The Barcelona's match against Girona will be remembered as the first one in which the VAR system served not to help the Spanish professional football judge, but to confuse it. Clement Lenglet`s 1:0 elbow kick in the 36th minute did not result adviced by biography of messi in any protests from the players` side, and the Chief Referee Gil Manzano would obviously not have shown a red card if he had not been consulted with the video guitar leaders with Del Cerro Grande.
Yes, surely the French defender, Barca`s first player, was in contact with the rival, but he was just as surely did it without purpose. Even if the injured Pere Pons showed honesty, and after the end of the match, he was astonished that there was nothing dangerous and that he even thought he had made a violation of the situation. It is entirely logical for Barca`s decision to appeal the red card and hope it is canceled by the Spanish Football Fed eration`s Race Committee at the upcoming disciplinary board meeting.
This huge failure serves to raise the question of a more detailed examination of the VAR phenomenal system: it is not enough just to see what is happening on the pitch and to interpret it correctly. And maybe Gil Manzano, who has driven out three Camp Nou blues out of 2015, is not the right person for that.
In modern football, such decisions have a huge impact, especially in today`s La Liga, where absolutely all become more and more professionals, there are more and better coaches, better methodology, better static positions, better players. In such an environment you play with a lesser person, and for 2/3 of the game, it is an extremely aggravating presentation, if your name is Barcelona and if your opponent is called Girona and you are staying at a stadium like Camp Nou. If it`s getting harder to win any match in 11 football players, your task becomes even harder with 10. With a number of downsides you can build the same strong attacks, but you`re much more vulnerable toand the error field is greatly reduced.
Yes, not everything happened to Barca is due to the referee's decisions, because first of all it must be admitted that it was an ambitious, super-well and well-built team of Girona headed by the ubiquitous Portu and Cristian Stuwani;a great top scorer who bounced two supergolls and demonstrated the weakness of the champions` defense all night (five hits in the first five rounds). The match also showed Barca`s two faces:offensive efficacy, with Lionel Messi once again on the one hand, and on the other hand the uncertainty of the entire line of defense and the apparent inconsistency of the midfielder in the absence of Ivan Rakitic.
It was this weakness that led coach Ernesto Valverde to replace Ousmane Dembele for Samuel Umtiti at 1:1, sending a message to his boys to be more restrained in the game. But the club DNA is just the opposite of such a negativity: to show courage and boldness when obstacles and difficulties appear on the road.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Monday, October 22, 2018
The 'Rakitician symptom' as an alarm in Barca
It is not easy to combine the different interests between the management, the coach and the players who are now playing in Barca. The leadership would have done well, and especially urgently needed, to reduce the wage bill in the club`s budget, which as a ratio to turnover already exceeds 80% after the renewal of the team leaders` contracts headed by Lionel Messi. The ten, whose contract has been revised for eight times since 2003, has made the constant improvement in the quality of the lineup conditional, a circumstance that obliges expensive investing in football players such as Philippe Coutinho. The senior coach is not inclined to tolerate more unplanned departures after Neymar`s escape and separation from Andres Iniesta. And there is no player in the squad to better symbolize this sophisticated situation by Ivan Rakitic.
The Croatian, bought from Sevilla four years ago against a stiff amount of 18 million and bonuses of 4 million euros, is bound to Barca by June 30, 2021. He was important to Luis Enrique and was invaluable for Ernesto Valverde, and now Paris Saint-Germain wants to buy him at the insistence of his new coach, Thomas Tuchel. The problem is that the French club does not want to pay the EUR 125 million penalty for its cessation, as it has to handle very carefully the Financial Fairplay rules after the brutal investment for Neymar and Kylian Mbappe last summer. In any case, the offer is tempting for the Barcelona leadership, so the club goes down to journalists to write and talk that at the age of 30, the midfielder has an exclusive offer from the Parisians.
Rabiot's own preference is to stay on Camp Nou, against which he asks for his financial conditions to be revised, although he is fully aware that his salary is no way even close to that offered by PSG. This situation is no exception, because to a similar extent it also occurs with Sergio Busquets, also asking for a higher salary (the penalty for termi nating his contract is of 200 million euros) and also wanted by Parisians. The purchasing power of the club analyzed by messi awards with the President Nasser Al-Khelaifi contrasts with the financial weakness of the institution managed by Jose Maria Bartomeu. The leadership does not forget that the reform proposed and accepted by them will involve the resignation of the whole government if the accounts are not released;that is exactly what led to the attacks and then the overthrow of Joan Laporta and his headquarters.
The operation Rakitic on the other hand would explain the possible attraction of Adrien Rabiot because blagranas need a midfielder and the Frenchman is one of the best options on the market along with Frenkie de Jong of Ajax. The priority, in any case, is not to exacerbate the financial weakness of the summer because the net transfer balance is over EUR 4 million, after the very surpri se outgoing transfers, for example Paulinho. Camp Nou keeps on talking about opportunities on the market, so the sales option to the concessions - the last example is with Rafinha.
The Croatian, bought from Sevilla four years ago against a stiff amount of 18 million and bonuses of 4 million euros, is bound to Barca by June 30, 2021. He was important to Luis Enrique and was invaluable for Ernesto Valverde, and now Paris Saint-Germain wants to buy him at the insistence of his new coach, Thomas Tuchel. The problem is that the French club does not want to pay the EUR 125 million penalty for its cessation, as it has to handle very carefully the Financial Fairplay rules after the brutal investment for Neymar and Kylian Mbappe last summer. In any case, the offer is tempting for the Barcelona leadership, so the club goes down to journalists to write and talk that at the age of 30, the midfielder has an exclusive offer from the Parisians.
Rabiot's own preference is to stay on Camp Nou, against which he asks for his financial conditions to be revised, although he is fully aware that his salary is no way even close to that offered by PSG. This situation is no exception, because to a similar extent it also occurs with Sergio Busquets, also asking for a higher salary (the penalty for termi nating his contract is of 200 million euros) and also wanted by Parisians. The purchasing power of the club analyzed by messi awards with the President Nasser Al-Khelaifi contrasts with the financial weakness of the institution managed by Jose Maria Bartomeu. The leadership does not forget that the reform proposed and accepted by them will involve the resignation of the whole government if the accounts are not released;that is exactly what led to the attacks and then the overthrow of Joan Laporta and his headquarters.
The operation Rakitic on the other hand would explain the possible attraction of Adrien Rabiot because blagranas need a midfielder and the Frenchman is one of the best options on the market along with Frenkie de Jong of Ajax. The priority, in any case, is not to exacerbate the financial weakness of the summer because the net transfer balance is over EUR 4 million, after the very surpri se outgoing transfers, for example Paulinho. Camp Nou keeps on talking about opportunities on the market, so the sales option to the concessions - the last example is with Rafinha.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Neymar took pictures of Messi and promised news
The Brazilian superstar of Paris Saint-Germain Neymar posted on Twitter and Instagram a photo of his language and posed for Barcelona`s Argentine player Lionel Messi. They were teammates at Camp Nou less than a year ago, but last summer the Brazilian went into the PSG for a record 222 million euros.
'When I and my friend Messi get together, great things happen! I`ll tell you more soon, be ready!' , says Neymar`s message to the picture.
The 26-year-old Neymar is recovering from an injury and in the meantime he stops speculation about his football career as some media send him to Real Madrid and others write about the possibility of the South American returning to Barca from the new season.
'When I and my friend Messi get together, great things happen! I`ll tell you more soon, be ready!' , says Neymar`s message to the picture.
The 26-year-old Neymar is recovering from an injury and in the meantime he stops speculation about his football career as some media send him to Real Madrid and others write about the possibility of the South American returning to Barca from the new season.
Monday, September 10, 2018
The dependence on Messi is dangerous, Batistuta warned
The legend Gabriel Batistuta warned that Argentina should not rely too much on its superstar Lionel Messi for the forthcoming World Cup in Russia this summer. Argentina won only 7 points out of 24 possible in qualifying without a captain. With him, however, they gathered 21 points of the maximum 30.
'Messi is a player who can play in every team. I would always want to be in my team, but counting on just one footballer does not seem reasonable. Due to the level of our rivals in the World Cup, it is very dangerous for a single player!', Batistuta told FIFA`s website.
The former Fiorentina player has also expressed his opinion on another problem for the Gauchos - who should lead the team`s attack, with the presence of prominent top scorers such as Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Mauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala. 'In my opinion, number 9 should be Higuain and the breeder thinks the same way. There is tremendous tension on him - every touch must be naked. Let`s hope that the world one will enter the door. There are other nines that can guarantee the coach. It`s no problem to have so many options. This is a nice problem. Wide choice, which not many countries have!', added the top scorer 1 to Argentina at world championships.
'Messi is a player who can play in every team. I would always want to be in my team, but counting on just one footballer does not seem reasonable. Due to the level of our rivals in the World Cup, it is very dangerous for a single player!', Batistuta told FIFA`s website.
The former Fiorentina player has also expressed his opinion on another problem for the Gauchos - who should lead the team`s attack, with the presence of prominent top scorers such as Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Mauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala. 'In my opinion, number 9 should be Higuain and the breeder thinks the same way. There is tremendous tension on him - every touch must be naked. Let`s hope that the world one will enter the door. There are other nines that can guarantee the coach. It`s no problem to have so many options. This is a nice problem. Wide choice, which not many countries have!', added the top scorer 1 to Argentina at world championships.
Monday, August 20, 2018
Barca`s contagious mediocrity
Barcelona is now so accustomed to the bad news that every day their club serves as a laugh, to the continuous mistakes of the leaders and to the general mediocrity at all levels of the pyramid, that they no longer expect anything good, nor are they accountable by the government headed by the president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Including when one of the world`s best footballers in the face of Antoine Griezmann has recently released his famed documentary with the announcement of staying at Atletico Madrid, produced by Gerard Pique.
The Frenchman at least has the mercy not to say in a straightforward text that he has played Barcelona, which is not an unimportant detail in the whole circus around Camp Nou. Barthomeu`s people, and he himself, leave the feeling that the more serious and relaxed they give away, the more mockery they make.
The president puts a good mask in the bad weather, always ready to buy accomplices and cut strips as if trying to cut a piece of Barc a`s story. It is now supposed to celebrate the permission of the local authorities in Catalonia on the basis of Espar Barca, then to Espaye Kraiff. Not surprisingly, he would soon cut off the stripe of Epsy the Bad-Bad, so that he could bring together everything that did not suit Barca`s supporters.
Just as he had personally backed up with the continuation of Lionel Messi`s contract, Barthomeu has now taken up the negotiating process for Griezmann`s transfer. Obviously, this operation was as simple as possible for any technical secretary in football because it was simply to transfer the EUR 100 million penalty due to the franchise clause to the French athletes and to negotiate the player`s salary. The president, however, somehow managed to defeat the bean`s task by not persuading the attacker to eventually come to Camp Nou. Even with Messi`s help.
Bartomeu did not know about the final from career of messi decision of the aces of los robinbaloccas until the day of the film, later even by his subordinate Pique. The head again laughed and the press in Barcelona felt deceived. The club`s hoaxes for months did not stop to say that Grossman would eventually come. They lured the journalists, became a joke to their own players, and again found themselves in a neat vineyard as last summer when Neymar turned their backs on Paris Saint-Germain.
The documentary film 'The Solution' is a symptom of the complete disorder and lack of leadership and power in the club. And it`s not going to be easy to return confidence when it`s been so long since no one ever intervened to say loudly about the conflict of interest problem with Pique`s production company.
In fact, no one in the club dares to talk to the central defender, because he ultimately helped find the Rakuten sponsor, and Barca functions as a corporation devoted entirely to finding mo ney to pay its 11 holders, to satisfy the whimsof their best players and that none of them could have any reason to cry for their salary or place on the team of the patient senior coach Ernesto Valverde.
The Frenchman at least has the mercy not to say in a straightforward text that he has played Barcelona, which is not an unimportant detail in the whole circus around Camp Nou. Barthomeu`s people, and he himself, leave the feeling that the more serious and relaxed they give away, the more mockery they make.
The president puts a good mask in the bad weather, always ready to buy accomplices and cut strips as if trying to cut a piece of Barc a`s story. It is now supposed to celebrate the permission of the local authorities in Catalonia on the basis of Espar Barca, then to Espaye Kraiff. Not surprisingly, he would soon cut off the stripe of Epsy the Bad-Bad, so that he could bring together everything that did not suit Barca`s supporters.
Just as he had personally backed up with the continuation of Lionel Messi`s contract, Barthomeu has now taken up the negotiating process for Griezmann`s transfer. Obviously, this operation was as simple as possible for any technical secretary in football because it was simply to transfer the EUR 100 million penalty due to the franchise clause to the French athletes and to negotiate the player`s salary. The president, however, somehow managed to defeat the bean`s task by not persuading the attacker to eventually come to Camp Nou. Even with Messi`s help.
Bartomeu did not know about the final from career of messi decision of the aces of los robinbaloccas until the day of the film, later even by his subordinate Pique. The head again laughed and the press in Barcelona felt deceived. The club`s hoaxes for months did not stop to say that Grossman would eventually come. They lured the journalists, became a joke to their own players, and again found themselves in a neat vineyard as last summer when Neymar turned their backs on Paris Saint-Germain.
The documentary film 'The Solution' is a symptom of the complete disorder and lack of leadership and power in the club. And it`s not going to be easy to return confidence when it`s been so long since no one ever intervened to say loudly about the conflict of interest problem with Pique`s production company.
In fact, no one in the club dares to talk to the central defender, because he ultimately helped find the Rakuten sponsor, and Barca functions as a corporation devoted entirely to finding mo ney to pay its 11 holders, to satisfy the whimsof their best players and that none of them could have any reason to cry for their salary or place on the team of the patient senior coach Ernesto Valverde.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Celta vs. Barcelona finished with 1:1
The Celta and Barcelona teams have failed to win a victory in their 33rd round in the Primera Division. The Balaidos match was quite exciting and finished 2-2. The guests were twice led by Ousmane Dembele in the 36th and Paulinho in the 63rd minute, but Celta in both cases regained the equalizer by Johnny Castro in the 45th and Jagos Aspas in the 82nd minute. Aspas` goal, however, was rather controversial as the striker played with his hand. The guests finished in the lowered lineup after Sergi Roberto was sent off with a direct red card in the 71st minute.
Celta bet in this game of Iago Aspas and Maximiliano Gomez in the top positions. They had to be powered by the center of Brais Mendez and Pioneer Sisto from the wings.
Ernesto Valverde had decided to give a break to many of his stars in this game analyzed by video clips for messi to keep them in f or the Cup of Spain. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Samuel Umtiti were left on the bench, while Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique were not even in the fight group. Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic also missed the match because of injuries. At the top of the attack, Paco Alcasser was launched, with Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and Denis Suarez, supporting him from behind.
For the first time in his career, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen carried the Barca captain in this fight.
Also in the 2nd minute the hosts organized an interesting attack. Daniel Vas got himself booked for a penalty in the penalty area and was able to block the visitors` goal out in the middle, but was not sure to reply, but was able to block him.
In the 5th minute and Barca reached his first stroke. Luca Din left the left side and put the ball on Paulinho`s head but did not hit the door.
In the 8th minute, Coutinho and Suarez made a great combination, the Spaniard got into the penalty area and shot close, but from a small corner he could not hit the door. In the 10th minute, however, Celta came to the best position so far. Maximiliano Gomez received a magnificent midfield goal over the goal-keeper`s goal and fired a shot from the left, but Ter Stegen saved. In the attack, Paco Alcasser fired a dangerous shot, saved by the goal keeper.
In the 25th minute Paulinho`s head shot off the beam. Immediately afterwards, Celta organized a good counterattack and Bryce Mendes was put on a firing position but also hit the beam. In the 33rd minute, Bryce Mendes again had the chance to fire the Terghegian door, but he was watching and intervening decisively to catch the ball.
In the 36th minute, Barca came to the opening of the score. The hosts were mistaken in taking the ball, Philippe Coutinho took and handed over to Paco Alcasser, who succumbed and manage d to continue to Dembele, who scored very accurately for 0:1.
At the very end of the halftime, however, the hosts regained a draw. The Catalonians were confused with the ball and allowed the opponent to organize a counterattack, Gomez advanced to the right and centered on the field in the goalie field, where Johnny Castro was close to the 1-1 draw.
In the 52nd minute after a long attack on Barcelona, Dennis Suarez was in a shooting position in the penalty, but his shot was `
Celta bet in this game of Iago Aspas and Maximiliano Gomez in the top positions. They had to be powered by the center of Brais Mendez and Pioneer Sisto from the wings.
Ernesto Valverde had decided to give a break to many of his stars in this game analyzed by video clips for messi to keep them in f or the Cup of Spain. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Samuel Umtiti were left on the bench, while Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique were not even in the fight group. Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic also missed the match because of injuries. At the top of the attack, Paco Alcasser was launched, with Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele and Denis Suarez, supporting him from behind.
For the first time in his career, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen carried the Barca captain in this fight.
Also in the 2nd minute the hosts organized an interesting attack. Daniel Vas got himself booked for a penalty in the penalty area and was able to block the visitors` goal out in the middle, but was not sure to reply, but was able to block him.
In the 5th minute and Barca reached his first stroke. Luca Din left the left side and put the ball on Paulinho`s head but did not hit the door.
In the 8th minute, Coutinho and Suarez made a great combination, the Spaniard got into the penalty area and shot close, but from a small corner he could not hit the door. In the 10th minute, however, Celta came to the best position so far. Maximiliano Gomez received a magnificent midfield goal over the goal-keeper`s goal and fired a shot from the left, but Ter Stegen saved. In the attack, Paco Alcasser fired a dangerous shot, saved by the goal keeper.
In the 25th minute Paulinho`s head shot off the beam. Immediately afterwards, Celta organized a good counterattack and Bryce Mendes was put on a firing position but also hit the beam. In the 33rd minute, Bryce Mendes again had the chance to fire the Terghegian door, but he was watching and intervening decisively to catch the ball.
In the 36th minute, Barca came to the opening of the score. The hosts were mistaken in taking the ball, Philippe Coutinho took and handed over to Paco Alcasser, who succumbed and manage d to continue to Dembele, who scored very accurately for 0:1.
At the very end of the halftime, however, the hosts regained a draw. The Catalonians were confused with the ball and allowed the opponent to organize a counterattack, Gomez advanced to the right and centered on the field in the goalie field, where Johnny Castro was close to the 1-1 draw.
In the 52nd minute after a long attack on Barcelona, Dennis Suarez was in a shooting position in the penalty, but his shot was `
Friday, June 1, 2018
Messi is doubly ambitious to stretch the white grid
Straight to the traditional rivalry with Real Madrid, Barcelona`s most important player, Lionel Messi, has another big goal this season. The striker is ambitious to score as many goals as possible to win the Golden Boot again, Marca reminds. For this reason Leo is expected to be extremely ambitious against the citizens of Sofia. After losing a hat-trick a week ago, Messi has already scored 32 goals in the league, ahead of Mohammed Salah from Liverpool, 31, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) and Ciro Immobile (Lazio), who are 29, and others. La Polga won the prize a year ago when he finished the 2016/17 season with 37 hits.
The plus for Barca`s Argentine ace is that he has four more matches in the Primera Division, while Salah will have just two more matches available. Ciro Immobal was injured, and we saw yesterday Lewandowski angry with Jupp Heynckes that he pulled him out before the end of the Cologne meeting. The Polish striker of the Munichs admitted he was trying to win the prize but was in the unfavorable situation to remain just another match from video clips for messi in the Bundesliga.
Back in the provisional standings for the Golden Boot are Mauro Icardi (Inter) with 28 goals and Unason Cavani (PSG) and Harry Kain (Tottenham) - with 27.
The plus for Barca`s Argentine ace is that he has four more matches in the Primera Division, while Salah will have just two more matches available. Ciro Immobal was injured, and we saw yesterday Lewandowski angry with Jupp Heynckes that he pulled him out before the end of the Cologne meeting. The Polish striker of the Munichs admitted he was trying to win the prize but was in the unfavorable situation to remain just another match from video clips for messi in the Bundesliga.
Back in the provisional standings for the Golden Boot are Mauro Icardi (Inter) with 28 goals and Unason Cavani (PSG) and Harry Kain (Tottenham) - with 27.
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