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Match Review- F.C. Barcelona V/S Girona

 Barca won 3-1 (again) against Girona. 

Girona played okay, but not enough to stop a great team at three goals. We need to change SOMETHING. I do not know what. I guess I will figure it out in a few days. Koeman, as expected, put his best XI on the field. But, there were some problems in the XI. 

1. How can Busquets be on the field ?

        See, I love Busquets, but you know what, I am saying it, his time on the field should be much lesser. De Jong and him occupy the same spaces, so De Jong is not getting enough time to develop and his lack of confidence was continuously visible today.  Riqui and Alena were watching from the stands. This is not ideal. 

2. Griezmann could not play as a number 9. He did not impress me. I hope this changes or we can deploy Messi or Ansu at that position. 

Not everything was bad though, Trincao...... HE WAS SUPERB. Taking on defenders, running from deep positions, giving options, great passing, everything nice from him. And now the man of the match. Ronald ... Araujo. What. A . Player. I guess we all knew that he was a great player, but I can sign a contract for him replacing Pique. He is everything Barca need at the back. 

While it’s great that we probably have a good center in defence, the sides are only getting worse. We need to reinforce in those positions and fast. 

Sergio Dest is linked, and he will probably come in, but we need two of them. I think that Emerson is a really good fit for the team, if you are listening Ronald... and do not sell Riqui. 

That’s it !



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