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abduleez1:
How some peeps dey analyze match sef funny.

Balde was called back by Barca B cos they gave an important match and they lost the last match. Losing Abde and Akhomach with the left back was a blow for them. The plunder of Nico and Gavi ain't made it easy.

How Araujo no get injury for all those runs he was doing Covering Eric time and time again and also helping out Pique Occasionally.

My brother, the thing tarya me o

Ibukzy:
Started Eric at RB when he could have okayed araujo or dest.
Brought in a struggling RB mingueza to play LB, like WTF
Basically brought in Dembele to play RB.

We were very lucky to escape with a win

Villareal also had 2 penalties claim declined

Mingueza came in to support Alba cos Xavi doesn't want him injured cos we need him to be fit for other matches, especially against Bayern. Man knows his onions and just decided to want to try out Mingueza. Balde has been relegated to the junior team and wasn't brought with the team and Dest is still not matched fit but should be ready for Bayern.


And Dembele... Bro, would you have trusted an overlapping and out-of-position Garcia to combat the ever-pacy Villareal wingers? The pressure was on Araujo and it was only a matter of time before he got injured cos of covering Eric's defensive error.


Cut Xavi some slack abeg!!!

Anybody

Saw this and I couldn't but laff..

Debroslink:
This is our 1st ever back to back La liga win this season.

Xaviball

jpmoriarti:
Xavi: "Of the 3 matches I have managed so far, this is the one where we least deserved the win. But that's how football is."

I agree.

He knows his onions. Like someone rightly said beforehand.... "Football can be really crazy"

abduleez1:
Omo with the way I take criticise dey abuse Coutinho even before he came on sef.

First time in a very long while he is making me happy.

Mehn, rollercoaster match. The two teams have their all.
I'm gonna say it: Xavi sef get some mad luck oo. I hope this run of luck continues till Bayern.

Personally, I still criticize after he lose that ball way Danjuma later no score. He did well but I won't be carried away yet. Make he continue that run of form for us abeg

abduleez1:
Lmao.... You're a mad man.

Weyrey say chai Britainia

I'll not deny... I like that comment sef... That boy na real mad man.

Debroslink:
I'm particularly happy for Coutinho tonight. This is his best game since he returned from Bayern.

I agree

Geld:
Oboy... Don't let the Euphoria of our win Tonight carry you away
Na Pound wey Bayern go Pound us...What we should be praying is let Dynamo do us a favour and atleast draw Benfica

Na the koko be this... They've done it before, let them do it again.

OhBritannia:
Dem field strong side, moncheglaba nack them five zero.

Them field strong side, Ausburg nack them 2-1 just last week.

So what are you saying bro? You are talking as if the payers are not humans.

Players are humans, yes, but there's a superiority. All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.

Kilishihunter:
, No na, I'm talking about the second half after de Jong scored, Mehn we suffered, I just dey imagine the basketful of goals we might have conceded under koeman today, Stegen wey we dey always roast has conceded 1 goal in 3 games , Gradually we'll get there

Yesso. Steven is gradudualy gaining confidence. Even our defenders are picking up pace.

One thing is obvious, Xavi trust his boys that's why he's not scared to make 'tactical substitution when necessary cos I am sure that ordinary ball no fot just don break Alba hip before Xavi comot am bring Mingueza.



And for the first time in a long while, I wasn't scared for us even after we conceded cos I really thought we'd win this.

Viva Xavi

OhBritannia:
I repeat, bring on Bayern Munich!!!!!
Koeman's barca is different than xavi's Barca.

We are in the xavi era and we are saying to Bayern Munich, welcome to winter!!!!

Ogami... You are on your own fo this one abeg.

jpmoriarti:
I am very confident that if we have Ansu Fati fit all season, we won't be struggling the way we're right now.

We should also pray against further injuries from our number 10. I want us to have a striker we can substitute him with until he's old enough to manage pressure and all.

OhBritannia:
Bring on Bayern Munich!!!!!

Barcelona for ever.

Comrade... Please don't blow our trumpet... Let's build gradually, please... For the sake of whatever you hold dearest.

Debroslink:
Chances will always come for both teams. However, we saw an improved play from Barcelona in the 2nd half. I'm sure Xavi must have noted the flaws in the 1st half and talked to the boys during the break.

It can only get better from here.

This is what I noticed, there was a drop in possession in the second half. Xavi must have noticed that final third passes from the youngsters was not getting to the right places and opted to go for long balls.

Then, Dembele presence kinda kept them from playing highline unless he dropped back which saw Ter Stegen be able to throw that pass that gave Depay his goal.

Lastly, we regained possession when Coutinho came in as we tested that we had two capable dribblers in the wings and Gavi gave him the pass at the right time to cause a foul from the opposition.


Xavi is doing great. May it last

Kilishihunter:
Sure chairmen
But to be a lil fair, Villarreal missed a lot of chances

Lol... Be like say you no watch first half.... We should have been 4 nil up already.

Siuuuu... First away win... And convincingly too.

This is the Courtinho we want to see. Show them bros!!!

Kilishihunter:
First away win this season
Villarreal tanku ooh

Villareal what??

Abeg give Xavi him accolades abeg.

Yeah... I said it that I wanted to see Court with a pass and he delivered.


Now we've won...


Sweet!!!!

Awesome01:
That is the Memphis sharpness I was talking about there.

This is why u said it the other time that he belongs to the flanks. Playing as a 9 is not for him. He needs to run and dribble as he waiting im the box is definitely not for him. But if he's subjected to running, he'd feel more responsibility and eventually if he flops, then he's a fraud.

Ter Stergen showing his passing prowess. Memphis with a beautiful run!!!!!

Memphis goal!!!!!

Awesome01:
Where did Memphis drop that sharpness and eagerness attitude he started his barca career with?

He is so dull in front of goal lately , or is he revolting against Keoman's sack internally?, maybe he is not happy about it.

As in ehnnn. The guy doesn't have any form of awareness at all.

Debroslink:
Ter Stegen has improved with his passes.

Looks like there was something wrong with Koeman's philosophy... Everyone seems to be gingered and playing.

And Depay go call that thing shot??

Mrchew

Kilishihunter:
Araujo has to be tied down to a new deal, that guy must not go abeg, Garcia should stop drifting into midfield, See how those Villarreal wingers were just feasting on our right hand side, Memphis is not a natural 9 but those misses especially the second is piss poor

No be by height jor... See Alba na... Na just lack of positioning and awareness.

Fucking goal...


I said it that we needed Jong. Now his moving forward has paid off.


Goalllll

The thinhh look offside kinda... But Var overlook this thing nah

Debroslink:
Right from the days of Valdes, our keepers spray high passes as goal kick. It was a custom not to blast the ball to wherever.

Well, the team is dead.

Dead to an extent.. Koeman should have been booted out since but Messi keeps saving his ass. But it's not bad that we have someone who's taking it gradually to build an unplayable team. I am building trust with Xavi daily and I hope he gets the materials to change our fate.

Debroslink:
I don't see Barca scoring a goal from open play today.

I seriously want to see Depay on the wings. He has no business playing as a 9. Doesn't know how to make a presence in the box.

Abde is good but he needs to be more concise with his runs. Make decisions even before beating his man(men) and make nice passes.

Gavi seems to be playing with a knock. Let Xavi try Coutinho or any other option so that boy doesn't get injured. Nico seems off too. Busquets is old wine, he just need one midfielder that can take passes and run for him to create chances. And Jong, omoh, I don't even know how to analyse him but we need him here tonight.