[FCB-Mo]

I agree that the only way is down but I think a double (be it domestic or preferably European) is very much possible so long as things don't take a turn for the worse as they did the last time we won the Champions League i.e. Eto'o and Messi getting injured, Deco and Ronaldinho becoming disruptive, Rijkaard losing control of the team and ten Cate, new signings being rubbish and not upto scratch (Guddy, Zambrotta, Thuram).

The thing which makes this team different from the team of 06 is that the collective won us the titles we won last season, it wasn't one or two players making the team tick like Ronaldinho and Deco did in 06. Yes we can all talk about Messi's brilliance and Xavi and Iniesta making the midfield work, but Piqénbauer's great distribution of the ball from defence, Alves' constant runs beyond Messi, Touré and Busquets breaking up anything and everything which the opposition tried to do in midfield, Keita's late runs into the box causing opposition defences so many problems naming just a few is what made this team work. Look at the names i mentioned, none of them are superstars or big headed prima-donnas like Ronaldinho and Deco were. Yes Messi and to an extent Xavi and Iniesta are superstars but none of them conduct themselves in that way, they act like anyone else in the squad.

We need to make some signings to improve the squad. Our starting XI is fine, we just to add quality to the squad and remove rubbish like Hleb and Victor Sanchez from there because with our success last season comes a hell of a lot of matches added to what would have already been a massive and very tight schedule even if we hadn't won anything this season.

[LaFuriaBlaugrana]

Basically we just need a little more depth, especially in the defense.

And David Villa.

[FCB-Mo]

Villa would be ideal. Eto'o staying would be good if we don't get him.

[yusuf423]

great post jamm and mo, totally agree with what you both said.

[Impeh!]

all depends on eto leaving imo.

if he stays and we DONT give him a new deal, i dont think we will win it all + more

[LaFuriaBlaugrana]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=K6u2nJmCJT4

Pep, the maestro

[JAMAIN]

Mourinho is going to wind up Eto and throw him at Guardiola come the group stages.
How he handles that is going to be a nice test for our 'annointed one'.

[chucka]

Really should've changed something last night, we weren't holding on to the ball in the middle, could of replaced Busquets and put Keita in DM (I know he's not a DM but what can you do) then put Pedro or Titi on the left and bring Iniesta in the mid wirth Xavi.