La Liga | Round 15: Valladolid - FC Barcelona 0-3

[pregra]

Messis been good tonight but he man does he miss some big chances.

 

[JerseyAddict]

Messi is out of luck ... 2/3 of that he would score...

 

[serghei]

Good game from the guys. First clear man of the match for Messi this season for me.

Goal, assist, big contribution for 2nd goal. Hit the post, had another one that almost went in. Some bad misses, but at least he was very involved. Let's hope it continues.

 

[George_Costanza]

fuck i missed the game, i got my timing wrong

 

[pregra]

I have a feeling Messi will score at least a hatty vs Eibar. A weeks rest and he seems up for it again.

 

[sikkboy]

Comfortable win. Good performances from Pjanic, Messi, Pedri and ter Stegen. Team showing progress heading into the break.

 

[JamDav1982]

Top scorers in league and still missing a lot of chances.

Playing much better football than have last few years and as a team.

Still a bit dodgy at back and need a CF but Barca are nowhere near as bad as is made out a times.

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Expect a comfortable win like against Osasuna.

Told ya.

Kudos to Koeman for benching underperforming stars and trying something new. Pushing fullbacks with 3 at the back was a smart move against that 4-4-2

 

[FCBfan22]

Top scorers in league and still missing a lot of chances.

Playing much better football than have last few years and as a team.

Still a bit dodgy at back and need a CF but Barca are nowhere near as bad as is made out a times.

Exactly. Our main problem is horrific main CB pairig for Barca standards (and playing washed up "legends" ala Busi). However with Araujo and Mingueza gaining experience, that might change.

 

[behindbrowneyes]

Exactly. Our main problem is horrific main CB pairig for Barca standards (and playing washed up "legends" ala Busi). However with Araujo and Mingueza gaining experience, that might change.

They will make mistakes but it allows Barca to play higher up the pitch without getting caught on counter all the time.

 

[JohnN]

Coutinho, griezmann, umtiti and Busi have no place in this team.
Pedri is miles ahead of Coutinho, except for long shots.
Pjanic is in tune with Messi but more athletic than Busquets, so he can cope at least.
Umtiti is retired.
Griezmann was not missed at all, literally anyone can do what he does.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Exactly. Our main problem is horrific main CB pairig for Barca standards (and playing washed up "legends" ala Busi). However with Araujo and Mingueza gaining experience, that might change.

Araujo and Mingueza fit Koemans tactics way betterr than Pique and Lenglet.

If we played Ernie ball(442), Pique and Lenglet might be better.

 

[FCBfan22]

Araujo and Mingueza fit Koemans tactics way betterr than Pique and Lenglet.

If we played Ernie ball(442), Pique and Lenglet might be better.

Pique - Lenglet is a horrible pairing. One is old, needs a character (think Puyol) next to him to remain motivated, more interested in other (business) ventures and is old. The other is 3rd or 4th CB quality, not muscular and very mistake prone.

That's why I would play Araujo-Mingueza as much as possible.

 

[cro-man]

Good game against one of the worst in la liga. I guess we found our level.

 

[JamDav1982]

Good game against one of the worst in la liga. I guess we found our level.

Ah the Barca fans that get so used to moaning they get annoyed when win.