People just remember to post in section threads along with GS. I know here is less audience but this sections is kinda looking like ghost town nowadays. Treble winning team deserves better than this I suppose.

Why is Roberto playing as RB?

Not the best of starts but she's 0-1 nonetheless courtesy Rakitic

Frauça

Hate it when Barca wins easily. I want more interesting and competitive games. Who needs that shitty penalty. refeeres that cant take pressure should be banned

The way we are playing I wouldn't be sure of 3 points here

We have the refeere dont worry

Mathieu

@alexjanosik what is your reaction to Dani Alves having a stinker?

Cruijf wrote:@alexjanosik what is your reaction to Dani Alves having a stinker?

he's been amazing

Everybody was bad today. Suarez was disaster. Neymar looked like robinho. Messi was so so. Saw Pique once whole match. Alba alves turan looked like college players. At the end Matheu came and completed the show

Mathieu shouldnt *bleep* start a game for Barca again. Hes a *bleep* joke. Why give chances to that twat instead of Bartra who was born and bred in la masia? I dont mind the draw 'cause we're still gonna win the leauge comfortably but just looking at that ginger face makes my blood boil.

Pretty much this

Everyone had a stinker; but Alba and Mathieu continue to blow balls. Mathieu is one thing, since surely he won't see daylight in big matches and Verm should play ahead of him, but we really need Alba to snap out of it as he's pretty much our only solid LB

#LuchoOut

nazimali12 wrote:Hate it when Barca wins easily. I want more interesting and competitive games. Who needs that shitty penalty. refeeres that cant take pressure should be banned

It was a penalty though. Yes, Asenjo touches the ball, but if you notice, he sweeps Neymar's leg with his legs and body BEFORE touching the ball.

I don't understand why you guys say Alba was bad. He did ok IMO. It was Mathieu and Alves who messed everything up.

Been worried about evetually one of these matches come, I think we have been lucky at times recently, and got away with many times and winning games thx to MSN magic, which has hidden some of our weaknesses which was exposed in this match completely.

Not exactly sure how Villarreal did it, their positioning and play was just so good and we were like lost for the whole match, almost completely outplayed...we still defend too often with just 7 players, plus sometimes Neymar helping, I really worry we may get exposed against some top teams. I hope other teams done emulate and today dont happen so badly again. At least it was just two points dropped while we have soem cushion... but we need to work on things to avoid this...

Why is Alves being criticized? He didnt do much wrong. Also played the pass of the match to Neymar. With a better control from Neymar, the game could have been put to bed.
Blame goes to Mathieu, Busquets, Alba and Scruberto.

Busquets was atrocious for the second game in a row. Confirmed what I have been saying for over a year now. He is a calamity waiting to happen when pressed. I am surprised more teams dont press him.Had an awful game and was getting caught in No Mans Land all game. Being pulled out of position, pressing when he shouldnt and going into zones he shouldnt. Left Rakitic with far too much to do.

Dont understand why Turan was taken off when he was having
another solid game in midfield and that useless scrub Roberto played in midfield. Guy is far worse than Fabregas and that is saying something.How many times in the second half did he make himself available for a pass? Always hiding behind an opponent or making useless runs that noone can find. Does he understand that a fundamental tenet of being a Barca midfielder is always making himself available for a pass?
Plain garbage and the sooner he is shipped out the better.

Alba and Mathieu were poor.Mathieu was introduced at the wrong time when Villareal were on the ascendancy and couldnt deal with the pressure. In hindsight, Lucho shouldnt have taken off both Pique and Turan at the same time.

I really can't understand how you say Alves wasn't bad when he lost the ball tha led to Villareal's 1st goal, and when his introduction was so clearly bad for the team.

You have become a charicature of your older self. You watch the games and only see what fits your agenda.

Calling me a caricature is uncalled for.
And its a bit rich you accuse me of having an agenda when you have been pushing Bartra so hard.
I dont have an agenda anymore than you have an agenda of pushing Bartra.

I called the game exactly as I saw it and I am right. You say Alves gave the ball away. He gave the ball away near the halfway line, boxed in near the touchline, being pressured and trying to play it out the back.
That happens. Nothing wrong with it.His introduction was not clearly bad for the team.Thats a load of absolute bull. Why dont you mention the pass of the game he made to Alves? Had Neymar had a better touch, the game would have been put to bed.
Villareal were by far the better team even before his introduction and they were owning us even before Alves got subbed in.
What didnt help even more was Turan getting subbed and Scruberto moving to midfield, where he didnt offer himself for a pass even once.
What didnt help was Busquets getting schooled and yet I dont find one mention of it.
Why would there be a mention. He is one of the protected players. Can play like garbage and still be praised.

Do I have an agenda? When a legend and an all time club great like Alves(I can make a legit argument for him being one of our top 5 greatest ever players) gets ridiculed week in week out for no reason, then yes I make it my agenda to defend him.

free_cat wrote:

nazimali12 wrote:Hate it when Barca wins easily. I want more interesting and competitive games. Who needs that shitty penalty. refeeres that cant take pressure should be banned

It was a penalty though. Yes, Asenjo touches the ball, but if you notice, he sweeps Neymar's leg with his legs and body BEFORE touching the ball.

I don't understand why you guys say Alba was bad. He did ok IMO. It was Mathieu and Alves who messed everything up.

Tbh i didnt want it to be given even if it was correct call. I just wanted competitive game.but second half decieved me

alexjanosik wrote:Calling me a caricature is uncalled for.
And its a bit rich you accuse me of having an agenda when you have been pushing Bartra so hard.
I dont have an agenda anymore than you have an agenda of pushing Bartra.

I called the game exactly as I saw it and I am right. You say Alves gave the ball away. He gave the ball away near the halfway line, boxed in near the touchline, being pressured and trying to play it out the back.
That happens. Nothing wrong with it.His introduction was not clearly bad for the team.Thats a load of absolute bull. Why dont you mention the pass of the game he made to Alves? Had Neymar had a better touch, the game would have been put to bed.
Villareal were by far the better team even before his introduction and they were owning us even before Alves got subbed in.
What didnt help even more was Turan getting subbed and Scruberto moving to midfield, where he didnt offer himself for a pass even once.
What didnt help was Busquets getting schooled and yet I dont find one mention of it.
Why would there be a mention. He is one of the protected players. Can play like garbage and still be praised.

Do I have an agenda? When a legend and an all time club great like Alves(I can make a legit argument for him being one of our top 5 greatest ever players) gets ridiculed week in week out for no reason, then yes I make it my agenda to defend him.

Sorry about the caricature thing, it was supposed to be humorous but obviously it didn't translate well written.

Let's agree to disagree, IMO Alves didn't play well. His pass was sensational, agreed, but the team collapsed when him and Mathieu came in. I just think almost everyone saw a different game than you and don't get it how you can say opposite things.