VALENCIA vs REAL MADRID | La Liga Jornada #23 | 08.02.26 | 21:00 CET

We are the best team in the world in passing sideways.

 

Trying to do too much.

 

Cross goes on and one player in the box....

 

He looks like an actual RB.

 

I think that's the best place for him period, rather than out on the right

 

Not a bad half in my opinion, but we need to do more when it comes to creating chances and I think that can easily be done by fullbacks overlapping and putting crosses in, and more runs being made behind the defence.

 

Fede is an absolute ghost in MF. Wasn’t even sure he was playing this half.

 

watching Real Madrid week in week out,this is the definition of a dead team.....there is nothing there ,no defense,no midfield,no attack,no style,no on and off the ball movement ,no passing nothing

the gap in quality between us and Barcelona is frightening ,its like watching 2 different sports when the 2 teams play

 

Vini is one of two magicians playing in Europe currently. It is not easy to play without him. However, it is good he is not playing in this fixture, and Belli/Rodrygo are also missing. Mbappe will win it in the second half.

 

Mbappe needs to play more to the left and let Gonzalo take the centre of the pitch.

 

We are just bad.

 

Slow and uninspired

 

GG make Rodrygo look like a rabid bulldog in comparison.

 

Like two teams playing in a relegation battle. The lineup isn't good either, it's not working.

 

The last time we played Valencia at the Mestalla he sh@t himself in the game and then missed a penalty, we lost that game.

He's the #2 on the team (in theory). The #1 has 37 goals and has contributed to 60% of our goals. So yeah, Junior will get criticism.

But he's not playing today.

 

We need to stretch the play much faster. We are very slow with our passes and in opening ourselves up for passes. Creating openings with these slow movements of the ball won't do. Either we bring the tempo up by at least 20% or we look at another toothless half. We've played zero fast side switches in the 1st half too - bring Carvajal on, he's perfect in creating those runs and sneaking away from his marker.

 

Glad we have consensus on this.