The ESPN FC react to Barcelona’s 0-0 draw with Getafe before Gemma Soler is joined by Marc-André ter Stegen to ask his about his team’s performance against Getafe.
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27 Comments
His hair transplant didn't help sigh
What a nice guy.
First game of the season and Craig expects mid season form
Say it how it was, The ref encouraged rugby play from the start, foh 😂. Still, they can be better and they will, last year also started with a draw.
4 seasons in a row, they've failed to score against Getafe at home.
Craig doesn’t know football 😂😂 he’s so dumb
ter Stegen is going on 10 years at Barca. They better build him a monument.
These lower table teams will always have to fight for relegation because during the season they don't consistently play actuall football. The level of ball with teams a like Getafe, Espanyol … Valladolid is much lower than teams like Sociedad, Betis and Atletic bilbao. Barcelona or Real will eventually climb to the top but these small mentality teams are ready to throw everything for just 1 point.
God help those who tuned in for Barca vs Getafe after watching Chelsea vs Liverpool. Laliga is the worst among the top 5 leagues. Their Referring, Commentry, match coverage everything is atrocious.
Getafe was wwe that was a not football and referee was ricked . So I am fine with it
Barca wasn't good but Getafe and their friends with whistles and tv monitors were beyond horrible a real disgrace for la liga Tebas is gonna destroy that league
Barca had plenty of chances in a game like this. But this game was criminal from Getafe and the ref.
Frenkie de Jong should come to city😀
U people didn't talk about the refree
Did ter Stegan get a hair transplant? Well done I must say.
E.s.p.n. you guys soon bard to Barcelona . You don't talk. About Madrid like that sham on u.
Getafe needs to get of la liga
Germans seem to speak better english than the English..
I haven't watched him lately but maybe Lewandowski isn't the one he used to be. Can't be good forever 🤷🏻♂️
What game were these pundits watching to even mention Abde as a great option or player. He's just like Dembele, all speed no end product. Their attacking options were limited last year and they're just scarce now.
If xavi was not a barca legend he would have been sacked..his football is boring …too safe..
At first half balde was just walking.. couldn't even make a cross
no players on the field can open up the game like the referee
Funny how Varca 🤡 blaming the Refs when Lewondoski and others failed to score
Ter stergen…don’t even talk to this Nerves …they always hates Barca
Honestly, the refs horrible officiating ruined this game, but Barca does have a lot of problem. Firstly, Ansu Fati should never be put in midfield again. He looked so uncomfortable and his passes and dribbling were ridiculously sloppy. He’s a LW player and only a LW player. That is where he thrives. Lamine Yamal and Ez Abde are also good players who show a lot of promise as youngsters, but their lack of experience in this type of game really showed. Abde has great runs but his poor decision making wasted his final 3rd runs. Lamine Yamal is smart, quick, and unafraid, but he’s still also 16. He’s weak and lacks the ability to make small decisions in quick second scenarios, like which foot to throw out, which direction to take when dribbling a player, how far to run. This small decisions that mean so much more then they seem, he couldn’t make them. Gavi is strong and is gaining experience, but he’s very brash and take too many risks, resulting in plenty of yellows and questionable choices of movement. Gondugon showed his class but is clearly still warming up to the league, understandably. Even Pedri. His dribbling was beautiful, he looked like a prime Messi out there with his foot movement. But those dribbles led to nothing as he always let go of the ball just seconds to late or got surrounded in the final 3rd without chance of holding the ball. Barca’s real problem right now is they have a very young teams that shows real promise but lacks the experience and versatility to follow Xavi’s new strategies without Dembele. I think the best decision for Xavi is to stick to the 4-3-3 with Fati and Raphina on the wings. I think Raphina proved this last game that his 1v1 duels are improving as he dribbled three guys before getting fouled. Plus, we have a sub for every forward position with Abde for the left, Torres for every forward position including striker, and Yamal for the right. The back should obviously be the same back we love and trust and I think the best midfield is Gundogan, Romeu, and Pedri. Pedri plays a strong CAM/SS, so he can move up behin Lewi whenever he want. Gondu is very versatile in the midfield and can run up and down to switch between offense and defense easily. Romeu has shown his ability to move into the back line to create a 5-2-3 or a 4-2-4(when Balde makes his runs) and out of it without compromising the defensive strategies of the back-line or midfield. Frankie is a class player and people will be mad that I wouldn’t include him in the first team, but this last game, he proved his ability to also play defense, and I think that versatility makes his more valuable on the bench, as he can be moved into any position needed without having to change around the player formation, which could leave other players feeling uncomfortable. Frankie’s defense reminded me of David Luis, and I could see many scenarios where subbing him in for defense rather than a CM could help a lot.
First game and they think we've lost everything😂