Madrid should have won with a margin of 4 goals or more.

Had it been that through ball that was laid fell into the hands of a more experienced striker and not a 19 year old boy.

lymelyte:
why are you fooling yourself? So in this modern era, you still can't tell the big difference between both leagues? I dey shame for you.

iluvpomo:

Wrong about Leicester.... they were the champions the previous season. In the season when they beat Sevilla Leicester was 12th in the EPL while Sevilla was 4th .... do not try to 419 the facts there ....
Are you ready to bet that Atletico Madrid will win La Liga this coming season?? Put your money where your mouth is ... let me collect free beer from you
The EPL has had different teams in the top 4, even Mr 4th place Wenger was disengaged from his spot last season. This is what makes the EPL exciting. With La Liga, it's the same story.... will Barca or Real Madrid win it this season?? ..... BORING!!