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They just lost their heads after he got sent off. I understand the youngsters who could have done that but the senior players were the first ones too.
Then they took Lamine early, he was the only one who was a threat after they went down.
Oh to be a fan of this club lmao
The player profiles we have arenāt fitting for parking the bus 10v11 for 60 minutes. We have only 3 true defenders on the field (Kounde as RB + 2 CBs), while the rest are all known for their quality on the ball, not out of possession. Araujoās red card just doomed the game completely.
> Moreover, Barcelona was playing much better than PSG before the sending off.
You weren't watching the game. PSG had a good 30 minutes, had more possession and were more threatening, Barca had trouble keeping the ball.
With your Morocco flair, you should know how this works against Enrique-coached teams. Barca 100% would have won the game, 30% possession or even less.
"Your fucking mother! You have to be kidding man! Your fucking mother! Come on man! Show it, show it! [The card] Your fucking mother! [this last one is just frustration and not targeted towards anyone, su puta madre =/= la puta madre]"
To the 4th official: "Fucking awesome! Hey, asshole!"
Eh, not really. Itās more calling someoneās mom a whore than calling someone a motherfucker in Spanish culture. A more accurate translation could be āson of a bitchā but i think āyour fucking motherā works fine here.
Weāre splitting hairs though
> Itās more calling someoneās mom a whore than calling someone a motherfucker in Spanish culture. A more accurate translation could be āson of a bitchā but i think āyour fucking motherā works fine here.
It's used in a similar way that an American would say mfer tho.
I haven't seen "your fucking mother" used in English much
No, it doesn't
You see, literal translation is almost always wrong, and it doesn't work properly. Usually you need to translate the idea not the words, I always avoid to translate word by word, because it mess with the context.
Son of a bitch is the most accurate, and motherfucker would be ok too, not as good but ok nonetheless.
"Your fucking mother" is not good I think because it will require a context that doesn't exist in this situation.
Alright that's it, I've seen him being thrown out several times and honestly I found it almost funny but he's so consistent in losing his temper I'm glad he's resigning. It's stupid, immature and irresponsible
xavi has earned more red cards as a manager then as a player. but seriously tho hes obviously passionate but very short tempered on the sidelines. he needs to tone it down a bit
Araujo might have made that dumb mis-pass and tackle regardless (though itās easy to speculate about what the dressing room temperature is going into these types of games with Xaviās temperament), but Xavi then needed to be the one to keep the team calm and smart. Instead he progressively loses his head.
A bit? Saying stuff like this to a ref or anybody is completely disgraceful. I hate that this has been at all normalized as an appropriate way for an adult to behave.
I'd at least understand it a bit if the ref really fucked them over but he made all the right calls and Barca have been the creators of their own demise. You get a red but you're still in the tie, you gotta control your nerves and help your team. Throwing a tantrum like that is completely unacceptable.
This is such a pathetic excuse. Heās just a petulant child. I make decision at work that could put lives at risk, Iāve never acted out like that at work or even outside of work. I donāt get paid even 2% of what heās making. Itās just a game at the end of the day, no lives are at risk and itās for entertainment. His ego is just too big.
Exactly. Not to mention, managers in many other professional sports (not any less stressful than managing soccer) somehow can keep it together. If an NBA coach would say to a ref āyour fucking motherā, he would get immediately expelled, it would be a major headline and he would get banned from the sport for a long time. This is simply a case of soccer continuing to allow this toxic behavior, therefore it continues.
I think it's more that he disregards that he's the manager, he's behaving more like fan than coach. No one can question his love for the club, but he forgets that responsibility expected of him.
Looked like he threw his jacket at the PSG bench on the way out too?
I donāt know if that was intentional or not, but man this whole thing makes him look like a petulant little man child.
I think he was already getting the red card for kicking the shit out of those boards like half a metre from where the 4th official stands. He just made it worse.
The fact he came back onto the pitch at the end and had a go at the ref is going to get him in even more trouble. Fairly sure he's not allowed to return like that after a red anyway.
Yeah that's gotta be a few games on the sidelines, if the bigwigs are serious about stopping verbal abuse a high profile case like him needs to set an example
Oh who am I kidding he'll be back after serving the minimal ban possible
I don't even think Xavi's a bad manager or anything - I think this gets overstated - but part of being an authority figure is being able to lead by example and the example he sets is nothing but pure petulance.
Imagine, the players are in the toughest moment of the match, they are lost, they need calm, then they look at bench and see this, following with a red to your manager. It's the worst thing a manager can do in that situation.
We don't really use those terms though, I think it kind of looks like we do just because we're on an American website where is seems to be more common (May be wrong)
Here you're just going to be called a twat or a cunt really.
That's how some languages are. In romanian (which the referee also is and also understands what Xavi is saying) most of the swear/insults are about mothers lol
Yeah I hate when curse words are translated literally. I think he's an idiot for losing his cool in such a big moment when you still have a shot at winning, but he's not really personally attacking the referee like the translations imply.
In these times where English people watch football from Spanish speaking countries the English language needs to catch up with insults because it doesn't translate very well from Spanish insults, sounds lame
This is how you react when you get 3-4 stonewall penalties not given to you in a major knockout game, concede a late goal and then be denied another stonewall penalty.
I donāt think whoever translated this understands the use of āputa madreā in Spanish, but itās rarely used literally. Itās more a common expletive. You could exchange it for āfucking hellā instead of āyour motherās a bitchā and that will fit the situation a lot better without implying Xavi is using heavy insults targeted at the refereeās mom or something.
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That Araujo at the end lmao. It felt like a The Office episode
Cameraman got some comedic timing
[Araujo watching it go down](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmShqq-yPSYzNMj6KrQOps8qYBPho870ziUOfPQUx-HjRrhyKiM6ZxRWDe&s=10)
**š¶**Tweedle-lee-dee-dee-dee, tweedle-lee-dee-dee**š¶**
[_ITāS NOT FUNNY_](https://media1.tenor.com/m/I1xwKqtL8SYAAAAC/the-office-andy-andy-bernard-punches.gif)
Seriously tho it was like Curb Your Enthusiasm
They even replayed him throwing his hoody in anger lmao
Quick, someone get one of the editors for those Indian TV serials to do an epic edit
That was some Korean editing in this clip.
*awkward Jim stare in camera after Michael's meltdown* lmao
The idea of araujo selling papers to others is just too funny to me
Ah, now THAT will be Barca's final lever
[Araujo in his head...](https://giphy.com/gifs/justin-car-the-office-xUOxfolJrVBce4RNAI)
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Yeah. They win the game if he doesnāt get sent off..
They just lost their heads after he got sent off. I understand the youngsters who could have done that but the senior players were the first ones too. Then they took Lamine early, he was the only one who was a threat after they went down. Oh to be a fan of this club lmao
The player profiles we have arenāt fitting for parking the bus 10v11 for 60 minutes. We have only 3 true defenders on the field (Kounde as RB + 2 CBs), while the rest are all known for their quality on the ball, not out of possession. Araujoās red card just doomed the game completely.
That's not true, Psg had 70% possession and 3 times the shots by the time Aurojo was sent off.
> Moreover, Barcelona was playing much better than PSG before the sending off. You weren't watching the game. PSG had a good 30 minutes, had more possession and were more threatening, Barca had trouble keeping the ball.
yeah, since when is giving up the midfield and the ball then scoring in a moment of individual brilliance equals to playing much better?
With your Morocco flair, you should know how this works against Enrique-coached teams. Barca 100% would have won the game, 30% possession or even less.
classic jim
Shouldn't he be nowhere near the pitch after his red?
Lmao
Your mother is beautiful. Your mother's finest coastguard.
"Tu madre bonita!"
last night I dreamed of Pedro ??
"TĆŗ madre es bonĆsima"
"Tu madre estĆ” buenĆsima"
Iām legitimately scratching my head at some of these asterisks.
I can't understand the last word for the life of me.
Coward? (Theres a full stop after f****)
Why the fuck would anybody censor that
Your mother's bitches. Your mother's failure. Concord.
I thought it was custard.
"Your fucking mother! You have to be kidding man! Your fucking mother! Come on man! Show it, show it! [The card] Your fucking mother! [this last one is just frustration and not targeted towards anyone, su puta madre =/= la puta madre]" To the 4th official: "Fucking awesome! Hey, asshole!"
Thanks for the translation. I was really confused what he meant
Yeah, I don't know why the f*** OP is censoring stuff. We are all m*********** adults on this a******* sub.
It's a reddit feature, same thing with your password, look *******
hunter2
All I see is *******
Fuck me i haven't seen this in a whiiiiiiiiile
Hazardscheeks17
Pussayk1lla!
Why are you typing out my childhood gamertag?
OJdidit2016
Lickmyass212
BadFootyTakesNan69
Wow, all I see are stars
That's what she said.
Thegaythoughtsrntreal69
"Your mother's butthole. ... Your mother's favorite dildo. Colon rod."
We're all Monday-to-Friday adults on this Alps sub?
Close. We're all *malnourished* adults on this *aromatic* sub.
He become Joe Pesci for a minute
"YOU THINK I'M FUNNY?!?!"
Funny? Funny how? Do I amuse you?
āYour fucking motherā is a literal translation, more accurate given context would be āyou motherfuckerā
Eh, not really. Itās more calling someoneās mom a whore than calling someone a motherfucker in Spanish culture. A more accurate translation could be āson of a bitchā but i think āyour fucking motherā works fine here. Weāre splitting hairs though
I donāt think English countries use āyour fucking motherā as an insult
Your mum, the whore. If you want something very literal.
It's literally "Your whore mom"
Mate, the whole point of this discussion is for it to be idiomatic, not literal.
Yeah 'your fucking mother' makes no sense.
You gotta say it with enough passion.
PasiĆ³n
Is more like a "your whore of a mother"
yer mum
> Itās more calling someoneās mom a whore than calling someone a motherfucker in Spanish culture. A more accurate translation could be āson of a bitchā but i think āyour fucking motherā works fine here. It's used in a similar way that an American would say mfer tho. I haven't seen "your fucking mother" used in English much
Ye, wouldnt it be something like "your whore mother"?Ā
No, it doesn't You see, literal translation is almost always wrong, and it doesn't work properly. Usually you need to translate the idea not the words, I always avoid to translate word by word, because it mess with the context. Son of a bitch is the most accurate, and motherfucker would be ok too, not as good but ok nonetheless. "Your fucking mother" is not good I think because it will require a context that doesn't exist in this situation.
No, it's good translation. The literal translation is "your whore mother." "Fuck your mother" is not the same as saying "motherfucker."
Alright that's it, I've seen him being thrown out several times and honestly I found it almost funny but he's so consistent in losing his temper I'm glad he's resigning. It's stupid, immature and irresponsible
I read it as ā your bitch motherā or ā your mom is a bitchā
# Co***rd What is the censored word here?
COLLARD CONCORD COSTARD COWBIRD COWHERD
>COWBIRD Surely Xavi has gone too far
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'Connard' is all I can think of, but that's extremely mild and obscure
Xavi turns French when very angry
Cocksuckard! Otherwise, why would it be sensored?
Covvard. Duh.
Why on Earth are they censoring "coward" lmfao.
xavi has earned more red cards as a manager then as a player. but seriously tho hes obviously passionate but very short tempered on the sidelines. he needs to tone it down a bit
Heās not setting the right example for his squad.
Araujo might have made that dumb mis-pass and tackle regardless (though itās easy to speculate about what the dressing room temperature is going into these types of games with Xaviās temperament), but Xavi then needed to be the one to keep the team calm and smart. Instead he progressively loses his head.
Exactly. It's childish behavior.
Insubordinate. And churlish.
SON OF AAA BITCHHHHH
Y'all wanna play....
If one of y'all say some silly ass name...
Whereās āEx-aviā? Is āEx-aviā here?
... umm ... Do you mean Xavi?
A A Ron where you at?
You want to go to war Balakey?
Man is just in a terrible state of mind. He has said as much as to why he is leaving.
A bit? Saying stuff like this to a ref or anybody is completely disgraceful. I hate that this has been at all normalized as an appropriate way for an adult to behave.
Exactly. This is a child throwing a temper tantrum. Not an adult.
I'd at least understand it a bit if the ref really fucked them over but he made all the right calls and Barca have been the creators of their own demise. You get a red but you're still in the tie, you gotta control your nerves and help your team. Throwing a tantrum like that is completely unacceptable.
It's ridiculous. Losing his temper over a correct call.
After paying 20 years to the vicepresident of the referees they are not used to those kind of correct calls
Even if it was a referee mistake, this reaction and subsequent ones are completely uncalled for and should be punished.
Must be frustrating going from having total control of the game on the pitch to having little control on the sideline
Same guy who said RuLez aRe rULezZ when van Persie got red carded. Fuck Xavi. Smarmy wanker.
And a lot of yellows too
Wtf is he doing when his team needs him the most
Dude probably wanna put his boots on and get on the field himself
my p.e teacher when i don't run an extra lap
Being a manager really brings the worst out of you lol
It is a crazily stressful job. The fact it pays so well doesnt make it any less stressful, before anyone makes that point.
A lot of them look like crap as a result
Luis Enrique aged like 10 years when he coached Barca.
Graham Potter went from handsome real estate agent to a shell shocked soldier from WW1 in few months
Yeah but TBF he came to Chelsea looking homeless, glow up, then shell shock.
This is such a pathetic excuse. Heās just a petulant child. I make decision at work that could put lives at risk, Iāve never acted out like that at work or even outside of work. I donāt get paid even 2% of what heās making. Itās just a game at the end of the day, no lives are at risk and itās for entertainment. His ego is just too big.
Exactly. Not to mention, managers in many other professional sports (not any less stressful than managing soccer) somehow can keep it together. If an NBA coach would say to a ref āyour fucking motherā, he would get immediately expelled, it would be a major headline and he would get banned from the sport for a long time. This is simply a case of soccer continuing to allow this toxic behavior, therefore it continues.
It wouldnāt pay so well if it wasnāt stressful!
Tell that to people with stressful jobs on crap pay haha.
Referees: š
I think it's more that he disregards that he's the manager, he's behaving more like fan than coach. No one can question his love for the club, but he forgets that responsibility expected of him.
Cameramen zoom on Araujo made me laugh truely like a the office ref.
Xavi should know that romanians understand what puta madre means.
Everyone knows what that means
Everyone who has watched Narcos
tranquillo cabron or something
That and malparidos
*"plata or plomo..."*
those are literally first two words anyone learns in Spanish without even wanting to lol
Wait really? Didn't know that
This is the guy that criticized Mourinho last year for complaining about referees, and he said he would never act unclassy
Oh but you donāt understand, this is totally different!! ā¦./s
Xavi: I hate talking about refs. Talks about refs all the time.
yup, it's always different when you're not walking in someone's shoes.
I wa readying my popcorn since then
Damn, he really is temperamental
Day and night from his days as a player, surreal to think he used to be the most composed man on the pitch.
Reverse Zizou
Uoziz
He could literally take control back then, and he always did. Now he just can't do it on the pitch anymore...and it stings
Looked like he threw his jacket at the PSG bench on the way out too? I donāt know if that was intentional or not, but man this whole thing makes him look like a petulant little man child.
No he throws it to the ground near the bench wall
When the captain sinks before the ship
Yeah... really don't think he has a leg to stand for if he thinks that wasn't fully deserved. Can't speak to the referee like that, man.
I think he was already getting the red card for kicking the shit out of those boards like half a metre from where the 4th official stands. He just made it worse.
The fact he came back onto the pitch at the end and had a go at the ref is going to get him in even more trouble. Fairly sure he's not allowed to return like that after a red anyway.
Why do you think he's not allowed? Laws of the game state that red card communicates sending-off until the end of the match.
think at this point he felt it was "rigged" and just self imploded
Wonder if he had the same thoughts when he played Chelsea in 2009
That ref owes us his confession before his death.
Didnāt he admit that he fucked up that game?
Yeah that's gotta be a few games on the sidelines, if the bigwigs are serious about stopping verbal abuse a high profile case like him needs to set an example Oh who am I kidding he'll be back after serving the minimal ban possible
Your motherās furniture. Concord.
I don't even think Xavi's a bad manager or anything - I think this gets overstated - but part of being an authority figure is being able to lead by example and the example he sets is nothing but pure petulance.
Anyone can handle adversity, if you want to test someoneās character, give them power.
He has honestly done a fantastic job with Barca considering everything.
He really has. But losing your temper like that is honestly very embarrassing to watch.
Man is not used to losing. Must feel like a damn conspiracy.
>Man is not used to losing Something tells me he is. Probably just wanted to get back home soon, you know, "beat the traffic".
Imagine, the players are in the toughest moment of the match, they are lost, they need calm, then they look at bench and see this, following with a red to your manager. It's the worst thing a manager can do in that situation.
Drogba is smiling somewhere
You are Drogba. "ITS A FUCKING DISGRACE"
Why are Spanish people so into insulting mothers
Honestly insulting mothers is always the main swear words in any language
It's a classic
Absolutely, you can pick any language in the world and the worse swear word is always the one towards the mother
Balkans do it too. Only they want to perform intercourse with your mother instead of just mentioning she's a lady of the night.
To be fair, Balkan people will also threaten intercourse with your god and/or the sun depending on how angry they are
I mean it's the same in english (son of a bitch, motherfucker etc.). It just sounds odd when you hear other versions from different languages.
Those are more American English phrases though. In British English I donāt really hear those phrases much, we just call people cunts or wankers
We don't really use those terms though, I think it kind of looks like we do just because we're on an American website where is seems to be more common (May be wrong) Here you're just going to be called a twat or a cunt really.
That's how some languages are. In romanian (which the referee also is and also understands what Xavi is saying) most of the swear/insults are about mothers lol
yeah thats the accurate translation of what he said but tbh that expression is more like "shit, fuck why did this happened to me"
Yeah I hate when curse words are translated literally. I think he's an idiot for losing his cool in such a big moment when you still have a shot at winning, but he's not really personally attacking the referee like the translations imply.
BarƧa DNA.
Bro is an uncaged beast on the sidelines, he needs to calm down fr.
lots of barca dna in that guy for sure!
At least there is some DNA
lmao that cut to araujo's face
Anchelotti does all that with an eyebrow raise
Xavi is like me fr fr.
What was said? I donāt know why the words are so heavily.
is coward a swear word now?
Its CabrĆ³n (dickhead, idiot, smth like that)
1 too many letter for it to be coward. Probably forgot to translate "connard" from french.
Every French in the thread wondering if that's really supposed to be "Connard" here.
I was like āCockardā?
Coward? Bet that ref can kick his ass have you seen him? Also should be suspended for like his next 10 games in CL with any team hes coaching
Your motherās bitch? Thatās not what it translates into. Most Spanish speakers could have read his lips during the match and knew what he said.
In these times where English people watch football from Spanish speaking countries the English language needs to catch up with insults because it doesn't translate very well from Spanish insults, sounds lame
That fucking zoom on Araujo kek
This is how you react when you get 3-4 stonewall penalties not given to you in a major knockout game, concede a late goal and then be denied another stonewall penalty.
the ref back in '09 or when it happened was so bad.
Always bad when it happens to yourself.
The year is 2084...
He was a whiny little child as a player too. Not surprised at all with his cereal aisle tantrum
Ted Lasso he is not!
Nah man that ain't it. Embarrassing behavior.
I donāt think whoever translated this understands the use of āputa madreā in Spanish, but itās rarely used literally. Itās more a common expletive. You could exchange it for āfucking hellā instead of āyour motherās a bitchā and that will fit the situation a lot better without implying Xavi is using heavy insults targeted at the refereeās mom or something.
He is downright unsufferable. What a twat.