homesteady:


His wing was the least busy during that match because Bale did not play, they made all their attacks through Alves side! The few attacks that came through his wing, he handled them properly!
That was the only good thing about his game!

Well he should better submit a request to be benched for all 90minutes on Saturday because I can't afford drawing a Classico.

bykebyke:

Nah bro..Do not put me in the same category of those who criticize Busi,that's a different case,because I have seen him pay his dues and I attack his critics like a freaking litigator.



I am not arguing about who caused what goals,I am disputing what is being said about him playing defensively well at the LB position in that classico because that is one big fat Greek lie..


Mathieu has never given a decent defensive performance in a Left-back position.

We should thank God he didn't come on as a substitute for Jordi Alba in that game,else we might be talking about a 6-1 scoreline.

Are you sure about that? He did that not too long ago. He did that last month or so...

It's no news LB is not a comfortable position for him to be in, but let's not blow things outta proportion.

homesteady:


His wing was the least busy during that match because Bale did not play, they made all their attacks through Alves side! The few attacks that came through his wing, he handled them properly!
That was the only good thing about his game!

Gbam! You watch that match jare.

It was Isco that played on that RW and he couldn't do shiit. I could remember vividly how Mathieu frustrated him to a point that Isco had to throw a long pass from the RW position to Ronaldo who was at the far LW. Why? Because it was obvious to them then that Alves was the weakling..

In that game, he did good defensively. The only thing about his game in that match was that he didn't add anything up front.

dmcdad:

Are you sure about that? He did that not too long ago. He did that last month or so...

It's no news LB is not a comfortable position for him to be in, but let's not blow things outta proportion.

Let's not blow things out of proportion?

Before Mathieu.. Deportivo LA Coruna 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu... Deportivo LA Coruna 2-2 Barcelona

Before Mathieu.. Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu.. Villareal 2-2 Barcelona

These are evidences that I am not blowing anything out of proportion...Mathieu at the LB position is a disaster.

bykebyke:

Let's not blow things out of proportion?

Before Mathieu.. Deportivo LA Coruna 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu... Deportivo LA Coruna 2-2 Barcelona

Before Mathieu.. Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu.. Villareal 2-2 Barcelona

These are evidences that I am not blowing anything out of proportion...Mathieu at the LB position is a disaster.

If I can recollect well, he did not play as LB in the match against Villareal.
Let's just hope Alba is fit come saturday and still pray he bring his A game to the pitch. He too has been under performing recently.

From Busquet to Mathieu...


Who is next? Turan?

sebod:

If I can recollect well, he did not play as LB in the match against Villareal.
Let's just hope Alba is fit come saturday and still pray he bring his A game to the pitch. He too has been under performing recently.

My bad on the emboldened...still doesn't change the fact that I don't want to see him at the Camp Nou on Saturday,he can come to celebrate the 8-0 win after the match though.


I'm seeing reports that Alba will be okay for Saturday...let's be watching and be seeing.

really??
is Leo actually taunting penaltydo??

bykebyke:

Let's not blow things out of proportion?

Before Mathieu.. Deportivo LA Coruna 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu... Deportivo LA Coruna 2-2 Barcelona

Before Mathieu.. Villarreal 0-2 Barcelona
After Mathieu.. Villareal 2-2 Barcelona

These are evidences that I am not blowing anything out of proportion...Mathieu at the LB position is a disaster.

So in the Villareal game he played at LB right? Hmmm. Na wa ooooo. This is what I have been saying but it seems you all hellbent on crucifying him. In a bid to slay him, you don't wanna know if whatever assertion you are making is right or not.


There is no need taking this further. You have made up your mind already.

bykebyke:

My bad on the emboldened...still doesn't change the fact that I don't want to see him at the Camp Nou on Saturday,he can come to celebrate the 8-0 win after the match though.


I'm seeing reports that Alba will be okay for Saturday...let's be watching and be seeing.

You be hater aswear!!!

I tell you say your hate for am dey blind your judgement.

That guy give us back to back victories oooo last season. So give small respect abeg.

Everybody know say Mathieu na panda but then make we know crucify am for the one wey him no do. Just as your hate for am don make you think say him play LB against Villareal.

dmcdad:

You be hater aswear!!!

I tell you say your hate for am dey blind your judgement.

That guy give us back to back victories oooo last season. So give small respect abeg.

Everybody know say Mathieu na panda but then make we know crucify am for the one wey him no do. Just as your hate for am don make you think say him play LB against Villareal.

Back to Back victories?..He wins us 1point and loses us 1million..

bykebyke:

Back to Back victories?..He wins us 1point and loses us 1million..

Are you sure you ain't suffering from amnesia?

He gave us a vital goal against Madrid at the Camp Nuo before Suarez sealed the winning and a week later he gave us victory against Celta de Vigo at the Balaidos. If that ain't something, I wonder what is.

Take your time oooooo.

I have never proclaimed him world class, not even decent on a normal day. But I won't subscribe to making overstatements just to crush him.

dmcdad:

Are you sure you ain't suffering from amnesia?

He gave us a vital goal against Madrid at the Camp Nuo before Suarez sealed the winning and a week later he gave us victory against Celta de Vigo at the Balaidos. If that ain't something, I wonder what is.

Take your time oooooo.

I have never proclaimed him world class, not even decent on a normal day. But I won't subscribe to making overstatements just to crush him.

Then he helped Deportivo secure a draw..and recently his master class..Scoring a header for Villarreal in a Barcelona jersey...Valuable points lost.

bykebyke:

Then he helped Deportivo secure a draw..and recently his master class..Scoring a header for Villarreal in a Barcelona jersey...Valuable points lost.

Did you ask for Alves' head too? Cause he obviously caused the first goal. But no, na only Mathieu you go see.

How about the 2 games we lost at home last season? Who caused them? Alves! But you no complain. At least in Mathieu's case it was a draw, whereas in Alves' case they were both loses (against Malaga and Celta), and at home for that matter.

And don't bring the usual 'he has paid his dues' blah blah blah. We are talking about errors leading to a goal now, and not who has or has not paid his dues.

dmcdad:

Did you ask for Alves' head too? Cause he obviously caused the first goal. But no, na only Mathieu you go see.

How about the 2 games we lost at home last season? Who caused them? Alves! But you no complain. At least in Mathieu's case it was a draw, whereas in Alves' case they were both loses (against Malaga and Celta), and at home for that matter.

And don't bring the usual 'he has paid his dues' blah blah blah. We are talking about errors leading to a goal now, and not who has or has not paid his dues.

Who didn't complain here about Alves and his poor form last season?..and besides he has over 90assists for Barca,which means he makes up for his mistakes....
I remember a long pass from him to Suarez against Madrid last season and Atletico Madrid this season..and we both know what those long passes led to..

Can't say the same for Mathieu though ..I see him making a mistake in the coming weeks.

dmcdad:

Not having Alba against Bale won't be funny. It's gonna be a long night for whoever will be there.

I get you bro. Mr Utility is up to the task.

Mcleo007:

I get you bro. Mr Utility is up to the task.

Besides, it seems Alba will be available afterall.

bykebyke:

Who didn't complain here about Alves and his poor form last season?..and besides he has over 90assists for Barca,which means he makes up for his mistakes....
I remember a long pass from him to Suarez against Madrid last season and Atletico Madrid this season..and we both know what those long passes led to..

Can't say the same for Mathieu though ..I see him making a mistake in the coming weeks.

Cant say same for Mathieu? When I talked about his 2 goals he scored back to back last season you shifted the goal post and now you talking about Alves assisting.

I rest my case.

show some respect to Matheiu.Assisted us with goals to win crucial ponts in the league. Mistakes so far have not been costly in terms of titles

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dmcdad:

Anything good? Wow... And then I can say affirmatively that you are no different from those cules calling for the head of Busi

how is expressing concerns over Busquet's ineptitude a sin?...
Try to go through remarks on Busi's recent performance on YouTube... perhaps, insulation on Nairaland is to blame.

@homesteady....I didn't try bandying words with you because I could easily tell you've chosen to deliberately ignore the elephant in the room...
I have one thing to say to y'all - when Busquet's day of reckoning comes, I would be here sprawling in guffaw...

dmcdad:

That's the problem. We always focus more on how the glass is half empty without taking into account that the same glass is half full too

This is Barcelona FC not Chelsea or Enyimba United where run-of-the-mill performances are rewarded with a Grammy award.

We barça partisans want perfection i.e a full glass of nectar all the time - not half-full or half-empty glasses...
You get the drift?; full glasses all the time, my nigga!

darkenedrebel:


how is expressing concerns over Busquet's ineptitude a sin?...
Try to go through remarks on Busi's recent performance on YouTube... perhaps, insulation on Nairaland is to blame.

@homesteady....I didn't try bandying words with you because I could easily tell you've chosen to deliberately ignore the elephant in the room...
I have one thing to say to y'all - when Busquet's day of reckoning comes, I would be here sprawling in guffaw...



This is Barcelona FC not Chelsea or Enyimba United where run-of-the-mill performances are rewarded with a Grammy award.

We barça partisans want perfection i.e a full glass of nectar all the time - not half-full or half-empty glasses...
You get the drift?; full glasses all the time, my nigga!

Hmmmm. The reason I won't react to the above or any other thing you have posted in a while is that your comments ain't objective enough to my liking. Reacting to your post(s) would only trigger a back and forth, merry-go-round of arguments. That's not something I am ready for, hence my dropping this.

So... I agree with you.

dmcdad:

Hmmmm. The reason I won't react to the above or any other thing you have posted in a while is that your comments ain't objective enough to my liking. Reacting to your post(s) would only trigger a back and forth, merry-go-round of arguments. That's not something I am ready for, hence my dropping this.
So... I agree with you.

What is not objective?; there's a difference between pontifications and hard facts - the latter was what I built my arguments on. Or were all those flaws I listed about Busi all cooked up?

The cules not been objective on this thread are the ones that claim Busi has been playing like this from day one - as if the dynamics of the game have remained stagnant since day one as well; or those that gave him a pass because of the amount of trophies he's been able to win with us...

All I know is that the apple does not need to fall very far from the tree before we start seeing the nakēd truth... watch and see...

dmcdad:

Hmmmm. The reason I won't react to the above or any other thing you have posted in a while is that your comments ain't objective enough to my liking. Reacting to your post(s) would only trigger a back and forth, merry-go-round of arguments. That's not something I am ready for, hence my dropping this.

So... I agree with you.

Same way I dropped the argument when he called those not in support of his claim un intelligent. We cannot always share same view, but we can always respect others' view by objective counter-opinion rather than resorting to derogatory words to prove a point.

darkenedrebel:


What is not objective?; there's a difference between pontifications and hard facts that have been empirically tested - the latter was what I built my arguments on. Or where all those flaws I listed about Busi all cooked up?

The cules not been objective here are the ones that claim Busi has been playing like this from day one - as if the dynamics of the game have remained stagnant since day one as well; or those that gave him a pass because of the amount of trophies he's been able to win with us...

All I know is that the apple does not need to fall very far from the tree before we start seeing the nakēd truth... watch and see...

Whatever rocks your boat bruv.

There are certain discourse I'd rather not be involved in.

After the world cup, I was among those who opined that Mascherano be given the nod ahead of Busi for the DM role. Little did I know at that juncture that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

I case my rest.

sebod:

[s]Same way I dropped the argument when he called those not in support of his claim un intelligent[/s] We cannot always share same view, but we can always respect others' view by objective counter-opinion rather than resorting to derogatory words to prove a point.

Stop lying in broad day light. I only said and I quote ''you are using Busi's array of trophies to measure his recent form?, that says a lot about the level of your intelligence"

the above was the only time my posts were a bit callused...and they were zeroed at a different monicker, not you; so why libel an innocent man?

I've not even used derogatory words and you are already going heads over heels...so
the emboldened quotation in this post is your definition of derogatory? hehe

darkenedrebel:


...it appears you are the only one intelligent enough to comprehend what I was inferring....

If he's the only one intelligent because he shared your view, what do we call others that don't?

darkenedrebel:

Stop lying in broad day light. I only said and I quote ''you are using Busi's array of trophies to measure his recent form?, that says a lot about the level of your intelligence"
the above was the only time my posts were a bit callused...and they were zeroed at a different monicker, not you; so why libel an innocent man?
I've not even used derogatory words and you are already going heads over heels...so
the emboldened quotation in this post is your definition of derogatory? hehe

I never said it was directed at me either. Your post above is what I made reference to.

sebod:



Same way I dropped the argument when he called those not in support of his claim un intelligent. We cannot always share same view, but we can always respect others' view by objective counter-opinion rather than resorting to derogatory words to prove a point.

I always subscribe to looking at players' performances through a prism.

But when that view becomes subjective to one or certain individuals alone, then one could deduce authoritatively that such a fellow is being beclouded by hate for that player.

It's no news I almost asked for Alves' head for 2 seasons prior to last, and even at the first half of last season. I am very critical when analysing players. It's also no news how I was very critical of Piqué. Johnpaul88 would attest to this. JP, since Piqué improved have you read anywhere I scolded him? That doesn't mean he doesn't sell matches every once in a while, but he has been great for the most part since he was benched by Enrique last season.

But to come up and be critical without being objective is not something I will ever subscribe to. At one point or the other I have shown my discontent with certain players. Heck, I did so 2 seasons ago with Messi even. And as much as I am critical about one's misdemeanours, I am always looking out for outstanding performances from same. Even when I was very critical about Piqué's performances, I was also acknowledging his good showings then.

If anyone would be so critical of Busi and not acknowledge that he had a masterclass against Arsenal at the Emirates, I can say with full conviction that such an individual is a full time hater.

Well, I don't like to be drawn to arguments like this.

sebod:

If he's the only one intelligent because he shared your view, what do we call others that don't?
I never said it was directed at me either. Your post above is what I made reference to.

He didn't share my view - he understood it.

This post reeks of insecurity...that's all I can say...

dmcdad:

I always subscribe to looking at players' performances through a prism.

But when that view becomes subjective to one or certain individuals alone, then one could deduce authoritatively that such a fellow is being beclouded by hate for that player.

It's no news I almost asked for Alves' head for 2 seasons prior to last, and even at the first half of last season. I am very critical when analysing players. It's also no news how I was very critical of Piqué. Johnpaul88 would attest to this. JP, since Piqué improved have you read anywhere I scolded him? That doesn't mean he doesn't sell matches every once in a while, but he has been great for the most part since he was benched by Enrique last season.

But to come up and be critical without being objective is not something I will ever subscribe to. At one point or the other I have shown my discontent with certain players. Heck, I did so 2 seasons ago with Messi even. And as much as I am critical about one's misdemeanours, I am always looking out for outstanding performances from same. Even when I was very critical about Piqué's performances, I was also acknowledging his good showings then.

If anyone would be so critical of Busi and not acknowledge that he had a masterclass against Arsenal at the Emirates, I can say with full conviction that such an individual is a full time hater.

Well, I don't like to be drawn to arguments like this.

Even in those days, those that called for Messi's sale were objective in their defence.

darkenedrebel:


He didn't share my view - he understood it.

This post reeks of insecurity...that's all I can say...

You claimed I lied on you calling those that did not subscribe to your view un intelligent and I showed you your post where you said it. If I don offend you by asking you to show respect to your e-friends either they agree or disagree with your view, abeg no vex. After all, we are all Cules. The fans of the best club in the world.

sebod:

You claimed I lied on you calling those that did not subscribe to your view un intelligent and I showed you your post where you said it. If I don offend you by asking you to show respect to your e-friends either they agree or disagree with your view, abeg no vex. After all, we are all Cules. The fans of the best club in the world.

Anyway,let's just put it behind us and move on...life's too short...