La Liga | Round 22: Betis - FC Barcelona 2-3

[JamDav1982]

Centre Forward is the only position you can play Braithwaite. He is technically too weak for a winger. Even Trincao without confidence will create more danger.

He was fucking awful at CF as well.

 

[Richard.H]

Centre Forward is the only position you can play Braithwaite. He is technically too weak for a winger. Even Trincao without confidence will create more danger.

Ya you can't expect a player to be a winger for barca when he has played as a forward all his life in Middlesbrough and Lleganes

 

[serghei]

Centre Forward is the only position you can play Braithwaite. He is technically too weak for a winger. Even Trincao without confidence will create more danger.

Yep. And CB is the only position where you can play Mingueza. And Busi and Pjanic are both way too slow to be paired in the CM-DM positions.

 

[fergus90]

There is no focal point up front. The midfield hasn't set the world on fire no but there is no options near the box with very little runs being made. It doesn't help that Braithwaite cannot keep the ball either.

 

[mc_lovin]

Midfield was shit, but performance wise the half was okay. Our away streak had to end sooner or later (we still have a half though). I personally dont feel like imploding after a game like today.

Only valuable information for me is that Pedri looks far superior to Puig right now.

 

[JerseyAddict]

Yep. And CB is the only position where you can play Mingueza. And Busi and Pjanic are both way too slow to be paired in the CM-DM positions.

Why we all see this but Koeman doesn't? He was a great player. Trained by a legend. He knows all that. What the F is he doing with this shitshow?

 

[serghei]

And Lenglet is useless at this point. Let's hope Araujo injury is not bad or else we're fucked.

Imagine Umtiti and Lenglet pair vs Mbappe and Neymar.

 

[Horatio]

Lets turn this one around.

 

[Total-Football]

Dire stuff.

 

[mc_lovin]

He was fucking awful at CF as well.

Only positive with Braitwaite at CF is that he touches the ball less.

 

[Nazario1985]

Messi thinking 100mil ain't enough to watch this shit

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

None of the midfield three can get into box to support forwards and none of them are doing anything going back the other way.

Braithwaite doesnt know how to play wide or CF at this level.

Good point.

 

[JamDav1982]

Puig finds it far more difficult in games where other team are pressing.

Majority of time he comes on and does well teams are backing off and sitting deep.

 

[serghei]

Why we all see this but Koeman doesn't? He was a great player. Trained by a legend. He knows all that. What the F is he doing with this shitshow?

He has to rotate here. A risk worth taking in a league long lost. Looking at how easy Villareal (12 draws lol), and Sociedad waste points, it's relatively risk-free.

 

[pregra]

No matter who we play at CB vs PSG we will be crushed. Give so many counters away with midfield not getting back. Neymar anywhere near normal form will toy with them all.