We have good players but we don't have a good coach. Saying we are going to do a United is wrong imo. We will still buy some of the most expensive players in the world, we will still produce decent talent in La Masia, not past generation good but decent. All will be in vain though, if we'll have someone like Valverde in charge. How he managed to escape sacking after a second consecutive humiliation is beyond comprehesion. And forget shiting the bed against teams like Liverpool, we often struggle to play good football against the likes of Huesca and Eibar. With all due respect to those teams, it's unnaceptable that we are getting dominated in midfield by them.
He did have a period of some months where he was very good but again, he just makes a lot of mistakes for me. I find Lenglet really good tbh and I feel he's got a far better tackle on him, ofcourse has more pace and does pretty well considering he gets absolutely no help in defense and has to constantly cover for Alba.
I agree about the protecting leads though. That's on Valverde and he rarely will try extend the lead in games like this. Despite the poor performance, still really should have won at the end with the Perez chance.
Pique is obviously on the decline, he can't do a whole good season but he is still our best CB. Lenglet is good but he's not going to win a game for you like the likes of Pique have done again and again over the years, even last year. He's good with the ball at his feet but 1 on 1 and positional play he's way below our standards.
Can't blame the likes of Perez, the lad is barely on his third match with us. Chances will get wasted even by the likes of Messi and Suarez. Anyway, the result is on Valverde 100%. When Pique conceded that penalty we were under pressure for some time and only Ter Stegen was saving our asses. It felt inevitable that Osasuna is going to score. Embarrassing attitude by the manager and the players after taking the lead. Instead of going for another 1 or 2 goals we have dropped back to defend. The same mistake that cost us in CL the last 2 years. Valverde seems to be unsackable unfortunately.
Edit: 1 win from our last 8 matches. Saying that results like todays and the one at Bilbao are freak accidents is delusional.