@Mhoni_Hiyst@_Pato20 2/2 Some decisions will prove right, others won't. We'll celebrate the wins, complain after the losses, argue again next summer, and still show up to support the club. That's what being a fan is.
@Mhoni_Hiyst@_Pato20 Everyone has a picture in their head of what the perfect Barcelona squad should look like. We can criticize the board, question every transfer, and debate priorities for months, but none of us is making the final decision. 1/2
@Mhoni_Hiyst@_Pato20 The point is simple: knowing the club, you can't have everything, so you prioritize. It's the same argument you made before when you said Rodri was enough instead of signing two midfielders. Here he's saying use the available funds to strengthen the position he believes needs it.
We created more than enough chances to kill the tie, no doubt. But that high line is suicidal, it leaves us exposed every time. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result… it might work some days, but not all. And the red card isn’t random anymore,
I understand that people get emotional after this cruel eliminations but guys can we be a little bit realistic here, you really can’t put blame on Flick for this tie.
He outcoached Simeone in the first leg, even while playing an entire half with 10 men. And in the second leg, where do you even start? Flick basically set the team up for a 4–1 or 5–1 win in the first half, the game should’ve been over from there, but it’s not his fault the players couldn’t finish their chances.
Maybe the second-half subs weren’t perfect, especially taking Ferran off, but once the red card happened, I don’t think it would’ve changed much anyway. Eric completely killed our chances there.
And even after that, Flick still tried to find solutions, pushing Araújo up as a second striker and shifting Roony to the right with Lamine moving central. Those changes got us that last chance for Araujo, and yet again, we missed an easy opportunity.
Seriously, what more is he supposed to do, go out there and score himself?
This is the trade-off with how we play. A high line and aggressive, front-foot setup means you’re always going to concede chances, the idea is to outscore teams and control games through attacking output. But if you’re not clinical in the final third, the whole model collapses.
Final thoughts. To get knocked out by a side that trials us by 22 points domestically, not once but *twice*, it’s inexcusable.
I have A LOT of love for Hansi Flick and this squad, but said it when the draw was announced, anything less than a SF finish (at minimum) would be an automatic failure in Europe. And it is.
That’s taking nothing away from Atleti. They knew how to exploit us and did it with immense efficiency, but we’ve got to look inwards. Between Inter last season and Atleti today, we’ve REALLY dropped the ball when it’s mattered.