Feel blessed we have a bench this year just look at the situation in our last game last season
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Feel blessed we have a bench this year just look at the situation in our last game last season
Hopefully this is a wake up call for Koeman to rotate the squad. He also needs to manage Messi's minutes better. 2-0 up against Celta at the 51 min mark and he stays on the rest of the whole half knowing we're likely to be defending stretches of the game and with 10 men. Maybe don't pull him off straight away but 65th-70th minute? Same with the Villareal match.
Should also realise that some pace was needed yesterday. As poor as dembele's decision making can be I think he would have pushed back Sevilla due to his pace which could have helped the team push forward and maybe create more.
He also needs to figure out a system for the midfield and not just start 2 players there and hope for the best, sure it works against poor teams but Frenkie and Busquets as a double pivot is laughable against any team that's likely to finish in the top 6.
Should also realise that some pace was needed yesterday. As poor as dembele's decision making can be I think he would have pushed back Sevilla due to his pace which could have helped the team push forward and maybe create more.
He also needs to figure out a system for the midfield and not just start 2 players there and hope for the best, sure it works against poor teams but Frenkie and Busquets as a double pivot is laughable against any team that's likely to finish in the top 6.
Marshall D Teach
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Bench. Busquets.
Dropping points happens, we can't win them all. The bigger issue is that Busquets still seems to be an unconditional starter.
Dropping points happens, we can't win them all. The bigger issue is that Busquets still seems to be an unconditional starter.
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FCBfan22
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Fixed one wing and then damaged the other.
I was worried that he was going to play Griezmann as a RW right after the second/ third? friendly game. Does not look good.
Three pivots on the pitch while chasing a a win on Camp Nou is inexcusable. Moving Coutinho's position and then subbing him while playing great in the 1st half is inexcusable.
FC433
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https://twitter.com/Gegenpressing91/status/1313010645135175683?s=20
What should have happened: Fati as a CF and Coutinho as LW. Someone had to be between the two CBs.
What should have happened: Fati as a CF and Coutinho as LW. Someone had to be between the two CBs.
FinBarcelonafan
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Not the best game but we have to remember Sevilla is on a streak of a lifetime and we are just getting used to new roster.
George_Costanza
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Coutinho as LW? Valverde is that you posting here?
George_Costanza
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No tactical solution for Messi unless we move him to a forward position (still no guarantee he won't drop to MF). As RW he won't stick to the position, he never did, and he will drift to toward the middle, middle back. Coutinho should move to the middle (Middle left). Greaseman as a sub never a starter unless its a rotation with Messi. Puig above anyone unless Pjanic plays better, or in advance role he is the first choice sub for Coutinho. Dembele rotate for both RW and LW, if he proves he can perform better than Trincao or Fati then start him in some of the games. Meritocracy will only save this team.
My favorite lineup would be this
Dest(Bob)-----Pique(Araujo)----Langlet------Alba
-------------------------FDJ(Busquets)
-----------Puig(Pjanic)------
---Trincao(Dembele)----Coutinho(Puig/Pedri)----Fati(Dembele)
--------------------Messi (Greaseman)
soul24rage
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I could understand Koeman starting the same starting XI vs Sevilla as the system was still new and needs refining.
I could also understand Koeman not playing Dembele and Puig as we were still in the transfer market and they both could have moved to another team.
We didn't want them injured.
My criticism of him is
-Taking out Coutinho who looked the most likeliest to score/create
-Playing 3 pivots when we needed to score a goal.
Hopefully, once the system is more refined, he will do more rotations and play the likes of Dembele, and Puig.
I could also understand Koeman not playing Dembele and Puig as we were still in the transfer market and they both could have moved to another team.
We didn't want them injured.
My criticism of him is
-Taking out Coutinho who looked the most likeliest to score/create
-Playing 3 pivots when we needed to score a goal.
Hopefully, once the system is more refined, he will do more rotations and play the likes of Dembele, and Puig.
serghei
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The way I see it, the movement was crap and we weren't able to bring the ball out from defense. So he countered that with one extra player in build-up. At the point of the sub, the ball wasn't getting at the players upfront. Partly because the midfielders, especially De Jong, played poorly, and partly because the 4 upfront didn't help much. Only one upfront who moved well and played with some intensity and purpose was Coutinho, all the other attackers had a terrible game imo. You can't sub Messi, and we already had subbed Fati and Griezmann at the time.
So, Griezmann out was the only solution to try to regain control in midfield. His major mistake was that he didn't sub out De Jong or Busi, and brought Puig on as early as the beginning of the 2nd half. Who is a great quick mover and would have probably been able to connect our lines better, especially considering Sevilla grew tired in the game and was barely holding on near the end.
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