Xavi Hernández

[ajnotkeith]

Xavi's old 5 at the back nemesis strikes again.

2nd half was awful to watch. Just cross after cross after cross after cross. How many in the end, 50?

 

[Sorin]

Setien would be an improvement over Xavi. He's out of his depth.

 

[ajnotkeith]

This game was not really that much different to previous games this season.

Only difference being we usually won those 1-0. Instead we lost 1-0 here.

True.

Have seen so many games like this where we have played awfully and converted the one good chance we had, then grinded out the result.

Girona, Celta, Getafe, Villarreal, Mallorca... How many points were won just like that? Playing shitty football and relying on opponents incompetence missing chances.

This time their striker took his chance and we were fucked from there.

 

[Birdy]

let's state an obvious TRUTH after 1.5 year of Xavi's tenure

Setien > Xavi

Koeman > Xavi

 

[Jakabor]

For a former player who knows the Barca way/philosophy intimately, he does not seem to have the tools to implement it, which is weird.
Another abysmal performance but unlike all the other 1-0 victories where the team played badly, this is a big fat L and a reminder how shit Barca is to watch.

 

[Sorin]

Nah, we can;t compete with this level of teams. They can bring so many good players from their bench, just can't match the level of Almeria. Too good a squad and team for us.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

For a former player who knows the Barca way/philosophy intimately, he does not seem to have the tools to implement it, which is weird.

You blind? He's not trying to implement it.

 

[ajnotkeith]

For a former player who knows the Barca way/philosophy intimately, he does not seem to have the tools to implement it, which is weird.
Another abysmal performance but unlike all the other 1-0 victories where the team played badly, this is a big fat L and a reminder how shit Barca is to watch.

He's not trying to, lol.

His tactic is far more defensive than any Barca DNA philosophy ever is. He prefers to manage games and grind out results.

He is much closer to Allegri than Cruyff.

 

[Jakabor]

You blind? He's not trying to implement it.

I honestly think he is (or at least was). But he is clearly not capable of it this resorting to this abomination of a ?style?.

 

[Birdy]

True.

Have seen so many games like this where we have played awfully and converted the one good chance we had, then grinded out the result.

Girona, Celta, Getafe, Villarreal, Mallorca... How many points were won just like that? Playing shitty football and relying on opponents incompetence missing chances.

This time their striker took his chance and we were fucked from there.

Vallecano (H) 0-0
Mallorca (A) 0-1
Celta (H) 1-0
Valencia (A) 0-1
Osasuna (A) 1-2
Getafe (H) 1-0
Girona (A) 0-1
Almeria (A) 1-0

Games against 8 crappy, midtable LL fodder teams that Xaviball is clueless how to win...

We got what we deserve only against Rayo fist game, and tonight
We should have lost vs Celta, Getafe and Girona, based on chances, and draw the rest

That is 15 pts that XAviball got without deserving them.
And that is with a team stacked of expensive players like Kounde, Lewa, Raphinai, Ferran, etc he asked for

And yet you have resident clowns, like Serghei, lecturing us that Xavi is improving the team
Thanks but Koeman and Setien were much better.

 

[Gari]

Xavi's game plan.

 

[malvolio]

can't play like prime barca with current bums. regardless of xavi being shite.

seems we are winning this liga anyway, which unfortunately is bad for us going forward.

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

Lovely midfield jajajajjajaja.

 

[Devils]

Tough week for league master Xavi. Are injuries to blame this time?

Are they tho?

From what I can see Xavi had 180m worth of attacking players available for this game at his disposal that he himself bought just over the last year.

 

[Richard.H]

can't play like prime barca with current bums. regardless of xavi being shite.

seems we are winning this liga anyway, which unfortunately is bad for us going forward.

How are you so sure? It will come down to the wire, especially if RM beats us in 3 weeks.