Carnivore Chris

One thing for sure, is that I won't be out of work this time if there is another cuarentena. I'm also working literally 150 meters from home now, which means I can pop home for a munch and a spliff at dinner.

I agree as himself and de Hong could have formed the best midfield pairing in Europe in the coming years but I do rate Puig highly and I think his energy levels, aswell as his ability could take him far. Arthur was very inconsistent but I always thought he was held back under Valverde's system more than anything. I think where he left a bad taste in the mouth of the club and fans alike is when he injured himself skiing. His attitude didn't always seem great either. But you still feel him leaving will turn out being a mistake. Pedri is also a cracking young talent. Ansu, Pedri, Puig, Aleñá, Araújo, Trincao, possibly Todibo if he stays and doesn't go out on loan..there is actually a lot of quality young talent at the club right now. This will be make or break for Dembélé this season, but he's a serious talent and could really be a big player for Barcelona if his legs weren't made of glass. There is also this man as well of course, who is one of the players who the team needs to be built around:-

Nice pass at 1:10. Also @El Profesor look Who the midfielders were in the starting line up for the second half, which you see at the start of the video haha! It'll be interesting to see what Trincao brings, how De Jong will play under Koeman in his proper role, how Ansu and Puig will develop and if Carles Aleñá can now show he has what it takes. Will Dembélé finally stay injury free this season? Can Griezmann show his best form and will Araújo get chances at the back?

Carles Aleñá was the best player by a mile in that pre season game. Looks like the loan to Betis helped him alot. He looks sharp. Trincao was out to prove a point too. But it's what players do in the actual season they'll count in the end.

@Dr. Gonzo Hero. He should be rewarded for this and lauded on good morning Britain!

That sums this country up at the moment

To be honest though it's not really anything new as it's always been present, but I could see petty crime rising greatly, especially theft and muggings. As for shootings, the last time I was in Liverpool(going to the airport in March) a road was closed off with armed police everywhere in Speke as there had been two shootings. But then it is Liverpool .... There was even a shooting in McDonald's drive thru the other week.

15 year old shot in his head on the way to school in Suffolk today. To be honest though the shootings and stabbings in this country are more rife than they report as I'm subscribed to a YouTube channel of a fella from Birmingham who reports these incidents and there are many daily, although I suppose this has nwvr changed. Because the news doesn't report it in many cases, these problems in society are hidden. Kids shouldn't be getting shot in the head in this day and age but this isn't something rare anymore. The shooter was also 15 himself.

Who would want to go there anyway?

Coutinho is staying. If he's played more as an attacking midfielder like he was in his first half of the season at the club(where he was actually one of the best players), then it could work out. But not if he's part of a front 3, it doesn't work.

Puig needs to be playing all the time aswell. He always looks to pass forward, hardly ever loses possession and has great ball control, can beat players, is full of energy and has strong work ethic..he's a talented lad. While Arthur showed talent, he was also inconsistent with it and didn't pass the ball forwards enough, didn't create, while Riqui in the chances he had under Setién showed more in such a short time. The midfield needs to be built around himself and de Jong, with someone to complement them. One of Pjanic or Wilnaldum perhaps? The same mistake can't be made with Puig as with Thaigo, although in the case of the latter he did have to break into a midfield of Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Cesc. But Puig right now is that young bright talent needed. It would help if Dembélé stayed injury free aswell as he's a very naturally gifted player who has all the talent, just not always the right attitude and his injuries have fucked him so far. But when he has played and been able to have a little run in the team, he has shown his talent.

Crazy amount of daily cases in India. The highest amount of cases recorded by a country in 1 day.

Police went to stop a party and ended up staying, joining in and dancing. @Berserker, @Mpache

For fuck sake

Need to start building from within again and go through a real transition period. But this means it's probably time for Messi to leave. 33, still an incredible player(still the world's best for me) but if he wants to win new things then it's probably the time now to try a new club Shame to see a player leave who I'd like to see retire at the club but it probably is the time and to be fair, with Messi, a club like City are set out to win everything in the present and he could help win them their first Champs league, while having the opportunity to pick up league medals in a new league. Cringey club, but with players like Sterling and de Bruyne and his his favourite manager there, he wouldn't be wasting the the end of his career. I think La Liga is going to be heavily affected in the coming years(as I've touched on), quality wise, but Barcelona won't die, there is a great youth system there and the club will continue be a pull with big players. But it's now time to seriously change things, both at board level and the mentality of the club or there is a risk of becoming AC Milan. If things are done properly though, then with time and patience, that can be avoided and the club can go on to have more great days after a patient rebuilding process. The team needs an identity again. The biggest problem has been the waste of money. The club have spent more than anyone in Europe over recent years and that's not necessary as it's not what has ever really worked at Barcelona. A team of players like Coutinho, Griezmann, Arthur, Umtiti, Dembélé, Lenglet and de Jong certainly doesn't sound like a bad bunch of signings though in truth and most of them should have done alot better. Well apart from de Jong, who you can see is a class act and can be the future of the team when player in his correct position. But it's been a case of simply throwing a bunch of players onto a pitch, then expecting Messi to come up with the goods. Maybe if Dembélé can stay injury free then he can be one to be built around. Still very young and massively talented, then there is Fati, Puig...the near future can still be bright with the right choices being made. Lenglet is a good player aswell, but needs someone more solid to partner him, as Pique is terrible. Ansu is a genuine talent, with alot to his game at a young age.

That would actually be a very interesting trip and worth the money overall. We could also see which country we get locked down.in when said country has their second wave

English people, moaning about immigration in England, while living in Spain, and not speaking the official language of said country

Got to love the British news though. Whenever they interview a southerner on tele, they are well spoken, well dressed, come across as intelligent...they interview people up north and they are wearing trackies, common as fuck, from some ran down estate...

Is there one rule for us and one for the police? I say this, as 2 have just been in Sainsburys(those smaller stores) without a mask and then they went into subway after it without one. I thought masks were mandatory in these situations now?

@Machado Portugal now on the ok to travel list. If I wasn't busy at the moment,I'd go to Lisbon or the Algarve for 4 days or so(such as tomorrow) while I could before it's back on the "unsafe list" again Honestly, if you time it right and don't go for too long, this is the best time to travel right now if you are wise @Toinho. Think about it. When else can you go to Amsterdam in the summer and it's not overcrowded? Or in the case of right now(since Netherlands is on the quarantine list now), going to South Portugal in summer and it not being overly packed? Definitely risky though but life's about risks sometimes. If it's still on the list in Oct then I will go, but I doubt it will be by then as everyone will go there now it's back on the ok list. Croatia are now on the unsafe list, but when my mate went the other week there was barely a case. So it changes quickly.

I might pop down to London for a few days in October since there is probably no more trips abroad this year.

My mate was supposed to be going carp fishing there in 3 weeks aswell

The Netherlands will now be added to the list of countries that require quarantine when arriving back to the UK. You could see it coming when I was there 2 week ago as they were having a rise in cases then and there weren't any social distancing being followed as such.

@Berserker, @Mpache, @nudge, @Stan, @Bluewolf Watch it if you haven't already.

Fucking hell I remember feeling the force of a bomb in Benidorm back in 2003 when I'd have been 17 as ETA blew up a hotel near ours. It felt sort of like a mini earthquake and the sound was unreal. I've never seen anything like they cloud of smoke it produced either. But I can't imagine what this explosion must have been like. Jesus. It's like a mini nuclear bomb. Apparently it was even felt by some in Cyprus. Thoughts with all those in Beirut affected by it. That city(well the country of Lebanon) don't exactly have it easy at the best of times. Ammonium nitrate is what the cause was.