Overall - The team was, as expected, a little off that match sharpness, and some players really weren't their true selves. We started off brightly, with Dembele pouncing on a loose ball to score the opener. The things got a bit slower, some opportunities came and went, then Pique was fouled in the penalty box and Griezmann tucked away the penalty. The lead was halved though, as Gimnastic pulled one back with a gorgeous strike. The second half was much better, with the new signings showing their worth and Coutinho working well in between. Another penalty was awarded in the early minutes of second half and Coutinho stepped up and scored a soft penalty.
Performance rating- 6.5/ 10
This was nice from a pre season point of view, but we need to improve considerably if we are to compete for the titles. It probably is too early for that, but I think Koeman's main motive was to test the formation that we followed today. Which was 4-2-3-1. To see which players play well in this kind of formation, who will gel int the team and where are reinforcements required urgently. The positions that stand out were obviously the full backs, none of the four full backs were good enough to be starters and I hope those reinforcements are made.
There will be no player rating because it was a preseason but a starting 11 from 22 that played is feeasible.
Neto, Sergi, Pique, Araujo, Alba, De Jong, Puig, Trincao, Dembele, Coutinho, Messi.
That would be nice to see.
Match day 2- Eibar v/s Villareal Eibar will win, you heard it here first.
That's it.
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