bybuti;2855783 said:
Well, the same people don't comment after Barça wins. That's why I'm saying. It's not only on this forums, but on other forums as well, on facebook and so on. I'm sad I'm living outside the city now, coz I would love to see if there are people celebrating Barça's loss now.
Coz otherwise, I enjoy when more people comment about a game.
As for the plan B: Ibra couldn't have played 90 mins, Bojan couldn't have done much against those Inter defenders, Henry sucks, there were no other players that could have came in. Pep tried with Maxwell upfront and he wasn't that bad, but Alves was terrible on the other wing and Messi looked lost.
Ah, so you want us to fill out the numbers when you win? **** that. Fewer people comment on Barca matches than others because there's less to comment on. What can you discuss? The opposition, starting line-up, individual performances and subs. I'm being harsh, because in most matches two teams wind up playing the same footie for 90 minutes, but speaking for myself, watching, let alone commenting on Barca matches brings me no joy, and it bores me. Although whenever I watch a Barca match, I comment on whatever strikes me.
Your complaint is ridiculous though. Opposing fans don't watch as many Barca matches as you do, and when Barca lose, it's more of a story to discuss than when they beat another sucky Spanish team.
Your excuse encapsulates what I've always said about Pep. You think Plan B is subbing one player for another. That's not it at all. Changing a player is like a woman altering her make-up. It's a slight change, meant to give you an advantage. An advantage that won't do when you're being outplayed and out-thought. A plan B is doing what Carlo has done at Chelsea, ditching the diamond and reverting to the 4-3-3. Changing the focus of play, the dynamic, style, whatever it takes to win.
That isn't exactly fair, since Carlo made a general change of approach, but even in his first matches, he'd have the players move around to get the best out of them depending on the opposition. When things clearly weren't working in this match, what did Barca do differently? Let's see: Whenever Alves got the ball he either linked with Messi and cut inside, or hooved it to the far post. Is that new? No. Why not tell Pedro or Messi to use their speed to beat the defender at the near post? Does Alves actually know how to cross to the near post? I don't think I've ever seen him try it.
Messi? Run at the defense. Different? No. Everyone else? Move until you're closed down and the get the ball to the nearest guy to you, Xavi, or if you're near the wings, through ball to the overlapping fullbacks. Different? NO! And none of it was working. Nothing that Barca usual does was working.
This defeat is not the players' fault, IMO. Mourinho and Inter were a better unit and were tactically superior, and Pep was caught with his pants down.
