There was perhaps 30-15 in shots, but that was to be expected. Looking at the statistics before the match Barca needed 8 shots to score while Girona only needed 5.
Liga Round 16: Barca - Girona 2-4
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Birdy
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Yes I am still the xG man, and you don't know how to read xG statistics
xG sum says nothing. Break it down to big chances and then we can talk.
From several different models I have checked so far, the xG sum is roughly Barca 4-2.4 Girona
but the big chances are either the same (4 or 5 for each team depending on the model) or Girona having one more
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serghei
Senior Member
Can't be arsed frankly.
It's pretty simple for anyone that really cares to understand.
The team overperformed last season because of high levels of focus and ambition to win the title.
The title was won basically on defensive sacrifice in many games, narrow 1-0 wins galore. Keeping goals conceded to a minimum.
That declined this season, and in the absence of such fighting effort, quality should make a difference. Especially offensive quality.
The team doesn't have enough of that to win 2 back to back titles once the hunger to win took a hit.
Move on, accept it, and that's it.
It's pretty simple for anyone that really cares to understand.
The team overperformed last season because of high levels of focus and ambition to win the title.
The title was won basically on defensive sacrifice in many games, narrow 1-0 wins galore. Keeping goals conceded to a minimum.
That declined this season, and in the absence of such fighting effort, quality should make a difference. Especially offensive quality.
The team doesn't have enough of that to win 2 back to back titles once the hunger to win took a hit.
Move on, accept it, and that's it.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
Serghei is right that we deserved more but it doesn't mean Xavi coached the game well or something.
Conceding 5 big chances in any game really isn't acceptable and you open yourself up to losing that way regardless of if you attack well.
Conceding 5 big chances in any game really isn't acceptable and you open yourself up to losing that way regardless of if you attack well.
Birdy
Senior Member
The team could walk back to back LL titles if it had a proper elite coach, whose level would match the one of the club, and not an apprentice learning his craft on the spot
Birdy
Senior Member
Yes,
since he tried Pedri-FDJ-Gundo the md is more functional in creating.
But he is incapable of building a proper OOP structure as I explained in his thread
serghei
Senior Member
Seriously, why do you think teams wanted to get rid of Felix for example?
It's not because he is not talented. Even at Atletico he had games where he looked total class. But like what we see at Barcelona, after a great game, he has a game like today where he does only dumb shit.
serghei
Senior Member
Sure, Barca fans dream that, after he has an great game, this is gonna be the start of a new decade of dominance. Like when Dembele had a great game, we all said, that's it, now this new Dembele is gonna take over. He finally matured and gonna storm Europe.
Then 2 games later he trips himself and misses an empty net. Rinse and repeat. After 2-3 shit games, 2-3 months out, he comes back, he has another great game, and it's Groundhog Day time again. Before you know it, 4-5 years pass.
These are not top players. These are players top teams don't want to deal with. This is why they can be loaned by Barca for next to nothing.
Then 2 games later he trips himself and misses an empty net. Rinse and repeat. After 2-3 shit games, 2-3 months out, he comes back, he has another great game, and it's Groundhog Day time again. Before you know it, 4-5 years pass.
These are not top players. These are players top teams don't want to deal with. This is why they can be loaned by Barca for next to nothing.
Capitan Puyol
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Barcelona 2 - 4 Girona (December 10 2023) | La liga | 2023/2024 | xG | Understat.com
Barcelona 2 - 4 Girona. Check out detailed player statistic, goals, assists, key passes, xG, shot map, xGplot.
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Shots 31-15
On target 11-7
Why we have lost ?
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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Defence crap but raphi, cancelo and lewa should have scored their chances
Co0ter
Senior Member
Imagine having a system though. An organized set up where players know what is expected of them and can practice and thrive in their role.
It makes medicore players like Garcia play better than they are.
Meanwhile, a lack of structure or system can lead to good players looking below average or awful.
This is Barcelona under Xavi.
Hard to believe people like Serghei, Jamcock etc fail to understand this or are straight up delusional about it.
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