A player comes out and says he prefers to play CB instead of LB. Scrubrique with his full of shit wisdom makes him incharge of defending the entire left flank with only Neymar helping him when he feels like it cause Neymar isn't Pedro who plays like a natural winger tracking back. This all against one of the fastest players in Lucas.
You're trying to pretend his only problem against PSG was his inability to mark Lucas, and you're also pretending he didn't needlessly give away the ball countless times. It also seems that you're ignoring that this performance is pretty consistent with his usual play over the last few months. All the PSG game was missing from him was a poorly timed slide tackle for the yellow.
KingMessi
SiempreBlaugrana
He played left centerback. Not the same as leftback. Next time Enrique tries the 3-4-3, he should replace Pedro with Alba, playing the same wingback role on the left.
Kasperroed
New member
You would put Alba on right wing, or?
Why not just both? I don't think Iniesta can play right wing + Xavi and Rackitic are certanly no up for the task...
KingMessi
SiempreBlaugrana
---Bartra--Pique/Masche--Mathieu
----Busi/Masche----Rakitic/Xavi-----
Pedro-----------Messi-------------Alba
--------Suarez---------Neymar-------
This.
Or
---Bartra--Pique/Masche--Mathieu
-------------Busquets--------------
----Rakitic--------------Iniesta----
--------------Messi-----------------
Pedro-------Suarez--------Neymar
----Busi/Masche----Rakitic/Xavi-----
Pedro-----------Messi-------------Alba
--------Suarez---------Neymar-------
This.
Or
---Bartra--Pique/Masche--Mathieu
-------------Busquets--------------
----Rakitic--------------Iniesta----
--------------Messi-----------------
Pedro-------Suarez--------Neymar
He has been clearly our best defender (last few games aside). He has bad form right now, but it would be pretty stupid to give up on him after what he showed at the beginning of season.
He was also injured BTW.
No he hasn't. He's been here for 4 months and was only good in one of them.
Even at the beginning of the season he was making god awful clearances and giving away possession cheaply. The difference now is even his defending off the ball is poor.
He has, at no point, been played while injured. His poor form as of late also hasn't been fresh off the back of an injury. If it was Pique playing as poorly as him the Culerverse would be having a meltdown, and yes, I am saying that Pique is playing better.
serghei
Senior Member
Our best CB after Pique, Mascherano and Bartra. He's better than Vermaelen so far.
Antimadridista1
New member
Pique is shit man.
Nope lately he's been good, warming the bench was an efficient remedy.
messi2140
6racies Xavi
For how long , that is the question.
Pique is only good in last month, or so. But even now he has the breinfarts when isolated one on one. Mascherano? It's not like he was that great against top opposition as CB. He's great as DM though. And Bartra is playing well only lately too. So if you look at the whole season so far, I believe Mathieu was our most consistent CB.
Bartra is only playing well lately? Not sure where you've been but Bartra has been great since Martino came in.
Mathieu, on the other hand, has been utter shit after his first month.
ZenI
Professor Balthazar
Agree and agree. Why Bartra has not been played more, I just don't know. Mathieu than? I was actually happy we bought him, but a little disappointed now after a couple of matches. I never thought he was starting material, but an alright CB/defensive LB backup. Problem is, we don't play with defensive fullbacks since Abidal - we should. Attacking for the sake of it without a plan is just whack, look at Alves right now. Abidal chose his moments, so did Sylvinho, Belleti and even Alves under Pep. Now our fullbacks are 80% attack, attack without a plan. Mathieu gets exposed a lot, whether he plays CB or LB - our midfield has totally disappeared, they're not there when we attack or defend? How did that happen? Of course our defenders look like total fools when there is no midfield to help them out, or in case of Alves, if he's there at all.
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