Ernesto Valverde - V1

[ini4ever]

Playing Iniesta for 90 minutes, check.
Playing Pique for 90 minutes, check.
Well done Valverde to get the team more fatigued. And we're going to play 7 matches in 22 days.

 

[MagIX]

he did it again, and after NT break with fifa virus and playing sevilla away

Exactly

 

[Luftstalag14]

He should be so grateful that he has luck on his side.

He has to take home with several lessons today and learn from that. How did our defense get this bad? The scoreline is misleading and does not do justice to how bad our defense is.

 

[Hamzah]

Playing first team was good idea so they get a game together before cl. They played the game with lower intensity which is natural as they have keague cushion and thinking about Roma.

 

[MagIX]

He should be so grateful that he has luck on his side.

He has to take home with several lessons today and learn from that. How did our defense get this bad? The scoreline is misleading and does not do justice to how bad our defense is.

it can happen, sometime you have luck, sometime you have bad luck.
There are matches like these. We played after NT break, some players were not at 100% and against Sevilla away.
The defense has been fantastic the whole season, it can happen that they make errors, they are humans.

 

[Cruyff-Total Football]

Playing first team was good idea so they get a game together before cl. They played the game with lower intensity which is natural as they have keague cushion and thinking about Roma.

Not a good idea when two of the players are injured.

He was absolutely found out today lmao.

I advocate for the guy, but today he was outclassed completely.

This was on par with the supercup ties performances except Sevilla didn't have the finishing quality.

Not the first time. Same with Chelsea second leg.

 

[serghei]

He should be so grateful that he has luck on his side.

He has to take home with several lessons today and learn from that. How did our defense get this bad? The scoreline is misleading and does not do justice to how bad our defense is.

The defense is good when the players are sharp and fit. They weren't. This is why rotations are important. Guy just doesn't understand this because he was never in a position to play 3 competitions this late in the season. In more ways than one, he's out of his depth. He was a small team manager before and this is showing with how he approaches every game the same way.

Look at Madrid's team vs Las Palmas. Zidane rested 5-6 starters. 2 midfielders (Isco and Kroos), 3 defenders (Ramos, Carvajal, Marcelo), 1 striker (Ronaldo). All played 2 games for the national team. Then look at Valverde and how he played every fit player available, and even risked Messi in the process.

 

[Stoichkov1]

I've always defended him but today the performance was shocking, especially from the defence.

We should have lost this game.

 

[Hamzah]

The defense is good when the players are sharp and fit. They weren't. This is why rotations are important. Guy just doesn't understand this because he was never in a position to play 3 competitions this late in the season. In more way than one, he's out of his depth.

Playing a second eleven and getting the starters together for the first time in 2-3 weeks in a big cl game is a bad idea imo. Right call to play starters. This game was always gonna be tough. Starters are just back from internationals and backups would have been bad because they are worse and don't have the chemistry the starters would have.

Any team/manager would have struggled in a tough away game with such awkward scheduling.

 

[serghei]

Playing a second eleven and getting the starters together for the first time in 2-3 weeks in a big cl game is a bad idea imo. Right call to play starters. This game was always gonna be tough. Starters are just back from internationals and backups would have been bad because they are worse and don't have the chemistry the starters would have.

Any team/manager would have struggled in a tough away game with such awkward scheduling.

Starters together for the first time in 2-3 weeks? Please. They've been playing together for over a year. Who gives a shit if the game is tough? That's what the big lead is worth. Having the luxury to rest key players and have them in the best physical form for more important games. It makes no difference if we win the league by 8 points, or if we win it by 4.

 

[Barcaman]

How many teams beat Sevilla at Pizjuan in last few years? Plus, it was just after internationals.

But I agree, he should have played few fresher players and kept Iniesta entirely out.

 

[Devils]

Valverde: "We were exhausted today. Sevilla had a spectacular match but we come out with a good result. Towards the end of the game, we had to play very offensively because we had no other choice. It was dangerous."

So he knows the team is exhausted but rotates very little. Hard to figure this guy out at times.

 

[serghei]

Valverde: "We were exhausted today. Sevilla had a spectacular match but we come out with a good result. Towards the end of the game, we had to play very offensively because we had no other choice. It was dangerous."

So he knows the team is exhausted but rotates very little. Hard to figure this guy out at times.

Shit, this is even worse than I thought. Guy even knows he's running them into the ground but he'll just keep on doing it.

Imagine vs Roma:

'We've tried to win this game and make a decisive step in the tie, but the players were tired from the game vs Sevilla, and let's not forget that we play Leganes in a few days and every game is important'.

 

[Hamzah]

I think Barca should rest almost every starter for the league match following the first leg of Roma

If they qualify they should also rest players the league game beforehand first leg of semi final. Using that strategy they should be able to compete well, unless players are injured

 

[5ergio_Busquets]

Valverde: "We were exhausted today. Sevilla had a spectacular match but we come out with a good result. Towards the end of the game, we had to play very offensively because we had no other choice. It was dangerous."

So he knows the team is exhausted but rotates very little. Hard to figure this guy out at times.

So his team was 0-2 down and he thinks "playing very offensively towards the end of the game" was "dangerous" lol
Tells you so much about this guy.