They did have the cooling break fellas. So if it’s a flat 5mins for the cooling break than 3 mins isn’t too bad on top of that for all the subs. I’m gonna keep an eye on how many mins they give other teams for the cooling break. As long if stays consistent it’s ok.
Wasn’t aware the cooling break is 5 mins, didn’t feel as long when watching but I didn’t check the time.
I’m not aware if it is officially 5mins that’s just my guess. It’s Spain. Nobody probably knows how many mins it’s suppose to be or even if they did the sensible thing and make it a standard for all teams.
8 minutes is normal in them conditions. It’s extremely hot and humid in Barcelona right now, 3-5 minutes cooling break with the usual added time sounds about right
What a little bitch. I’m actually kinda glad he didn’t end up here after that shitshow a couple of months ago. Can you imagine the circus when the time comes to renew his contract ? Dude is toxic.
Nice result. Wasn't impressed by Barca as a team at all. Rayo actually had the bigger chances in the game. Kessie was comical, guy can't ball at all.
Dan Thomas is such a Madridista man lmao. Luis Garcia was making silly excuses for Barcelona and he countered them and then at the end says “go pull another lever” lol
🚨🚨| Dembélé has discomfort in his hamstring.@relevo [🎖️]— Managing Barça (@ManagingBarca) August 13, 2022
Hopefully he has an initial bad patch whilst he accustoms to a new team/league. But yeah, he’s basically the reason why this season will be a lot closer than it was last year. Benz vs Lewa will be fun. Two supreme strikers.
Lewandowski and Kounde are the two great signings. All the others are meh. Including the most expensive one Raphina. Lewandowski takes this team a level up. Some of us talk a lot about players we shouldn’t sign because they don’t move the needle. Lewa is the example of the opposite. Luis Garcia such a clown he said Lewandowski didn’t score because he was nervous due to his first start. I was shaking my head like bro how do you get paid for this stuff.
Preseason friendly football frolics over, you can throw any amount of new players together of differing quality but they have to gel together to play well, it's why i reserved my judgement about Farca, lets see if they improve as time goes on, also IMO Dembele other than injury prone is a hot and cold player, he can be unplayable at times and extremely meh too, lacks consistency, now on to the game i'm actually looking forward to tomorrow Lewa absolutely, not really sold on Kounde, but for sure he's an upgrade on Eric
🚨🎙️| Xavi: “The humidity & heat affected us, but the same goes for Rayo.”— Managing Barça (@ManagingBarca) August 13, 2022 1558566286053052417 is not a valid tweet id [emoji23][emoji23]
I thought Xavi still starting Eric Garcia and playing Araujo out of position for him was really strange. They desperately need a proper RB.
️ Mbappé: "My Ballon d'Or top-3? I would say Karim Benzema, me and Sadio Mané." "If I thought about the Ballon d'Or while deciding my future? Yes, of course. Real Madrid is a machine for Ballon d'Or, that should be recognized. There is real know-how. But the clubs don't give you these awards." "Benzema favorite for the Ballon d'Or? Obviously. He's 34 years old, and just had the season of his life, also won the Champions League by being decisive… In place of Karim, If I didn't win - I'd stop thinking about this award forever (laughs)." [L'EQUIPE] Vini Jr pissed all over him the deluded little boy. Benzema, Vini Jr and Tibo. In that order.
Kounde is just above average for me, he might develop with Barcelona. Lewa is a world-class striker, the more I see of him the more I wish we had signed Haaland, things could have been different if we had given an early ultimatum to that French prick. Barcelona has a monstrous PR machine, that's one area where they beat most teams in Europe us included.
They beat everyone when it comes to propaganda and amplifying self righteous myths. I think Kounde is a very good player and will perform better than what they have there now. They had a bad need to upgrade at the back, more so than any other area and they did it with one of the best young centre backs. The shine has come off Kounde in these last 2 seasons but I still think he’s class. I hope he messes up every game tho.