Riqui Puig produced some weird and careless pressing in the last minutes of the Espanyol clash.
The young Spaniard left his opponent to run into the area where the ball was never contested. As a result, Espanyol had plenty of free space as they started their attack.
💭 "That’s abysmal. Even if they’d recovered the ball, Memphis is right there to help out in addition to the second player between that 2v1. All Puig did was open up an option for the Espanyol player. He made the same mistake as with Celta Vigo focusing more on attacking than trying to keep the score."
💭 "I never really get why people praise(d) this guy… so highly. The dude may have some potential, but right now he s too hungry and uncontrolled which can lead to high-risk mistakes such as this. We might appreciate his hunger, but we really need confidence and not another shake-up."
"Puig is the result of coming from one of the richest Barcelona families and Twitter fanboys. Hope we cash in."
"And people blamed Koeman for not playing him."
"Puig is an element of chaos. His play is full of risks, in attack but even more so in defence. You bring him on when you are trailing, not when you want to control the ball. He cost us 2 points against Celta, and he almost cost us again yesterday."
"What was Puig doing? Even the biggest Puig fans have to admit that what he does when pressing is idiotic and costly."
