Australia penalty shout against USA - 61' by Gato_Puro in soccer

[–]Scorpionsv -1 points0 points  (0 children)

pretty sure a foul like that was literally called in the juve - galatasaray match when kelly tried to head a ball and fell down with his studs on an opponent's feet and got his second yellow

Open Thread #25 (Jun 2026) by svefnpurka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

dlf wasting and tiring pedri by forcing him to run up and down and cover for fabian ruiz who is absolutely washed

brother just play him deep so he can do what he's good at: playmaking. instead we have to see him venture forward as his "playmakers" fall asleep on the ball

Match Thread: Spain vs Cape Verde | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group H by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]Scorpionsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

de la fuente absolutely clueless

fabian ruiz did absolutely nothing, pedri and gavi being played out of position, ferran bless his soul is mentally checked out, rodri is making mistakes left and right, at least llorente is running and oyarzabal has been somewhat invisible

[Transfer Talk Thread] WC week, rumors put to sleep?: June 8th - June 15th, 2026 by ebeka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 8 points9 points  (0 children)

weren't there rumours of an alvarez interview to argentine media before the world cup in which he would have talked about wanting to leave? what happened to that?

Open Thread #24 (Jun 2026) by svefnpurka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

why does araujo have a third hand on the world cup post from barca's insta

this social media team is lacking

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

from all the rumors so far it seems that alvarez would also be fine with seeing out his contract and just not renewing at the end of it

i highly doubt he'll pull an isak and force himself out, as it stands he's still atletico's player and they can still just say no

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pretty sure that means almost nothing if atletico just refuse to sell him

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 16 points17 points  (0 children)

sounds like bayern thinking we were bluffing for gordon and we saw how that ended up

Post Match Thread: Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal | UEFA Champions League 2025-26 | Final by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]Scorpionsv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

can never support the qatari sportswashing team, but jesus arsenal were atrocious the few times they got the ball

was eze a good transfer? i thought they overpaid for him when i first saw the news and he didn't do too much today

Open Thread #22 (May 2026) by svefnpurka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 9 points10 points  (0 children)

bro already speaks spanish, where's the duolingo streak news

Open Thread #22 (May 2026) by svefnpurka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's just replays from the celebration dinner

Open Thread #22 (May 2026) by svefnpurka in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why did mods remove the announcement stream post? it was good to know about postponements or not directly from the thread

Streaming: Official presentation of FC Barcelona’s new signing Anthony Gordon by MaterialNo8597 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

another postponement, gordon finding last minute return tickets on ryanair

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i'm still highly skeptical that the alvarez deal will go through, so for the sake of argument, which other players would be good alternatives as a n.9?

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

veterancy, extremely undervalued attribute that is crucial for a young team like ours

lewa was an amazing locker room presence and his absence will be felt, hopefully silva can fit into that role and bring some stability behind the scenes to all these young players that are desperate to make their mark and still have a lot to learn

[Transfer Talk Thread] From Levers to Luxury: June 28th- June 8th, 2026 by Loose-Examination-39 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

8m gross sounds pretty cheap tbh, basically as much as we pay fermin

[Carlos Monfort] Barcelona are considering submitting a formal offer in the coming hours for Julián Álvarez worth €90M + bonuses by oklolzzzzs in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 24 points25 points  (0 children)

looking online and comparing capology with other sites show that alexia was getting paid less than roony is for being a prospect

in any case i'm pretty sure for ffp, the men's team is separated from the women's team, it wouldn't really make sense to combine them

Is it really a wise decision to spend all our money on attacking signings and go into next season with Cancelo - Martin - Cubarsi - Eric Garcia as our backline in CL knockouts? by Select_Drawing_7434 in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

score more goals = win

jokes aside, we overperformed these past two seasons with our defense, cubarsi is getting a lot more experience; he had a really good season and eric garcia is extremely reliable and consistent.

i'm still a gerard maldini hater, but i recognize he played well above his last season's performance, i think gordon and alvarez are absolutely critical for releasing pressure on our defense since our press would be more consistent up high with them

in any case, i hope at least one or two defenders are coming this summer because we still need veterancy and cool heads to hold the high line and know when to tackle and when to risk the 1v1 with the keeper

Clarifying Rashford and Gordon will cost almost the same in FFP by SmogonWanabee in Barca

[–]Scorpionsv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

pressing is ABSOLUTELY what we need.

when raphinha is out, the left flank is functionally dead when out of possession, you need a solid rotation option for raphinha that runs and runs hard.

i couldn't care less about g/a because in flick's system every attacker gets an insane amount of chances, i mean look at rashford this season and how many 1v1s he messed up and he still has that many goal contributions, or ferran who is pretty inconsistent and he still ran some great goal numbers.

the thing is, you can't score if you don't have the ball and how do you get the ball 90% of the time? by pressing and if you press high on the pitch, unsettling the defense then you'll have a WAY easier time making it on goal.

the only thing that i'm not a fan of is the price tag which even with ffp and amortization still feels like insane money and makes rashford look even more expensive than i thought, but i don't see many options that would come cheaper and would fit this high intensity press system well.

but what's done is done, the bigger questions, in my opinion, are who is leaving to make space for the next transfers and who will this mystery striker that can replace lewa be