No Money, Even Mo Problems - The 2021-2022 Season Thread

Roberto is the main reason we haven't won the CL since 2016 so I would love for him to **** off already but it seems he will still be a starter this season because koeman is still our coach , that's 10-11 million wasted along side any potential title acquirable this season since Messi isn't here anymore.

 

Some people were saying Cou's issue is that Messi played in his favourite postion

So let's test that theory.

Honestly even without Messi I see Barca main favourites to the league barring injuries

 

It’s really infuriating that we’re still stuck with all of this deadwood.

I can’t stand the sight of Umtiti, what an utter disappointment he turned out to be. Coutinho has had so many chances here that I feel I can’t trust any good performance he puts in for a handful of games because that seems to be his “gimmick”. Pjanic seems like a nice guy, but he’s just not that good IMO, especially compared to the in-house talents we already have in Puig, Gavi, Nico, and Collado albeit not all rivals for the same position. I have no clue what he’s still doing here tbh. Braithwaite, bless his heart, really has no future here other than coming off the bench.

As a result of the Messi fiasco I am now forced to change my previous stance on Griezmann. I actually think we should keep him now as he’s the best we have to take on the Messi role. Depay is too fresh and unpredictable, Ansu has been out for too long and they are different players, Coutinho is untrustworthy. There’s no one else.

There are so many things that we will have to “luck out” in for us to have a good season. Depay will have to become consistent and develop a chemistry with the rest, Dembele will have to stay healthy, Ansu will have to be back and better than ever, Griezmann will have to prove that he can be the leader of the attack now that he can “finally” play in the Messi role. Aguero will have to give us a Suarez-like performance in the twilights of his career.

Pedri will have to come back healthy and not burnt out by the ridiculous season he’s had. Busquets will have to not show his age just yet. Our Masia talents will need to step up.

Between Pique, Araujo, Lenglet, Garcia, Mingueza they’re gonna have to figure it out. Our defense has been too leaky. I don’t trust Lenglet for sh*t and Pique has also shown his age last season. Alba will have to give us one more great year before hopefully Balde takes over. Emerson and Dest will have to battle it out for RB.

 

Barcelona should be fine for the most part in La Liga at least.

 

I mean we should have enough talent to at least finish in the CL spots. How far up we finish in the top 4 will depend on many factors which I have mentioned above.

Messi scored almost 40% of all of our Liga goals last year not to mention assists. We still finished 3rd. Like I’ve said before, it will have to be a collective effort. Now that they’re “free” of having to look for Messi or depend on him we might see some break-out performances. Hopefully.

 

Yeah, the gap b/w 3rd and 4th in La Liga is bigger than Messi. Always a chance for one surprise team to emerge but two surprise teams is highly unlikely, so top 4 is fairly secure.

If anyone is worried about CL, I think the real worry is finishing top 2 in the group stage. But I am not sure how much € is lost if you crash out in group stage versus, say, R16 or QF.(?)

 

Wow!!! 95% wages before even paying Messi! OMG!!!!

 

Inter go bankrupt so they must sell all their key players like Lukaku, Hakimi, Lautaro...

Barca try to avoid that but also only sell unknown players instead.

 

Yeah, but the big variable is “revenue”. We have no clue what that number will be in 2021-22. Can’t even estimate it.

 

Jesus. I guess that’s what we get for signing an aging and injured player. Ffs. We need Ansu.

 

so who do we think starts on our first league match vs Sociedad this weekend?

not a lot of options at this point.

injured: De Jong; Aguero; Fati; Dembele; Ter Stegen

league registration pending(??!!): Memphis; Eric; Aguero; Emerson

Pedri has returned and looks set to play since De Jong is probably unavailable


---------Pedri-----Griezmann-----Demir--------
---------------Puig-------------Roberto------------
-----Alba-----------[c]Sergio----------Dest------
-----------------Pique---------Araujo--------------
--------------------------Neto------------------------

-Memphis is probably the only unregistered player that would start if available. hopefully they manage to get that over the line before the match. he would then start on the LW, with Puig dropping to the bench and Pedri in midfield.

- i'm not sure what's happening with Braithwaite - if he stays or leaves - but he could also end up starting. could play on either wing or as ST.

- Collado is another option

- Umtiti, Pjanic and Coutinho are also available, but not clear where they stand as the club is trying to push them out. so the bench might have to be made up of Barca B players.

 

Pedri is on a fast-track to burn himself out. I hope those around him know what the hell they’re doing. This is insanity. If I were Koeman I’d keep him on the bench for now.

De Jong out is a real bummer, on the other hand it does give the opportunity for Puig (or Demir) to figure in MF and I’m looking forward to that. Roberto in MF hurts my soul though. Would MUCH rather see Gavi in there.

I hope we can register Depay; he’s been great in pre-season and has already been developing a nice understanding with Alba and Griez.

Ideally I’d go with Griez, Depay, and Demir in ATT. Gavi, Puig, and Busquets in MF. Alba, Araujo, Pique, Dest in DEF. TerGod as GK.

 

Former LPB player, now at Villarreal, Albiol, has his penalty saved to give Chelski the UEFA Super Cup.

 

Gavi broke his jaw in the game vs Salzburg. so i don't think he's an option this weekend.

i agree on Pedri and Roberto but not sure we have any choices, especially if Memphis and DeJong are both out.

it'd be really nice if Ilaix decided to sign his contract, he'd have a starting spot waiting for him this weekend. but that situation isn't looking good.

 

at least Emerson Royale has been registered and will be available.

 

Goodness gracious. I knew Gavi was injured but had no idea it was that serious. Man, we just can’t catch a break can we? Pedri overplayed, Gavi injured, Frenkie injured, Ilaix won’t sign, Roberto meh, Depay unregistered, Fati injured ffs. Piss off.

I’d honestly rather see Collado in MF than Roberto. Such an uninspiring player in that position. It’ll probably be him though so let’s hope for an epic shift…

 

i'd like to see Collado given a chance too. but i'm not sure how that would work out with Busquets and Pedri/Puig, we really need the third midfielder to be someone with a high defensive workrate who can cover a lot of ground. so i think Roberto is going to have a big role to play this season, assuming no more incoming transfers. at least we won't need him as often at RB.

 

Correct. Every first team player at the start of the season must wear shirt numbers 1 through 25.
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