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Since when did Messi play on the left?
He’s talking about their link up play. Messi and Alba are on the same page. Messi with his amazing looping passes to Alba behind the defense.
And Albas cut backs that find Messi 9 times out of 10.
We are really gonna need the luck of the gods tomorrow. Hoping for an overconfident Barca team and a Spurs second string midfield that play out of their skin.
The only option i can see is to sit deep and play on the break. We are limited form a creative point of view apart from Lamela, and will see very little of the ball in the middle of the park - but Son and Moura can offer pace to run in behind.
The only option i can see is to sit deep and play on the break. We are limited form a creative point of view apart from Lamela, and will see very little of the ball in the middle of the park - but Son and Moura can offer pace to run in behind.
Genuinely unfazed by this midfield - Rakitic is quality, but he's not been too good this season, Coutinho doesn't have the know-how to be elite as a central midfielder (he's better out wide) and Busquest well, whatever about him, man's a passes merchant.
I won't be arrogant and say we'll beat them for sure, but we're more than capable. We beat the European champions last season ffs, we're not mugs.
But MESSI gives me cause for concern - scares the living shit out of me. He makes the whole team tick, he makes them world class. Best player of modern times.
Daydream for a moment and just imagine the headlines "Tottenham Hotspur defeat spanish heavyweights Barcelona" or some vanilla b*llshit like that. Inject it to my veins.
Already getting butterflies about this game.
I really think we'll see Lamela for this one. At least to start.
I really think we'll see Lamela for this one. At least to start.
On the basis of 6 wins for Barca, as long as we win the other 3 games and avoid conceeding to Inter at home, we're through.... Right?
In which case tomorrow night's result need not be pivotal.
Please tell me this isn't right?
I am confused. Does your Busquets description equate to “he looks good cause he passes a lot”? If so, wow.
Rakitic is in top 5 minutes I believe in the past calendar year. He may be tired, but he is fucking class and has the ability to impact a game with one pass.
I still think we'll qualify from this group.
Inter Milan are still Inter Milan - they may have beat us but I still see them slipping up against PSV - whereas I think we'll beat PSV home and away and destroy Inter Milan at Wembley.
I didn't think we'd ever get anything from both Barca games so a pleasant surprise would be nice.
Inter Milan are still Inter Milan - they may have beat us but I still see them slipping up against PSV - whereas I think we'll beat PSV home and away and destroy Inter Milan at Wembley.
I didn't think we'd ever get anything from both Barca games so a pleasant surprise would be nice.
I think that post alone probably proves the underrated nature of Busquets - he's arguably one of the best midfielder of his generation.
I don't think Barca's midfield overall though is better than the one Madrid played against us - I think the big difference is that Barca are a better team in sync with a genuinely frightening attack.
I wouldn't be against us just giving them a kick around to be honest.
So the spine of the team ripped out really.
We are in trouble.
If we are realistic we are probably not getting anything out of the game tomorrow.
We can hope.
It’s also 18 days until we face West Ham.
We have no information on the severity of Hamstring or Abdomen but I’d suspect it likely we will be without Vertonghen, Dele and Eriksen for that fixture too.
Could have the other two back.
A right big month too October,
I’ve been fearing this scenario for the last 3 seasons.
Couldn’t have come at a worse time really.
We need CL for the new place.
Let’s hope we don’t suffer too much and we have no more.
We are in trouble.
If we are realistic we are probably not getting anything out of the game tomorrow.
We can hope.
It’s also 18 days until we face West Ham.
We have no information on the severity of Hamstring or Abdomen but I’d suspect it likely we will be without Vertonghen, Dele and Eriksen for that fixture too.
Could have the other two back.
A right big month too October,
I’ve been fearing this scenario for the last 3 seasons.
Couldn’t have come at a worse time really.
We need CL for the new place.
Let’s hope we don’t suffer too much and we have no more.
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All those friggin’ injuries already, almost like we could’ve used some reinforcements this summer 
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Latest from a Barca forum:
"I dont know what to expect, but deep inside me i want messi to bottle it, we lose by two goals margin in a ugly game for us, get exposed, and start fresh with valverde sacked. I think i would start to cry if messi yet again saves a day, dont want that at all. I want others to start doing their efin job and grow some balls"
and I thought some of us were bad.
"I dont know what to expect, but deep inside me i want messi to bottle it, we lose by two goals margin in a ugly game for us, get exposed, and start fresh with valverde sacked. I think i would start to cry if messi yet again saves a day, dont want that at all. I want others to start doing their efin job and grow some balls"
and I thought some of us were bad.
Step up Harry Winks.
But they'll be like new signings when they return.All those friggin’ injuries already, almost like we could’ve used some reinforcements this summer
