La Liga Discussion 2017/18

futbol wrote:Most boring season I've seen in my life. Not only is Barca playing paint-drying football but also running away with the title in November.

Right! Unless Valencia actually do something (they won't), Barcelona essentially would be in default mode till May. This is way too easy for them.

We were amazing today. I especially loved our three subs.

the supposed paint dry barca still play better football than us.

i qm just upset because i cancelled all my plans today to watch Vasquez crosses and i could only see him warm up, what a joke.

Valencia winning 2-0 away to an inform Espanyol... What a win.

Still unbeaten. This is the greatest resurgence since Goku Black's Resurgence in the Tournament of Power

Huge win too since Valencia are officially Barcelona's only title rivals. Sigh.

Nobody seem to be taking Valencia seriously but definitely think we should do, they pretty much scored as much as we have this season, and to be way ahead of the two Madrid sides is definitely no fluke. We need to beat them otherwise they will probably be right there for the title race.

Valencia are no rivals for the title lol.

Atletico is having a down year, Madrid the same, and while barca was poised to have a down year too, Messi made the difference and they are now on a run. It's over

Yeah no disrespect to Valencia, but the title race is over in Spain.

Honestly small details are why Valencia are doing so well compared to last year. They have a better backline after the arrival of Murillo and Gabriel. Kondogbia has also been a revelation this season after a couple of flop seasons at Inter. Strangely Inter are also doing better without him too.

But all these guys I mentioned are actually rejects of teams that weren't especially doing well themselves so I didn't expect them to make such a huge difference. Same with Andreas Pereira.

It could be Marcelino too. Always been a big fan of him even though I would never put him in the world class category, much like Emery.

Strike rates

720 minutes Cronaldo
570 minutes Banzame
198 minutes Bale
115 minutes Neymar
102 minutes Paulinho

They also have others in the team that are probably less known who are good though, and the manager is clearly making a huge difference as well.... never want to be too optimistic.. and history says a lot about surprises even in this league....

Mertens: "There was interest from them [Barcelona] for a while, but I would've been the reserve to Leo Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, so after a great year at Napoli I didn't want to go back on the bench, even if it was Barcelona.

"I decided to sign a new contract here and then Neymar went to Paris Saint-Germain, so the transfer market exploded.

"At times I think: 'What would I be like now at Barcelona?' I like to think that, because if you look at who has been playing on the left there in recent months, I could've played there."

Ouch

Top of the table clash tonight.

Come on Los Che, make us proud.

Sevilla the master of comebacks

From 2-0 down to 3-2 up ffs

Liga Florentino Perez top 2 tonight.

Harmonica wrote:Barcelona lineup:

Valencia win or draw mate.

I have win.

Valencia are going to get pummelled by Messi

Vermaelen is still at Barca ffs

Messi was rested and will leave no stone on another

If Barcelona Messi wins at the Mestalla tonight, they'll win the league.

"IF" loooool, DoC you very well damn know they will win. Barca is always unfairly compared to the way they used to play under pep when they were the best team in the world, yet they still play the best football in spain. I dont care much for their fans nitpicking but their football carries them and allows them to effortless dominate most games, and then MESSI...

Valencia are a fun surprise this season, they would give us way more trouble than they would Barca because of how barca plays vs us.

They are cute, they will make some cute plays, ultimately, they will get their asses whooped.

Zaza needs to target Vermaelen

Rakitic trying to play for Valencia lmao.

If you think back and remember that they had actually appointed Gary *bleep* Neville as manager not long ago

In retrospective, I think we can say hands down that has to be the dumbest move ever made by a club in the history of football