Numancia 1 - 0 Barcelona: What Exactly Is Attacking Football?
Sunday, 31 August 08, 09:16 PM
Yes, I know it sounds like such a trite title to this piece, but it really isn't. The loss to Numancia at Los Nuevo Pajaritos was a bitter pill especially
after I'd been so certain of a resounding win there for Barça. What were FCB thinking before this match began? Was Guardiola the one at fault, or did the players just not show up to a large
extent? Watching them play against the newly promoted club, Numancia, the only thing I was left with were visions of 07/08. Oh my god, it wasn't Rijkaard's fault! This squad is cursed! The curse
of Laporta! After much breathing in a paper bag, I eventually came to my senses, and rethought the sordid issue of this opening loss for Barcelona. What went wrong here?
I saw two things wrong, one of them for which Pep was at fault. First, Pep's error was to start Yaya. It would've been far better to start Keita. Yaya is a classic holding midfielder with his strengths being...Read Post »
I saw two things wrong, one of them for which Pep was at fault. First, Pep's error was to start Yaya. It would've been far better to start Keita. Yaya is a classic holding midfielder with his strengths being...Read Post »
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Pequito
seattle, US
Over 30 years ago, this American came to love the sport by way of Guam. It may have been pivotal that his first coach was a Spaniard with the self-declared moniker of 'Don Pedro'. Since then, the love of tiki-taka and all things La Liga has been foremost. This especially applies to Barça.
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