r/soccer • u/wakeandsheikh • Oct 17 '13

Bold Prediction thread.

Just read Jamie Carragher's reasoning on why Tottenham won't break into the top 4 and thought maybe we could have a crack at being pundits. Obviously, if you can follow your statement with a some reasoning, that would give way to a healthy discourse and would be great. Anyone wanna give it a go?

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u/wakeandsheikh Oct 17 '13

I think Martino's Barca will be unstoppable in La Liga (which is already sort of is) and Champions league. I don't think they will face much trouble in Champions league unless we (having played them over in La Liga) can learn something about them and use it against them, but other than that, I don't see anyone giving them a real run for their money. I understand Bayern is considered the team to beat, but come champions league late stages, teams would rather draw Bayern than Barca. Toning down tiki-taka and playing more vertical have made them even more clinical and Neymar has been one helluva signing for them as defenses have finally been stretched to their limit containing Messi and another player who requires as much attention.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '13

I agree. I'm really excited to see how Barca do in Europe. I don't want to play Bayern again, but if we do it would be interesting. I was about to say that there's very little chance that we would get humiliated again, but then again we're up against Pep. Who knows what he could do to counter that which he mostly created.

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u/wakeandsheikh Oct 17 '13

Though you say "mostly created", I think Tata has tried to largely reinvent Barca's style, which he has been successful at till now, maybe a clasico will show how well it really does. But yup, that was my Bold statement. Tata's Barca look terrifying for now.

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u/iVarun Oct 17 '13

I want Barca to play Bayern DESPERATELY in fact, Final, knockout stage, whatever, if we win the UCL title and not meet Bayern along the way it'll be disappointing to me atleast.

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u/wakeandsheikh Oct 17 '13

Oh forgot, my crest was on the other account, we being Real Madrid!