Today's Football 2015 / 16

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From last nights results:

1. Spurs resolute again but Qarabag should probably have got a point.
2. Liverpool - what's going on with Sturridge? I'm struggling to believe his injuries are even proper injuries anymore. I think players are too quick to think they're injured; got to be more of a psychological thing now surely.
3. Mignolet sucks.
 
LinekersLegs said:
You seem to think Deulofeu's development would be fine as a rotation player behind Messi/Suaraz/Neymar.

However there is very little data to suggest that a) Enrique sees him as being worthy of playing that role ahead of other options b) that Gerard himself would be content with it even if it was offered.

Even his former Barca youth coach doesn't think so. @Youngcules: Òscar Garcia to @Weloba_en: "Deulofeu is very usable on a team with wingers but with the players at FCB he wouldn't get the minutes needed."

Guess we'll see what happens in the summer.
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I do think it would be fine and I think he'd get plenty of minutes but I also appreciate the value in him getting enough minutes so I under Oscar Garcia's POV...Of course, it's important to note that not only does Garcia know him, certainly not more than any of his other coaches at Barcelona, he is also persona non grata at the club due to being a Cruyffist

As for what the player would be content with, I would counter that most Everton fans would have far less insight into that than Barcelona fans who have followed the player for far longer and understand what it means for a Catalan kid to succeed at their boyhood club...But it's true that it's unlikely Lucho has changed his opinion of the player over Munir/Sandro atm, despite Gerard's current run of form...As I have said many times before, no one questions his talent at the club...It's always been about other things

Whether those things change or have changed is difficult to gauge but it's also improbable that the club would consider giving up on a prized asset like Deulofeu for the pittance he was 'sold' for...Also why I contend it's really a form of an incentivized loan IMHO...The caveat, which I've also mentioned before, is whether the player has been damaged by what has gone on in the past year to refuse a return which I conceded is not out of the question

As you say, we will see...I am happy for the player as I have waited for years to see him play 1st team football and entertain
 
FCBarça said:
I do think it would be fine and I think he'd get plenty of minutes but I also appreciate the value in him getting enough minutes so I under Oscar Garcia's POV...Of course, it's important to note that not only does Garcia know him, certainly not more than any of his other coaches at Barcelona, he is also persona non grata at the club due to being a Cruyffist

As for what the player would be content with, I would counter that most Everton fans would have far less insight into that than Barcelona fans who have followed the player for far longer and understand what it means for a Catalan kid to succeed at their boyhood club...But it's true that it's unlikely Lucho has changed his opinion of the player over Munir/Sandro atm, despite Gerard's current run of form...As I have said many times before, no one questions his talent at the club...It's always been about other things

Whether those things change or have changed is difficult to gauge but it's also improbable that the club would consider giving up on a prized asset like Deulofeu for the pittance he was 'sold' for...Also why I contend it's really a form of an incentivized loan IMHO...The caveat, which I've also mentioned before, is whether the player has been damaged by what has gone on in the past year to refuse a return which I conceded is not out of the question

As you say, we will see...I am happy for the player as I have waited for years to see him play 1st team football and entertain
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What about Everton fans who live in Barcelona and work with Catalans everyday or are even socios at FCB like @bicycleheader ? Just because you follow @barcastuff on Twitter doesn't mean you have an insight into how Barcelona is run.
 
I hereby challenge @FCBarça to a quiz so fiendish and ungoogleable to determine who knows more about his beloved FCB, the superfan or the plucky youngster living amongst the Catalans.

A battle of the cules! Who is the biggest ass!! Should I prove to be the biggest arse you have to change your profile picture to this

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So the stage is set, if you get 3 out of the 5 questions correct you are indeed el gran cule!!

Do you accept @FCBarça ?
 
Fuleco said:
I hereby challenge @FCBarça to a quiz so fiendish and ungoogleable to determine who knows more about his beloved FCB, the superfan or the plucky youngster living amongst the Catalans.

A battle of the cules! Who is the biggest ass!! Should I prove to be the biggest arse you have to change your profile picture to this

decima.png


So the stage is set, if you get 3 out of the 5 questions correct you are indeed el gran cule!!

Do you accept @FCBarça ?
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I'd also get him to wager some of his Nazi Gold while you're at it

Each Swiss person has at least a couple of tonnes of it in their basement, so I hear
 
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