FC Barcelona - Page 2

ialbd · #26 November 4, 2009, 02:34 PM

Barca having a hard time in the Champions League....

the group is so competitive (Barca, Inter & R.Kazan).... no one is getting an easy ticket for next round....

Banglatiger84 · #27 December 16, 2009, 04:40 AM

Yours truly will be watching Barcelona live in the World Club Cup semis in around 6 hours from now

Unfortunately Messi is injured but will be good to see my favorite defender of all time, Carlos Puyol live !

ialbd · #28 December 16, 2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
Yours truly will be watching Barcelona live in the World Club Cup semis in around 6 hours from now

Unfortunately Messi is injured but will be good to see my favorite defender of all time, Carlos Puyol live !

You are so lucky BanglaTiger bhai....

cheer for Barca on my behalf....

Banglatiger84 · #29 December 16, 2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ialbd
You are so lucky BanglaTiger bhai....

cheer for Barca on my behalf....

Forget me, most of 40,000 crowd were cheering Barcelona

It was a good game, some of my assumptions after watching these players for a decade were confirmed;
Ibrahimovic is exceptionally strong physically. His main weakness is his inconsistency
Dani Alves is a bit overrated
Best way to play Barcelona is to man mark Xavi, but thats a job only 1 or 2 players could do (Essien or Mascherano perhaps )

Ashraf-FTP · #30 December 16, 2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
Forget me, most of 40,000 crowd were cheering Barcelona

It was a good game, some of my assumptions after watching these players for a decade were confirmed;
Ibrahimovic is exceptionally strong physically. His main weakness is his inconsistency
Dani Alves is a bit overrated
Best way to play Barcelona is to man mark Xavi, but thats a job only 1 or 2 players could do (Essien or Mascherano perhaps )

i agree..
Dani was out of form, hes not over-rated..
Xavi and iniesta are the main Barca players.. Messi cant always create chances by himself.. so if you keep Iniesta and Xavi bogged down, you will have an attackless Barca.. but as you said, its really hard to bog these 2 down.. only top class Defensive mids with good strength to dominate them can do that job.. i would add L. Diarra, De Rossi and Frings with the other 2 u said who can do that..

Banglatiger84 · #31 December 17, 2009, 01:58 AM

De Rossi has an attacking streak in him, which is why he doesnt manmark opponents throughout a match, he is more of a box to box player.

Xavi is also a bit hard to mark because he plays deep, so you will need a defensive minded player spending half his time in the opponents half to mark him, which will leave holes in his own side of the pitch....

As for Messi, the main trick that works against him is forcing him to the outside, which means he cant use his left foot....Ashley Cole has done that quite well previously..

rashed411 · #32 December 17, 2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
Yours truly will be watching Barcelona live in the World Club Cup semis in around 6 hours from now

Unfortunately Messi is injured but will be good to see my favorite defender of all time, Carlos Puyol live !

who said messi was injured?

he played and he score a goal..

Banglatiger84 · #33 December 18, 2009, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by rashed411
who said messi was injured?

he played and he score a goal..

He had a niggle and wouldnt have played unless he was fully fit according to Guardiola.

So he didnt start but came in the 2nd half...

ialbd · #34 December 19, 2009, 03:25 PM

Double Treble (6 trophies) in 1 year...... Forca Barcelona......... !!!!!!

ialbd · #35 March 17, 2010, 04:44 PM

Barcelona in the QF of CL.... Messi at his best.... Visca Barca !!!

Ashraf-FTP · #36 March 17, 2010, 05:13 PM

Lol. Messi did good

But not good enough to beat United, whenever they face them. Soon enough, the trophy will be in Manchester

_Rafi_ · #37 March 18, 2010, 02:15 PM

Remember 2009

Ashraf-FTP · #38 March 18, 2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rafi_mc69
Remember 2009

yeah yeah I know flukes happen

But I think Barca will lose to whoever in the semis. They will break down

ialbd · #39 March 18, 2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashraf-FTP
But I think Barca will lose to whoever in the semis. They will break down

thats what needs to happen for someone else to win..... Barca to break down by itself....

but if they can keep their game up.... it'll be very tough for ManU,Arsenal, Inter etc...

Ashraf-FTP · #40 March 18, 2010, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ialbd
thats what needs to happen for someone else to win..... Barca to break down by itself....

but if they can keep their game up.... it'll be very tough for ManU,Arsenal, Inter etc...

Lol. United will win anyways, doesnt matter if Barca fail or not :P

al-Sagar · #41 March 18, 2010, 09:54 PM

only two english clubs in the last 8. normally its 3 or 4 for the last few years. no chelsea and liverpool this time

Ashraf-FTP · #42 March 18, 2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by offstump
only two english clubs in the last 8. normally its 3 or 4 for the last few years. no chelsea and liverpool this time

No wonder, they both suck

Chelski just having flukes in the EPL. Their luck will run out soon. And the all reds are showing why and how much they suck in the EPL

ialbd · #43 March 21, 2010, 08:10 PM

the goal from 0:25....

_Rafi_ · #44 March 22, 2010, 03:37 PM

8 goals from last 3 matches from Lionel Messi. Unbelievable!
If he delivers half of these performence for Argentina in world cup they will surely win the trophy.
Messi>>Ronald(both)

Ashraf-FTP · #45 March 22, 2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by _Rafi_
8 goals from last 3 matches from Lionel Messi. Unbelievable!
If he delivers half of these performence for Argentina in world cup they will surely win the trophy.
Messi>>Ronald(both)

There is a difference between the quality of other Barca players and Argentina. Xavi and Iniesta are two of the main reasons for Messis success. Also, he doesnt need to bother about defense in Barca as they have a strong back and also a defensive mid.

In Argentina, their back is weak. Their Defensive mids (Mascherano and Cambiasso) are good though. So in Argentina, Messi will be forced to run back more often also he will have much more responsibilities than he has in Barca. This will surely affect his performance.

ialbd · #46 March 30, 2010, 08:46 PM

Big game tomorrow..... Barcelona - Arsenal....
cant wait. Well I'll be at work missing the game, but yea still cant wait....

ialbd · #47 March 31, 2010, 04:06 PM

It was an epic match apparently.... and I only managed to catch the first half of the match (and missed all the actions which was in the second half)....

I hear the referee made a serious blunder with the second goal by awarding Arsenal the penalty and red card to Puyol. Yet to see the highlights.... but maybe some Arsenal fans can comment...

either way.... it'll be another showdown at camp nou.... Visca Barca

Equinox · #48 March 31, 2010, 04:35 PM

Arsenal will be without Fabregas and no Puyol for Barca at Nou Camp. I am backing Barcelona to go through.

Ashraf-FTP · #49 March 31, 2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Equinox
Arsenal will be without Fabregas and no Puyol for Barca at Nou Camp. I am backing Barcelona to go through.

Arsenal cant do anything without Fabregas. Barca goes through!!!

_Rafi_ · #50 April 6, 2010, 03:14 PM

Wow another hattric from Messi against Arsenal in CL. Today there was no Iniesta to assist him. He is getting stronger day by day.