FC Barcelona - Campeones de España!

Yeah, it's similar to the Arsenal games in the CL last year - the start is phenomenally good, but then either as a result of all the pressing they did in the first half, or just general fatigue, the performance drops off significantly after 60 mins or so.

I think we will see an improvement, but it is very annoying to have left 5 points in easy games. As for the team, then I think Iniesta has been very underwhelming, Pique has a focus problem, Bojan needs to finsih more, and Abidal and Alves have to start understanding that all of our attackers are dwarfs so high balls into the area with a back line that is almost in the goal itself is not going to work.

To their credit the fullbacks didn't play too many crosses yesterday, compared to other games. They at least tried to think and look for another option before just booting it hopefully into the middle.

Bojan's overall decision making was poor yesterday. Shot (badly) when he should have passed, or vice versa.

Not too worried about the dropped points yet...this season will result in much lower points totals than last year's incredible tally of 99. But the urgency and focus better return soon...it would be hugely frustrating to have another season like 2006-2007, where a huge reason for Madrid winning the title is Barça throwing it away.

David Villa: "El mal que tenemos es la falta de gol"

So will be your new centre forward next summer, once Pep's "feeling" about Villa has, shall we say, dwindled?????

I a guessing that we will go for Higuain ; )

Hem fet un.. wrote:I a guessing that we will go for Higuain ; )

Hem fet un.. wrote:I a guessing that we will go for Higuain ; )

Touché.

Oooooooooh!

Here he is, your new striker:

Well, MD thinks it'll be Luis Suarez or Dzeko or Tevez

Tevez meets the maximum height restriction.