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Indefensible to keep playing him. That Guiu kid can't possibly be any worse.

Loads of opportunities for him to do something around the box but he never really gets in the right position at the right time. So many times with Raphinha driving it inwards I was screaming for Pedri to make a move off the bal but he just sort of jogged into the expected position and was...

I want that Echeverri kid instead

Sure, Pedri has some nice, sensible distribution but if you play the position of the difference maker, the point is that you have to be the one to make the difference. He very rarely is.

Has he created a single good chance since he returned?

Did well to draw opponents out wide and release the ball at the right time. That's how Koundo was allowed the cross for the first goal.

Not really a difference maker offensively.

Good thing we got the second goal relatively late because I'm pretty sure they would have scored with a little more time.

Is he fucking retarded. Seriously what the fuck is he doing? Might be an idea to have a look at the flank you're supposed to cover? Idiot. Gundo stupid and Ter Stegen pretty bad but Araujo is simply hopless there.

He's welcome if he brings his new pal Mitoma

It's a combination of him playing badly and getting no service. He has way too little to work with but that doesn't change the fact that whenever he gets on the ball, it ends with a bad touch or pass.

On the disallowed goal Shaktar scored, he was ridiculously passive. Basically let the winger wander into the box for a free shot.

Centralize the midfield and free up the wingers. Stop asking players to gas themseslves sprinting around in this constant chaos of a press and focus instead on keeping tight, organized lines with emphasis on gegenpressing. Attacking chemistry needs re-building from the ground up. Focus on...

Not great but at least he's trying to do something unexpected.

Gundo was ok. Everyone else poor.

We seem desperate to apply intensity but in all the wrong places.

Please stop talking about Romeu. Yes, he's not good enough but he's not the reason why the rest of the team aren't doing anything.

What could easily have neutralized the problem of having a coach without experience is having an assistant coach with experience. Someone with a solid, practical grasp on the basic principles, who could keep Xavi's idealism in check and make sure we don't fly off into fantasy land. Seems...

That pass he gave to Gavi was nothing special but you just know that anyone of Felix, Ferran, Lewa, Cancelo or Gavi would have found a way to mess it up. He stands out by the simple virtue of making the level-headed decision. Says more about our general quality than it does about him.

Lewa's idea of pressing is literally just running at whoever has the ball and then jogging back when he predictably just passes it past him.