Champions League Quarter Final Games 12-15th August

dhruvblue said:
Just like Roberts was allowed to play and score against us
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True, but bearing in mind there is a decent chance that these 2 would meet in the latter stages of the CL, I would have thought Barca may had added a clause to prevent him playing against them
 
hertsblue said:
Had a look online and can’t believe the wages they pay If accurate but lots of sites state similar amounts. Griezeman on over 700k a week, Messi 1.3 million, Suarez and De Jong over 400k.Loads on 200k plus. And Tehas has the cheek to talk about us. Will make selling any difficult
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IIRC, I'm sure some of it is to do with image rights, if the old grey matter isn't playing tricks on me.
In Spain players earn a wage, that's it. All image rights, sponsorships etc are the property of the club which is why they pay a higher basic salary.
 
trumpton said:
IIRC, I'm sure some of it is to do with image rights, if the old grey matter isn't playing tricks on me.
In Spain players earn a wage, that's it. All image rights, sponsorships etc are the property of the club which is why they pay a higher basic salary.
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Still they have a 500Million wagebill. Let that sink in , 500Million!
 
SebastianBlue said:
About to go full misery, are we?

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Annie Wilkes looks like she should be a Karen to be fair... ;)
 
Sky Blue said:
Turned off at 5-2 to watch the snooker. Gulp, just seen it was 8 !
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Don't know if you remember this, but a few years ago we were playing some pretty good stuff and we had a very big away game coming up
The team we were due to play beat Arsenal 8-2 and lots and lots of experts were rubbing their hands with glee at the thought the same fate was awaiting us
We ran out comfortable winners 6-1
 
dickie davies said:
Don't know if you remember this, but a few years ago we were playing some pretty good stuff and we had a very big away game coming up
The team we were due to play beat Arsenal 8-2 and lots and lots of experts were rubbing their hands with glee at the thought the same fate was awaiting us
We ran out comfortable winners 6-1
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We beat Spurs away 5-1 on the same day so wasn't too worried about that lot.
 
We have a tough game later, Lyon will be up for it 100%..

It's not wrong to say we should progress but who knows, it's a one off game, sending off, penalty, fcuked over by VAR, all possibilities where we are concerned..

However, if we win, I'm not concerned about facing the German Rags, Barcelona were a shambles last night, their goalkeeper had a nightmare, they had no pace up front and are an ageing team overall..

That said, Barcelona don't get stuffed 8-2 by anyone so credit to the Germans for that..

Let's not forget though, we've beaten them before, both home and away and with arguably inferior players to what we have now..

We have pace upfront, players such as Sterling, Jesus, Foden and Aguero (if fit) all know where the goal is .

We have a brilliant goalkeeper, Laporte, Walker, Cancelo, Fernandinho De Bruyne, Mahrez and Bernardo are not too shabby either.

We also have a manager who they desperately want back because basically, he's the best in world football..

I don't like getting too far ahead of myself but rest assured the German Rags will be desperate for a Lyon win tonight..!


They definitely will not relish playing us, that's for sure..!
 
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kippaxwarrior said:
@FCBarca is alive!!! And on the forum now.

How are you feeling? Bit of a wake up call for the club or could you see this coming?

What shocked me the most was the entire team including Messi just gave up in the second half. I've never seen that from a Barca team ever. Something is very wrong at your club at the minute
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I wrote about it on twitter in the lead up to the game, I am not surprised. I had not seen anything this season that led me to believe they were a danger in Europe. I had hoped, mistakenly, that Setien would bring something back along the lines of collective attacking/passing play but that never materialized. There were glimpses but he too looked like a yes man to Bartomeu with team selections and I did not envision that. When you see the majority of the money received from the Neymar transfer either on the bench or in the opponent's squad, that tells you quite a bit already. Messi cannot win on his own and it's the most isolated he has been that I can recall - even lacking a very inconsistent Suarez who still managed to demonstrate the level he can reach with the goal. Too tepid in the end and that was clear to me even prior to confinement. Dembele getting the medical green light changed nothing for me

Bayern on the other hand, very impressive. Attacking width coupled with overlapping fullbacks and central midfield control & pressure is a hallmark of a Pep side and why Bayern looked more like Barca than Barca - that was strange to witness

Davies was remarkable but I left very impressed with Goretzka, Kimmich & of course the familiar Thiago
 
FCBarca said:
I wrote about it on twitter in the lead up to the game, I am not surprised. I had not seen anything this season that led me to believe they were a danger in Europe. I had hoped, mistakenly, that Setien would bring something back along the lines of collective attacking/passing play but that never materialized. There were glimpses but he too looked like a yes man to Bartomeu with team selections and I did not envision that. When you see the majority of the money received from the Neymar transfer either on the bench or in the opponent's squad, that tells you quite a bit already. Messi cannot win on his own and it's the most isolated he has been that I can recall - even lacking a very inconsistent Suarez who still managed to demonstrate the level he can reach with the goal. Too tepid in the end and that was clear to me even prior to confinement. Dembele getting the medical green light changed nothing for me

Bayern on the other hand, very impressive. Attacking width coupled with overlapping fullbacks and central midfield control & pressure is a hallmark of a Pep side and why Bayern looked more like Barca than Barca - that was strange to witness

Davies was remarkable but I left very impressed with Goretzka, Kimmich & of course the familiar Thiago
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the thing in football is you can never stay young and at your best (messi) for me messi is 3 or 4 years past his best or peak and not the key to unlocking teams anymore, barcelona can not build teams around him anymore its gone and you need a different plan and also time to rebuild

am not blaming messi for last night defeat its a bigger picture and barcelona was a shambles from back to front
its going to be a hard job to rebuild and will take a really good manager with balls to say this is what is going to happen, when you see a team completely die on its feet like last night ? it leaves a mark on the club and it can never be removed and the only thing you can do is use it to rebuild and say that's the mark we never want again

i even think munich was not that good and last night game made them look good ? every thing was going in and maybe a bit of both good and bad, but munich also have big holes in the team and at the back look dodgy, so lets not get fooled hear because when a better side than barcelona face them its game on
 
As good as Bayern were Barca were a fuckin embarrassment, never seen a top team throw the towel in like that before, & wtf is De Jong all about?
He was like a rabbit in the headlights from KO...Barca always seem to go for players that have 1 good season & splash a fortune on them.......
 
I just realized that there are 3 German Coaches on the Semi Finals and 1 good German Coach the dippers have.

Is this coincidence or is there something more into it?
 
asahartford1 said:
In that case the odd broken leg, or ruptured ligaments would cause plenty of pain for a player, especially if the team was playing City and we kept it for 3 minutes.
Guess you never played.
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Broke my ankle in three places on Mellands fields Gorton playing in the County cup and waited 40 mins for the ambulance to turn up. Was it painful? Yes. Did it do any long term damage? No.
So, the answer to your question is yes I have played.

And if you have played, you would know that everybody knows when somebody is seriously injured.
 
PannickAtTheDisco said:
Barca spit in the face of Cruyff these days. They've managed to destroy near pefection in less than a decade.
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its the messi factor ? they have built everything around him but sadly messi was finished at barca long before last night game, yes when you have somebody like messi he can dig you out of trouble but its a gamble at his age, to much power has been given to messi at barcelona and for the last 3 or 4 seasons he just does not produce when it matters and the cracks open wide

barcelona need a rebuild not just a player levels but as a club they need a complete break down and start again
and first one that list is messi / am not saying he is finished as a player, but he is finished at barcelona as the main man and the team has to change, a move for messi would be right he needs to go to another club and just fit it and play football without any chains on his shoulders
 
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