OPEN THREAD | January 10, 2026

The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the mods who do a fantastic job Kung_Fu_Zizou, Juninho, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, Ezek Ix and yours truly, Valyrian Steel.

Valyrian’s slight lineup tweak to beat Barca.

If we thought our midfield was bad against Atleti wait till we play Barca. Pedri and co will be running circles around us unless we take some lessons from the last Clasico. My solution is to play a 4 man midfield. Barca is not Atleti and we need to adapt accordingly. Same lineup except drop Vini and start Arda. Vini is absolutely world class when we wants to be but he isn’t offering anything right now. Go with the hot hand (The R). Also an angry Vini against tired legs just might work out. It’s a bold call and Xabi isn’t going to do it but that’s my solution. A 3 man midfield is going to be overrun.

Was there really improvement?

Well Well Well!!

Sure could use this production for Real Madrid.