Who did well vs Real Betis
5-2 on paper will interpret we had a good game and destroyed Real Betis but thanks to the red card and Messi's introduction.
Our defense needs serious brushing up and our movements off the ball a time is discouraging. it gives the opponents enough space to cause damage.
We need to show more intensity for 90 minutes.
MESSI: He proved the difference again when he came on. There was a different feeling in our attacks. He showed Griesman how to score from the penalty spot and he finally scored from open play and could have even scored a hattrick but for the disallowed goal.
DEMBELE: He showed today again that once injury-free and match fit he can cause damage. He was a threat throughout his time on the field. His skill and pace were too much for the opposition defence and he scored the first goal of the match that opened the door for more.
ROBERTO: He deserves some accolades for 2 assists today. He gave those assists when it mattered most but defensively wasn't so impressive. However, a decent game from Roberto.
Alba: He was a constant threat on the left-hand side and got an assist to his name.
PEDRI: This chap is really giving Coutinho a reason to shiver. His movements off the ball today was so impressive. He could have had an assist added to his goal today but for Griezman missing the chance. He has shown he deserves to remain in the starting 11 and I'm not even sure Coutinho should bench him anymore.
TER STEGEN: He showed why he is rated among the top three goalkeepers in the world today. Was there to make important saves and he has shown why Neto needs to sit on the bench because the King is back.
GRIEZMANN: Though missed from the penalty spot when he could have easily extended our lead. He was more involved in the gameplay today. He still lacks confidence as we could see from the sitter he missed again today but showed class by keeping his head up to score after all those misses.
Tell me your observation from the game in the comment section.
Comments
Our wing-backs were great in support, but I'm so freaking scared when they don't track back quickly enough... I'd still prefer Dest over Roberto in this respect, Sergino is much faster and spends more time at the back.
It's interesting that we play with a double pivot , yet when our wingbacks are attaching you would hope one of our defensive players could fill the gaps until they can get back into position . Instead our defensive players are also gon to attack and are no help to our defence when we inevitably get countered . This is making our defence look worse than they are . Against Bayern this was a major problem , although our defence got too much of the blame . Mr Koeman needs to keep one defensive midfielder to sit and protect .
William McCarthy, and it seems like Frenkie de Jong is the one. As you see, his job in support is now limited to making runs from the defensive midfield into the central midfield – that's what he's been doing with the Netherlands most of the time.
kosta, but Roberto is showing he isn't letting go of the starting spot without a fight. it is good for the team
William McCarthy, you are very correct with your tactical analysis and I'm surprised our double pivots are not doing their job enough defensively
Kosta König, Dejong and Pjanic would have been the best pivot pairing. Dejong will focus on the transitional play while pjanic will be the box to box pivot. We need one of the two which should be Dejong to always stand and focus on supporting the defence and bringing the ball out from the back. pjanic can then focus more on supporting attack
Gidsho ,Yeah I have to say that I'm surprised Koeman hasn't sorted the counter attacks , there's too much pressure on the defence , I'd like to see Busquets on the bench , and tell DeJong to sit and protect the counters , Riqui Puig can play box to box midfielder no problems , he's young and full of energy .
Pedri is a real pain in the ass for Barcelona's opponent, and a big challenge to coutinho. but I would love to see both of them play together
Lawrence Drecker, both of them will eventually play together now that Fati is injured.
Catalans main problem is the defense pique
I think with more trust in lamasia products like araujo and mingueza we will have a bit of stability. we can't write off Pique's experience either