joviegghead:
Koeman will play the B team again against Juve on Tuesday. We should expect to see players like Trincao,Pedri,Araujo,Pjanic and Neto. There could be more surprises in the lineup. [SPORT]


I wonder what Koeman is planning. Perhaps Puig or Alena have a chance.
Let him bench Messi and Griezmann also. I wanna see something.

I don't think it's possible sha. Many people want to see Cristiano and Leo play once more.

Ease your minds cules, tonight we spill the blood of Italians and we dine from the bowl of the spaghetti monster.

losprince:
Ease your minds cules, tonight we spill the blood of Italians and we dine from the bowl of the spaghetti monster.

today, they will know why they are called the
Old ladies of Turin.

They take no prisoners..

The sheep will always live in the shadows of the GOAT.

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losprince:
The sheep will always live in the shadows of the GOAT.

Your Goat has 2goals from open play this season.

The GOAT returns to Camp Naldo

Melvyn11:
The GOAT returns to Camp Naldo

I'm sure he is elated at the prospect of playing in the same field with his ALPHA and OMEGA once more.

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losprince:

I'm sure he is elated at the prospect of playing in the same field with his ALPHA and OMEGA once more.

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K

Godx:


In the last 3 matches without Messi, the whole team was flying.
All players moved around a field freely and passed freely. They had several passing options.
When Messi is on a field, our players turn into braindead zombies who are afraid of him, who can't pass freely anymore. Messi takes every ball, slows down and plays some stupid hero balls. Messi is a huge reason why we are slow in a build up and attack and why teams are parking a bus.

Imagine a match without Messi:
= if Coutinho has a counter, he will release a pass fast to Braith or Griezz.
And we will shoot 10 seconds later.

The same action with Messi on a field: Cou can't play a fast pass. He needs to slow down and pass to Messi. Braith and Griezz won't get the ball behind the defence in a counterattack.
Messi will slow down, dwell on a ball, wait until the opponent parks the bus and then he'll try a hero looped through ball to Alba or some weird, illogical shit. Once out of 10 attempts, that pass will work and some fans will say: but but but he had 2 key passes. Yes, he did.
But he lost like 18 other balls, killed counters, killed the movement from our attackers etc.

He is ruining majority of actions and his decisions are quite dumb lately.

People laughed at Kiev and Ferenc.
We could have scored 10+ easy goals in 2 matches without Messi.

But when Messi returned against a mighty Cadiz, we play worse and slower than ever.

You don't need to be a Sherlock to figure out why.

Bro, are you saying Messi is preventing the other players from stepping up? That when he plays, his presence scares the other players?....what exactly are you even saying? Cus whenever you comment here, it's always directly or passively against Messi. The other players are professionals and need to step up their game and stop being scared or intimidated by Messi's presence(according to you). He's played with Neymar, Suarez, Pedro, Iniesta, even dembele sef. Did his presence block them from playing to their full potential?
I get that he's not been at his usual best lately, I get that he's been playing with less enthusiasm too but there comes a time when the other ten have to step up too.
See Coutinho in that game, dude was out of it. No creativity, just passing back and forth, no take ons. Playing Coutinho in close tight spaces is just useless. No passes from the MDF that could engage our forwards( it wasn't even attempted at all), see that Sergio's through ball to Dest?.... that's what we should expect from our MDFs, that's why they're paid for crying out loud. It's their job.
The goals against us were defensive errors but instead let's single out Messi as the cause. Correct me if I'm wrong, almost all the positive from that game for Barca came from Messi's effort. Almost all the spaces found that Cadiz defence came from a Messi's boot.
Then let's talk about how nobody can actually take an accurate shot again. Like professional footballer can't take a straight shot at goal. Alba miscued one so wide in front of world I was baffled, Couts ballooned an open net chance too. No one shoots again, I didn't say curl oo, just shoot straight at goal. Messi loses ball more often now, he doesn't even join in pressing, he's not the guy we knew before but that doesn't mean he should always take the hit, man has overpaid his dues to be criticized this much esp by barca fans. He shouldn't have to carry barca almost single handedly as he's been doing. Others need to step up too.

Messi's numbers ever since he inherited the team from Ronaldinho in August 2008.


*2008/09 - 40 Goals and 2 Assists; Best at the club.
*2009/10 - 46 Goals and 0 Assist; Best at the club.
*2010/11 - 54 Goals and 26 Assists; Best at the club.
*2011/12 - 69 Goals and 24 Assist; Best at the club.
*2012/13 - 58 Goals and 14 Assists; Best at the club.
*2013/14 - 41 Goals and 12 Assists; Best at the club.
*2014/15 - 60 Goals and 25 Assists; Best at the club.
*2015/16 - 38 Goals and 22 Assist; 2nd best at the club.
*2016/17 - 54 Goals and 14 Assists; Best at the club.
*2017/18 - 44 Goals and 17 Assists; Best at the club.
*2018/19 - 52 Goals and 18 Assists; Best at the club.
2019/20 - 30 Goals and 25 Assists; Best at the club.


***2020/21 - 7 Goals and 2 Assist; Still Best at the club.


Above are Messi's seasons ever since he inherited the team from Ronaldinho.

Now he's drawing the team back, He needs to be sold.


If Messi does not leave this club in June then he is a fool.

Or can we all wait for Messi to have 2 bad seasons for Barca before we slander him?
Just 2!

To find one single Barca fan around the world slander or troll Messi under any guise is disheartening.

I h8 2 to say this but penaldo has never scored against barcelona in the UCL

So much for a goal machine

Neimar:
I h8 2 to say this but penaldo has never scored against barcelona in the UCL

So much for a goal machine

Might break the record tonight.... I miss watching that guy playing against us... Swears.... I enjoy the troll better when he probably does sth extraordinary against us.


The oga patapata of it is if we win against a Ronaldo-team, the vibe is usually different for me...

Moura7:


Bro, are you saying Messi is preventing the other players from stepping up? That when he plays, his presence scares the other players?....what exactly are you even saying? Cus whenever you comment here, it's always directly or passively against Messi. The other players are professionals and need to step up their game and stop being scared or intimidated by Messi's presence(according to you). He's played with Neymar, Suarez, Pedro, Iniesta, even dembele sef. Did his presence block them from playing to their full potential?
I get that he's not been at his usual best lately, I get that he's been playing with less enthusiasm too but there comes a time when the other ten have to step up too.
See Coutinho in that game, dude was out of it. No creativity, just passing back and forth, no take ons. Playing Coutinho in close tight spaces is just useless. No passes from the MDF that could engage our forwards( it wasn't even attempted at all), see that Sergio's through ball to Dest?.... that's what we should expect from our MDFs, that's why they're paid for crying out loud. It's their job.
The goals against us were defensive errors but instead let's single out Messi as the cause. Correct me if I'm wrong, almost all the positive from that game for Barca came from Messi's effort. Almost all the spaces found that Cadiz defence came from a Messi's boot.
Then let's talk about how nobody can actually take an accurate shot again. Like professional footballer can't take a straight shot at goal. Alba miscued one so wide in front of world I was baffled, Couts ballooned an open net chance too. No one shoots again, I didn't say curl oo, just shoot straight at goal. Messi loses ball more often now, he doesn't even join in pressing, he's not the guy we knew before but that doesn't mean he should always take the hit, man has overpaid his dues to be criticized this much esp by barca fans. He shouldn't have to carry barca almost single handedly as he's been doing. Others need to step up too.

You made so many sensible points but the bolded is just so on point.

Let's us look at our previous matches without Messi.

In fact all our matches this season. I doubt if any club have had as high number of shooting opportunities and golden opportunities as barca.

I said it once, that for Messi to still be the one taking 70% of the teams shots shows that our attackers are questionable.

Even when the chance comes and they eventual do, it's likely going to be off target.

You talked about Alba's miss. It was Trincao's miss in our match before Cadiz that made me realize that some players lack shooting confidence and accuracy. They'll rather pass. Except Dembele and Fati

If this team choose to rely on a declining Messi, then we're doomed.

Messi has carried us for over 10 YEARS! Other players should take over.

Pedri and Trincao again

Ronaldo get brace

Starting XI

Ter stegen

Dest, Lenglet ,Araujo, Alba

Pjanic, FDJ

Trincao, Messi, Pedro

Griezmann.



BTW, Ronaldo and Arthur start for Juve.

I'm I the only one wishing dembele was available. I'm scared AF.

Barkabots shitting their pants already



We fry this Camp Mumu tonight.
Ororo shingbaski!!

That must be Messi's fault.

Penaldoooooooooooooooooo

I want your tears

My God
This team is hopeless

Penetrating Messi's legacy like.....

nihilistjnr:
Penetrating Messi's legacy like.....

Keep quiet there

I actually wish Ronaldo could score a hattrick of penalties.


The tears would be very salty

Goal bor!

2-0.
Camp mumu

We can make it 6 sha

Nice one from Messi

Dem don meet a very decent team and see the rot everywhere

losprince:
Ease your minds cules, tonight we spill the blood of Italians and we dine from the bowl of the spaghetti monster.

Na so 8-2 take start o

L O L

Gosh who do us this thing?

Rest in Peace Don Diego

You were right....