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Today the Olympics squad is released who do think is the 18+4 ?

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Today the Olympics squad is released who do think is the 18+4 ?

Cata, Misa, Ona, Olga, Oihane, Irene, Aleixandri, Codina (or Mendez, but probably Codina), Tere, Patri, Alexia, Aitana, Jenni, Mariona, Salma, Athenea, Eva, Lucia.
Alternates: Lete, Mendez (or Jana if they want versatility), a midfielder (my bet is Vicky) and Alba Redondo

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Today the Olympics squad is released who do think is the 18+4 ?

Cata, Misa, Ona, Olga, Oihane, Irene, Aleixandri, Codina (or Mendez, but probably Codina), Tere, Patri, Alexia, Aitana, Jenni, Mariona, Salma, Athenea, Eva, Lucia.
Alternates: Lete, Mendez (or Jana if they want versatility), a midfielder (my bet is Vicky) and Alba Redondo

what a squad. and I say this as an Italian, with a mix of admiration and jealousy.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

Who do you think is going to start at DM?

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

Who do you think is going to start at DM?

I see Montse rotating depending on the opponent surprisingly enough, Montse does like to experiment, I'll give her that.
Outside of it, I could something a little bit wilder like Tere as a DM, and Aitana and Patri on each side (like what Barca do, but instead of Walsh, Tere)

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

Who do you think is going to start at DM?

I see Montse rotating depending on the opponent surprisingly enough, Montse does like to experiment, I'll give her that.
Outside of it, I could something a little bit wilder like Tere as a DM, and Aitana and Patri on each side (like what Barca do, but instead of Walsh, Tere)

Thanks for the info. That Patri-Tere-Aitana combination could definitely work well.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

Not if you know the fact that Montse was the one that discovered Lucia and considers Lucia as her football daughter.
Plus for the role Lucia is going to play, aka being subbed in the 60th minute or so after tired legs and make the defense suffer, press and all that , I think Lucia is a much better option than Alba.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

Not if you know the fact that Montse was the one that discovered Lucia and considers Lucia as her football daughter.
Plus for the role Lucia is going to play, aka being subbed in the 60th minute or so after tired legs and make the defense suffer, press and all that , I think Lucia is a much better option than Alba.

I know the reason why Montse is including her. It doesn’t mean that I have to agree with it though. Redondo is a better footballer and is well able to do the same pressing. Lucia took her goal well in the last match, but she only performs like that 10% of the time. The rest of the time her technique is just an embarrassment. She can barely control the ball.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

Not if you know the fact that Montse was the one that discovered Lucia and considers Lucia as her football daughter.
Plus for the role Lucia is going to play, aka being subbed in the 60th minute or so after tired legs and make the defense suffer, press and all that , I think Lucia is a much better option than Alba.

I know the reason why Montse is including her. It doesn’t mean that I have to agree with it though. Redondo is a better footballer and is well able to do the same pressing. Lucia took her goal well in the last match, but she only performs like that 10% of the time. The rest of the time her technique is just an embarrassment. She can barely control the ball.

da
I came here because I remember the anon with their prediction and wow, 100%, well done!

On the Redondo v Garcia debate: I'm the Garcia train. They both had a very good season, but Lucia played in a more competitive league imho, and that seals the deal.

That said: what a luxury to be able to choose from such a long list. It's always be a shame to know that some of them will not be in Paris.
I hope they change the 18-limit rule in the future...

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Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

Not if you know the fact that Montse was the one that discovered Lucia and considers Lucia as her football daughter.
Plus for the role Lucia is going to play, aka being subbed in the 60th minute or so after tired legs and make the defense suffer, press and all that , I think Lucia is a much better option than Alba.

I know the reason why Montse is including her. It doesn’t mean that I have to agree with it though. Redondo is a better footballer and is well able to do the same pressing. Lucia took her goal well in the last match, but she only performs like that 10% of the time. The rest of the time her technique is just an embarrassment. She can barely control the ball.

da
I came here because I remember the anon with their prediction and wow, 100%, well done!

On the Redondo v Garcia debate: I'm the Garcia train. They both had a very good season, but Lucia played in a more competitive league imho, and that seals the deal.

That said: what a luxury to be able to choose from such a long list. It's always be a shame to know that some of them will not be in Paris.
I hope they change the 18-limit rule in the future...

That should not be the sole distinction for picking a player. If that was the case, then none of the players who play in Liga F should make the squad. Redondo is a more natural goalscorer, has scored more goals this season, has better technique, can actually receive the ball correctly from her teammates and pass it. Lucia was a complete and total pity at the Euros. Let’s hope it’s not a repeat performance.

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Really going to win it all
Gold medals here we come!

Got all of them right, even the alternates (Lete, Mendez, Vicky, Redondo)

There are definitely arguments for bringing Redondo in the 18 ahead of Lucia, but everything else is spot on.

Not if you know the fact that Montse was the one that discovered Lucia and considers Lucia as her football daughter.
Plus for the role Lucia is going to play, aka being subbed in the 60th minute or so after tired legs and make the defense suffer, press and all that , I think Lucia is a much better option than Alba.

I agree about Lucia and I may extra bias as a United fan. Her energy is similar to Athenea’s another one of my many favorites on this Spain’s team. They are both fearless, relentless, aggressive, tireless workers for the team and fight for the shirt. They will make the defenders work and let them know don’t relax. When Athenea starts she sets that right away.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

This description is very precise.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

This description is very precise.

Completely agree. When I said the same thing in Int thread, they shooed me out saying I am sad lowlife

Anyways, I can't warm up to this kika girl. She seems love the limelight

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

This description is very precise.

Completely agree. When I said the same thing in Int thread, they shooed me out saying I am sad lowlife

Anyways, I can't warm up to this kika girl. She seems love the limelight

You were shooed out for saying that you can’t warm to her? Or for saying that Barca fans would bully her confidence out of her?

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

This description is very precise.

Completely agree. When I said the same thing in Int thread, they shooed me out saying I am sad lowlife

Anyways, I can't warm up to this kika girl. She seems love the limelight

You were shooed out for saying that you can’t warm to her? Or for saying that Barca fans would bully her confidence out of her?

I said I can't warm upto her because of her antics. She seems attention seeker. And Barca fans love to overhype whoever Barca signs,that includes Geyse. I don't think I said something wrong though.

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She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

This description is very precise.

Completely agree. When I said the same thing in Int thread, they shooed me out saying I am sad lowlife

Anyways, I can't warm up to this kika girl. She seems love the limelight

You were shooed out for saying that you can’t warm to her? Or for saying that Barca fans would bully her confidence out of her?

I said I can't warm upto her because of her antics. She seems attention seeker. And Barca fans love to overhype whoever Barca signs,that includes Geyse. I don't think I said something wrong though.

Sounds like just giving an opinion to me. And yeah, Barca fans are very quick to way overhype, and then just as quick to tear a player down.

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This description is very precise.

Completely agree. When I said the same thing in Int thread, they shooed me out saying I am sad lowlife

Anyways, I can't warm up to this kika girl. She seems love the limelight

You were shooed out for saying that you can’t warm to her? Or for saying that Barca fans would bully her confidence out of her?

I said I can't warm upto her because of her antics. She seems attention seeker. And Barca fans love to overhype whoever Barca signs,that includes Geyse. I don't think I said something wrong though.

Sounds like just giving an opinion to me. And yeah, Barca fans are very quick to way overhype, and then just as quick to tear a player down.

Sounds like you're just talking to yourself to me, dear.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

Do you mean Keira who wants to leave asap? And doesn't want to renew?

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

Sounds like you’re a triggered Barca toxic. Ingrid *check notes* has had plenty of shit thrown at her by Barca toxics online by the way.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

Do you mean Keira who wants to leave asap? And doesn't want to renew?

Even if true - and that remains to be seen - it has nothing to do with Barca fans' SM activity.

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

Sounds like you’re a triggered Barca toxic. Ingrid *check [sic] notes* has had plenty of shit thrown at her by Barca toxics online by the way.

Ingrid looks incredibly happy on and off the pitch.

Hate to be the one to break it to you, but at any given moment there will always be at least one d*ckhead being a d*ckhead on SM about any given subject.

The only thing that proves is that SM is full of d*ckheads.

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Is Bruna gay? I can't tell if she was in Greece with her sister or with her gf

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Next season obviously Barca will be fav to win the league
But is Real Madrid fav to take 2 nd place, or is there a team good enough to take 2 nd in league?

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Appreciate it’s too early to judge.. but Kika , the new Barca recruit is a lot. Seems like she loves the limelight , very extroverted. Just not warming to her… hopefully she’ll mellow out.

She has a lot of personality and charisma. The exact type of player that the Barca toxics warm to instantly and will laud like she’s the greatest player ever. Then when she makes her first small mistake or does something that annoys them, they will rip her to shreds and bully her for the rest of her time there. So don’t worry, they’ll knock the extroversion out of her and she’ll be a sunken shadow of herself in no time.

Yeah, just like they did with Keira who *checks notes* has clearly blossomed on and off the pitch since moving to Barca.

And just like they did with Caro who *checks notes* is in the running for the Ballon d'Or this year.

And just like they did with Mapi who *checks notes* is one of the most extroverted players in woso.

And just like they did with Ingrid who *checks notes* became one of the best CBs in Europe last season.

And just like they did with Vicky who *checks notes* is clearly going to be one of the sport's biggest stars.

There's only one "toxic" here, Donna dear, and it's you.

Sounds like you’re a triggered Barca toxic. Ingrid *check notes* has had plenty of shit thrown at her by Barca toxics online by the way.

*check notes* *check notes* *check notes* *check notes* *check notes* *check notes* *check notes* *check notes*

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deservedly lost.

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deservedly lost.

In part yes. But the team was so tired. Key players there were exhausted. I don't know if it would be the same with the 100% team. But there is still learning to be learned, especially in defense, which needs to change urgently.

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deservedly lost.

In part yes. But the team was so tired. Key players there were exhausted. I don't know if it would be the same with the 100% team. But there is still learning to be learned, especially in defense, which needs to change urgently.

Montse needs to go and Kenio Gonzalo put in the hot seat. Brasil was fantastic at executing their tactics and Montse had no answer it.

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deservedly lost.

In part yes. But the team was so tired. Key players there were exhausted. I don't know if it would be the same with the 100% team. But there is still learning to be learned, especially in defense, which needs to change urgently.

Montse needs to go and Kenio Gonzalo put in the hot seat. Brasil was fantastic at executing their tactics and Montse had no answer it.

I also think she needs to go. Terrible. But what I mean is that a 100% Spain defeat would not be so humiliating. There wouldn't be so many passing errors, for example.

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deservedly lost.

In part yes. But the team was so tired. Key players there were exhausted. I don't know if it would be the same with the 100% team. But there is still learning to be learned, especially in defense, which needs to change urgently.

Montse needs to go and Kenio Gonzalo put in the hot seat. Brasil was fantastic at executing their tactics and Montse had no answer it.

I also think she needs to go. Terrible. But what I mean is that a 100% Spain defeat would not be so humiliating. There wouldn't be so many passing errors, for example.

A 100% team losing would be even more humiliating.

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Something I seen in a video talking about Spain and Barcelona is that aitana and alexia playing together don’t work that well as some believe, they get in the way of each other
Think about how aitana rise is without alexia , she wins a wc with alexia a bench player , her best season is alexia injured
Maybe a unpopular opinion and I don’t think it happen aitana should leave Barca to grow her legacy somewhere else
Don’t want to take away from either player, both are great players , I guess u can say if xavi iniesta work they why can they
I know it’s not a simple solution cause football is not a simple game

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Something I seen in a video talking about Spain and Barcelona is that aitana and alexia playing together don’t work that well as some believe, they get in the way of each other
Think about how aitana rise is without alexia , she wins a wc with alexia a bench player , her best season is alexia injured
Maybe a unpopular opinion and I don’t think it happen aitana should leave Barca to grow her legacy somewhere else
Don’t want to take away from either player, both are great players , I guess u can say if xavi iniesta work they why can they
I know it’s not a simple solution cause football is not a simple game

Oh God... Aitana stans are still talking about this. Before they said she didn't let Aitana shine and now this. Yesterday when she came on, even Aitana played well, she was more free and contributed to the attack. You just don't want to admit that Aitana had a season below expectations and that has nothing to do with Alexia, because apart from the semifinal and the final of the Champions League, she didn't play well either.

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This team is way too one dimensional. They can only play one style of football.

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This team is way too one dimensional. They can only play one style of football.

They were exhausted

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This team is way too one dimensional. They can only play one style of football.

They were exhausted

How about the germans?

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This team is way too one dimensional. They can only play one style of football.

They were exhausted

How about the germans?

Also. But the goal didn't come from a great opportunity for them, it came from a mistake by the Spanish goalkeeper that led to a penalty. The poor result shows how out of step the teams were, and anyone can see that.

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This team is way too one dimensional. They can only play one style of football.

They were exhausted

How about the germans?

Germany didnt play as many games as the Spanish team did. For starters the German league has fewer teams than the Spanish, also Wolfsburg got eliminated in UWCL qualifiers and both Bayern and Frankfurt got eliminated in groups, compared to Barca which is most of the Spain starting XI who went all the way.
Even Athenea who also got grouped managed to play more games than any German and was like top 5 of most played games behind Barca/Spain players.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

DA. The team that won the World Cup was versatile, especially compared to the Euros 22 team. Ironically Las 15 led them to be more versatile because it finally got some players who were long overdue to leave the squad out and brought in some new players. They started to play more vertically and not just rely and tiki taka, always playing the ball through the middle. The problem is that they haven’t developed since, and the coaching staff have failed to work on their weaknesses that their rivals have been pointing out to them for several months now. Montse also makes some strange personnel decisions that are clearly not based on performance.

In this tournament, tactical approach and player management was appalling. Fatigue from number of matches and late ending of Liga F was also factor, so I really don’t understand the intense, physical mini preseason that they did before the tournament, because it just looks like it completely killed the players.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

DA. The team that won the World Cup was versatile, especially compared to the Euros 22 team. Ironically Las 15 led them to be more versatile because it finally got some players who were long overdue to leave the squad out and brought in some new players. They started to play more vertically and not just rely and tiki taka, always playing the ball through the middle. The problem is that they haven’t developed since, and the coaching staff have failed to work on their weaknesses that their rivals have been pointing out to them for several months now. Montse also makes some strange personnel decisions that are clearly not based on performance.

In this tournament, tactical approach and player management was appalling. Fatigue from number of matches and late ending of Liga F was also factor, so I really don’t understand the intense, physical mini preseason that they did before the tournament, because it just looks like it completely killed the players.

Sometimes coaches choose the lineup based on what has worked especially when they have won the WC. I think that losing in the Olympics might have given Montse a clean slate and the ability to bring in new players and change the tactics with minimal repercussions. Maybe Montse can turn out to be a better coach than we originally thought or maybe there will be a proper shakeup of the coaching staff including the head coach.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

DA. The team that won the World Cup was versatile, especially compared to the Euros 22 team. Ironically Las 15 led them to be more versatile because it finally got some players who were long overdue to leave the squad out and brought in some new players. They started to play more vertically and not just rely and tiki taka, always playing the ball through the middle. The problem is that they haven’t developed since, and the coaching staff have failed to work on their weaknesses that their rivals have been pointing out to them for several months now. Montse also makes some strange personnel decisions that are clearly not based on performance.

In this tournament, tactical approach and player management was appalling. Fatigue from number of matches and late ending of Liga F was also factor, so I really don’t understand the intense, physical mini preseason that they did before the tournament, because it just looks like it completely killed the players.

Exactly why should Alba Redondo be the main striker if she hasn't managed to score a goal or touch the ball in this tournament?
Second, they didn't even use tiki taka, there were players there who could barely keep up with quick passes from the midfielders.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

DA. The team that won the World Cup was versatile, especially compared to the Euros 22 team. Ironically Las 15 led them to be more versatile because it finally got some players who were long overdue to leave the squad out and brought in some new players. They started to play more vertically and not just rely and tiki taka, always playing the ball through the middle. The problem is that they haven’t developed since, and the coaching staff have failed to work on their weaknesses that their rivals have been pointing out to them for several months now. Montse also makes some strange personnel decisions that are clearly not based on performance.

In this tournament, tactical approach and player management was appalling. Fatigue from number of matches and late ending of Liga F was also factor, so I really don’t understand the intense, physical mini preseason that they did before the tournament, because it just looks like it completely killed the players.

Sometimes coaches choose the lineup based on what has worked especially when they have won the WC. I think that losing in the Olympics might have given Montse a clean slate and the ability to bring in new players and change the tactics with minimal repercussions. Maybe Montse can turn out to be a better coach than we originally thought or maybe there will be a proper shakeup of the coaching staff including the head coach.

I actually think that she moved too far away from the World Cup lineup to bring in players that were just her preference. She froze out Esther and Redondo, never considered Jenni at 9 and persisted with Salma at 9, even though Salma was in poor form long before the Olympics. And she brought no alternative 9 in the squad. The Lucia Garcia thing has no name. The sudden freezing out of Jenni and Tere to a minor role, only to end up bringing them back in as starters for the last two matches because they actually made a difference on the field when they came on in earlier matches.
Now she needs to go back to the drawing board with several players who have absolutely shattered confidence. Both of her goalkeepers now have made major mistakes and look very shaky. CBs and full backs really need attention and so does the forward line.

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Truth is we have been found out a bit, no point in excuses. We need a plan b and c for when things are not going our way in games. Colombia (who we should have lost to) and Brazil pressed the life out of us and we couldn't cope, other teams will learn from that and do the same. We need to adapt.

the wingers should hug the touchline and be potential out balls when under pressure and also good options for the transition. Redondo should also be the main striker. Montse should also add some younger more dynamic players so as to make the team more versatile. The counter press also needs to be vastly more organised and aggressive so as to cut down on the number of transitions conceded.

DA. The team that won the World Cup was versatile, especially compared to the Euros 22 team. Ironically Las 15 led them to be more versatile because it finally got some players who were long overdue to leave the squad out and brought in some new players. They started to play more vertically and not just rely and tiki taka, always playing the ball through the middle. The problem is that they haven’t developed since, and the coaching staff have failed to work on their weaknesses that their rivals have been pointing out to them for several months now. Montse also makes some strange personnel decisions that are clearly not based on performance.

In this tournament, tactical approach and player management was appalling. Fatigue from number of matches and late ending of Liga F was also factor, so I really don’t understand the intense, physical mini preseason that they did before the tournament, because it just looks like it completely killed the players.

Sometimes coaches choose the lineup based on what has worked especially when they have won the WC. I think that losing in the Olympics might have given Montse a clean slate and the ability to bring in new players and change the tactics with minimal repercussions. Maybe Montse can turn out to be a better coach than we originally thought or maybe there will be a proper shakeup of the coaching staff including the head coach.

I actually think that she moved too far away from the World Cup lineup to bring in players that were just her preference. She froze out Esther and Redondo, never considered Jenni at 9 and persisted with Salma at 9, even though Salma was in poor form long before the Olympics. And she brought no alternative 9 in the squad. The Lucia Garcia thing has no name. The sudden freezing out of Jenni and Tere to a minor role, only to end up bringing them back in as starters for the last two matches because they actually made a difference on the field when they came on in earlier matches.
Now she needs to go back to the drawing board with several players who have absolutely shattered confidence. Both of her goalkeepers now have made major mistakes and look very shaky. CBs and full backs really need attention and so does the forward line.

What CB's and FB's would you have in the squad? DA

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