La Liga Round 10: Real - Barca 2-1

Who wins?


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Loki

Well-known member
If Flick plays today with:

Szczesny - Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde - Frenkie, Pedri, Fermin - Lamine, Ferran, Rashford

our bench will look like this:

Kochen, Aller, Martin, Eric, Jofre, Xavi, Casado, Bernal, Dro, Roony, Antonio.


We can't possibly expect to turn around a clasico with this bench, that would probably suffer to win games in the segunda. There is not one single goal-scoring player on the bench. So the only chance to win that I see, is to lead and somehow hold the result until the end. Which will be difficult enough, since our pressing this season never worked satisfactorily because of injuries and muscle fatigue throughout the team.
In addition, Ferran just returned, Lamine is after 2 games still not in his top-form yet, Pedri looks like an overplayed zombie, Kounde barely made the squad and our defense somehow forgot how to trap the opponent in the offside, while our substitute keeper can't run out of the box without risking a red card. Overall the team runs way less than in the previous season and we suffer for it by allowing even the weakest LaLiga teams many top chances in each game. If they use them, then the games will look like the one against Sevilla.
Not forgetting our coach being suspended and Marcus Sorg, whos biggest coaching achievement so far was FC Freiburg, will lead the team in the most popular football game of the world.

And in the opposite you have an angy Real Madrid, that wants to make up for the last season's 4 clasico humiliations with a new coach, 200m worth of signings and a new motivation. With a Mbappe, who decided he wants his Ballon D'Or this season and who wants to stop Lamine's series against him.

Last but not least, a certain Soto Grado will lead this game, a ref proven many times over being Anti-Barca.



So, taken all of this into account for today's game, my prediction is we easily win this 4-2 :boss:
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Win or draw.

Pedri will be vital as he always is but even more so today, the Midfield falls apart if he's off and we can't have that today.


We'll miss the heart & running of raphinha, but hopefully rashford can make up for that with a goal or two
 

ToranagaSama

Active member
Normally, we lose this 2-4. We are in bad form, certainly much worse than before any Clasico last season. Our best presser and 2nd best forward is injured. Lamine has played 2 games since his injury and is still regaining rythm. Pensioner in goal. Overall team looks gassed. Oh, and Flick isn't on the bench.

Meanwhile Real look more solid than last season and Mbappe is in the form of his life while he already scored a hattrick when Real were shit last season.

I have no logical explanation if Real manage to lose this.
 

Barcaman

Administrator
Staff member
Madrid simply has more bodies to throw in while we are struggling with fitness generally nevermind injuries.

Pedri and Frankie will need to control the midfield as we won't be able to outrun them like last season.

Lamine is big question. Maybe not fit maybe lazy.
If he shows up he can decide the game on his own.
 

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