no "top" team except barca are so set in their ways
#la-liga
grim thicket
feral palm
I came back an hour later to like 20 people hating on me lmfao and attacking other players
hybrid python
lmfaoo
alpine socket
They did same with arthur
hybrid python
I’ve experienced that
grim thicket
I came back an hour later to like 20 people hating on me lmfao and attacking oth...
try reddit, you will have more 
alpine socket
Hyped him to Xavi level
feral palm
Riquisexuals fucking suck
hybrid python
Twitter
plain elbow
puig seems like he needs to be disciplined a bit more, koeman’s comments today left me very worried
hybrid python
Atleast someone gets it
alpine socket
An Indian smart guy
grim thicket
if puig does have a disciplinary problem, then well it isnt a good thing
look at dembele
undisciplined and is always sidelined with injuries
hybrid python
I don’t think so he has discipline problems
grim thicket
if youre talented it doesnt mean you get a free pass
feral palm
Puig is a great player.. but like..what would he bring to the team rn that we aren't getting in Messi and Pedri etc? People are saying to take Busquets out for him clearly don't know how football works bc then we've got no balance
grim thicket
if he doesnt work hard enough in training, why should he be given privilege over someone who does
feral palm
Bc hes young and cute
hybrid python
Lmaoo I fucking hate these busi haters
plain elbow
we’ve given dembele many chances to redeem himself, mainly because of his price tag. So the club should do as much to help riqui from all the media scrutiny and help him focus more in training. if dembele got all the pardons, so should puig.
grim thicket
busi for puig 
do these guys even know how football works? or are they the once that created the ballon dor all time lineup
alpine socket
Man even busi did well last match
feral palm
And 26 year old Armaan from Kolkata says on Twitter that Puig is the heir to Iniesta's throne
So Koeman should be fired
alpine socket
Eh
hybrid python
Ahh that’s funny ngl
grim thicket
Puig does play like iniesta.....in terms of style
but that doesnt mean he gets a free pass like i said
alpine socket
Koeman has talked about Puig like every conference so he has definitely some point
feral palm
Does Real have the same problem @grim thicket
hybrid python
The loan was better option for him
feral palm
Where the media are causing trouble for your team and stirring the rumour mill
And just helping create drama
Bc it feels like it's just barca
plain elbow
it’s what they want
grim thicket
like i said, real arent set in their way with their tactics, so no we dont have any heir to anybdy
plain elbow
the media are keen to unsettle the dressing room
grim thicket
and the only case you can make for his Fede, and he works his ass off
plain elbow
mainly because it’s barcelona
alpine socket
Maybe it's we have dumb fans than rma
grim thicket
only problem i have seen is people hating of benzema for nooooo fking reason!!!
grim thicket
there are those jovic stans tbh
plain elbow
lmaooo
grim thicket
who think mr invisible is better than the guy who saved our season last time
and has been since
feral palm
I love Messi with all my heart but the day he leaves Barcelona is the day this club starts to heal
grim thicket
well you can say Jovic is the Puig of RMA, except Puig atleast plays well
alpine socket
That day is not too far rian
feral palm
The media won't care as much about us and we can just recover without those extra thousands of people on twitter hating on our players
plain elbow
real madrid really need to put a close to this jovic nightmare, one of the worst i’ve ever seen play for them, flopped nearly as hard as nuri sahin
grim thicket
Im not hating on Jovic for no reason. He has gotten game time, and he has shown nothing, absolutely fking nothing
hybrid python
@grim thicket
feral palm
I'll never understand being a fan of a player but not being a fan of a club
grim thicket
at this point, mariano is better than jovic
plain elbow
definitely
feral palm
That's near identical to those 12 year old girls obsessed with KPop
grim thicket
people say Jovic isnt like benzema, hes a goal poacher
feral palm
Like they're idolising a person in an unhealthy way
alpine socket
See messi is most hated by some fraction of barca fans only
hybrid python
I love jovic when he plays for you
grim thicket
meanwhile mariano scores the first chance he gets
plain elbow
and I wanted jovic the summer he signed for real, we got griezmann instead 😭
feral palm
It speaks volumes that the time that Coutinho was most loved by Barca fans was the time he scored 2 goals against us in one of our most humiliating defeats in history
grim thicket
in terms of his career or current form?
feral palm
Both
grim thicket
becoz current form, i wouldnt say so, since even griezmann goes invisible
alpine socket
Yeah. Dumbass fans
feral palm
Griezmann has begun to be solid even without G+A
plain elbow
I knew griezmann would fail.
alpine socket
Idk he is sooooo unlucky
hybrid python
Contributes everywhere
plain elbow
I never wanted him
hybrid python
Neither me but Fr he’s also a important player
grim thicket
its not grizzy's fault, his playstyle doesnt suit barca
alpine socket
He is fit in now, can't finish
grim thicket
he is accustomed to getting a ball run through by the target man and then running for it
feral palm
Well it can but it's just not easy to have him and messi together
grim thicket
meanwhile barca dont play that way, they build up from the back
hybrid python
He also contributes in the defensive
feral palm
Which is so frustrating
grim thicket
which is why, Giroud and Grizzy works quite well in the France NT
plain elbow
we lack a goal poacher more than ever and we replaced the best goal poacher in our history with the danish version of darren bent
feral palm
Building from the back has cost us 4 points minimum so far this season
grim thicket
atleast better than what he is doing at barca
grim thicket
Building from the back has cost us 4 points minimum so far this season
so you want a counter attacking playstyle?
hybrid python
I wanted isak
feral palm
I'm not sure what I want I just don't feel comfortable with the ball being in and around our box so much with the defenders we're currently dealing with
plain elbow
well whichever striker barca do end up signing, it won’t be cheap
feral palm
I wanted isak for a long time but I genuinely do have faith that we could get Haaland
And if we don't get Haaland we would push for Darwin Nunez
grim thicket
that means you want better defenders, not a change of playstyle 
players who are comfortable on the ball
plain elbow
i’d 100% take darwin nuñez
grim thicket
pls refrain from using nsfw language
feral palm
@grim thicket never said I wanted a diff playstyle I just said it was frustrating and nervy to watch
hybrid python
feral palm
But yeah I want more players comfortable on the ball
grim thicket
thats exactly what happens when real is without ramos
feral palm
I can see us doing the same thing United did vs Sheffield yesterday
alpine socket
Ramos has the most individuals awards after messi and Ronaldo
grim thicket
kroos has to drop deep and progress the ball
alpine socket
He is a defender
grim thicket
which hinders his ability in the final third
hybrid python
Top 3 defenders imo
grim thicket
oh def
feral palm
How comfortable is Pau Torres with the ball
hybrid python
feral palm
I haven't watched him much this season
hybrid python
Top 2
grim thicket
not very
alpine socket
Ramos has the most individuals awards after messi and Ronaldo
Still crazy because no other strikers have this much
feral palm
That's a shame I think he'd be a decent signing for us
hybrid python
How comfortable is Pau Torres with the ball
Needed him tbh
hybrid python
Instead of long legs
plain elbow
a change of style at barcelona isn’t as easy as it sounds, considering the level of possession based football that’s ingrained in our youngsters since the early days within la masia
feral palm
^
grim thicket
a change of style at barcelona isn’t as easy as it sounds, considering the level...
well its better than trying tiki taka with the current crop, coz it surely aint working
feral palm
And most of the players we do sign are comfortable in posession based football
plain elbow
well its better than trying tiki taka with the current crop, coz it surely aint ...
tiki taka is outdated, I think we can move towards much more expansive ways of playing.
grim thicket
which was the last defender that you signed who was comfortable in ball possession, progressing the ball, long passes, and everything
grim thicket
plain elbow
probably yerry mina 😭
grim thicket
lmao
alpine socket
plain elbow
by those characteristics you mentioned
hybrid python
Hell no mina
torn ermine
did xavi just win a cup in Qatar?
grim thicket
well militao was a signing for us keeping that in mind, but while he is comfortable on the ball and passing, he isnt good at defending counters
hybrid python
4 trophies this year
alpine socket
He won lot
torn ermine
holy cow lol
plain elbow
if maguire is a fridge, yerry mina is a bloody cruise ship, and i’m colombian but slaughtering him
feral palm
Gg to him
feral palm
I quite like Rakuten
torn ermine
same
plain elbow
oh god no not qatar
alpine socket
Messi got unicef
torn ermine
unicef is still with us for as long as i can remember
feral palm
Unicef is coming back with Laporta probably
plain elbow
the club’s ties with qatar is where it all started going downhill for us
grim thicket
yeah but unicef was a big deal before becoz "barca wanted to build from within"
torn ermine
i still remember we got qatar foundation in 2011/2012 kit
grim thicket
which is not the case anymore
plain elbow
i like rakuten, pls no more qatari ties within our club ffs
torn ermine
feral palm
plain elbow
god I hated those 2012-13 kits
torn ermine
idk if has the same organization with qatar airways or not
grim thicket
no clue
alpine socket
Qatar Super Cup Trophy
Qatar Cup Trophy
Ooredoo Cup Trophy
Emir's Cup Trophy
feral palm
Rakuten are a nice.. clean.. Japanese electronics company that doesn't feel like blood money or a dodgy brand to be sponsored by
Unless they got ties to the Yakuza
torn ermine
i liked our bwin kits
i still prefer fly emirates
emirates just make every kit looks cool af
grim thicket
lol
grim thicket
i still prefer fly emirates
emirates just make every kit looks cool af
yeah, but the bwin kit is kinda like a nostalgia to the mourinho period
torn ermine
lol if they tied with yakuza 👀
grim thicket
the one that built the foundation to the ucl winning teams
torn ermine
what company is bwin?
grim thicket
betting company
hybrid python
Need unicef back
plain elbow
i liked our kit in 2005-06, back when we couldn’t give a damn about sponsorships
grim thicket
i think its spanish? im not sure
torn ermine
i liked our kit in 2005-06, back when we couldn’t give a damn about sponsorships
lol true
feral palm
Speaking of ugly kits.. and ik it's not la liga related but I just want to show you what my teams new away kit looks like and I hate it so much especially that fucking sponsor oh my God I hate it so much I'm getting a migraine by looking at it
alpine socket
Xavi Hernández wrote a letter in which he showed his commitment to Al Sadd until 2022, distancing himself from the campaign for the Barça presidential elections
feral palm
grim thicket
i have a zidane siemens kit that my dad had bought during that time
torn ermine
omg
grim thicket
2006 i think, his final season
plain elbow
the siemens kits bring back very dark memories of my early days as a barcelona fan
feral palm
You'd think so
grim thicket
or was it 2005 i dont remember
well it was very early on, i had just started watching football
hybrid python
Xavi Hernández wrote a letter in which he showed his commitment to Al Sadd until...
He defo has a plan with Qatar national team
torn ermine
seems like nike and adidas will always be top in kit brand, we really need a new one
feral palm
Last time I sent a non la liga kit in this channel I got told off by X but cent is goated even tho he's a Real Madrid fan so it balances out
grim thicket
seems like nike and adidas will always be top in kit brand, we really need a new...
not in the nba
plain elbow
xavi has a “barcelona” clause in his contract, he can leave whenever, the extension means nothing
feral palm
Yeah lol
hybrid python
He won’t leave untill Koeman is here lol
alpine socket
Yeh ik
grim thicket
iniesta had a lifetime contract...you guys shipped him off 😔
feral palm
@hybrid python ya mean font
torn ermine
does madrid has the same system as barca?
like the president and candidate
hybrid python
Even laporta can bag him
alpine socket
When is Perez term ending?
torn ermine
okay then how is perez still there? hasnt he been like there forever?
alpine socket
Lot of trouble for us
plain elbow
iniesta chose to leave, at least he didn’t stay to see himself become the enemy of the ppl. imagine iniesta playing in the bayern debacle
torn ermine
i thought president only has 2 periods
grim thicket
the other candidate talks like a flat earther
grim thicket
i thought president only has 2 periods
not the case in real
grim thicket
nah man
torn ermine
so you can get reelected forever?
alpine socket
@plain elbow yeah Iniesta did not face it but messi is facing it now
plain elbow
perez will retire when he dies, he’s going to continue
grim thicket
so you can get reelected forever?
i m not so clear on the rules, but we def dont have just two terms
perez has been here since 2003
torn ermine
iniesta chose to leave, at least he didn’t stay to see himself become the enemy ...
thank god he didnt play for other european team
grim thicket
17 years
grim thicket
remember figo?
alpine socket
Lel
grim thicket
that was perez coming in with a bang
hybrid python
🐍
torn ermine
grim thicket
and he has been here since
torn ermine
that cobra boy
plain elbow
i don’t hate figo, surprisingly
plain elbow
yea
grim thicket
it was perez finessing him
hybrid python
I do
torn ermine
but hate aside, he was our 2nd captain, and an amazing player
plain elbow
michael laudrup on the other hand......
grim thicket
at that point, no body ever thought pperez would come to term
the previous squad had won everything and the president (i forgot his name) was doing very well
grim thicket
it was like if say perez gets voted out this time
hybrid python
It’s time for Bartomeu to take over Madrid
grim thicket
you guys treated R9 badly tho
plain elbow
yea
grim thicket
it wasnt like he didnt wanna stay at all
plain elbow
that is true
torn ermine
what did we do?
grim thicket
he just wanted a big salary, rightfully so since he was the best player by far at that point
torn ermine
ohhh
i see
now i understand why athletic is considered as spanish big 3
their history says it all
plain elbow
it took us quite a while to recover during the post cryuff era, we had the likes of sir bobby robson, LVG, and radomir antic and we were utter shit. 14 year ucl drought
torn ermine
oh yeah we had Lvg
hybrid python
grim thicket
i wouldnt say its worse than our galactico ucl drought tbh
torn ermine
i think he was the one who find xavi and iniesta as a youth
grim thicket
why tf did we sell makelele 
plain elbow
ronald koeman was LVG’s assistant btw 😭
hybrid python
Yeah ik
plain elbow
oh yea makelele, still can’t rap my head around that
torn ermine
i wouldnt say its worse than our galactico ucl drought tbh
we started winning in 1991
you were already winning since the first ever UCL lmao and 5 UCL streak
hybrid python
But lvg worked hard but it didn’t worked for him
grim thicket
zidane said during that time that it doesnt matter if you have a mercedes if you sell its engine, and rightfully so
makelele was the heart of that midfield
after redondo left
plain elbow
it all changed when rijkaard arrived
hybrid python
*Laporta
grim thicket
we started winning in 1991
you were already winning since the first ever UCL lma...
oh so you arent one of those people to bring franco into the conversation. Thats good to hear
torn ermine
the dutch loves cruyff, thats why we got a lot of connection with dutch people
deep down in my heart says otherwise cent
grim thicket
😔
torn ermine
nah jk
alpine socket
grim thicket
but hey even without franco's 5 (which again i am not discounting, but just for the sake of the conversation) we still got 8 trophies, still the highest ever
so meh
torn ermine
i acknowledge post franco era 👍
alpine socket
Woo
grim thicket
i have muller going to psg next year in my fm save
franco was a dictator who supported madrid 🤷♂️
torn ermine
man i dont understand why catalan want to separate from spain tho
grim thicket
and real was considered to be the club that was representing spain against catalonian and basque revolutions
thats about it
plain elbow
right
grim thicket
there is no hard evidence that franco ever threatened someone to not join barca or something like that, altho it may be quite possible
feral palm
The lives of Barcelona players and families, staff, fans etc. used to be threatened by the Spaniards if they were to win a game vs teams like Real or Espanyol
And so there's games of Espanyol beating us by like 10+ goals
grim thicket
lol yea
plain elbow
the history runs deep guys, hence why this is such a rivalry
grim thicket
most of the rivalries in the laliga have stemmed from this, one being for the spanish nation, the other for the revolution
plain elbow
correct
torn ermine
i mean if that shit didnt happen, we wouldn't see el clasico, and this fierce rivalry
grim thicket
unlike the PL where people hate each other for no fookin reason
feral palm
Well not necessarily @torn ermine
torn ermine
hmmm
feral palm
Rivalries form regardless of politics
grim thicket
but manchester is red lads
feral palm
It may not necessarily have been the el clasico we see today
But there would be an equivalent
It's an alternate timeline
grim thicket
yea, it wouldnt have been this heated a rivalry
hybrid python
Lmaoo it has changed now
plain elbow
prem rivalries are far less political, if anyone knows how the north london rivalry started, you would know
hybrid python
The 19’s Classico was real shit
torn ermine
yeah valencia and villareal derby
valencia is white
valencia is yellow :kekw:
alpine socket
Are things still same?
grim thicket
yea the valencia derby, altho valencia was a powerhouse until recently
villareal were kinda insignificant
feral palm
Manchester be like
"I liek blue"
"No red"
"No blue"
torn ermine
athletic bilbao was also spanish giants
plain elbow
the cuper and benitez eras, what a team valencia was.
grim thicket
athletic bilbao was also spanish giants
yea they were the face of the basque revolution
thats another region in spain i think
like catalonia
feral palm
It is yeah
hybrid python
Blaugrana
grim thicket
real madrid, barca and bilbao are the clubs with the most history and political rivalry
torn ermine
england derby mostly are red and blue
but as barcelona fan, we are always neutral in their derby :kekw:
oof, nice map
grim thicket
for a moment i thought where tf is espanyol then i remembered
alpine socket
That's not kinda of Derby
feral palm
Poor granada seems lonely
grim thicket
granada are andalusian right?
grim thicket
im not very sure on granada
torn ermine
most of la liga teams have a crown in their logo
feral palm
Yeah granada andalusian
grim thicket
most of la liga teams have a crown in their logo
thats representing either the king's reign aka spanish unified nation, or their own provinces
grim thicket
Yeah granada andalusian
so they arent lonely, they are just far away lol
torn ermine
ohh
grim thicket
thats why sociedad and bilbao have a heated rivalry
grim thicket
yea, im looking forward to espanyol coming back up tho
how are they doing in laliga smartbank?
torn ermine
marc roca even left them
grim thicket
yeh so theyll surely come up
feral palm
It'll be between them and Mallorca
grim thicket
mallorca was carried by kubo last season
torn ermine
deportivo won 1 la liga 
feral palm
Almeria seem like they'd be the 3rd team they're doing really well
grim thicket
their entire offence depended on kubo
feral palm
I keep up with Almeria a lot this season bc we've got a few players on loan there
grim thicket
man im sad for deportivo
feral palm
And they're doing quite well
grim thicket
mishandling finances
and it all went down the drain
but hey atleast they have more trophies than spurs
alpine socket
grim thicket
any possibility leganes makes it? nearly all their key players left, oscar, roque mesa
is bustinza still there?
torn ermine
yo rayo vallecano dropped too low 😔
feral palm
Yeah he is @grim thicket
feral palm
Leganes got the ex Barca prodigy Jose Arnaiz running the show for them noq
grim thicket
but they got no offensive power anymore
feral palm
Now*
grim thicket
oscar carried that team a lot after MB left
plain elbow
I’d love to see ponferradina in primera, nightmare of a team to play in copa del Rey
feral palm
As much as he could
grim thicket
just like kubo at mallorca
hybrid python
Kubo lmfaoo
feral palm
The top scorer in the league with 11 goals plays for cartagena who are 16th in the league table
grim thicket
kubo should be recalled from villareal imo, and sent to some club where he gets more game time
like huesca maybe
hybrid python
No
feral palm
Ive never seen a top scorer been in such a low ranking team
grim thicket
villareal would never play kubo over chukwueze
plain elbow
young players in the hands of emery, doesn’t sound like a good thing lmao
grim thicket
chukwueze is their own talent while kubo is a loan
feral palm
Kubo and Okazaki would be a sick duo
feral palm
Sunday
hybrid python
Eibar is also my fav club
plain elbow
sunday
grim thicket
oh
feral palm
Late kickoff on sunday
grim thicket
there are no games sunday why tf do they have a late kickoff
hybrid python
My team eibar will win 💉💯
grim thicket
late kickoff is good for me when im in the US, but im in india rn
feral palm
Bc Cadiz vs Getafe is what everyone's gonna be watching that day @grim thicket
plain elbow
we have the early kickoff tommorow, and I won’t be watching thinks to my prof scheduling an exam on a saturday 🤦♂️
alpine socket
Feel that cent
grim thicket
and its like 1:30 next day
feral palm
Late kickoffs are the worst
plain elbow
wtf
hybrid python
Today is good fixture
alpine socket
I stay awake like owl
plain elbow
where do you live centurion?
alpine socket
8:45 pm here nice
grim thicket
late kickoffs are good in EST, coz its like after my work, or a little late lunchtime
grim thicket
where do you live centurion?
Brooklyn, NY
feral palm
We got miles morales over here
alpine socket
Ik
plain elbow
ooof
grim thicket
miles morales wasnt indian
feral palm
The exaggerated swagger of an Indian teen
grim thicket
lmao
alpine socket
Woo
grim thicket
teen? i wish
plain elbow
yea, east coast is always the best for watching european football, when it comes to the time zones
grim thicket
yeah it is
hybrid python
lol
plain elbow
feel bad for some of my california mates
feral palm
Cent lives in the same city as troopz from aftv omg living the dream
grim thicket
where do you live?
torn ermine
i hate asia in terms of football matches
i watched la liga and UCL mostly at 4AM
grim thicket
damn yea
plain elbow
on the east coast, I can wake up at a regular time on weekend to catch the premier league before the barcelona matches, which are usually the late afternoon kickoffs apart from tommorow
grim thicket
like i was awake till 4 in the morning to watch our bilbao game
and i go to sleep before 1 
feral palm
Me being just 1 hour behind Spanish timezone like 
plain elbow
comfy
feral palm
I hate staying up till 8pm for a game I gotta give y'all credit for the grind
alpine socket
Man, I've to pursue my mother every matchday to stay awake
grim thicket
meh u dont get to ditch work to watch games lol
thats boring
when im at the office i sneakily keep a tab open for the game, if im not on lunch
but WFH>>>>
hybrid python
Me being just 1 hour behind Spanish timezone like <:PES_SweatWhat:51333219073038...
Where you from
torn ermine
ireland
hybrid python
Damn Ireland
hybrid python
It’s like 5 am there lol ig
alpine socket
It's kinda right above spain
torn ermine
its above england innit?
grim thicket
i heard kenobi say that dundalk is a bad place to live in for some reason... @feral palm thoughts?
grim thicket
he said something about crime and stuff
grim thicket
oh
feral palm
It's not a nice place
grim thicket
he's irish too, altho idk where
elfin flower
Wrong channel 
grim thicket
yea we were talking about timezones bruh
elfin flower
o
torn ermine
lol
elfin flower
Only PL we can see
alpine socket
Welcome to the club Leo!!
torn ermine
lol
elfin flower
Club huh?
I've been here for a long long time
Also, what the heck was that msg?
alpine socket
I've been in India since my birth
elfin flower
Cent is in India
grim thicket
😔
elfin flower
I've been in India since I was 5
grim thicket
ive been in india from ages birth to 22, so i know the pain
alpine socket
Today India getting humiliated in some other sport, so I hope barca wins so I don't depress
elfin flower
Burh moment
feral palm
Oh is that what's happening
grim thicket
ok so lets not do #indian-chat
elfin flower
Cricket loss is bullshit
elfin flower
31/9 
grim thicket
elfin flower
Anyways, Footy is better
alpine socket
It's like 12-0 in football
elfin flower
elfin flower
10 wickets, 9 gone
grim thicket
thats ajax territory
alpine socket
Worst in our history
elfin flower
For 31 runs
feral palm
Yikes
grim thicket
yea idk cricket rules that much
hybrid python
My twitter timeline is going crazy
Puigblaugrana
elfin flower
Back to footy
...
grim thicket
so when's barca's next UCL humiliation....discuss
elfin flower
Barca is in a good state 😤
alpine socket
Dot that's relatable
elfin flower
We're against PSG
hybrid python
so when's barca's next UCL humiliation....discuss
grim thicket
feral palm
@FuckKoemanIWantXavi is complaining about the cricket all over my timeline with his friend @JordiAlbaIsntALegendBringBackAdriano
alpine socket
Lol
grim thicket
lmao
alpine socket
||Cricket discord|| just gone berserk rn
grim thicket
i need to be active on twitter 😔
only notifs i have on are fabrizio
and US politicians
grim thicket
whats ft?
hybrid python
Football twitter
alpine socket
Twitter is curse
grim thicket
oh
feral palm
Football twitter is a cesspool
grim thicket
oh yes coming to jordi alba
do you guys think he's doing well for his age or on a sharp decline like marcelo?
hybrid python
BeTTEr tHan DAvIes
feral palm
Well.. I know it's not a high standard.. but I think he's been one of our Top 5 players this season
hybrid python
Jordi played well last game
feral palm
He plays well most games
grim thicket
being a top 5 player at barca aint a big deal anymore
alpine socket
He'll do good if he fcking stops only passing to messi
grim thicket
i meant in standards with other UCL quality LBs
feral palm
@alpine socket dude
grim thicket
bruh jordi alba-messi cutback
hybrid python
Better option
feral palm
He's got assists for Braithwaite and De Jong more recently than he's got an assist for messi
hybrid python
Classic
grim thicket
if those didnt happen, barca would be mud
feral palm
But the Alba Messi link is absolutely vital
grim thicket
He's got assists for Braithwaite and De Jong more recently than he's got an assi...
not to forget the clasico assist to fati
hybrid python
Messi build up
feral palm
Yep
alpine socket
Messi is never in pos to score with that link now
feral palm
I gotta say that Koeman seems to be bringing out the best in the fullbacks
grim thicket
jordi alba messi cutback was like the only move at one point, during pep's era
hybrid python
Kinda lol
feral palm
Even when Roberto was playing he was getting goals and assists
grim thicket
4231 suits full backs at the expense of the pivots
look at hendo and wij at liverpool
they cover for the fullbacks going high
and providing width
so that the wingers can cut in
but the no. 10 isnt working as well as before
thats the issue
feral palm
Hard to have the wingers cut in when we have none
grim thicket
exactly lmao
feral palm
Dembele and Ansu out injured and Trincao been underperforming
Trincao can cut in from the right wing
But he somehow ends up at left back
alpine socket
We can expect demebele next week
feral palm
Bc he's dribbling thru everyone
hybrid python
He depends on his dribbles
grim thicket
i like ansu more as a poacher tho, altho he isnt aerially dominant
what happened to the early season coutinho LW hype?
feral palm
Kids only about half way thru puberty he will get some height to be better in the air
grim thicket
alpine socket
Pedri in for him now
hybrid python
Just sell in jan window
alpine socket
His wages are high
elfin flower
Barca wanna ship off Coutinho
grim thicket
koeman uses pedri as a pivot sometimes tho, he drops too deep
feral palm
I don't think there'll be sales in January
elfin flower
elfin flower
Barca wanna ship off Coutinho
...
hybrid python
koeman uses pedri as a pivot sometimes tho, he drops too deep
Played so well in pivot
grim thicket
we need some buys in jan and sell fking isco
hybrid python
It was against osasuna ig
feral palm
There's not gonna be transfer activity until a new president comes in and the elections aren't until last week of January
hybrid python
Oh yeah
elfin flower
I just read the article
hybrid python
We have tusquets
elfin flower
Let me see if I can find it
feral palm
So expect the squad we got rn to be the squad lifting the ucl at the end of May
hybrid python
lol I forget about this dude
feral palm
/s
alpine socket
grim thicket
for Real Madrid i think these transfers should happen :
- Sell Isco, whatever the price
-recall kubo and send him on loan to somewhere he gets more game time
-try for szoboszalai, but not if it costs too much
feral palm
Nah it's bull
hybrid python
for Real Madrid i think these transfers should happen :
- Sell Isco, whatever th...
Szoboszlai has joined Leipzig
grim thicket
onefootball aint a reliable source
feral palm
Every Catalan journalist came out and called cap on it today
elfin flower
for Real Madrid i think these transfers should happen :
- Sell Isco, whatever th...
Thanks for your wifi password Cent 
hybrid python
grim thicket
lol
hybrid python
grim thicket
Szoboszlai has joined Leipzig
has it been finalised? i dont think so...currently leipzig, arsenal and madrid are all pushig for him
feral palm
Absolute scenes when Matheus Fernandes is holding the Copa Del Rey, Spanish Super Cup, La Liga and Champions League trophies in his arms next May
grim thicket
and by madrid i mean zidane
feral palm
Yeah it is finalised
hybrid python
has it been finalised? i dont think so...currently leipzig, arsenal and madrid a...
It is man
feral palm
They announced yesterday
grim thicket
oh
torn ermine
https://twitter.com/ScouseSocialism/status/1339987472407810049?s=19
i really hate PL fans
Twitter
grim thicket
ok then, the other two
we dont need huge transfer moves, just sell isco and get kubo a better loan
hybrid python
The moment I saw it’s a lfc fan .l.
grim thicket
i think Miguel Gutierrez is good enough to be promoted to the senior squad as a backup LB, he could cover for mendy on rotations
and antonio blanco as a backup CM
hybrid python
grim thicket
ah alright
hybrid python
🔝 player
grim thicket
what do you guys think of Miguel and Blanco?
imo even Chust should be promoted, keep him as a backup CB in case of injuries
feral palm
I don't keep up with castilla so I wouldn't know them much I just hope for your sake that they're better than that Marvin mf who played at the start of the season
hybrid python
what do you guys think of Miguel and Blanco?
Blanco is underperforming
grim thicket
i had hopes that we would keep miguel baeza as a backup cm to give blanco more time to develop with castilla. But we sold him to vigo
feral palm
Getafe's top youth prospect atm is an Irish guy with 4 first names I find it pretty amusing
His name is John Joe Patrick Finn
hybrid python
I mean you can’t give Casemiro place like that
grim thicket
blanco is ofc very inexperienced
ofc he wont replace casemiro
but say in case of suspensions or injuries
hybrid python
He isn’t good defensively
grim thicket
he could play in a double pivot besides a more defensively astute mid.....and he does need to improve his tackling technique
he commits fouls a lot
way too much
grim thicket
🤷♂️ as long as there are trophies, who cares
thats winning mentality
i heard some 3rd tier club manager was complaining that we were playing reinier and rodrygo with the U19s last year
torn ermine
another PL fan
plain elbow
marvin park, seems like a promising talent
hybrid python
It’s the cfc guy lool
grim thicket
he will need a lot of time
he looked like a deer in front of headlights when he got subbed in against sociedad
he lacked confidence
grim thicket
another PL fan <:facepalm:606540536773607474>
the only reason i dont go into #football-chat nowadays
im sry to say
plain elbow
hopefully he’ll get some more chances, more so when copa del rey kicks on again
elfin flower
football chat is full of toxicity and 🧂
torn ermine
there are some sensible PL fan, but there are some that got cocky thinking they are the best @grim thicket
grim thicket
yeah he should
plain elbow
lol don’t mind the chelsea fans
grim thicket
he is a good talent, he just needs some time with the senior squad to settle in
grim thicket
it was kinda freaky by zidane to sub him in on the first laliga game of the season that too against sociedad lol
plain elbow
that game lacked some sort of energy so I can see why he’d bring on a youngster
grim thicket
yeah but unlike arribas who was a more well known name in the squad, marvin was like out of the blue
and he subbed off rodrygo to bring in marvin
plain elbow
reminds me a bit of araujo’s debut 💀
alpine socket
@elfin flower humiliated 39 all out
plain elbow
he was sent off
elfin flower
<@730806202107428947> humiliated 39 all out
Shami injured
grim thicket
oh lol
elfin flower
Not all out
grim thicket
alpine socket
Oh but the same lol
plain elbow
scenes if madrid call back reguilon though
plain elbow
glorified loan
plain elbow
they’ll have to pay quite a fee to bring him back lmao
grim thicket
buyback is 40m i think
worth it if he's doing well
itll be like worth 10m, since we sold for 30
plain elbow
and they can finally move marcelo on
grim thicket
im worried about us trying to ship bale tho....its gonna be difficult trying to find suitors for him
grim thicket
bale will be back next season again, with his super massive 650k pw salary
no 1 year
torn ermine
lol
grim thicket
rn we are paying half of it
plain elbow
no option to buy??
torn ermine
wait is bale on loan?
grim thicket
i dont think so
torn ermine
bale :handshake: zidane
best relationship :thumbsup:
grim thicket
he just doesnt have that mentality anymore
he just doesnt care
people blamed madrid for treating bale badly, they didnt know half of it
torn ermine
i mean when was the first time bale become like this?
plain elbow
bale has been beyond finished at madrid, but he doesn’t deserve to be scapegoated
torn ermine
what cause him to be like this?
torn ermine
bruh
plain elbow
he’s clearly been carried away by those wages they put him on as well
grim thicket
it started in 2016/17, kinda went okayish in 17/18
and then fell apart once CR7 left
bale was supposed to be the heir to ronaldo's throne
and he failed miserably
torn ermine
you know, after that 2014 copa del rey final, that was the first time i acknowledged bale. And the next time we faced them, i always feared bale shooting and pace
he was deadly
grim thicket
oooh the bartra mud
torn ermine
lol
grim thicket
wait lemme find that gif
plain elbow
bale always put in a shift against us, remember that banger in 17/18 at the camp nou?
torn ermine
lol yeah
grim thicket
wtf i cant find it lol
plain elbow
no piss off with the gifs 😂
grim thicket
that was a legendary run tho
plain elbow
god that still brings me nightmares
grim thicket
he started of a couple yards behind bartra, knocked the ball past him, and zoooom
absolutely unbelievable
more than a couple yards id say
plain elbow
tata martino nearly ran on the pitch himself in pure rage
torn ermine
lol
grim thicket
i did too
grim thicket
i ws like, wtf did i just see
alpine socket
That was crazy
grim thicket
legend says, bartra is still running to catch bale
alpine socket
plain elbow
bartra was beyond scapegoated by the media during those weeks, that didn’t help as well lmao
grim thicket
like bale was so fast, he couldnt even make a tactical foul to stop him
it wasnt rlly bartra's fault
plain elbow
oh cmon, busquets would’ve needed a motorcycle in any hopes of catching bale
grim thicket
just like marcelo, doesnt have that athleticism anymore
grim thicket
but yeah busquets wouldve never even gotten close to bale
grim thicket
yeah, marcelo doesnt even care about defending nowadays
plain elbow
marcelo has nothing now, madrid basically play with 10 men when he’s on the pitch.
grim thicket
before he used to push himself for goalline saves and stuff
torn ermine
marcelo looks like he is playing a charity match where legend vs legend
hybrid python
Back when he used to provide the best crosses
grim thicket
when i see us losing the ball and marcelo and LV at the back while everybdy has moved forward against Shakhtar: 
torn ermine
lol
plain elbow
hehe
grim thicket
marcelo looks like he is playing a charity match where legend vs legend <:kekw:6...
oo i saw one of those games live
like at the bernabeu
i think it was roma vs us
torn ermine
i remember roberto carlos flick the ball, and long pass to the other wing side
plain elbow
anyway though, I could see reguilon starting over mendy if he returns. the guy is a top top talent.
grim thicket
mendy and reguilon are very close in terms of talent, but both serve a different purpose
mendy is more like a traditional fullback, physical and strong on defence, likes to stay back and underlaps
while reguilon is like a wing back
plain elbow
if anything, reguilon fits a lot of our criteria, too bad he’s a madridista
plain elbow
yea
grim thicket
if only could we somehow fuse the two
like dragon ball z or something lmao
imagine mendy and reguilon dancing like this
torn ermine
lol
plain elbow
now in terms of other signings, idk where madrid stand with this whole mbappe/haaland, or camavinga stuff
grim thicket
FerGio ReguiNdy
torn ermine
its a W for madrid to have buyback clause on reguilon, so madrid can observe how is reguilon doing
grim thicket
now in terms of other signings, idk where madrid stand with this whole mbappe/ha...
nobody does, not even madrid. But i can say the priorities are mbappe, haaland, camaviga in that order
altho i feel we need camavinga more
since we have literally no other natural DMs in the team besides Casemiro
torn ermine
haaland? oh please no ffs
plain elbow
I don’t see how all three can get done honestly. More so if la liga keep up with the covid restrictions on transfers
grim thicket
ya i think camavinga should be a top priority for us rn
he is great in possession and great while retrieving the ball
covers casemiro's on-ball weaknesses too
torn ermine
who knows if our next president will have a good relationship with raiola 
grim thicket
kroos wont have to work as hard with camavinga playing instead of casemiro
grim thicket
kroos is like a well oiled machine
he is super efficient at what he does
and he doesnt try stupid stuff
torn ermine
he played safe and great 👍
grim thicket
he drops deep into the backline to provide manpower in buildup, he is press resistant, never gives away the ball, and he is crucial for making the switches between the wings
torn ermine
one of the most composure players
grim thicket
my laptop just said no and went off
lmao
How many times this season have you seen this play:
mend, vini/hazard, benzema buildup through the left wing, the overload it with ramos moving slightly forward and kroos drifting towards the back and centre. Then the ball is passed back to kroos and he quickly pings the long pass to Carvajal/LV
torn ermine
lol
torn ermine
benzema is the best false 9 rn
torn ermine
come on now its debatable with messi
i dont watch stefano, so i wont say anything about him
grim thicket
messi played more like a winger or a "false 10" start as a 10 but then drift wide to load the wing and combine with the fullback
grim thicket
i dont watch stefano, so i wont say anything about him
me neither lol, thats the general consensus
grim thicket
ya now its kinda different lmao
he does everything
the moment i saw messi dropping deep to defend in the clasico was the moment i knew i had seen it all
torn ermine
but i gotta say benzema is certainly one of the best false 9
hybrid python
torn ermine
he used to score goals like a 9
and providing assist at the same time
grim thicket
he certainly is, i wish he didnt drift too far wide nowadays tho, stayed between the channels and in the box
torn ermine
but his finishing has been off since like the modern era
grim thicket
since we need a presence in the box as our game relies a lot on crossing
torn ermine
the late 2010s i would say
torn ermine
ozil and benzema sacrificed a lot for ronaldo
grim thicket
when he came to real madrid from lyon at the start, he was more of a poacher
oh cmon ozil didnt sacrifice, ronaldo made ozil and ozil made ronaldo
torn ermine
you know how i love ozil so much back in the day, its annoying we have to go against ozil
grim thicket
it was a perfect partnership
torn ermine
yes cent that wasnt what i mean, maybe i cant put into words
grim thicket
yeah i understand
hybrid python
Ozil best game was when we won 4-3 in bernabeu
grim thicket
i was so pissed that we sold ozil, but in hindsight we won a threepeat so meh
hybrid python
Easily the best Madrid player that day
grim thicket
another of my fav players during that time, Xabi Fuckin Alonso
oh and that reminds me of a poll i saw on the real madrid server
warm marten
Holy shit yea those pings
torn ermine
@warm marten are you the chelsea fan?
warm marten
Yes im a chelsea fan but im not jack
grim thicket
who would u prefer more: Casemiro or Xabi Alonso?
torn ermine
Yes im a chelsea fan but im not jack
okay okay i understand, sorry
warm marten
Alonso all day, I dont like casemeiro
grim thicket
why not?
grim thicket
its a very difficult question tbh
warm marten
I dont like his style
grim thicket
both have their own qualities
torn ermine
but casemiro got 3 UCL in his name so.....
warm marten
And i hv followed xabi a lot more
grim thicket
both are defensively strong and solid in technique
Xabi is more comfortable on the ball than casemiro and a better long passer
Casemiro is much much more defensively minded
warm marten
Im not taking anything away from casemiro
Hes a real baller
Only ball winning dm ive ever liked is kante
grim thicket
but yeah i think i would take Xabi over Casemiro too
warm marten
And thats biased
grim thicket
Only ball winning dm ive ever liked is kante
not makelele ?
grim thicket
well makelele himself said that kante was better than him, but still makelele is the legend
ofc
hybrid python
Iconic scenes man
coarse ocean
Hello. I like Real Madrid
torn ermine
Hello. I like Real Madrid
i am sad :((
pure adder
hey guys visca barca
torn ermine
VISCA BARCA 
torn ermine
fuck off cent 😡
grim thicket
torn ermine
light void
Can't watch the match because the TVs at the new house and not here
feral palm
alpine socket
Can u find de Jong there?
feral palm
Idk what we're playing
alpine socket
I mean, de Jong has been our best for last two matches
feral palm
4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 i guess
hybrid python
4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 i guess
Probably a 4-3-3 with the CEO of pointless turns and Pedri as interiors
(Coutinho I mean)
alpine socket
Freddy is upset
torn ermine
this is way too attacking i would say
alpine socket
If Coutinho grabs a goal, we'll see him starting for a month for sure
