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It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition
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Do Socios hope that Messi extends his contract after a new board is elected?
Personally I reckon there's as much if not more chance of Pep being in Barcelona next season than Messi being in Manchester.
My feel is that most Socis side with Messi in this but propaganda is often effective as history shows
I have long said Pep will return but I doubt next season (Eventhough Laporta has suggested as much). As for Messi, if I were betting I’d say he will be playing at City within 12 months
Burtonblue
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There will be more u turns to n this than a Tory government...
Neville Kneville
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My feel is that most Socis side with Messi in this but propaganda is often effective as history shows
I have long said Pep will return but I doubt next season (Eventhough Laporta has suggested as much). As for Messi, if I were betting I’d say he will be playing at City within 12 months
Pep has said he hates all the shit that goes on at Barca, stayed too long & is so glad not to have it anymore.
Why on earth would he want it again ?
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Koeman knows Messi rules. He won't dare have the balls to question or challenge him.He won't be disruptive but he's already done the damage. You give your club a coating then expect to go back and get high fives from all in there. He's made his bed now he has to lie in it.
Koeman won't want him, he was a Barca legend in his heyday and has been brought in for one thing only and that is to tell players that they aren't wanted, he knows the Barca way and I'll be doing things differently.
It will end up a war of words between him and Messi.
My feel is that most Socis side with Messi in this but propaganda is often effective as history shows
I have long said Pep will return but I doubt next season (Eventhough Laporta has suggested as much). As for Messi, if I were betting I’d say he will be playing at City within 12 months
Interesting. I feel that a lot of influencing factors coalesce around the end of the 20/21 season and learning about Barcelona's internal politics has helped to explain some of that. The end of Pep's contract. The end of Aguero's contract. The end of Garcia's contract. The Barcelona elections. I can see a world where the Cruyff school win the election, Pep returns in some form, and Messi stays to help rebuild.
Pep has said he hates all the shit that goes on at Barca, stayed too long & is so glad not to have it anymore.
Why on earth would he want it again ?
I didn't realise this.
So the team who's scored the most goals for the past 3 seasons needs another forward to have a shout at the title? I'd have to disagree
Take 2017-2019 out the equation. In that period we squoze the last bit of quality at the top level from David Silva, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho as a defensive mid. We also probably had the last of Agueros best years and we had Leroy Sane.
We finished 18 points behind a side who are very strong defensively and have Salah, Mane and Firmino up front with amazing full backs. We scored the most goals, but we lost 9 games. We were flat track bullies and we didn’t take our chances in games that mattered. It’s plainly obvious we need a forward to compete for the title. I know we’ve signed Torres, but he will need time to adjust and he’s not got the numbers of goals & assists to suggest he’s going to make the difference for us this season.
Aguero is the wrong side of his peak and coming back from a serious knee injury which is in addition to the 2-3 muscular injuries he has got most seasons of his city career. Jesus bottles chances in big games and imo is not good enough as first choice. We are short of top attacking quality in big matches.
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I think he will mate. If Messi walks back in and starts directing traffik then Koeman will walk. Mind you if a new president comes in Koeman might get flirted off, I'd bet Xavi is in the hotseat before too long.Koeman knows Messi rules. He won't dare have the balls to question or challenge him.
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It ain't over.
It will be over this year or the next summer ?
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