wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Just a bit. 11th place !!! Plus the little matter of 40 points in the bag.
Puncheon for the plane to Brazil, obviously.
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*Official* English Football Season 2013-14
- Thread starter GIMH
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Puncheon for the plane to Brazil, obviously.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Decent goal from the Welshman
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
I seesaw on it. If Lowe's injury keeps him out beyond last night's game we could be in trouble, same with Koumas. Beyond that I don't know what to think. We've been generally ****e this season but have always felt we'd pull away and yet here we are.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
I'll wait until they stop playing him in nonsense roles and play him in the Xavi role.
Eds
International Debutant
Disagree with the first part. He's part of a tactical structure now rather than the completely free role he was given at Arsenal. He really struggled with that at first but he's now just as creative, if not more, than he was at Arsenal.
But yeah, the whole Barca team has struggled over 2014, really.
Jarquis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
See, I think being the heartbeat of a side is a much tougher ask than being a part of it. At Barca if he has an off day there are plenty of others to pick up the flack. He's probably better at the specific things he's being asked to do now but as an allround player? Not a chance in hell, half of his game doesn't exist anymore.
Tom Halsey
International Coach
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
I just don't think he's suited to them that well. One of the things he did best was his long balls and through balls but there just isn't the pace and space available for him to do that at Barca because it's all about short passes in tight pockets of space. It doesn't help that pace often has to be sacrificed to get him into the side.
His best games have always been when one of Xavi or Iniesta are not playing but you are not going to pick him over either of those. Playing all 3 in a big game has been a problem pretty much since he got there.
Barcelona should never have bought him really, they may see him as the heir to Xavi but they had that in Thiago and they ended up losing him.
Barcelona should never have bought him really, they may see him as the heir to Xavi but they had that in Thiago and they ended up losing him.
sledger
Spanish_Vicente
I've always thought of Fabregas as more like Ronaldinho than Xavi. Not that he's particularly like Ronaldinho either, but he's at his best when he plays in a role where he can really drive/surge forward in his own dynamic way for mine. Doubtless he can play the deeper-lying roles, but he's at his best, and is most fun to watch when he's driving forwards with the ball at his feet I think.
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
Without trying to sound arrogant I think Everton would really struggle initially. Got a lot of squad strengthening to do over summer if they can't retain their loan players and they'll be in pot four so will get a really tough group. I like Everton but I think the effects of Everton getting top four would be greater for Arsenal in a negative sense than Everton in a positive sense. Could lead to a United, City, Liverpool, Chelsea top four for years.
I remember asking this question last year but would it really bother Arsenal fans all the much not being in it for one season? Liverpool are certainly proof this year that is not the most important thing in the world, play a total reserve side in the Europa league and it may even do you some good.
