La Liga Round 3: Rayo - Barca 1-1

[Devils]

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.

We hammered a lot of teams last season comfortably.

The spectacles came mostly from games we were poor and managed to clinch the victory on the grasp of defeat. It's a testament to good coaching by Flick rather than a negative.

The squad needed reinforcements in defence this year and they didn't sign anyone + we lost out best CB.

Fair to be pessimistic though. The entire summer was a circus and the squad is worse defensively this year.

 

[JamDav1982]

Would like to see Yamal at 10 sometimes.

He was too isolated out wide and that pitch was making it difficult to get ball to him and for his dribbling.

The central players were getting on it more.

The flip side is he would press less in there but Olmo and Fermin were getting it in some good positions but doing nothing with it.

In games like this it feels like need to get best players as close together as can to try and get some control back.

 

[Maradona37]

If Barca cannot play on bad pitches, then maybe Barca aren't as good as they think they are.

George Best had no problem on far worse pitches in the 60s. Modern players are so spoiled and entitled.

 

[MadridistaCule]

If Barca cannot play on bad pitches, then maybe Barca aren't as good as they think they are.

George Best had no problem on far worse pitches in the 60s. Modern players are so spoiled and entitled.

Ouch.

 

[Barcaman]

Shot missed completely.

Didn't see many quotes about the pitch from the players. Flick didn't complain about it.

It was evident for everyone too see though and it is unbecoming of a League pretending to be top