I think Masche was suspended. I agree on Iniesta/Xavi swap, especially considering Iniesta's form. But I'm not sure about Suarez/Pedro. That was a game where everyone had to wear multiple hats. The thing is Suarez contributes to defense and Neymar doesn't. Considering that Messi defends very little, you spread the defensive burden of 2 people to the rest of the team. In the game like that it's very risky. Lucho went for safest choice. Take out non defending front line player and crowd the midfield and add the player who can dictate the tempo. It's sad it did not work out but I don't consider it insane substitution.
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I think Masche was suspended. I agree on Iniesta/Xavi swap, especially considering Iniesta's form. But I'm not sure about Suarez/Pedro. That was a game where everyone had to wear multiple hats. The thing is Suarez contributes to defense and Neymar doesn't. Considering that Messi defends very little, you spread the defensive burden of 2 people to the rest of the team. In the game like that it's very risky. Lucho went for safest choice. Take out non defending front line player and crowd the midfield and add the player who can dictate the tempo. It's sad it did not work out but I don't consider it insane substitution.
barcafan161
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least real still need to go there and win...they have a far tougher run in.
EdmondDantes
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I did not see Suarez running any more than Neymar in that second half. Most people and the media saw it as a dumb move, the commentators did too on the spot, with hindsight we all know it was a stupid substitution. No matter how you spin it, Enrique is to blame, and Neymar should have stayed on the field.
Scotsbarca
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Manager has got to take the blame for this one..........
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Gasgas
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Also consider that neymar sat out the last game so he was fresher and thaaat showeeeeed in his game
Topolino
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The game was lost due to "energy saving tactics" after the first goal. Bravos mistake, Iniesta playing like Anderson, Suarez missing easy goals and an error by Pique.
Sums up the game imo.
How to improve?
Well Pique... sometimes s*it happens, wouldn't worry about him.
Bravo - Rakitic and Suarez bombing him for 90 mins in training ( would seriously help everyone )
Iniesta- bench the dude, Sergi Roberto would have done better.
Lucho - He is a good manager, he just needs to get a grip, and use common sense. (Subbing Neymar, seriously? He pretty much gave Sevillas right flank the ability to terrorize Alba and everyone knows that when Alba is being terrorized, it's going to get really nasty)
And if Suarez keeps missing sitters, he should really be benched for a while. Worked well with Neymar.
Sums up the game imo.
How to improve?
Well Pique... sometimes s*it happens, wouldn't worry about him.
Bravo - Rakitic and Suarez bombing him for 90 mins in training ( would seriously help everyone )
Iniesta- bench the dude, Sergi Roberto would have done better.
Lucho - He is a good manager, he just needs to get a grip, and use common sense. (Subbing Neymar, seriously? He pretty much gave Sevillas right flank the ability to terrorize Alba and everyone knows that when Alba is being terrorized, it's going to get really nasty)
And if Suarez keeps missing sitters, he should really be benched for a while. Worked well with Neymar.
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CatalinR10
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Slept like shit last night
StarLord
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1) We had no option other than employing "energy saving tactics" Our fixture list demands it. It was the right (read: inevitable) thing to do.
2) You are 100% correct about individual errors. We have avoided those for a very long time, in GK and defense. Better to happen in a crucial La Liga game, than in a CL knock-out game where there is absolutely no tomorrow.
3) Iniesta - My all time favourite player, but he is not even 30% of what he used to be. His decline has created a huge and unexpected hole in our starting XI. Really worrisome for us.
4) Lucho has done remarkably well under extraordinary pressure, but he definitely had a massive brainfart last night. People say that even if we had kept Neymar on, we could still have been equalized, and that may be true, but still does not take away from the fact that subbing off the one player that handed us the 3 points on a platter was a huge blunder. Neymar assisted Messi for the first goal, brilliantly scored the 2nd, and send Suarez clean through for what should have been the clincher. He was also the most lively player throughout our brilliant first half hour.
Same here. Weekend ruined, only a win in Paris can seriously fix my mood right now.
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Bucky
Penya Member
Yup it made my walk home from the Penya & train journey home horrible. It felt like a loss, especially after such a bright start.
Was really glad to see Neymar back on it, he looked good. Think that rest served him well, but wtf was up with Suàrez, so many chances he squandered. Absolute sitter when the ball rolled to his feet, that should have been it.
We all knew that those missed opportunities would come back to haunt us and they did.
What we didn't think was the stupidity of Lucho struck again! Why take off Neymar who is having a great game when clearly Suàrez should have been the one to go off!? Should have moved Messi into the centre and put Pedro on the right. Xavi for Iniesta, I think that's what we all thought when Xavi was warming up & going up to the line, but when Neymar was called off, wtf... Lucho - heads gone.
Cannot believe how bad Iniesta was. Mathieu was having a shocking game too and that pass Piqué committed that lead to Sevilla's goal, oh wow come on Piqué...
Switching it to a 4-4-2, I know where he was coming from by "controlling the midfield" BUT that is not the way to do it
So disappointed and hope they come out guns blazing against PSG & make amends against Valencia. We cannot afford another slip up, it's unthinkable. Really hope someone can do the damage to RM now too.
If you read carefully what I say, I believe Barca's A midfield is Xavi--Rakitic...
Egert
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klc123
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Who do you think we should start ahead of them?
Xavi and Rafinha may be our best option. Out of our midfielders Xavi has been the best in recent games, which shows how poor the others have been considering he is about to retire.
Gallivanter
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The worst I've felt after a match this season, maybe for a couple. I know that is an overreaction, that every goal is still within the club's own hands, but this one stung. As mentioned, it was because of how well they played in the first half, the wasted chances, and the tactical stupidity. What was ever worse for me was how well Pique was playing. Every bad play or pass my Mathieu or every time the midfield got passed, there was Pique. Then that pass.
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