Ernesto Valverde - V1

[khaled_a_d]

Great game from him, subs could have been earlier(especially Vidal for Arthur) but overall very good.

 

[Ghostmaster]

Should play this starting XI in every CL game(except Umtiti for Lenglet if he is available).

 

[gasgas]

4-4-2 for the win

 

[George_Costanza]

I disagree

--------Busquets (destroyer)
----Arthur(passer)------Coutinho (creator)

To win the UCL

Busquets needs to be physically and mentally ready
Arthur needs to have more minutes until the KO's stages
Coutinho needs to play on the left MF and make an advance runs

Close to what I wanted minus Raki

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

MAKE EARLIER SUBS

fucking hell.. this guy boils my blood. you could see our midfield were tired yet he waits til the 81st minute, crouching in his box watching the team concede chance after chance.

he got it right with the lineup, props for that but hes so brainless at times, he's like that 'this is fine' meme with the dog sitting in his chair while the room is on fire

True. Sub Coutinho and Arthur a bit earlier.

 

[Aryagorn]

Whatever credit he would have got for starting Arthur and having better mid field control - He lost all of it by those stupid substitutions or lack of them.

Who the hell waits till 83rd minute to bring in fresh legs when you have a 2 goal advantage by 65th minute! Not to mention that the opponents had already cut such a lead down once, goes without saying they would have the confidence to try and do that again!! Any manager with the tiniest bit of brains would have your fastest attacker brought on!!

Let alone making tactical substitutions - Coutinho had gone completely silent in the second half; Arthur picked up a yellow and Rakitic has had a piss poor game; The stupid clueless cnut didn't even have brains to at least make like-for-like substitutions sooner rather than later!!

 

[Givenchy]

Whatever credit he would have got for starting Arthur and having better mid field control - He lost all of it by those stupid substitutions or lack of them.

Who the hell waits till 83rd minute to bring in fresh legs when you have a 2 goal advantage by 65th minute! Not to mention that the opponents had already cut such a lead down once, goes without saying they would have the confidence to try and do that again!! Any manager with the tiniest bit of brains would have your fastest attacker brought on!!

Let alone making tactical substitutions - Coutinho had gone completely silent in the second half; Arthur picked up a yellow and Rakitic has had a piss poor game; The stupid clueless cnut didn't even have brains to at least make like-for-like substitutions sooner rather than later!!

it makes it all the more worse when the same shit happened vs Roma (sorry to mention that game) and he still hasn't learned

 

[Horatio]

it makes it all the more worse when the same shit happened vs Roma (sorry to mention that game) and he still hasn't learned

Wouldn't people start complaining about him parking the bus if he did make defensive subs?

 

[FCBfan22]

I don't know what is so hard to understand for him. When Tottenham started playing high line in 70th minute or so, he should ve brought fresh legs into midfield and attack. Cou was gassed. Arthur on a yellow. Rakitić was shit. Bring the subs on and order them to press. I don't care who, but they need to be fresh and run. That's the only way we can win the CL this year.

 

[Givenchy]

Wouldn't people start complaining about him parking the bus if he did make defensive subs?

depends on the situation. managers are supposed to be able to adapt to situations and that Spurs 3rd goal was coming, we got lucky numerous times. doesn't even have to be 'parking the bus' just like for like replacements

 

[Alik]

Gains a coin today.

 

[ini4ever]

Gains a coin today.

BBZ's theory all over the place.

 

[Cule4life]

Wouldn't people start complaining about him parking the bus if he did make defensive subs?

People wanted Dembele to come on to run at the tired Spurs defence

Also Vidal for Rakitic isn't really a defensive sub seeing the shitshow's he puts up on display these days

 

[FCBfan22]

depends on the situation. managers are supposed to be able to adapt to situations and that Spurs 3rd goal was coming, we got lucky numerous times. doesn't even have to be 'parking the bus' just like for like replacements

Exactly. Reading the game.

But all that said, I think the starting lineup was great tonight, except maybe Vidal should've started instead of Rakitić.

 

[KingLeo10]

should donate atleast half of his salary to Messi. got him a liga, and has carried him in CL outside the roma games.