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

[serghei]

At least he is trying to make things happen. Same can’t be said about his two amigos up front. Suarez, in particular, has been fucking awful.

Griezmann has been comfortably the best in the offensive area imo. Suarez by far the worst. Messi, average, with many failed passes.

 

[raskolnikov]

It's a sham - this team lies to fans and themselves that they play this way because they think it's the best way. It's clearly not. They know the amount of hard work it takes to match teams, so we play in this pathetic coward like manner and hope Messi does something magical.

Once we have a pocket of space, nobody wants to make the run and take the initiative. Let's just keep playing slow and hope something happens. Disgraceful.

A lot of players are hiding and playing it safe.
Just let Messi do something....
Rakitic is one of the worst of this type football.
Phoning in performances to make it look like he tried.

Espanyol can really win this match.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Puig in for Raki and Fati for Suarez. Please.

 

[JamDav1982]

All Espanyol are doing is pinging ball down wing early and the two strikers are peeling off into space left by full backs.

Neither Pique or Lenglet like being in that situation and Busi is too fucking slow to get back inbetween them and help.

Busquets doesnt positions himself like a DM to protect defence at all. He follows ball into midfield and leaves gaps all over the place for opposition to exploit. He does it every single game.

 

[JamDav1982]

Puig in for Raki and Fati for Suarez. Please.

More likely he goes for Vidal as there is no threat in box at all so far.

 

[FCMessi]

Not a single shot on goal for first 45 minutes at Camp Nou.

 

[gasgas]

Such a boring team we have become.

I decided to switch off the tele and go to bed

 

[serghei]

When we look like that, 2 changes have to happen fast. Fati & Puig. Every single game where the veterans are half-assing it, moving turtle mode with no drive, no hunger, no nothing, bench with youngsters put in.

 

[fergus90]

Watching this compared to Bayern is night and day, the speed at which they counter, runners of the ball how they circulate possession, it would be frightening the amount of scoring opportunities they'd have against tonights XI.

 

[serghei]

Watching this compared to Bayern is night and day, the speed at which they counter, runners of the ball how they circulate possession, it would be frightening the amount of scoring opportunities they'd have against tonights XI.

I'd like to think we'd look different against Bayern. Suarez subbed? I saw him with mask on.

 

[Asylum15]

Jesus, I can confidently say that was one of the worst first half performances I've seen from us since 2006-2007.

Some of these guys would be better at walking football as they excel at it.

Slow tempo, no real ideas other than lateral passing with an aimless low cross at the end of it. Attack being led by a fat useless cunt who makes my blood boil and pivoted by the slow CB/CDMs.

Guys we aren't going to be anywhere for 2 years at the minimum, more like 4 before we rebuild at the earliest.

Our cycle is truly over.

 

[fergus90]

I'd like to think we'd look different against Bayern.

I'm not sure we can with this XI, there's no urgency no change of speed, barely any movement off the ball.

 

[xXKonan]

it looks like Fati is going to come on.

 

[pregra]

Highest paid squad in world football

 

[serghei]

Great, Fati on. Love him. In before he scores a golazo.

What the fuck, Fati, Messi, Griezmann, Suarez all on the field? 4-2-3-1.