Pepe Silvia
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Over a full day later and this grown ass man still close to tears. Embarrassing when my whole office (American non-football fans) know about the 4-0 drubbing.
Valverde was at fault for last night's pathetic surrender.
Instead of playing a more defensive side at Anfield to stop Liverpool scoring 4 goals, he fielded a team to win a game at Camp Nou. 2 year on the bounce, he's been found out as an average manager in charge of a declining Barcelona squad held together by the brilliance of the greatest player of all time.
It should have been Pique, Lenglet, and either Vermalen or Umtiti in a back 3 with Alba and Semedo as wing backs. Arthur, Busquets and Rakitic in the middle with Messi just behind Suarez up front. The object was to qualify not to win on the night. Hats off to Liverpool who along with Spurs tonight have shown that determination and belief can take you anywhere.
This is the end for the Barcelona team of the last decade. Time to root out the dead wood and start from scratch like Real Madrid are having to do, starting with the sale of Coutinho who isn't good enough for the bench at a club like Barcelona. Either go back for Neymar or go for Dybala/Mbappe.
A long term replacement for Suarez is needed and in truth was needed this season. Imagine a club the size of Barcelona having only 1 recognized quality striker? Aguero would fill that space for 2 or 3 seasons and give time for a long term replacement to be found. But first and foremost, they need to sack Valverde and go with either Pochettino or Conte until Xavi is ready to bring back the good times.
If only there was a way of cloning Messi once every 20 years.
Too many people looking at the scoreboard. Defensively we were not that bad. Liverpool had 13 shots (3 blocked, 7 on target). Yes they got 4 goals but goals are a dice roll equation that comes from attempts and that lack of attention in the 4th goal is silly to analyse.
Liverpools attack was good against good Barcelona defense.
Focus should be on our slow pathetic attack
Too many people looking at the scoreboard. Defensively we were not that bad. Liverpool had 13 shots (3 blocked, 7 on target). Yes they got 4 goals but goals are a dice roll equation that comes from attempts and that lack of attention in the 4th goal is silly to analyse.
Liverpools attack was good against good Barcelona defense.
Focus should be on our slow pathetic attack
Too many people looking at the scoreboard. Defensively we were not that bad. Liverpool had 13 shots (3 blocked, 7 on target). Yes they got 4 goals but goals are a dice roll equation that comes from attempts and that lack of attention in the 4th goal is silly to analyse.
Liverpools attack was good against good Barcelona defense.
Focus should be on our slow pathetic attack
To be fair...if you think really "REALLY" hard...Ajax fucked up a 3-0 lead as well.
But that doesn't detract from how fucked Barca is ATM adn the oncoming abuse haha.
people are so "hush hush" about this... this is epic fail. Beyond words. After this I was like, no no no no...