Actually it means a lot. Barca may have lost one game, but they topped the group.
We not only lost to basel, but we came 3rd in a group of 4.
So it was more then just the one ... off day as you put it.
Oh, and I'm almost sure SAF doesn't think it means feck all.
Unless you didn't watch the group stages I''ll just let you know what happened there.
SAF saw that we had an easy group, and because of this he played weakened teams for most of the group stage.
So yes, it's a straw man argument.
Had we played our best side through the groups then you'd have a point, but then, had we done that we'd have topped the group.