Peyroteo
Professional Ronaldo PR Guy
El Tigreeeee!!!
Bebe cross to a Falcao header in the 96th minute to win away in Bilbao
Bebe cross to a Falcao header in the 96th minute to win away in Bilbao
Demir looked very good in the pre season, but in the actual season so far he looks very nervous, can't get past his men, nothing like Fati ( Fati had Messi with him ).I see 18 year old Yusuf Demir is starting games for Barca already. So along with Pedri and the injured Ansu Fati, Barca are taking the development route to get back on their feet which is great for the youngsters and the right way to rebuild IMO for a team in financial difficulties.
That "Bebe"? United once Bebe?El Tigreeeee!!!
Bebe cross to a Falcao header in the 96th minute to win away in Bilbao
The Italian league is below the Spanish one, you can simply see the uefa ranking by confederations or directly see the results in Europe of their teams. What in Italy you play an ultra offensive football and with a lot of space looks more powerful than it is.La Liga's so bad now. Real's probably the best but I'd still rate 4 Premier League teams, PSG and Bayern above them. Like a lot. Seria A at least has 7-8 decent teams, La Liga is just Real, comical Barca and Atleti who are absolutely painful to watch. Obviously it's not as bad as BuLi or Ligue 1 but this is that moment when they would profit from fair share of tv rights money.
for years now, ever since Benfica sold him. decent career in the end.Bebe is playing in La Liga?
There's reports saying he's expected back this weekend in Barca's game v Levante. But he probably won't start or even come off the bench.Demir looked very good in the pre season, but in the actual season so far he looks very nervous, can't get past his men, nothing like Fati ( Fati had Messi with him ).
btw, do you know when Fati due back? would like to see Fati from the left with Demir from the right.
I haven't seen much of him prior to him joining us but he seem quite versatile at the moment, he needs to keep playing whenever one of Modric, Kroos, Casemiro is out of shape or not available. Ideally he should replace Modric.It turns out it is Camavinga playing the holding midfielder role, not Valverde.
He is looking much better than I expected to be honest. I was not hoping too much this season given his age, but he seems ready to contribute with very good things already.I haven't seen much of him prior to him joining us but he seem quite versatile at the moment, he needs to keep playing whenever one of Modric, Kroos, Casemiro is out of shape or not available. Ideally he should replace Modric.
Ancelotti's free-flowing attacking football is getting the best out of Benzema and (definitely, definitely, definitely, definitely, definitely) Vinicius Jr.Benzema is on fire again.
8 goals and 7 assists in 6 games are ridiculous numbers.
I will say in fairness Enrique worked out rather well (and the NT showed that he wasn’t a fluke) but I agree with you otherwise. We haven’t had a truly astute tactician since Tito but some would argue Valverde was better tactically than he was given credit for.What is up with Barcelona always hiring managers who are average managers or you never heard of at that time?
Pep as a manager. The first time.
Tito
Tata Martino
Luis Enrique
Valverde
Setein
Koeman
I know they are all about the culture and their play style but is this a Barcelona DNA thing where you insist on building managers and growing them like their youth talents?
Yes, I think if it’s a big match against a big opponent no one scored more in this types of matches over the past year or two then Benzema. Absolute gemWhat an amazing player Benzema is, super underrated.
Already top 5 scorer in the history of Real Madrid and top 10 in the history of La Liga.
Playmaker + goals
Agree. One of the worst if not the worse Barca sides I’ve seen in my lifeDest is so monumentally shite.
All this just goes to prove how much this Barca team overachieved in their placements because of Messi. With him they picked up a Copa Del Rey and from December onwards (due to his ridiculous form) pulled back an eight-point deficit to have the title in their own hands with two games to go. Without Messi they wouldn't have even been in the running last season, and now we're seeing just how much he contributed to this team, even in the last few seasons. You have to give the man his due; only he could have carried this team and this coach, in particular, to anything last season.We all knew the post-Messi era would be hard for Barca but they really didn't help themselves with Ronald Koeman ...
share that in the Messi Ronaldo thread as well. Nicely saidAll this just goes to prove how much this Barca team overachieved in their placements because of Messi. With him they picked up a Copa Del Rey and from December onwards (due to his ridiculous form) pulled back an eight-point deficit to have the title in their own hands with two games to go. Without Messi they wouldn't have even been in the running last season, and now we're seeing just how much he contributed to this team, even in the last few seasons. You have to give the man his due; only he could have carried this team and this coach, in particular, to anything last season.
They can't unless the want to turn it into a straight red, and "he got the ball" isn't a rule".Can't they overturn a 2nd yellow? He got the ball..