Once my coach said: sometimes you MUST suffer to win it, suffer and you will be paid. Team jus did that tonight.
Finally fire is back in player's eyes. Benzema was great, so were our young fullbacks and Modric is looking really good and decisive for a change.
Vintage Benzema right there. A few mistakes. But overall we are improving. -4 points and Atletico - Barca in next fixture. Nice.
Benzema, Kroos and Modric finally playing consecutive good games. Suffering with the injuries especially on the defensive end! Can we call back Hakimi from his loan? I hope the club looks into versatile defenders ala Nacho. Lucas Hernandez would have been ideal.
Great win, it wasnt done beautifully but these are the type of wins that give you the league. Nice to see Modric back to playing somewhat like his former self, Benz was on fire, the youngsters who had to come in for Injured players looked very good and my boy Dani scored a cracker. Vasquez, what can i say about this dude that hasnt already been said, he simply doesnt have a good footballing brain. This a nitpick on my part but im really hoping that not pressing high up doesnt become a trend.
I’d give Solari until end of season and then asses if he should stay in long term but something tells me Flo wants Wenger.
Wow, what a difference Solari has made to the team, trusting youth players where Lopetegui didn't have the balls to do so is has made a huge difference. We actually look tough to beat.
I don't count on Atletico to do anything againt Barca. Simeone is already preparing his after the game speech licking Messi's balls
He doesn’t have any choice because everyone is injured. I like Solari, but we don’t know if he will play the youngsters so often when everyone is back.
2 things. Benz is still the best footballing 9 out there, if only he produces this kind of game 30 times a year it's enough. Lucas and Bale deserve the bench. Odriozola is gonna be the best RB in the future and Ceballos deserves a chance at that cdm position. Footballing wise we are so much better with him in stead of Case.