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Neville Kneville
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Other than "being Catalan" and a decent ability to pass out from the back, I fail to understand what the appeal of Eric Garcia is to Pep.
It was a one night stand
Gingers Dad
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So mate you're wrong, Barcelona want himIt's just on the pitch he has a problem.
Stoned Rose
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I've had trumps more dynamic than Rodri and Gundogan.
The drop off when Kev is out is frightening.
Bloody good result that.
The drop off when Kev is out is frightening.
Bloody good result that.
Yeah and specifically it was the one that Walker cleared. He had one player to cover, the guy was in front of him and he let him go. Maybe he was trying to play him offside, which is pretty fucking stupid when the rest of the defence is 5 yards deeper. It’s simple mistakes like this that have cost us dear, and that was as basic as it gets for a defender.How was he worse than Dias?
He left a runner for the chance that Walker cleared off the line and Dias have away the ball for the first goal.
Can you actually give a reason to pick him out?
I just can’t see what he brings to the side. Stones, for all his issues is streets ahead.
Javi Garcia's Hairstylist
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Their record as far as recruitment of late doesn't say a whole lot though?So mate you're wrong, Barcelona want him
OntarioBlue
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I think we should wrap him up, put a bow on him and deliver him to them.So mate you're wrong, Barcelona want him
6 booked walking on eggshells for the rest of the group games, any booked again and they miss their next game. Orders from above?Looking at the result, a 3-1 result against anyone in Europe should be a good night, but I was disappointed overall.
I didn't like the line up and as I've said many times before, if you line up with any 2 from Rodri, Gundo and Fernandinho it's a pedestrian midfield.
Let's be honest, Porto are a team who will do well to finish in the last 16, no more than that. Slightly awkward to play against with a packed defence but I didn't see anything in them overall to think they were a difficult team to beat. The ref was shocking, he was like a cow on the pitch at times - constantly in the way and blocking passes. What do you expect though from a man who refs games in Latvia? You might as well pick from one the Vanarama league or whatever it's called now. Porto dived, cheating... usual European football stuff. I find it really hard to watch this stuff with awful teams and appalling referees. Say what you like about PL refs, they are worlds apart from the dross they serve up in the CL.
However, none of this should come as a surprise to us in the CL as it's the norm.
I struggle to understand why we pick Garcia. He's made it clear he wants to leave and whilst he didn't have a bad game, we shouldn't be picking him. Simple as that for me.
What got me was he manner in which we conceded the first goal had our weaknesses all over. The guy didn't even face a tackle after a 30-40 yard run around our box. The defending was abysmal. I'm sorry, but these goals mean we will never win the CL. It was comical almost and until Pep, or the coaches, get to grips with these kinds of goals the CL just isn't going to happen. You can't win it if you have soft goals inside you. It might sound daft saying it, but teams such as Porto and Athletico Madrid probably have a better chance than us simply because they are hard to beat.
We also picked up 5 bookings and an injury to Fernandinho.
Overall, another "meh" game. I'll take the win but looking at at the pattern of the last year, we're simply not improving are we?