La Liga Round 3: Rayo - Barca 1-1

[Gaudi]

Problem with this wild Hansi's Barca is that it is very hard to have routine victories, it is always crazy spectacle and it is difficult mentally to play like this many seasons and in many games. Last year i was pessimist before the season finale and I was mostly wrong (we had a very good season) but I feel the same again.

 

[ToranagaSama]

We play like shit on shit pitches since the existence of the club. We almost never play this shit at home against teams like this not because our tourist home fans are so dope but because our pitch is always in perfect condition.

If we could play every game in Camp Nou but fill the stadium with 100k Rayo fans we'd still not play this shit.

That's all there is to it. No need to analyse anything else. There is a reason Xavi became a meme for moaning about grass length. He never meant it as an excuse. We literally can't play slick passing football on a shit pitch. Prime Mourinho used it as a deliberate tactic against us with Inter and Real Madrid to not water the pitch and let the grass grow.

I don't even know how this isn't regulated and standardized in football.

 

[Barcaman]

7 points out of 9 in 3 away games.

lesgooo

We won more points away than at home last season.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

It's true. We tried to play too fancy football on a shit pitch. Forget playing fancy.

 

[Horatio]

We won more points away than at home last season.

What’s your point?

 

[malvolio]

The pitch not being perfect is a shit excuse. Rayo had some good passing moves that were cutting trough our defense. guess they were playing on another pitch. Also, what does pitch condition have to do with us not being able to create chances or missing some sitters?
Rayo didn't even park the bus, they outplayed us all game fair and square.

 

[jamrock]

Alright people return to your regular schedule program a point away to rayo is always a win, we played like shit, the entire team bar Garcia needs to do better, flick needs to do better (I doubt that's gonna happen),, Rayo executed at home as always, we move.

If it continues over the next two games then we have a problem

 

[JamDav1982]

Nah Frenkie was good and Pedri was decent to good.

Every other outfield player was poor.

 

[Barcaman]

Nah Frenkie was good and Pedri was decent to good.

Every other outfield player was poor.

Nah. Flick said Eric and Chrissy did fine. Entire midfield and attack did not do well. His words.

 

[jamrock]

Flick is right, the CBs werent an issue, which is why I don't understand why the complaints.

If you want to complain about balde & kounde fair game, but Garcia & Christensen did fine.

 

[JamDav1982]

Nah. Flick said Eric and Chrissy did fine. Entire midfield and attack did not do well. His words.

He said midfield and forward made too many mistakes which I agree with from Olmo on but Frenkie and Pedri were the best two outfield players.

Was specifically asked about the CBs and swtiched it to pass focus further forward but doubt very much that was aimed at FDJ as he was the best player quite clearly.

 

[JamDav1982]

Flick is right, the CBs were an issue, which is why I don't understand why the complaints.

If you want to complain about balde & kounde fair game, but Garcia & Christensen did fine.

Garcia gave away the ball badly a lot and the defensive shape was a bit of a mess.

But they were also scrambling a lot to cover the full backs and Garcia was clearly asked to play out the way he was so not all on him.

 

[Gaudi]

I also don't see big problem with the draw, but I do with Rayo having, like, 5 100% chances.

 

[ToranagaSama]

The pitch not being perfect is a shit excuse. Rayo had some good passing moves that were cutting trough our defense. guess they were playing on another pitch. Also, what does pitch condition have to do with us not being able to create chances or missing some sitters?
Rayo didn't even park the bus, they outplayed us all game fair and square.

Rayo average 51 % possession and 330 passes per game with 80 % accuracy.
Barca average 69 % possession and 560 passes per game with 88 % accuracy.

Guess who suffers more from a shit pitch when every single pass is slower and behaves differently than in daily training and in 50 % home games.

I don't think we really need to discuss how Barca's game notoriously suffers from shit pitches. It's axiomatic.

 

[ThwiX]

I also don't see big problem with the draw, but I do with Rayo having, like, 5 100% chances.

Exactly, draw is fine. Being dominated, outran and played off the park absolutely isn’t. I can’t remember the last time I saw us play this bad. We were just terrible. The Rayo away excuse doesn’t sit well with me either. They used to be our punching bag until a couple of seasons ago and therefore not historically some team that we always have trouble against. I remember even RM beating them with double digits.