Good stuff starts at 1;35 or so. Kicks it over the 18m high barrier, runs to the other side and controls it, before kicking it back over and doing it again.
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so things are turning upside down at Barcelona these days.
- transfer ban upheld by CAS, so they can't buy players until January 2016
- they fired Andoni Zubizarreta (Director of Football) today, and his assistant Charles Puyol stepped down too
- they lost to Real Sociedad and David Moyes yesterday
- there seems to be some tension between Messi and Luis Enrique ... Messi was benched yesterday, and today he's called in sick with gastroenteritis which absolutely nobody from the media buys. General belief is that this is Messis message to the board that he wants Enrique sacked.
safe to say they are not a happy bunch right now. Luis Enrique doesn't seem to have the backing of the fans and it seems quite obvious that they need new help defensively, so the transfer ban hurts them a lot right now. Will be interesting to see how things play out
so things are turning upside down at Barcelona these days.
- transfer ban upheld by CAS, so they can't buy players until January 2016
- they fired Andoni Zubizarreta (Director of Football) today, and his assistant Charles Puyol stepped down too
- they lost to Real Sociedad and David Moyes yesterday
- there seems to be some tension between Messi and Luis Enrique ... Messi was benched yesterday, and today he's called in sick with gastroenteritis which absolutely nobody from the media buys. General belief is that this is Messis message to the board that he wants Enrique sacked.
safe to say they are not a happy bunch right now. Luis Enrique doesn't seem to have the backing of the fans and it seems quite obvious that they need new help defensively, so the transfer ban hurts them a lot right now. Will be interesting to see how things play out
Lots of noise, linking him to Chelsea too lately. He and his gf's twitter accounts start following Chelsea FC, and a few of their players. Apparently, Chelsea made contact. Can't possibly fathom how that works financially, considering Mourinho mentioned he was cuffed by FFP last summer.
Lots of noise, linking him to Chelsea too lately. He and his gf's twitter accounts start following Chelsea FC, and a few of their players. Apparently, Chelsea made contact. Can't possibly fathom how that works financially, considering Mourinho mentioned he was cuffed by FFP last summer.
I think the buyout clause is 250m Euros, so it's never going to happen. Probably just another attempt by Messi to put pressure on the club to get rid of Enrique. According to the reliable radio station Cadena Cope, Enrique has now given a 2 game ultimatum - win both or you're gone. One of those games is against Atletico ...
Barcelonas decisions post-Guardiola have truly been shocking and it's amazing that Zubizarreta lasted for such a long time. His transfer record has been horrible.
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I think most clubs would cater to one of the best players in the world who drives a majority of their international fandom and money.
Perhaps. But only because the manager is weak and not established. It is never good when the players are running the club.
Fergie's success was partially down to his ability to ship players out once they became or exhibited behaviour that suggested they were bigger than the club and/or tried to run things. In that he was ruthless. Case in point Captain Keane, Stam still in his prime and an international marketing name, Beckham. Three huge names and fan favourites ruthlessly moved on.
yeah I'm not shocked that Messi has that kind of power and he probably deserves that, but still, I think that kind of stuff should be handled behind closed doors and not in public. Throwing a tantrum by feigning illness and trying to put pressure on the board via social media is a bit immature and something that the club surely could do without right now. But it's not a secret that Messi is a bit of a diva, so it's not necessarily surprising. They catered to his coaching wishes once before (why else would they have signed Tata last year?), why not try again?
yeah I'm not shocked that Messi has that kind of power and he probably deserves that, but still, I think that kind of stuff should be handled behind closed doors and not in public. Throwing a tantrum by feigning illness and trying to put pressure on the board via social media is a bit immature and something that the club surely could do without right now. But it's not a secret that Messi is a bit of a diva, so it's not necessarily surprising. They catered to his coaching wishes once before (why else would they have signed Tata last year?), why not try again?
Very true! And at this point the Coach is one of the only things they can change!
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Looks like Shaqiri to Inter is just about done. Always thought he'd be the heir to Ribery and he was given ample opportunity to make it work, but he could never pull it together for Bayern. Never fit their play style, too careless with the ball. Wish him well, always wanted it to work out, just never did.
I'm shocked that a club is willing to pay €18m for Shaqiri ... mediocre player who is all about speed and power, but lacks a "football brain" IMO and suffers from massively overestimating himself and his abilities. Simply not good enough to be a starter for a great club. As a United supporter, I always hoped he'd end up at Liverpool, but oh well ...
