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[Lida93]

This Barca isn't ready for CL title. Yeah they are interesting to watch and can score goals but to take CL you also need to win ugly sometimes. Barca plays very high line and lacks experience in defense. It shows in biggest games, those 2 red cards can't happen to team that is ready for CL title.

The high line is a problem that they want, in a way, and I think our new keeper will really help there but the experience is 100% what we need. I still remember Yamal giving a goal away because of a fancy backheel when trying to get out of defense, thats really dumb and what is needed to be learnt. So lets see what they learn next season team will be 25 in age on average.

The only area of concern is the defensive area, Barcelona has every other thing in place except for their defense, last season against Inter the suffered a defeat and conceded much goals due to poor defending and this season they suffered the same fate.
It's true they have one of the best footballing philosophy in Europe but sometimes you just need to improvise in order to maintain a consistent run in the UCL, if they fail to deal with this defensive errors, they might encounter similar problems next season.

[buwaytress]

I caught up with a bit of the rumour mill and I thought someone saying in Telegram about Mourinho return was just a joke, but seems like it could really happen, huh? Lewie's also leaving Barca (this guy knows how to leave on a high, doesn't he?). Perez doing his usual outdated comments (Spain and Italy, you guys refuse to let the dinosaurs die, love it).

Real and Barca to not win the next few games, would punt on them but odds are... crap.

P.S. I see Lida93 is following into this thread now. Aren't there enough megathreads for you to spam in already?

[slaman29]

I caught up with a bit of the rumour mill and I thought someone saying in Telegram about Mourinho return was just a joke, but seems like it could really happen, huh? Lewie's also leaving Barca (this guy knows how to leave on a high, doesn't he?). Perez doing his usual outdated comments (Spain and Italy, you guys refuse to let the dinosaurs die, love it).

Real and Barca to not win the next few games, would punt on them but odds are... crap.

P.S. I see Lida93 is following into this thread now. Aren't there enough megathreads for you to spam in already?

So many clubs would kill to have Ancelotti or Alonso, but Real threw them away in favor of dumbass stars who aren't even as good as their hype (Mbappe maybe but even he hasn't lived up).

Lewandowski was never gonna be part of the long term, we actually had him an extra season as a bonus, same as Sir Sigaret

BTW @Lida93 is one of those many many Stake sig posters, I suspect just multiaccounts for years actually.

[buwaytress]

Lewandowski was never gonna be part of the long term, we actually had him an extra season as a bonus, same as Sir Sigaret

BTW @Lida93 is one of those many many Stake sig posters, I suspect just multiaccounts for years actually.

Re Lewie: that's how you give a leaving servant a farewell! Saw the news and pictures, does it pain you that all of MSN got absolutely nothing of the sort? I remember sterile presscons for Messi and Suarez, and so much regret and bitterness behind the tears.

In other news, you guys have got the Special One back at your rivals. Something tells me it's not going to work out the way they think... but for the sake of sentiment, I hope he proves me wrong.

[LTU_btc]

In last round it's going to be hot relegation battle - Mallorca, Girona, Elche, Osasuna and Levante. Usually 40 points is enough to save your place, but this year things is different, what shows that besides Oviedo we didn't had really weak teams.
Levante is in most safesituation, while for Mallorca it looks like mission impossible.
2 recent round s were great for me - got up from 20th to 15th place. Yes, it doesn't changes anything, but at least I'm not in bottom part of table in my favorite league.

Re Lewie: that's how you give a leaving servant a farewell! Saw the news and pictures, does it pain you that all of MSN got absolutely nothing of the sort? I remember sterile presscons for Messi and Suarez, and so much regret and bitterness behind the tears.

In other news, you guys have got the Special One back at your rivals. Something tells me it's not going to work out the way they think... but for the sake of sentiment, I hope he proves me wrong.

I will have only good memories about Lewandowski. At his age he gave us several great seasons and I couldn't ask for nothing more. It won't be easy to replace him. Messi, Suarez, offcourse it hurts that they left not in they way that they deserved.
Mourinho, in current situation I think he can make things only worse. Remember how it was previous time, their locker room was divided into two camps - pro-Mourinho and these who are against him.

[slaman29]

Re Lewie: that's how you give a leaving servant a farewell! Saw the news and pictures, does it pain you that all of MSN got absolutely nothing of the sort? I remember sterile presscons for Messi and Suarez, and so much regret and bitterness behind the tears.

In other news, you guys have got the Special One back at your rivals. Something tells me it's not going to work out the way they think... but for the sake of sentiment, I hope he proves me wrong.

Yes a proper Camp Nou experience, and just the whole team hugging him etc it was a huge crime that Messi didn't even get to look at his beloved home stadium in his farewell, I don't remember but everything was so shit in 24 hours. The way they disrespected Suarez and Messi was truly the start of our decline and I hope we learn from that.

I will have only good memories about Lewandowski. At his age he gave us several great seasons and I couldn't ask for nothing more. It won't be easy to replace him. Messi, Suarez, offcourse it hurts that they left not in they way that they deserved.
Mourinho, in current situation I think he can make things only worse. Remember how it was previous time, their locker room was divided into two camps - pro-Mourinho and these who are against him.

I have to be honest and admit I was very very skeptical when Lewandowski news came, but man, I totally misunderstood the meaning of discipline and leadership from him and really appreciated what he did outside the pitch. Goalscorers are easier to find than leaders, and the way he still accepted his reduced role, amazing.

[buwaytress]

Yes a proper Camp Nou experience, and just the whole team hugging him etc it was a huge crime that Messi didn't even get to look at his beloved home stadium in his farewell, I don't remember but everything was so shit in 24 hours. The way they disrespected Suarez and Messi was truly the start of our decline and I hope we learn from that.

I'm not really familiar with how La Liga teams send off their heroes, but Liverpool don't exactly have a good track record either, even when we had good bosses. I do remember a very decent farewell for Firminho/Milner (not dulled even shared with Naby and Ox) ... I've watched captains get very proper send offs. Hyppia (ok he wasn't always captain but he was in every sense) and Gerrard, so I fully expected one for Hendo but I suppose traditions don't mean much these days, I know he left the way he did but I'm sure club could have done things better to ensure it didn't. I'm certain Anfield rectifies this on our final match day when Brentford visits. Sad the prompt had to come from Salah. What a fractious year it's been for us.

[darxiaomi]

Yes a proper Camp Nou experience, and just the whole team hugging him etc it was a huge crime that Messi didn't even get to look at his beloved home stadium in his farewell, I don't remember but everything was so shit in 24 hours. The way they disrespected Suarez and Messi was truly the start of our decline and I hope we learn from that.

I'm not really familiar with how La Liga teams send off their heroes, but Liverpool don't exactly have a good track record either, even when we had good bosses. I do remember a very decent farewell for Firminho/Milner (not dulled even shared with Naby and Ox) ... I've watched captains get very proper send offs. Hyppia (ok he wasn't always captain but he was in every sense) and Gerrard, so I fully expected one for Hendo but I suppose traditions don't mean much these days, I know he left the way he did but I'm sure club could have done things better to ensure it didn't. I'm certain Anfield rectifies this on our final match day when Brentford visits. Sad the prompt had to come from Salah. What a fractious year it's been for us.

Im still waiting to see what Messi is gonna do for the end of his carreer if he is gonna have a last dance with Barcelona after the world cup, if he is gonna come back here to Newells Old Boys or...... if he is gonna end his carrer in his new team which he is the owner, Leones. (lyons) they are just a new club founded by his brother here in Rosario and they are now playing in the 4º division of the argentinian football.

[slaman29]

I'm not really familiar with how La Liga teams send off their heroes, but Liverpool don't exactly have a good track record either, even when we had good bosses. I do remember a very decent farewell for Firminho/Milner (not dulled even shared with Naby and Ox) ... I've watched captains get very proper send offs. Hyppia (ok he wasn't always captain but he was in every sense) and Gerrard, so I fully expected one for Hendo but I suppose traditions don't mean much these days, I know he left the way he did but I'm sure club could have done things better to ensure it didn't. I'm certain Anfield rectifies this on our final match day when Brentford visits. Sad the prompt had to come from Salah. What a fractious year it's been for us.

Im still waiting to see what Messi is gonna do for the end of his carreer if he is gonna have a last dance with Barcelona after the world cup, if he is gonna come back here to Newells Old Boys or...... if he is gonna end his carrer in his new team which he is the owner, Leones. (lyons) they are just a new club founded by his brother here in Rosario and they are now playing in the 4º division of the argentinian football.

I do not know much either but I believe most Barca fans will also say they treated their players much better than Real Madrid, which was always part of the Clasico 'separation' BUT it all changed in last 10 years with financial problems seeping into the way we treat players. So yes.

I also am still deeply waiting for a Messi reunion. Honestly, if he comes back to play, I won't mind. If he just comes back like even January transfer for one last half season to get a good farewell, before he goes on final adventure with Newell or Leones. Player+Manager+Owner imagine that

[darbitmobilerecovery]

I do not know much either but I believe most Barca fans will also say they treated their players much better than Real Madrid, which was always part of the Clasico 'separation' BUT it all changed in last 10 years with financial problems seeping into the way we treat players. So yes.

I also am still deeply waiting for a Messi reunion. Honestly, if he comes back to play, I won't mind. If he just comes back like even January transfer for one last half season to get a good farewell, before he goes on final adventure with Newell or Leones. Player+Manager+Owner imagine that

Di Maria arrive to Rosario Central (newells derby) put a lot of pressure on him since the start of one comeback to their club and Messi still dont, but is not the same Messi and Di Maria and right now Newells is in a pretty bad situation i believe his dad is gonna take most of the club after the world cup and maybe there we can see something but this is more speculation than reality.

[LTU_btc]

Yes a proper Camp Nou experience, and just the whole team hugging him etc it was a huge crime that Messi didn't even get to look at his beloved home stadium in his farewell, I don't remember but everything was so shit in 24 hours. The way they disrespected Suarez and Messi was truly the start of our decline and I hope we learn from that.

Whole situation was so shit back then, but fact that there was covid restrictions back then also didn't helped to make farewell in full stadium, something that they deserved.

Im still waiting to see what Messi is gonna do for the end of his carreer if he is gonna have a last dance with Barcelona after the world cup, if he is gonna come back here to Newells Old Boys or...... if he is gonna end his carrer in his new team which he is the owner, Leones. (lyons) they are just a new club founded by his brother here in Rosario and they are now playing in the 4º division of the argentinian football.

As much as I love Messi, it's time to move one. I don't think that at his age Messi still can be useful for Barca, while having him just because of name and past achievements wouldn't be right.
I would like to see him retiring with Old Boys jerseym but it's possible that he will end career in his current club.

[slaman29]

Di Maria arrive to Rosario Central (newells derby) put a lot of pressure on him since the start of one comeback to their club and Messi still dont, but is not the same Messi and Di Maria and right now Newells is in a pretty bad situation i believe his dad is gonna take most of the club after the world cup and maybe there we can see something but this is more speculation than reality.

At least there is a speculation about it, better than no hope for progress. Just very sad about all of this, that it needs some rich person to takeover to give it fight.

Football is getting very ugly on global level. We have in Premier League entire foreign governments owning clubs, Hollywood stars and Chinese businessmen everywhere else and Russian oligarchs, Barca used to be hailed as people owned but the reality is getting dissolved. Anyway.

As much as I love Messi, it's time to move one. I don't think that at his age Messi still can be useful for Barca, while having him just because of name and past achievements wouldn't be right.
I would like to see him retiring with Old Boys jerseym but it's possible that he will end career in his current club.

Definitely not to play so much, I think he can save his last WC But his leadership I was thinking of similar to what Lewandowski did,,, I like our team because they seem united and all for one, but we will always need a big uniting figure. Not everyone fills this but I always believed Messi has this.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

Di Maria arrive to Rosario Central (newells derby) put a lot of pressure on him since the start of one comeback to their club and Messi still dont, but is not the same Messi and Di Maria and right now Newells is in a pretty bad situation i believe his dad is gonna take most of the club after the world cup and maybe there we can see something but this is more speculation than reality.

At least there is a speculation about it, better than no hope for progress. Just very sad about all of this, that it needs some rich person to takeover to give it fight.

Football is getting very ugly on global level. We have in Premier League entire foreign governments owning clubs, Hollywood stars and Chinese businessmen everywhere else and Russian oligarchs, Barca used to be hailed as people owned but the reality is getting dissolved. Anyway.

As much as I love Messi, it's time to move one. I don't think that at his age Messi still can be useful for Barca, while having him just because of name and past achievements wouldn't be right.
I would like to see him retiring with Old Boys jerseym but it's possible that he will end career in his current club.

Definitely not to play so much, I think he can save his last WC But his leadership I was thinking of similar to what Lewandowski did,,, I like our team because they seem united and all for one, but we will always need a big uniting figure. Not everyone fills this but I always believed Messi has this.

I agree with both of you, first of all i believe football is dying just not so many people realize it and think is in his peak, and maybe is in his peak but like always in the life when you reach the peak you also know the fall starts and all this shit shows they are putting into football and all that money from everyway is gonna make a lot more harm than good.