La Liga | Round 9: FC Barcelona - Real Betis 5-2

[mc_lovin]

So are Getafe and Alaves and we've won 1 points vs them.

Different appraoch though. Low block with intense pressign vs whatever Betis is trying to do.

 

[messi2140]

So are Getafe and Alaves and we've won 1 points vs them.

They were imo better setup than this Betis. As I said it's like Barca are playing in brothel tonight.

 

[Zidane82]

Pedri looks to be a spectacular talent !!

 

[SmilerBam]

God, i think in the knockout stages will get again a hammering similar to the Bayern one.I can't stand the clowns in defence anymore.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Gotta say I have been enjoying our matches. Defensive might be awful but at least it?s interesting!!

Yes fun to watch but we won't anything playing like this. Defense wide open.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

God, i think in the knockout stages will get again a hammering similar to the Bayern one.I can't stand the clowns in defence anymore.

Let's just go without any expectations and it will be better.

 

[Neymessi]

Let's just go without any expectations and it will be better.

I went into last season CL with no expectations and still got disappointed.

 

[JohnN]

Much better without Messi.. collecting Ls here. Please come along.

 

[Neeraj]

Only expectations we can have are not to get hammered. I think that's a fair expectation to have, even if you're Leeds United, let alone FC Barcelona.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Happy that we are producing a lot of chances, even without Messi playing but man, what a gaping hole our defense is. Top priority moving forward to address and I think our top transfer priorities should be getting 2 CBs.

Is Ansu OK?

 

[sikkboy]

Exactly, yet some posters think Messi can just stand around and wait for it with the occasional burst through in behind hoping the 'creative' players will thread a ball through a 9-man block. It's a different team, mainly with the same theme. Betis, however always seem to oblige.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

I went into last season CL with no expectations and still got disappointed.

True 8-2 is too much no matter how crap you are.

 

[serghei]

Different appraoch though. Low block with intense pressign vs whatever Betis is trying to do.

Yea, fair point. But this game was not that different compared to Alaves. Finishing was better. With better finishing, we win the Alaves game similarly to this one, 5-1 or something.

The really bad games were Sevilla, Getafe and Kiev.

 

[Porque]

We create alot, but give up lots with our soft butter on a summers day defence.

This season is gonna be a fun rollercoaster with alot of games like this opening run. Only way we can sure up the defence is if somehow Ronald Araujo ends up being prime Van Dijk to snap out all counters. And I don't think thats gonna happen.

 

[sikkboy]

Way more open, as usual vs Betis.