I will probably be banned for this but... Footie Thread

I am sad to see Villa go. Never got his due at Barca and had a nightmare of a 2nd season due to the leg. 3rd wasn't any better either.
Hopefully he can be the same guy from Valencia at Atletico. Would actually serve Tito right to see him score in the SuperCopa. Pedro and Alexis in front of him was just a ridiculous decision on so many levels.

Still no defender in sight although Thiago Silva is being mentioned a lot again. For no apparent reason Thiago Alcantara seems to be on his way out. They need cover for Xavi and Iniesta!! Cesc is not the solution.

Pep has told Bayern he wants Thiago Alcántara or nobody :)

Fußball: Bayern-Trainer Pep Guardiola will Thiago Alcántara - SPIEGEL ONLINE

I think Thiago has a buy out clause to do with leaving if he has not played a certain amount of games.

Would be such a shame if Barca lost him. He has some magic and really he should be being moved up the order.

Looking forward for season start, Juve with Tevez, Llorente and Ogbonna (and more to come) are looking very strong, both for the scudetto and the CL :D

Lots of noise expected next season :p :

Thiago joins Pep in Munich :dozey:

Here's Barca defence plan for next season :mark:


http://rlv.zcache.com/white_mouse_ea..._8byvr_324.jpg

:dozey:

Thiago gone, Deulofeu gone. Cesc, Alexis, Song are still here :erm:
no defender and no goalkeeper yet.

No defence and no lessons learned :blackeye:

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Originally Posted by Storm

Thiago gone, Deulofeu gone. Cesc, Alexis, Song are still here :erm:
no defender and no goalkeeper yet.

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Worrying times. They cant expect to just sign Neymar and be right back at the top.

balls :dozey:

Tito's cancer is back :(

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

balls :dozey:

Tito's cancer is back :(

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Very bad news :(

Press-con now to announce that Tito's leaving and the plans for the team...

Be strong Tito :(

that was actually what happens more often than not :(
Good luck Tito!

What do you think of Tata Martnino? :dozey:

Who ? :s

That was my first reaction when I heard that name :s

Barca should have sign Luis Enrique or Mancini :p :

Tito, Tata...

where´s Tutu? :andrea:

It could be worse: Fabio :p :

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Originally Posted by pino

Barca should have sign Luis Enrique or Mancini :p :

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Enrique yes, Mancini????? NO
Tata sounds like a big risk and also a temporary quick solution and they would rather have someone else in the long term. anyways we will soo find out (Just read Martino was coach of Paraguay in 2010 - so he did do a very good job, but then club football is different and there is much more pressure at Barca)

So Storm, tell me why Enrique yes and Mancini NO !!!!! Are you aware of Mancinj career both as player and manager ? Compare it to Enrique and Martino go on ;)

Luis Enrique no, Manwhoini no. Both are too "chuloputas" for Barça :devil: :andrea:

Higuain is in Naples and he will sign a 4 years contract. So Napoli has become Real Napoli now :s

Min.67
Bayern - Barcelona 1-0

Anybody watching?

it was only a Barca B or C... the only Barca player I recognised was Thiago, and he was playing for Bayern :dozey:

That was a strange situation for Barca to be in. Sending out B and C players against an almost full strength Bayern. Oh well

As for Tata.

He likes playing in a Barca style as seen at Newells in the Libatadores this year, be interesting to see if he really wants to shake things up a bit.

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

Luis Enrique no, Manwhoini no.

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I think Maldini would be an interesting option as he could probably tackle the defence issues.

On the other hand, I don't expect much from a Latin American coach :dozey:

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So Storm, tell me why Enrique yes and Mancini NO !!!!! Are you aware of Mancinj career both as player and manager ? Compare it to Enrique and Martino go on ;)

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Enrique yes is only based on his being an ex player and well respected by players/fans and his knowing the club/system well. Also him being a Barca B coach not so long ago means he even knows most of the current squad players. Not basing my opinion on his managerial career in Roma/Celta.

and yes I am very much aware of Mancini as player AND coach..I may not be a dinosaur like you but I did not start watching football in 2007 :D

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Originally Posted by Storm

Enrique yes is only based on his being an ex player and well respected by players/fans and his knowing the club/system well. Also him being a Barca B coach not so long ago means he even knows most of the current squad players. Not basing my opinion on his managerial career in Roma/Celta.

and yes I am very much aware of Mancini as player AND coach..I may not be a dinosaur like you but I did not start watching football in 2007 :D

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Still you didn't explain why Mancini NO !!!!! ;)

While Barça would probably do better with a strong defense, Catemancinio just isn't Barça style for the time being :andrea:

You guys know nothing about Mancini and his way of playing football. Once again go and read about his career both as player and manager ;)

Man City. Tonnes of money and players and still won the league by just goal difference. Knocked out of CL group stage.
Inter Milan. Tonnes of players and no competition when he won league(s) (No Juve, Milan were crap too - surely you agree with that? ;) )

And yes, does not suit the style/players at disposal at FCB.

edit: He is by far the smartest "looking" coach on the touchline though..
edit2: why wasn't Bielsa considered, I wonder...

At Man City, too many new players in so short time and he wasn't given enough time to build a real squad. Still in 2 seasons, he won both the FA and PL, and a win is a win not matter how ;) Anyway he hates the catenaccio (btw wake up because none in Italy uses that anymore) and he never ever played it with his squads.

I'm sort of a Man Utd fan and I don't like that City fired Mancini. He was doing a great job there... for Man Utd

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Originally Posted by donKey jote

While Barça would probably do better with a strong defense, Catemancinio just isn't Barça style for the time being http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...lies/angel.gif

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This is the answer I expected to see :p :

:andrea: :p

On the other hand, it's hard for me to believe that an Argentinian coach can do better than an Italian coach :dozey: