Barcelona Football Blog

July 12, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Valladolid 0, Barça 1, aka “Playing out the string”

It isn’t that Barça isn’t that good. It isn’t that Barça is old. It’s both,…

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July 6, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Villarreal 1, Barça 4, aka “A lovely, meaningless circus”

Football is back, blablabla … nah. In the wake of the 1-4 win over Villarreal…

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July 2, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Why Setien didn’t work and the next guy probably won’t either

It seems so long ago when Pep Guardiola, who back then was also known as,…

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June 28, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Celta Vigo 2, Barça 2, aka “The most fragile ecosystem”

When Quique Setien arrived at FC Barcelona, it’s easy to forget circumstances, but they’re worth…

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June 26, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

The problem with the Arthur transfer

Few transfers in recent memory have blown up a fanbase like that of Arthur Melo,…

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June 24, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Barça 1, Athletic Club 0, aka “And the young shall lead them”

It wasn’t what Riqui Puig did, but how he did it. It wasn’t what Ansu…

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June 20, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Sevilla 0, Barça 0, aka “And the dowager sits, home alone, illusions gone”

We’re all old enough to remember when Quique Setien was the answer. We’re all old…

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June 19, 2020 / Kxevin / Thoughts

Crowd noise is stupid

Football is back. Bundesliga was first, and the matches were lovely and unadorned, pure in…

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June 12, 2020 / Isaiah / Barcelona

After All This, Football

Kevin has already written about what La Liga re-starting means and how sport itself is…

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June 9, 2020 / Kxevin / Thoughts

Football is back, and caring about it right now is a challenge

Don’t know about you, but my last day in the office with colleagues was Friday,…

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March 5, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

FC Complacency rolls on, muted assistants and comfort intact.

Those wondering about consecutive Champions League collapses by FC Barcelona, seeking to understand the mentality…

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March 2, 2020 / Kxevin / Analysis

Real Madrid 2, Barça 0, aka “Much as expected”

Life is sometimes better without illusion. Many people said that Zidane would start Vinicius because…

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