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FC Barcelona: Mess Que Un Club

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Batman

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Player:Nwaneri
Reminds me of when Man Utd passed on Ronaldinho because he wanted anytime access to a helicopter to fly to London so he could party.

Except Ronadinho may have actually been worth that.
What's crazy is that if United had agreed to it, Barca probably get relegated the next season and Pep, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets all probably end up building careers elsewhere. The one time United showed some financial restraint changed the course of the next 2.5 decades of football.
 

Halcyon Daze

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What's crazy is that if United had agreed to it, Barca probably get relegated the next season and Pep, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets all probably end up building careers elsewhere. The one time United showed some financial restraint changed the course of the next 2.5 decades of football.
This is one hell of a stretch.
 

Batman

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This is one hell of a stretch.
It's actually not if you know anything about the state that Barcelona were in when they signed Ronaldinho. There were literal mobs outside the President's house because of how poor they were under Van Gaal in 02-03. It's well established how desperate they were for Dinho to come in and change their fortunes.
 

Halcyon Daze

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It's actually not if you know anything about the state that Barcelona were in when they signed Ronaldinho. There were literal mobs outside the President's house because of how poor they were under Van Gaal in 02-03. It's well established how desperate they were for Dinho to come in and change their fortunes.
I was referring to relegation and the players you mention deserting. That wouldn’t have happened. It’s Barca. In Spain, they will always find a way to ensure that wouldn’t happen from a commercial perspective.
 

Batman

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I was referring to relegation and the players you mention deserting. That wouldn’t have happened. It’s Barca. In Spain, they will always find a way to ensure that wouldn’t happen from a commercial perspective.
And in 2002, they were not the Barca they are today from a commercial perspective. They are the Barca they are today because Ronaldinho opened the door for them to be that Barca. That's not my opinion individually. That's the opinion of Laporta and many a journalist. That transfer would have cost him his job if it didn't work out the way it did.
 

Halcyon Daze

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And in 2002, they were not the Barca they are today from a commercial perspective. They are the Barca they are today because Ronaldinho opened the door for them to be that Barca. That's not my opinion individually. That's the opinion of Laporta and many a journalist. That transfer would have cost him his job if it didn't work out the way it did.
Your stats ain’t wrong. But the tax breaks and protection these two get will always ensure they will always be who they are. As an example:
Whatever. These two will always circumvent morals with this backing.
 

Bloodbather

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What's crazy is that if United had agreed to it, Barca probably get relegated the next season and Pep, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets all probably end up building careers elsewhere. The one time United showed some financial restraint changed the course of the next 2.5 decades of football.
Barça? Relegated? What?
 

Yousif Arsenal

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Always beware a La Masia graduate they’re willing to sell.

How many rumours you see about Busquets or Xavi back in the day?
Fermin Lopez is also such quality player if they sell one of masia graduate it'll be Casado because he don't have space there.
 

BenTal

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Country: USA
Always beware a La Masia graduate they’re willing to sell.

How many rumours you see about Busquets or Xavi back in the day?
They may need to generate money for getting a striker when Leva is done. They haven't sold a player for good money for ages
 

albakos

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I really thought Illaix Moriba was going to be a star. Other ones like Ricky Pig I knew wouldn’t do much.
On similar note, I thought Jon Toral would be our next superstar.

I see he is now cooking at Mumbai City FC. Hopefully @GDeep™ can get his autograph.
 

viktor

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u-shape football from barcelona but they mix that concept with player (olmo) running behind defender when in the box, so they still can score goal even with u-shape football

 

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