Village Idiot

Next week, watch 90 entertaining minutes of Atlético defending the nil-nil.

Ah, my reverse-jinxing powers are back.

Also, Atlético's battleplan has been the same as in the CL final; you got to attack too, you're always bound to concede at least one against a side like Real Madrid.

Particularly when the games are so s***. Sadly it's a big cash cow so it won't get changed.

They are so much better with him on the pitch, I hope they don't notice.

Well, he's quite uni-dimensional, he's just very good at that dimension.

Atlético de Madrid's prez has emphatically denied the Reus rumors.

Well, La Liga has said that he's "unable to comply" since the league starts this weekend, and has refused to admit Murcia back. This will end in court...

65 after boni

Another trophy less season perhaps? We'll see. Today's the first friendly where we played something resembling our best XI and we looked very fresh and mobile; at least it looks like we'll be enjoyable to watch again. I'm not sure we'll be good enough to compete with the best, with so many new guys and some really questionable buys... When will actually buy a good CB? When you sack Pardew. Is Vermaelen going to start alongside Pique? I'd say that we'll start the season with Piqué+Mathieu. Always thought Mathieu was a left back? Surprised that Barcelona didn't go for more of an aggressive centre half like Puyol used to be rather than Vermaelen who is similar enough to Pique That's Mathieu's intended role.

I'm on 60. Not a bad start.

Another trophy less season perhaps? We'll see. Today's the first friendly where we played something resembling our best XI and we looked very fresh and mobile; at least it looks like we'll be enjoyable to watch again. I'm not sure we'll be good enough to compete with the best, with so many new guys and some really questionable buys... When will actually buy a good CB? When you sack Pardew. Is Vermaelen going to start alongside Pique? I'd say that we'll start the season with Piqué+Mathieu.

I'm actually not talking about getting some of the pricey new guys. I.e. one of the reasons I won the drafted league at my work last season was because I got Lukaku on deadline day, who was priced at something like 6.5m IIRC. The merry-go-round of deadline day creates a lot of opportunities as players go to new clubs where they will start, and similarly others face unexpected competition. It's mandatory to keep your WC for that, imho.

Never, ever use your first WC before the window closes imho.

Another trophy less season perhaps? We'll see. Today's the first friendly where we played something resembling our best XI and we looked very fresh and mobile; at least it looks like we'll be enjoyable to watch again. I'm not sure we'll be good enough to compete with the best, with so many new guys and some really questionable buys... When will actually buy a good CB? When you sack Pardew. http://i.imgur.com/at2QrSG.png That was fast

Another trophy less season perhaps? We'll see. Today's the first friendly where we played something resembling our best XI and we looked very fresh and mobile; at least it looks like we'll be enjoyable to watch again. I'm not sure we'll be good enough to compete with the best, with so many new guys and some really questionable buys... When will actually buy a good CB? When you sack Pardew.

Another trophy less season perhaps? We'll see. Today's the first friendly where we played something resembling our best XI and we looked very fresh and mobile; at least it looks like we'll be enjoyable to watch again. I'm not sure we'll be good enough to compete with the best, with so many new guys and some really questionable buys...

I can't catch a break in this forum when I try to complain about anything We might finish 3rd this season FFS.

Why wouldn't you? You support frigging Barcelona!

Rich man's Pardew.

Oh fuck it. Can't wait for the season to begin. I'm excited again.

Didn't think he could play? even in friendlies. Ban got downgraded last week. He'll play this game and then disappear until October. Heh. That Munir kid is now our highest goalscorer in this preseason. He's come out from nowhere (one year ago wasn't even at Barça B) and has been quite impressive, to be honest.

And Suárez debuts.

Man, I love Rakitic.

To be frank I had Fàbregas in my team because I know he's going to be great after we sold him.