PBP: FC Barcelona v Atlético Madrid | Supercopa de Espanya semifinal | 9 January 2020

JoCryuff98 · Jan 12, 2020

Lol. Imagine Xavi coming and us winning the treble this season. The team is great, barring from the mentality. Xavi personally training someone like Arthur and FDJ would be a sight to behold. I’m very optimistic person, so I know Xavi will be great coach for us.

Nocturnal Animal · Jan 13, 2020

Crazy to talk about managerial change based on this result. We scored 4 goals, 2 taken off that could have easily been declared valid based on millimeters and Oblak made 7 saves on top of that. Meanwhile our reserve keeper causes a penalty the first moment there is any kind of real danger for us. I want to see another team that easily could have scored 5 or 6 goals against Atletico. Real didn't score one in 120 minutes.

You gotta be kidding me that Xavi will do better with this team. He's lived in the Barca possession bubble since he was a kid so he only knows one way. If that game plan doesn't work, which it won't post Messi era with the current player material, he'll be deer in headlights. Imagine trying to replicate the great Barca era with Démbéle leading the line upfront and Lenglet leading the high defensive line at the back.

The only benefit of Xavi is who he is and everyone respecting and giving 100 % for him.

Can't deny that I'm extremely curious about Xavi managing Barca but I'd hate to see him receive the Lucho treatment if things don't go as everyone somehow expects with Xavi at helm. Especially when he starts talking about having won the possession battle and unfair results after losses, the shallow fanbase will lose it.

celito · Jan 13, 2020

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Nocturnal Animal said: ↑

Crazy to talk about managerial change based on this result. We scored 4 goals, 2 taken off that could have easily been declared valid based on millimeters and Oblak made 7 saves on top of that. Meanwhile our reserve keeper causes a penalty the first moment there is any kind of real danger for us. I want to see another team that easily could have scored 5 or 6 goals against Atletico. Real didn't score one in 120 minutes.

You gotta be kidding me that Xavi will do better with this team. He's lived in the Barca possession bubble since he was a kid so he only knows one way. If that game plan doesn't work, which it won't post Messi era with the current player material, he'll be deer in headlights. Imagine trying to replicate the great Barca era with Démbéle leading the line upfront and Lenglet leading the high defensive line at the back.

The only benefit of Xavi is who he is and everyone respecting and giving 100 % for him.

Can't deny that I'm extremely curious about Xavi managing Barca but I'd hate to see him receive the Lucho treatment if things don't go as everyone somehow expects with Xavi at helm. Especially when he starts talking about having won the possession battle and unfair results after losses, the shallow fanbase will lose it.
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I more or less agree with this. Except I wouldn't blame Neto for the defensive mistakes.

Xavi would have to rebuild the team to implement his philosophy which for all we know, may be outdated even if he gets good players to implement it.

Serengeti_Boy · Jan 13, 2020

Nocturnal Animal said: ↑

Crazy to talk about managerial change based on this result. We scored 4 goals, 2 taken off that could have easily been declared valid based on millimeters and Oblak made 7 saves on top of that. Meanwhile our reserve keeper causes a penalty the first moment there is any kind of real danger for us. I want to see another team that easily could have scored 5 or 6 goals against Atletico. Real didn't score one in 120 minutes.

You gotta be kidding me that Xavi will do better with this team. He's lived in the Barca possession bubble since he was a kid so he only knows one way. If that game plan doesn't work, which it won't post Messi era with the current player material, he'll be deer in headlights. Imagine trying to replicate the great Barca era with Démbéle leading the line upfront and Lenglet leading the high defensive line at the back.

The only benefit of Xavi is who he is and everyone respecting and giving 100 % for him.

Can't deny that I'm extremely curious about Xavi managing Barca but I'd hate to see him receive the Lucho treatment if things don't go as everyone somehow expects with Xavi at helm. Especially when he starts talking about having won the possession battle and unfair results after losses, the shallow fanbase will lose it.
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Well put. He's not ready yet.

BocaFan · Jan 14, 2020

Nocturnal Animal said: ↑

You gotta be kidding me that Xavi will do better with this team. He's lived in the Barca possession bubble since he was a kid so he only knows one way. If that game plan doesn't work, which it won't post Messi era with the current player material, he'll be deer in headlights. Imagine trying to replicate the great Barca era with Démbéle leading the line upfront and Lenglet leading the high defensive line at the back.
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I agree its too early for Xavi, but doubt that Xavi will move away from the possession game in 3, 5 or 10 years from now.

Also, Barca employed that style long before Messi arrived. I know you didn't say otherwise, but not sure what your point is when you say it won't work post-Messi. If anything, Messi (along with Suarez, but he may have already played his last game for Barca) prevents us from using that style now.