St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:well, Real Madrid used to have world class strikers on the bench, and now barcelona is having the same with the midfield.

Midfield > Forwards..

We all know that all Barca's system depend on the Midfield..

@ least now if Xavi of Iniesta gets injured we won't have big problems

but again, Guardiola plans are more for the future, like i said before.. The EVIL Guardiola wants to dominate for ever.. The Best way to have a new Xaviniesta .. Preparing Cesc/Thiago from now with players like Xaviniesta teaching them

Thiago can play as a Forward ( winger, false 9)
he will have playing time in both midfield & upfront, so no worries on Thiago's playing time..

add to that, Iniesta waited from 18 (debut like Thiago) until he became a starter @ 22 ( when he was 100% ready).. so if Iniesta waited & learned until he became WC, Thiago also can!

Kevin_Muscat wrote:hopefully barca get david silva sometime in the near future. he would fit in perfectly. also get back romeu after he proves himself at chelsea.

Romeu will be back

silva, i love this guy & yes he fits @ Barca.. BUT we don't need him

let's just say that it's going to be interesting to see how guardiola keeps everyone happy, specially thiago

JanuszESPN (Janusz Michallik)
Xavi, Iniesta, Cesc, Thiago. Is that legal?

Still waiting to see official links, fellas.

Twitter accounts of random ESPN pundits do not count.

http://twitter.com/#!/Carles5puyol

kiranr wrote:No time to rest. Preparations have to begin for Toral's transfer now.

1- We have Samper

2- Toral has NO Barca DNA ( his mother is from england, his dream is to play in the epl, lol)

3- But, Bellerin(RB,RWB,RW) do have the Barca DNA.. we might see a new cesc Saga in the future "Hector B Saga "
IF he proves him self..

Thaigo isnt going to wait untill he is 22 just because Iniesta did.

Iniesta before 22 wasnt making a huge claim to be playing big minutes, his class wasnt obvious.

Thaigo is knocking on the door with both hands, he can start at loads of others clubs and everyone knows it.

Thiago aint no Bojan, he wont listen to Pep and his lies.

Thiago needs to play enough this season or he we risk losing him.

I think Pep thankfully sees how good he is and wont "Bojan him".

I can only imagine Xavi and Iniesta play less then they did last season.

The Franchise wrote:Thaigo isnt going to wait untill he is 22 just because Iniesta did.

Iniesta before 22 wasnt making a huge claim to be playing big minutes, his class wasnt obvious.

Thaigo is knocking on the door with both hands, he can start at loads of others clubs and everyone knows it.

Thiago aint no Bojan, he wont listen to Pep and his lies.

Thiago needs to play enough this season or he we risk losing him.

I think Pep thankfully sees how good he is and wont "Bojan him".

I can only imagine Xavi and Iniesta play less then they did last season.

We will see

The EVIL Guardiola knows what's his doing

The Franchise wrote:Thaigo isnt going to wait untill he is 22 just because Iniesta did.

Iniesta before 22 wasnt making a huge claim to be playing big minutes, his class wasnt obvious.

Thaigo is knocking on the door with both hands, he can start at loads of others clubs and everyone knows it.

Thiago aint no Bojan, he wont listen to Pep and his lies.

Thiago needs to play enough this season or he we risk losing him.

I think Pep thankfully sees how good he is and wont "Bojan him".

I can only imagine Xavi and Iniesta play less then they did last season.

If he was directly behind Xaviesta, then it would have been perfect. But now there is Cesc, and we all know that he will be pep's go-to guy in times of need, a role Thiago and his out of proportion ambition would have embraced. Cesc is near world class to say the least so he will play a LOT.

It's part of why i told you Villa would be leaving, because unless you create openings in the roster for more playing time for the rest, you cant keep this team as it is 2 seasons in a row, Thiago and Mazinho wont wait.

What about Keita, is he gonna stick around?

imalegend wrote:http://twitter.com/#!/Carles5puyol

Still doesn't count.

Thanks for changing the title, Khaled.

The thread will stay open.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:

The Franchise wrote:Thaigo isnt going to wait untill he is 22 just because Iniesta did.

Iniesta before 22 wasnt making a huge claim to be playing big minutes, his class wasnt obvious.

Thaigo is knocking on the door with both hands, he can start at loads of others clubs and everyone knows it.

Thiago aint no Bojan, he wont listen to Pep and his lies.

Thiago needs to play enough this season or he we risk losing him.

I think Pep thankfully sees how good he is and wont "Bojan him".

I can only imagine Xavi and Iniesta play less then they did last season.

If he was directly behind Xaviesta, then it would have been perfect. But now there is Cesc, and we all know that he will be pep's go-to guy in times of need, a role Thiago and his out of proportion ambition would have embraced. Cesc is near world class to say the least so he will play a LOT.

It's part of why i told you Villa would be leaving, because unless you create openings in the roster for more playing time for the rest, you cant keep this team as it is 2 seasons in a row, Thiago and Mazinho wont wait.

What about Keita, is he gonna stick around?

Nah, we wont get rid of Villa to create opening....the role he fills is too rare and we cant fill it with a midfielder.

Keita, dont know? If he is happy with never playing he can be the new Silvinho.

Remove Villa?

Why would Barca want to sell the best striker in the world?

what are you expecting then Dani, you think it's going to work out well?

to me, it's like having Etoo, Rooney in attack, and then Suarez and Balotelli on the bench

Arsenal may pull the rug on this lol...

Arquitecto wrote:Remove Villa?

Why would Barca want to sell the best striker in the world?

because they have sanchez, pedro, messi, and they want to find openings to give for more time to thiago?

he wont be the water carrier bojan was

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:what are you expecting then Dani, you think it's going to work out well?

to me, it's like having Etoo, Rooney in attack, and then Suarez and Balotelli on the bench

I dont Nick, I really dont. As I have said, I am very much against this move for a number of reason. I have tried to see how it works, but I dont know.

The best i have is, Pep saw how much better Messi, Villa and Pedro were with that 2 weeks rest before the CL final. He saw how much stronger and sharper they was, they looked refreshed and energised. Villa all of a sudden didnt look like he was struggling with a lack of goals..it was all forgotten with that break.

So all I can think of is, more rest for Iniesta and Xavi, they will play much less minutes and get alot more rest this season and Pep can now do it without the team lacking midfield quality.

We consistently overuse the core of the squad, they for 3 years have emptied the tank.

I think also that the cycle wasnt meant to last this long in Peps eyes. He is worried about the team lacking in motivation and lacking in enthusiasm. A world class player like Cesc who has yet to win, will bring that enthusiasm. Add all his friends now get to play with him, that might energise them too.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:

Arquitecto wrote:Remove Villa?

Why would Barca want to sell the best striker in the world?

because they have sanchez, pedro, messi, and they want to find openings to give for more time to thiago?

he wont be the water carrier bojan was

Yes, but Sanchez and CO. are not all proper 9 strikers like Villa who has the attributes others don't possess.

Plus, Barca invested too much in him to let him leave in one year.

Arquitecto wrote:
Yes, but Sanchez and CO. are not all proper 9 strikers like Villa who has the attributes others don't possess.

Plus, Barca invested too much in him to let him leave in one year.

that's just tough luck, they are going to have to figure something out to keep the little alcantara

As for Villa, he is 30. In the coming years, he will need more rest then earlier in his career and it will be good for him in the long run.

That being said, he is the best striker in the world in my eyes and he plays a role that is very rare.

I expect he will still play alot, but of course given his age, he wont be playing 90 minutes every game and he wont start 8 games in a row while not scoring in any of them.

Guillem Balague
Interesting: Arsenal hanging on for a deal. Im afraid the cellebrations from Barcelona were premature and that must have hurt Arsenal board


beep beep beep

Thats Balague expertly backing away

Tgere are honestly no credible reporters anywhere

Apparently there are some minor held up in the deal and is not yet complete.Atleast thats what some journos in twitter are syaing.

TonyEvansTimes Tony Evans
If @mundodeportivo is right and Fabregas is not done, I've one thing to say: Lord, please make it end! I can't take any more!
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philmcnulty Phil McNulty
Barca's Cesc celebrations and welcome plans just a little premature apparently - but all very imminent by the sounds. #fb
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TonyEvansTimes Tony Evans
The Cesc deal is complete, I'm told. This is about posturing
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Probably be announced official later today by the look of it

VibeTribe wrote:Valdes
Alves - Pique - Puyol - Abidal
Busquets
Xavi - Fabregas
Iniesta
Messi - Villa

Moar tiki taka

Lacks width, lacks directness, only 1 player running inh behind creating space.

Teams that park the bus will love this.