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Juventus are up there as a top team as well. There's not many better defensive combos than Bonucci and Chiellini. (Barzagli as well, but he's looked done this season).

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Just now, Ludo*1 said:

Juventus are up there as a top team as well. There's not many better defensive combos than Bonucci and Chiellini. (Barzagli as well, but he's looked done this season).

Bonucci is mince, has been since he went to Milan.

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He’s also spent a helluva lot of money without any actual success.
Depends what you are looking for tbf.
He has raised Liverpool to top 5 in Europe which is no mean feat even with a bucketful of money. Man Utd would love to have him.
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2 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:

He’s also spent a helluva lot of money without any actual success.

Depends what you are looking for tbf.

Nothing silver but he’s just reached the Champions League semi finals for the second year running and is 2 wins away from 97 points in a Premier League season. Onwards :)

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1 minute ago, ftk said:
4 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said:
He’s also spent a helluva lot of money without any actual success.
Depends what you are looking for tbf.

He has raised Liverpool to top 5 in Europe which is no mean feat even with a bucketful of money. Man Utd would love to have him.

Hmm some big signings but great business out the way too and how much is the squad worth now. 

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Some effort from the English media to try and spin a hard luck story out of that. Liverpool believed their own hype and played right into Barca's hands, getting absolutely creamed in the process and lucky to escape without a six goal deficit. 

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There's a good case to.be made he's Liverpool's best player these days, and certainly most  consistent.  The biggest compliment I could pay him is if he was slightly better technically he could almost play for Barcelona.


Keith Jackson will be using that to write a ‘Robertson To Barcelona’ puff piece within hours.
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14 minutes ago, This time Perthshirebell said:

PSG then Man City are the best teams.    But that's knockout football.   

PSG are a great team if you disregard the requirement to be mentally strong to compete at the very highest level. 

They are a fine team but have yet to prove they are better than that IMHO.

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1 minute ago, Savage Henry said:

 


Keith Jackson will be using that to write a ‘Robertson To Barcelona’ puff piece within hours.

 

Jordi Alba is the best LB in the world and will be at Barca for a while yet.  But I have no.doubt were Barca looking for a LB (they actually are but only as back-up) Robertson would be one of.the handful they would be considering.

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10 minutes ago, Rab B Nesbit said:

Nothing silver but he’s just reached the Champions League semi finals for the second year running and is 2 wins away from 97 points in a Premier League season. Onwards :)

Well the fans and players seem to love him so maybe trophies aren’t as important to Liverpool as they were in the 80’s and 90’s.

I still think IF this season you end up with nothing it will be a failure give you were 9 points clear in league in December and the standard in CL has not been great.

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5 minutes ago, AMMjag said:

Some effort from the English media to try and spin a hard luck story out of that. Liverpool believed their own hype and played right into Barca's hands, getting absolutely creamed in the process and lucky to escape without a six goal deficit. 

Come on now. 

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1 minute ago, ali_91 said:

Rope a dope doesn’t tend to involve the opposition missing several guilt edged chances tbf. In fact, rope a dope is not a thing at all in football. 

Yes it is, you just watched it.  Barca have done that a dozen times this season.  It's not an accident.

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7 minutes ago, Mr. Brightside said:

Bonucci is mince, has been since he went to Milan.

I reckon that's more to do with the fact that he's a much better CH in a 3 where he can just dominate strikers whilst relying on Chiellini and Barzagli to cover for him positionally. Since Barzagli has been dropped/age caught up with him he could be more exposed and Chiellini can't do 2 jobs (Even if he is the best in the world IMO). Still wouldn't say he's mince though, hard to find many better defensive units than Juventus.

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2 minutes ago, ali_91 said:

Rope a dope doesn’t tend to involve the opposition missing several guilt edged chances tbf. In fact, rope a dope is not a thing at all in football. 

Yes, it is. It is precisely what Barca done tonight.

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1 minute ago, lichtie23 said:

Did someone say earlier on here that Barca were 10/11 with some bookies today??

Do the bookies still pay out on a win when the other team dominated for 15 mins at the start of the second half?

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