La liga 2021-2022 Part II

[Savi]

I find it fascinating how Madrid have such a big lead at the top, are playing at home, against a Barça team having its worst season in years, yet they still feel the need to adapt and play more defensive minded

Anyway that was a really good first half. Great job of exploiting spaces, passing is way more crisp than on Thursday, Dembele is abusing Nacho (although who wouldn't), however the defence hasn't been tested yet and I assume Ancelotti will throw on a couple of forwards in the second half.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I find it fascinating how Madrid have such a big lead at the top, are playing at home, against a Barça team having its worst season in years, yet they still feel the need to adapt and play more defensive minded

Anyway that was a really good first half. Great job of exploiting spaces, passing is way more crisp than on Thursday, Dembele is abusing Nacho (although who wouldn't), however the defence hasn't been tested yet and I assume Ancelotti will throw on a couple of forwards in the second half.

Ancelotti tries to play Italian football. Without Benzema, we have no attack.

 

[Savi]

Ancelotti tries to play Italian football. Without Benzema, we have no attack.

Well even Italians usually play a striker

 

[gary69]

Old Ferran Torres is back. And then he scores.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Militao

Alaba

 

[Juve]

Well even Italians usually play a striker

Italy has a striker?

Dazn is driving me insane today. I got booted at the first goal. I am getting booted out every 5 minutes,

 

[Scandale du Jour]

This is a "you will lose your job" kind of performance. Jesus Christ this is pathetic.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

4-0...

 

[Live in the Now]

Carlo and not changing the lineup. This could easily have happened against Paris.

 

[Savi]

Carlo and not changing the lineup. This could easily have happened against Paris.

It should have.

What chances. Barça could have had 7 by now and it would have made perfect sense.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

This is the kind of loss that could send the season into a tail spin.

 

[Savi]

This is the kind of loss that could send the season into a tail spin.

Your lead at the top is way too comfortable for that.
And you weren't winning the CL anyways.

 

[Juve]

This is the kind of loss that could send the season into a tail spin.

It's the kind of loss that could get you shot in the middle of the field.

 

[Savi]

Both Auba and Ferran could have each had 4 goals already.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Your lead at the top is way too comfortable for that.
And you weren't winning the CL anyways.

At least we are not playing on Thursdays

 

[Savi]

I'm actually annoyed at the amount of chances aren't being finished.

 

[AB13]

I personally am not surprised that one of the worlds best strikers looks like one of the worlds best strikers again as soon as he is freed from the shackles of Mikel Arteta.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

I personally am not surprised that one of the worlds best strikers looks like one of the worlds best strikers again as soon as he is freed from the shackles of Mikel Arteta.

... and starts caring again.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

That xG is going to be tilted way towards Barça, could’ve had 7-8 in this one.

 

[Savi]

That xG is going to be tilted way towards Barça, could’ve had 7-8 in this one.

Ferran and Auba could have accounted for 8 between them, then you have Dembele missing an absolute sitter too...it could have been double digits

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Ferran and Auba could have accounted for 8 between them, then you have Dembele missing an absolute sitter too...it could have been double digits

Really excited about what Xavi can do over a full season with a few more reliable defenders at hand. Auba has been amazing but this type of fluidity has been missing for a long time

 

[luiginb]

Great match by our front 3. Aubameyang has been a great buy, and this version of Dembele will be missed. I even liked Ferran today, even though his finishing is still lacking at times.

 

[les Habs]

Wow, love the result and I'm guessing I'll love the performance. I won't be able to see watch it until tomorrow at the night at the earliest though. Amazing where Xavi has taken this team. I was confident he deserved a chance and would improve the team, but all things considered I would say he is exceeding expectations.

Under Koeman:

• 9th place
• 4 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, 17 points, 19 GF, 15 GA, +4 GD

Under Xavi:

• most points only second to Madrid with a match in hand which if we win we'd have the most points during that period
• 11 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, 37 points, 37 GF, 14 GA, +23 GD

I've said it a couple of times before, this feels like 03-04 when we were way back in the table, something 11th or 13th, and made that great back half run to finish second.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I personally am not surprised that one of the worlds best strikers looks like one of the worlds best strikers again as soon as he is freed from the shackles of Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal are playing great football since he left. I don't understand the need to be bitter.

 

[AB13]

Arsenal are playing great football since he left. I don't understand the need to be bitter.

I guess but the lack of a quality striker and someone who can run in behind was badly felt against Liverpool and City. We should be keeping Auba, of course. Not paying him to play for Barcelona when we really could use him.