La Liga | Round 2: Athletic Bilbao - FC Barcelona 2-3

[FCBfan22]

If we buy a CDM and CB this January we can compete for the champions league

No. We need a striker.

If nothing else... A lamppost as a plan B so we can cross.

 

[Kul_z]

If we buy a CDM and CB this January we can compete for the champions league

Slow down. We need a cf.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Great half time. Extra coins for coming up from a bad start.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Great first half! We have not been able to keep this type of intensity for an entire match. Hopefully today is different.

Exactly. I am scared of this as well.

 

[Horatio]

I will say we have been playing so much better football against teams that don't sit back generally this season. Most games that "sucked" were against teams that park busses.

 

[JamDav1982]

Very good half.

The front four are linking well and FDJ behind them has been superb.

The mid looks still a bit too much space to break through and Dest looks nervous.

Need another goal or it will be same nervy performance soon enough.

Love watching Barca trying to play like this though.

 

[kattanib]

Easy there... What about no9?

Having Pedri Messi Griezman and Dembele fooling around up there and exchanging spots can be better than having a stationed no9

 

[serghei]

Busi is actually having a very good game.

A joke I hope. When we lose the ball, Messi and Busi are the worst players in the team. With Messi I can understand considering his offensive output, especially today, with Busi I do not.

 

[serghei]

Having Pedri Messi Griezman and Dembele fooling around up there and exchanging spots can be better than having a stationed no9

It would if Bilbao was a CL contender. They're not even in the Europa League I think.

 

[pregra]

Fati in for Griezmann and a new CB & CDM, then this could be allright in the future

 

[te amo barca]

Fati in for Griezmann and a new CB & CDM, then this could be allright in the future

Fati-Haaland-Dembele would be a killer front three.

 

[Kul_z]

In reference to Lenglet and Busquets

Oh yes. Pique and araujo seems interesting, as of cdm we are fucked. Id like to give a go to roberto there, he cant be worse than busquets.

 

[fergus90]

I will say we have been playing so much better football against teams that don't sit back generally this season. Most games that "sucked" were against teams that park busses.

Even some of the games against the parked buses have been good creation wise, we just ruined the chances and the level drops off from the 70th minute leaving us clinging on to a game where we could of been out of sight.

 

[serghei]

I will say we have been playing so much better football against teams that don't sit back generally this season. Most games that "sucked" were against teams that park busses.

Not true. We are having trouble with any decent counter-attacking team. Which makes the PSG game a big problem coming ahead. Our transition is plain bad. And I don't know how the hell he continues to play Busi knowing this.

When this team loses the ball there are times when the positioning is chaotic, and it takes far too long until we regroup. Reminds me of Arsenal football back from a few years ago under Wenger. They were also pretty entertaining and nice to watch but were getting clowned on the counters regularly. They also had a skill like no other of losing and drawing games they seemed to control and be the better team in.

 

[messi2140]

Credit to Simon btw , been a better player for Barca than Lenglet , Busquets and Griezmann today.