Barcelona were sitting in the 8th place midseason after Messi left, we were dropping points nearly every week in the league because we had zero threat in attack. Do people think that's because the league was somehow extremely good back then? Or maybe it has more to do with Barcelona being shit back then and being good now? Like use your brain.
@viscacatalunyav There is definitely a buy back clause, we have secured a buy back for players who were not even in Flick's plan and you think we would not have included one for Cortes who was training with the team all along. It was his personal decision to go out and look for minutes.
@NotSteven01 Ya but only 23 could be on the bench and one of them will sit in the stands, there is no restriction in the number of players in the squad list but there is a limit on the players that can sit on the bench.
@KairisIdiots Yes but the most glaring thing about him in the last year and a half is his lack of concentration, he looks lost on the pitch and looks like a shadow of himself.
Scaloni’s Argentina is absolutely one of the most exceptional national teams of all time.
To take them for what he inherited to effectively looking unbeatable, it has to be one of the greatest managerial feats I’ve seen.
Don’t let anyone rewrite history.
For Atletico Madrid fans “what about net spend here you go since 2020: Net Atletico Madrid -248.78m, Real Madrid -233.30m, Barcelona -43.38.
“Atletico sold a lot” sales: Real Madrid 480.70m, Atletico Madrid 556.88m, Barcelona 608.46m.
“Look at salaries”: in the summer of 2025 Barcelona’s salary cap was 351.284, Atletico’s: 326.989, not a big difference.
Atletico Madrid finished 4th below Villarreal. Whose wage cap was 173.084. And net spend since 2020 +69.67m. What is the excuse by finishing below Villarreal who spent more than 2.5 times less than Atletico.
@iambaashh He is the same age as them but he was not part of Barca's youth system, he only joined last year whereas others have been here since they were 7-8 years old.
@NealGardner_ I don't get people saying he should not start against top teams 🤷 Atleast let him play against those teams first and then draw a conclusion. Obviously he might show some defensive frailties but that can happen to any player, let alone a 19 year old in his first season.
@NealGardner_ It's obviously not him, this is for Atletic, so many journalists would not have reported a story about a youth team signing. There will be a LCB signing for the first team and we should wait for the here we go as there is not much time left
@CaptnGuardiola Yeah I agree but sometimes what happens is you go on a first div teams, they have their own objectives and if he fails to perform in some games, he might not get proper minutes whereas this will not happen at Atletic as there is proper communication with the first team.
@lucasgabt Having a contract means nothing if the player is unhappy, this is football not corporate office. Imagine a coach having a contract and him performing badly, will you release him or keep him because he has a contract? He has every right to choose his destination
@lucasgabt And with what is happening right now he is going to be ok those 2+ years? The situation has already gone out of hand, fans despise him and will go for his head on every mistake so may as well go public and tell how he has been lied to and defend himself
@NealGardner_ This is the perfect time to put pressure on Atleti by making a public statement that Julian is supported by us and with few days left in the window, Atleti have a decision to make
@trovewho Managers always say they are happy with their team and that the squad has a lot of quality but in reality things are going behind the scenes that they don't want to speak about in public.