Melvyn11:

Update

Messi has only scored an open play goal in 5 matches out of his last 31matches.

joviegghead:


Okay! It's your opinion. Even if Puig plays, I won't expect much like before cuz he's practically had no playing time.

Pedri played most mins for his previous club, came to Barça and is constantly used by Koeman. He's fit.

Lastly, I'm not biased. It's what I think. If I was the manager, I'll gladly play both boys.

It's funny how people forget the little magic Puig did to the team. Pedri might be a dribbler with nice turning and movement , but Puig is a creative force which is what the team is starving of..... Intelligence . Don't get carried away.

joviegghead:


Almost equals but Pedri is experienced.

But I'll pick Puig. There's something about Puig. Pedri can put on a quiet performance on some occasions but give Puig the midfield and he'll boss it always. He's proven himself against few big teams.

Sadly Koeman loves Pedri. So we won't be seeing much of Puig.

GrammarNazi1:

I don't want Messi to drop to the midfield.

He should just focus on goalscoring.

Or goalscoring duties: 80%

Playmaking duties: 20%

joviegghead:


Koeman has started again.
Where's Dest, Fati?
Dembele on the left? God why?

Anyway, no shaking. We move.

tesppidd:

And Neymar?

1 champions league in 28 years right!

tesppidd:
Honestly it is high time Koeman added Puig to the mix.

Not every player in the team must have that physicality.

jonsnow92:
Koeman is just like a poor stubborn fool whose plan isnt working but has stupid pride that it's his useless way or no other way.
I've never in my life seen a coach who has immense talent on the bench but leaves them till the 80th minute.
Pedri is a fantastic lad but had no business playing that game, at least not as a starter.
Dembele playing 90 minutes would have stretched Nacho/Vasquez a whole lot.
Phil should have been substituted since the 60th minute.
So Fati can play big games and Puig cant play??

God will I ever watch the Barca I fell in love with?

tesppidd:
Some of you have got a binary mentality to a football game;

All you know is Win or Lose.

That game ended with that penalty goal.

Even with our youngstars it was at worst an even game until that penalty opened us up.

FirstbornWds:


Maybe I'm wrong bro but the best of Semefo pocketing any winger is probably against Vini.

Not once, not twice.

FirstbornWds:


I'll play Trincao till half-time, then bring on Dembele to finish off the weary Madrid wings, cos I'm sure Zidane cannot sub of Marcelo for anyone and I'm pretty sure the latter will have a hard time running.

My only concern is Roberto concealing Vinicus pace ( This is where I miss Semedo) and bullying.

tesppidd:
Is Alba fit now?

tesppidd:
Whenever I browse to see the scoreline of the match, I remember Snoop's first album and all the dope tracks in it.

Dunno why.

temi1290:


It's Messi's fault,he has raised the bar so high they expect him to keep dropping the same beastly stat year in year out.

Take a good look at the pass Messi gave Griezmann that Griezmann decided to shoot straight to his home town in France and tell me who in this Barcelona team can give Messi such through ball for him to score.

swiz123:
I honestly don't understand Koeman and I sure as hell don't understand Barça fans. Setien deployed Messi to the right, Griezmann to the left and Suarez centrally.

Why can't Koeman keep Messi to the right and Griezmann as the striker? I don't need a soothsayer to tell me that Koeman has no business coaching anyone let alone a team. Cos a manager Job -only job- is to bring out the best in his players.

tobiboss:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Bayern win this year's club world cup if there will be one, they will also have a sextuple right?

tesppidd:
Lionel Messi by numbers:

More than a decade of dominance in La Liga and beyond.


Lionel Messi is closing in on a mammoth 750 appearances for Barcelona in what could be his final season for them.

The Argentine’s contract expires at the end of 2020/21 and given his very public fallout with the club board this past summer, the potential for him to not renew in Catalunya is very real.



Messi would leave behind a legacy of feats, practically all of them achieved by him during his time at the Camp Nou. If there’s a record to be set, you can be sure Messi has set it.

GrammarNazi1:


First, I have not even given my opinion about the two players! I have only told you why he said what he said. Therefore, calm down

Second, Griezmann was perhaps better than Depay in the past. But can any player go worse than Griezmann has?

You all need to realize that, NOW, Griezmann is good for NOTHING.

GrammarNazi1:



Because of this:


Tit for tat!

joviegghead:

You also missed the point that I'm not comparing the reason for their flops. I'm comparing the players..

You also missed the "thrive in" part of my comment.

However, Griezmann should get more of the sticks because our managers have been patient and still keep playing him. Still he keeps giving poor performances after poor performances.

Just like Depay, he's a good player but he should be limited.

joviegghead:


Man utd/van gaal style didn't fit depay.

let's say the truth , do you think if depay had a big team/platform that he could thrive in , he wouldn't have been a top star.

KDB had all the talent but was playing for Wolfsburg. Man city was a good platform to make him known.

Yes Griezmann is bigger than depay, but depay is 'better' than Griezmann , right now, in terms of attacking abilities.

haymekus:


Then use the right word, cus I’m tired of seeing “physical” every time on this thread. How on earth can a human being not be physical??

haymekus:
Boya we have spiritual players now, cus I just don’t understand

haymekus:


What do you mean by the word physical??


Because my dictionary tells me this

joviegghead:


Can someone please define the term 'physical'. Because I've been seeing things here mean.

There is a certain level physicality needed to thrive in top football. Footballers are athletic, though some are super. Practically all teams have that. Barça too.

I think we're switching the word 'aggressive' with 'physical'.

IKON360:

As dominating as that Barca was, they didn't win UCL back to back, Madrid has. With a team of serious physicality... So I don't know how you want to push this agenda. And it's not like that 2011 Barca was that weak, Xavi covered so much ground per game that's peak of physical fitness, Dani Alves ran like a high octane engine. Puyol was extremely physical and strong. Messi was damn strong too. No matter how much you tried, you couldn't push him off the ball unless he was fouled. Eto was strong and fast. Eto was very physical sef. Busquets was very intelligent but was also physical. He was strong in the air and could win tackles while screening the defence.

joviegghead:


The Barça of 2015 wasn't as powerful as 2010/2011.
The power of 2015 Barça was the MSN trio,the best trio ever. The friendship and cooperation of Messi, Neymar and Suarez was just insane. Iniesta, Alba and Rakitic helped

But the power of 2010/2011 or Guardiola's Barça was the whole team + Tiki Taka(beautiful football at Its peak). That was the Barça that will have over 70% ball possession whether home or away. That same Barça had the highest number of pass. They would pass around the opponent into the net. They made life miserable for teams. it got to a point that football fans sometimes complained of their overwhelming dominance.

I'm still yet to see a team as dominant as that team.

tesppidd:
I see!

If agreeing with your opinion on Messi's saga is part of seeing the light, then May I experience an unending lunar eclipse.

Moura7:
You see, all this while he's been playing Pedri, I thought, maybe this Pedri guy is actually a better player than Puig or he's better in that 10 role than Puig, but I just don't see how that boy is better. Yes he tracks back too, doesn't Puig track back? Baba dey even mark wella, see after Vidal last season, na Puig been dey mount pressure on opponents pass. Dest showed promise today too