Are Barca finished as a top club?
Xavi (Spanish Lego Pep) | Manager watch
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Ter Stegen is injured and Lewandowski is the biggest reason why they're crap. He's been absolutely pathetic, with a good striker they'd be right up with Madrid and Girona
He's inconsistent and they can't afford a player of his style who is inconsistent
Only other alternative is 16 years old. And already looking like their best forward too
Araujo at "RB" is specifically an anti-Vinicius move, otherwise he usually plays in the middle
Who else is there?
Not a chance. They dont have top players in each position, he would be found out.
Lewa is washed mate
Klopp would be the perfect replacement but his "I'm tired" argument then goes out the window and he looks bad.
Can't see it happening.
Can't see it happening.
Don't worry, if Ten Hag is going then I'm sure Ineos already have Graham Potter in the bag.
Liverpool and Barca will just have to look elsewhere.
Xavi to Leverkusen, Xabi to Liverpool
Similar situation to us really - it’s bigger than the manager. I reckon Xavi could’ve gone in there immediately after Pep and just kept those plates spinning. But they’re a mess these days.
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Was probably going to be sacked anyway.
Can't judge him until he has his own first-choice players in every position and at least 3-5 years to get them adapted to his style of play
That's how the argument goes, right?
That's how the argument goes, right?
"You can't fire me, I quit!"
Unlike us, they don't have negative goal difference and sit in eight place. They also won their CL group and Xavi thinks it's not good.
We could be fighting relegation and half of people would argue our manager isn't at fault.
I know Ter Stegen is injured but last season and also before his injury, Xavi was really bailed by Ter Stegen and Lewandowski.
Lewandowski might not be as good as last season but he is still better than all their other forwards.
Raphinha is inconsistent I agree, but there’s a difference between this and throwing a 16 yo. He’s injured now so it doesn’t even matter.
I’ve seen Araujo play several games at RB, not only against Real.
Anyways all the points I made were to showcase that Xavi didn’t even try to build on what made him successful last season.
Have you watched la Liga this season? I used to love watching it but this season the overall level is very very low.
Apart from Real, Barca, Athletic Bilbao and Sociedad, all the other teams are a version talentless version of the prime shithousery of Atletico
Yeah it's the media's fault you won't be the next Fergie.
Messi finished, Ronaldo finished, Lewa finished, Modric soon to be finished.. we're entering a strange new era and I don't like it.
I doubt it. The finances will be key though but they’ll still have a pull even if they turn in to a Spurs for a while.
Yeah, last season. What does that have to do with this one?
No. He is quite literally their worst player, and the single biggest reason for their struggles
Yes, the 16 year old has consistently outplayed him
He couldn't because the things that made them successful last season aren't there anymore. What he could have tried to do was change things up, and he tried some, but ultimately he's got a very flawed squad, ridiculous pressure and expectations, a hand and a half tied behind his back when it comes to playing style and tactics, and oh yeah, the guy they pay 20M a year to score goals and win them games has turned into Andy Carrol, but crap
I think one of the problems is the lack of harmony with Laporta, who is gradually increasing his dependence on Mendes.
I think I read that Cancelo or Joao Felix were not to his liking.
Ferran, Raphinha, Romeu are not Barcelona level, Lewandowski is finished, Pedri always injured...
Now he seems unhinged blaming referees and press.
Even winning the league he arrived at Barcelona at a bad time.
I think I read that Cancelo or Joao Felix were not to his liking.
Ferran, Raphinha, Romeu are not Barcelona level, Lewandowski is finished, Pedri always injured...
Now he seems unhinged blaming referees and press.
Even winning the league he arrived at Barcelona at a bad time.
Not to defend him but yeah. Guardiola took that job looking like a young, energetic and hopeful lad, with a full head of air, and left 4 years later bald, looking like a broken, 65 year old war veteran with ptsd
That job is insanity
Manchester bound?
Like for like swap with Erik
Ah, so he's pulled a Jurgen?
Alonso in for the 'lols'
They are still third, and they top their CL group, while we are behind the likes of Brighton, Aston Villa, and out of every other competition. No comparision whatsoever, while Xavi quits, our manager gets excuses every week.
Ummm….. Girona?
Thiago Motta to replace him perhaps?
Lewa has been a question mark in my head though, like I really wonder the whole context with him. Messi, Ronnie, Modric, was a very slow, gradual decline, Lewa fell off a cliff in a flash.
The guy is 36 in August, its amazing he held on this long. We all point to Ronaldo and to a lesser extent Ibra (who actually was finished at 36, albeit down to his injury at United), but other than them who is there? It just doesn't happen. Those two aforementioned guys are two of the biggest names in the history of the game in terms of athleticism and longevity and even they were finished at the top level by 36-37.
Not sure if they would like his tactics that much. I'd prefer it if he went to a Roma or a Napoli first
Probably the best CM of all time but I don't see much potential in him as a manager sadly. What a fecking player though, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets as a midfield three will never be topped.
I think we already entered a Mbappe and Haaland era.
Call me an old fart at 27, but I just don't think they hold a candle. It will be a very, very long time before we see two players like Ronaldo and Messi at the same time ever again, let alone guys like Modric, Xavi, Iniesta, in the supporting cast..
Kind of a boring era tbh. Haaland is incredibly average on the ball. Mbappe has a relatively weak club career at the age of 25. I think they won’t be the successors as people had imagined. Ronaldo/Messi was some lightning in a bottle stuff.
I think every generation says that. The even older people on this forum are often daydreaming back to the glory days of football when there were real defenders like Stam, Nesta, Rio and Maldini. Proper midfielders like Roy Keane, Viera, Zidane and Nedved and proper strikers like Henry, Real Ronaldo and Batistuta
I do agree with Messi, we wont see someone like him for a while but Haaland has the look of the new Ronaldo with his goalscoring, physical attributes and dedication to the game of football. Mbappe wont be the new Messi but when Mbappe goes to Real Madrid his reputation will likely improve even more. A supporting cast could potentially be Vinicius Junior, Bellingham and Mainoo/Garnacho (
just joking,i dont think they will be era defining players - maybe someone like Yamal, Musiala or Pedri will be?)Seems like going after an aging CF is not a smart move in todays world. Who woulda guessed it
He’s the perfect replacement for Ancelotti, not really for Barcelona. De Zerbi is the perfect replacement for Xavi, they even look alike!
Ancelotti who just signed an extension so even if it’s just one more year and a half it gives Kloppy his perfect break.
De Zerbi to Barca, kloppy to Madrid, Ancelotti to Brighton, Pep to Spanish national team, all of a sudden De zerbi quits barca to go to city, zidane to the French national team.
Wouldn’t Jassim just buy them?
We want to play football, no quidditch.
Maybe but Real Madrid seems to have a good chance at having multiple era defining players. Dont think you would find that boring. Endrick could even turn out to be one of those era defining players if he is as amazing as people/football manager claim.
Really nervous about Barca having an opening. You can be almost certain they will go for the best guy available and it will be ETH.
I guess this is what those posters were looking for when they said Ole should resign if he loves the club