FC Barcelona Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

SeantheMan

This is a brilliant channel for any Barca fans. Videos are top quality !!
Videos are even posted in HD 1080p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZP3lP2fI7M

MisterAnarchy

Can anyone tell me if Ibrahimovich is now an AC Milan player ?
I know he was on loan for a season and AC Milan had the option of buying him for €24m but I dont recall reading any confirmation of the deal.
Is he off the Barca books ?

gimmick

Yes, he is an AC player now, but I am not sure what money changed hands.

gimmick

It begins!

Fabregas is out for 3 weeks with a hamstring tweak.

Thats Iniesta, Sanchez and Fabregas all at the same time. UGH.

Away to Gijon tonight. Always a tough one.

gimmick

Abidal is now out for around 2 weeks with a hamstring injury.

Thats 4 players with hamstring knacks at the same time. Luckily the international break means that the playing time missed is minimised. But this has to be checked out. Have the Arsenal medical team joined or something?

Davaeo09

Xavi was again the orchestrator for Spains 2-0 win over the Cech Republic. He provided the assist (a good one too) for Mata to score the opening goal.

Also Pique, and Puyol both got more minutes under their belt. While both looking close to full fitness

wonderboysam

valdes ahead of casillas for Spain

Blatter

wonderboysam wrote: »

valdes ahead of casillas for Spain

Casillas rested. Valdes' first competitive start.

dfx-

Iniesta's touch for Messi's second was phenomenal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnVxtNm-uN0

gimmick

Great to see Iniesta back. Pity he did not score that one. Would have been incredible.

Pique is out for 15 days with guess what - a hamstring twinge. What the bloody Hell is it with hamstrings lately?

Last nights was as pedestrian as we are likely to see. Boring in fact.

One concern for me is Villa. He cuts the shape of an unhappy man. It is arguable he has not played well in 6 months.

Bodhisopha

I'll just leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFLrVUZkEc

dfx-

Just caught Iniesta's goal tonight on ITV's highlights, saw the rest of the game on a stream...

Fecking hell, what a fecking goal. :eek:

Davaeo09

he almost scored one like that at the weekend too

He is arguably our most "on form" player at the minute. Pep has said he is showing more and more of his best every week.

Can't wait for the next few matches when Cesc and Sanchez are back playing!

I am hoping that Xavi can get some sort of rest soon. He's not had a day off in ages!

It's time Thiago stepped it up too! His team needs him to perform the way we all know he can!

dagdha

dfx- wrote: »

Iniesta's touch for Messi's second was phenomenal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnVxtNm-uN0

I was watching that and when Messi played the ball in I thought to myself that Iniesta would have to play the ball back out because there was 2 defenders infront of him, :eek: next thing I see him with the ball gone through the defenders and they did'nt even seem to know what happened. He has the coolest head with the ball at his feet and 2 or 3 defenders around him, he always seems to be able get himself out of the tightest situations.

dfx- wrote: »

Just caught Iniesta's goal tonight on ITV's highlights, saw the rest of the game on a stream...

Fecking hell, what a fecking goal. :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SURzqCN7ys

That was an amazing goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRryAmKOdAY

The second piece of play in the above clip is unbelievable, it's a pity he did'nt find the back of the net. It's mad watching him play, when he started that move and kicked the ball past the defender I thought he had overrun it and it would go out:eek: keeps it in. Second defender comes sliding in, ok he'll knock it out :eek: Messi skips by him, third defender slides in :eek: Messi skips around him. The keeper comes out and Messi lifts it over him and hits the post..

Phenomenal stuff!

dfx-

I watched the whole repeat of the game last night at Granada and have to say it was a very tough game to see through to the end. Really poor Barcelona performance, very little cutting edge and very slow pace. Messi in particular was wasteful. The lethal Barca of 08-09 would be turning in their grave..

dagdha

dfx- wrote: »

I watched the whole repeat of the game last night at Granada and have to say it was a very tough game to see through to the end. Really poor Barcelona performance, very little cutting edge and very slow pace. Messi in particular was wasteful. The lethal Barca of 08-09 would be turning in their grave..

I know, it was kind of though watching especially when you're so used to watching the team being more incisive a couple of weeks ago. Xavi' goal was super though, the only bright spot from the game and it was a nice way for him to cap becoming the player with the most appearances for Barca. It's amazing how players who are playing in a milestone game or on their birthday or some other event are able to pop up with great goals or excellent performances.

Alexis is back in light training and I hope he'll be back soon because I enjoyed the way he was playing in his brief spell before he got injured I think he will really add something different to the team.

Seany

Hi folks,

Some of the Dublin Penya are meeting for tomorrows match vs Mallorca at Murray's Bar (O'Connell St, Dublin) if anyone here is about and fancies watching the game with some fellow culés.

Kick off is at 7pm so will be there from 6.30 onwards.

Lets hope for a better performance and more clinical finishing this time around!

Cheers,
Seany

Davaeo09

Great game from Barca last night considering, Xavi, Iniesta and Cesc never stepped foot on the field.. and Messi still scored a hat trick! Sickening tbh! Haha Both showing very good form! In fact i'd go as far as to say Adriano played his best game in a Barca shirt last night :P

miralize

Alves' goal last night



:O

miralize

dpost

The Floyd p

2-0 Messi brace:)

The Floyd p

3-0 Fabregas, lovely cross by Cuenca

The Floyd p

4-0 Messi with the hat trick. 2 in 2 Games and his 22nd of the season

Warper

Thats over 200 goals for the man and his 4th hat-trick of the season :eek:. Plus Barca havn't conceded a goal in over 10 hours.

dagdha

He's unreal and to think people were saying he was having a crisis because he went 3 games without scoring....well I suppose Messi not scoring in 3 games is a crisis for him

dagdha

Did anybody read any articles of what Ibrahimovic has wrote in his book regarding Pep and some of the Barca players? From the bits I head read he comes across as a dick, I always heard he had a big ego and thought he was brilliant but I use to give him the benefit of the doubt.

He says about Guardiola:

I yelled to him: 'You have no balls!' And probably worse things than that. And I added: 'You are sh***ing yourself about Mourinho! You can go to hell!' I was completely mad. If I were Guardiola, I would have been frightened

He then goes on to talk about Messi, Xavi and Iniesta:

The atmosphere in the dressing room was way too quiet for me. Messi, Iniesta and Xavi always obeyed without protesting. They were like schoolboys. I'm not like that and I couldn't be myself

Maybe he forgot to think this is why the Barca team are so good and why they win so much because they play as a TEAM and listen to what the coach has to say and they actually do what they are told by the coach. The year before he came to Barca there was harmony in the dressing room and the team won everything, then he came and upset the apple cart his ego and Barca missed out on the Champions League and the team he left won it and the year after he left Barca went on to win the Champions League again.

I'm not laying the blame of Barca not winning the Champions League down to him because I actually like him as a player and I thought he did play well for the team but he must of had a negative influence on the team.

The article I read is here: http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/11/03/2741050/ac-milans-zlatan-ibrahimovic-barcelonas-pep-guardiola-was-scared-

Turtwig

dagdha wrote: »

Did anybody read any articles of what Ibrahimovic has wrote in his book regarding Pep and some of the Barca players? From the bits I head read he comes across as a dick, I always heard he had a big ego and thought he was brilliant but I use to give him the benefit of the doubt.

He says about Guardiola:


He then goes on to talk about Messi, Xavi and Iniesta:


Maybe he forgot to think this is why the Barca team are so good and why they win so much because they play as a TEAM and listen to what the coach has to say and they actually do what they are told by the coach. The year before he came to Barca there was harmony in the dressing room and the team won everything, then he came and upset the apple cart his ego and Barca missed out on the Champions League and the team he left won it and the year after he left Barca went on to win the Champions League again.

I'm not laying the blame of Barca not winning the Champions League down to him because I actually like him as a player and I thought he did play well for the team but he must of had a negative influence on the team.

The article I read is here: http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/11/03/2741050/ac-milans-zlatan-ibrahimovic-barcelonas-pep-guardiola-was-scared-

I thought the icing on the cake was his dismay at the thought he couldn't bring his wealth along with him to training. (Apparently Barca have strict rules on what players can bring along to their training sessions with them and how they arrive to them.:))

Giruilla

Only a few more goals now!

Davaeo09

Not been a post in a long time here, allot to catch up on!

First off! The Atlethic game which finished 2-2!
Can I just say that I am more proud of that draw than any other that I can think of off the top of my head! We showed that when the cards are against us we can still pull through and come up with the goods! They put up a very good show against us, with fast counter attacks, and good physical play!
With player's like Munian and Llorente I can see them having a good season and pushing for a place in the top four! The Munian v Iniesta duels were amazing, i've never seen such a young player have such confidence in a mid-field against, Cesc, Xavi and Iniesta!

Also I think Messi might actually be showing some signs of exhaustion! I know that doesn't stop him from scoring but he's work rate has got a little lazy. Now don't go accusing me of being harsh, but i've not seen Messi get marked out of a game so easy! Still though, 1 minute from time, who comes up with the equaliser, Messi..


Did anyone watch last nights game? Pep started the likes of Xavi, Puyol, Villa, Cesc, Iniesta along side rafinha and tello I think it was? We played well put never created much in front of goal! With the exception of Iniesta I think some of our players looked kind of flat.Worrying considering most of them have International games this weekend.

On that Spain vs England looks to be a good one.
Cappelo reckons Barca are losing their hunger, not their skill or technique, their hunger.
If Pep see's that as a possibility I can see him drafting in a few more youngsters for the easier games this season. They will be eager and rearing to go! Just look at Cuenca and Thiago!

What ever the case the next 2 months look to be very tough for Barca with the club world cup approaching.

dfx-

Great goal by Iniesta though