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LFP | J38 | Gimnastic De Tarragona Vs FC Barcelona

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#1 ·
The Espanyol draw still awfully hurts and probably many cules are still very pissed off about the outcome of this Jornada but we need to move on and as much as it's highly unlikely there's still a faint hope of winning this championship.

I'm not getting my hopes up this time and honestly I'm practically resigned to lose this trophy especially when considering Madrid's unbelievable luck in the last matchdays.

We'll need a miracle to emerge victorious in the end.


Probable line-up:
-----------Valdes----------
-Zambrotta-Thuram-Puyol-Gio-
-----------Edmilson-----------
------Xavi----------Deco------
-Messi-------------------Ronaldinho-
------------Eto'o------------

Time and venue:

LFP | Sunday, 17 Jun (21:00) CET Round 38 | Nou Estadi.


 
#5 ·
Koeman4 said:
Bah.... as if Mallorca will be able to resist in a full Bernabeu.
Replace AZ with Real, Excelsior with Mallorca and the point still stands

Of course Real and AZ are worlds apart and a title-winning situation isn't so alien to these players, still they are all human and it's not out of the question that they could all be afflicted by mental fragility at points.

I don't care about the final outcome now that Sevilla cocked up once more; still, of course I care about the overall "spicyness" of the occasion, if that makes any sense.
 
#6 ·
Man it hurts to draw like that or what :moan: . I don't have hopes now, I am proud of our boys for trying, but we don't deserve this liga(just for throwing away chance after chance). We have zero luck and they got all :moan: . Crapello got really really big flower in his ass :moan: . Damn 3 ligas would have been fantastic :(.

Lets end this year with a good/big win :).

Visca el Barca, Viva la Catalunya. Proud to be a Blaugrana :proud: .

I would hate to see the PigoisSHIT siggy coming true. But, hope we can do good next season :).
 
#8 ·
The whole defensive line should be changed for this game. Niether of Zambrotta, Oleguer, Thuram and Gio deserves to wear our shirt again! I want to see them all deported and executed. After seeing Thuram this season I take back every bad word I've ever said about Bogarde. Please forgive me, Winston!
 
#9 ·
Man it hurts to draw like that or what :moan: . I don't have hopes now, I am proud of our boys for trying, but we don't deserve this liga(just for throwing away chance after chance). We have zero luck and they got all :moan: . Crapello got really really big flower in his ass :moan: . Damn 3 ligas would have been fantastic :(.

Lets end this year with a good/big win :).

Visca el Barca, Viva la Catalunya. Proud to be a Blaugrana :proud: .

I would hate to see the PigoisSHIT siggy coming true. But, hope we can do good next season :).
 
#10 ·
The whole defensive line should be changed for this game. Niether of Zambrotta, Oleguer, Thuram and Gio deserves to wear our shirt again! I want to see them all deported and executed. After seeing Thuram this season I take back every bad word I've ever said about Bogarde. Please forgive me, Winston!
 
#11 · (Edited)
The entire defence was crap, you can't really single out individuals. You defend as a team, and that also involves support from the midfield which has been severely lacking.

Gio was actually in decent form in the run up to this game, as was Thuram. We need more organization at the back, not just to rely on the individuals ability to mark their men or tackle. And in the lack of organization, Puyol is also a culprit. His original position was not central defence, and it still shows after all these years.

Rijkaard was a great organizer at the back, and I can't understand why that isn't showing in our play. He has his work cut out this summer.

You can't criticise individuals if they don't know what they're supposed to be doing out there, which is the feeling I get whenever I watch them defend. Half the defence is playing the offside trap, half the defence is marking their men, our defensive midfielders usually leave a giant hole in the middle; it's just so chaotic.
 
#12 ·
You guys have to win so that M4's post in my signature from months and months ago comes true. :D
 
#16 ·
Robban said:
The whole defensive line should be changed for this game. Niether of Zambrotta, Oleguer, Thuram and Gio deserves to wear our shirt again! I want to see them all deported and executed. After seeing Thuram this season I take back every bad word I've ever said about Bogarde. Please forgive me, Winston!
Then probably puyol should join them too coz this season he has been very disappointing and unreliable. At least 3 top defense players should b bought this season.

About the game...I won't b surprised if we lose or draw. This season we deserve the big L. LOSERS!!!!!
 
#17 ·
Slide said:
Then probably puyol should join them too coz this season he has been very disappointing and unreliable. At least 3 top defense players should b bought this season.

About the game...I won't b surprised if we lose or draw. This season we deserve the big L. LOSERS!!!!!
You're right, he has been pathetic too. Even though the biggest sinners are Thuram, Márquez and Oleguer.
 
#20 ·
If laporta doesn't splash money into the transfer market this year,he and rijkaard will find their backs against the wall next season. what's wrong with him,Barca is a rich club and he tried 2 negotiate Lyon 2 sell abidal for 9-10 mil euros. That's not even close 2 abidal's price tag!If he keeps it this way,we'll end up buying a couple of crap players like gudjohnsen this season.

He should dig deep into his pockets,he should prepare a transfer kitty of no less than 40 million euros.
 
#24 ·
Mallorca will probably miraculously pull out a result at the Bernabeu, but we still won't win the league cause we'll concede a late goal against Nastic and end up drawing or losing. It's been the story of our entire season unfortunately. :rollani:

Anyway, stranger things have happened and I expect Mallorca to put up a fight at least. The title isn't decided until the final day. Let's have faith even though realistically things don't look too great.
 
#26 ·
I had hopes that Madrid could make a mistake in Zaragoza, although I thought that they were going to win anyway. But I NEVER expected that we could draw AT HOME against APAÑÓ in a day like this.

Madrid losing points at home against Mallorca? Unlikely. Moreover, I think it's easier that we even drop points at Tarragona. :moan: