La Liga Round 1: FC Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano 0-0
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Givenchy
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Not really, United are in freefall, we were very unlucky today and had a clear pen denied because the ref is a cunt.
malvolio
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Frenkie is not the answer. Maybe if you want a midfielder who runs a lot but with 0 end product
JerseyAddict
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Our midfield was sub par tonight... Gavi, Busi, Kessie, nothing... De Jong finally gave some dynamic but not enough.
Neeraj
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It's only the first game of the season. New team and players, any coach would need time to get the setup up and running. Which is why I thought it extremely over optimistic to start dreaming of LL/Cup double, etc.
Having said that, Xavi hasn't shown that much in his time so far and so it's a little more difficult to trust that he knows what he's doing. Everything said and done, no big picture conclusions need to be drawn here. We were flat and uninspired, and there's a long way to go.
Having said that, Xavi hasn't shown that much in his time so far and so it's a little more difficult to trust that he knows what he's doing. Everything said and done, no big picture conclusions need to be drawn here. We were flat and uninspired, and there's a long way to go.
FinBarcelonafan
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You are talking about the Raphinha challenge? Around 12min? True true.. I can't believe it wasn't VAR. That's LaLiga..
Givenchy
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Yup was a shocker, ref didn't even bother looking at VAR. If we get that, Lewa buries it and it's probably party time.
Asylum15
Senior Member
Stegan takes too fucking long to kick/pass balls once he receives them from our defence/midfield.
This pondering shit with the ball, edging it forward while he looks around is a waste of time and kills any dynamicity we have in building out quickly.
I've been to the Camp Nou and seen it first hand. He allows opposition to re-align or press higher, forcing his long inaccurate balls or inviting pressure on his inevitable wide kick to RB/RW/LB/LW.
FinBarcelonafan
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True. We were clearly nervous today. Expectations sky high. Early first goal would have been massive.
Sailor Mars
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Didn't think that was much of a penalty. Some physicality should be allowed in the box.
But I can understand wanting a penalty, have seen some refs give that type before.
But I can understand wanting a penalty, have seen some refs give that type before.
Asylum15
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Congrats to Rayo aswell, tactically fantastic.
They know we leave very few defenders once we get turned over and they had pace and guile to expose us.
They deserved more than one goal so a point is a fair result IMO.
For us, the same ol' shit really.
Araujo has zero short passing IQ under pressure, our midfield was non-existent and our finishing wasn't up to par.
They know we leave very few defenders once we get turned over and they had pace and guile to expose us.
They deserved more than one goal so a point is a fair result IMO.
For us, the same ol' shit really.
Araujo has zero short passing IQ under pressure, our midfield was non-existent and our finishing wasn't up to par.
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