La Liga 23/24

[fergus90]

Unsurprising. No 1 defender in CL winner Chelsea in 2021.

Easily top 5 in his position.

I think he might be the best defender currently.

 

[Morten]

More than fair result!
They out-xGed Pathetico, whose chances came all from personal deficiencies of Girona defenders like Blind, not from exploiting a systematic flaw in their defense

Amazing story this Girona. Let it continue as long as possible

What stats are you looking at? Atletico had higher xGoals than Girona, Barca did the same.

 

[El Gato]

Lad probably means "they were better if you don't count obvious mistakes by Blind"

Moral winners
True Barca DNA outside Barca

 

[Barcaman]

That was some game yesterday. Pretty high tempo too.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Damn how can Girona's offence better than Barca's offense, 2 of our front 3 are superstars

 

[Porque]

Gazzaniga is such a politically incorrect name for an England midfield, that you would definitely hear around council estates in the 90s.

 

[Loki]

Gazzanigga is such a politically incorrect name for an England midfield, that you would definitely hear around council estates in the 90s.

Imagine he'd also be from Israel. The memes would write themselves.

 

[Messi983]

Minute 1"
sucks

2"
Bring back Dembele

13"
did I tell you how much sucks?

26"
Miss you, Dembele

44"
Michel GOAT, should learn from him


91"
xG rules

OptaBirdy perspective.

 

[Porque]

Sometimes I think that Birdy might be watching football on a higher plain to all of us, similar to how some people have heightened taste buds and can taste more flavours in food.

But then sometimes I will read a hot take, like Gabriel Veron, and be brought back to reality.

Good chap though. Forum would be boring without him, Dest and Jammy.

 

[Messi983]

 

[serghei]

I think he might be the best defender currently.

I'd say on this form you are probably correct.

 

[Sorin]

How was RM goal allowed yesterday? Carvajal holds the defender that tries to go for the cross that Rudiger heads into goal. It’s as blatant as they come.

If it was us they’d be checking fouls from before the corner was even kicked.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Girona has scored 46 goals in 19 matches, damn nearly 2.5 goals per match

 

[Temptation]

Damn how can Girona's offence better than Barca's offense, 2 of our front 3 are superstars

Felix is a superstar?

 

[Horatio]

Mind you, it's a good thing we've actually changed from last year in a sense that these sorts of games are no longer as much a doubt of points loss

Last season Benzema would stink it up and there would be nobody even posing a mild threat, not even from set pieces
Even likes of Fran have been more stable lately

Need to keep at it with so many players out but should be fine all things considered

High praise for ancelotti from you