Ernesto Valverde - V1

[Messigician]

those first 20 minutes in the second half should be adressed though.. I was raging with anger with how we looked frail in that very critical period.

Put a sock in it drama queen. This is Real Madrid not some outside we are talking about we will never dominate the full 90 against top teams. Even in the state they're in now.

 

[Total-Football]

Put a sock in it drama queen. This is Real Madrid not some outside we are talking about we will never dominate the full 90 against top teams. Even in the state they're in now.

its not about conceding chances thats normal against top teams.. im talking about panicking for such a period as 20 minutes.. being constantly frail and vulnerable for the whole 20 minutes. Panick attacks that long can simply put you out of the champions league against the wrong opponent. if you concede chances scarcely and you concede a goal or a couple thats normal and you can do nothing about it.

 

[xXKonan]

The 20 mins we struggled in the second half was frustrating because we were giving Real an undeserved way back into the game.

Stuff like that is a bit of a wakeup call with the team though. even with a 2-0 lead especially a team like Real's you should never rest too much on your laurels.

 

[Chainsaw]

Messi bailed him out again. First against Inter, now Real Madrid. What a lucky guy!

 

[Nothanks]

people act like real madrid was just going to take it up the ass and not react

they are a top team champions of europe, we are their rivals form goes out the window in classicos
they responded after being humiliated the first half and went all out the second half

we didn't have that same drive because we were comfortably winning 2-0, when real madrid finally scored, it would of been difficult for any team ever to reverse the momentum that they had.. but we did thankfully after scoring the third goal.

 

[Aryagorn]

Those were waves of attacks by a team that won 4 CLs in the last 5 years.
Is there any team in the world against whom Real won't have at least 10-20 minutes when they will be totally dominating?

I don't think so.
At least in the last 5+1 years.

Ok, we could have reacted better.
But it is not as if we were dominated by Las Palmas or something.

The waves of attacks were not just because it was a strong team - But, also because the manager made a change. It was the same team that were completely dominated in the first half! Their manager increases the numbers in mid field, getting more numbers in the mid field thereby bypassing our mid field and facilitate those waves of attack.

A more proactive manager would not have waited so long to exploit the holes that they were leaving behind and responded much earlier to push them back!!


I hope he learns a thing or 2 from the manager 101 - Pay closer attention to what the opponents are doing, what changes they are making and react sooner rather than later!!

 

[MTL_Barca]

He's gonna trick them into handing him a 5 year contract and then starts to fuck it up in spring after Suarez, Rakitic etc played every game till then.

 

[Ursegor]

lmao this place.

"Yeah, Margot Robbie is hot and all that, but she had a visible pimple on her nose for 2 days which she should have taken care off faster. Would not bang."

3-0 in the Bernabeu
5-1 in Camp Nou

Almost got a win last season down to 10 men as well.


Admit he's a GOAT in Clasicos and move on.

 

[MagIX]

For 20 minutes that we did not dominate.... what a frustration for some people. LMAO

 

[BBZ8800]

The waves of attacks were not just because it was a strong team - But, also because the manager made a change. It was the same team that were completely dominated in the first half! Their manager increases the numbers in mid field, getting more numbers in the mid field thereby bypassing our mid field and facilitate those waves of attack.

A more proactive manager would not have waited so long to exploit the holes that they were leaving behind and responded much earlier to push them back!!


I hope he learns a thing or 2 from the manager 101 - Pay closer attention to what the opponents are doing, what changes they are making and react sooner rather than later!!

Ok.
Imagine if you were a manager yesterday, and Real was outnumbering us in the 2nd half.
What tactical changes and subs would you make?

If your first tactical decision would have been: I would put Dembele in instead of Rafinha to "scare them" with his pace and counters!
= I will go out and cry for 2 hours because of your reply.

Please, don't make me cry.
Offer some other tactical decision or a sub.
Fc Dembele is not a solution for every single tactical problem in the world.

 

[Andresito]

With all due respect, I still believe he's not good enough for Barca.

 

[Messigician]

With all due respect, I still believe he's not good enough for Barca.

We just beat Madrid 5-1?

 

[Ustari]

Barcilliant predicted that we will lose against Sevilla, Inter and Real Madrid so that we can sack Retardo. Where is he now?

 

[Messigician]

Barcilliant predicted that we will lose against Sevilla, Inter and Real Madrid so that we can sack Retardo. Where is he now?

He has gone back to his cave lmao.
[MENTION=1838]Barcilliant[/MENTION]

 

[pepi]

We just beat Madrid 5-1?

An awful Madrid. Still, Valverde deserves credit. If he can motivate them for Champions League like they are motivated for the clasico will be great.