la-liga

[ancient turtle]

pretty good for yall

[devout geyser]

Aduriz is my favorite footballer of all time

[icy jolt]

It'll be Muniain for me

[devout geyser]

Muniain is defo top 3 for me

[ancient turtle]

honestly my favorite footballer besides messi is prolly yaya toure

[devout geyser]

I remember we used to have Javi Martinez, Ander Herrera, Iker Muniain, and Aritz Aduriz in same team

together

[ancient turtle]

yea that squad was fun

i was definitely tuned in

[devout geyser]

we beat Fergie's United

twice

[icy jolt]

But lost to Atleti in the UEL final

[devout geyser]

that probably made United buy Herrera

[devout geyser]

Atleti and Barca in space of 3 days

[icy jolt]

Yes

[devout geyser]

[icy jolt]

Last season too

Real Sociedad and Barcelona

[devout geyser]

I swear we are cursed in CDR

[icy jolt]

I'm cool with Barcelona

[ancient turtle]

im ready to see what betis,sociedad and sevilla do next season

[devout geyser]

im not happy with Sociedad lol

but I did cheer for them vs United

I usually cheer for all Spanish clubs in Europe

in Spain, only Bilbao

I wanted Eibar to stay up though

[ancient turtle]

true

[devout geyser]

and Valladolid

and even Huesca

[ancient turtle]

but they somehow always fall

[devout geyser]

kinda sad those 3 went down

[ancient turtle]

valencia went down alot also

[devout geyser]

Valencia oh dear

[grave glen]

my predictions

1. Atlético De Madrid
2. Sevilla
3. Real Madrid
4. Barcelona
5. Sociedad
6. Betis
7. Bilbao

[devout geyser]

that club is in shambles rn

[ancient turtle]

pretty good

[devout geyser]

imagine if the competition was Europa League

[plain elbow]

who do y'all see being relegated this season?

[devout geyser]

feel like Mallorca

they are a yoyo club

[grave glen]

Valencia

[devout geyser]

nah

not Valencia

Alaves maybe

[grave glen]

lol imagine

[devout geyser]

I feel like Rayo gonna stay up

Espanyol defo staying up

[broken bay]

Real Madrid are finishing above Sevilla lmao

[grave glen]

nah bro

we are playing with the same players for 3 years

[devout geyser]

@plain elbow I think Mallorca, Alaves, and Elche could go down

[plain elbow]

my three going down this upcoming season are mallorca, alaves, and getafe.

[devout geyser]

Getafe?

[frank robin]

getafe?

[ancient turtle]

valencia went from 4th,9th to 13th 14th in the span of a few years

[devout geyser]

tbh they lost Bordalas

[grave glen]

Elche ans Alavés staying up and Deportivo La Coruña still in the 3rd division is a miracle

[plain elbow]

why do I think getafe will go down? solemnly because they reappointed michel, whose literal crap.

[grave glen]

i expect them to get relagated

[devout geyser]

Bordalas was only one keeping that club alive tbh

[frank robin]

that is what wil happen

[plain elbow]

mhmm

[devout geyser]

imagine Valencia going down

that will be brutal

[frank robin]

yh

[ancient turtle]

honestly i dont want them to but its a big chance

[frank robin]

that would be sad

[grave glen]

W

[grave glen]

of course

[devout geyser]

Rayo gonna stay up I think

wait guys

[plain elbow]

michel was a legendary player, but an awful AWFUL manager lol.

[devout geyser]

do you think Cadiz gonna have 2nd season syndrome

[plain elbow]

maybe

[frank robin]

nah

[grave glen]

maybe

[ancient turtle]

maybe

[frank robin]

maybe

[plain elbow]

I think Cadiz could potentially finish lower in the table than they did last season.

[grave glen]

Elche staying up is a miracle

[devout geyser]

ngl but

say anything you want but

Huesca deserves respect imo

they looked like they would get relegated easily

but they actually fought hard

yeah they went down

but still

[grave glen]

ye lol

[plain elbow]

shame they didn't keep pacheta

[devout geyser]

Rafa Mir was huge for them though

[ancient turtle]

how do you guys think granada will do?

[devout geyser]

eh

probably similar position

as last season

[plain elbow]

now, huesca appointed nacho ambriz, who's literally an average manager from liga mx.

[devout geyser]

Rayo Vallecano might stay up

I think they will

got a feeling

[frank robin]

losing him will hurt them

[plain elbow]

I think fran escriba is improvised enough to keep Elche up, we'll see if the quality of the players they have can do the job.

[devout geyser]

Alaves got Calleja

feel like they are doomed

[frank robin]

lol

[devout geyser]

that man got sacked like 3 times by Villarreal

[frank robin]

lmao

[devout geyser]

honestly dont know why Alaves got rid of Machin

[plain elbow]

well, calleja is only a slight upgrade to abelardo fernandez lol

[devout geyser]

replacing Machin with Abelardo was just an absolute circus

[frank robin]

yh

[devout geyser]

guys MD1 predictions for La Liga, matches are:
Valencia-Getafe
Osasuna-Espanyol
Mallorca-Betis
Cadiz-Levante
Alaves-Real Madrid
Celta-Atletico
Barcelona-Sociedad
Sevilla-Rayo
Villarreal-Granada
Elche-Bilbao

[ancient turtle]

sevilla and rayo seems like a good matchup

but i think sevilla will come out

[devout geyser]

my predictions are
Valencia 1-1 Getafe
Osasuna 0-0 Espanyol
Mallorca 0-2 Betis
Cadiz 1-0 Levante
Alaves 0-2 Real Madrid
Celta 1-1 Atleti
Barca 2-2 Sociedad
Sevilla 3-1 Rayo
Villarreal 2-1 Granada
Elche 0-1 Bilbao

[frank robin]

hmm

we will see

[devout geyser]

remember Celta always make it tough for Atleti

[frank robin]

yh

celta are tough opponents for the big teams

[ancient turtle]

true

[devout geyser]

you know bottom La Liga teams are actually hard for big 3

[ancient turtle]

they sometimes even gave barca problems

[devout geyser]

because park the bus

[frank robin]

they beat barca last season right?

[ancient turtle]

I think so

[devout geyser]

yup

[frank robin]

they put barca out of the title race i think

[devout geyser]

yeah

[ancient turtle]

ye

levante also

[frank robin]

levante

😐

[ancient turtle]

gives barca problems when they play well

but thats occasionally

[tender delta]

What

Rafa Mir was kicked out of barca because of personality problem right?

[devout geyser]

yes

[frank robin]

yes

personality problems

[tender delta]

Dang

[devout geyser]

La Liga is entering dark ages

[slender olive]

if we beat juve tommorow i will eat my hat

i am expecting a heavy loss

Barcelona 0-2 Juventus is my prediction

[devout geyser]

its a friendly

shouldnt matter

[empty willow]

^

[thin ivy]

Morale matters

Not that big tho

[lucid meadow]

friendly should matter, especially one where you field your first team

gives a rough idea how you’d do once the season begins, though not always accurate

reminds me of when ATM put seven in los blancos net in a pre-season game

[devout geyser]

yeah lol

everyone said Real was fucked

but they ended up winning La Liga

[rose ginkgo]

ATM are clear favs for La Liga next szn tbh

[lucid meadow]

they’re also keeping trippier according to sources

which means their chief chance creator stays

• serie A’s best creator will also play for them

[rose ginkgo]

plus they have de paul now

and we rma are in a tranisiton phase with both our main centre backs gone and barcelona is welp...so if atm doesnt win this time

they would have bottled it

yo do u guys think a super league will happen?

i mean a super league with a top 4 qualification thingy but not under uefa control which makes it different from the CL

[lucid meadow]

not soon

[rose ginkgo]

true

[lucid meadow]

but in the next 5 years it’ll be at football’s door

but that depends largely on PL teams

[rose ginkgo]

honestly wouldnt have bothered about esl anyways had la liga not beeen so tight with their rules and regulations not just regarding fcb and rma but the smaller clubs as well

[lucid meadow]

with their income they don’t really need extra money from a source fans dislike

but no one says no to extra money

[rose ginkgo]

like la liga is so shit at marketing their products

leeds has more marketing than the damn europa league winners

[lucid meadow]

even ATM earns less than villa or some

[rose ginkgo]

betis has a rich owner but they cant improve their team much due to

the financial rules in la liga or smth

honestly I think super league would have been supported by more non PL clubs had Perez not be an absolute dumbass in marketing it

idk whats wrong w Perez these days

someone youthful like Laporta would have been a better presenter

[devout geyser]

Laporta isnt youthful though

he has years of experience in business

he used to be at helm of Barca in like 2006

[rose ginkgo]

sorry not youthful exactly

i meant a charming presenter

he is younger than perez and speaks well

[devout geyser]

feel like La Liga has to sort out its commercials

and sponsors

they are so inconsistent

[icy jolt]

Yes

It's becoming a marketing farce

Or more like a disaster?

[devout geyser]

you cant just have someone like Barcelona switch from Unicef to Rakuten then to whoever

in couple of years

like pick one and stick with it

you wont get your sponsor deals ruined

have 1 main sponsor

and some minor sponsors

having multiple mains will make tensions

[lucid meadow]

spanish fans weren’t against ESL though

i hardly saw or read any protests inside spain itself

[lucid meadow]

"Young people are no longer interested in football. They have other platforms on which to distract themselves," Perez said.

[void venture]

Barca fan here, even though Messi leaving is a sad loss, I hope the teams in La Liga would be more attacking as every team is almost on the same level of quality.

Besides Barca, the Madrids teams. What exciting attacking teams in La Liga do you guys recommend watching? I want a team that is sort of an underdog and plays exciting football?

[lucid meadow]

watch la Real

[icy jolt]

Real Sociedad

Small club but pretty good

[lucid meadow]

already said

[icy jolt]

Or Real Betis

Sevilla might be your choice though

[lucid meadow]

Betis is the epitome of attack with no defence so that’s your best choice

[void venture]

Real?

[lucid meadow]

Real Sociedad

[void venture]

So,

• Real Sociedad
• Real Betis
• Sevilla
  which ones are more attacking? Is Bilbao attacking?

[lucid meadow]

balanced

both sevilla and atletico bilbao are balanced

[slender olive]

Atalanta arent in la liga but i reccomend them

[ripe field]

atleti

[lucid meadow]

betis is the most attacking team

[ripe field]

/j

[void venture]

Simeone is a low block coach?

[lucid meadow]

ATM has a good structure though. if you’re into analytics and studying tactics i recommend them

[lucid meadow]

he is

[void venture]

So both Betis and Real Sociedad (La Real)?

[lucid meadow]

yep

[void venture]

because so I can reserve my schedule to watch those games.

whatabout Villareal?

[lucid meadow]

good team but not so interesting

[lucid meadow]

i have two more recommendations for you

celta vigo and shakhtar donetsk

and OGC nice if you’re interested in ligue 1

[plain elbow]

apart from the typical upper table teams mentioned, keep an eye on celta de vigo, newly promoted espanyol (our slightly noisy neighbors 🤢), and valencia with jose bordalas.

[lucid meadow]

slightly noisy is an understatement

[void venture]

Why celta vigo? Are they attacking?

I love Shaktar Donetsk because De Zerbi just moved from Sassuolo. Are you going to watch their 2nd leg against Genk?

[lucid meadow]

a good coach and a good/interesting first team lineup

[lucid meadow]

yes

de Zerbi has a golden future

[void venture]

How did you know him? I watched a TIFO video about him then started watching Sassuolo in his last games of managment.

[lucid meadow]

OGC nice also have a very good/interesting first team lineup

[lucid meadow]

sassuolo

[void venture]

Attacking?

[lucid meadow]

same

[void venture]

He's those hidden gem of managers that the media doesn't always mention.

[plain elbow]

they became a very balanced side when they made the managerial change early last season.

[void venture]

I'm currently watching the Betis vs Roma. Is there any way to watch the full match replays?

[lucid meadow]

Stengs, Lemina, Thuram, Kluivert, Dolberg, Gouiri

this is their attack and midfield next season

they also bought melvin bard and todibo

[gusty marsh]

Thuram left gladbach?

[void venture]

Is there any way to watch full match?

[plain elbow]

umm, whatever you find on youtube could be your best bet ig. maybe they’ve got official replay of complete matches there, doubt it though.

[lucid meadow]

live or re-watch ?

[lucid meadow]

another thuram

[void venture]

rewatch.

[lucid meadow]

no idea about re-watch unfortunately

[void venture]

I missed Shaktar's last league game.

[lucid meadow]

you could search on google to see if anything pops up

[inner gorge]

Faxxxxxxxxxxxx

[lucid meadow]

did they play against genk

[void venture]

2-1

2 away goals

[devout geyser]

Sevilla

they play high quality football

I would also keep an eye on Levante.

[devout geyser]

we are balanced

[void venture]

I recommend Al Sadd since Xavi is the coach.

[devout geyser]

we attack when we need to

and defend when we need to

[void venture]

(Excluding: Barca, Real M, ATL M)
Attacking: Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Levante
Balanced: Celta Vigo, Bilbao, Sevilla, Villareal, Valencia

[lucid meadow]

yep

celta is the most interesting one in the list

[inner gorge]

Real sociedad, betis, villa, granada, celta, levante, sevilla

Bilbao can be top 5 but idk what's stopping them

[icy jolt]

[lucid meadow]

[grave glen]

Damn

Got delete

[frank robin]

lol

[void scarab]

messi conference now?

he crying

[inland hound]

F

[frank robin]

no heart

[hollow kestrel]

Maybe they dont want him to leave

Will the juventus-barca game be available to watch?

[frank robin]

he is saying he wanted a 50% pay cut but barca did not agree

[grave glen]

Even if Messi played for free it still won’t be enough

[frank robin]

yh

[thin ivy]

Messi press con just finished

[frank robin]

barca brought out all their trophies

[void scarab]

it's all over

[alpine socket]

that was just 40 mins

[tepid hemlock]

how does that work

[chilly heron]

Hi

[hollow kestrel]

“Barcas wage to revenue ratio is currently at around 115% . Even without Messi’s wages, its still 95%. La Liga’s salary cap is set at 70% So even if Messi played for free, Barca couldnt register him”
(Tw rajsinghchohan”

[thin ivy]

Just let go of everyonr

[hollow kestrel]

And let Messi do everything by himself 😂

[tepid hemlock]

and you're saying RM is at 70%?

with bale and eden?

anyway, i dont get it

barca offered messi a contract

what did they think will happen

that la liga will just cave and let go of the cap?

[hollow kestrel]

Im not saying that 😄 sources on twitter does 😄

[tepid hemlock]

am aware, just asking :P

[hollow kestrel]

you see even without Messi barca is at 95% so its still difficult to register others aswell

but couldnt they sold a few people and make it 95% WITH Messi and then try to register them is my question

[alpine socket]

https://mobile.twitter.com/rajsinghchohan/status/1424318327791529987

I don't understand too lol. Even if we are now 95%, we have to reduce it to 70% which is only possible with reduction or selling. That means we may not able to register new players too

Raj Chohan (@rajsinghchohan)

Just to clear something up about Messi playing for free (he shouldn’t have to). Barca’s wage to revenue ratio is currently at around 115%. Even without Messi’s wages, it’s still 95%. La Liga’s salary cap is set at 70%. So even if Messi played for free,Barca couldn’t register him.

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Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 10:35 AM

[hollow kestrel]

yeah thats the case Barca may not be able to register the new players aswell

but they did the necessary assesments for it according to Laporta

[still pagoda]

https://twitter.com/MadridXtra/status/1346256786727313412

Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra)

PSG have told Ramos that they will build a team with him and Messi.
@jpedrerol [🥉]

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Twitter · Jan 5, 2021, 12:46 AM

peep the date

[alpine socket]

I wonder if Laporta didn't knew this. He is the president of one of world's top most football club and how can they ignore this until last day

[hollow kestrel]

Ramos already followed Messi on insta a few days ago

[fiery sail]

I'm sad

[fading ember]

Yeah real don’t overpay

Umtiti earns more than benzema and Casemiro

I think this will give you enough context

Of how real are below 70%

And barca are above 100%

[fading ember]

Yeah Depay, Kün, Emerson and Garcia can only play in friendlies as of now, they can’t play in La liga or UCL

[fading ember]

He was made president in the end of March only pal

It’s bartomeus fault

He fucked the club by giving crazy wages to all the players

And paying 100 million+ for Dembele coutinho and griezmann

[alpine socket]

Is he so clueless that he can't measure salary limit? He was just giving us fake hopes

[hollow kestrel]

did this happen because they signed with agüero and depay and emerson before messi?

[alpine socket]

no

[fading ember]

Dude

It’s not easy

To manage finances so fucked up

Laporta inherited a club in shambles

And what do you mean by “false hope”

[alpine socket]

I know. But he knew the issue already I guess. It doesn't matter if he has the resources to solve it or not

[fading ember]

He said clearly that after the inspector only they found out how bad condition it was.
And what “false hope” did he give you?

I am pretty sure he no where said he will fix the club in 3 months

[alpine socket]

whos talking about the club issue. I did say they he'll renew messi at any cost. Now salary limit was already known ofc he is pres.

[thin ivy]

PSG literally has no reason not to win a treble

[fading ember]

He said he will “try his best”.
It couldn’t happen in the end.
That’s it.

[torn ermine]

i really need to used to seeing ramos and messi playing together 😂

i want to see goal celebration

how would they hug

LMAO

[fading ember]

I am excited for it can’t lie

[torn ermine]

same

lol

[hollow kestrel]

Ramos standing up for Messi is gonna be interesting and entertaining to watch

[hollow kestrel]

Same lol

[alpine socket]

Man, I can't imagine if PSG draws FCB in UCL

[fading ember]

They can’t draw each other in group stage

[twin reef]

Damn!

[fading ember]

Knockouts we will find out in December

[torn ermine]

okay i cant see this

not for today ffs

[grave glen]

Today is also a game vs Juve

[fading ember]

Yeah I cried on it can’t lie

Anyway,
Best of luck to him at PSG

[void scarab]

nobody rlly cares about the juve game anymore 😔

[fading ember]

And we need to get a proper rebuild from the ground up

[void scarab]

too busy crying

[hollow kestrel]

Oofff it would be very sad BUT I must admit I kinda wanna see how Messi will play against Barca

[fading ember]

Neymar Messi Mbappe(if he stays) against umtiti and lenglet

I think we all know how it will end up

[grave glen]

I swear if I see a Pique - Lenglet today koeman needs@to get sacked immediately.

[hollow kestrel]

Rip Di maria

[fading ember]

Di Maria will probably be a supper sub and occasional starter for PSG now

[inner gorge]

Bruh I was busy with school work

What did i miss

[fading ember]

Unless poch uses a front four

[fading ember]

Messi crying, saying goodbye, etc

[inner gorge]

I ain't gonna watch or else imma cry with him

[fading ember]

Nothing too dramatic really he didn’t say anything controversial

[inner gorge]

searches barca channel in YT

[hollow kestrel]

Youll cry probably I almost did

[fading ember]

I did actually cry it was sad

[torn ermine]

https://twitter.com/MLMattnicks/status/1424320257641037832?s=20

Matt ⚽🔴🔰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@MLMattnicks)

@FabrizioRomano I mean, you could've played for free if you loved the club as much as you say 👀

Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 10:43 AM

ah yes i expect this kind of comments

[hollow kestrel]

He couldnt play even for free but even tho he could do these people realise its also his career, job you know

[torn ermine]

there is a saying "haters just gonna hate"

its pointless

well, good luck la pulga 🙏

[hollow kestrel]

Yeah yeah exactly the best thing to do is to ignore them

[torn ermine]

i am blessed to born in a time where i can enjoy watching him

[frank robin]

yh

[torn ermine]

thanks

[alpine socket]

https://twitter.com/barcacentre/status/1424334641503293440?s=19

barcacentre (@barcacentre)

Official: Sergio Agüero has a right calf injury and will undergo more tests to find out the exact extent of the injury. [fcb]

Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 11:40 AM

IM. DED.

[frank robin]

he kicked his TV

[hollow kestrel]

He wasnt registered anyways

[alpine socket]

https://mobile.twitter.com/ReshadRahman_/status/1424335053308547073

Reshad Rahman (@ReshadRahman_)

❗️Aguero and Lenglet both out for today’s Gamper due to injuries. Coutinho given the green light. #FCB

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https://mobile.twitter.com/barcacentre/status/1424334734738530309

barcacentre (@barcacentre)

Official: Clément Lenglet has a tendon problem in his right knee and is ruled out with his return depending on his recovery. [fcb]

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Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 11:40 AM

[void scarab]

[still pagoda]

why are you sad?

you should be happy

[void scarab]

messi

ofc happy about lenglet lol

[still pagoda]

yeah

[alpine socket]

Today's Barca's match will be very very interesting, can't wait.

[signal vector]

you know it's bad when even Real Madrid fans cry for Messi

[fading ember]

https://twitter.com/reshadrahman_/status/1424337694591791110?s=21

Reshad Rahman (@ReshadRahman_)

(🌕) JUST IN: Messi will sign for PSG, his arrival to Paris is now being finalized. @SaberDesfa #Transfers 🇦🇷⏳

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Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 11:52 AM

[ancient turtle]

that conference had a true man tear up so much jesus.

and just signed with psg. good luck messi

[alpine socket]

If this was going on in July, things could have been more smooth and slow. Now it's kinda race

[grave glen]

Good luck to him, but don’t want PSG to win the UCL 👍

[signal vector]

fucks sake

I'm just trying to post a Kroos quote

Toni Kroos: "Real Madrid ALWAYS want the best players. It wouldn't surprise me if Mbappe arrives later this month."
@BILD

[stiff fjord]

because
no messi = less viewers = less money

[fading ember]

You need to have 2-4 million role

[signal vector]

yeah fair

[tender delta]

He probably got a fight with mes si becase he’s leaving

[signal vector]

nah it's just sad to me

[stiff fjord]

There's a couple of reasons

[signal vector]

I've always respected Messi immensely and it hurts to see him cry

[stiff fjord]

but that is the ultimate reason between rivals

[fading ember]

If that’s a joke- na not funny at all
If you are serious- No.

[tender delta]

Oh

I wonder how he literally got injured

[torn ermine]

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1424342785298247681?s=19

Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)

Tottenham opened talks days ago for Lautaro Martinez offering €70m, also Atletico asked for Lautaro. He’s a real target for Spurs - Inter now say they’ve no intention to sell him this summer. 🚨🇦🇷 #THFC

After selling Lukaku to Chelsea, Inter plan is to keep Lautaro Martinez.

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Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 12:12 PM

atletico targeting lautaro

👀

[tepid hemlock]

yes, inter said that after hakimi too

[torn ermine]

no way inter is losing lautaro, hakimi and lukaku in this window 😳

[ripe field]

maybe even de vrij

[tepid hemlock]

its all fun and games until barella ;]

[fading ember]

What will Atlético do with Suárez lautaro and Felix

Simeone only plays 2 forwards

[inner gorge]

bruh

we dont need lautaro

prolly a suarez back up

since dembele's loan is over

[fading ember]

70 million for a suarez back up is too much Imo

[warm delta]

a fan broke his knees or what ?

[hybrid python]

He should’ve also got farewell today

[still pagoda]

Predicted lineup vs Milan

Imagine we don't win 💀

[hybrid python]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/290536706132672514/873907835132579870/E8RNHXlXsAQBq2x.png

[inland hound]

[tender delta]

EH LAPORTA PLS

[still pagoda]

?

[prime gust]

?

[void tapir]

@sudden crypt is from Kenya and they support Barcelona! Welcome to the chat!

[fading ember]

We couldn’t afford messi and you are asking for a 70 million player😭

[native sandal]

we can't even register our free signings, current wages represent 95% of our income, and we need to lower it to 70% by selling players and lowering salaries

[lucid meadow]

yep

65-70%

[tender delta]

Nothing

[sacred prawn]

How to kill a Barcelona fan:

step one: Make Messi cry

dies

[grave glen]

Or crush their club like 2-8 barca v bayern

[rigid tinsel]

or make a comeback every year like with roma and liverpool

[still pagoda]

Marcelo and Isco starting..

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-walter-crying-walter-dying-gif-20964719

[inland hound]

Start miguel

[grave glen]

and so it ends

as devastating this is as a barca fan, would like to see how Laporta and Koeman go about the rebuild for the coming seasons

and how the mentality of the players shift now that ther is no Messi to bail them out week in week out

[torn ermine]

very excited with our youngsters and the rebuild

[grave glen]

can't be excited for long when i realize we stil employ umtiti, lenglet, roberto

pjanic

[torn ermine]

HAHAHA

hey at least its nice to see how pedri, fati grow

[dusky garden]

Excited for Pedri And depay to link up

I have a feeling those two will do good together

[grave glen]

Hopefully it fills at least half of the 50+ g/a void that Messi leaves behind

[prime gust]

whats wrong with roberto

[prime gust]

problem is they are too young

[torn ermine]

ok? which is why it is exciting to see them grow?

anything wrong?

[prime gust]

nope its just that they cant be relied on for the first team

[grave glen]

He’s a bum

[prime gust]

maybe 3-4y till they can

[grave glen]

Immense immense bum

[torn ermine]

fati and pedri are always starters last season btw

unless if they are injured

[prime gust]

bruh

[torn ermine]

?

[prime gust]

barca IS fucked up

[torn ermine]

okay?

im willing to wait and keep supporting

[prime gust]

wait for xavi ig

[grave glen]

We’ll be back some day

It won’t be soon

[torn ermine]

ik it will take a long time but idc

this is a new start

[grave glen]

But some day we’ll be back, and hopefully Messi will be there

Since he said he’ll be back

Idc if he plays, assistant coaches, gives water to the players idc. I just want him to be there when Barca are back at the top

[slender olive]

After 2 years at psg maybe messi will come back for one last dance....?

[slender olive]

Same

[grave glen]

The players tossing him up and down after they win the CL>>>

Poetry.

[slender olive]

Yeah

He'll be like Xavi

Messi retires in 2026, watching the Blaugrana lift the CL in his final game

come on in the 80th minute

[grave glen]

It seems so unrealistic

But I want it so very much

[slender olive]

So do we

After 2 years, maybe he'll gtfo of psg and come back

I don't think he wants to be there very much

Barca is his home

Yeah well, he'll be 36

But Ronaldo's also 36

He's still ripping it up

[grave glen]

He wouldn’t go there if he doesn’t want to be there, so he definitely wants to be there, but he wants to be at Barca more

Win back to back CLs with PSG then come back to Barca to lead the project

Pick up where he left off

[slender olive]

yeah

I don't think he'll stay at psg for that extra year

Especially, if we've built something good by then

[coral kiln]

what do you mean by that?

[slender olive]

its a contract of 2 years +1 optional

[coral kiln]

ohh like that I thought u said he would leave after a year

[dusky garden]

Very possible

[slender olive]

I very much hope so

But PSG will fight tooth and nail for him to sign that extra year

[coral kiln]

he is gonna stay for the 3rd year prob and then go to newels or his to go to america

[slender olive]

I'll only hope that he'll give them the finger and come back

He belongs here

not Paris

[grave glen]

Messi definitely wants to end his career here properly

He’ll be back

And get the farewell he deserves

[slender olive]

you can do everything you can to welcome him, book the eiffel tower, give him massive wages, make him the richest footballer in the world...nope. in the end, Barca is his home. It will always be.

[dusky garden]

Messi did sign for 5 years in the Barca contact.

PSG 3 years. Barcelona 2 years

Who knows

[slender olive]

Huh

No

PSG 2 years, Barca 3 years

[dusky garden]

Like you said, PSG will try their best to keep Messi for 3

Especially when psg have di maria and Neymar

[slender olive]

I hope not

[coral kiln]

la liga is stupid for not adjusting the rules just a little bit for Messi they are ruining their own leauge its stupid

[slender olive]

I think he wants to be at Barca more

[dusky garden]

They will convince Messi to stay for 3 years

[slender olive]

Well tbh they have to make an example

[thin ivy]

Dest looks like he just got done with basketball

[grave glen]

La liga was a bit smart

They wanted Barca to abandon the ESL

and so they used Messi to try and make them do that

But unfortunately, it didn’t work

[coral kiln]

no that is freaking stupid not even close to smart cuz of that Messi is now forced to leave the club that he would die for to stay

[dusky garden]

No... that would make la liga look horrible. Twisting their rules for 1 player.

[ripe field]

the 🐐 and dest with some drip

[coral kiln]

it dosent matter Messi made la liga so much more popular its cuz of him in the last couple of years la liga was a top leauge and didnt fall

[dusky garden]

It doesn’t matter... La liga will look like a joke if they twist their rules for 1 player

[ripe field]

that would seem horrible, it will give la liga a dirty reputation.

[dusky garden]

Exactly

[ripe field]

it will make them seemed biased towards a single player or a club

[coral kiln]

dude Messi is a player that comes once in a century if if there is ever time to be biased its right now

[dusky garden]

No... not how it works

[ripe field]

they are a professional organization, they need to stay grounded and not bend rules

[coral kiln]

la liga are just making their leauge worse every single year tbh now but either way ig they are doing the right thing

[ripe field]

this is true

[dusky garden]

La liga is bigger organization then you think

[ripe field]

they shouldn't adjust the rules for a single player, but instead they should amend the rules as a whole

[dusky garden]

They can’t bend rules for the sake of 1 player

[grave glen]

To be fair, it works in la liga’s favor to bend their rules

They’ll lose tons of viewership now that Messi is gone

They need a franchise player

They don’t have one

Now

[coral kiln]

yeah they are doing the right thing but it just seems to wrong for me la liga isnt the same anymore

[grave glen]

The franchise player now is either benzema or griezmann

[ripe field]

maybe even suarez

[grave glen]

Neither are large enough to be franchise players

[ripe field]

or the rap god

[grave glen]

Depay rap god

Depay hasn’t been there long enough

[coral kiln]

tbh I see it being a young proven talent like Ansu Fati but idk

[fading ember]

No player in the World right now can make the whole world attracted to a league like Messi or Ronaldo can.
Mbappe and Haaland maybe can eventually become like that but for now even they are not that big.

[dusky garden]

Mbappe and Haaland would be the deadliest attacking duo ever

[coral kiln]

EXACTLY and also I have to say Mbappe and Halland aint gonna ever be close to Messi they are good yes but not to Messi and Ron La liga has changed now only a few players from the old gen are here comepared to the used to be 50 players. RIP la liga

[fading ember]

I also feel on a sporting level at least Mbappe and Haaland wont reach Messi or Ronaldo levels.

But commercially in being the star player of a whole league they can.

[coral kiln]

they are being given to much cred they are not close to Messi and Ron ppl are rlly stupid to think that

[dusky garden]

Mbappe and Haaland can easily reach Ronaldo level.

[coral kiln]

nah never

[dusky garden]

Not easily but you know

[coral kiln]

keep on dreaming buddy

[dusky garden]

Ronaldo fell over

The man can barely get passed 1 player and when he tries to do skills he fails

[coral kiln]

look he isnt doing as good as now but he isnt bad and his prime was freaking amazing

[dusky garden]

He tries to hard

[inland hound]

1 player aint bigger than the League

Gotta abide by the rules

[coral kiln]

damn right it is Messi is biigger

[dusky garden]

Ok... Messi is past his prime and he’s playing way way bette then Ronaldo

[coral kiln]

PAST HIS PRIME???? yeah u dont watch football

[dusky garden]

? Your crazy

[inland hound]

Messi isnt gonna spend rest his life at La liga

1 day he has to leave

[dusky garden]

If you think Messi is playing like he was 3-4 years ago. Your delusional

[coral kiln]

no ur too crazy Messi was soo good this season how is he past his prime?? he can carry his team on his back to titles and more at 30 plus

[fading ember]

They are past their primes it’s fricking obvious to see.
The thing tho is their levels of performances in their decline are better than most players have in their primes.

[coral kiln]

no ur a dummy I have never heard a single person say Messi is past his prime you have never watched football

[coral kiln]

HOW?????

[coral kiln]

i swear ppl like u confuse me

[fading ember]

If you don’t think messi is in his decline.
Just compare his last two seasons to him in 2011-15

[inland hound]

Muted

Advantage Discord

[coral kiln]

2011 to 2012 season was his best it isnt easy to reach that again, he has played so well since

also he was also top scorere of la liga this year so how tf is he past his prime?

ur argument is stupid

also

@dusky garden take the L, learn to not be toxic kiddo

[fading ember]

Like I said already it’s not even that hard to see.
He is in his decline, but the thing is his quality and talent is so high that even in his decline he is performing way better than most players do in their primes.

[fading ember]

I am not even saying to compare to 2011-12,
I said the period of 4 years from 2011-15 pal

[coral kiln]

and?????

[fading ember]

His goal output and dribble output while still remains very high and above all, is Lower than that he managed before.

He doesn’t press as much as he used to do and now smartly conserves his energy

[coral kiln]

yeah ur actually weird Messi has always passed and driblled like crazy he was always top scorer and as we speak he is about to win his 7th ballondor

also in copa america he was top scoerer

top assiter

and mvp

[fading ember]

Dude

[coral kiln]

stfu

ur a clown

plz

stop

this

is

hurting

my brain cells

period.

[fading ember]

I am not even saying he didn’t achieve those things lol

But messi is not in his prime,
His prime was 2011-15 not now lol

[coral kiln]

ur saying he is falling right? well that man will prob win his 7th ballondor

his prime is right now

he has always been in his prime

a decline in goals isnt bad

it just depends on the games u play

[fading ember]

So you are saying 2021 messi > 2012 messi

[fading ember]

In comparison to himself in the past he is,
But still yeah he was was best player in the world this year and deserves the ballon d’or

A players Prime is when he played the best football of his career

[coral kiln]

omfg yeah i am he is much more experienced now compared to then, also that la liga back then didnt have very good teams so it was easy for him to score he was just too good for la liga. goals is not everything kid🤓

[grave glen]

[fading ember]

[coral kiln]

yes and its not just about stats Messi has grown older and learned to carry his team on his back when he needs to, he can better outputs if he has better team mates around him

[fading ember]

Did you even see messi before the last 3 years

[coral kiln]

🤓

[coral kiln]

yeah I have and back then he had good ppl to make him score and score all of his assits

now he has Osumane Dembele to finish all his world class assits

and not a single person can give him a good ball part from Abla and De jong to score

back then in the 2009 to 2012 he had ppl like Xavi and Inisesta to help him grow and he didnt have to carry the entire team on his own

now

stop

talking

[grave glen]

[solemn obsidian]

Hey @coral kiln calm down will ya

[coral kiln]

i would but it annoys me to say ppl out of his prime

[coral kiln]

🤡

[grave glen]

Chill mr

[coral kiln]

dude ur a barca fan right? how can you agree that Messi is out of his prime?

u have seen what he has done with barca when they were at the bottom

im just trying to prove my point

[fading ember]

You can say yes whatever you want to pal but no way messi 2021 is better than he was in 2011 to 2019.
He is still the best player in the world.
But it’s so clear to see he is performances in the adopt were just better

[grave glen]

Not saying he's bad, of course now is not in his prime time

[ripe field]

messi's prime was astronomical
his body is too old for him to replicate that

[coral kiln]

and he still is

[fading ember]

Exactly bruh

[coral kiln]

not true

[grave glen]

Messi in his prime set the standard so high

[solemn obsidian]

I understand but please be a bit more civil whilst trying to prove your point

[ripe field]

my point exactly

[coral kiln]

and also u can say whatever you want at the end of the day ur wrong and for some ppl all the people here just dont get it

[fading ember]

That’s what I am trying to say to him the last 15 minutes and he just isn’t getting it

[coral kiln]

I understand but it just annoying to prove a point when ppl deny every single freaking fact im just gonna stop now

[grave glen]

Learn to listen to opinion with an open mind. In the end its just an opinion.

[coral kiln]

this has nothing to do with opinions my dude maybe some ppl here should listen to what I have to say and stop countering it and call me names but still people think that I am the one being mean i am defending my self

[coral kiln]

also u should have been here like 7 mins ago this one kid wouldnt stop getting mad at me even and was being toxic even tho i was never rude to him

its whaever tho

[fading ember]

No one called you names

[coral kiln]

yeah they did this one kid dide

like 3 times lmao

[fading ember]

I can see no message which was offensive to you

[coral kiln]

yeah he has been muted

and his msg was taken down

[fading ember]

So if he did it then why are you sending clown emojis to us?

[coral kiln]

cuz u were teaming up on me for no reason?

[fading ember]

I am not even teaming up on you I am just saying my opinion

[grave glen]

Just stop it both of you

[ripe field]

he is not tryna target you, he just has a different opinion

LMAO

[coral kiln]

ok

well

i will stop now ig xD

well im just going to respect ur opinion now or ppl gonna get mad at me

[ripe field]

nice

[fading ember]

Leo is literally my favourite player and I am a barca fan and I agree he still is the best player in the world

[ripe field]

thanks 🙏

[coral kiln]

np lol

[grave glen]

[coral kiln]

👍

[fading ember]

Chill thanks👍🏻

[coral kiln]

np its best we all stop dont want anything toxic to happen sorry if i came out mean it just annoys me cuz i have been seeing to much Messi haters and it seemed like u were hating but i rlly just thought of it in the wrong way lmao sorryyyy

[fading ember]

No need to say sorry it’s okay👍🏻

[slender olive]

ive been reading this and im gojna go at it at a different angle.
Messi has no strict prime. He just evolves as a player, you can think of it as just multiple primes.
2011 Messi was this explosive dribbler wHo could take on entire defences alone and score tons of goals.
2021 Messi is a genius chance creator who still scores bunches of goals

[coral kiln]

nah i needed to thanks for being nice about it tho, hope you have a good day 😄

[coral kiln]

yeah that is golden what u said Messi can change when he wants that is what makes him world class

[slender olive]

mhm

he cant take on entire defences anymore, but his footballing brain has evolved

[late comet]

Barcelona would never be the same after messi's departure

[slender olive]

Yeah

[late comet]

I cried when messi cried I'm the press conference

[slender olive]

i hope we get over it quick tho

[late comet]

In*

It's just so painful to watch

[grave glen]

I think messi playing style has never evolved much

[inner gorge]

Bruh we lost 2-1

With 80% first team

[fading ember]

You too👍🏻

[grave glen]

Against which team?

[chilly heron]

Messi to PSG

[fading ember]

Yeah it’s just a matter of formality now

[inner gorge]

Feyenord

[grave glen]

Oh thats a new game just seen a video of simeone rushing into the pitch to talk to carrasco wth happened

Messi is go to Chelsea btw

Yes totally

He say in Barca news

[inner gorge]

He got a red

[grave glen]

[willow wraith]

when does la liga start btw

i forgot

[grave glen]

August 13th I think

[fierce crown]

LaLiga is dead

[willow wraith]

ye

[grave glen]

Shush

[ripe field]

[thin ivy]

@grim thicket they arent streaming the milan game anywhere

[arctic geyser]

?

Messi Leaving makes La Liga Dead?

Bruh

[pine condor]

I’m in pain as Messi leaves Barca will die out

[grave glen]

Messi hasn’t been at Barca for 200 years yk there was still la Liga before Messi came right?

[inner gorge]

Nah

U mean barca are dead

They were legends mate

[hollow kestrel]

okay okay I dont know that far back

[inner gorge]

Ronaldinho, Rivaldo etc

[grave glen]

2 UCL’s without him and yes ik what you’re gonna say, Messi was in Barcelona in 2006, but he barely even played.

[hollow kestrel]

Ill believe whatever you say

[inner gorge]

Barca back in the days was something else

Barca were giants

Cruyff

[hollow kestrel]

okay so its even sadder nowadays

[inner gorge]

Guillt

Pep

Enrique

[hollow kestrel]

okay I got it Im sorry 😄

[inner gorge]

Lol its fine

Atletico were dead back in the days until simeone became a manager

[grave glen]

Simeone is the highest paid manager I think

Well deserved then

[inner gorge]

He took a paycut

Like 40%

To help the club

If he leaves idk tf atletico are gonna do

His legit our dad

[grave glen]

Get Setien

Jk

[dusky garden]

Paid to park the bus

[inner gorge]

Works well

[grave glen]

Get valverde he plays defensive football

[inner gorge]

Park the bus helped him reach ucl final twice

Idk why people judge about the tactics

[grave glen]

Personal choices

[dusky garden]

Valverde underrated. Our defense let him down

[dusky garden]

Jokes

[grave glen]

I love possesion based play thats why I support barça

[thin ivy]

Vini still vini

[inner gorge]

Vini is useful for his pace ngl

Like werner

[dusky garden]

Pace is useless when you can’t dribble or finish

[inner gorge]

Werner misses alot but his pace is useful

[ripe field]

he can dribble

but can't finish

[grave glen]

Shooting like Chelsea's werner too

[ripe field]

even worse

[dusky garden]

I was about to say. He can dribble yea.

[ripe field]

icl

[inner gorge]

He became prime Raul against Liverpool

[dusky garden]

Smh Werner was overrated before joining Chelsea

[muted scroll]

i doubt werner will have a bad season

he seems confident this time

[ripe field]

hope

[grave glen]

Was one of europe top scorers

[dusky garden]

Luck

All tap ins

They were saying Werner to Barca but I thought that would be a horrible idea

I knew he wouldn’t do great

Clearly, he didn’t do well in Chelsea

[grave glen]

I truly hate when people say tap ins like they did nothing to get the best position to score and other small details

[grave glen]

True, but he did involved in a lot of the goals

[dusky garden]

Indeed but he truly should have finished all the chances he’s had. For a striker, definitely not the greatest, clearly

[grave glen]

Yeah unfortunately

The obvious of chances too

[dusky garden]

Positioning in my opinion isn’t difficult

Especially for a striker like Werner

Especially for a STRIKER

lmao

You just multi task and look around every 3 seconds and see the defenders movement and just time it right

Then u slip into that small space.

BOOM tap in.

[grave glen]

If its easy every match will have more than 1-0 scores

[grave glen]

I thought he played more of a winger in chelsea

[dusky garden]

That’s the thing. Many strikers fail to score simple goals. Either that or they find small spaces with a high defensive line and have to run to score

[grave glen]

How do they feel conflicted if you're a barca fan there's literally one option on which team to support

[thin ivy]

Fellow football fans b dum dum sometimed

[dusky garden]

I will watch any football game that I know will be good.

French, England, Spanish, German etc

[grave glen]

Sure

We are football fans after all

But to have this kind of conflict on whom to support between 'your team' and 'a player who used to be on your team' is weird to me

[inner gorge]

Does that mean Saul is staying?

United told Saul if pogba leaves he might join them

So i guess Saul is staying

[dusky garden]

I don’t see any reason why podgba should leave

[grave glen]

Which rich team are able to get him atm?

[dusky garden]

What’s the value?

Pdgba has to be 80-110 million

[hollow kestrel]

this is like The Ship Of Theseus does anyone know it?

[thin ivy]

Nope

[hollow kestrel]

basicly think of a ship and then imagine it getting its pieces changed one by one until none of the original ship piece is left, but the ship is there still

is it still the same ship?

[thin ivy]

I guess

Same thought with a house

And renovations

[hollow kestrel]

yeah this is a paradox

[thin ivy]

Its not the same physically but its still the same

[grave glen]

Oh its a thought experiment of some kind is it

[thin ivy]

But the thing is club loyalty shouldnt depend on a single player/s

Ramos left, it sux but im not changing colours to hype psg

[hollow kestrel]

yes lol It has a longer description but I gave the brief summary

[thin ivy]

I'll be watching them tho

[hollow kestrel]

Its gonna be very entertaining and interesting to watch them play togather

[thin ivy]

Its like if FUT came to life lol

PSG stacked

[grave glen]

A football club of course will go through change as player(parts) ages but the root of it is still the club(ship) which never changes

[thin ivy]

Tru

[grave glen]

Crazy amount of big names

[thin ivy]

No excuse to not win ucl

[dusky garden]

Chelsea is stacked bro

[hollow kestrel]

yeah its the same ship but the spirit is not the same obv

[inland hound]

https://twitter.com/MadridXtra/status/1424430214176718853

Madrid Xtra. (@MadridXtra)

🚨| Jaume Llopis, member of the Espai Barça Commission resigns due to Messi's departure from the club which helps Real Madrid get Mbappe. [@sport]

Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 6:00 PM

[grave glen]

Tbh Laporta been using Messi's name throughout the election and even during the signings of the players

[grim thicket]

mhm i cant find it anywhere either :(

the stream in rmtv is geoblocked

[thin ivy]

I had to turn to the dark side to watch

[grim thicket]

oooh

[thin ivy]

Vini being vini

[grim thicket]

maybe i should try that

oh

well nvm then lol

how is alaba playing?

[thin ivy]

I missed the first half

He was subbed out on second half for militao

[grim thicket]

oh its almost full time 0-0

[thin ivy]

Bale apparently missed a pen iirc

[grim thicket]

oof

[thin ivy]

We dont look too good

[grim thicket]

i was rooting for bale to become the second coming of cristiano this season lmao

[grim thicket]

tranquilo....mbappe is coming

😂

[thin ivy]

Good possesion as always but only 5 shots still

[grim thicket]

ah so just like last season

[thin ivy]

Idk how much i can do tranquilo im getting antsy

[dusky garden]

Bale missed penalty lol

[grim thicket]

also why the fuck is ancelotti still starting marcelo?

isnt mendy fit yet?

[thin ivy]

Also godric had shot a rocket. Hit the bar tho what a shame.

[dusky garden]

@thin ivy who’s the key player Madrid? Who do you think?

[grim thicket]

benzema ofc

no questions about that

[thin ivy]

Benzo and courtois

[grim thicket]

and casemiro and kroos

altho kroos is out for a long time

[thin ivy]

Mendy isnt with the squad rn.

[grim thicket]

casemiro has come up with a lot of clutch goals towards the end of last season

[grave glen]

Kubo back in Madrid this season or still on loan?

[grim thicket]

i last saw that he had lost a lot of muscle mass after the surgery

[grim thicket]

loan to sociedad imminent

[dusky garden]

Sevilla will win this season

[grim thicket]

lol

[dusky garden]

Virrael will finish top 4

[grim thicket]

well i dont think we look worse off than barca....altho we are def worse than atleti rn

[thin ivy]

Same. Chicken legs. Idk how bad it is for him form wise but we cant start marcelo at lb

[grim thicket]

maybe nacho-militao with alaba at LB then....this is where alaba's versatility shines

[thin ivy]

Its been proven time and time again as much as i love marcelo, starting him is bad luck lol

[grim thicket]

or start miguel

[dusky garden]

Madrid and Barcelona are kinda equal right now. Both have made good signings

Idk about real Madrid’s defense

[grim thicket]

and.....both have lost legends

[dusky garden]

Very!

[grim thicket]

altho messi was more important to barca than ramos was to us imo

considering last season

[thin ivy]

That sounds good. Im okay with gutierrez starting too. Good workrate. Reminds me of davide calabria.

[dusky garden]

Who’s in for Ramos and Varana now that they left???

[coral kiln]

it has alot

[grim thicket]

reminds me of reguilon under solari....great workrate, great tackling technique even inside the box, and a very good ball progressor and crosser too

[grim thicket]

militao nacho alaba

[dusky garden]

Even if didn’t. It still works and gets passed 10 players

[thin ivy]

The main difference is that Messi was the face of Barca for these last 15+ years. He did a lot of carrying too and was at la masia.

[grim thicket]

considering our very thin depth at CB we might see casemiro playing CB for a few matches i think if injury strikes

[grave glen]

Thats why he didnt changed because it works

[thin ivy]

True

[grim thicket]

yep they are gonna have a similar dip season, maybe worse than when we lost cristiano

[dusky garden]

Exactly

[grave glen]

No youngsters to cover?

[grim thicket]

chust and vallejo

but id rather casemiro play those minutes than chust and vallejo

[thin ivy]

Yeahh grizi has to carry the front 3 😂

[grim thicket]

grizi gonna be the new bale lmao

[dusky garden]

@grim thicket @thin ivy what happened to odegard? 🤣

[grim thicket]

odegaard is still there

he is a key piece now that kroos is injured for long term

[thin ivy]

Hes with us

[dusky garden]

Didn’t he get loaned out?

[grim thicket]

hope he can prove himself

[thin ivy]

Im worried for the season tbh

[grim thicket]

nope

[thin ivy]

No benzo, no sure goals

[dusky garden]

Last season

[thin ivy]

He did to arsenal

[grim thicket]

last season he did get loaned out to arsenal

this season, we need him

[dusky garden]

Ah yes. Mighty Arsenal

[grave glen]

Vallejo still needs time

[grim thicket]

we might get to see a breakout season from rodrygo maybe?

[grave glen]

Dont think hes ready

[grim thicket]

i have my hopes pinned on him

whenever rodrygo has had a good stretch of games he has looked good

[dusky garden]

What do y’all think about Vincious. Overrated in my eyes.

[grim thicket]

it was unfortunate he got that hamstring injury last season during the winter

[dusky garden]

He did brilliant last season In champions league tho. For a few games

[grim thicket]

he needs to learn to finish, if he doesnt, he's garbage

he needs more composure

[dusky garden]

Indeed. Still very young indeed.

[grim thicket]

i wish i had an IG editor irl so that i could raise his composure rating lmao

and finishing

[grim thicket]

he is young....but its real madrid, you prove yourself quickly or you show yourself out

rodrygo has done that to some extent

vini hasnt

also, why doesnt vini have an EU passport? hasnt it been 3 years alrdy?

[dusky garden]

Benzema must show Junior how to be a great finisher and a great role model

[grim thicket]

hope he does and he learns from his comrade

its not that he just misses randomly....his shooting technique is very bad

like, he loses his balance while taking the shot

so even when the shot is on target it has no power

[dusky garden]

Not a Real Madrid fan but I’m sure am happy to see Alaba perform

[grim thicket]

alaba played well today?

[dusky garden]

Yea...

[dusky garden]

Didn’t watch the game. I had to clean up

[grim thicket]

ah i couldnt watch it either, wasnt streaming anywhere

[dusky garden]

I’m sure he did tho

ESPN was

[grim thicket]

he better, man signed a massive contract

[grim thicket]

wait what

i thought it was only on rmtv

ffs

[dusky garden]

ESPN was steaming it for us.

[grim thicket]

in the US right?

fuck i forgot to check ESPN

[thin ivy]

Hopefully! My expectations on him are pretty good for this season. But still id rather see bale get back on top cus we really need a threat on the wings.

[mellow light]

His attacking ability is so good

[grave glen]

https://twitter.com/barcacentre/status/1424437908283564034?s=21

barcacentre (@barcacentre)

Barça bench: Iñaki Peña, Riqui Puig, Pjanić, Coutinho, E. Royal, Umtiti, Nico, R. Manaj, Balde and Collado.

Twitter · Aug 8, 2021, 6:30 PM

[grim thicket]

i was also a bit heartbroken after our women's team lost 3-0 in the friendly tournament final

[dusky garden]

Yes

[grave glen]

Mans got Pjanic and Puig on the bench and Roberto playing lmao

[mellow light]

Might need to play alaba on the wing instead of vinicius

[dusky garden]

BRO FR

[grim thicket]

or instead of marcelo

[grave glen]

Collado?

[grim thicket]

and start nacho

[dusky garden]

Pjanic Frenkie Pedri 😩😩😩😍😍🥰🥰🥰

[thin ivy]

Coutinho the new phil jones? Hes just on the reserves forever now is he.

[grave glen]

All 3 of them not here.

SIUUUUUU ROBERTO STARTS

ROBERTOOOOOOOOO

[thin ivy]

Carlos?

[dusky garden]

I wish they started

[grim thicket]

lmao

[grave glen]

i would give anything to take back that goal against PSG in the 6-1

[grave glen]

He just came back from injury

it gave roberto a career

[grim thicket]

roberto carlos would actually do barca more good than the roberto they have

[thin ivy]

Doesnt barca not play him bc they cant pay his wages

[grave glen]

no he's just horrendous

ass player

[thin ivy]

Roberto carlos would do godly anywhere lol

[grim thicket]

oh btw