Levante - FC Barcelona | La Liga Matchday 20 | Sat Jan 19th, 2013

Time: 13:00 EST | 18:00 GMT | 19:00 CET

First of 3 matches against Levante in 10 days
We play them the 19th, 22nd and 29th

Expecting:

Dongou in the squad tomorrow apparently

Alves is suspended.

RealGunner wrote:Dongou in the squad tomorrow apparently

well with Iniesta out of commission Cesc can no longer play false 9, with no Neymar, we need our wingers to be wingers.
so Dongou is just a sub based on injury.

Iniesta not included in the squad (precaution).

Pedro Messi Alexis
Cesc Xavi
Busquets
Alba Masch Pique Montoya
Valdes

You mean Sunday January 19th.

Scared the crap out of me BC I thought I missed it

one of the most boring games this season. Our attack is shit. Messi and Alexis are no where to be found. Only Pedro appears to be interested in doing something.

Montoya has clearly destroyed 2 very good chances with his poor touch and lost the ball couple of times in not very good positions. I think he was our worst player so far.

Messi losses balls and than he acts like nothing happened. I am really getting pissed off with this attitude.

Messi sees to lack his usual fire.

Both Madrid clubs will be happy to see the result end in a draw

Barca midfield is dead, they can't provide anything to forwards, Messi has to pick the ball from 60 yards. As soon as Xavi tried throughball it got intercepted and they scored from the corner. It's funny watching Fabregas and Xavi trying to run to help the defense like they are grandpas or something.

How did Xavi miss that.  

Now it's Tello's chance to affect game finally.

I am disappointed with the complete team. Really. Only Pedro seamed like he had the hunger. Everyone else was just mediocre by our standards.

Another though team, another lol performance from the team.

Tata, what the hell was his plan?   

There was no plan at all. I am so pissed off. We looked clueless. I would prefer we lost and played well then drawing this way. This game literally made me feel sick.

Gee I wonder how this game would of been with a rested Messi Neymar and Cesc those rhythm games were SOOO important against Getafe huh.

Fourth game in a row Alexis and Cesc have underperformed, the second half of season curse continues.

Well you made enough chances. If you were more clinical you would still have won this game

Tata martino coaches for us or against us? Subbing Pedro and Cesc were the worst subs I've witnessed since Pep subbed Etoo and played Busquets as striker long ago. But Pep is a genius, he isn't.
Pedro was our best and Cesc was providing several dangerous through balls. And he subs them. Awful.

Cesc was disgustingly horrible what are you even talking about?
he was no where to be found one shot on target, one lucky backheel pass that deflected a defender to get to messi.
the rest of the game invisible.

What a disgrace performance by team. Montoya should play third division.Dude can't even make a single pass.How he plays for barcelona i ill never know, and top of that far superior player Adriano on the bench.  

Martino has absolutely no clue.He was just making random sub in 70 and 80 mins. why taking pedro off when he is having great game. .Busquet had worst game ever he was just doing side and back pass  . Messi was walking around  just like nothing happen. Why on the earth we always try to pass messi when other player are in better position or they can take shot themselves ,it makes us more predictable. Levante was just marking messi they knew everyone will try to pass him all the time. come on that's awful..

Martino has no ball. we need strong personality coach IMO.

So pissed off right now.

Crap

I really wanted to say before the match that Levante are a tricky side. Still, a really bad performance. Messi looked like he didn't care, unlike the last 2 matches.

Valkyrja wrote:I really wanted to say before the match that Levante are a tricky side. Still, a really bad performance. Messi looked like he didn't care, unlike the last 2 matches.

Apart from Valdés, xavi, Pique, Mascherano and Pedro.Everyone was crap. Fabregas was not that bad.It's unbelievable 34 years Xavi working harder than so called other superstar. Its unacceptable.

Donuts wrote:Cesc was disgustingly horrible what are you even talking about?
he was no where to be found one shot on target, one lucky backheel pass that deflected a defender to get to messi.
the rest of the game invisible.

I disagree but surely you will agree that Cesc was always going to be more dangerous than Roberto who is kind of a box to box player and much more defensive than Cesc.
No comment on subbing one of our best players in Pedro for Tello who is in terrible form.

Xavi should not be played against though opposition anymore, he's a caricature of him old self. Fabregas needs at least a game rest before though opposition, looked like a zombie tonight. Pedro and Sanchez are useless without collective edge as always.

I agree with free_cat Cesc had good game. He made some dangerous pass but our finishing was crap.