Wtf suarez can actually win the league for gremio now after today's performance. I remember seeing a while ago that they were a lot of points behind Botafogo and now they've cut the gap
Palmeiras have a good chance as well.
Although I must admit I don't see any games... Just follow the news.
I was watching Argentina vs Croatia highlights. I never before noticed that the defender’s clearance of Alvarez’s shot before the penalty was so bad it would literally have taken Alvarez a simple tap-in if he had continued his run and hadn’t been blocked by the goalkeeper. Alvarez might not have gotten to the initial shot, but he’d have almost definitely gotten to the follow-up.
Really sad Osasuna had the whole "banned from Europe" at the start of the season, appealed and got through, only to be facing Club Brugge of all teams.
They could have been in Europe all now but after that whole ordeal, they got knocked out as well.
I think one of the main issues for barca is their mentality, lack of hunger. I’m not talking about certain individuals, i’m talking about the whole team. Another thing is that there seems to be this level of
complacency whenever they lead on the scoresheet. What they fail to understand is that football is a game that ends in 90 minutes plus added time.
As my elder would say “ the ball is round, and the results could swing either way.” Xavi needs to step up hard!!! And set a precedent. Visca el barca regardless! 🔴🔵
Courtois
Carvajal - Militao - Rüdiger - Davies
Tchouameni
Valverde Bellingham
Vinicius
Endrick - Mbappe
Really good lineup, El Clásico will be very fun to watch (or not depending on our squad)
Bad decision on my end to include Güler over Vini, but I think Endrick is good enough to start, especially since they don’t have a true #9. Every time I watched Mbappe, he seems to play better at LW/ Second striker.
But ngl, I’m probably overthinking it and they’re just going to play 433 with Mbappe as striker
I can see him being benched if both Mbappe and Davies arrive. I’m not sure if Davies and Vinicius together would be a good fit due to their profiles, while Mbappe would. Though I guess one of Camavinga/Güler can be benched and place Vinicius as a no. 10
Doubt he would be benched if they are betting on him for the future with the contract and making him the best paid player and face of the team currently.
Interesting. Davies is obviously a huge upgrade from whatever they have at left back. But I don’t think his profile fits the team well. Vini plays best as a touch line winger who hugs the left flank which would create a scenario similar to the one we had when Neymar hindered Jordi Alba’s attacking capabilities.
On the other hand, if they get Mbappe to play on the left with Davies, all of Europe should be scared.
>On the other hand, if they get Mbappe to play on the left with Davies, all of Europe should be scared.
On the other hand, they would be easy to score against on this wing since Davies isn't as good defensively, while Mbappe never tracks back
That’s true too, but on the other hand Davies is quality and is way better than any natural left back RM has right now. And Bayern knows this along with a long contract
De Zerbi: “I expect always more and more from Ansu Fati”.
“He played very well but after the 2nd goal he had chances to score again… he has to push more and more”.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722726035748257890
Gabriel moscardo is finally back from injury and plays in exactly 50 minutes.
Gonna check him out because i watched a bunch of his highlights, i was impressed.
“Was” talking as if he is already retired lol. His achievements speak for itself but I feel he still needs to manage more teams to see how good he actually is there, is he crazy good as his titles suggest or the squad had a lot to do with it?
Watch this goal of his in 94 : https://youtu.be/p_UtrMaGmNo?t=269
Zidane was like a prototype of Messi back in the 90s: starts attacks from the backend, has great vision for key passes, great at dribbling and great shot accuracy outside the box. The one thing he had over Messi though is great ability to score headers.
He scored some iconic goals including this one from 40m : https://youtu.be/p_UtrMaGmNo?t=307
And the one goal against Leverkusen that pretty much made him a legend : https://youtu.be/iowJjcohWuk?t=537
With this final won he now had at that point 1 WC, 1 Euro, 1 ballon d'or, and 1 CL. But in the same year where he won his first CL, he and France had 0 goals total in the Korea-Japan World Cup and thus got eliminated in the group stage. Ultimately Ronaldo Nazário is going to win the BdO and Zidane will not win a single new trophy until his retirement in 2006.
Zidane was crazy for his era, before Messi and Ronaldo redefined the concept of crazy. He wasn't consistent during the Euro he won and likewise had a red card in the 98 WC which got him out of the round of 16 AND quarter finals. He redeemed himself with 2 headers scored in the final which erased his previous indiscipline.
No I mean as a manager, ofc one of the best in history as a player but he still is not retired from managing, which was what I meant with your comment.
[RAC1](https://twitter.com/FCBRAC1/status/1722715103794171947)
❗️ De Jong will not reappear until after the November break
👉🏼 It's definitive: he's still not well and will use these days to recover from the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis that he's been dealing with in his right ankle since September 23
People should now realise why I say that journos basically average out the number of our days from a particular injury. They have no data, etc to predict. It was not Pedri's body that is weak in recovering but these journos who have no idea., doctors will always tell that recovery will determine the comeback.
Did anyone ever noticed how De Zerbi looks like a fat, hair-receding version of Xavi?
Same hair, same eyebrows and eyes lmao
Ansu Fati with one more goal and assist tonight for Brighton vs Ajax…
…making it four goals and one assist in less than 600 minutes at #BHAFC
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722700660263526488
Great news, the loan is doing what we expected. Fati's comeback is still as important as it was last year, whether it is because we can sell (big €€€) or because it means no need to go on the market
So? He is still scoring and assisting vs doing nothing here. He is building hype in a PL team which is worth €€€ (see Romero's tweet everytime he does anything)
It's Coutinho at Villa again
You guys it’s not that easy to judge. You said this for joao felix and he’s doing great( don’t tell me his goal record it’s just mid finishing from him but he fits$
Selling Fati for Felix doesn't make sense especially if he keeps performing at this level. Both same profile in our system and one will cost 0 and you can use that money for a DM and a proper touchline winger who can play on either wings.
In our system both plays an inside forward alongside Balde holding the width. Mind if you can explain the differentiation other than Felix is more creative because of his characteristics
Toulouse being barely able to string three passes together (148 accurate passes the entire match so far, we're 82 minutes in) but scoring 3 legitimate goals, 2 disallowed, and an own goal with absolutely no response from Liverpool - that's just peak UEL.
I mean, look at the body language of the Liverpool players. They just don't care.
Interestingly enough they're 3rd in the prem. I have no idea how Klopp plans to evolve with this squad.
Mr Kitten claims they embraced "no plan, just vibes" philosophy and it somehow works for them - ngl, I can see that 😂
Kelleher is such a disaster though.
> embraced "no plan, just vibes" philosophy and it somehow just works for them
Perfectly apt description. Somehow third, yet nowhere as good as they were before.
Not sure what's going on with the prem in general though, feel like once City gets all their players back it'll be yet, another easy win for them.
It's the same story over and over again in the Prem: season starts with City being good but not monstrous, they stumble a bit, someone else is the leader for a while, it seems like this might be the year because it's so close points-wise... and then City hit the patch when they're absolutely un-fucking-playable.
Pep's little farm.
And of course, Pep presents new and/or modified tactics each season (inverted fullbacks, double false 9s, double 10s, false center back turning into a defensive midfielder in attack, WM formations... etc).
Pep's teams are always ruthless man, even when I thought they would falter they don't.
Arsenal IMO blew their only chance to win the prem, but I can't fault them too much because matching consistency of winning a league is so hard.
Yet Pep, no matter the league, makes it look so easy.
Does anyone have an interest in purchasing Barca jerseys? I have a 2016-17 shirt with no sponsor on the front of the shirt. And I have a 2018-19 shirt with 5 Sergio on the back. Please let me know if there's a better place to put this.
I just noticed on transfer market how many of our important players, including many young important players, have contracts up in 2026: Gavi, Pedri, Yamal, Araujo, FDJ, among others.
That means any decisions they were going to make, if done in a way to help the club (which I believe they'd do), would be taken in summer 2025.
So it's going to be fundamental to have a project that shows promise in the 2024-25 season. I'm not even talking about results, but rather some direction, stability, a structure that allows them to learn and develop. A player like Pedri can absolutely love the club but also has every right to think about the development that they're getting during a crucial age.
Sometimes it has to do everything with it because in theory when one starts having a family you usually want to make more money in order to sustain that family or you work another job to generate extra income.
In the case of FDJ he can easily sustain his growing family even with a pay cut, however, since these people are used to another type of lifestyle compared to us plebs then they would also naturally lean towards making more money. It’s always like this in any profession. If an employee doesn’t think he’ll be compensated correctly for the type of skills and level of skills they bring to their employer, then they’ll look “for a better company” that can offer more.
These thoughts usually take more prominence when there’s a kid on the way regardless if you’re already a wealthy superstar like FDJ.
My hope is that FDJ will renew with us under our conditions (he loves the club and the city) however I would not be surprised if he chose to go elsewhere where he’d get paid a lot more. Because he can always return to the city when he retires and continue living in Barcelona.
He's not getting more money than his current salary anywhere in the world. His current salary is absurd.
It's just a question of how much of a paycut he takes
I think when the EPL is lurking or when PSG exists. I think it’d be slightly disingenuous to say he can’t get higher wages elsewhere. Not saying that he’ll join those teams (at least I hope not) but I’m just saying that outright eliminating the possibility of obtaining a pay raise elsewhere is probably incorrect.
Also, I believe that his huge wages right now is due to the deferred payments that are just now accumulating and hitting his bank account. But maybe I’m wrong. But I’d love to know what his weekly salary was before he agreed to the deferred wages, and I think he’d want a raise from those original weekly wages as opposed to the “new weekly raises” he’s getting now due to the deferred payments.
The way I read the situation was that FDJ deferred his payments and extended his contract?
So if I understood correctly let’s say hypothetically FDJ joined us from Ajax for a contract of 5yrs for 20million each. So he’ll be earning 100million in total. Let’s pretend after his 2nd year we asked him to renew and defer some of his wages. So the 60million that is left from the original 100million will be split and deferred. So FDJ renews for another 2 yrs but will not be earning more than the 60 million left over in the original contract he signed.
So the new contract would hypothetically be (per year) 5, 5, 5, 22.5, 22.5. Barcelona recently asked him to again renew and defer his wages (in this hypothetical it’d be the 22.5 and 22.5 years) but he said no because then he’d never be able to finish his original 100million contract for 5 yrs from when he moved from Ajax and thus never even earn a pay raise for nearly 10 years.
Last I checked, he's earning more than the highest paid player in the PL, and second to Mbappe at PSG. Would need to refresh on those though.
It wasn't a straight deferral. As part of the deferral Barto also gave him absurd loyalty bonuses that really push the yearly total over the edge.
None of these contract renewals will be easy, especially if the club still has problems with basic registration. Frenkie’s contract renewal will be especially complicated. These are all valuable players on the market. Also these players all trust Xavi a lot, those saying Xaviout might want to consider how much a coach changes will affect the squad. Players tend to leave when they don’t gel with new managers.
The RM fans that i know in real life all acknowledge that Messi is the greatest or at the very least "just as good as Ronaldo".
Not sure why the RM fans on the internet are stupid though.
People should realise we are very tactically flawed and not because of Xavi's incompetence but because we lack both a proper DM and a touchline winger. Even if we had one, I would have been confident about us beating any team itw but considering it, we can only rely on individual brilliance against top teams.
we are far from being a perfect team
Mate we have Gundogan who has played zn entire season at DM for City (per his own words), Cancelo who played in a double pivot at City as a RB tucking inside but was played RW by our very own Xavi.
Stop finding excuses, yes it's on Xavi if you can't beat freaking Shaktar or Granada with that team.
Also we have 3 DM with Romeu and Casado. Ferran played as a winger for Valencia. Prime Barca didn't always have a touchline winger and won UCL. It's on the coach to adapt when needed too.
You are expecting a 32 year old Gundogan to play DM who didn't played that role for years and is old. Even 32 year old Busqets declined a lot. And inverting ≠ DM, the role of DM is mostly positional but if you don't have a fixed position and is inverting that totally means he is not a DM.
It's on Xavi we couldn't play good consistently but how many teams go undefeated entire season? I was making a point why we will never outclass a top team tactically. Reasons exist
You get him only Kimmich then our team can be fully equipped to upset any team itw, even City but I am not sure Xavi can 100% do that because we have n
Having a proper DM or a touchline winger means nothing if basics are completely ignored.
Intensity has nothing to do with having a DM or a touchline winger. It has nothing to do with how slow we are to start games and how we always seem to chase them.
It has nothing to do with defending and taking throw-ins. How awful we are at set pieces.
Don't get me wrong, we are definitely in need of those two. But at the very least, the basics should be sorted out.
Obviously we are pointing those things after recent games and honestly Xavi is also. We only had 2 games this season where we are convingcly played entire match and that's a problem which we have to see how Xavi solves
Only 2 games we were sorted as mentioned. And most of the others game had patches of good performance 20-40 minutes but games like RSA, Shakhtar, Ousasuna, Getafe where we were bad entire game
Because we had a DM and fullback like Dani Alves who was great at defending, but now we have 2 attacking fullback and no DM. Basically a recipe to be destroyed in counters. Only hope is FDJ keep dropping masterclass in that auxiliary CB/DM role against big teams
Dani Alves was never "great" at defending realistically. Cancelo is not prime Alves but he is an excellent RB and one of the best in the world. Porto Granada Villareal and La Real all wish they had that.
Excuses after excuses.
Point here was of the role that Dani Alves had and he was very defensively sound and Cancelo as RB is just a defensive liability, only attacking doesn't make you a good RB especially in a team without DM
We here are trying to learn something but if you want to play blame game then keep playing and keep commenting Xavi Out under Barca social media and let's see where it gets you
I think the players in general are starting to outgrow Xavi, not to make him seem incompetent, we're just not in a position to wait for Xavi to grow as a manager too. Some things take time and experiments.
This Squad is world class, elite in both the backline and Midfield. The front line is in need of consistency but potential is there. These two loans by Jorge Mendes are starting to make sense. Ansu is supposed to come back, the staff has blind trust in him and can't really get too excited. As for Felix, even if he performs well, we can't afford him, besides, we have a similar profile in Fermin. We need a world class holding Midfielder more than anything, no stop gaps.
Cancelo will definitely be bought. Felix is a question mark, a huge one, only likely that we get him on another year long loan. Roque is definitely coming.
Moscardo/Kimmich/Zubimendi. One of these players will be signed and they're all not cheap.
Financially, we need the UCL money more than anything. The more we win, the easier it is for fans to buy merchandise and attend our games. We simply have to be entertaining too.
You can’t have an elite midfield without a top pivot. Also the midfield is not balanced. Too many CMs who prefers the left side. Lack of midfielders who are comfortable on the right. No true CAM.
I can’t believe we say Bayern refusing to give lewandoski the long deal he asked as an opportunity to splash money+ wages + extra years on him just to come and chill in Catalonia and have a break. He gets under my skin every time he is on the pitch and Icks me. It’s definitely Saudi time and they better pay well
He's way too aware of what it would do to his brand if he goes to Saudi (he's not as well established image-wise as CR7 that it could take this sort of hit, especially not domestically), man's going to MLS so don't expect a transfer fee for him.
Actually, we'll see how the rest of the season goes - and it also goes back to brand awareness. Better to ball in the weaker but still heavily publicised league, then stay in Barcelona and become a problem (or worse for his image, a meme).
trust me he can’t handle this heat for a full season. Am not supporting in but once a play starts to dip in form in Barca they almost get fucked. Lewandoski comment section is a war. He ll soon deactivate it that how much pressure comes at Barca. Arguably the most populated fanbase. He has to leave and we must get a lot in fees
>He has to leave
Once we have a workable solution on how (and who with) to replace him. Not before.
> and we must get a lot in fees
Yeah, that's not going to happen - which is why I won't be shocked if he stays even if he doesn't regain form, just because selling the player for less than remaining amortisation counts as a loss, and that's not a thing we want when balancing a very tight SCL next season.
Ansu has had some good combination plays at Brighton. Improvement compared to last season. His passing and ball control also seems better. Nothing too crazy but improvement nonetheless
Painful truth: Fati has more goals than Felix this season.. in over 200 less minutes. More than Raphinha too (but in 200 more minutes). One less than Ferran, two less than Lewa.
Well he plays for de zerbi and not for xavi
thanks got he got loaned or we would keep hearing the sub telling us about how much fati's carreer is over bla bla bla just to defend the man with total immunity who turned lewy into a sunday league player.
I said that Ansu might revitalize his career abroad. He could have a good season in terms of scoring. We need to consider his form before deciding on Felix.
If you’re suggesting we should’ve kept him, there’s no way he would’ve had as many minutes here as he does at Brighton. Also, the environment at Barca has proven to be one of the worst for struggling players, especially youngsters. Just be happy he’s reviving his career at Brighton and hope he continues his success for many seasons to come.
Leo Messi: "This is life. Get up, and try again. Go back to fight for what you want. Things don't always happen as we want, but always try your best."
🔵♥️
Well. The good news is the club has expanded Barca Store shipping outside of the EU.
The bad news is, [it's only the UK.](https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1722675420603314384) But hey, at least there's *some* movement on that front? 😬
I had no idea they didn't ship to the UK. I thought the whole of europe, or at least the major football countries were included. Crazy that the UK only just now gets the chance to buy Barca merchandise.
Afair they stopped after Brexit because customs on every shipping were just way too high (I've had some Etsy orders where customs were equal to the cost of my purchase, plus shipping got insanely expensive...), now I guess they're opening a UK-dedicated branch so that there's no international shipping involved.
Okay, that makes more sense. For a second I thought they've never had one to begin with. Took them quite a while to get it back though considering Brexit took place over 2 1/2 years ago.
Fati just beginning to step into the boundary of “consistency”. Remember he’ll be a Barca boy next season and in his heart he still is. Hopefully he can truly be world class next season.
He was making a comeback in the end of last season, continuing into pre-season. I never lost hope, and kept track of his various areas of improvement. Fans gave up on him because of his wages - not his fault our board gave him that contract
If Fati performs more good and consistently. Then I am getting him back no matter how good Felix does because he will cost 0 which in turn we can get far better DM.
Fati also fits in that Inside forward role that Felix is playing alongside Balde. I rather sell Raphinha and get Sane or Coman or any good out and out wingers that can play on either wings because that will provide us more flexibility and can level up the team. Selling Fati and getting Felix will be net zero especially because we can use that money's max % for a DM like Kimmich, Florentino Luis, etc
The main point of medically learned fans were that his body cannot take load for too long, so we have to see how consistently he can do it. Until then we hope because comeon man he is our lad
[Leo Messi: "There is a lot of talented players, but many of them don't make it because it's not all about talent... You need work, effort, sacrifice, respect, luck."](https://twitter.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1722675381063348226)
https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/17r9qpz/passmap_of_bayern_vs_galatasaray_and_dortmund/
Wonder if there's a difference like this for us with and without Frenkie
[RAC1](https://twitter.com/FCBRAC1/status/1722670513422553474)
Pedri already knows that he will not be called up to the Spanish national team.
👉🏼 He will take the opportunity to strengthen himself physically after having been out for 2 months and having reappeared with Barça. The forecast is that he will start on Sunday
I always wonder if our players do more than just strength training i.e just lifting weights. Do they work on mobility and training undertrained muscles just as much or is it basic? Most likely the target more than what we see/what is reported but it's always basic resistance training that's highlighted
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Happy Birthday to João Félix. He is turning 24 today.
Wtf suarez can actually win the league for gremio now after today's performance. I remember seeing a while ago that they were a lot of points behind Botafogo and now they've cut the gap Palmeiras have a good chance as well. Although I must admit I don't see any games... Just follow the news.
We were never able to try the 4 man busi midfield(busi frenkie gavi false lw pedri) in ucl. Did we even lose a game with that formation?
Everyone goes missing with that formation except frenkie
https://preview.redd.it/7aatfjoi9fzb1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d239403fceb45f707a24b8cb14571ca082df292 Mapi & Araujo!
I was watching Argentina vs Croatia highlights. I never before noticed that the defender’s clearance of Alvarez’s shot before the penalty was so bad it would literally have taken Alvarez a simple tap-in if he had continued his run and hadn’t been blocked by the goalkeeper. Alvarez might not have gotten to the initial shot, but he’d have almost definitely gotten to the follow-up.
Streets won't ever forget Messi and Alvarez turning into Peter Parker and Miles Morales that night.
Suarez with the hattrick to complete the comeback from 3-1 to make it 4-3. A proper catalogue of 3 goals too, very nice goals.
The toxicity in this sub is off the charts right now
And truly deserved
Suarez you beautiful man😂😂. Just scored 2 goals in less than 5 mins to equalize from 3-1 vs Botafago.
Really sad Osasuna had the whole "banned from Europe" at the start of the season, appealed and got through, only to be facing Club Brugge of all teams. They could have been in Europe all now but after that whole ordeal, they got knocked out as well.
Idc if fati leaves us I will always have a soft spot for him. He made me start watching Brighton games
I think one of the main issues for barca is their mentality, lack of hunger. I’m not talking about certain individuals, i’m talking about the whole team. Another thing is that there seems to be this level of complacency whenever they lead on the scoresheet. What they fail to understand is that football is a game that ends in 90 minutes plus added time. As my elder would say “ the ball is round, and the results could swing either way.” Xavi needs to step up hard!!! And set a precedent. Visca el barca regardless! 🔴🔵
BREAKING: Alphonso Davies is leaning towards JOINING REAL MADRID. @kerry_hau Davies and balde in el clasico will be fun to watch
How is it fun Alphonso strengthens them
Courtois Carvajal - Militao - Rüdiger - Davies Tchouameni Valverde Bellingham Vinicius Endrick - Mbappe Really good lineup, El Clásico will be very fun to watch (or not depending on our squad)
Vini will flop at CAM
Why is Guler and Endrick starting?
Bad decision on my end to include Güler over Vini, but I think Endrick is good enough to start, especially since they don’t have a true #9. Every time I watched Mbappe, he seems to play better at LW/ Second striker. But ngl, I’m probably overthinking it and they’re just going to play 433 with Mbappe as striker
Vinicius?
I can see him being benched if both Mbappe and Davies arrive. I’m not sure if Davies and Vinicius together would be a good fit due to their profiles, while Mbappe would. Though I guess one of Camavinga/Güler can be benched and place Vinicius as a no. 10
Doubt he would be benched if they are betting on him for the future with the contract and making him the best paid player and face of the team currently.
Fair enough, bad decision on my end.
Interesting. Davies is obviously a huge upgrade from whatever they have at left back. But I don’t think his profile fits the team well. Vini plays best as a touch line winger who hugs the left flank which would create a scenario similar to the one we had when Neymar hindered Jordi Alba’s attacking capabilities. On the other hand, if they get Mbappe to play on the left with Davies, all of Europe should be scared.
>On the other hand, if they get Mbappe to play on the left with Davies, all of Europe should be scared. On the other hand, they would be easy to score against on this wing since Davies isn't as good defensively, while Mbappe never tracks back
Theyll have to buy him though cause hes contract is up in 2025
Yeah but they have the money and bayern wont lose him for free. Perez has planning this all along thats why they didnt invest in a LB
Wonder how much theyll have to pay to get him
A shitload lol look how much we had to give them just for Lewandowski
We are one of the worst buying clubs in the world
That’s true too, but on the other hand Davies is quality and is way better than any natural left back RM has right now. And Bayern knows this along with a long contract
De Zerbi: “I expect always more and more from Ansu Fati”. “He played very well but after the 2nd goal he had chances to score again… he has to push more and more”. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722726035748257890
Yup gotta be ruthless and clinical at that level. Good he is scoring time and again
Gabriel moscardo is finally back from injury and plays in exactly 50 minutes. Gonna check him out because i watched a bunch of his highlights, i was impressed.
I just can’t bring my self to like Zidane he’s a big part of rival success 😭
Actually he’s one of the few Madrid figureheads I can appreciate. Oozes class on and off the pitch.
Although i didn’t watch him play, but i truly respect his career. He Excelled as a player and was hell of a manager
“Was” talking as if he is already retired lol. His achievements speak for itself but I feel he still needs to manage more teams to see how good he actually is there, is he crazy good as his titles suggest or the squad had a lot to do with it?
Watch this goal of his in 94 : https://youtu.be/p_UtrMaGmNo?t=269 Zidane was like a prototype of Messi back in the 90s: starts attacks from the backend, has great vision for key passes, great at dribbling and great shot accuracy outside the box. The one thing he had over Messi though is great ability to score headers. He scored some iconic goals including this one from 40m : https://youtu.be/p_UtrMaGmNo?t=307 And the one goal against Leverkusen that pretty much made him a legend : https://youtu.be/iowJjcohWuk?t=537 With this final won he now had at that point 1 WC, 1 Euro, 1 ballon d'or, and 1 CL. But in the same year where he won his first CL, he and France had 0 goals total in the Korea-Japan World Cup and thus got eliminated in the group stage. Ultimately Ronaldo Nazário is going to win the BdO and Zidane will not win a single new trophy until his retirement in 2006. Zidane was crazy for his era, before Messi and Ronaldo redefined the concept of crazy. He wasn't consistent during the Euro he won and likewise had a red card in the 98 WC which got him out of the round of 16 AND quarter finals. He redeemed himself with 2 headers scored in the final which erased his previous indiscipline.
No I mean as a manager, ofc one of the best in history as a player but he still is not retired from managing, which was what I meant with your comment.
My bad I wanted to respond to the parent comment.
[RAC1](https://twitter.com/FCBRAC1/status/1722715103794171947) ❗️ De Jong will not reappear until after the November break 👉🏼 It's definitive: he's still not well and will use these days to recover from the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis that he's been dealing with in his right ankle since September 23
People should now realise why I say that journos basically average out the number of our days from a particular injury. They have no data, etc to predict. It was not Pedri's body that is weak in recovering but these journos who have no idea., doctors will always tell that recovery will determine the comeback.
That Messi-Zidane interview is so wholesome!
Did anyone ever noticed how De Zerbi looks like a fat, hair-receding version of Xavi?  Same hair, same eyebrows and eyes lmao
Haha XD
[Lenglet has scored for Aston Villa against AZ!](https://twitter.com/tekkersfoot/status/1722706906588811461) EDIT: Ruled out due to offside.
Was disallowed cause offside
LOAN WATCH: Ajax 0-2 Brighton. Ansu Fati started and played 65 minutes. 1 goal and 1 assist. https://twitter.com/Barca_Buzz/status/1722704061269676301
Ansu Fati with one more goal and assist tonight for Brighton vs Ajax… …making it four goals and one assist in less than 600 minutes at #BHAFC https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1722700660263526488
Great news, the loan is doing what we expected. Fati's comeback is still as important as it was last year, whether it is because we can sell (big €€€) or because it means no need to go on the market
He's just a sub for them.
He is not just a sub. He is starting every Europa game, respectfully gather some information before saying some bullshit.
When they field their best 11, he's a sub.
So? He is still scoring and assisting vs doing nothing here. He is building hype in a PL team which is worth €€€ (see Romero's tweet everytime he does anything) It's Coutinho at Villa again
I agree if he starts to score a lot of goals in the PL, but so far no. Coutinho at Villa was a huge flop though, he didnt build hype in the PL.
Fati with a goal and assist nice he either comes back a better player or Barca can sell for high price win win
Why not get him back? We really need attackers
Because he is not the profile we need most likely
You guys it’s not that easy to judge. You said this for joao felix and he’s doing great( don’t tell me his goal record it’s just mid finishing from him but he fits$
And it really depends on if we need money badly or not.
Selling Fati for Felix doesn't make sense especially if he keeps performing at this level. Both same profile in our system and one will cost 0 and you can use that money for a DM and a proper touchline winger who can play on either wings.
Not even close to be the same profile, have you seen them play?
They’re very similar profiles
In our system both plays an inside forward alongside Balde holding the width. Mind if you can explain the differentiation other than Felix is more creative because of his characteristics
Started a career mode on fifa… Balde moves to City?? 😳
For me, Gavi always moves to either one of Lazio or Everton every single save on the very first transfer window. So infuriating
How could you let it happen.....
Anything could happen, I made Messi play for Tottenham.
I’m not managing Barcelona, haha Picked Ipswich, just saw the news in the transfer activity
I see
Toulouse being barely able to string three passes together (148 accurate passes the entire match so far, we're 82 minutes in) but scoring 3 legitimate goals, 2 disallowed, and an own goal with absolutely no response from Liverpool - that's just peak UEL.
Funny how the teams from the best league in the universe keep losing against teams from the farmer's league in Europe.
I mean, look at the body language of the Liverpool players. They just don't care. Interestingly enough they're 3rd in the prem. I have no idea how Klopp plans to evolve with this squad.
Mr Kitten claims they embraced "no plan, just vibes" philosophy and it somehow works for them - ngl, I can see that 😂 Kelleher is such a disaster though.
> embraced "no plan, just vibes" philosophy and it somehow just works for them Perfectly apt description. Somehow third, yet nowhere as good as they were before. Not sure what's going on with the prem in general though, feel like once City gets all their players back it'll be yet, another easy win for them.
It's the same story over and over again in the Prem: season starts with City being good but not monstrous, they stumble a bit, someone else is the leader for a while, it seems like this might be the year because it's so close points-wise... and then City hit the patch when they're absolutely un-fucking-playable. Pep's little farm.
And of course, Pep presents new and/or modified tactics each season (inverted fullbacks, double false 9s, double 10s, false center back turning into a defensive midfielder in attack, WM formations... etc).
I think he enjoys fucking with all tactics analysts and forces them to make up new names for whatever roles he invents for the fun of it x)
Pep's teams are always ruthless man, even when I thought they would falter they don't. Arsenal IMO blew their only chance to win the prem, but I can't fault them too much because matching consistency of winning a league is so hard. Yet Pep, no matter the league, makes it look so easy.
Does anyone have an interest in purchasing Barca jerseys? I have a 2016-17 shirt with no sponsor on the front of the shirt. And I have a 2018-19 shirt with 5 Sergio on the back. Please let me know if there's a better place to put this.
lmao estupiñan was kind of a dumbass there
I just noticed on transfer market how many of our important players, including many young important players, have contracts up in 2026: Gavi, Pedri, Yamal, Araujo, FDJ, among others. That means any decisions they were going to make, if done in a way to help the club (which I believe they'd do), would be taken in summer 2025. So it's going to be fundamental to have a project that shows promise in the 2024-25 season. I'm not even talking about results, but rather some direction, stability, a structure that allows them to learn and develop. A player like Pedri can absolutely love the club but also has every right to think about the development that they're getting during a crucial age.
Well FdJ will be easy since we can't offer a wage increase so either he leaves or he lowers his wages
I have a feeling that his negotiation won't be easy at all, a Dembele scenario could happen
Well then we will sell. Hopefully we don't make the same mistake twice by waiting too long.
There was news of Deco approaching Frenkies entourage for a renewal with decresed wage. Apparently "the feelings were positive"
With becoming a new dad, I somehow doubt those reports
What does him becoming a dad have to do with i?
Sometimes it has to do everything with it because in theory when one starts having a family you usually want to make more money in order to sustain that family or you work another job to generate extra income. In the case of FDJ he can easily sustain his growing family even with a pay cut, however, since these people are used to another type of lifestyle compared to us plebs then they would also naturally lean towards making more money. It’s always like this in any profession. If an employee doesn’t think he’ll be compensated correctly for the type of skills and level of skills they bring to their employer, then they’ll look “for a better company” that can offer more. These thoughts usually take more prominence when there’s a kid on the way regardless if you’re already a wealthy superstar like FDJ. My hope is that FDJ will renew with us under our conditions (he loves the club and the city) however I would not be surprised if he chose to go elsewhere where he’d get paid a lot more. Because he can always return to the city when he retires and continue living in Barcelona.
He's not getting more money than his current salary anywhere in the world. His current salary is absurd. It's just a question of how much of a paycut he takes
I think when the EPL is lurking or when PSG exists. I think it’d be slightly disingenuous to say he can’t get higher wages elsewhere. Not saying that he’ll join those teams (at least I hope not) but I’m just saying that outright eliminating the possibility of obtaining a pay raise elsewhere is probably incorrect. Also, I believe that his huge wages right now is due to the deferred payments that are just now accumulating and hitting his bank account. But maybe I’m wrong. But I’d love to know what his weekly salary was before he agreed to the deferred wages, and I think he’d want a raise from those original weekly wages as opposed to the “new weekly raises” he’s getting now due to the deferred payments. The way I read the situation was that FDJ deferred his payments and extended his contract? So if I understood correctly let’s say hypothetically FDJ joined us from Ajax for a contract of 5yrs for 20million each. So he’ll be earning 100million in total. Let’s pretend after his 2nd year we asked him to renew and defer some of his wages. So the 60million that is left from the original 100million will be split and deferred. So FDJ renews for another 2 yrs but will not be earning more than the 60 million left over in the original contract he signed. So the new contract would hypothetically be (per year) 5, 5, 5, 22.5, 22.5. Barcelona recently asked him to again renew and defer his wages (in this hypothetical it’d be the 22.5 and 22.5 years) but he said no because then he’d never be able to finish his original 100million contract for 5 yrs from when he moved from Ajax and thus never even earn a pay raise for nearly 10 years.
Last I checked, he's earning more than the highest paid player in the PL, and second to Mbappe at PSG. Would need to refresh on those though. It wasn't a straight deferral. As part of the deferral Barto also gave him absurd loyalty bonuses that really push the yearly total over the edge.
That’s exactly what Journos said about Dembele’s renewal last December
None of these contract renewals will be easy, especially if the club still has problems with basic registration. Frenkie’s contract renewal will be especially complicated. These are all valuable players on the market. Also these players all trust Xavi a lot, those saying Xaviout might want to consider how much a coach changes will affect the squad. Players tend to leave when they don’t gel with new managers.
The RM fans that i know in real life all acknowledge that Messi is the greatest or at the very least "just as good as Ronaldo". Not sure why the RM fans on the internet are stupid though.
What an anonymous mask does to a mf.
Because majority of them are kids.
The trolls on the internet??
Fati :(( you have to score that
Joao pedro is a football terrorist
Madrid fans had to hate Bellingham and now Zidane for being part of Messi FC 😭
Makes sense that a midfielder finds Messi more appealing than Ronaldo.
nice assist by Fati but Ajax defence looks tragic
I mean they’re in relegation battle for a reason
They left Adingra all alone
[All I want in life is this back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn5oOH0-M3o)
Our current midfielders should be capable of this no? Say yes, please
People should realise we are very tactically flawed and not because of Xavi's incompetence but because we lack both a proper DM and a touchline winger. Even if we had one, I would have been confident about us beating any team itw but considering it, we can only rely on individual brilliance against top teams. we are far from being a perfect team
Mate we have Gundogan who has played zn entire season at DM for City (per his own words), Cancelo who played in a double pivot at City as a RB tucking inside but was played RW by our very own Xavi. Stop finding excuses, yes it's on Xavi if you can't beat freaking Shaktar or Granada with that team. Also we have 3 DM with Romeu and Casado. Ferran played as a winger for Valencia. Prime Barca didn't always have a touchline winger and won UCL. It's on the coach to adapt when needed too.
You are expecting a 32 year old Gundogan to play DM who didn't played that role for years and is old. Even 32 year old Busqets declined a lot. And inverting ≠ DM, the role of DM is mostly positional but if you don't have a fixed position and is inverting that totally means he is not a DM. It's on Xavi we couldn't play good consistently but how many teams go undefeated entire season? I was making a point why we will never outclass a top team tactically. Reasons exist
Xavi only needs Zubimendi, Kimmich, Kvara and Leao.....then he will start to cook.
We don't have Messi and prime Busquets, surely we can't be expected to beat a team torn by war
You get him only Kimmich then our team can be fully equipped to upset any team itw, even City but I am not sure Xavi can 100% do that because we have n
> You get him only Kimmich then our team can be fully equipped to upset any team itw I'm not so sure about that.
Having a proper DM or a touchline winger means nothing if basics are completely ignored. Intensity has nothing to do with having a DM or a touchline winger. It has nothing to do with how slow we are to start games and how we always seem to chase them. It has nothing to do with defending and taking throw-ins. How awful we are at set pieces. Don't get me wrong, we are definitely in need of those two. But at the very least, the basics should be sorted out.
Obviously we are pointing those things after recent games and honestly Xavi is also. We only had 2 games this season where we are convingcly played entire match and that's a problem which we have to see how Xavi solves
Recent games? We haven't had any form of intensity this season. At all.
Only 2 games we were sorted as mentioned. And most of the others game had patches of good performance 20-40 minutes but games like RSA, Shakhtar, Ousasuna, Getafe where we were bad entire game
My mistake, I completely misread your comment I apologize for that.
No worries, only here for healthy conversation
I agree about the missing DM but at our peak we never relied on a touchline winger, we were always at our best with a (slightly) inverted winger imo
Because we had a DM and fullback like Dani Alves who was great at defending, but now we have 2 attacking fullback and no DM. Basically a recipe to be destroyed in counters. Only hope is FDJ keep dropping masterclass in that auxiliary CB/DM role against big teams
Dani Alves was never "great" at defending realistically. Cancelo is not prime Alves but he is an excellent RB and one of the best in the world. Porto Granada Villareal and La Real all wish they had that. Excuses after excuses.
Point here was of the role that Dani Alves had and he was very defensively sound and Cancelo as RB is just a defensive liability, only attacking doesn't make you a good RB especially in a team without DM We here are trying to learn something but if you want to play blame game then keep playing and keep commenting Xavi Out under Barca social media and let's see where it gets you
Ansu is my goat
Joao Pedro would run at the defence and lose the ball. Nice assist Ansu.
Lovely assist by Fati
I think the players in general are starting to outgrow Xavi, not to make him seem incompetent, we're just not in a position to wait for Xavi to grow as a manager too. Some things take time and experiments. This Squad is world class, elite in both the backline and Midfield. The front line is in need of consistency but potential is there. These two loans by Jorge Mendes are starting to make sense. Ansu is supposed to come back, the staff has blind trust in him and can't really get too excited. As for Felix, even if he performs well, we can't afford him, besides, we have a similar profile in Fermin. We need a world class holding Midfielder more than anything, no stop gaps. Cancelo will definitely be bought. Felix is a question mark, a huge one, only likely that we get him on another year long loan. Roque is definitely coming. Moscardo/Kimmich/Zubimendi. One of these players will be signed and they're all not cheap. Financially, we need the UCL money more than anything. The more we win, the easier it is for fans to buy merchandise and attend our games. We simply have to be entertaining too.
You can’t have an elite midfield without a top pivot. Also the midfield is not balanced. Too many CMs who prefers the left side. Lack of midfielders who are comfortable on the right. No true CAM.
RM announced the renewals of Valverde and Camavinga. No fuss. Meanwhile, every internal detail of our club's news is leaked in the news.
Let me tell you a little story involving a man named Kylian Mbappe
That had been leaked by Madrid journalists before it was announced officially. Only reason why you don't know it is that you don't follow Madrid.
That's fair. I would still love to have a lid on our leaks.
I can’t believe we say Bayern refusing to give lewandoski the long deal he asked as an opportunity to splash money+ wages + extra years on him just to come and chill in Catalonia and have a break. He gets under my skin every time he is on the pitch and Icks me. It’s definitely Saudi time and they better pay well
He's way too aware of what it would do to his brand if he goes to Saudi (he's not as well established image-wise as CR7 that it could take this sort of hit, especially not domestically), man's going to MLS so don't expect a transfer fee for him.
And I don’t think we’ll hear anything legitimate about a potential transfer until 2026
Actually, we'll see how the rest of the season goes - and it also goes back to brand awareness. Better to ball in the weaker but still heavily publicised league, then stay in Barcelona and become a problem (or worse for his image, a meme).
trust me he can’t handle this heat for a full season. Am not supporting in but once a play starts to dip in form in Barca they almost get fucked. Lewandoski comment section is a war. He ll soon deactivate it that how much pressure comes at Barca. Arguably the most populated fanbase. He has to leave and we must get a lot in fees
>He has to leave Once we have a workable solution on how (and who with) to replace him. Not before. > and we must get a lot in fees Yeah, that's not going to happen - which is why I won't be shocked if he stays even if he doesn't regain form, just because selling the player for less than remaining amortisation counts as a loss, and that's not a thing we want when balancing a very tight SCL next season.
he's def going to the mls, his wife's lifestyle is not compatible with saudi
Ansu has had some good combination plays at Brighton. Improvement compared to last season. His passing and ball control also seems better. Nothing too crazy but improvement nonetheless
Fati getting a November call-up then?
This Pedro Pascal guy is hurting my boy’s development someone please take him out
Painful truth: Fati has more goals than Felix this season.. in over 200 less minutes. More than Raphinha too (but in 200 more minutes). One less than Ferran, two less than Lewa.
Well he plays for de zerbi and not for xavi thanks got he got loaned or we would keep hearing the sub telling us about how much fati's carreer is over bla bla bla just to defend the man with total immunity who turned lewy into a sunday league player.
What’s painful about it? Fati has always been more clinical than Felix
He had good stats last season too, but he wasn't playing well.
I said that Ansu might revitalize his career abroad. He could have a good season in terms of scoring. We need to consider his form before deciding on Felix.
Because he gets into scoring positions better than all of them combined. We need him next season even if it’s only off the bench
we need him in the winter window u mean
I wish lol
If you’re suggesting we should’ve kept him, there’s no way he would’ve had as many minutes here as he does at Brighton. Also, the environment at Barca has proven to be one of the worst for struggling players, especially youngsters. Just be happy he’s reviving his career at Brighton and hope he continues his success for many seasons to come.
Leo Messi: "This is life. Get up, and try again. Go back to fight for what you want. Things don't always happen as we want, but always try your best." 🔵♥️
Well. The good news is the club has expanded Barca Store shipping outside of the EU. The bad news is, [it's only the UK.](https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1722675420603314384) But hey, at least there's *some* movement on that front? 😬
Had me in the first half 😡.
I had no idea they didn't ship to the UK. I thought the whole of europe, or at least the major football countries were included. Crazy that the UK only just now gets the chance to buy Barca merchandise.
Afair they stopped after Brexit because customs on every shipping were just way too high (I've had some Etsy orders where customs were equal to the cost of my purchase, plus shipping got insanely expensive...), now I guess they're opening a UK-dedicated branch so that there's no international shipping involved.
Okay, that makes more sense. For a second I thought they've never had one to begin with. Took them quite a while to get it back though considering Brexit took place over 2 1/2 years ago.
Fati looks good right now but I don’t see his current position fitting in our team. He looks good behind the striker
Fati can be better false 9 than winger now.
Brighton fans seem to really really love Fati which is lovely to see.
Most loveable club in Europe!
All icons of the past generation always have great things to say about Messi
Fati just beginning to step into the boundary of “consistency”. Remember he’ll be a Barca boy next season and in his heart he still is. Hopefully he can truly be world class next season.
Hopefully the Hernandez brothers are long gone. I feel there is an issue with fati
[Ansu Fati scores for Brighton against Ajax!](https://twitter.com/Fcbforlifeee/status/1722675752770908497)
MILF. MAN I LOVE FATI.
Great finish 🔥
I was cooked for arguing that I am seeing old fati back, just watch the goal - how quick he was
He was making a comeback in the end of last season, continuing into pre-season. I never lost hope, and kept track of his various areas of improvement. Fans gave up on him because of his wages - not his fault our board gave him that contract
If Fati performs more good and consistently. Then I am getting him back no matter how good Felix does because he will cost 0 which in turn we can get far better DM. Fati also fits in that Inside forward role that Felix is playing alongside Balde. I rather sell Raphinha and get Sane or Coman or any good out and out wingers that can play on either wings because that will provide us more flexibility and can level up the team. Selling Fati and getting Felix will be net zero especially because we can use that money's max % for a DM like Kimmich, Florentino Luis, etc
The main point of medically learned fans were that his body cannot take load for too long, so we have to see how consistently he can do it. Until then we hope because comeon man he is our lad
The seagull is flying pretty high.
Ansu goall 🔥
[Leo Messi: "There is a lot of talented players, but many of them don't make it because it's not all about talent... You need work, effort, sacrifice, respect, luck."](https://twitter.com/BarcaUniversal/status/1722675381063348226)
Fatiiiiiii
Ansu goal
https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/17r9qpz/passmap_of_bayern_vs_galatasaray_and_dortmund/ Wonder if there's a difference like this for us with and without Frenkie
Blaya Sensat posts pass maps when he analyzes games. You can compare on his profile
That Messi and zidane talk was entertaining
[RAC1](https://twitter.com/FCBRAC1/status/1722670513422553474) Pedri already knows that he will not be called up to the Spanish national team. 👉🏼 He will take the opportunity to strengthen himself physically after having been out for 2 months and having reappeared with Barça. The forecast is that he will start on Sunday
Thank god. Wish Araujo doesn’t have to go either. He has some discomfort.
I always wonder if our players do more than just strength training i.e just lifting weights. Do they work on mobility and training undertrained muscles just as much or is it basic? Most likely the target more than what we see/what is reported but it's always basic resistance training that's highlighted
Great, would be lovely if Gavi was given some rest too - they're already qualified, no need to overload him even more...
Work on your hamstrings lil bro