Quote (zarkadon @ 27 May 2017 17:35)

Gz

Pretty balanced game, although not an undeserved win, I guess. When you are playing well you need to score the chances you get, and Barça did that better than Alavés.

Really liked Alavés' attitude, they never gave up and fought hard until the end; shame they didn't score at least another one. Happy with the performances of future Madrid legends Theo and Marcos Llorente B)

Oh, and people can keep saying "good riddance" to Luis Enrique, but he has won as many major titles in his 3 years in Barça as Guardiola did in his first 3 years at the club. Replacing him won't be as easy as some people claim.

Quote (zarkadon @ May 27 2017 05:35pm)

Gz

Pretty balanced game, although not an undeserved win, I guess. When you are playing well you need to score the chances you get, and Barça did that better than Alavés.

Really liked Alavés' attitude, they never gave up and fought hard until the end; shame they didn't score at least another one. Happy with the performances of future Madrid legends Theo and Marcos Llorente B)

Oh, and people can keep saying "good riddance" to Luis Enrique, but he has won as many major titles in his 3 years in Barça as Guardiola did in his first 3 years at the club. Replacing him won't be as easy as some people claim.

Quote (zarkadon @ May 29 2017 04:32pm)

Valverde is official now. Don't think he's the man you guys needed tbh. He's definitely a good manager, but I don't think he's cut for managing top clubs.

A nice guy and a good tactician, which might work in the short term, but I don't think he'll work out in the long term. I don't think he has the flare required to keep things together.

I'm unhappy he's joining because I was hoping he'd become our national manager someday (I think he'd do really well in short competitions), and if my prediction is right and he ends up having a bad run at Barça, I doubt he will have the chance of managing la Roja.

Quote (chelsea11 @ 29 May 2017 23:25)

I feel like a lot of clubs have only short term managers ;)
Madrid being one of them. I can't see zidane being there sooner or later.

Quote (zarkadon @ May 30 2017 12:00am)

Well I meant long term by top club standards, I don't expect Valverde to last more than 3 seasons... I think Barça will be in trouble by then, if not a season earlier.

Not sure how long Zidane will last. If he's up to it and doesn't burn out, I think he can actually last a long time so long as he does decently. He has always been Florentino's boy and the signing he's most proud of. As much as Florentino likes axing managers, Zizou is really special to him so things would have to get really ugly before he does it.

Quote (zarkadon @ May 29 2017 06:00pm)

Well I meant long term by top club standards, I don't expect Valverde to last more than 3 seasons... I think Barça will be in trouble by then, if not a season earlier.

Not sure how long Zidane will last. If he's up to it and doesn't burn out, I think he can actually last a long time so long as he does decently. He has always been Florentino's boy and the signing he's most proud of. As much as Florentino likes axing managers, Zizou is really special to him so things would have to get really ugly before he does it.

Quote (umade @ May 29 2017 06:04pm)

Well, no CL or league title next year (because it's our turn) surely seales his fate. You guys sack everyone that fails to win either. Didn't you guys sack Mourinho after a title even? Or was that Ancelotti? rofl
A such storied team that treats managers like dirt

Quote (umade @ 30 May 2017 00:04)

Well, no CL or league title next year (because it's our turn) surely seales his fate. You guys sack everyone that fails to win either. Didn't you guys sack Mourinho after a title even? Or was that Ancelotti? rofl
A such storied team that treats managers like dirt