Lliga | Round 35: FC Barcelona - Espanyol 1-0

[serghei]

half the team don't care or get tired quickly

just play the youngsters, league is lost

They don't have any legs to play 2 games in 3 days at high level.

 

[mesiesta]

3 half time subs are coming ))

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

When Rakitic recieves the ball while standing with bis back to the opponent's goal you can be sure that he will play a backpass. If he stands forwards you can be sure he will slowly play it on the other wing.
There is zero creativity or surprise factor. He is the perfect clock for the opposing defense.

True. Too easy for parked bus.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

3 half time subs are coming ))

Yes please! If Setien doesn't make any subs I'll be furious.

 

[fergus90]

This team hasn't had legs since 2017 so two games a week for a month and a half was always going to be painful viewing.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

They don't have any legs to play 2 games in 3 days at high level.

This has to be the problem.

 

[serghei]

This has to be the problem.

Just leave Suarez at the locker room. The man lost virtually every single ball he played. Messi needs to stop with his fancy attempts from deep positions, while the midfielders are high up. It leaves us exposed on the counter. That's why I want proper midfielders in build-up.

This is not the setup we used vs Villareal.

 

[wisconsincule]

They don't have any legs to play 2 games in 3 days at high level.

Clearly but when you consistently ride 33 year old guys who refuse to be subbed this is where we are at.

 

[Richard.H]

Parked bus = nightmare for Seti?n tactics

 

[pregra]

If Messi wasn?t Messi I?d leave him in the locker room as well, not a single positive involvement. Good luck making a Youtube comp out of this one

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Just leave Suarez at the locker room. The man lost virtually every single ball he played.

Yes and his movement and everything looks painful. He doesn't try to win headers, he can't catch a pass etc. The guy is fucking useless. He is Girourd bad. At least Girourd can finish header now and then.

 

[Vilarrubi]

No point at all playing Busi AND Raki at Camp Nou, they both play too deep and offer hardly anything going forward. Should have been Vidal or Puig instead of one of those.

 

[xXKonan]

Even a young 17-year-old Pedri would be a massive upgrade to this Midfield.

It only functions when we have a shitload of space, when we don't it sucks.

 

[JamDav1982]

Old team that cant move.

The amount of touches Pique/Busi and even MATS take on ball is ridiculous. They kill so many chances to move ball up park and allow Espanyol to get back in position.

Roberto and Griezmann and at times Messi are only ones who look to move ball quickly.

Messi needs to realise by now he has lost a yard of pace and these constant dribbles at throat of opposition more often than not are not helping the team.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Clearly but when you consistently ride 33 year old guys who refuse to be subbed this is where we are at.

That's problem too. These guys don't know their limits.