FOOTBALL - LIVE!!!!

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted less than a minute ago
Balague "
It is the consequence of many years of decay. Nobody has been intelligent enough to identify what is happening.

It's embarrassing. Barcelona changed football. That heritage has been thrown in the bin.

Barcelona is so political and the players run the show. "

He was just scared to call out Messi specifically. Its an open secret.
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Balague is a friend of Messi - he even wrote his official biography. He's just echoing what everyone here knows, Barça have not bought anyone decent since Neymar and losing him has cost us a fortune. WE've spent more trying to replace him than we got for him.

Add to that signings like Paulinho, Braithwaite and KP Boateng - players who were never going to work like Vidal and Gomes. Spending a fortune on Greizmann two years too late. Dembele always injured, Coutinho not fit for our system. It's a shambles!

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Bennyville (U8058)
posted less than a minute ago
They’ve spent a quarter of a billion pounds on Griezmann and Coutinho. And the latter came on and stuffed two goals against them.


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The game was already done when Coutinho done that.
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Well yes I know that, doesn’t mean his goals don’t count.

comment by Bennyville (U8058)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Bennyville (U8058)
posted less than a minute ago
They’ve spent a quarter of a billion pounds on Griezmann and Coutinho. And the latter came on and stuffed two goals against them.


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The game was already done when Coutinho done that.
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Well yes I know that, doesn’t mean his goals don’t count.
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Won't take anything away from him.

Doesn't seem that long ago that this Bayern team were said to be in need of a total overhaul.🤔

I missed all the football as I was watching Snooker, just checked the scores now, Bayern beat Barca 8-2 that is unbelievable!

comment by jlou1978 (U15376)
posted less than a minute ago
Doesn't seem that long ago that this Bayern team were said to be in need of a total overhaul.🤔

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They have no competition in the Bundesliga.

If Bayern not reaching the CL semis at least they are in deep crisis. Drama queens

Will never understand not putting a clause to stop a player you loaned out playing against you.

comment by Xiu (U6109)
posted 47 minutes ago
The problem with Barça is we have no money. We pay really high wages to two or three players and then try to fill the team with average, low wage players who come for the prestige. These players are generally not of the right quality. Our board seem incapable of signing players, hence the high turnaround of players in the squad. The last two coaches have also not tried to stick to the style of football the club has played for many years now.

So we have ageing, astronomically paid stars, surrounded by players who are not good enough to play for Barça and a useless board. Recipe for disaster.
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You have paid 400m on Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann.

comment by Xiu (U6109)
posted 59 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted less than a minute ago
Balague "
It is the consequence of many years of decay. Nobody has been intelligent enough to identify what is happening.

It's embarrassing. Barcelona changed football. That heritage has been thrown in the bin.

Barcelona is so political and the players run the show. "

He was just scared to call out Messi specifically. Its an open secret.
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Balague is a friend of Messi - he even wrote his official biography. He's just echoing what everyone here knows, Barça have not bought anyone decent since Neymar and losing him has cost us a fortune. WE've spent more trying to replace him than we got for him.

Add to that signings like Paulinho, Braithwaite and KP Boateng - players who were never going to work like Vidal and Gomes. Spending a fortune on Greizmann two years too late. Dembele always injured, Coutinho not fit for our system. It's a shambles!
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Xiu lad

Wow, Semedo had an absolute stinker of a game judging from the highlights. 6 of the goals came down his side. Not helped in the slightest by Barca's weird strategy of pushing him high and wide and not having anyone fill in the gap behind him. Against a team as strong on the wings as Bayern? Madness.

I've not watched Barca consistently in years but I get the increasing impression that they no longer have a coherent style of play, beyond simply getting the ball forward as quickly as possible to an aging Messi and Suarez. Crap transfers and uninspiring managers. That's my view as an outsider.