Luis Enrique, current manager of Barcelona FC, as reported by goal.com, said that he was pissed off after his side was defeated 0-1 by his former club Celta FC, a match that they are expected to win. Barca fans are even more pissed off by his lack of tactical nuances and as the season wore on, it is feared that he is going to get Barcelona FC exposed by his brilliant tactics.
For instance in the last match against Real Madrid,
1) how else can one explain Mr Luis Enrique deciding to put their best central defender so far this season to the left back position and marauding forward, when even rookie manager won't do so. This left them exposed whole match and he didn't even notice and that's the biggest problem facing Barcelona FC this season if their own manager cannot see this kind of things and make change.
2) how on earth can he start a player who is way past his prime and on decline significantly and who could have been playing in the middle east or USA if Barcelona FC management has been more insistent that he will not play a part. Xavi currently just know how to pass sideways and run forward and Messi in return in playing deep in the position where Xavi should have been in if he has not run forward. What on earth has happened to him? Why is he not playing Rakitic?
3) starting Luis Suarez, which coach/manager will throw a cold player right in the thick of things against such a strong side like Real Madrid? Yes he looked out of sort for most of the match barring the first few minutes where he assisted the goal thanks in no small part to the Madrid defense not expecting it and still getting into the match. There is a major disconnect between him and the rest of the team.
4) pitting Pique and Alves against the likes of Ronaldo is only asking for trouble, Pique isn't a defender, he don't deserve to be playing in such a big match, he is loitering on the pitch and gave away unnecessary penalty which cost them the match, and the wonderful full right back that is Mr Diego Alves who is more adept at crossing to the stands or float cross to the Barcelona tall forwards to head isn't gonna work. And to make matter worse, he does not track back well to defend and his defending is really that damn bad.
5) sergio Buesquet, I don't know how much connection he has at Barcelona FC to ensure that the DM position is his own when they have a far better player than him in that position.
Notwithstanding the 4 woodwork hits, the team didn't play the way we expect them to be playing, it is absolutely below par and they would have conceded more than 2 if Celta themselves are more clinical.
In the Celta match, he is stubborn and refused to admit his mistakes
and he still start Suarez alongside Messi and Neymar, therefore the equation which was solved before become unsolved with the addition of one unknown factor there. Why can't he introduced him slowly to the game by letting him come on as a substitute as the match wore on?
After what Munir and Sandro has done in the beginning of the season when Suarez isn't back, didn't the team actually do far better without Suarez?
Since they are short of quality after Iniesta injury, and the bench midfielders are not exactly star quality yet after having seen them play some part in the initial stage of the season, don't you think he should have try out Hallilovic out on the bench to sub him in?
Against bigger side, Barcelona FC the way the manager has taught them to play and the way he picked his team and choose his tactics, they are going to struggle a lot.
I would now congratulate Real Madrid for their brilliant attacking and counter attacking that they don't just defeat their opponent but they steamrolled through them all. It is impressive and all credits to the players and their tactically brilliant Manager Carlo Ancelotti, they looked good to capture the league title this season.
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