Tbh I would rest him for the Betis game. We’re safe in Europe for now at least. In the league we could end up in the relegation spots if things get ugly.
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Does he really have to play? We?re playing at home, on 6 points and playing against a somewhat depleted team. He should sit this one out or at least start from the bench. He wants to play in every match for 90 minutes. If you think he?s bad right now wait till February/March. His legs will be...
Madrid are still closer to Europa league if you ask me. They still have to travel Ukraine and Inter for the return games. The way they’ve been playing in Europe lately it’s a real possibility.
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Pep is an elite coach but even HE would struggle here with this current squad. That's how bad it is atm. The squad is a mess with misfits like Greizmann, dinosaurs like Busquets and an ageing Messi up front. Tactically there's only so much Koeman or any other coach can do.
We would be...
Pep wouldnt do shit with this squad. Look at where City is right now, not even in the top three with Kun, KDB, Bernardo and all the other big money signings. Klopp, Pep, Mourinho, Zidane would all struggle with this squad. Get real fellas.
Still think we lack cutting edge up front. Endless passing and recycling possession but little end product. Also why is it that none of our midfielders are willing/able to shoot from range?. I could be wrong but they seem to always default to the short safe pass as supposed to risky long range...
Lots of passing and possession but as usual we lack cutting edge up front. That's what happens when you play with too many creators and no finishers. We have most of the possession yes but there's no one to get in on the end of crosses or finish. At least Fati is on now. Also most of our...
Pedri's positioning was weird. He is not a winger. Not sure what Koeman was trying to do by having him out wide. Even when he drifted inside he had little impact. Gutsy move starting him but a Clasico is not the time for experiments.
That was an incredibly dumb mistake by Lenglet. Zero awareness. With VAR reviewing everything now you don't make those type of mistakes. The margin for error is extremely small now. The penalty changed the entire game. Another thing is the length of time Koeman took to react after the penalty...