Copa | Quarter Final: FC Barcelona - Sevilla 6-3 agg.
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serghei
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We've beaten Sevilla badly at home several times.
EdmondDantes
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Decent first half but we ultimately lost. 2-0 flatters them though.
i_bleed_blaugrana
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In my humble opinion, there really wasn't much wrong with the line-up from my perspective. I am sure the EV bashers are going to bay for blood here and y'all know I have mixed feelings about the guy but you can't judge this purely from a result-oriented perspective.
This was a game that made sense to rotate considering our priorities this year. Overall, I saw a lot of positives in the first half, particularly from Prince. Semedo despite the goals was strong in an unfamiliar position, Aleñá bright as always. It's just unfortunate that a couple of players underperforming really cost us tonight.
It's harsh on the lad but that sitter from Malcom really came back to bite us. 1-0 changes the dynamic of this tie a lot if we have the lead. He has a big opportunity with Dembouz's injury and this was a missed opportunity. We gotta see something from him during this month and a couple more performances like this and I wouldn't be opposed to moving him on. It was a strange transfer anyways so there I don't see much wrong in moving him on, most likely in the summer at this point.
Coutinho is a much more worrying development though. Seems to be a typical sophomore slump but the problem I am seeing is that he is somewhat regressing compared to this time last year. I never expected him to be a goal machine here which is why I have always pushed for him to be an interior rather than a forward but he is turning the ball over ALOT. It's been a consistent trend in the last few matches he's had and that is something we really can't afford. Like, I have no idea what was going through his brain on that second goal, especially since I am sure EV and the coaching staff have been working with him on this recently. We need him to step up and be a real leader on this team and he's not really doing it. That's worrying to me and its strange considering how great he looked in 2018.
So overall, rather than turn this into a drama and bash fest, see this game for what it is: we all know CdR is not the priority this year, a large majority about us bitch and moan about the lack of rotations and opportunities for youth players (I've been one of them too in the past, I'll admit) and we got our wish. Sometimes this happens and in the big scheme of things, its important learning opportunities for young and new players like Aleñá, Semedo, Coutinho in someways.
I'd have liked to have seen us get a goal to make it easier but we should look at this game as a training scenario for if we need to pull back a game in the CL.
I really don't give af about the CdR this year so I wouldn't be opposed to EV trying something real experimental to like 3 at the back so the players have a match where they are in a system like that, provided we want to go back to it later down the line this year. You never know.
All and all, bad result but we got a good chance still to rescue with Messi involved and if we don't, it really isn't the end of the world.
This was a game that made sense to rotate considering our priorities this year. Overall, I saw a lot of positives in the first half, particularly from Prince. Semedo despite the goals was strong in an unfamiliar position, Aleñá bright as always. It's just unfortunate that a couple of players underperforming really cost us tonight.
It's harsh on the lad but that sitter from Malcom really came back to bite us. 1-0 changes the dynamic of this tie a lot if we have the lead. He has a big opportunity with Dembouz's injury and this was a missed opportunity. We gotta see something from him during this month and a couple more performances like this and I wouldn't be opposed to moving him on. It was a strange transfer anyways so there I don't see much wrong in moving him on, most likely in the summer at this point.
Coutinho is a much more worrying development though. Seems to be a typical sophomore slump but the problem I am seeing is that he is somewhat regressing compared to this time last year. I never expected him to be a goal machine here which is why I have always pushed for him to be an interior rather than a forward but he is turning the ball over ALOT. It's been a consistent trend in the last few matches he's had and that is something we really can't afford. Like, I have no idea what was going through his brain on that second goal, especially since I am sure EV and the coaching staff have been working with him on this recently. We need him to step up and be a real leader on this team and he's not really doing it. That's worrying to me and its strange considering how great he looked in 2018.
So overall, rather than turn this into a drama and bash fest, see this game for what it is: we all know CdR is not the priority this year, a large majority about us bitch and moan about the lack of rotations and opportunities for youth players (I've been one of them too in the past, I'll admit) and we got our wish. Sometimes this happens and in the big scheme of things, its important learning opportunities for young and new players like Aleñá, Semedo, Coutinho in someways.
I'd have liked to have seen us get a goal to make it easier but we should look at this game as a training scenario for if we need to pull back a game in the CL.
I really don't give af about the CdR this year so I wouldn't be opposed to EV trying something real experimental to like 3 at the back so the players have a match where they are in a system like that, provided we want to go back to it later down the line this year. You never know.
All and all, bad result but we got a good chance still to rescue with Messi involved and if we don't, it really isn't the end of the world.
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
Bad performance and bad result. The midfield was OK but going forward there was nothing (did we even get one shot on goal?) and our defense is the usual bad. This could be the prelude to how we look like in a couple of years without Messi.
Valverde brought this onto himself with the rotation in a tough game like this so he should have expected something like this. I don't think we will keep a clean sheet next week so the chances of going out are pretty high.
Valverde brought this onto himself with the rotation in a tough game like this so he should have expected something like this. I don't think we will keep a clean sheet next week so the chances of going out are pretty high.
5ergio_Busquets
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Valverde should have shown more respect to Sevilla than he did with his line-up, they are probably the team with biggest difference between their performance home and away being much stronger at home. Messi played only 30 minutes or so against Leganes, he could at least played another 30 minutes today and it probably would have been enough to get at least one away goal.
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serghei
Senior Member
Same here. Sevilla did well to capitulate on our errors. Unacceptable for Coutinho to just give the ball away with the team set up that high looking for an equilizer. Also, Roberto - Pique is a slow partnership, we can get by with 1 of that pair being slower and predisposed to errors, but not with two. Roberto needs to be dropped. We should give a run of games to Semedo, and if he also doesn't improve, look for a RB in the summer. Semedo is far from a great RB but defensively he holds his own and allows Pique to not displace that much to the right to plug the holes, which is basically what our opponents are speculating. Force on Roberto, knowing he'll make errors or get turned over 1vs1, than displace Pique to that side, and appear in the hole he leaves behind due to his 'renown' quickness. It's becoming a recipe to create chances against us.
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Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
If Sevilla scores one goal next week, we will need 4 to go through right?
Chances of conceding one are pretty high. Scoring four against Sevilla, even at home are not.
Chances of conceding one are pretty high. Scoring four against Sevilla, even at home are not.
Centauri B
New member
Not a bad game considering the line-up, the opponent and the stadium.
A bad result that may have a silver-lining (getting eliminated from CdR and concentrating on what really matters)
Arthur was very good until he tired by the end, but always trying to make things happen. Alena was OK. Semedo was also OK. Vidal was also good, bar some unnecessary fouls. Coutinho missed a very good chance and Malcom demonstrated once again why EV doesn't play him.
I don't want to see any remontada BS next week. Just let it slide.
A bad result that may have a silver-lining (getting eliminated from CdR and concentrating on what really matters)
Arthur was very good until he tired by the end, but always trying to make things happen. Alena was OK. Semedo was also OK. Vidal was also good, bar some unnecessary fouls. Coutinho missed a very good chance and Malcom demonstrated once again why EV doesn't play him.
I don't want to see any remontada BS next week. Just let it slide.
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