La Liga | Round 1: FC Barcelona - Elche 3-0

[hardyboy]

Pjanic is atleast trying through balls. He's been pretty good so far.

 

[serghei]

We are so bad that the chat crashed already?

 

[Joan]

Tough to stay awake kind of game

 

[Rory]

Frenkie looked ready to take on the responsibility of the midfield a month ago...now he looks like a young boy scared on the ball again

 

[Bobo32]

Everything is just random. No patterns of play or trained combinations. Also, not a single pair of our players have a connection. Alba and Messi used to have it. Now, nothing.

I was going to point this out, but didn't want to moan too much.
Every single Barcelona player is better than pretty much every Elche player at pretty much everything. Elches expected points so far this season is 12.
Still, it even looks like two pretty even teams playing in some sequences - Eibar get to build up their play without any pressure sometimes, and can find their was pretty easily on some occasions.
Well Barcelona have most of the ball, but no ideas at all! It's strange to think that most of these players are regarded as 'intelligent' players, they run in each others ways, play ineffectively and make mistakes.
Still, the difference of quality will probably decide this game in the end.

 

[serghei]

I'm watching 2011 CL final on youtube in parallel with this.

It's like Terminator II vs Terminator Dark Fate.

 

[Rory]

I'm watching 2011 CL final on youtube in parallel with this.

Why would you do that to yourself?

 

[JamDav1982]

Trincao is about only player that tries to move into space early.

Rest of them just ambling about.

 

[Bobo32]

lol Trincao trying to dribble, lose it 1v3, then Elche losing the ball to Trincao again, being 3v1 and in perfect position to counter

 

[raedkuwait]

Why not konrad for Braithwait!?

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Frenkie looked ready to take on the responsibility of the midfield a month ago...now he looks like a young boy scared on the ball again

The 1-4 shocked him

 

[omidferoz]

I can't stand Braithwaite. Such a useless player. Why are they even playing him. Every game he plays his value decreases

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

Trincao is about only player that tries to move into space early.

Rest of them just ambling about.

Trincao needs time to get on our level...

 

[JamDav1982]

Pedri has a long way to go.

Doesnt get involved enough. Needs to move his feet quicker to try and get on ball more and be sharper on it rather than trying to suck players in for some fancy move that doesnt achieve much.

 

[te amo barca]

Trincao the only player trying to do something in attack. Messi is hardly giving a damn. I'm tired of watching the same slow lethargic football, it really has come back lately.