You just had a feeling that's coming with just how much Barca have dominated this game.
Barca now on a very City esque run in the league. Embarrassing stuff.
Barca now on a very City esque run in the league. Embarrassing stuff.
La Liga 2024/25
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That was unexpected.
Rodrigo De Paul is some player
Atletico played like shit, and won somehow, stunning.
Wish it had stayed a draw though.
Wish it had stayed a draw though.
Simeone hehehe
fLiCk bAlL
It was just Yamal Ball all along. Barca minus Yamal have been garbage. Been carried by the prodigy all season.
It was just Yamal Ball all along. Barca minus Yamal have been garbage. Been carried by the prodigy all season.
Well, well, well, not so easy to find a manager that doesn't suck shit, huh?
They were really good today, had all the chances but just couldn't score. Lewandowski going back to last year's form hasn't helped. That being said, I agree, Yamal is most clearly their most important player. They just can't win without him
The ultimate smash and grab from Atletico.
Poor result for Madrid though. Atleti look a lot more capable of putting together a bit of a title challenge than Barca. Lewandowski needs to be dropped too.
Barca still play good football but they now have been exposed defensively. They concede goals every game and are nowhere near as clinical offensively as they were earlier this season.
Barca look like they’re just missing a goal machine like Guiu.
They weren't even really exposed defensively in the two games they've just lost, tbf. They've made Atleti look about as good as Leganés last week but their clinical finishing from earlier in the season has gone and that's affecting them. They should have comfortably won these two games and they've ended up with nothing
It's not just those two games, they haven't kept a clean sheet in the league in ages. They have been shocking defensively. Not only do they make individual errors but their high line is now being exploited by every team. The second Dortmund goal, the action right before Leganes' corner kick and tonight again.
Yes, over the larger period, I'd agree but just these last two games have actually been a positive. It's been two of Barcas best performances of the season in terms of the complete domination and chance creation. They've also actually conceded very very chances. It's just two of those games where nothing goes your way.
I know his overall title wins as a manager haven't been that many and people criticize his football, but if Simeone wins another La Liga, how high would people rate him in the history of modern managers? As people have said in the Pep thread, context can make up a big part of 'greatness' as well as trophies and Simeone has been loyal, is clearly at a club where two teams are set up to dominate, but just keeps on fighting.
The football played was good indeed and the finishing was poor. But let's not forget that Leganes are one of the worst teams in the league and Atletico only came to defend, not to play. They beat PSG exactly this way. Flick has to make adjustments, they can't go on like this.
They have some really inexperienced players, playing a 17 year old CB all the time and their midfield really lacking any physicality. Great talents in their own way but just some very obvious flaws that will be exposed every so often. Bit like a more accomplished Spurs, they will blow some great teams away but also losing random games as well.
Every time I say Simeone needs to step down, he steps up again.
Sorry but Flick is an IDIOT for insisting Barca to continue to play this ridiculous high line.. The trick worked one or two times. (Bayern and Madrid games particularly) but it was fecking obvious that the other teams will figure it out eventually.. very poor from the coach in the tactical area indeed...
High line hasn't been the problem the last two games actually. At all.
They just got fooball'd. That happens when you Miss 6 Billion Chances
Flick might have to rethink the entire setup, depending on confidence levels across the team, not just the high line. Might be team to go full Allegri
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If he were five years younger I’d take him at United