Marshall D Teach
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Should have brought Vidal on instead of him
Let me get this straight:
1. when Rakitic played last season=Barca played like shit
2. when Rakitic doesn't play this season=we play like the same shit, or extremely hot and cold.
3. Roberto was a new Raki. He can do anything what Raki can, plus he can run. Lol. Roberto is shit as a midfielder.
4. Alena was tried. He is shit also.
5. Busi was tried. He is shit also.
6. Raki was tried again. He is shit also.
7. Vidal will be tried soon. He will be shit also.
People say that we have a best team in Europe, yet we can't field 3 decent midfielders who can run and do a few basic things.
But, but, but: Raki alone is a reason for every single defeat and lost ball in the last 5 years at Barca.
On the other hand, a magical Arthur-Frenkie duo created 0 chances against Dortmund, whoa re average in a CL terms.
I mean, if we can't create a chance against a crappy Dortmund, what will we do against Liverpool and City?
I know, I know, we will hear a new alibi: it is EV.
Why I have an awkward feeling that the same will happen with EV what happened with Raki?
1. so, when Raki plays=we play like shit
2. when Raki doesn't play=we still play like shit.
So, maybe our problems are deeper than Raki.
3. but imo, when EV is here=we play like shit.
4. when EV will be gone=we will play like an equal shit as when he is here.
Why? Because our team is shit, lol.
We have 1 decent attacker (Messi), 2 decent midfielders (Frenkie, Arthur), 0,5+0,5 decent defenders (Pique and Lenglet) a GK (Mats).
That's 5 decent players in "the best team in the world", lol.
Vidal plays 1-touch football.
A horrible fit when you play a possession football.
He is good in crazy run and gun matches.
When you have to attack around the box, oh boy...
Not that Raki is better.
The point is: NONE of them is good.
"Had a good game" Rakitic is back on the menu boys
Dude has 1 plan. When in doubt, pass it back or dump it to the fullback. And, spoiler alert, he is always in doubt.
The 1 time a defender was even within 5 meters of him with the ball he shat the bed and conceded a near counter that was snuffed out early by FDJ. Absolutely useless player, not a single valuable skill to offer us these days. Not one.
Let me get this straight:
1. when Rakitic played last season=Barca played like shit
2. when Rakitic doesn't play this season=we play like the same shit, or extremely hot and cold.
3. Roberto was a new Raki. He can do anything what Raki can, plus he can run. Lol. Roberto is shit as a midfielder.
4. Alena was tried. He is shit also.
5. Busi was tried. He is shit also.
6. Raki was tried again. He is shit also.
7. Vidal will be tried soon. He will be shit also.
People say that we have a best team in Europe, yet we can't field 3 decent midfielders who can run and do a few basic things.
But, but, but: Raki alone is a reason for every single defeat and lost ball in the last 5 years at Barca.
On the other hand, a magical Arthur-Frenkie duo created 0 chances against Dortmund, whoa re average in a CL terms.
I mean, if we can't create a chance against a crappy Dortmund, what will we do against Liverpool and City?
I know, I know, we will hear a new alibi: it is EV.
Why I have an awkward feeling that the same will happen with EV what happened with Raki?
1. so, when Raki plays=we play like shit
2. when Raki doesn't play=we still play like shit.
So, maybe our problems are deeper than Raki.
3. but imo, when EV is here=we play like shit.
4. when EV will be gone=we will play like an equal shit as when he is here.
Why? Because our team is shit, lol.
We have 1 decent attacker (Messi), 2 decent midfielders (Frenkie, Arthur), 0,5+0,5 decent defenders (Pique and Lenglet) a GK (Mats).
That's 5 decent players in "the best team in the world", lol.
Vidal plays 1-touch football.
A horrible fit when you play a possession football.
He is good in crazy run and gun matches.
When you have to attack around the box, oh boy...
Not that Raki is better.
The point is: NONE of them is good.
LOLOLOLOL. I never said he "had a good game". Don't put words in my mouth.
I was a proponent of subbing him on for Busquets this game because he still provides more mobility and work-rate than old man Busquets.
And our midfield was failing to control the game in the 15 min of the 2nd half even before Rakitic came on.
there is one answer to all of your mental gymnastics. Valverde. Valverde. Valverde. Valverde and his tactics. When are you going to get it?
Let me get this straight:
1. when Rakitic played last season=Barca played like shit
2. when Rakitic doesn't play this season=we play like the same shit, or extremely hot and cold.
3. Roberto was a new Raki. He can do anything what Raki can, plus he can run. Lol. Roberto is shit as a midfielder.
4. Alena was tried. He is shit also.
5. Busi was tried. He is shit also.
6. Raki was tried again. He is shit also.
7. Vidal will be tried soon. He will be shit also.
People say that we have a best team in Europe, yet we can't field 3 decent midfielders who can run and do a few basic things.
But, but, but: Raki alone is a reason for every single defeat and lost ball in the last 5 years at Barca.
On the other hand, a magical Arthur-Frenkie duo created 0 chances against Dortmund, whoa re average in a CL terms.
I mean, if we can't create a chance against a crappy Dortmund, what will we do against Liverpool and City?
I know, I know, we will hear a new alibi: it is EV.
Why I have an awkward feeling that the same will happen with EV what happened with Raki?
1. so, when Raki plays=we play like shit
2. when Raki doesn't play=we still play like shit.
So, maybe our problems are deeper than Raki.
3. but imo, when EV is here=we play like shit.
4. when EV will be gone=we will play like an equal shit as when he is here.
Why? Because our team is shit, lol.
We have 1 decent attacker (Messi), 2 decent midfielders (Frenkie, Arthur), 0,5+0,5 decent defenders (Pique and Lenglet) a GK (Mats).
That's 5 decent players in "the best team in the world", lol.
Vidal plays 1-touch football.
A horrible fit when you play a possession football.
He is good in crazy run and gun matches.
When you have to attack around the box, oh boy...
Not that Raki is better.
The point is: NONE of them is good.
Let me get this straight:
1. when Rakitic played last season=Barca played like shit
2. when Rakitic doesn't play this season=we play like the same shit, or extremely hot and cold.
ummmm....what ?
Have you not watched how Frenkie - Arthur played a few days ago vs Valencia when they had people up front who actually moved around off the ball ? Or Valencia is some shit tier team but they still won away vs Chelsea?
We played against Dortmund in their home and made them park the bus 85% of the time. If this game was played 1 year ago with Rakitic-Busi-Vidal midfield we would have went home with a manita against us.
Comparing last season/s midfield to the one now , so far we play fucking amazing without Rakitic.
So we should play Rakitic because no one is good and we suck regardless? And EV is also fine because we would suck regardless?
Name 1 time anyone on this forum said that Rakitic alone is the reason we lose.
Suarez is garbage yet still plays, Griezmann plays out of position, FDJ plays out of position, Semedo plays out of position, Ansu plays out of position. Clear lack of an offensive gameplan in every phase of the game. Clear lack of instruction and cohesion, many players look like they're playing together for the first time every single game. And guess who is responsible for every one of those decisions??
"But muh nothing will change without EV" "We should just keep playing our shittiest player Rakitic and keep our shittiest ever manager EV because we are shit and this is our level"
At least you used to have productive ideas, even if they were wildly wrong. Now you just parrot the same statements of "We are shit, we should aspire to remain shit, and we should be thrilled to only focus on Liga and maybe CDR because we are shit".
Comparing last season/s midfield to the one now , so far we play fucking amazing without Rakitic.
Ermm, what?
1. Bilbao: almost zero chances
2. Betis at home: a romantic movie, everything was fine
3. Osasuna away: almost zero chances again
4. Valencia at home: a romantic movie again
5. BVB away: zero chances again
Out of 450 minutes this season:
90 minutes vs Bilbao: almost zero chances
60 minutes vs Osasuna: almost zero chances
First half against Betis at home: almost zero chances
BVB: lol. Zero chances.
So, out of 450 minutes, our team and midfield played like shit in roughly 300 minutes. Even without Rakitic.
We created 2-3 chances over those 300 minutes and Raki wasn't even on a field.
How can you call that a good season and a good midfield play in terms of creation?
We had a good pressing.
We had nice defending.
We had a lot of possession.
But we can't create shit. And I have been writing for Months that we won't create shit with Busi-Frenkie-Arthur because deep down, all 3 of them are natural pivots and not creators.
They can score and create a chance here and there, but that is not their natural skill.
This is not even about Rakitic anymore.
I am saying that our team in general is shit, old, mentally drained and poorly planned and poorly balanced.
Not from EV, but from a board and due to living on Messipendencia for 10 years.