Claudio Bravo
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God Serena
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Can someone please inform Pique and Mascherano that only one person needs to cover the man with the ball while the other tracks the man running free into the box?
I'm sure Claudio would appreciate it.
KingLeo10
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i'm also a bit confused by alves' positioning and play there.
SirXavi
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Nice control by Alcacer
God Serena
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It's like Mathieu is drunk out of his mind and is confused as to why he's even playing at all.
El Flaco
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Busquets, Pique and Mascherano were also responsable for Depor's 2 goals.
it's not really fair to single out Marlboro.
God Serena
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It's only unfair to point out Mathieu if you pretend we didn't have a LB.
El Flaco
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We need to sign a back-up LB to Alba, yes.
But regardless, Marlboro isn't the only one to be the scapegoat for the draw.
BBZ8800
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In the 2nd goal, I don't understand why both of our fullbacks need to be so high up the pitch.
I am not sure whether the coach instructed them to do that (or HASN'T instructed them to play slightly more cautious in the minute 85 with the result 2:1).
Or players are just (tactically) retarded.
Or both.
I am not sure whether the coach instructed them to do that (or HASN'T instructed them to play slightly more cautious in the minute 85 with the result 2:1).
Or players are just (tactically) retarded.
Or both.
God Serena
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Early on in the season when we shipped countless goals due to Mathieu being shit Mats became the scapegoat. Now you're trying to point the blame at every other defender?
Basic facts: We were leading before Mathieu came on. Comfortably, I may add. Both goals were either a result of Mathieu's poor positioning. A 2-0 lead turned into a 2-2 draw against a team that even the likes of Marc Bartra could take a shit on.
At what point do you finally sit down and accept that Mathieu at LB is a massive problem? You don't call someone a scapegoat when they're consistently the source of many of our defensive problems.
Yes, Mascherano is pretty terrible as well and he didn't do a good job, and yeah, Busquets did make a poor pass, but those mistakes would be covered for by any decent left back, hence why I said it's only unfair to attack Mathieu if we pretend we didn't have a LB, although we might have done better if we hadn't.
I think we can all agree that Mathieu at LB is just asking for it
But the rabbit hole goes deeper: The whole defense and how the flanks work through the high-pressing possession system are also a vulnerability waiting to be exploited. That's an issue we've had since the Pep days, whenever you face a speedy counter-attacking team one mistake and you are done. Luckily we fixed some of the blunders regarding high balls in defense that were dooming us previous seasons, but defense transition and relays in/out possession need to be tuned asap. We cant be that exposed whenever we lose a ball in MF and if we face higher pressure we need to be more vertical. Tiki-taka without pace or attacking intention is liability for our GKs & Defense and an opportunity for rivals.
But the rabbit hole goes deeper: The whole defense and how the flanks work through the high-pressing possession system are also a vulnerability waiting to be exploited. That's an issue we've had since the Pep days, whenever you face a speedy counter-attacking team one mistake and you are done. Luckily we fixed some of the blunders regarding high balls in defense that were dooming us previous seasons, but defense transition and relays in/out possession need to be tuned asap. We cant be that exposed whenever we lose a ball in MF and if we face higher pressure we need to be more vertical. Tiki-taka without pace or attacking intention is liability for our GKs & Defense and an opportunity for rivals.
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Flavia
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Huge save.
Huge save.
Bravo is easily one of my favorite players. And I didn't hope another GK would so soon be able to replace Valdes.
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