Giving Vinicius his debut with 2 minutes to go against Atleti was definitely the wrong move but other than that the last person to blame for tonight is Lopetegui, Madrid played very well. Just missed too many chances.
Only know the final score, don't know who played better, anyway Barcelona doesn't look great too, probably one of those seasons where the least bad will win, not the better team to watch. From the few moments I have watched for now I really like the way Machin is improving Sevilla so far. Of course they will not win, that is another story.
He has to share at least part of the blame, Real have this squad probably because of Julen's blind faith on isco, Asensio and Ceballos, maybe even Lucas Vazquez who he seemed to rate a lot with Spain.
Cynical opinion: Now with VAR, Sevilla have a better chance at pushing for the title than ever, some of the last seasons when a 4th horse showed his head, they used to get screwed by not getting some calls and Real/Barça and to some extent Atleti getting plenty of them.Only know the final score, don't know who played better, anyway Barcelona doesn't look great too, probably one of those seasons where the least bad will win, not the better team to watch. From the few moments I have watched for now I really like the way Machin is improving Sevilla so far. Of course they will not win, that is another story.
They should have got Hazard and a striker to rotate with Benzema the same way Morata did in 2016/17. Mariano shouldn’t have returned. That’s all they needed.
Amen to that.
No, their defensive line isn't good enough to win titles, maybe Europa League or Copa Del Rey, not 38 games during a season with injuries and suspensions.
) the second half. And we really, really, really needed to get rid of benzema. When he's not feeling it, and that's far too often, he's completely useless and brings the whole team down. We weren't bad, but as soon as we got into dangerous areas we'd fluff the final ball/shot. Asensio...needs to wake up. And we desperately need midfielders who attack the boxI said you should sign him as soon as Ronaldo was sold, it has nothing to do with him being in form right now. It was the same with Mbappe last season, from the moment it was a possibility I always said here that it would be insane to not make that deal happen.
We already knew about Bale. It is a risk that the club assumed, for the moment it is going well. Apparently his training has changed and although I would have sold him, I do not think that this injury (maybe it was just a precaution) is going to alter his season.
What’s missing is what you guys call “ilusión”, right? Losing Ronaldo and Zidane was more than losing a great player and a great manager, the aura around the club has changed too and the Bernabeu needs something more.
Lucas did very well in certain Champions matches. I remember in one of the important victories there was a video of the dressing room, with Zidane showing a special tune with him. Something like "I knew you were not going to fail me", but to be fair he has not contributed much when he has played (this season)
It’s true he’s not been great at all this season but it’s not like much has changed. He’s always been a somewhat limited player that gave you a lot of tactical flexibility. You’ll get plenty of 7/10 performances from him but he’s not the player you want to see coming on when you’re chasing a goal.
lmao
Bit optimistic asking Valverde to bench pique. The man has been more or less a fraud as a defender since Puyol left but it looks like he's got too many connections to ever be benched or dropped from the team it really is infuriating how pique is allowed to play year after year when he's so inconsistentAccording to an increasingly desperate MARCA, Barça is in deep trouble for a draw against Bilbao and 2 points out of 9 yet they are still leaders
Valverde needs to accept that Messi is the GOAT and has to play every minute if possible. Suárez, Rakitic and Piqué need to get their act together or bench it is.
The way I see it:
Stegen
Semedo-Lenglet-Umtiti-Alba
Busquets
Arthur-Coutinho
Dembelé-Messi-Malcom
Of course, it won't happen.
I'll be worried if the Spurs defeat us, though.
Wonder what Wumminator would say about The Most Competitive League in the World™ now, given it was his only criteria to determine league strength
Please take him.Swap deal?
That will be one way of getting back at the cnuts for those cl final losses.
It's RAC1, so it's a pisstake. A dig at both Valverde and Mourinho
saved by a late goal, quietly 2 points behind the leader
I absolutely detest Mourinho. The lack of respect for everyone, the cowardice, the arrogance, the "football"...Swap deal?
