Lliga: Barca - Malaga 0-1

oggmar

New member
4 losses in la liga already. Too much, since it became a 100 point league.

Real has lost 4 games aswell, it's definitely still winnable, 1 draw/loss for RM and then 3 points for us at home in the clasico is all it will take.
 

Alik

Moderator
This is why Barca aren't champion quality.

You go into a home game against a easy opponent with all the momentum in the world and you play like nothing even though you have the world to play for. It's poisonous and no champion would let something like this happen.

This is one of the most embarrassing games I have ever watched. After all the wonderful progress we saw over the past 2 months and all the hope that was built up for this season, Barca decided to hit the terminate button. We only have ourselves to blame.

Pathetic does not even begin to describe it.

All streaks are bound to end at one point or another. It doesn't mean that the team isn't champion quality otherwise the champions wouldn't lose a single game in the season.

Malaga aren't the easiest of opponents either.

We all knew this could happen. Despite all our good performances we were still second in the league, yet some in this forum acted like we were first and on top of the world. All it took was one loss for the gap to open once more.
 
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Flavia

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Real has lost 4 games aswell, it's definitely still winnable, 1 draw/loss for RM and then 3 points for us at home in the clasico is all it will take.

We have 2 draws, they have none. There lies the difference. Losing points in winnable games like today's will come back to bite us.
 

Barcaman

Administrator
Staff member
What really worries me is what this Barca looks like when Messi doesn't show up.
Ney sucked for few matches, Suárez all the time, Iniesta since 2012 but they are always bailed by Messi.
Some players need to be asked if football is their priority or are they here to collect their massive wages.
And grow some balls ffs.
Pique, of all people, is only one who deserved respect.
 

Bucky

Penya Member
That was one of the worst performances I've seen all season. Shambles with sloppy play. No one looked like they wanted to play and had other things on their mind. Piqué was definitely worthy of respect. Wtf was Alves doing I don't know, too comfortable playing the ball back to keeper lead to our undoing.

Thing is though Malaga looked like scoring on a few more occasions.

In attack we were woeful, really were it was absolutely pathetic. We missed sitters that would have been put away on another day or rather IF they had taken the ball under control. Piqué should have left that ball for Neymar at the end.

Although we played poor, there was no doubt those "officials" were biased as hell, really against Barça all game. Malaga too with the amateur dramatics was seriously taking the piss.

/rant
 

Asylum15

Senior Member
I don't what it was, but Leo looked absolutely despondent / uninterested today.

He begun to drop deeper and deeper throughout the game, and all he offered us was that right to left over the top ball, which was our only offensive idea.

Antonella's parents getting attacked? I don't know, but Leo was back to his post-injury self today, extremely conservative.

PS, Suarez hasn't shown me yet that he's even close to our standard as a lone CF.

Time to think City now.
 

BerkeleyBernie

Senior Member
Yeah, Alba hitting the balls straight into the defenders feet is becoming just as frustrating as Alves and his overhit crosses that go out of play.

Agree. Shows that he's just kicking it blind. Needs to juke the defender just enough to get an opening, and at least get the ball into the mixer.

To be honest, almost every Barça player had "Alba Syndrome" today. Granted, Malaga parked the tightest double banks I've ever seen (sometimes no more than a yard between players), but you can't just keep kicking it right at them (half of whom are turning their backs to protect their body). I don't fault Barça for having trouble with such a bus, but this was the most frustrating wasteful aspect of the game for me.
 

Bucky

Penya Member
I don't what it was, but Leo looked absolutely despondent / uninterested today.

He begun to drop deeper and deeper throughout the game, and all he offered us was that right to left over the top ball, which was our only offensive idea.

Last week I thought Leo looked sloppy in his execution of passes and at times a bit too selfish when he should have clearly passed the ball. It was the same ethic today only difference is against Levante he looked sharper in the box and actually got some shots off, did he even have a shot on goal today? (aside from the free kick).

Malaga closed the doors in the centre and kept it ridiculously tight, the only way in was through the flanks. The only one putting in decent crosses was from Messi and even then there wasn't enough; the one's that did go through either were headed away, the attack was saved (Iniesta should have taken the ball down and shot not friggin headed it!) or it went out of play.
 

poldep

New member
What really worries me is what this Barca looks like when Messi doesn't show up.
Ney sucked for few matches, Suárez all the time, Iniesta since 2012 but they are always bailed by Messi.
Some players need to be asked if football is their priority or are they here to collect their massive wages.
And grow some balls ffs.
Pique, of all people, is only one who deserved respect.

I completely agree. If Leo doesn't show up the whole team is shit.
 

Bucky

Penya Member
It´s 1 Point for now.

Can you really see Elche causing the ultimate upset? RM will no doubt capitalise on Barça's cock up. You have to laugh, we were waiting for them to slip up and completely choke.

Meanwhile it's 3-0 to Atleti over Almeria (44th min in).
 
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Tapiro Perfetto

Guest
This squad don't have the mentality.
You can't lose match like this...it's inacceptable.
Messi was desgusting today...why?...he have to leave Barca if he don't have no more the mentality to WIN again.
In this way HOW this squad can win anithing?...tell me HOW!!

Liga is OVER....Champions is IMPOSSIBILE...we can we only Copa del Re.

I don't want to see anymore D.Alves e Iniesta play with Barca.
 

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