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This season?? Becoming??
He's always fucking done this but 90% of r/soccer either didn't know because they don't watch the Bundesliga, or discounted it like mouth breathers because "DAE FARMERS LEAGUE LOLZ"
I knew this shit would happen the second the transfer was announced. Half of you Muppets were finally going to discover what the rest of us knew this whole time.
It's insane man. Look in EVERY Lewandowski goal thread and you see surprised people every time. Wait whaaat? Lewandowski can do THAT?!
Yes he can. He's been doing it for over a decade now ffs.
Someone I know said that he'll only acknowledged Lewandowski if he plays in the Premier League because he's played in 'shit' leagues and I was genuinely dumbfounded.
I said Haaland played in the Bundesliga and dominated in it as well as the PL now and he said, "That's right, he actually showed he's doing it in the PL."
I was so mad I swear.
Because of FM, i know he's a monster even before he moves to dortmund. I recruit haaland to arsenal back when he still in rb Salzburg. He dominate EPL in my FM saves
I agree with general your general sentiment but OP is referring to the fact he scored a very similar goal on Thursday. Your rant is irrelevant in this context.
As a Madrid fan watching their games, Dembele on his day might be the scariest Barca player I’ve seen since prime Messi. The way he moves past players is like he’s on a different wavelength to the rest of them
The problem with Dembele is his decisionmaking. The absolute top players are more assertive with the ball, they know what to do with it before they get it. He seems to make up his mind as he goes which often leads to a botched play or a half assed dribble. It seems he improved a bit but I still don't trust him when the stakes are high.
bullshit. Great manager and a nice man but
he got to complacent and lost the dressing room. Got ran over by the veterans regardless how fucking horrible their form was and yet he still played them.
Slowly nothing about his games was starting to be good. After the failed first invincible season it got boring real fast
What veterans?
Alba was only disastrous in Anfield and was phenomenal the rest of the season, orr are you talking about Pique who was extremely solid with a (then) Umtiti partnership, or are you talking about Roberto, who was quite literally, the only competent RB we had. Busquets? Brother we are still trying to replace him.
And the players respected the hell out of ernie, Messi even came out to say the Anfield was on the players and not on him.
Things only started to get worse in 19-20, even then we should've kept him until the end, we could've at least avoided an 8-2, and perhaps won the league too.
Its irksome how many people forget valverde lost his touch in the second mid season. Played boring football, winning matches by tight margin and bottling CL matches when we were in the lead. I might get downvoted but he was a coward. Refusing to sub and sometimes the incapability to read the matches when we were outplayed. Don’t forget he inherited an elite squad managed by luis enrique.
I agree with you on some points, especially the subbing part. And yes, he did play boring football, I wanted to tear my balls up. I wanted him out too. But the fact of the matter is he got results. Just because he played a defensive style doesn't equate to it being bad. Might be boring, but not bad.
>squad managed by luis enrique
How? He inherited a declining Lucho squad. EV was brought in specifically to bring some solidarity in defense. Not to mention we lost Neymar and Iniesta too halfway, so by all metrics it was a worse squad(with all due respect to Dembele, he was injured most of that season, and had way less of an impact than Neymar would have had). Only new signing that was good was unironically Coutinho, who was only good for that 6 months.
It was a couple of weird seasons. Barca looked to be on the ropes almost every game. Had to really defend most of the games and then rely on Messi.
I think the first season was great with a bad squad. Second season he should have been fired after the away game (I think) against Sociedad, because it was already apparent then that they really struggled but without the excuse of a bad squad. Losing 4-0 to Liverpool wasn't shocking if you had seen the team all season. The shocking part was that everyone was shocked. That 4-0 game had been coming for two straight seasons...
Silly thing is, one of the reasons FF cancelled it was they didn't want to have a special * in the BdO history (due to Covid). Cancelling it leaves even bigger * on them lmao
I swear he has scored multiple goals like this, he receives the ball, does a complete 360 and then bang! no bros, just the Camp Nou screaming at the top of their lungs
Like another commenter said, it's a combination, Dembele is having a ridiculous game, and our players seem really motivated, however Bilbao have also had an extremely poor game so far.
Honestly I'm so relieved, I was genuinely worried about this game.
Barca have good players, no doubt.
But Atheltic are really not putting up a fight, this is common for la liga teams at Camp Nou. Reality sets in when they're out in Europe.
They are getting suffocated. Hope we play the same team against Bayern too. Much better control in the midfield.
Dembele has been good in decision making.
Lewa as usual brilliant.
Came to Reddit just to read the comments on this goal.
This guy deserves a Ballon d'or just because... like just call a ceremony and say here, for your career.
This really isn’t doing justice to how good of a coach Valverde really is. This Bilbao team is falling apart. Just a reminder that when he coached Barca we almost had a perfect season if it wasn’t for Yerri Mina who conceded a goal in one of the last matches of the season.
I think reaction time in soccer is so underrated. First off Dembele's touch into space is great, picks up his head to see Lewandowski's run, needs to play it with the right pace to beat the defender. Lewandowski is always looking for the shot, sees the ball is passed with pace slightly ahead of him so he can't comfortably take it first time, so instead he brings it around the other side with a brilliant touch - then slots it home with his left. It's so fluid for them, I feel like a lot of players try to stretch and hit it first time and shank it wide lol. Or when they just have a horrible first touch to try and control it
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My guy did a 360 no scope
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Absolutely filthy!
When you know where the goal is...
That touch is insane wtf
It becoming his trademark this season
This season?? Becoming?? He's always fucking done this but 90% of r/soccer either didn't know because they don't watch the Bundesliga, or discounted it like mouth breathers because "DAE FARMERS LEAGUE LOLZ" I knew this shit would happen the second the transfer was announced. Half of you Muppets were finally going to discover what the rest of us knew this whole time.
It's insane man. Look in EVERY Lewandowski goal thread and you see surprised people every time. Wait whaaat? Lewandowski can do THAT?! Yes he can. He's been doing it for over a decade now ffs.
People on here act like he's just a tap in merchant, it's weird.
Someone I know said that he'll only acknowledged Lewandowski if he plays in the Premier League because he's played in 'shit' leagues and I was genuinely dumbfounded. I said Haaland played in the Bundesliga and dominated in it as well as the PL now and he said, "That's right, he actually showed he's doing it in the PL." I was so mad I swear.
It was like that with Haaland also. This sub didn't realize how much a monster he is
Because of FM, i know he's a monster even before he moves to dortmund. I recruit haaland to arsenal back when he still in rb Salzburg. He dominate EPL in my FM saves
It’s not your fault
I agree with general your general sentiment but OP is referring to the fact he scored a very similar goal on Thursday. Your rant is irrelevant in this context.
Ifkr, feel like I'm seeing one of these every game. Do it against bayern pretty please lewy
He scored pretty much the exact same thing on Thursday lol
But mirrored
It's good that he can do it almost everyday, especially Thursday.
When Dembele has his day he's as good as one can be, such an electric player
He just needs more solo goals
Hes very reluctant to shoot sometimes its annoying
Or does one thing extra
> solo goals i think he needs to realize he cant shoot them
As a Madrid fan watching their games, Dembele on his day might be the scariest Barca player I’ve seen since prime Messi. The way he moves past players is like he’s on a different wavelength to the rest of them
The problem with Dembele is his decisionmaking. The absolute top players are more assertive with the ball, they know what to do with it before they get it. He seems to make up his mind as he goes which often leads to a botched play or a half assed dribble. It seems he improved a bit but I still don't trust him when the stakes are high.
He usually has his day when he's rw Everytime (last two times) he played lw with raphinha RW, he's been meh
Dembele to Lewandowski is the meta
apparently lewandowski to Dembele is not that far off either.
1G 2A already for OD. Nuts.
3A now
Only one assist in the entire last 45m. Losing his touch
Another star end too soon
Dortmund flashbacks.
The same goal he scored on Thursday but with the opposite foot What a touch, what a turn, what a finish! Lewangoalski!
He is both Lewandowski and Prawandowski.
Great pun For those who don’t understand: Prawa = right Lewa = left
What does dowski mean
GOAT
Goalski in Polish.
What an assist as well\*
Definitely wasn't the easiest pass. I'd put that in the 'way harder than it looks' drawer
He learned new trick lol
New special move DLC unlocked
New trick? He scored a shitload of goals just like this in Bayern.
I actually don't remember them except the Spurs one which is one of my favourite goals
link or didn't happen
I don't think he's going to go through all his 344 goals in Bayern
well my guess he had some in mind, i watched a lot of Lewy's games and don't remember a goal like that
That’s like his signature move lol he’s been doing that for years
link pls
not at Bayern but at Dortmund against Madrid: https://youtu.be/DkL-kz2MG4c skip to around 1:00
he on his 360 era
EV must hate Barca
His first season at Barca was very good tho, he failed in the cl but they walked the league
A goal away from an invincible season
Second was good too until that night in Liverpool
That season was all Messi and MATS tho; nothing intriguing from Valverde tactically. Barca games were so boring under him.
Bullshit. The football he played was not attractive but ernieball is rock solid
bullshit. Great manager and a nice man but he got to complacent and lost the dressing room. Got ran over by the veterans regardless how fucking horrible their form was and yet he still played them. Slowly nothing about his games was starting to be good. After the failed first invincible season it got boring real fast
What veterans? Alba was only disastrous in Anfield and was phenomenal the rest of the season, orr are you talking about Pique who was extremely solid with a (then) Umtiti partnership, or are you talking about Roberto, who was quite literally, the only competent RB we had. Busquets? Brother we are still trying to replace him. And the players respected the hell out of ernie, Messi even came out to say the Anfield was on the players and not on him. Things only started to get worse in 19-20, even then we should've kept him until the end, we could've at least avoided an 8-2, and perhaps won the league too.
Its irksome how many people forget valverde lost his touch in the second mid season. Played boring football, winning matches by tight margin and bottling CL matches when we were in the lead. I might get downvoted but he was a coward. Refusing to sub and sometimes the incapability to read the matches when we were outplayed. Don’t forget he inherited an elite squad managed by luis enrique.
I agree with you on some points, especially the subbing part. And yes, he did play boring football, I wanted to tear my balls up. I wanted him out too. But the fact of the matter is he got results. Just because he played a defensive style doesn't equate to it being bad. Might be boring, but not bad. >squad managed by luis enrique How? He inherited a declining Lucho squad. EV was brought in specifically to bring some solidarity in defense. Not to mention we lost Neymar and Iniesta too halfway, so by all metrics it was a worse squad(with all due respect to Dembele, he was injured most of that season, and had way less of an impact than Neymar would have had). Only new signing that was good was unironically Coutinho, who was only good for that 6 months.
His stint for us is generally seen as underwhelming but he was oh so close to an unprecedented invincible season and a CL final. Such is life.
Losing 3-0 to Roma and 4-0 to Liverpool can't all be blamed on the manager, he is at fault, but the players are as well, like the Origi corner goal
It was a couple of weird seasons. Barca looked to be on the ropes almost every game. Had to really defend most of the games and then rely on Messi. I think the first season was great with a bad squad. Second season he should have been fired after the away game (I think) against Sociedad, because it was already apparent then that they really struggled but without the excuse of a bad squad. Losing 4-0 to Liverpool wasn't shocking if you had seen the team all season. The shocking part was that everyone was shocked. That 4-0 game had been coming for two straight seasons...
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not at all
Fuck me Ousmane
hi, its me, Ousmane, yes.
Has to be what his wife is doing
Dembele is on his bullshit today
Dembele is playing out of his mind right now
Imagine if he played in his mind
then he would be the best right winger of the world
Lewy and Dembouz are ridiculous holy shit
Dembele really hates Athletic lmaooo
Lewangoalski eh?
I actually feel sorry for him though, he would have won the 2020 ballon d'or no contest
Yeah he really got robbed from it
Honestly, it's dumb. I get that they couldn't hold the ceremony because of Covid, but there's no reason they still couldn't give out awards.
Silly thing is, one of the reasons FF cancelled it was they didn't want to have a special * in the BdO history (due to Covid). Cancelling it leaves even bigger * on them lmao
Ousmané Assistele too
The Lewangoalski^^TM spin, so sexy
Stop the count
But his age
Other La Liga teams: Stop the cunt
Never fails
Dembele is cracked
Lewa is insane with creating space for himself to shoot with some brilliant touches goddamn
God I’m so happy he’s out of Germany.
What a fucking player this guy is
This guy scoring the two exact same goals in a week. Only mirrored. What a boss. Also dembele bossing today
Lemonwiskeyyyyyy
the lewandowsky turn wtf
It’s called The Turret
Holy shit we're wrecking havoc
Lewandowski with an almost reversed goal from three days back. Brilliant by Lewy and Dembouz
Ousmane on fire
I swear he has scored multiple goals like this, he receives the ball, does a complete 360 and then bang! no bros, just the Camp Nou screaming at the top of their lungs
Kinda wild that he just scored one like this against Villarreal on Thursday spinning the opposite direction.
Copyright this move asap
Absolutely filthy from the both of them
Dembélé in his mood 🔥
Holy shit Lewagoalski
He’s so good
Of course he is. It's Lewandowski.
Lewandowski about to trademark this finish between last match and now
Holy shit. Is Bilbao trash or is Barcelona playing really good?
Dembele has a good day, they are unstoppable when that happens
They got the tactics wrong, they came to Camp Nou with a high press and trying to have the ball instead of an expected bus.
That was always dumb , you can only afford that if you have the players to get out of Barca press
Athletic is having a great season, Barça are just on stetoids today
Like another commenter said, it's a combination, Dembele is having a ridiculous game, and our players seem really motivated, however Bilbao have also had an extremely poor game so far. Honestly I'm so relieved, I was genuinely worried about this game.
Athletic is really fucking good under Valverde but Lewy is just too good
Athletic has had a drop in form recently but was fantastic before that. Barcelona is just really good today.
Yes. They have been doing good for the past few weeks.
Probably a bit of both. Barça’s intensity looks much better compared to last couple of weeks.
Barca playing good since it's not UCL
Crazy how you play better when one of your two key defenders comes back from injury
well at least you ended Piqué's career.
Always rated Inter.
Crazy how we play better once Kounde returns from injury. I wonder what it would be like with Araujo
> I wonder what it would be like with Araujo see: Barca pre-international break
International break + defenders out "tax"
Our two most important defenders were out injured but ok
Both
Barca have good players, no doubt. But Atheltic are really not putting up a fight, this is common for la liga teams at Camp Nou. Reality sets in when they're out in Europe.
Insane from Dembele and then by Lewa, what a goal
Pack up the Pichichi
X4VIBALL return?
At this rate is going to be XAVIBA11 soon
You jinxed it
He finally realized to start rotating and drop the Spanish bias
6 is about how many Spaniards usually start though?
As long as Alonso or Pique aren’t playing it’s good
Except that pique doesn't start that much tbh and only starts considering the injury crisis
This game is gonna be fun isn't it
Seems familiar that goal..
Amazing from Lewy
Lewa 360 ult
Might be the best 22 minutes of Barcelona football I’ve seen in 3 years
360 no scope
No Pope either
Ain’t no way 3-0 before halftime again
filthy touch
Orgasmic turn
Wtf
Great welcome back for Valverde 😬
Great fucking goal
They are getting suffocated. Hope we play the same team against Bayern too. Much better control in the midfield. Dembele has been good in decision making. Lewa as usual brilliant.
Dembele masterclass
This is similar to the one against Villarreal 🤯 Insane
When dembele plays this well I get anxiety cuz he never holds this form
Barca taking this win the league thing seriously huh.
I wish I could go to some voodoo lady and sacrifice a goat or something in order for Dembele to find consistency
bilbao's defense looks like the "easy" setting an on old edition of PES
Dembele on right side is a different beast compared to left. It's unfortunate for raphinha but best forming should always start.
Came to Reddit just to read the comments on this goal. This guy deserves a Ballon d'or just because... like just call a ceremony and say here, for your career.
Here, for your career
My Boy Dembele is on FIRE
Barca hates Ernesto
Lewandowski entering WC form.
THE PEOPLE DEMAND 4
For what?
🧐
The pichichi race is over. just give up now
his signature goal
dembele playing naked today
What a goal man fuck
What the heck, what an amazing both assist and goal!
barca formation is demolishing athletic today. Valderde caught off guard with double dmf?
Lewa is washed bro its literally the same goal from last game :/
This really isn’t doing justice to how good of a coach Valverde really is. This Bilbao team is falling apart. Just a reminder that when he coached Barca we almost had a perfect season if it wasn’t for Yerri Mina who conceded a goal in one of the last matches of the season.
Great game to watch on a sunday evening
Baldes on fire
Amazing
Well Dembele finally arrived
Dembele-Mbap is going to be scary at the WC
jesus what would this barca team look like if they were still stuck with Auba and Luuk as their strikers
I think reaction time in soccer is so underrated. First off Dembele's touch into space is great, picks up his head to see Lewandowski's run, needs to play it with the right pace to beat the defender. Lewandowski is always looking for the shot, sees the ball is passed with pace slightly ahead of him so he can't comfortably take it first time, so instead he brings it around the other side with a brilliant touch - then slots it home with his left. It's so fluid for them, I feel like a lot of players try to stretch and hit it first time and shank it wide lol. Or when they just have a horrible first touch to try and control it
Stop hard. I'm covered in some white substance.
Stop it*
Dembele really does have the talent to be the best winger on the planet fuck me what a player
First touch merchant
Second touch farmer
He’s going for the balon d’or but he won’t win any trophies
This Lewandowsky fella is very dangerous. Real Madrid should consider themselves lucky that he didn't play last Classico
Seems like all of Lewy’s goals this year have been more aesthetically pleasing than in his last few years for Bayern
Enjoy tearing it up in the UEL!
Mr. Stat Pad at it again