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FC Barcelona Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread
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Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »Seen Milito retired today, honestly thought he was at Barca longer than 07-11.
Sad. Injuries held him back as a player. It’s a real shame, he could have been so much more for Barça and Argentina. He was supposedly Messi’s closest friend while at the club.
Speaking of Leo, most may have seen it already today, but I love this pic of himself and Pep after their last game together. (for now
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And these two videos are worth seeing;
All of Messi’s 26 goals for Argentina. His chip against Mexico in the Copa América is one of my favourite goals of his.
And if any of you are really bored one day, here are all of Barça B’s goals this year in half an hour.0 -
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See, I wouldn't mind that. Personally, I'm happy with a left-back for the summer. But Tito was clear in saying that Barça's priority is a CB as well as a LB (which is almost a done deal) now, so I imagine the club have been working on it already. These things change every week though, Barça could just settle with Piqué, Masche, Puyol and Bartra as the four centre-backs to start the season, but seeing as Jordi Alba is only costing in the region of 12M, we know the money is there to sign a good CB. Whatever the case, I'll be disappointed if our first choice pairing isn't Piqué and Mascherano after the season the latter has had. It would be wrong to just forget the effort he's made.
EDIT: Hold on, completely misread again. I always do this with Bartra and Botía With regards to Botía, I don't think the club have any real interest in bringing him back, he's only been mentioned as a bargaining chip for other players the club are after. I like him, he's done well at Sporting, but Barça probably feel that there's no point in having him with the likes of Bartra and Muniesa to be promoted. 0 -
Hi folks! Haven't been able to get on-line lately, again kudos for keeping the thread ticking over!
Just wondering what people make of Alba then after getting a good look at him in the Euros? I know 3 game's isn't much to go on but I've seen a bit of Valencia this season too. I think the reason Tito is so interested in him is because of is cheapish price tag. Some where between 12-18m will probably seal the deal, which would leave over some spare change for a CB! On that note, I've been happy enough with Pique, he seems to be getting sharper and sharper every time he plays for Spain. We need him back to his best for next season.
I wonder will Xavi end up playing too much for Spain this summer? With France in the Quarters I can see Del Bosque changing his line-up a little bit. I'd like to see Xavi rested, Iniesta deployed deeper in his place and Navas/Pedro getting the nod. I think this France back four is a liability and wouldn't be surprised if Torres and/or Llorente get some time. Their presence alone will open up avenues for the smaller players. Any way sorry enough waffling about Spain :P
Has anyone in the Euros caught the eye? I personally think Kyriakos Papadopoulos would be an absolute peach of a defender for us. He does well with the ball at his feet and has a decent range of passing but he is an absolute beast in the air and for me one of the best defenders in the group stages of the Euro's
I read some where recently that Tito is happy enough with our forwards and wide players. I can see Villa featuring through the middle much more often next season.
Found this earlier (watch it on youtube and press CC for sub titles)
“Cristiano Ronaldo is not the second best player in the world, he is the twelfth best. The top eleven are all Barcelona players.”
– Cheeky bastard Sandro Rosell speaking in Barcelona on Tuesday.0 -
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Jordi Alba will be a great signing, I hope the deal is closed in the next day or two. I also hope the club doesn’t overspend on a centre-back. Some of the names being thrown around seem unrealistic. The likes of Javi Martínez and Hummels would cost way too much.
I don’t think del Bosque is comfortable with leaving Xavi out, the team has looked a lot weaker whenever he’s been missing. They have to learn to be less reliant on him, and so do Barça starting next season. He should be used slightly less each season from now on, both for his own fitness and Cesc/Thiago’s roles in the squad.
I thought Rakitskiy was impressive again. Barça were linked with him a while back, but I guess people will be reluctant to sign a Ukranian CB after Chygrynskiy I’m pretty sure he was actually Chyg’s replacement at Shakhtar, strangely enough.
Haha, Sandro does sound a bit daft, but yeah, it was said jokingly. He was right to say that the campaign for CR winning the Ballon d’Or doesn’t exist outside Spain. Cruijff was also saying that Messi has already done enough to win it, but that there are “sometimes surprises”.
Edu Campadabal (mentioned above) and Pol Ballesté (very good goalkeeper) have been let go by the club. More shocked about Edu considering he would have been useful for the B team next season, but I suppose people at the club know better/have their reasons. Pol Ballesté had a bad season really, injuries kept him out of the team and Ondoa hasn't looked back since getting his chance. All the other lads I mentioned will be promoted, and now Jordi Quintillà will too.
This is a really great video of Messi’s dribbling.0 -
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^ I don’t know about other clubs in Spain, but he has no connection to Barça, yet carries on as if he’s in the know before anyone else. I’m not his biggest fan
I see it was mentioned in the Liverpool thread, but man, so sad to hear about Miki Roque. For anyone to die of cancer at that age is tragic. Puyol is a class act for his involvement, but we knew that already.
Good to hear the club have made a record profit this past season. I know Sandro doesn’t have too many fans, but the club have been more responsible financially since his arrival. We’ve even got good value in the transfer market, to be fair. If the club are to stick to the €40M budget for transfers, we will presumably have €25M left for a centre-back after signing Jordi Alba. Surely we can get what we need for that! I hope we don’t have the same old story of fans setting their hearts on a certain (expensive) player and the club giving in without thinking it through.
Fair play to our own dfx- for becoming a mod on here!0 -
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The more I see of Abla at the later stages of this tournament the more I want to see him sign! I feel Valencia are waiting for some kind of higher offer from the likes of city even though it seems he himself would prefer a move to Barca.
Iniesta again was great last night! He is the closest thing Spain have to Messi,l popping up in Space and being able to skip past tackles. Did brilliantly in Xavi's position in extra time. A joy to watch!
Pedro was immense in extra time, he add's an extra dimension when he comes between defenders and looks up. Felt he should have been brought on much sooner for Silva, who tbf played ****e last night.0 -
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