Luis Enrique

[te amo barca]

Maybe he should try to play instead of Alves

 

[Ghostmaster]

Still got it

So now we know who taught Rakitic to play those backheel passes

 

[beautifulgame]

Should rotate a bit next three weeks

 

[raki]

Should rotate a bit next three weeks

He is doing that except in attack where there´s only 1 sub: Pedro. A player like Vietto would be good. Villareal paid 5M , i guess. That´s scouting.

 

[Barcaman]

5-2-3

Noticed during the match that Masch sat deeper than expected.

 

[Ini8]

Might be due to Lucho not trusting the Bartra-Mathieu partnership fully.

 

[serghei]

Might be due to Lucho not trusting the Bartra-Mathieu partnership fully.

In that case, he's an idiot for putting them in the first 11 if he doesn't trust their connection.

Should rotate a bit next three weeks

Absolutely not. We're approaching the final part of the season. Rotations should have been over by now.

 

[linetty]

In that case, he's an idiot for putting them in the first 11 if he doesn't trust their connection..

Probably wanted to rest Busi and Pique was suspended. Not many options in that case.

 

[Barcaman]

It was ballsy. Besides, we all wanted Bartra and we got it.
Also, Granada didn't really create that much.

Winning at a place we lost last season with Messi being off is a small feat.

 

[JamDav1982]

Playing Barta and Mathieu together looked like something Lucho was trying to avoid earlier in season.

Maybe shows increasing trust in Barta that he puts him in alongside an out of form Mathieu in a game like this.

The rotations dont stop now, they should carry on until the end of the season, with games coming thick and fast.

Alex Ferguson is about the best manager I have seen for rotating players and keeping them all happy and he did it throughout the whole season.

 

[Barcaman]

How come Pedro gets a start once in a blue moon then?

 

[linetty]

How come Pedro gets a start once in a blue moon then?

Gotta keep MSN happy and in good sync. They're vital to our game after all.

 

[Barcaman]

Messi, I understand. But Neyboy played great partly due to being benched at times and kept on his toes.

 

[linetty]

Neymar noting a dip in form is probably a result of having Messi glued to the touch line on the other side of the pitch. Messi at CF is better for Neymar but Messi at RW is better for the team.

By the way Neboy will probably be subbed off in the midweek Copa game and is suspended for next Liga game. He's young, doesn't need that much rest.

 

[Barcaman]

Neymar started EVERY match since Atleti. 11 games, subbed only 3 times. Everyone is being rotated as in first part of the season, only Neymar is being treated differently. Coincidence, I think not.
From everything that happened, I conclude that after Sociedad match Lucho was being asked not to upset Neymar and Messi anymore and play them at all times.

And Lucho is not a stupid man. He sees, just like his fanboys here see that Ney's been terrible and fatigued. Yet, Lucho keeps him and doesn't do what worked in first part of the season.