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"Today, [Griezmann] had two opportunities [to score] and, for a player of his quality, he should've scored either of those two chances."


"I opted for [Francisco] Trincao, Pedri and [Miralem] Pjanic [off the bench].
"We needed more control and that's why I made these changes."

I think koeman is dissapointed with Griezmann. Also not starting Dembele is probably due to one issue: Defensive cover.
At celta,with 10 men, and yesterday, in a tight important game. He feels Dembele wasn't needed. So he claims.

We are watching!

Frauddetector:
His nepotism is very glaring. If depay came, fati might not start again.

Obviously. If wijnaldum and depay are signed, he'll draft them into starting 11. Very biased bastard.

we are not ready!

My advice to 2 of my favorite Barça players ,Puig and Dembele, is that they should leave. Koeman obvious doesn't value them. He had no plans for them. You can imagine, placing Pedri and trincao ahead of Dembele.

if that koeman keeps starting Griezmann, that attack is doomed. I don't see Barça doing well continentally.

.De Jong is mistaking silly mistakes intermittently. Busquets is still 'just there'. Even after his rubbish performances, no one has removed him.


it feels as if koeman is biased in his selections. Favoring FDJ. Still using Busquets even though Pjanic is younger and more creative. Starting Griezmann. If lenglet wasn't red carded, he wouldn't have started Araujo even though he's very good.

who saw what Griezmann missed

Messi + Coutinho = goal

IKON360:
Tracking back isn't stupid... Its an essential aspect of today's football. Considering the tactics of teams always attacking from wide areas, any attacking team that doesn't have its players tracking back will be susceptible to devastating counters.

Sadly, we didn't splash 100+ million for him to be defending. He is an attacker. He should just do something typical of an attacker.

haymekus:
Greizmann will definitely go down as one of the luckiest footballer/human ever, like this asshöle has been on the ballon d’or podium twice yet he has no league title to his name, I mean just one mediocre uel and Spanish super cup. He starts every match day after dropping disaster performance in his previous game. I just give up on this dude

If Griezmann doesn't perform well today, and Koeman starts him in our next game, then he is an idiot.

Anyway, since there's gonna be international break, I have a feeling some players might come back injured. I just want Griezmann out for 2 weeks. Let koeman eyes open to other attackers,

jpmoriarti:
What do you even have with this Piug of a guy. . Besides, I dont really know what is so special with the Piug guy. I prefer Pedri touches to his. I dont really like busy-body players.

What a load!

I'm a huge fan of the boy. He is super talented. But you wouldn't know that, eh?

I'm not asking for 90 minutes. Just let him play at least.

barackodam:
Still looking for Puig. He will never start unless there's injuries. Even Pjanic is ahead of him, Aleña too.

Just move on already

So sad! very sad!

Line up for the Sevilla match

Neto

Pique
Sergio
Griezmann
Messi
Coutinho
Jordi Alba
Sergi Roberto
Frenkie De Jong
Ansu Fati
Araujo

Dembele and Puig don't start again.

Line up for the Sevilla match
Neto
Pique Sergio Griezmann Messi Coutinho Jordi Alba Sergi Roberto Frenkie De Jong Ansu Fati Araujo
Dembele and Puig don't start again.

cumz:
Lol you’ll start puig ahead of pjanic? Lol

have you ever watched Puig play at all?

cumz:
Lol you’ll start puig ahead of pjanic? Lol

have you ever watched Puig play at all?

cumz:
I really don’t understand why griezmsn is ahead of Dembele in that right wing...
Dembele started the first preseason game and he played so well... he hasn’t bn given a chance this season


Just imagine Dembele and Fati at both wings running at defenders
Making mad runs

Arrrghhhhhh ��

I don't understand too.

But you know koeman and his "you play as you train play policy".

I think koeman is in love which Griezmann work rate. His ability to track back and the rest.

But the truth is Griezmann offers little going forward.

tesppidd:
Dest Pique Araujo Alba
Pjanic De Jong
Coutinho
Dembele Messi Fati

Pjanic over Puig
well, your choice

Imagine this line up:

Neto

Alba, Pique, Araujo, Dest

Puig and Frenkie De Jong

Coutinho

Dembele, Messi, Fati


Suggest a better line up

Squad for Sevilla Match


Goalkeepers:

13. Neto,
25. Iñaki Peña,
36. Arnau Tenas

Defenders:

2. Sergiño Dest,
3. Gerard Piqué,
18. Jordi Alba,
20. Sergi Roberto,
30. Ronald Araujo,
32. Santiago Mingo

Midfielders:

5. Sergio Busquets,
6. Carles Aleñá,
8. Miralem Pjanic,
14. Philippe Coutinho,
16. Pedri,
21. Frenkie De Jong,
28. Riqui Puig

Forwards:

7. Antoine Griezmann,
10. Lionel Messi,
11. Ousmane Dembélé,
17. Francisco Trincão,
19. Martin Braithwaite,
22. Ansu Fati,
29. Konrad De La Fuente

Vykinx:
❗Dembélé, who was initially reluctant, has now accepted Man United as his destination but he'll only leave if the transfer is permanent. The player and Barça agree that he will not move through a loan deal. [@MigRico]

I hope this transfer fails.

tesppidd:
Ye tesppidd of little faith!

You see your life?

you need to start trusting Barça more. An improved team with Messi in it can achieve anything.

No more Messi-dependence. Everyone is doing his thing. And messi is doing what he knows how to do best.

Coutinho MOTM

I'm glad to see him back to his usual best. Honestly, Barca have made mistakes. Now we're getting back on track, slow but good. I still don't understand why Dembele and puig aren't starting or playing at all.

As for Trincao, he better stop looking for Messi and do his thing.

I was about to say Messi is just incredible. But then, that's not a new thing. So I'll lock up

tesppidd:
We're done for.

Na so 3 points take waka.

We can still grind out a win. It's basically Fati and Messi up front with Coutinho behind them . That'll mean Roberto and alba will work their ass off.

tesppidd:
Ha. That would be too ambitious na.

De Jong will simply be a free midfielder, playing as a 3rd center back as well. All Barça need is the attacking midfielder and the full backs to support him.

haymekus:
When last did barce have an attacker as useless as greizmann, damn that flop is pissing me off.


The most painful thing is that he would make silly runs to make it look like his teammates are ignoring him, but this same fool don’t know when to trap(he can’t even trap) or shoot.


Damn, we should have been two goals up by now

Yea. Sadly, Koeman has faith in him.

haymekus:
He was on a yellow card, why should he had committed such silly foul?

The second yellow was harsh.

It's sad this defense is getting yellows and red against a team like Celta. As in, they can't hold their shit together. Koeman needs to try todibo and Araujo.

homesteady:
Koeman just passed his biggest test so far... he removed Griezmann.

Other coaches would have removed Ansu.

Why not take on a 4-1-4 set up. Remove Busquets and retain the attacking quadruple.

Griezmann out, Araujo in

haymekus:
Lenglet is just senseless

That's not a red

Oh dear. Red card... Lenglet

Is Fati really 18

tesppidd:
We just dodged a bullet.

Offside.. No shaking