Re: Barcelona - Santos

by kantian Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:12 pm

I have a feeling that Sanchez is going to ball out this season. He looks so comfortable. He has the skill and talent but he has lacked the confidence. It will really be a great boost for the team if he justified his transfer with a great season.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:14 pm

Santos finally put some passes together.

Some shoddy positional pressing from us giving them time.

by free_cat Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:14 pm

We should stop pressing in static defence. Even vs this awful team we suck. Only press after turnover.

by free_cat Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:16 pm

Pedro's heels. :bow

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:17 pm

Im not willing to go there yet. The first 25 minutes the pressing was sharp.

Since then, work rate has slightly dropped and some errors in positioning.

Need to see more.

Messi steals a great chance from Pedro...Pedro needs to be screaming at Messi to move out the way for that.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:20 pm

HT

Just one half, but some good moments there. Speed in our play and some energetic pressing.

Busquets seemed free in his movements, Pedro and Alexis seemed happy to try in the 1 v 1 and intresting we saw less Dani Alves with the ball at his feet and more overlapping (created 2nd goal). But just one 45 minutes.

Hope to see Bagnack, Roberto and Neymar for 45 minutes.

by neuro11 Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:28 pm

Pedro,Alexis and Pique(not tested but his aerial improvement) very impressive ....... very sharp attack at the beginning....then slowing down and thats acceptable when you are already in few goals lead...
probably we will play different 11 in next half.....

by neuro11 Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:29 pm

free_cat wrote:Btw, the font on the shirts is a special font made by a going girl with down syndrome who is a Barça fan. It won some prize and the club wanted to homage her for one day.
Nice gesture but it's very difficult to read on tv.

thanks for the info....i was wondering otherwise
very nice gesture by Barca....thats why i love this club so much...

by Ganso Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:31 pm

The wingers are VERY free compared to Tito's team

by neuro11 Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:35 pm

Santos has a defender looks like Luiz and a midfielder looks like kaka Very Happy

by Mr_Puyol Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:37 pm

Didn't know the numbers ment something,feel like a dbag now.

by Great Leader Sprucenuce Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:37 pm

Ganso wrote:The wingers are VERY free compared to Tito's team

Surely that's a coincidence? he can't have had an impact already surely?

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:38 pm

Neymar, Montoya, Roberto, Cesc, Pinto and Bartra all on.

Maybe more I might have missed.

Neymar groupies delaying start of the 2nd lol

by Kaladin Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:41 pm

Lovely idea from with that flick from Sergi

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:43 pm

Yeah, Adriano and Song also on.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:46 pm

Alexis creates a great goal for Cesc with some nice moves on the edge of the box. Almost lost it more than once, but persisted.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:46 pm

Alexis

Cesc goal 5-0

by M99 Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:47 pm

Predicting 8-0.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:51 pm

1st shot on goal from Santos, counter attack, Song showing zero mobility, easily span past in the midfield.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:01 pm

Neymar to Cesc for 6.

Neymar lulls the defence to a crawl before picking out Cesc with a nicely weighted pass across.

Dongou made a nice run to move the defender but I think the pass would have made it anyway.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:02 pm

Messi off for Bagnack.

Neymar gets his first assist as a Barca player for a Cesc goal.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:03 pm

BarrileteCosmico wrote:Messi off for Bagnack.

Neymar gets his first assist as a Barca player for a Cesc goal.

Dongou, not Bagnack.

by free_cat Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:04 pm

Unpopular comment of the day: Cesc > Xavi today.
He is that finished.

by BarrileteCosmico Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:04 pm

Commentators fooled me, they claimed it was Bagnack Mad

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:05 pm

Defender closes Neymar off in the 1v1 using the old trick that a foul outside the box isnt always one inside it lol

Well played.

by The Franchise Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:07 pm

free_cat wrote:Unpopular comment of the day: Cesc > Xavi today.
He is that finished.

But what has Cesc done minus two tap in's basically?

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