Ernesto Valverde - V1

[Ousmane Dembélé]

We need a good CL run this year.

Being knocked out by Chelsea will be considered a failure.

We should make it past Chelsea regardless. If we somehow manage to bottle it against a Chelsea side on shit form Valverde should just resign. No excuses not to get past them at the very least. Been a while since we were knocked out at the R16 stage.

 

[Zincubus]

Can you imagine Hazard up against Vidal and Roberto .... nightmare awaits

 

[Zincubus]

Dunno what EV is doing now, been making some Lucho-esque decisions lately. Overplaying Iniesta by a lot, playing Coutinho on the RW and then benching him today. We need the Don fresh for CL and Coutinho needs to be acclimatized in his natural position, not 4 different positions 2 of which he isn't comfortable playing.

Brings Coutinho on and puts him on the right again

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

He needs to find a way to rework the tactics with Coutinho and Dembele coming back.

 

[MessiCam]

He needs to find a way to rework the tactics with Coutinho and Dembele coming back.

He can’t. Not with Iniesta playing the way he is. One of Messi or Suarez would have sit out then.

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

He can’t. Not with Iniesta playing the way he is. One of Messi or Suarez would have sit out then.

Well I think Dembele will get in at the very least as RM. Coutinho will find it difficult with Valverde insisting on starting Iniesta.

 

[MessiCam]

Well I think Dembele will get in at the very least as RM. Coutinho will find it difficult with Valverde insisting on starting Iniesta.

This 4-4-2 is a thing of the past. It will be used in the Champions League and that’s about it. But Valverde is right on this one. Iniesta should be playing while Coutinho learns to position himself better. He was a lot better tonight than any of the other 2 games.

 

[Ousmane Dembélé]

This 4-4-2 is a thing of the past. It will be used in the Champions League and that’s about it. But Valverde is right on this one. Iniesta should be playing while Coutinho learns to position himself better. He was a lot better tonight than any of the other 2 games.

4-4-2 is a thing of the past? From what did you infer this information from? We also can't play one formation exclusively for the CL and another for the league, there has to be continuity so the players can perform at their best.

We'll have to change our formation for next season, but don't expect any radical changes at this point in the season.

 

[Lelouch vi Britannia]

Seems too hesitant to bench Iniesta.

Just rest him for the CL and let Coutinho play in his place in the other competitions. You can't play them together.

 

[MessiCam]

4-4-2 is a thing of the past? From what did you infer this information from? We also can't play one formation exclusively for the CL and another for the league, there has to be continuity so the players can perform at their best.

We'll have to change our formation for next season, but don't expect any radical changes at this point in the season.

It was always on the cards with Coutinho’s signing, Vidal getting more game time recently. Both Espanyol games, this one and Roberto playing in midfield in one of the others.

This double pivot thing is also not going to work with Iniesta, Coutinho and Dembele... Recipe for disaster that one.

 

[wisconsincule]

He can’t play both Coutinho and Iniesta. I am deathly afraid that Iniesta is going to pick up a knock from playing so much and miss the champions league matches.

 

[xXKonan]

According to Valverde there will be some rotations vs Espanyol as the hectic schedule has started to catch up with some of the players.

 

[Behrox]

According to Valverde there will be some rotations vs Espanyol as the hectic schedule has started to catch up with some of the players.

Makes sense with our lead in the league we'd go all out in Copa and rest some players in liga

 

[jairzinho]

He can’t play both Coutinho and Iniesta. I am deathly afraid that Iniesta is going to pick up a knock from playing so much and miss the champions league matches.

It's better if we play either Cou or Iniesta on the left instead of both.

Playing both isn't necessary especially as Iniesta needs rest.

 

[BBZ8800]

We'll won CDR and La Liga and we will be dead tired already against Chelsea.

The same thing every single season.
Messi will play 20 matches in a row before Chelsea every Saturday-Wednesday.

This Cdr is a killer of our CL chances for years.
"Smart" RM is already out. As always.