Hakimi isn’t good enough and I hope we won’t bother with him.
La Liga 2023/24
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What a game, what a team Girona is
So, Girona get extensive access to The City Groups insane scouting resources, hoover up awesome players who would struggle for VISA's in the UK, develop them and work to ship them off to City when (and if) they're able to make the move. Imagine City chief exec Soriano talking about where a Girona player is likely to be in a year or two.
Well, we have to play betis and AM soon, so we should temper our expectations. Good match today, though.
Still, looking at prem with all the 3-3 and 4-1 and what not. High scores everywhere. No complaining though, best entertainment in years.
I think most of Girona's games are like this, they invite you to a shoot-out, its quite unusual for underdogs in la liga of recent years though, so many teams just sits back and annoy you.
Its good entertainment for sure.
Yeah they do have a few ex Man. City players. Eric Garcia is there, think Yan Couto is a loan and Yangel Herrera was on Man. City's books for years without ever playing a single game (he'd be a good pick up for Man. United imo).
However they do also have Daley Blind at heart of their defence. As usual it's a mix of young prospects, journeymen and old stagers having an indian summer, Christian Stuani has an incredible scoring record for them since joining in 2017.
Argh, don't use the Blind card! I love him and still to this day wish José had never sold him. I'd love to see him win the league but not with Girona.
I'm not a fan of that Herrera myself. I used to watch a lot of Espanyol for Sergi Darder and he had one season there on loan. Really want impressed in the slightest. Our midfield needs more technical players.
This is where I am at as well. Give me Real over Girona
How can you get outplayed with a midfield of Gundogan Pedri and De Jong
As wonderful as that midfield is, they do lack a bit of muscle and pace. They miss Gavi.
They weren't. They could have scored 9 goals easily. They just missed
The finishing is amongst the worst in all of Europe
You can't just sneak in like that
Fair enough
@giorno It's been a long time! Good to see you back
Nonsense, Girona were comfortably the better team.
- Highest xG in a single match in 2023
- Most shot attempts in one match in 2023
- Most shots on target in one match in 2023
- Second most touches in the opponent's penalty area in one match in 2023
All in favor of Barca, the defense and attack were not good, but Barca had far more opportunities
It is ironic that Girona play more like how Barca should be playing, would be an amazing story if they end up winning the league.
Did you watch the match?
Xavi is saying they controlled the match. Every pundit and fan (you can see in the comments) said Girona deserved to win and Xavi was talking rubbish
The match was quite open and Barca did have a couple of more shots. But they didn't have anything really clear-cut apart from Lewandowski to make it 3-3.
Girona were excellent, defended quite well, executed the counter-attack wonderfully while keeping some tiki-taka possession in the meantime. Just don't know how anyone could watch that and think Barca deserved to win, stats don't always tell the whole story.
Clearly you didn't
Oblak is a beast really
Go back to sleep
Bilbao is having quite a good first half of the season, Valverde is a better coach than many gives him credit for.
They are scoring goals, which has been an issue for them.
Quite cool hearing "you're getting sacked in the morning" sung in Spanish.
Ramos currently reminds me of when Ferdinand had that awful spell at QPR before end of his career. His legs have well and truly gone.
Ramos currently reminds me of when Ferdinand had that awful spell at QPR before end of his career. His legs have well and truly gone.
What a goal by Hugo Guillamon
The luck, it always turns
After the way they won last season, this was due
I'm bored and had a look and:
xG-G scored:
Lewandowski -2.8
Joao Paquetelix -1.9
Raphinha -1.6
Fermin -1.5
Yamal -1.2
The last two are kids, but the top 3 are their starting forwards their best finisher among forwards is notoriously shite finisher Ferran Torres
Lewandowski is particularly egregious here because no part of his game has deteriorated really. He's just going through a ridiculous stretch of apocalyptic finishing(on par with his 18/19 season IYKYK)
After the way they won last season, this was due
I'm bored and had a look and:
xG-G scored:
Lewandowski -2.8
Joao Paquetelix -1.9
Raphinha -1.6
Fermin -1.5
Yamal -1.2
The last two are kids, but the top 3 are their starting forwards
their best finisher among forwards is notoriously shite finisher Ferran Torres Lewandowski is particularly egregious here because no part of his game has deteriorated really. He's just going through a ridiculous stretch of apocalyptic finishing(on par with his 18/19 season IYKYK)
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Real Madrid 1 - 0 Villarreal
A new guy scored, some Bellingham lad.
A new guy scored, some Bellingham lad.
Great first time pass by Modric.
He's been training with Kroos and Modric a minute and now he's making these 50 meters cross pitch passes to make Kroos proud
And of course he scores
And of course he scores
Alaba could be injured
We could win everything if only WE STOPPED LOSING PLAYERS TO LONG TERM INJURIES FFS 
So who are the good CBs we can sign in January anyways?
So who are the good CBs we can sign in January anyways?
I love how almost every player we have is able to give passes over 80m with pinpoint accuracy.
If that wasn't given i would have been mad.
Could play Nacho, Mendy or Tchou there. Doubt we’ll get someone.We could win everything if only WE STOPPED LOSING PLAYERS TO LONG TERM INJURIES FFS
So who are the good CBs we can sign in January anyways?
Might as well be Mendy, solid defender, but he is kinda crap going forward lets be honest.
Don't we have someone who can play left back in the meantime?
Nacho and Fran of course. And Cama when he gets back
If the midfielders are fit, they give us quite a lot of flexibility.Valverde, Tchou and Cama can all play in midfield and defense. Valverde played RB before, Cama LB and Tchou CB.
Now it’s not ideal of course, but we could make due. Militao is supposed to be back in February I think.
That being said: we cannot keep taking these injuries. Looks like that one season under Zidane. Million injuries and the players were gassed.
Carvajal is only out to a bit over new year, isn't he? Not that many matches, so he will be back at RB soon enough.Nacho and Fran of course. And Cama when he gets back
Valverde, Tchou and Cama can all play in midfield and defense. Valverde played RB before, Cama LB and Tchou CB.
Now it’s not ideal of course, but we could make due. Militao is supposed to be back in February I think.
That being said: we cannot keep taking these injuries. Looks like that one season under Zidane. Million injuries and the players were gassed.
Just saying. With the injuries this season I’m not taking anything for granted
Lost Vini twice, lost Tchou and Cama, Carvajal has been out and now Alaba. Not to mention Tibo and Militao. Think we’re gonna end up seeing players playing out of position a lot this season.