it's quite ironic that Valverde was fired after what perhaps was his best game, when Barça completely dominated and outplayed Atletico in Saudi Arabia. Messi was at his best and the score should have been 5:1, without VAR and Atleti luck. I have not seen Atleti so outplayed for a long tome. For...
the MAtS vs Alisson comparison is ridiculous. Alisson had a clean sheet at the painful Anfield debacle while MAtS conceded at least 2 unnecessary goals. Alisson then continued to have clean sheets against Tottenham in the CL final and in the Copa America final with Brazil. He has further been a...
Neymar looks slow, rusty, almost overweight, mostly passing back. Comparing him to Messi is a joke. Maybe he will surprise us in the second half, but so far not much to see. Sancho is looking better than both Neymar and Mbappé.
We are able to play 60 good minutes but get tired afterwards. But we are already running better than during EV period.
Messi was close to scoring today, good header, improved freekick and a curler that almost hit the crossbar. Next time they will go in. It was scary how the Getafe players...
Trajectory of his shot may not have been towards goal. Those new penalty rules are crazy - touch of any part of arm enough to award a penalty. Does the referee have any discretion when VAR confirms that the ball has touched the defender's arm?
But give Ronaldo credit - he knows how to score...
why is he doing well in the Brazil NT? I am quite sure that he needs a friendly environment with supportive fans. He got that in Liverpool and at Barça in his first year. A good coach could possibly put him back on track.