FC Barcelona Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

richierichballs · 15-12-2011 12:38PM

Great news for Ireland!

gimmick · 15-12-2011 12:39PM

Ya, lets all go celebrate :rolleyes:

Lord Trollington · 15-12-2011 12:42PM

richierichballs wrote: »

Great news for Ireland!

All we need now is for Xavi, Iniesta, Cassilas, Alonso, Torres all to get the ebola virus and we're sorted.

Warper · 15-12-2011 12:51PM

Last thing Villa needed. Prob out for a few months around 3 is my guess depending on the fracture. Least its not broken but a bad injury. Poor guy.

The final should be a cracker of a match. Roll up the best club side in the World.

ASOT · 15-12-2011 12:58PM

It looks alot worse than what it is, well if their telling the full story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiFebxoA8XE

daRobot · 15-12-2011 01:02PM

richierichballs wrote: »

Great news for Ireland!

Yup, I felt bad for thinking it, but it's true. Torres isn't exactly on form either, but i'm really clutching at straws to think we could get a result.

Maybe, just maybe :pac:

ASOT · 15-12-2011 01:04PM

daRobot wrote: »

Yup, I felt bad for thinking it, but it's true. Torres isn't exactly on form either, but i'm really clutching at straws to think we could get a result.

Maybe, just maybe :pac:

Well id like to think we could handle torres and dunne would be able to handle llorente who i think would fill in??

super_furry · 15-12-2011 01:08PM

How long is the recovery time from a broken tibia? The Euros are still six months away.

Turtwig · 15-12-2011 01:31PM

Warper wrote: »

Last thing Villa needed. Prob out for a few months around 3 is my guess depending on the fracture. Least its not broken but a bad injury. Poor guy.

The final should be a cracker of a match. Roll up the best club side in the World.

Um fractured is broken.;)

Warper · 15-12-2011 01:38PM

Ya read now its broken- 6 months

CongoPowers · 15-12-2011 01:39PM

Radio there says 4-5 months.

Also, Spain have been playing a system with no real striker recently. Look how Cesc has played as false 9 for Barça. It's obviously a loss for Spain but not the end of the world.

Bohrio · 15-12-2011 01:55PM

Guardiola saw this coming, I remember before the match against Hospitalet that he mentioned Villa he was having some issues with his tibia but that he kept playing because he was very a determined person, but that it was very painful for him.

This would be the reason why he hasnt been playing so often lately... specially the game against Real Madrid

richierichballs · 15-12-2011 02:02PM

Lord Trollington wrote: »

All we need now is for Xavi, Iniesta, Cassilas, Alonso, Torres all to get the ebola virus and we're sorted.

Don't forget Silva!

dfx- · 15-12-2011 03:42PM

Looked to be broken when I saw the replay in game and how they put him on the stretcher was like holding two halves of a baguette in place. Couldn't understand the commentator talking about his ankle.

Dolph Starbeam · 15-12-2011 05:12PM

Not good news at all, between 4 and 6 months is what I'm hearing, gone for the rest of the season anyway. I can't see Pep signing anyone in January still, some of the youngsters really proved themselves in the BATE game so hopefully they will be trusted in some league games now too.

CongoPowers · 15-12-2011 06:15PM

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/image_gallery/villa-s-arrival-at-the-hotel

Good to see him smiling at least.

eternal · 15-12-2011 08:22PM

Lousy thing to happen.Could you folks confirm Sunday's match time: 10.30 am?

Warper · 15-12-2011 08:59PM

eternal wrote: »

Lousy thing to happen.Could you folks confirm Sunday's match time: 10.30 am?

yes live on espn

dagdha · 19-12-2011 06:50PM

I have'nt posted in a while, been pretty busy. Anyway, I just logged in to post the vid below of Messi' second goal against Santos, in particular the touch to get around the keeper. When I seen it first I though it was a brilliant touch but in the below clip at about 40 seconds in there is a slow motion shot from behind the goal :eek: To be moving that fast and he did'nt just touch it past the keeper he put a small bit of pressure on the ball to make it pop up off the ground and if he did'nt do that you can see the keepers foot would of cleared the ball. It's an unbelievable bit of skill to think he is moving that quickly and he is able to anticipate and process that the keepers foot might make contact so he puts a little bit of pressure on the top of the ball and skips past the kepper and taps the ball into the net. If he did'nt pop the ball up the keeper would of saved it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSS5uyaBzxA

Big Pussy Bonpensiero · 22-12-2011 07:03PM

Barca playing Hospitalet tonight in the 2nd leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Ray. Will be interesting to see what sort of team Pep plays following the Club World Cup and this being their last game before the Christmas break. They only hold a 1 goal advantage but even a 2nd string should handle Hospitalet handy enough.

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 08:12PM

FCB's staring lineup: Pinto, Puyol, Piqué, Fontàs, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Thiago, Iniesta, Pedro, Cesc and Cuenca

Bench: Valdés, Muniesa, Tello, Sergi Roberto and Dos Santos

Decent team :pac:

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:13PM

Barça 1-0 up from a Pedro penalty. Cuenca with a shocking dive to win it. Harsh on Hospitalet

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:21PM

2-0 now... Iniesta tap/blast in. Good run from Cesc who squares for Iniesta who blasts it in from 4 yards

JPA · 22-12-2011 09:22PM

I don't understand why so many big names are playing tonight.

Has Pep ever explained why he continues to play his big players when on paper you would think he doesn't need to?

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:24PM

3-0... Thiago. Defender tries to take it out of defence, gets caught in possession by Thiago who holds his composure before thumping it in

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:31PM

Iniesta being subbed off after a collision with the keeper. Replay showing the physio making a hamstring area motion with his hand... Hope its just a precaution

Sergi Roberto on in his place

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:34PM

JPA wrote: »

I don't understand why so many big names are playing tonight.

Has Pep ever explained why he continues to play his big players when on paper you would think he doesn't need to?

I don't know tbh. He played a second string side against Bate in the last CL game so its an odd one. Suppose it could be the mindset of, you can become World Club Champions one day but can lose out on perhaps another trophy another day to a Second Division B side.

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:36PM

Great save on the line from the Hospitalet keeper from Roberto's shot. Still 3-0

TheRedDevil10 · 22-12-2011 09:36PM

http://www.vipbox.tv/watch/23937/1/fc-barcelona-vs-l%27hospitalet-live-stream-online.html

Glico Man · 22-12-2011 09:38PM

4-0 Sweet as you like. Lovely goal from Xavi, from a glorious pass from Cesc. Cesc dinks it over the defence for Xavi to knock it via the post

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