You'll be surprised IMO. They'll adjust and will be prepared for them, not to mention that Pool involved in a close title race could affect their CL fortunes. Barca can focus completely on Europe from now on...
ironically and unsurprisingly they played all the Messi and DdG UCL commercials at half time. at least rescue some dignity this half and a goal hopefully
The only want this team is decent next summer is if we cut a lot of dead weight, get a DOF in place, Ole figures shit out, and Woody ********s off behind the scenes, and we invest 250 mil at a minimum. As it stands this club is poorly run, poorly coached, with players that aren't good enough. Not just saying that based on this game. We were always going to lose this.
what is disappointing is that for such a press resistant midfielder Pogba has largely not been bothered with dribbling fools and the few times he has he's lost it most of those times. no harm in trying now. there is no goal difference here. up the tempo and try something. we've been very slow and ponderous lately
Interesting to look at the characters out there. Where are the competitive players with fire in their bellies? The absent Shaw & Herrera aside, there are not a lot of vocal gutsy leadership characters in this squad. Pogs could be, but he looks more inclined to project an air of playing at a club that is beneath him (which sadly is mostly true).
Coutinho latest player to be poorly marked and get a free shot at goal that he takes. Smalls this time. 4-0 agg
AY who didnt track Messi or hand him on, nobody pressed anybody and allowed Messi all the time in the world to pick the long pass. McT / Fred in no-mans land neither pressing or marking anybody as ball sailed over their heads - so was 3 v 3 at the back. Back to front, we are really poor.
we're not even trying to press. the players have resigned themselves to going out with a whimper. sad