Mourinho

meltonblue (U10617)

Barca could certainly have achieved higher then previous under pep but that is FATE.

Pep was the right man at the right time, he had all the majors players in their prime and in Messi's case injury free for 4 years.
Rijkaard had an equally dominant team during a period of 04-07 but not the same football luck as pep inherited.
I still believe tito was as equal as Pep if not better.

I agree Bosman, I was gutted then and even more gutted last week.

Darren,

Vilanova only took charge of three games against Madrid, which was one win, one draw and one loss.

I get what you are saying, he should have come closer than he did. If what happened to Vilanova hadn't happened though, that Barca side could easily have ended up on 106 or more points.

Possibly, melton. Sadly we'll never know.

I just wasn't that convinced by them against better opposition, even when they won.

Messi dragged them through so many games last season.

I think a full focussed Madrid would have had too much for them over the course of the season. Not by much, of course, I just think the head to heads would have told by the end.

Fair enough, I thought Messi dragged them over the line, so I do get what you mean, I just think that only really happened after Vilanova went - the decline of Xavi in particular, he just looked shot to me.

Yeah I suppose.

I think Tito was partly to blame for that, and Pep in seasons prior, as they just never rest him.

He's not started as many games this season, and I hope he gets a bit more rest with La Liga looking gone, because I want him to be fresh and on form for the world cup.

I don't want Spain to win it, but Xavi is probably my favourite player and I'd like to see him go out with a bang for Spain at the world cup as it will be his last.

Ditto. I don't want Spain to win it either, I don't think they will.

I think Roman should hire David Moyes next

Azipi will win the World Cup for Spain, of this I am sure. He was the perfect player to come at exactly the right time for Spain.

Yes I'm sure del Bosque is thinking the exact same thing.

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