La Liga 2016/17

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I almost feel bad for André Gomes, he's been so bad is painful to watch and now their own supporters are against him but Luis Enrique is more responsible for exhibiting him like this every week.
 
Good save from Leganes keeper
 
Poor Leganes... after all their great effort
 
wow! Almost an equaliser
 
Well, even if they win this game has raised even more doubts about this Barcelona team.
 
Barcelona struggled a bit here. Almost sure Real Madrid will win La Liga. Barca looks really unsettled
 
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Despite not drawing the truth is they struggled against an humble Leganés team who had their fair chances to score more goals. So just imagine how this would had gone had Leganés had Draxler or Di María upfront; so all of this makes very laughable how the catalan press is trying to convince people a comeback against PSG is possible. They could very well receive another trashing in which case Luis Enrique isn't even going to make it to the end of the season.
 
Barcelona with 25 penalties for and 1 against in the last 67 League ties.

Another bs dive another bs 90th pen to rescue Barca and keep the title race alive, I'd be upset if it wasn't so ludicrous now.
 
Reading the Bielsa news about being the Lille coach, this match came to my mind. This is one of the best football matches I have ever seen, or maybe the best. Tactical masterclass from both Bielsa & Guardiola, who got the tie in the dying moments of the game. Just watch the pressing in the first four minutes from both sides, it's astonishing.

 
Reading the Bielsa news about being the Lille coach, this match came to my mind. This is one of the best football matches I have ever seen, or maybe the best. Tactical masterclass from both Bielsa & Guardiola, who got the tie in the dying moments of the game. Just watch the pressing in the first four minutes from both sides, it's astonishing.



Hey! Guardiola spoke about Bielsa today

Guardiola has long identified Biesla's intricate and innovative tactical plans as a major influence upon his own approach, and the Manchester City manager was effusive in his praise of the 61-year-old ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match at the Etihad Stadium versus Monaco – the team leading the way in France's top division.

"My admiration for Marcelo Bielsa is huge because he makes the players much, much better," said Guardiola.

"Still, I didn't meet one guy, a former player from Marcelo Biesla who speaks no good about him.

"They are grateful about his influence on their careers in football.

"He helped me a lot with his advice. Whenever I speak with him I always feel like he wants to help me."

Bielsa's three league titles in his native Argentina and an Olympic gold medal leading his homeland in 2004 are the sum of his major honours in the game, but serial trophy winner Guardiola believes that is a blunt way in which to measure his mentor's influence.

"It is important for me to say this about Marcelo because it doesn't matter how many titles he had in his career," the Spaniard added. "We are judged by that – how much success we have, how many titles we have won.

"But that is much less influential than how he has influenced football and his football players.

"That is why, for me, he is the best coach in the world. I am looking forward to seeing him in Lille next season.


"I am pretty sure his influence on their team, their club and their players will be huge – amazing. I am pretty sure of that."
 
Reading the Bielsa news about being the Lille coach, this match came to my mind. This is one of the best football matches I have ever seen, or maybe the best. Tactical masterclass from both Bielsa & Guardiola, who got the tie in the dying moments of the game. Just watch the pressing in the first four minutes from both sides, it's astonishing.



Yes, the pressing from Athletic was great, and Guardiola was trying his weird Messi-Fabregas front 2, it was tactically very interesting.
 
Hey! Guardiola spoke about Bielsa today

Guardiola has long identified Biesla's intricate and innovative tactical plans as a major influence upon his own approach, and the Manchester City manager was effusive in his praise of the 61-year-old ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match at the Etihad Stadium versus Monaco – the team leading the way in France's top division.

"My admiration for Marcelo Bielsa is huge because he makes the players much, much better," said Guardiola.

"Still, I didn't meet one guy, a former player from Marcelo Biesla who speaks no good about him.

"They are grateful about his influence on their careers in football.

"He helped me a lot with his advice. Whenever I speak with him I always feel like he wants to help me."

Bielsa's three league titles in his native Argentina and an Olympic gold medal leading his homeland in 2004 are the sum of his major honours in the game, but serial trophy winner Guardiola believes that is a blunt way in which to measure his mentor's influence.

"It is important for me to say this about Marcelo because it doesn't matter how many titles he had in his career," the Spaniard added. "We are judged by that – how much success we have, how many titles we have won.

"But that is much less influential than how he has influenced football and his football players.

"That is why, for me, he is the best coach in the world. I am looking forward to seeing him in Lille next season.


"I am pretty sure his influence on their team, their club and their players will be huge – amazing. I am pretty sure of that."



The last sentences are totally real. Marcelo Bielsa always leaves a mark wherever he goes. He was a revolution back in Chile, which is a country we don't get along with. He's a hero there, he formed the generation that won both Copa Americas. Then he moved to Athletic where they had an incredible season. That match against Barcelona was something so amazing, but so was their game at Old Trafford, they toyed with United that night. Every Bilbao supporter respects Bielsa and remembers those times. And then he was great at Marseille too.

It's my dream to watch him coaching Argentina again, but since Bielsa is really a good person and won't get into this mafia-esque system that we have here, it won't happen. The closest thing to him is Sampaoli.
 
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