Horatio
You're welcome
How many players on pitch are truly left that participated in those games though? Ter Stegen not to blame tonight. You'll probably end up with Alba and Busi again. But the fact that they need to be replaced has been long clear and for more reasons than just possible trauma.
Barcilliant
Senior Member
It's not about the new players experiencing trauma. It's about the culture and attitude where it's ok to underachieve. The club really needs to fix it's attitude towards this competition. Do you think Perez would put up with this shit?
khaled_a_d
Senior Member
The main issue I have with Xavi is the lack of outlets provided to the player who holds the ball.
We can talk all we want about how passing CB is important and Araujo is bad at it, or how Pedri and Gavi are still kids and lack that playmaking ability...
BUT
Every pass has one at receiving end, and you will never be a good passer without having a good player to receive it and actually moving well enough to open passing lanes.
You look at our defense, and we are so dependent on passing to Busquets it is actually pathetic. There is no outlets from fullbacks or midfielders.
Only game we provided them with it was against Bayern, as Gavi and Pedri dropped deep and both had great game.
In attack, midfielders are so isolated, as wingers don't cut inside and stay wide, leaving out CF as sole option to pass and it is easy to neutralize a no9 if he is isolated.
The team is simply not built on a coherent way.
That is wild considering how Xavi always spoke about the importance of fullbacks and wingers players to support midfield (that was long before he joined Barca as a coach) and how he keeps talking about the positional ball.
Also [MENTION=29831]ajnotkeith[/MENTION] raises a good point about dealing with 3 atb, it is a kryptonite of our system and he has no answer to it.
We can talk all we want about how passing CB is important and Araujo is bad at it, or how Pedri and Gavi are still kids and lack that playmaking ability...
BUT
Every pass has one at receiving end, and you will never be a good passer without having a good player to receive it and actually moving well enough to open passing lanes.
You look at our defense, and we are so dependent on passing to Busquets it is actually pathetic. There is no outlets from fullbacks or midfielders.
Only game we provided them with it was against Bayern, as Gavi and Pedri dropped deep and both had great game.
In attack, midfielders are so isolated, as wingers don't cut inside and stay wide, leaving out CF as sole option to pass and it is easy to neutralize a no9 if he is isolated.
The team is simply not built on a coherent way.
That is wild considering how Xavi always spoke about the importance of fullbacks and wingers players to support midfield (that was long before he joined Barca as a coach) and how he keeps talking about the positional ball.
Also [MENTION=29831]ajnotkeith[/MENTION] raises a good point about dealing with 3 atb, it is a kryptonite of our system and he has no answer to it.
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Barcilliant
Senior Member
How arrogant of Xavi to assume he was ready for the job after managing in Qatar. In take the ball, pass the ball documentary they mentioned that Xavi would be the next great manager after Cruyff and Pep. Couldn't be further from the truth.
He should have cut his teeth at a smaller club or paid his dues at Barca B.
Arrogant twat.
He should have cut his teeth at a smaller club or paid his dues at Barca B.
Arrogant twat.
BerkeleyBernie
Senior Member
He does cut inside. He just isn't good at penetrating through defenders. He's good at getting to the goal line due to his speed/acceleration but that doesn't help him with slalom dribbles.
Messigician
Senior Member
Ppl turned on xavi lmfao
Fickle fanbase
Fickle fanbase
Barcilliant
Senior Member
Hardly. Never wanted him in the first place and knew this shit would happen.
La liga is not enough. If we want to be taken seriously we have to be competitive in CL. Imagine if teams like Club Brugge, Marseille get past the group stage and we go to El. Lol. I don't think Laporta spent all that money to go to EL.
Messigician
Senior Member
Respekt_III
Anti-everything
Fixed for you
raedkuwait
Senior Member
Please just stop bringing any coach that had any history tie with barca or ever played at barca, WTF.
Messigician
Senior Member
We won 0 big games with Messi under Koeman
te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
Messi didn't play when Barca C beat them
iniestaGOAT
Senior Member
What happened vs Roma genius?
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