Official FC Barcelona thread

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  1. volball625

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    It's definitely a luxury. I think there will be more rotation up front this season. Messi and Saurez are both getting up there in age.
     
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    champion's league or bust :facepalm:
     
  4. volball625

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    Didn't get to watch. What the fuck happened?
     
  5. soulfly

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    Defense looked like shit. Passing was lackluster. Got caught looking ahead to Wednesday.
     
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    Celtic at home? Who wouldn't be distracted?
     
  7. soulfly

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    Talking more in terms of who we trotted out to start
     
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    Bayern
     
  9. three stacks

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    nah
     
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    every goal today was a masterpiece
     
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    What are they missing and who has the better depth?
     
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    i didn't say they were missing anybody. i clearly think barcelona has better depth so i don't know what you're getting at.
     
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    Well I'd obviously like to hear why Barca clearly has better depth
     
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    they have the three best attacking players in the world, one of them being the best player in the history of the sport, and added one of the best spanish strikers who just turned 23. there's no better midfield than iniesta/rakitic/busquets. pique has played like the best CB in the world the past two years. sergi roberto isn't what dani alves was, but he's been nearly seamless at RB. jordi alba is arguably in the top 3 at his position. only position where i'd take a bayern player is goal keeper, obviously.
     
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    alcacer/denis suarez/rafinha/arda coming off the bench is so luxurious
     
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    Bayern has tremendous depth and as good as anyone, they also don't have anything close to Messi-Suarez-Neymar even with elite attacking options themselves :twocents:
     
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    Thanks for the response. First team is obviously up for debate but I'm more interested in the depth discussion. Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso, Renato Sanches, Douglas Costa, Arjen Robben, Joshua Kimmich, Kingsley Coman, etc
     
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    Yeah it's obviously an interesting discussion. Barca has the edge in their starting attacking options with those elite 3. Bayern throws out Neuer, Alaba, Boateng, Hummels, and Lahm as a back 5 and Barca can't top that end of the pitch.
     
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    it's really not though.

    masche, andre gomes, arda, denis suarez, alcacer, sergi roberto, rafinha >>>
     
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    messi and neymar destroyed that back line, minus hummels in 2015 :idk:
     
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    :roll:
     
  22. soulfly

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    Say Ronaldo cancels messi and bale cancels Neymar, that still leaves Suarez >>> benzema/moratta.

    Busquets is fairly universally regarded as the best DM in the world. Don't think it would be much of a contest if he weren't so loathed for his earlier flopping years (and yes, he still has ocassional cringe worthy flops). Iniesta is past his prime, but he's still magical when he's on his A game. I firmly believe rakitic is the most underrated mid in Europe right now.

    I'm very open to hearing a debate on a better midfield, however, because I'm not personally sold on that.

    Depth is a work in progress. Looks great on paper but it wasn't so hot in execution on Saturday. It's going to take some time, especially with the club seemingly less reliant on la masia these days.
     
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    Madrid manic
     
  24. soulfly

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    Weirdest commercial? Weirdest commercial

     
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    should use those razors to shave that terrible blonde hair
     
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    3 goals, all three times the ball walked into the net. Unreal.
     
  27. soulfly

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    Team turan super sub. As much as I loved pedro in that role, arda is way more of a wildcard. Wasn't as much of a fan paco. Would love to see more of the new players in lesser games, although that's burned us already in league play.
     
  28. soulfly

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    You've got to be fucking kidding me. And Mathieu should never see the field again
     
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    Getting pretty tired of Ter Stegens bullshit
     
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    what the fuck ter stegen
     
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    are you dildos not watching anymore? looks like iniesta is out for the season :tebow:
     
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    Just got done watching the recording. Lucky as shit to come out of that one with 3. Fuck those fans at the end.
     
  34. volball625

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    What a fucking game today.

    Latest reports I've read are it's not as bad as initially feared. Probably out for the rest of 2016 though.
     
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    Bottle drills messi, Suarez and Neymar fall down :laugh:
     
  36. volball625

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    Seriously. That scene is hilarious. A fucking bottle. And people are collapsing like a grenade went off
     
  37. volball625

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    Mascherano reaction was my favorite. He wasn't even close to it.
     
  38. soulfly

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    We look like shit
     
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    you're still a bunch of fags, but good on ya for making the change
     
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    Iniesta really going to return Saturday?
     
  43. three stacks

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    looks like it
     
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    I know Gomes has been ass but are there no other options?
     
  45. three stacks

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    idk. lucho seems to trust gomes more than denis suarez. i don't think he's ready for that game either
     
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    For some reason I thought he'd been out a lot longer than 7 weeks or whatever it is. Makes more sense now I suppose but I wonder how he'll look without a chance to shake off the rust. Umtiti back too I assume?

    Also why hasn't Arda gotten more of chance with AI out?
     
  47. three stacks

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    umtiti is back. arda has been playing a lot but he was sick this weekend. he should be available for this weekend
     
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    this week was a lot more fun when soulfly used to pretend to be a Barca fan
     
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    i stand alone. iniesta is officially back. the only player not available is mathieu
     
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    win-win

    interested to see how effective he's able to be. Inability to play out of the back/link with the front 3 has been their biggest problem this season imo so his return could be huge