CL R16 game 2: Barca - Newcastle

[RedxMAK]

I hope to see a good result and performance from the boys. I think they will do well since I feel like they will be determined to make up for the somewhat shambolic performance last Tuesday.

 

[serghei]

Olmo should start at False 9 and Fermin at CAM. Both should play. Tuna and Lewa can both sit on the bench, together with Rashford.

 

[jairzinho]

3-0.

 

[MonteCuler]

I sense a Yamal masterclass so no worries here tbh

 

[Iniesta Ultra]

I like to think Pedri's performance from yesterday was due to him not forcing with Newcastle match in mind, not fatigue or some disconfort.

nice cope

 

[gatsu]

Don't know why but I am not confident. Hope I am wrong

 

[jaype]

I can never be confident with this Flick system, but it is what it is. Lets hope camp nou is up to it.

 

[TheStig]

Olmo should start at False 9 and Fermin at CAM. Both should play. Tuna and Lewa can both sit on the bench, together with Rashford.

We are going to need Olmo in the second half, Pedri probably isn't ready for 90 minutes at this level or he could sub Fermin if he has a bad game. I also don't think you experiment with something like this in such a match but it is true that all our 9 options are shit.

 

[te amo barca]

Meant vs Chelsea at weekend 😬

sorry chief

 

[JamDav1982]

We are going to need Olmo in the second half, Pedri probably isn't ready for 90 minutes at this level or he could sub Fermin if he has a bad game. I also don't think you experiment with something like this in such a match but it is true that all our 9 options are shit.

Pedri has back in full training for over a month and not played a lot of minutes overall.

There is no reason he should need rested.

 

[Loki]

I can never be confident with this Flick system, but it is what it is. Lets hope camp nou is up to it.

In what system and under what coach would you be confident with the current squad?

 

[jaype]

In what system and under what coach would you be confident with the current squad?

A system that doesn't leave the defense exposed with acres of space behind, in which every opponent attack is already half a chance, a system that doesn't play the offside trap in the halfway line like amateurs who dont know the rules of the game. A system that doesn't rely on "intensity" 90 minutes of a game, as if the players are robots. A football game requires adaptability during certain points of a match, not asking to park the bus, that's black and white thinking.

Should i keep going?

 

[Loki]

A system that doesn't leave the defense exposed with acres of space behind, in which every opponent attack is already half a chance, a system that doesn't play the offside trap in the halfway line like amateurs who dont know the rules of the game. A system that doesn't rely on "intensity" 90 minutes of a game, as if the players are robots. A football game requires adaptability during certain points of a match, not asking to park the bus, that's black and white thinking.

Should i keep going?

We had all of that under Xavi. You felt confident playing and losing in the EL?

 

[jaype]

We had all of that under Xavi. You felt confident playing and losing in the EL?

No, we didn't. But even so, no, i wasn't confident with Xavi, When did I say that?

 

[Loki]

A system that doesn't leave the defense exposed with acres of space behind, in which every opponent attack is already half a chance

Xavi's system didn't have these flaws. We often sat back, especially after leading. Araujo looked like top3 defender in the world thanks to this.

a system that doesn't play the offside trap in the halfway line like amateurs who dont know the rules of the game.

We didn't do that under Xavi.

A system that doesn't rely on "intensity" 90 minutes of a game, as if the players are robots.

We didn't do that under Xavi either. We had in each game parts to sit back and let the opponent play.

A football game requires adaptability during certain points of a match, not asking to park the bus, that's black and white thinking.

That's exactly what Xavi did. He always adapted to play either more offensively, or defensively according to the opponent. You can check the statistics for example of LL and CL/EL games and compare them.

No, we didn't.

So Yes, we did.

But even so, no, i wasn't confident with Xavi

So what now, you didn't feel confident in the things you demand yourself here? Or is it maybe a bigger and much more complex picture than just criticizing a system? Maybe a few other things play a part as well to feel confident, like having hundreds of millions to spend or not, having injuries or not, having luck or not, having a deep squad or not and many others.

Your stratement "not feeling confident" with flick ignores absolutely everything, above all a domestic treble and one minute away from a CL final, while contradicting your own demands by giving you your system we failed miserably with Xavi.

If you say something like this, then provide a realistic solution and combination you feel confident with. Otherwise it's just empty words.