It's good to see Bojan and Giovani get some playing time this season. They are Barca's future.

I don't like Giovanni for what I have seen this season. But Bojan is great.

But he was great in certain games. What is it you don't like about him. And keep in mind that at his age he has time to work on the weak aspects of his game.



PS: i had a feeling that Real would drop points at Murcia.

I haven't seen anything special on Giovanni.

You must be kidding!!

No mate, I'm not kidding, in the league games that I have seen him playing this season I haven't seen him playing great, like Bojan does.

ok, I agree to him not playing great in the league games so far, but I think his world class is beyond question

Another draw, this time in the Catalan derby. Combined with Real's win, it means we're now 4 points from the top.

Rijkaard needs to fix things by Xmas or go, imo. It's unthinkable to have the players he has and continue to disappoint for a second consecutive season. I want him to succeed cause i liked him as a player for Holland and AC Milan, but when a manager has players like Messi, Henry, Ronaldinho, Eto'o (granted, he's spend more time injured than playing these last year and a half), Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Zambrotta, Abidal and younger guys like Bojan and Giovani and fails to impress then maybe it's time to rethink things. Yes, some of those players have been underperforming but that, imo, is also the manager's fault. It's his responsibility to find a way to get to them and make them snap out of their slumber.

A lot of it is also down to the fact that several Spanish teams are much stronger this season, but imo that should not be used as an excuse when we're talking about a club like Barcelona.

Why was this game on Sky Sports News?

Probably to give the non-Sky Sports subscribers a wee treat

Good to see Rijkaard having the baws to drop Ronaldinho

Barça were controling the game in the first half and if had scored at least another goal I think that had won the game but with only the 0-1 the other team always can score.

Yes is good to see Ronaldinho in the bench, without him the team has improved, at least the attitude is better and Barça could have won the last two games away.

Ronnie on the bench, another away win.
El classico, next week.

No way he'll keep Ronnie on the bench for El Classico, though.

Thread Closed!
And sorry for being a bad looser. Now I will concentrate on Copa and CL.

So.. what about Ronnies goal last night?

Pretty kick ass!

Barcelona 6-0 Valencia

I wouldnt read much into that, Bilbao beat Valencia 5-1 last week, theyre a joke of a club this season.

Yeh i know ir was mainly a dig at Valencia i just didnt know were to post it.

Eto'o and Deco won't play in el Bernabeu next wednesday.
Heinze and Cannavaro won't play either.