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FC Barcelona: When Success Makes One Delusional

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Jubei Kibagame commented on FC Barcelona: When Success Makes One Delusional

We won the game but still played bad for very long periods of the match. Against a top class opponent we would've lost...

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Salaar Shamsi commented on Transfer Talk: Should Robinho Be Acquired by Barcelona from Manchester City?

Robinho's spitting on City's ambitions of becoming ' the world's biggest club' by try to create a move to Barca, but personally I can't see it...

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  It would mean lesser opportunities for players like Pedro Rodriguez and Bojan Krcic.
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  Pedro and Bojan are just 20, let's assume Robinho comes now and plays for 4-5 years...

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Bharanithar commented on Transfer Talk: Should Robinho Be Acquired by Barcelona from Manchester City?

I would prefer Villa or Suarez over Robinho but if we are not able to land either Villa or Suarez, Robinho will not be a bad...

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New Article: FC Barcelona: When Success Makes Delusional

published by Jubei Kibagame

It's just been a couple of days since I wrote an "href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/284591-fc-barcelona-in-need-of-a-new-gameplan" target="_blank">Article " on FC Barcelona, after reading ...

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Collin Smith commented on Transfer Talk: Should Robinho Be Acquired by Barcelona from Manchester City?

Although Robinho has been talking up a move to Barca, he is not Barcelona's first choice. That honor lies with David Villa who recently fired his...

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  I agree, I think Ibra has been great at winning the ball back. Ibra also adds...
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  ok well thank you b/c 99% of the article is about robinho, not ibra. my intention...

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Collin Smith commented on FC Barcelona: In Need of a New Gameplan?

Guillem Balague had some interesting things to say about this... "Putting things into perspective on the domestic front, Barcelona actually have one point more than they...

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Homer Simpson commented on Transfer Talk: Should Robinho Be Acquired by Barcelona from Manchester City?

Robiniho hasn't really set the world alight since he's joined Man City. If Barcelona want him to replace Henry they can have him. Henry is 50...

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New Article: Transfer Talk: Should Barcelona Buy Manchester City's Robinho?

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On paper it seems like the perfect fit: Robinho on the left side of Barcelona’s three-pronged attack. Next week, this dream could move closer to reality when Barcelona and Manchester ...

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Hot Article: Lionel Messi Stifled by Mental and Physical Fatigue

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Eleven months ago, FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola found himself in a precarious situation in the former Soviet Union against Shakhtar Donetsk. Trailing the Ukrainian side by one goal after 45 minutes, Guardiola turned to Lionel Messi as a substitute..

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Hay Ima commented on Lionel Messi Stifled by Mental and Physical Fatigue

He's having a Jessica Simpson

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Dave Aswat commented on FC Barcelona: In Need of a New Gameplan?

indeed they lacked the aggressiveness and edge that eto o brought them, pressuring the opponents, what good is possession if you can create oppurtunities with it,...

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Homer Simpson commented on FC Barcelona: In Need of a New Gameplan?

Barcelona will qualify, don't worry so much. They will beat Inter at home and get the result in Kiev. Kazan just defended brilliantly, which is going...

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11 months ago, FC Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola found himself in a precarious situation in the former Soviet Union against Shakhtar Donetsk. Trailing the Ukrainian side by one goal after 45 minutes, Guardiola turned to Lionel Messi as a substitute...

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Sergey Zikov commented on FC Barcelona: In Need of a New Gameplan?

From Rubin's perspective, they don't have anywhere near the payroll that Barcelona does, and not the caliber of players either. But what they do have is...

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Sergey Zikov commented on Rubin Kazan Holds Barcelona at Bay Again, Move into First in Group F

But all joking aside, I really don't know what Barcelona was trying to accomplish. Yes, they had lots of ball possession time but they did nothing...

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  Barcelona played like that in last seasons second leg against Chelsea but back then, everybody just...
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  All I know about Rubin Kazan is that they won the Russian Premier League last year,...

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