nah.. finally we lose!

jeffren as a RB really a bad move. bartra did good enough today.
atletico 1st goal come from xavi pass to reyes then reyes assist the ball to forlan.

This post has been edited by sepulse: Feb 15 2010, 06:05 AM

it was no doubt, we played badly today..

I think Keita's injury really harmed us. Its like our 1 week of preparation for the game was blown off just like that, after just 4th minute. Is there something wrong with our warming up routine I wonder.

And yeah, Bartra performed better than Jeffren. At least he had the gut to venture forward to give our game some width. We didn't have that with Jeffren.

The positive: Ibra scores again! Although he was caught offside too frequently.

yes. especially our midfield..

yeah, keita injury caused us a lot of problem especially in midfield area.
and pep making a silly mistake by putting jeffren in RB position, he is a winger not a defender.
btw, Atl Madrid played better than us, they defended and attacked well.

I think Pep has placed tactical plans to offer Jeffren more defensive cover. But as I said, Keita withdrawal made huge effect on that plan. Having Iniesta, Xavi and Busquets in midfield is not ideal to defend at all, unless we have Pique/Marquez.

anyone can imagine when fab arrives barca....xavi fabregas iniesta and yaya toure.

probably see barcelona play 4-6 formation lolx...

this is really bad, the gad become two point now and we have first defeat
congrat to Atletico, they deserve to win and play better than us

2 points advantage is not bad. We still above 'em. Want some worse news?

Keita is out for 4 weeks

that sound no good, we have Europe knock out stage after this and experience player really needed in this stage

Source: Sport.es

Xavi is out for 2 weeks

G**demmet...

omg! now xavi??

6 of our 1st team player not available..
alves , abidal , toure , keita , xavi + suspended biscuit

anyway i miss titi..hope that pep will start him against santander this weekend

This post has been edited by sepulse: Feb 16 2010, 04:34 AM

xavi out is not a big deal, iniesta can shift to his position, plus we hav jds, thiago, or jefferen that can play on the left ...problem now we out of holding mid n i dont trust busq on that position..without keita or toure our back 4 gonna suffer twice more pressure especially when we lose the ball.. n i dont want to talk about our defender right now, damn those injuries..

Well, you have to trust Busquets, as Pep seems to hold him in such high regard. Even when Toure was fit, Busquets still managed to play many games.

since busquets is suspended, i think marquez will play as DM. just dont start chyggy!

BTW, Im sure same may have watched this video, but I think nobody post it here before.

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Added on February 16, 2010, 4:27 pmI play Marquez as my DM in FM. He is immensely good, no kiddin Hopefully he can play good in the real world too

This post has been edited by matyrze: Feb 16 2010, 04:27 PM

busquet no up to standard meh this season? he was immense against us in last season final..>.<

he's good, in fact a bit too skillful for holding mid n what wrong that? he tends to overdo with the ball in unnecessary position of the pitch, gave away the ball when he suppose to hold the ball n play it simple ,.now, he's still young n has a lot of potential but mayb with all those injuries hit barca he should be given chance to play a bit further upfront..

I'm agree. Nvm, more playing time means the more he learns. But I don't think he will produce any good upfront. He is too slow. DM is still his best position, but he needs somebody like Pique/Marquez, CB who likes closing down opponents to back him up.