La Liga | Round 16: FC Barcelona - Eibar 1-1

[ThwiX]

With a good finisher in our team we still would’ve won this one. We had several chances to win in the 2nd half, but we couldn’t finish for shit.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

How can you blame this on Koeman? The performance was not perfect but we wasted tons of chances again and then made the biggest fuck up in defense.
If Braithwaite hits that penalty, the game is half over.

 

[malvolio]

If you don't start Messi, Busquets, Pique, Alba, Dembele, Fati, or Coutinho, this is one mighty drab team. Not surprised by the result given the injuries and choices made for the starting lineup. Not worth watching. Except for Dembele, none of these jokers deserved to wear this uniform today.

But I thought Messi, Busquets, Pique and Alba are the cancer of the current team...

 

[KingLeo10]

But I thought Messi, Busquets, Pique and Alba are the cancer of the current team...

Busquets is. Not the others.

 

[te amo barca]

How can you blame this on Koeman? The performance was not perfect but we wasted tons of chances again and then made the biggest fuck up in defense.
If Braithwaite hits that penalty, the game is half over.

Due to the first half. Imagine fielding 5 defenders as Barca at the Camp Nou. Koeman?s takeaway from Valladolid game was that this formation worked whereas it is situational only. We created nothing in the first half and essentially wasted it.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

How can you blame this on Koeman? The performance was not perfect but we wasted tons of chances again and then made the biggest fuck up in defense.
If Braithwaite hits that penalty, the game is half over.

True. I don't think we played bad game. Araujos mistake cost us.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Due to the first half. Imagine fielding 5 defenders as Barca at the Camp Nou. Koeman?s takeaway from Valladolid game was that this formation worked whereas it is situational only. We created nothing in the first half and essentially wasted it.

We created enough in the first half.
And Eibar did nothing all fucking game. They were brave with their pressing but we did not crumble at all and did not allow any chances. Then one big fuck up ends it all after wasting plenty of opportunities on the other end.
This is not on Koeman at all.

 

[i_bleed_blaugrana]

A formation does not mean shit if the main player the formation is suited for (Messi) is dropped for a sack of potatoes (Greizmann).

Keep in mind folks, it was two players at opposite end of the pitch who sold us tonight. Martin missing the penalty and the horror show by Araujo pretty much cost us the two points, singlehandedly.

Listen, I am not saying Koeman did not make mistakes tonight but the recency bias on here is beyond annoying. One game is not indicative of universal truths, be it with this team or football in general.

 

[Kul_z]

Dropping points against Eibar at home.

We basically wasted the first 45 minutes with that fucking 3 atb. Hope we never see it again.

And don't bullshit me that it worked against Valladolid.

It works only and with messi upfront. With Messi not around, we should stick to 433 or similar.

Also, griez and coutinho are not needed in this potent young squad, i would swap them instantly, even if it means a terrible loss of money.

Dembele shows that he is capable of leading the attack trio without messi, shame for that miss. Other then that, only player on the field that showed barca level potential/quality.

Braithwaite should be a sub, nothing more.

Trincao is everton class of player, or he can be a sub when fati returns.

Pjanic was like a man in kindergarten with those first touch passes in mf, something that we could look forward to if we somehow can start to play with same eleven week in at the latter stages of the season.

Lenglet is becoming a total trainwreck, almost cost us a penalty, and like always lately, in situations that wouldnt harm us.

Araujo, overall good game, but ffs, dont play like that, you have no one to cover you.

 

[te amo barca]

We created enough in the first half.
And Eibar did nothing all fucking game. They were brave with their pressing but we did not crumble at all and did not allow any chances. Then one big fuck up ends it all after wasting plenty of opportunities on the other end.
This is not on Koeman at all.

What did we create in the first half? We had 4 shots at most, one of which was a penalty. Griezmann?s shot was a half-chance that had a low probability of going in. We were dross and could not progress with the ball due to the high number of defensive players.

 

[malvolio]

Busquets is. Not the others.

Compared to Pjanic? I rather have him in the squad

 

[Capitan Puyol]

That type of games we should win even with a segunda division level manager. Koeman OUT !

 

[JerseyAddict]

This team lacks quality and it is filled with mediocre overpaid bums. With no money this is what we are stuck with. There is no hope this season. Maybe the next to

 

[Daniele]

Great without Messi they said.

today we had exactly the same faults as when Messi plays, without Messi.

It is increasingly difficult to support the theory (very popular here) that Messi, the game centralizer, penalizes the game of the entire team.

In fact, there is no clear idea of ​​team play

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

This team lacks quality and it is filled with mediocre overpaid bums. With no money this is what we are stuck with. There is no hope this season. Maybe the next to

How can we get rid of Coutinho? Or Griezmann. Coutinho is the biggest waste I think.