Paris Saint-Germain vs F.C Barcelona

We will see if we still bowing to Lucho if Mascherano does one of his big game f-up's.

Lucas and Alba is a intresting little battle.

PSG want the ball? Will be a good and first test to see how our team handles high pressure and what kind of positional play we offer to counter it.

The Franchise wrote:We will see if we still bowing to Lucho if Mascherano does one of his big game f-up's.

Lucas and Alba is a intresting little battle.

PSG want the ball? Will be a good and first test to see how our team handles high pressure and what kind of positional play we offer to counter it.

That's Barca's problem. Apart from his amazing pace, Lucas has very good ball skills. Alba will need cover, otherwise the Brazilian will destroy him.

why we keep starting Pedro?

billy_gr wrote:why we keep starting Pedro?

Suarez is still suspended.

Valkyrja wrote:

The Franchise wrote:We will see if we still bowing to Lucho if Mascherano does one of his big game f-up's.

Lucas and Alba is a intresting little battle.

PSG want the ball? Will be a good and first test to see how our team handles high pressure and what kind of positional play we offer to counter it.

That's Barca's problem. Apart from his amazing pace, Lucas has very good ball skills. Alba will need cover, otherwise the Brazilian will destroy him.

Perhaps. But if Barca are doing what they are supposed to, we will be putting high pressure on them and every time Lucas gets the ball he should have his back to Alba, outnumbered with little support and he should get half the touches he is used to and therefore likely to rush his play.

He also cant just kick and run on Alba, he has to actually play and think..which he obviously can.

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windkick wrote:if Alves is healthy he should start ahead of Montoya any day of the week.

It's scary to think Alves is leaving at the end of the season and Montoya and Douglas will become our regular right backs for at least one full season O_O

Terrible move, awful planning.

I dont care one bit that Douglas is unproven or whatever, but he better be a good player or we are screwed.

That is true. Which side did Mathieu play as FB? Can he fill Alves' spot if Douglas/Montoya go south? This of course would work only if Bartra develops well.

Leftback. And at his age, I highly doubt he can play the fullback position how he has (high energy, alot of runs and outpacing/overpowering his way forward) for much longer.

Well he can be a kind of Abidal, but he is leftback so nothing.

Why is Pedro playing so close to the middle...Maxwell is free to get out all the time, Rakitic getting drawn too far over.

Our defensive shape is awful and we refuse to clear anything.

Rakitic playing like a right winger...Pedro on the inside near Matuidi..Messi floating around nowhere...

Pedro

When I watch Pedro play, I feel disappointed that I didnt make it as a player.

We could dominate this game if we werent making the most basic errors.

Busquets, Alba and Alves also dribbling at the back and losing possession. Both goals because of that.

So we still suck at set pieces... A LOT!

Dani Alves making sure he's never going to be signed by PSG. Atrocious player and way past his best.

I cant believe how often we are over dribbling, this is insanity.

Poor mats. Alves doing his best impression to keep mats warm on the bench subsequently..saw this coming. *inb4matsconcedesanother*

Defense completely out of it. Also what kind of drugs has Busquets taken? Never seen such bad game from him.

Really badly organized defensively first 20 mins minus Luiz goal we looked good. Why wasn't Pique starting? We need height in this match.

Lol @ danny on his football career post. Anyway, pedro is truly awful. Ugghh.

Disrespectful performance. Trying to dribble and hold the ball like they are some scrub team, we should be passing the ball at the back not playing with it.

We can score, they dont look good at the back, but we are causing our own problems and they dont even have to defend well.

Dribbling constantly, the fullbacks, Busquets, Rakitic..Pedro..

When Neymar, Iniesta and Messi arent the ones over dribbling, clearly there is a problem.

Oh and our pressure is shocking. WTF is the plan here.

We are pressing with a 442 to stop their wide centerback build up. Saving Neymar running back and makes it easy for Messi, I get it. But Pedro is often starting near the middle, it forced Rakitic out to the right. Verratti can drop in the middle easily also.

Alba too is getting owned by Lucas.

We arent winning the ball back high, Lucas isnt outnumbered and he is getting his share of touches.

And thus, rekt.

Lucas absolutely owning Alba

Alves

If Messi is going to just stand there and walk, can he at least just man mark a CB?

At the moment he is floating around in the middle of nowhere and Pedro is has to be in 2 different places.

eelir wrote:So we still suck at set pieces... A LOT!

Finally have two tall CBs in Pique and Mathiu, and we still only use one of them and go with the short Masch to pair with one of them.

Dude Pique always steps up in big games...why use Masch ahead of him in a big match?